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Series VIb coins date to the Mauryan empire at its peak, the time of Ashoka and his successors, c. 270 - 175 B.C. Mitchiner dates this type to the reign of Ashoka's grandson Samprati, 216 - 207 B.C. Samprati was the son of Ashoka's blind son, Kunala, and succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha. Samprati's father, Kunala, was blinded in a conspiracy make his cousin Dasharatha the heir to the throne. Years later, Kunala and Samprati approached Ashoka's court in an attempt to claim the throne. Ashoka could not deliver the throne to his blind son but made Samprati the heir apparent after Dasharatha and after Dasharatha's death, Samprati was made emperor. Samprati is regarded as the "Jain Ashoka" for his patronage and efforts to spreading Jainism in east India.WA115060. Silver karshapana, Gupta-Hardaker series VIb, cf. 573 - 575; cf. Mitchiner ACW 4193 (Samprati, 216 - 207 B.C.); 2.920g, rectangle shape 15.3x13.4mm, aVF, Patalputra (Patna, India) mint, c. 270 - 175 B.C.; obverse punches: six-armed symbol with alternating arrows and taurines, solar disc, triple-arched hill with upward facing arc tangent above, quartered square with left side thicker and from top left corner springs a plant with three branches each with three twigs, additional symbol(s) obscure; reverse punch: two crescents alternating with two uncertain symbols around central dot (bold reverse mark 473); from the estate of Curtis D. Barker, ex Littleton Coin Company; $35.00 (€32.90)
Judaean Kingdom, John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 134 - 104 B.C., For the Seleukid King Antiochus VII
Hendin lists four varieties of this type AΠP (year 181) below (Hendin 6165), AΠP (year 181) beside the anchor on left (Hendin 6165a), BΠP (year 182) below (Hendin 6165b), and BΠP (year 182) beside the anchor on left (Hendin 6165c). Houghton and Lorber list a variety without a date (Houghton-Lorber 2123), but the date is probably just off flan, as on this example.SL115053. Bronze prutah, Houghton-Lorber II 2123, Hendin 6165, HGC 9 1103, Meshorer TJC p. 30, NGC Ch VF, strike 4/5, surface 4/5 (repatinated, 6555193-001), weight 2.34 g, maximum diameter 13.2 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, 132 - 130 B.C.; obverse lily on stem with two leaves, dot border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPΓETOY (Greek: of King Antiochus, Benefactor), anchor (Seleukid symbol) upside down, AΠP or BΠP (Greek: year 181 or 182 of the Seleucid Era) below (off flan); NGC| Lookup; $140.00 (€131.60)
Judean Kingdom, John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 134 - 104 B.C.
 | John Hyrcanus was the son of Simon the Maccabee and nephew of the folk hero Judah Maccabee, the hero of the Hanukkah story. Soon after Hyrcanus assumed power, the Seleukid kingdom marched on Jerusalem. Antiochus VII and Hyrcanus I negotiated a treaty that left Hyrcanus a vassal to the Syrian king. John Hyrcanus was the first Jewish ruler to issue coins in his own name. This type has a Greek letter A above the Paleo-Hebrew inscription. The inscription reads, from right to left, as follows: YHW(HH)NN (Yehonanan) / H (the) KHN (Priest) H (the) GD/L (high) W (and) (HH)BR (council) H (the) Y/HWDYM (Jews). See Reading |Judean |Coins in NumisWiki. |
China, Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 25 A.D.
Wu-Shu (5 zhu) denomination was issued from 118 B.C. to 220 A.D., with additional varieties perhaps as late as 600 A.D. Dated molds have been found, and the calligraphy and other features changed over time, making it possible to more precisely date some examples.
There was no centralized government when these coins were made and the casting was delegated to small private foundries in the provinces and were know as Junguo Zhauqian.CH112459. Bronze 5 zhu, Gratzer-Fishman Wu Zhu B1, Hartill 8.6, F, green patina, earthen deposits, remnants of casting sprue, weight 1.670 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, 118 - 113 B.C.; obverse Wu Zhu (5 zhu), hour glass wu, top of zhu squared, filed edges; reverse plain; $4.00 (€3.76)
China, Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 25 A.D.
Wu-Shu (5 zhu) denomination was issued from 118 B.C. to 220 A.D., with additional varieties perhaps as late as 600 A.D. Dated molds have been found, and the calligraphy and other features changed over time, making it possible to more precisely date some examples.
There was no centralized government when these coins were made and the casting was delegated to small private foundries in the provinces and were know as Junguo Zhauqian.CH112460. Bronze 5 zhu, Gratzer-Fishman Wu Zhu B1, Hartill 8.6, F, blue-green patina, earthen deposits, weight 2.445 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 0o, 118 - 113 B.C.; obverse Wu Zhu (5 zhu), hour glass wu, top of zhu squared, filed edges; reverse plain; $4.00 (€3.76)
China, Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 25 A.D.
Wu-Shu (5 zhu) denomination was issued from 118 B.C. to 220 A.D., with additional varieties perhaps as late as 600 A.D. Dated molds have been found, and the calligraphy and other features changed over time, making it possible to more precisely date some examples.
