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"Round as the heavens, square as the earth," is a Chinese saying used to metaphorically describe the fabric of the coins. On the practical side, it was discovered very early that a square hole fit a square shaft, which enabled a stacked quantity of coins to be turned on a lathe to remove casting irregularities.CH112440. Bronze 1 cash, Gorny NS 29.a, Hartill 16.291, Schjoth 585, Fisher 990; small size variety, F, light earthen deposits, weight 3.353 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, 1094 - 1097 A.D.; obverse Shao Sheng yuan bao, seal script, clockwise; reverse plain; $10.00 (€9.40)
China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhe Zong, 1086 - 1100 A.D.
Zhezong ascended the throne at age 9 under the supervision of Empress Dowager Gao. He was powerless until the Empress' death in 1093. Under Zhenzong the country prospered. But after the Khitan attacked, despite initial successes, he concluded a treaty agreeing to an inferior position and an annual tribute of 100,000 oz. of silver and over 200,000 bolts of silk. The treaty brought over a century of peace, but the admission of inferiority would plague foreign affairs and the payments slowly depleted the empire's coffers. Zhezong died in 1100 in Kaifeng and was succeeded by his younger brother. He was only 24.CH112441. Bronze 1 cash, Gorny NS 29.b, Hartill 16.308, Schjoth 586, Fisher 991, aF, light earthen deposits, weight 2.315 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, 1094 - 1097 A.D.; obverse Shao Sheng yuan bao, running script, clockwise, claw feet bao; reverse plain; $3.00 (€2.82)
China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhe Zong, 1086 - 1100 A.D.
"Round as the heavens, square as the earth," is a Chinese saying used to metaphorically describe the fabric of the coins. On the practical side, it was discovered very early that a square hole fit a square shaft, which enabled a stacked quantity of coins to be turned on a lathe to remove casting irregularities.CH112442. Bronze 2 cash, Gorny NS 29-2.a, Hartill 16.303, Schjoth 593, Fisher 995; large coin, small size variety, gF, colorful encrustations, weight 7.110 g, maximum diameter 30.9 mm, 1094 - 1097 A.D.; obverse Shao Sheng yuan bao, seal script, clockwise; reverse plain; $12.00 (€11.28)
China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhe Zong, 1086 - 1100 A.D.
"Round as the heavens, square as the earth," is a Chinese saying used to metaphorically describe the fabric of the coins. On the practical side, it was discovered very early that a square hole fit a square shaft, which enabled a stacked quantity of coins to be turned on a lathe to remove casting irregularities.CH112443. Bronze 2 cash, Gorny NS 29-2.b, Hartill 16.319, Schjoth 595, Fisher 996; large coin variety, F, earthen deposits and encrustations, weight 7.436 g, maximum diameter 30.6 mm, 1094 - 1097 A.D.; obverse Shao Sheng yuan bao, running script, clockwise; reverse plain; $9.00 (€8.46)
China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhe Zong, 1086 - 1100 A.D.
Semi-cursive script is a partially cursive style of Chinese calligraphy. Also referred to in English both as running script and by its Mandarin Chinese name, xíngshu, it is derived from clerical script, and was for a long time after its development in the first centuries A.D. the usual style of handwriting.CH112444. Bronze 2 cash, Gorny NS 31-2.b, Hartill 16.349, Schjoth 605, Fisher 1009, F, deposits and encrustations, weight 7.523 g, maximum diameter 31.6 mm, 1098 - 1100 A.D.; obverse Yuan Fu tong bao, running script, clockwise; reverse plain; $9.00 (€8.46)
Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 152 - 145 B.C., Apameia Civic Coinage
| This rare civic coinage type, without the portrait of the Seleukid King, was only issued for one year, 150 - 149 B.C. Apameia was on the right bank of the Orontes River, about 55 km (34 mi) to the northwest of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley. Originally named Pharmake, it was fortified and enlarged by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 B.C., who renamed it after his Bactrian wife, Apama. The fortress was placed upon a hill; the windings of the Orontes, with the lake and marshes, gave it a peninsular form. Seleucus had his commissariat there with 500 elephants, 30,000 mares, and 300 stallions. The pretender, Diodotus Tryphon, made Apameia the basis of his operations. Located at a strategic crossroads for Eastern commerce, the city flourished to the extent that its population eventually numbered half a million. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis, boasted one of the largest theaters in the Roman world, and a monumental colonnade. |  |
Myrina, Aeolis, c. 188 - 170 B.C., In the Name and Types of Alexander The Great
Temnos (Temnus) on the western coast of Anatolia near the Hermus River, was a small Greek city-state of Aeolis, later incorporated in the Roman province of Asia. Under Augustus it was already on the decline, under Tiberius it was destroyed by an earthquake, and in the time of Pliny (23 - 79 A.D.) it was no longer inhabited. It was, however, rebuilt later. One of the city's more noteworthy figures was the rhetorician Hermagoras.GS114605. Silver tetradrachm, Price 1662, Müller Alexander 935, SNG München -, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Saroglos -, SNG Cop -, VF, light tone, attractive style, light silvery encrustations, a few light marks/scratches, weight 16.654 g, maximum diameter 36.0 mm, die axis 0o, Aiolis, Myrina (near Aliaga, Turkey) mint, c. 188 - 170 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on high-backed throne, bare to the waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward on right, amphora in left field, palm branch left in exergue; huge 36 mm flan!, ex Aegean Numismatics; $400.00 (€376.00)
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Struck during the lifetime of Alexander the Great.
Alexander's genius and charisma led the Macedonian army to create an empire covering most of the then-known world, from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-two.GS114932. Silver tetradrachm, Price 71a; Müller Alexander 138; Demanhur 455 - 471; Newell Reattribution 19, & pl. iv, 2, VF, bumps and scrapes, some rose toning, weight 16.772 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 45o, Macedonia, Amphipolis mint, 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, right leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, club over Ωw monogram left, AΛEΞANΔPOY clockwise behind; $500.00 (€470.00)
Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia, c. 189 - 133 B.C.
The affectionate dove, the bird of love, was sacred to the goddess Venus (Aphrodite). Doves were said to draw her heavenly chariot, and the Syrian Aphrodite Ashtarte was said to have been hatched from an egg nursed by doves. The phrase attributed to Jesus, "Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" (Matthew 10.16), was no random metaphor but a traditional Syrian invocation.GB114988. Bronze AE 13, BMC Phrygia, p. 284, 30; SNG Cop 497; SNGvA -, aVF, green patina, weight 2.967 g, maximum diameter 12.8 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Lycum (near Denizli, Turkey) mint, c. 189 - 133 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Aphrodite right, wearing stephane, hair tied in bunch behind; reverse Aphrodite standing left, wearing long chiton, dove in extended right hand, rose on stem in left field, ΛAOΔIKEΩN downward on right; scarce; $60.00 (€56.40)
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, family, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others.RS114994. Silver denarius, Woytek 348b, BMCRE IV 403, Hunter II 135, BnF IV 468, RSC II 199, RIC II 104 (C), Strack I 161, SRCV II -, VF, near centered, attractive dark tone, highlighting deposits, light scratches, weight 3.190 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 111 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pietas standing half left, right hand dropping incense over lit altar at feet on left, long scepter in left hand, PIET in exergue; this coin has an attractive dark tone that should never be cleaned!; scarce; $120.00 (€112.80)
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