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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Judean & Biblical Coins| ▸ |Greek Domination||View Options:   | | | From Alexander the Great's conquest until Roman domination, the city states and small nations of the region, including Judaea, were at various times either ruled or dominated by either the Seleukid Empire or Ptolemaic Kingdom. |
Struck at Akko, Israel!SH33206. Gold stater, Price 3261 - 3264, VF, weight 8.498 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Galilee, Ake Ptolemais (Acre, Israel) mint, c. 322 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin, hair in ringlets; reverse Nike standing left, wreath in right hand, stylus in left, Phoenician numeral lower right (off-flan), AΛEΞANΔPOY downward behind; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV, 323 - 317 B.C.
Struck in the name of King Philip III Arrhidaeus, Alexander the Great's half-brother, under the regent Perdikkas. Philip III and Alexander's infant son, Alexander IV, were made joint kings after Alexander's death. Philip was the bastard son of Philip II and a dancer, Philinna of Larissa. Alexander the Great's mother, Olympias, allegedly poisoned her stepson Philip III as a child, leaving him mentally disabled, eliminating him as a rival to Alexander. Neither Philip III nor Alexander IV was capable of actual rule and both were selected only to serve as pawns. The regents held power, while Philip III was actually imprisoned. In 317, Philip was murdered by Olympias to ensure the succession of her grandson.SH33208. Gold stater, Price 178 - 180 (various letters in outer fields), VF, weight 8.509 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 315o, Mesopotamia, Babylon (Hillah, Iraq) mint, obverse head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with snake; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Nike standing left, wreath in right hand, ship's mast in left, ΛY in left field; mint luster in recesses; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C.
It appears very few Ptolemy III coins were struck at Ake-Ptolemais in year six. On most the reverse die was re-engraved from a year five die, with traces of the partially effaced E (year 5) under the C (year 6).GP87336. Silver tetradrachm, Lorber CPE 863, EF, excellent portrait, light bumps and marks, tight flan, weight 14.126 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 0o, Galilee, Ake Ptolemais (Acre, Israel) mint, 29 Aug 242 - 28 Aug 241 B.C.; obverse diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ (Ptolemy Savoir), eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed,
(Ptolemais monogram) over 
(control) before, C (year 6) engraved over E (year 5) above Θ (control) in right field; extremely rare; SOLDSeleukid Kingdom, Demetrius III, c. 96 - 87 B.C.
Demetrius III Eucaerus ("the Timely") was nicknamed Acaerus ("the Untimely) by the Jews. He defeated the Hasmonaean Priest King Alexander Jannaeus but was forced to withdraw from Judaea by the hostile population. While attempting to dethrone his brother, Philip I Philadelphus, he was defeated by the Arabs and Parthians, and taken prisoner. He was held in confinement in Parthia by Mithridates II until his death in 88 B.C.SH28097. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 2451(5), SNG Spaer 2862 var. (date); Houghton II 799 var. (date); Newell LSM 127 var. (monogram), VF, scratch on reverse, a little rough, weight 15.769 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 0o, Damascus mint, 91 - 90 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Demetrios III right, curly beard, diadem ends fall straight behind, fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΘEOY ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ, cult image of Atargatis standing facing, holding flower, barley stalk behind each shoulder, N over Δ (controls) outer left, date BKΣ (year 222 of the Seleucid Era) in exergue, laurel wreath border; very rare; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246 - 222 B.C.
Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. He promoted the translation of Jewish scriptures into Greek as the Septuagint. Due to a falling out at the Seleucid court, his eldest sister Berenice Phernophorus was murdered along with her infant son. In response, he invaded Syria, occupied Antioch, and even reached Babylon. This war, the Third Syrian War, is cryptically alluded to in Daniel XI 7-9. The Ptolemaic kingdom reached the height of its power during his reign.SH26926. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1001, SNG Cop 167, gVF, weight 14.144 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenician mint, obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia left; nice style, high relief dies; SOLD
Judah, Macedonian or Ptolemaic Rule, Satrap Hezekiah, c. 333 - 301 B.C.
Josephus identifies Hezekiah as the High Priest of the Jews who offered friendship to Ptolemy I after his conquest of Palestine. Josephus mentions Hezekiah was sixty years old at the time of Ptolemy. Mildenberg identifies the head right on the obverse of this type as Ptolemy I.SL89836. Silver Hendin 6065; Meshorer TJC 25; Meshore AJC I 12; Mildenberg Yehud p. 189 & pl. 22, 23; HGC 10 452 (R1 - R2), NGC NGC XF, strike 2/5, surface 3/5 (4283488-002), weight 0.189 g, maximum diameter 7.2 mm, die axis 90o, Jerusalem(?) mint, c. 375 - 333 B.C.; obverse male head (Ptolemy I?) right; reverse forepart of winged and horned lynx left; Aramaic inscription lower right: YHZQYH (Hezekiah); NGC certified with photo certificate of authenticity, not in a plastic holder - NGC| Lookup; rare; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I as Satrap, 323 - 305 B.C.
