Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 3708    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $150

ANCIENT GREEK, assorted AE mix including, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222), billon tetradrachm, (13.02 g), obv. laureate head of Elagabalus to right, around [AYT] K M A [ANTWNEINO C CEB], rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs star, around **DHMAR[C EX UP*A[TOC TO] B, **D E* in field above, (S.3096, Prieur 257 (p.48 notes many examples), Bellinger 42 [ANS Num. Stud. No.3], p.28, plate IV,10, SNG Von Post 617); Judaea. King Agrippa I, (A.D. 37 - 44), copper prutah, (2.12 g), obv. umbrella or canopy, around with partial legends BACILEWC AGRIPA, rev. three ears of barley growing between leaves, L S (year 6 = A.D. 42-3, (S.5567, H.553); KUSHAN, Wima Kadphises, (c.105 - 139 AD), Billon half unit, (8.19 g), Taxila mint, obv. King standing left with altar, trident and club, Bactrian legend around, rev.Siva standing beside bull to right Karosthi inscription (Mitchiner ACW 3048-9); others from Phoenicia, Berytus, Augustus, (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.), obv. head to right, rev. plough to left, COL IVL (Sawaya obv.37, rev.87, one example known that in ANS collection); Macedon, Thessalonica, 158-149 B.C., AE; Pontus, amisos AE obv. aegis with Gorgon head, rev. Nike; Egypt, billon tetradrachms, of Probus another Diocletian; Indo Greek, Menander, square AE, 160-145 B.C. Fair - good very fine. (9)

Ex Maurice Collection, first three with Noble Numismatics descriptive packets, others with simple descriptions.