Greek Silver & Bronze

Lot 4606    Session 15 (7.30pm Friday)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $170
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120

EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy IV, (221-204 B.C.), AE 34, (27.33 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with open wings, standing on thunderbolt, holding cornucopiae, **L between legs, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU, (S.7844, Sv.1168); Rome, Crispina, wife of Commodus, (married A.D.177, D.a.d.1280s), AE as, issued 177-180, Rome mont, obv. draped bust to right of Crispina, around [CRIS]PINA AVGVSTA, rev. Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, around IVNO LVCINA, S C across field (S.1694, RIC 680, C.24); Islamic, Arab-Sassanian issues, silver hemidrachm of the Muslim successors of Tabaristan, by Arab Governor 'Abd Allah, (PYE 139-141, A.H.174-176, A.D.790-792), with the name 'Abd Allah, year 140 (A.D.791), (A.70, W.300 [p.150, cf.PI.XXVI,3], M.285); Najm al-Din Alpi, (A.H.547-572) (A.D.1152-1176), copper dirham, pictorial type, no mint or date, obv. large diademed male head to right, (copy of Antiochus IV), rev. three lined legend, (A.1826, M.1025-6, S/S 27, Edham 27-30, BMC 368-9). Very good - very fine. (4)