Parthian Empire, Persia, Tetradrachm Vologases IV of Parthia (c.152AD) Seleucia Mint, Obverse: Bust left with long beard, ear-ring and tiara, B in right field, Reverse: King seated left, Tyche standing right before him, presenting diadem, 25mm diameter, 12.55 grammes, NVF/Good Fine
Parthian Empire, Persia, Tetradrachm, Phraatakes (c.2BC-4AD) struck c.1BC, Seleukia on the Tigris, Obverse: Diademed bust left, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow, 13.09 grammes, Good Fine/Fine, the obverse with some corrosion
Parthian Empire, Persia, Tetradrachm Vologases IV of Parthia (c.200AD) Seleucia Mint, Obverse: Bust left with long tapered beard, B in right field, Reverse: Reverse: King seated left, Tyche standing right before him, presenting diadem, legends off-flan, 24mm diameter, 11.35 grammes, approaching Fine
Persia - Kings of Parthia, Drachms (3) Vardanes II (C.55-58AD) Obverse: Bearded bust left, diademed, with three-band spiral torque with no visible end, Medium length hair wavy with earring visible, diadem pendants shown as five lines, Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow monogram; seven-line Greek inscription; no border, 3.70g (Sellwood 69/10; S 5807) EF on an irregularly shaped flan, Vologases III (c.105-147AD), Obverse: Bust left with long pointed beard, wearing diadem, with loop at top and three ends, earring visible, border of dots, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow, seven line legend, 3.73g (Sellwood 78/5; S 5831) EF, Osroes II (c.AD 190), Ecbatana Mint, Obverse: Bust left with long tapered beard, wearing tiara with ear flap and pellets on crest and vertically on side of diadem with loops and four pendant ends, segmented necklet, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow monogram. Legend in seven lines, (Sellwood 85/2; S 5866). 3.68 grammes, GVF with some traces of verdigris on the reverse
Ancient Persia - Parthian Empire Vologases III/Pakoros I (77-147AD). SilverDrachm, Ekbatana mint. Obverse: Diademed bust left with long pointed beard, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow with monogram below, 21mm diameter, 3.73 grammes, VF
Ancient Greece - Lydia, Persian Kings, Silver Siglos (c.500BC) Obverse: Archer holding bow and spear, Reverse: incuse oblong punch, on an oval-shaped flan approximately 16mmx 12mm diameter, 5.40 grammes, Sear 4682, Fine
Ancients Greek and Egypt (30) Miletos, Ionia, One Twelfth Stater late 6th Century BC, an imitative issue, bronzed with traces of silver plating Obv: Head of Lion, Rev: Star Ornament within incuse square. Kyzikos,Mysia (Asia Minor) Silver Hemiobol, Obv: Forepart of running boar with tunny facing upward behind, Rev: Head of roaring lion with K retrograde above, all within an incuse square. Kamarina, Sicily (413-405 BC) Onkia (Uncia) Obv: Head of Gorgon, Rev: Owl holding lizard, with KAM to left, a single pellet denoting the unit of currency. Macedonian Kingdom Philip II (359-336 BC) Ae18 Obv: Head of Apollo, right with hair bound with tania, Rev: Naked youth on horse, right, little lettering still visible. Macedonian Kingdom/Empire of Alexander (336-323 BC) Ae20 Uncertain Mint, Obv: Head of Heracles in lion-skin head-dress, Rev: AΛE≡ANANAP Bow and Quiver above with club below. Antigonid Kingdom Demetrios Poloirketes (294-288 BC) Ae14 uncertain mint, Obv: Head of Demetrios right wearing crested Corinthian Helmet, Rev: Prow of galley with BA above. Antigonos Gonatas (277-239 BC) Head of Young Heracles clad in lions skin, Rev: Naked youth on horse right, BA in upper fields. Perseus (179-168 BC) Ae19 Head of Perseus wearing winged cap with raised sword to right, Rev: Eagle with wings open standing left on thunderbolt below. Thracis (Bulgaria) Lysimachos (323-281 BC) Ae14Obv: Head of Heracles, right clad in lions skin, Rev: two-line inscription within corn wreath. Mesopotamia, Persia, Asia Minor Seleukos I, Nikator (312-280 BC) Ae19 Obv: Winged Head of Medusa, Rev: Bull butting BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY and ≡ in field below. Antiochos II (261-246 BC) Ae12 Obv: Diademed Head right, Rev: Apollo seated naked on Omphalos, the sacred stone of Delphi, holding bow and arrow BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY (partly off flan). Seleukos II, Seleukid Kings, Kallinikos (246-226 BC) Ae17 Obv: Head of Athena in crested Corinthian Helmet, Rev: Nike standing left holding palm EY in field to left. Antiochos IV, Epiphanes (175-164 BC) Ae Chalkos, Obv: Radiate head right, Rev: Tyche enthroned and holding Nike with bird at feet, inscription mostly off flan, Antiochos VI Serrate Unit Obv: Head of Antiochos as Dionysus, right, radiate and wreathed with ivy, Rev: Elephant advancing left holding torch with his trunk ΣTA over star in right field EПIфANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY below. Antiochos VIII (121-96 BC) Ae19 Obv: Radiate Head right, Rev: Eagle standing left sceptre in background. Antiochos IX (113-95 BC) Ae19 Obv: Diademed head right, Rev: Zeus seated left holding Nike and sceptre AK below. Egypt - The Ptolemaic Kingdom Ptolemy I, Soter (305-283 BC) Ae27 Obv: Laureate Head of Zeus, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt legend unclear. Ptolemy II, Philadelphos (285-246 BC) Ae28 Obv: Laureate Head of Zeus right, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings open, AM in left field. Ptolemy V, Epiphanes (204-180 BC) Silver Didrachm Obv: Draped Bust of Ptolemy right, as Dionysus diademed and wreathed in ivy, ornamented pole over shoulder, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open. Ptolemy VI, Philometor and Cleopatra II (180-145 BC) Ae28 Obv: Head of Cleopatra I as Isis, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, monogram ПA to left of eagle. Kingdom of Syracuse - Sicily Heiron II (275-216 BC) Ae18 Obv: Head of Poseidon, left, wearing tainia, Rev: Ornamented Trident Head between two dolphins dividing IEPΩ - NOS in lower field. Republic of Syracuse - Sicily (214-212 BC) Ae22 Obv: Laureate Head of Apollo, left, Rev: Castor and Pollux on horseback, right. Thessalian League, Thessaly, Central Greece, 196-146 BC Ae20 Obv: Laureate head of Apollo, right Rev: Athene Itonia. Kingdom of Pontus - Black Sea, Crimea and Asia Minor - Mithradates VI, Eupator 'The Great; (120-63 BC) Obverse: Head of Athena, right wearing triple-crested helmet ornamented with Pegasus, the winged horse, Rev: Pegasus standing, facing, holding harp (hooked sword) and head of the Gorgon Medusa, whose body lies at his feet. City Issue of the Roman Republic - City of Leukas, Akarnania (West Coast of Greece) after 167 BC, Obv: Head of Young Heracles in lions skin, Club right, legend unclear. Tarsos Cilicia, after 164 BC, Ae16 Obv: Turretted head of Tyche, Rev: Sandan standing right, on winged and horned lion, carrying bow-case and sword. City of Tyre, Phoenicia (Lebano
Abbasid, Al-Radi Billah, 322-329 AH / 934-940 AD, SilverDirham, Baghdad Mint, NVF, Abbasid, Al-Mutaki, AH300 (941AD) Baghdad Mint Fine, Ilkhans Abu-Said of Persia 2 Dirhams in silver 14th Century (2), About Fine and VF
Persia. Achaemenid Empire. Darios I to Xerxes II. Ar siglos. C, 485-420 BC. Sardes mint. Obv; Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow. Rev; Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XII, 17); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 17. Good silver. 5.55g. NVF
Ancient Persia, Parthian Empire - Drachm Orodes II (53-38 BC) Obverse bust to left, Sun before bust, crescent moon behind, Reverse archer enthroned, VF
Ar siglos. Achaemenid Kings of Persia, time of Xerxes II to Darios II. C, 420-375 BC. Obv; Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow. Rev; Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XII); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. 5.44g. NVF
Greek X 2. Parthia. Orodes I. Ar drachm. C, 90-80 BC. Sellwood 31.5. Persia. Achaemenid empire. Time of Darius I. Ar siglos. C, 485-420 BC. BMC Arabia XXV, 17. Both around G Fine
Collection of mixed ancients in a collectors album. A mixture of bronze and silver coins. Greek silvers of Parthia, Alexander and Persia. Bronze coinage from Carthage, Ptolemaic Egypt, Byzantine and some small Jewish prutahs. 1 silver European hammered and 4 modern foreign. Mixed grades and conditions. Fine to GVF. [25]
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