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Athens TetradrachmObv. Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev. Owl standing right, olice branch in left corner, AOE down right side.
Sear 2526.LordBest
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King 01. Seleucos I, 312-281. Silver tetradrachm, Price 3747, Houghton 82(5), gVF, 17.05g, 25.9mm, 45o, Babylon mint, posthumous, 311 - 300 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in lion head headdress; reverse BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram in wreath left, MI under throne; nice-style high-relief obverse, flat center on reverse
Seleucos I was a comrade of Alexander the great and founded the Seleucid Empire in 312B.C.LordBest
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King 20. Antiochos VIII. AR Tetradrachm. Damascus mint.Seleukid Kings. Antiochos VIII. 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.56 gm, 32 mm). Damascus mint. Year 193 (120/119 BC).
Obv. Diademed head right
Rev. Zeus Uranios standing facing, nude, head left, holding star and sceptre; monograms in field; all within wreath.
SNG Spaer 2649 (var); Newell LSM 89.
Great style. Multi-colored toning. Lustrous EF, with a hint of obverse porosity in isolated spots.
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Kings of Paeonia, PatraosAR Tetradrachm 340--315 B.C.
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, with short hair; a test cut in the fourth quadrant
Rev. Armed warrior on a horse prancing right, spearing a fallen enemy, who holds a shield and a spear(Pi)ATPAOY.
12.64 g., 25 mm. SG 1520. Slightly double-struck. EF
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Macedonia under Roman rule. AR Tetradrachm, AmhpipolisAR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis mint.
Obv. Macedonian shield with head of Artemis in the centre
Rev.Club of Hercules in wreath, AP monogram.
CHVF
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Pamphylia, Side. AR Tetradrachm.AR Tetradrachm.
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev. Nike advancing left holding pomegranate KAE.VF.
S5432var, VF, 16.2g, 29mm
Finest style Side tetradrachm I have ever encountered. Which isnt saying much.
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Persia. AR Siglos. Xerxes-Artaxerxes I, 485-424BC. Obv. Bearded King, running right, holding spear and bow
Rev. Incuse punch.
Sardis mint, possibly. 485-424BC.
Carradice type III. LordBest
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Phoenicia, Arados. AR Tetradrachm.AR Tetradrachm.
Obv. Turreted head of Tyche
Rev. Nike standing left within wreath. ZQPAN ARADIWN
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Syracuse Agathokles TetradrachmSyracuse, Sicily. Agathokles (317-289BC). AR tetradrachm- 17,02 gram, ca 310-305BC
Obv: Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, NI below neck
Rev: SURAKOSIWN Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, triskeles above, AI monogram in exergue. SNG ANS 639. Mac Clean 2818. gVF.
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Syracuse Agathokles Tetradrachm Syracuse, Sicily. Agathokles (317-289BC). AR tetradrachm- 17,02 gram, ca 310-305BC
Obv: Wreathed head of Arethusa left, three dolphins around, NI below neck
Rev: SURAKOSIWN Charioteer driving quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, triskeles above, AI monogram in exergue. SNG ANS 639. Mac Clean 2818. gVF.
The scratch is barely visible in hand, far less distracting that it appears in the picture.LordBest
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Syracuse, Hieron II. AE29AE29. Syracuse mint.
Obv. Diademed head left
Rev. Horseman riding right.
gVF.
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Thrace, Mesembra. AE19AE19.
Obv.Female (Nymph?) head right
Rev. Athena advancing left.
gVF, very cute
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