Beirut Museum Reference Wanted

[Kevin D]

Beirut National Museum (M. Chehab no. 354)

Beirut AUB Museum (no. 83)

I am looking for images of the above cited coins (tetradrachms of Arados) held by these two museums. Are there publications, online or printed hard copy, for these museums?

[Pekka K]

AUB -> https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=aub

Pekka K

[Kevin D]

Thanks Pekka !

[helvetica]

It is still available:
https://www.aub.edu.lb/aubpress/Pages/TheCoinCollection.aspx

only costs $20, however, the postage by registered airmail is about $35 and it is not possible to change the mailing method. I just ordered one. They only accept Mastercard and Visa as payment.

[Kevin D]

Thanks Dane !

Looks like it might still be the 1974 price.

[helvetica]

I received my copy a couple of days ago. But could you give more information about the coins you are looking for ? No. 83 in the AUB catalog by Baramki  is an AE of Trajan from Askalon, not a tetradrachm from Arados.

[Kevin D]

Hi Dane,

I have been advised by another freind who has the AUB book that the coin I was seeking there is not illustrated. I was using Frédérique Duyrat  ‘Arados Hellénistique: Étude historique et monétaire’  (2005), where Coin Number 3206, D35-R151, is cited as "Beyrouth, AUB Museum, no. 83. 29mm"

Pictured below is the coin for which I am seeking a reverse die match. It is Duyrat obverse D35. So far I've been able to rule out Duyrat R146, R147, R148. I have not yet seen images for Duyrat R149, R150, R151.

Phoenicia, Arados. Circa 138/7-44/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.23g, 1h). Dated CY 152 (108/7 BC).

 

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I looked on CoinArchives Pro and your coin (your actual coin) is listed twice. No others have the same obv image /rev date combination

First time
CNG Auction 88, Lot 497, 14th Sept 2011.
Duyrat 3199-206 (obv. die D35); Rouvier 271; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; SNG Lockett 3212 (same obv, die); Pozzi 3050 (same obv. die).

Second time
CNG Auction 102, Lot 627, 18 May 2016
Duyrat 3199-206 (obv. die D35); Rouvier 271; HGC 10, 72; DCA 772. EF. From the Allan Smith, M.D. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 497.

None in any of my indexed pdfs.

[helvetica]

PS I was unable to add the following lines to my last post, it kept timing out:

Rouvier lists this as
271. Mêmes  types.  Au  revers,  la date  BNP, letter (like a 9 as on yours), et  :Greek_Theta:C.
(an 152), 
AR  27.  - Tétradr . Attique,  gr.  15,63.  Ma collection. - Babelon:  loc cit. No 1072. Mionnet: .  t .  V,  No 775  et  t. VIII supp. No  366.  - Beger :  Thes.  Brand., I,  p. 404 . - Collect.  Univ. amér.  Beyrouth.

[Kevin D]

Dane,
Thanks for this detailed information and your time to find it. I don't have CoinArchives Pro, only the 'skimpy' version. I'm surprised there are no other coins on that website with this obverse/reverse. Good to know.