There was no centralized government when these coins were made and the casting was delegated to small private foundries in the provinces and were know as Junguo Zhauqian.CH112461. Bronze 5 zhu, Gratzer-Fishman Wu Zhu B1, Hartill 8.6, Fair, weight 2.178 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, 118 - 113 B.C.; obverse Wu Zhu (5 zhu), hour glass wu, top of zhu squared, filed edges; reverse plain; $3.00 (€2.82)
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia
Kayseri, Turkey was originally named Mazaca. It was renamed Eusebia by Ariarathes V Eusebes, King of Cappadocia, 163 - 130 B.C. The last king of Cappadocia, King Archelaus, renamed it "Caesarea in Cappadocia" to honor Caesar Augustus upon his death in 14 A.D. Muslim Arabs slightly modified the name into Kaisariyah, which became Kayseri when the Seljuk Turks took control, c. 1080 A.D.RP110435. Bronze AE 20, Henseler 838b, 1272 (same dies); RPC Online VI T6848.3, Sydenham Caesarea 590a; SNG Hunt 2278 var. (legends); BMC Galatia p. 91, 332 var. (same), aVF, off center, porosity/pitting, weight 6.233 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, Cappadocia, Caesarea (Kayseri, Turkey) mint, 227 - 228 A.D.; obverse AY K CEOV - AΛEΞAN, laureate bare bust right, seen from behind; reverse MHT-P - K-AIC (Metropolis Caesarea), three stalks of grain tied together, ET - Z (year 7) divided across bottom; first ever specimen of year 7 of this type handled by FORVM; $40.00 (€37.60)
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Neapolis, Samaria, Syria Palestina
Neapolis, Samaria, the biblical Shechemis, is now Nablus, Israel. It is the site of Joseph's Tomb and Jacob's well. Jesus spoke here to a Samaritan woman. Neapolis is home to about half the remaining worldwide Samaritan population of 600.JD111094. Bronze AE 25, cf. Sofaer 93; Rosenberger 37; BMC Palestine p. 60, 94; RPC Online VI T8928 (4 spec.), aF, earthen deposits, porosity, off center, weight 10.652 g, maximum diameter 24.9 mm, die axis 0o, Neapolis (Nablus, Israel) mint, 16 May 218 - 11 Mar 222 A.D.; obverse AYT K M AYP - ANTWNINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΦΛ NEACΠOΛEΩ CYP ΠAΛ (Flavia Neapolis Syria Palestina), Mt. Gerizim comprised of two masses separated by a ravine, arched colonnade below, stairway up the left mass to temple (in perspective) on peak, road up to altar on right peak; ex Amphora Coins (David Hendin) with his signed photo authenticity receipt; $90.00 (€84.60)
Persian Empire, Philistia - Gaza or Samaria, c. 5th - 4th Century B.C., Imitative of Athens
A Persian Period imitation of Athenian types from the Holy Land. In the past these coins were all attributed to Gaza, however, recent hoard finds indicate a mint at Ashkelon probably also struck this type. It is likely that at least several small mints struck these imitative types.JD111399. Silver obol, cf. Gitler-Tal IX.1O; Samaria Hoard pls. 4t6 - 50, SH269 ff.; SNG ANS 15 ff.; HGC 10 -, NGC VF, strike 3/5, surface 3/5 (6829734-001), weight 0.566 g, maximum diameter 7.3 mm, die axis 30o, Gaza or Samaria mint, c. 5th - 4th Century B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena right, profile eye; reverse owl standing right, head facing, olive spray upper left, [AΘE downward on right?]; photo taken before certification, NGC| Lookup; rare; $300.00 (€282.00)
Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D., Sillyum, Pamphylia
Sillyon (or Sillyum) was a relatively unimportant city but a significant fortress. According to one legend, it was founded as a colony from Argos; another holds that it was founded, along with Side and Aspendos, by the seers Mopsos, Calchas and Amphilochus after the Trojan War. Sillyon is first mentioned in c. 500 BC by Pseudo-Scylax. From 469 B.C., it became part of the Athenian-led Delian League. It is mentioned in the Athenian tribute lists from c. 450 B.C. and again in 425 B.C., and then disappears again from the historical record until 333 B.C., when Alexander the Great unsuccessfully besieged it. It was well-fortified and had a strong garrison of mercenaries and "native barbarians," so Alexander, pressed for time, abandoned the siege after the first attempt at storming it failed. The city was extensively rebuilt under the Seleucids, especially its theater. Later, when most of western Asia Minor was subject to the Kingdom of Pergamon, Sillyon remained a free city by a decision of the Roman Senate.RP112010. Bronze diassarion, SNG BnF 3 988, Waddington 3532, Lindgren III 675, BMC -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Pfalz -, SNG Leypold -, aF, tight flan, porous/rough, weight 13.235 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0o, Sillyon (near Serik, Turkey) mint, as Augustus, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D.; obverse AVK ΠO - CE ΓETAC, laureate head right; reverse CIΛΛYEΩN, Dionysus standing facing, head left, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, cantharus in right hand, filleted thyrsus in left hand, panther at feet left; first specimen of the type handled by FORVM, Coin Archives records only one specimen of the type at auction in the last two decades; very rare; $90.00 (€84.60)
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