Catalog - Auction 309

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Laureate head of marine deity r.; Rv. Galley r., double line of waves below, Phoenician legend above. BMC 45. Good very fine.

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Galley l., containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; below, hippocamp l.; Rv. Lion attacking bull l., Phoenician inscription above. BMC 8-9, pl. XII, 2 (reverse). Good extremely fine.

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Profile bust l.; Rv. Archer (Arsakes I) seated r. on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow; around, blundered Greek legend. OCTV 2, 672. Slightly off-centre, otherwise near extremely fine.

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Rhagai mint. Diademed and draped bust of Sinatrukes to l., wearing tiara; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MEΓAΛOV / APΣAKOY / ΘEOΠATPOY / NIKATOPOΣ, archer (Arsakes I) seated r., holding bow. Sellwood 33.4 ('Gotarzes I'); Shore 114 ('Gotarzes I'); Sunrise 302. Near extremely fine / good very fine.

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Rhagai mint. Diademed and draped bust of Sinatrukes to l., wearing tiara; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MEΓAΛOV / APΣAKOY / ΘEOΠATPOY / NIKATOPOΣ, archer (Arsakes I) seated r., holding bow. Sellwood 33.4 ('Gotarzes I'); Shore 114 ('Gotarzes I'); Sunrise 302. Near extremely fine.

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Seleukeia on the Tigris, 48-49 c.ca. Diademed and draped bust l.; Rv. [ΒΑ]ΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ / ΑΡΣΑΚΟ[Υ] ΕΥΕΡΓΕ[ΤΟΥ] [ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ] ΕΠΙΦΑ[ΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ], king seated ρ. on throne, crowned by Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; date ΞΤ above; month off flan in exergue. Sellwood 65.20-4; Shore 361. Near extremely fine.

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Rhagai mint. Diademed and draped bust of Phraates IV to l., being crowned by eagle flying to l.M Rv. Archer (Arsakes I) seated r. on throne, holding bow; below bow, monogram. Sellwood 52, 11-12; Shore 280. Good very fine.

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Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance r., holding spear and bow; Rv. Incuse rectangular punch. BMC Arabia pl. XXIV 26; Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII 27); Sunrise 24. Extremely fine.

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DA (Dārābgird) mint. Dated RY 2. Draped bust of Khosrau I to r.; Rv. Fire altar flanked by two attendants. Göbl Type 1. Good extremely fine.

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Helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right, Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ MHΓAΛOY – EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; monogram below. SNG ANS 470. Near FDC. Ex Roma Numismatics XIX (26-27 March 2020), lot 644.

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Indian standard, uncertain mint in Paropamisadai or Gandhara. 'Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtimakasa' (in Kharoshti), Antimachos II on horseback to r.; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Nike advancing l., holding palm frond in her right hand and fillet in her left; before to l., monogram. Bopearachchi 1C. HGC 12, 124. Extremely fine.

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Helmeted and draped bust r.; Rv. The Dioscuri riding horses r., each holding palm branch and spear; monogram in lower right field. Light brown patina. Good very fine.

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Shaka standing facing, head l., sacrificing over altar and holding standard; filleted trident to left, Brahmi “Bhri” beneath left arm, "Shaka" to right of sceptre; Rv. Ardoxsho seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; tamgha to upper left. MK 589. Good extremely fine.

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King standing l., sacrificing over altar and holding filleted staff; on l, filleted trident; Rv. Ardoxsho enthroned facing, wearing head adornment, holding filleted garland and cornucopiae; on l., tamgha. Göbl 574. Good extremely fine.

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King r. on horse holding whip and spear; Rv. Zeus standing facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt; Kharosthi letter to l., monogram above Kharosthi letter to r. Mitchiner 749b. Good extremely fine.

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Diademed bust r., wearing aegis; Rv.ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, quadriga of elephants driven l. by figure of deified Alexander, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; in exergue, three monograms. BMC (Cyrenaica) p. 73 and pl. XXVIII, 6 ff var. (different monogram). Svoronos 147 and pl. V, 4. Very rare. Minor scratches on the obverse, otherwise good very fine.

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Uncertain mint in Sicily. Struck circa 265/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right, Rv. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Galatian shield to left. CPE B289; Svoronos 610; Wolf & Lorber, 'Alexandrian' Style, P57–71; SNG Copenhagen 114. Green patina. Good extremely fine. Untouched.

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Uncertain mint in Sicily; struck c.ca 264–263 BC. Laureate head of Zeus r.; dotted border; Rv. [ΠTOΛEMAIOY] BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; shield to left, A to lower right; linear border. CPE B297; Svoronos 615; Wolf & Lorber, 'West Greek' Style, H37–H41. Green patina. Near extremely fine.

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Alexandria mint. Diademed and veiled head of the deified Arsinoe II r.; in field l., K; Rv. ΑΡΣIΝΟΗΣ – ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, double cornucopiae filled with fruit and bound with fillets. Svoronos 1498; SNG Copenhagen 322; Boston, MFA 2293. A superb example struck in high relief. Lovely reddish hues on the reverse. Near extremely fine / extremely fine. Ex Inasta n. 100 (24 June 2022), lot 59.