Found in Israel. Overstruck on an earlier Alexander, with the undertype visible on the obverse at 180 degrees at center, and piece of dotted scepter visible below A on reverse. Struck on a weight standard of c. 15.7 g, or 22 obols, at the time of the invasion of Cyprus by Demetrios Poliorketes. Most of the tetradrachms of this weight standard are probably from Salamis, the last city to fall to the Besieger. Some are overstruck on earlier attic-weight Alexanders, reduced in weight. Most have a helmet symbol, perhaps a connection to the army. A few have an aphlaston, a stern ornament, that may symbolize the Ptolemaic Navy. Rare examples have other symbols, including the bee, which may symbolize Ephesos. Other rare symbols include the cornucopia and the dolphin. The symbol on this coin is similar to those attributed to Tyre by Price, from 305 to 290 B.C. Charles Hersh gives similar dates in his article on the Demetrios Poliorketes coinage of Tyre, "Tyrus Devicta Revisted." Sidon struck a unique tetradrachm (now in the ANS collection) of this style and Attic Weight, dated year 22 = 312/1 BC. This unpublished issue, if it is from Tyre, would show brief Ptolemaic control of a portion of the city.SH21440. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos -, SNG Cop -, BMC -, Noeske -, Mørkholm -, SNG Delepierre -, Hunterian -, apparently unpublished, VF, weight 12.994 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon)? mint, c. 306 - 305 B.C.; obverse head of Alexander the Great right, wearing elephant-head headdress; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena advancing right, eagle and monogram in circle before; overstruck, toned, grainy; extremely rare; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus VII Euergetes Sidetes, 138 - 129 B.C.
After his brother Demetrius was captured by the Parthians, Antiochus VII was made king. He married Demetrius' wife Cleopatra Thea. He defeated the usurper Tryphon at Dora and laid siege to Jerusalem in 134. According to Josephus, the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus opened King David's sepulcher and removed three thousand talents, which he then paid Antiochus to spare the city. Sidetes then attacked the Parthians, supported by a body of Jews under Hyrcanus, and briefly took back Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Media before being ambushed and killed by Phraates II. His brother Demetrius II had by then been released, but the Seleucid realm was now restricted to Syria. Antiochus VII was the last Seleucid king of any stature.SH98738. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton CSE 759 (this coin); Houghton-Lorber II 2109(5)a; SNG Spaer 2021; Newell Tyre 121; BMC Seleucid p. 70, 7; HGC 9 1074; Cohen DCA 198, gVF, excellent portrait, scratches, marks, obv. off center, weight 14.042 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, 136 - 135 B.C.; obverse Antiochos VII diademed head right; reverse ANTIOXOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on prow, palm branch behind, A/PE monogram above
(Tyre monogram) over club left, AvΣ monogram over ZOP (year 177, Z appears as I) right, 
(control monogram) between legs; from the CEB Collection, ex Numismatic Fine Arts (12 Oct 1988); Houghton CSE plate coin (1983); SOLDPtolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C., Ake Ptolemais, Galilee
Ptolemy II requested copies of Jewish texts for the Library at Alexandria. They were translated and transcribed by seventy Jewish scholars hired for the purpose, creating the Septuagint, the oldest Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. Many of the oldest Biblical verses in the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly those in Aramaic, correspond more closely with the Septuagint than with the Hebrew text. Ptolemais was a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally Accho but was renamed name Ptolemais under the rule of Ptolemy Soter.GP84049. Silver tetradrachm (of 25 obols), Lorber CPE 645, Svoronos 770, SNG Cop 469, Meydancikkale 4060 - 4066 (none with re-engraved control letter), VF, marks, punches, graffiti, weight 14.203 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 0o, Galilee, Ake Ptolemais (Acre, Israel) mint, 256 - 255 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed,
(Ptolemais monogram) over MΕ monogram left, Λ (year 30) over Θ (control) right; the Θ engraved over an effaced letter M; rare variant; SOLDSeleukid Kingdom, Antiochos VII Sidetes, 138 - 129 B.C., Tyre, Phoenicia
After his brother Demetrius was captured by the Parthians, Antiochus VII was made king. He married Demetrius' wife Cleopatra Thea. He defeated the usurper Tryphon at Dora and laid siege to Jerusalem in 134. According to Josephus, the Hasmonean king John Hyrcanus opened King David's sepulcher and removed three thousand talents, which he then paid Antiochus to spare the city. Sidetes then attacked the Parthians, supported by a body of Jews under Hyrcanus, and briefly took back Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Media before being ambushed and killed by Phraates II. His brother Demetrius II had by then been released, but the Seleucid realm was now restricted to Syria. Antiochus VII was the last Seleucid king of any stature.GY98124. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 2109(6)a; Newell Tyre 125; SNG Spaer 2043; Cohen DCA 198; BMC Seleukid p. 70, 9; HGC 9 1074, EF, excellent portrait, nicely toned, centered on a tight flan, light marks, weight 13.900 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, 135 - 134 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust of Antiochos right; reverse ANTIOXOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on prow, head left, wings closed, transverse palm frond over right wing, A/PE above
(Tyre monogram) over club left, AvΣ monogram over HOP (year 178), between legs; SOLD
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