Coins, Banknotes, Medals & Decorations Auction

Celts - Eastern - Imitation of Philip II of Macedon / Uncertain tribe - AR Tetradrachm (early 3rd century BC, 13.95 gm.) - Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on horseback to right, palm in hand (below Λ and A above torch) - VF

Celts - Spain / Segobriga - AR Denarius (Ca. 120-30 BC, 3.28 gm.) - Male head right, M below and crescent behind / Horseman to right (Alv. Burgos 1709) - a.VF

Asia Minor - Cilicia - AR Obol (Uncertain mint, 4th century BC, 0.46 gm.) - Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, grapes and sceptre / Forepart of wolf right, crescent above (SNG France 448) - VF/XF

Asia Minor - Cilicia / Kelenderis - AR Stater (Ca. 425-420 BC, 10.82 gm.) - Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse running left (Π below) / Goat kneeling left, head right, all within incuse circle (cf. SNG Levante 18) - VF/XF

Asia Minor - Paphlagonia / Kromna - AR Tetrobol (340-300 BC, 3.29 gm.) - Laureate head of Zeus left / Turreted bust of the Tyche (or Hera) left, wearing stephane ornamented with palmettes (BMC 4 var.) - VF / roughness, obv. off-centre but rare

The East - Persis - Darius I (ca. 140 BC) - AR Hemidrachm (Darius I / Uncertain King?, 1.86 gm.) - Bearded bust right with eagle on top of headress, wreath in field to right / Fire altar, King standing on left - a.XF / attractive specimen

The East - Persis - Artaxerxes II (1st century BC) - AR Hemidrachm (1.97 gm.) - Draped bust left / King standing left, before lighted altar, Aramaic legend (S. 6214) - VF+

The East - Characene - Attambelos III (AD 53-72) - AE Tetradrachm (14.65 gm.) - His young head right / Heracles seated left (GIC 5924 / MACW 728) - VF+

The East - Characene - Maga (late 2nd-early 3rd centuruy AD) - AE Tetradrachm (14.49 gm.) - Diademed and draped bust right, pointed beard / Male head right with pointed beard (GIC 5931 / MACW 734-735) - VF

Hellenistic Monarchies - Kingdom of Macedonia - Philip II (359-336 BC) - AV Stater (Pella 340-328 BC, 8.57 gm., lifetime and early posthumous issue) - Laureate head of Apollo right / Biga galloping right, driver with kentron in right hand and reins in left, kantharos below horses (FILIPPOU in ex.) (Le Rider taf.57ff, 133ff) - a bold VF / some edge imperfection

Hellenistic Monarchies - Kingdom of Macedonia - Alexander III (336-323 BC) - AR Tetradrachm (Ionia / Ephesos, ca. 300 BC, 16.70 gm.) - Head of young Herakles right, clad in lion's skin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, mintmark vertical bee (Price --) - VF++/a.XF / RRR

Hellenistic Monarchies - The Seleukid Kingdom - Demetrios II Nikator (second reign 129-125 BC) - AR Tetradrachm (Tyre mint, 13.84 gm.) - Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on beak of galley (S. 7105) - VF+