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| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, 305 - 283 B.C. |   | The helmet symbol probably connects this issue to tetradrachms of the c. 15.7 g weight standard with the same symbol. |
| GB41096. Bronze AE 18, Svoronos 172, SNG Cop 36, Fair, weight 4.782 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse diademed deified head of Alexander with long hair and Ammon horn right; reverse [PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, head left, aphlaston (apluster) over helmet left; $35.00 (€29.05) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Ptolemy II Philadelphus was the son of Ptolemy I Soter, the founder of the Ptolemaic kingdom, and Berenice. His first wife, Arsinoë I, daughter of Lysimachus, was the mother of his legitimate children. After her repudiation he married Arsinoë II, his full sister (an Egyptian custom), and the widow of Lysimachus. |
| GB41104. Bronze obol, cf. Svoronos 482 (other similar issues have various letters between eagle's legs), aF, weight 7.614 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse head of Alexander right, wearing elephant scalp and aegis; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, head left, L? between legs; $35.00 (€29.05) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, 170 - 163 B.C. |  | The two eagles may symbolize the joint rule of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII. |
| GB41111. Bronze diobol, Svoronos 1426, SNG Cop 311 - 318, Weiser 143, VF, weight 7.784 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 170 - 163 B.C.; obverse diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, two eagles standing left, side-by-side, on thunderbolt, single cornucopia left; nice centering; $30.00 (€24.90) |
| Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| RX41081. Bronze diobol, Milne 74, Geissen 74, Dattari 174, BMC -, Emmet 86, aF, weight 4.579 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 41 - 28 Aug 42 A.D.; obverse TI KLAU KAI CEBAC GERM, laureate head right; reverse AUTOKRA, bull butting right, L B (year 2) in exergue; $18.39 (€15.26) |
| Claudius II Gothicus, September 268 - August or September 270 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| RX41105. Billon tetradrachm, SRCV III 11418, Milne 4247, BMC 2333, aVF, corrosion, weight 8.515 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 269 - 270 A.D.; obverse AUT K KLAUDIOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse L-B (year 2), eagle standing left, looking back, holding wreath in beak; $7.20 (€5.98) ON RESERVE |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | |
| GB41073. Bronze 1/4 obol, Svoronos 484, SNG Cop 165, Weiser 36, F, red patina, weight 3.720 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse diademed head of Zeus Ammon right; reverse BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, head left, L between legs; $7.00 (€5.81) |
| Roman Provincial Egypt, c. 275 - 310 A.D. |  | These coins are unattributed by emperor and reverse type and may include scarcer types. To order more than one coin change the quantity in the shopping cart. If you order multiple coins will provide as many different types as possible. |
| SP27059. Billon tetradrachm, Lot includes Probus, Carinus, Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I, and possibly other emperors, Fine or better, Alexandria mint, bargain priced, randomly selected from the actual coins in the photo, no flip or tag, one coin; $21.00 (€17.43) |
| Gebal (Byblos), Phoenicia, c. 450 - 410 B.C. |  | The extremely rare first coinage of Byblos, struck with Egyptian types at an Egyptian weight standard (one kite). A beautiful representation of an Egyptian sphinx in the pose of the famous Giza monumental statue graces the obverse.
Head notes, "Herodotus relates (iv. 166) that Aryandes, who had been appointed satrap of Egypt by Cambyses, mortally offended Darius, son of Hystaspes, by issuing silver money which rivalled in purity the gold darics of the great king himself. If the story be true, it probably refers to ordinary Persian sigloi. No coins have come down to us which can be identified as those of Aryandes." Could this coin be the one of those issued by Aryandes?
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| SH38939. Silver shekel, Betlyon 1, Kraay ACGC 1051, SNG Cop -, gVF, toned, weight 8.907 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Gebal mint, obverse Sphinx seated left, wearing crown of Upper and Lower Egypt; reverse lightning bolt (or double lotus) in dotted circle within incuse square; almost equal in quality to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and American Numismatic Society examples; extremely rare; $8500.00 (€7055.00) |
| Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Unpublished, possibly unique, and likely the first type struck for Hadrian at Alexandria. Similar rare (R4) Alexandria tetradrachms commemorate Trajan's deification with QEO TRAIANOC on the reverse. Our unpublished coin, however, uses a lifetime Trajan legend.
Both Rome and Alexandria struck coins to commemorate Trajan's deification. An extremely rare aureus from Rome is similar to our coin in that it bears a Trajan's lifetime legend and portrait (RIC 1). This aureus is believed to be the first coin type struck at Rome during Hadrian's reign, just as we believe our coin was the first type struck at Alexandria. Hadrian's succession was not perfectly smooth; many doubted that Trajan had actually selected Hadrian as his heir. Perhaps these coins were intended to create the impression they were struck while Trajan was still alive, giving credibility to the succession.
The coin is dated year two. Regnal years at Alexandria began on 29 August. Hadrian's first "year" was only a few weeks long and no coins were struck dated year one. |
| RX41150. Billon tetradrachm, unpublished; Dattari - (cf. 1247, QEO TRAIANOC...), SRCV II - (cf. 3888, same), Emmett - (cf. 899 (R4), same), Milne -, BMC -, Geissen -, aVF, weight 12.455 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 117 - 28 Aug 118 A.D.; obverse [AYT KAIC TPAIANOC] ADPIANOC CEB, laureate bust right, star in front; reverse AVT TPAIAN API CE GERM DAKIK PA, laureate bust of Trajan right wearing aegis, date L - B across fields; possibly unique; $1665.00 (€1381.95) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Cleopatra VII, Philopator, 51 - 30 B.C. |  | Cleopatra VII Philopator was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt, originally sharing power with her father Ptolemy XII and later with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV; eventually gaining sole rule of Egypt. As Pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Caesar's assassination, she aligned with Mark Antony. Her reign marks the end of the Hellenistic Era and the beginning of the Roman Era in the eastern Mediterranean. She was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
This countermark is known for Antioch, Chalkis, Laodikeia, and Seleukia, Syrian cities offered to Cleopatra by Antony, but apparently unpublished and to-date unique on this Egyptian issue. |
| 27089. Bronze diobol, Svoronos 1872, SNG Cop 422, F, brown patina, weight 8.377 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, obverse diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right, with characteristic melon coif, oval countermark with bust of Cleopatra; reverse KLEOPATRAS BACILICCHC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia left, M right; $590.00 (€489.70) |
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