Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 2743    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $110

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222), billon tetradrachm, (11.99 g), obv. laureate bust 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, **D E* above, around **DHMARC EX UPA[TOC TO] B, (S.3096, Bellinger 42 [ANS Num. Stud. No.3], p.28, plate IV,10, Prieur 265 SNG Von Post 616); together with a plated siglos of Persia - Lydia, Archaemenid Empire, period of Darius I or later (521-486 B.C.), obv. king as bearded archer kneeling right, with spear and bow, rev. incuse punch, (cf.S.4678); Roman, plated denarius of Elagabalus, obv. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, rev. P M TR P II COS P P, rev. Annona standing with two corn ears and cornucopiae and altar before (a reverse of Macrinus (RSC 47-47a). First toned, some hoard patination, nearly very fine, second fine missing 50% silver, third with unlisted type combination, almost complete silvering, this very fine and very rare, apparently unpublished. (3)