ANCIENT COINS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES


809


SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Alexander I Balas (152-145), Tetradrachm, Antioch, 149/8, diademed bust right, rev. Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding long sceptre, 16.70g (Seleucid Coins 1782). Extremely fine, dark tone, rare


£700-800


810


SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Antiochus VI (144-142), Drachm, Antioch, 144-2, radiate and diademed head right, rev. spiked Macedonian helmet ornamented with ibex-horn, 4.20g (cf. Sear 7074). Very fine or better, toned £150-200


811 812 813 814


SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Antiochos VII (138-129), posthumous Tetradrachm, struck under Cappadocian rule, c. 100-90, diademed head right, rev. Athena standing left, holding Nike on right hand and spear and shield with left hand, all within wreath, 16.36g (Newell, SMA, 296-7; BMC 13). Very fine


£100-120


ARABIA FELIX, Katabanians, silver Unit, beardless head right, rev. bearded head right, traces of legend behind and below, 1.95g (BMC Arabia p.52, 71-2 var.). Reverse struck off-centre, otherwise about very fine


£80-100


ARABIA FELIX, Katabanians, silver Unit, beardless head right, rev. bearded head right, traces of legend behind and below, 1.93g (BMC Arabia p.52, 71-2 var.). About very fine


£80-100


ARABIA FELIX, Himyarites, silver Units (2), head right, rev. bucranium, 2.35g (BMC Arabia p.64, 1ff); head right within torc, rev. small head flanked by two monograms, legends above and below, 1.41g (BMC Arabia p.70, 2) [2]. Very fine, but second lightly scratched


£100-120


815


ACHÆMENED KINGS OF PERSIA, gold Daric, 5th cent., the Great King in kneeling-running attitude right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse with undulating pattern, 8.35g (cf. Carradice type IIIb, 27ff; BMC 19). Very fine


£1,200-1,400 Provenance: Gorny & Mosch Auktion 180 (Munich), 12 October 2009, lot 234


816


ACHÆMENED KINGS OF PERSIA, temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III, gold Daric, 375-336, Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left, rev. incuse punch with crude pattern, 8.38g (Carradice type IIIb; cf. Sear 4679). Extremely fine £3,600-4,000


817 818


ALEXANDRINE EMPIRE, Babylon, Stater, c. 312-280, Baaltars seated left, holding sceptre, rev. lion walking left, monogram above, 16.94g (Traité 795; SNG Berry 1457). Almost very fine


£300-400


KINGS OF PARTHIA, Mithradates II (123-88), Drachm, bust left, rev. archer seated right holding bow, 3.94g (Sellwood 27/1). About extremely fine


£80-100 All lots are illustrated on our website www.dnw.co.uk


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