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| Late Ptolemaic Cyprus, Unstruck Blank |   | |
| 17256. Bronze diobol, apparently unpublished, gVF, dark patina, weight 13.907 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, Paphos mint, obverse blank, with dimple where the limestone mold was drilled; reverse blank, with signs of casting, sprue cut where the planchet was disconnected from the casting tree; $175.00 (€121.63) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204 - 180 B.C. |  | The name of Ptolemy V Epiphanes appears on the Rosetta stone. He married Cleopatra I, the daughter of Antiochus III, and was the father of Ptolemy VI, VII, and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy V lost Palestine to the Seleukids at battle of Panium in 198 B.C. (Dan 11:13-16). |
| 15956. Bronze AE 14, Svoronos 1253, gF, weight 2.334 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 180o, Phoenicia, Tyre mint, obverse head of Zeus Ammon right, border of dots; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle with closed wings standing left atop fulmen, cornucopia with fillet on left shoulder, AP monogram between legs, large club in left field, border of dots around; scarce; $30.00 (€20.85) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C. |  | |
| 33185. Silver didrachm, SNG Cop 429 corr (date and reign); BMC Ptolemies p. 76, 11 corr (same), VF, weight 4.426 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 0o, Kyrene mint, obverse diademed and draped bust of Berenike I right; reverse BERENIKHS / BASILISSHS, club, monogram below, trident above, all within wreath; $730.00 (€507.35) |
| Lot of 80 Coins from Time of Cleopatra VII, Paphos, Cyprus, c. 34 - 31 B.C. |  |
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| LT38164. Bronze lot, 80 bronze quarter obols, Svoronos -; BMC Cyprus, lxxxi #2, Fair, but attributable, Cyprus, Paphos mint, c. 34 - 31 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse Zeus Salaminos standing, holding grain ear and torch, star above; $600.00 (€417.00) |
| 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 (€410.05) |
| Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul of Syria, 57 - 55 B.C., Nysa-Scythopolis (Beth-Shean), Decapolis |  | Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul of Syria, was prominent in the late Republic. As tribune, he obtained for Pompey his command against pirates. Following the Roman seizure of Ptolemaic Cyprus in 58 BC, the Ptolemaic economy was in shambles. A shortage of money drove up interest rates and created widespread unemployment. A mob drove Ptolemy XII from Alexandria. Ptolemy XII paid Gabinius 10,000 silver talents to invade Egypt and restore him to his throne. Cleopatra was 13 and may have met a young cavalry officer under Gabinius, Marcus Antonius. The only coin portraits of Gabinius are on these rare issues of Nysa-Scythopolis.
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| SH15301. Bronze AE 19, Hendin 884, Meshorer 103, F, weight 6.883 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 45o, Nysa-Scythopolis (Beth-Shean) mint, obverse Gabinius' head right, wearing an ivy wreath, GAB behind; reverse GABINIC OIEN NUSHI (of the People of Gabinian Nysa), Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; very rare; $450.00 (€312.75) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C., Tyre, Phoenicia |  | Very rare variant marked with "K" instead of "D" on the obverse. The K appears on Sidon tetradrachms and is rare. See Forum #21120. If this is the signature of an engraver, he might have been employed by both Phoenician cities of Sidon and Tyre. |
| 30642. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 644 var (similar Sidon examples with K are valued at 400 Gold Francs, more than 20 times price of the common tetradrachm), gVF, weight 14.172 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 0o, c. 267 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis, K behind ear; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Tyre monogram and club left; reverse banker's mark; irregular flan flattened at 6:00, apparently before or during strike; very rare; $425.00 (€295.38) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204 - 180 B.C. |  | Ptolemy V lost Palestine to the Seleukids at battle of Panium in 198 B.C. This coin appears to have been retariffed to 2 1/2 Attic obols in the occupied territory. Very rare and interesting.
The name of Ptolemy V Epiphanes appears on the Rosetta stone. He married Cleopatra I, the daughter of Antiochus III, and was the father of Ptolemy VI, VII, and Cleopatra II. (Dan 11:13-16). |
| CM37374. Bronze hemidrachm, Svoronos 1251, Fine, weight 34.180 g, maximum diameter 35.1 mm, die axis 30o, Phoenicia, Tyre mint, obverse head of Zeus Ammon right, border of dots; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle with closed wings standing l. on thunderbolt, cornucopia with fillet on l. shoulder, AP monogram between legs, large club l., stamped IIG (=2 1/2) in the r. field; $425.00 (€295.38) |
| Judaea (Yehudah), Ptolemaic Rule, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Ptolemy II requested copies of Jewish texts for the Library at Alexandria. There they were translated and transcribed by seventy Jewish scholars hired for the purpose, creating the Septuagint, the oldest Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Many of the oldest Biblical verses among the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly those in Aramaic, correspond more closely with the Septuagint than with the Hebrew text. |
| JD37184. Silver quarter obol, Meshorer TJC 32b; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 24; Hendin 438, VF, off center, weight 0.190 g, maximum diameter 6.73 mm, die axis 45o, obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right; reverse eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, wings spread, Aramaic YHDH (Yehudah) on left; $400.00 (€278.00) |
| Judaea (Yehudah), Ptolemaic Rule, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C. |  | Ptolemy II requested copies of Jewish texts for the Library at Alexandria. There they were translated and transcribed by seventy Jewish scholars hired for the purpose, creating the Septuagint, the oldest Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Many of the oldest Biblical verses among the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly those in Aramaic, correspond more closely with the Septuagint than with the Hebrew text. |
| 35537. Silver quarter obol, Meshorer TJC 32; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 24; Hendin 438, aVF, weight 0.157 g, maximum diameter 6.8 mm, die axis 90o, obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right; reverse eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, wings spread, Aramaic YHDH (Yehudah) on left; $350.00 (€243.25) |
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