Catalog - SINCONA Auction 20

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Small bronze year one (132). Palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of fruit. Retrograde inscription in Paleo-Hebrew (Eleazar the Priest). Rev. Bunch of grapes with small branch and leaf. Inscription in Paleo-Hebrew (Year one of the redemption of Israel). 6.08 g. Meshorer, TJC 225. Mild. 147. Rare in this quality. Extremely fine.

Ex UBS direct purchase. Sold prior to 2007.

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Zuz attributed to year 3 (134/135). Bunch of grapes. Inscription in Paleo-Hebrew (Simon). Rev. Kithara with three strings. Inscription in Paleo-Hebrew (For the freedom of Jerusalem). 5.82 g. Hendin 734. Mild. 174. Very fine.

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Daric 5th/4th century. The Persian King running to r. wearing kidaris and kandys; holding spear in r. hand and bow in l. hand, quiver behind shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. 8.31 g. SNG Cop. 274. BMC pl. XXIV, 26. Extremely fine.

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Tetradrachm 170/135. Balkh Bust with Beotian helmet to r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ Dioscuri to r. with lances and palm branches, monogram below. 16.92 g. Bop. Ser. 6 Mon. X. Mitchiner, Type 177f. About extremely fine.

Ex UBS direct purchase. Sold prior to 2007.

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Tetradrachm 310/305. Alexandria Head of Alexander the Great wearing elephant's skin to r. Rev. AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Athena Alkidemos to r. brandishing spear and shield. Star on l., monogram HP on r. 15.58 g. SNG Cop. 28. Cf. Svoronos 174. Very fine.

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Tetradrachm 305/284. Alexandria Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle standing to l. on thunderbolt; Φ over monogram on l. 14.25 g. SNG Cop. 66. Svoronos cf. 268. About extremely fine-good very fine.

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Tetradrachm 305/284. Alexandria Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle standing to l. on thunderbolt; P over monogram on l. 14.22 g. SNG Cop. 70. Svoronos 255. About extremely fine-good very fine.

It would seem that the die cutter corrected a mistake in the r. reverse field, perhaps inadvertently placing the control marks there instead of on the left side.

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Aes 246/222. Kyrene Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r., wearing aegis. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Draped bust of Libya to r, cornucopiae below chin. 7.33 g. Svoronos 871 (Ptolemy II); SNG Copenhagen 442-4 (Ptolemy IV-VIII); Asolati 68A (Ptolemy III). Very fine.

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Tetradrachm n. d. Alexandria Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle standing to l. on thunderbolt; no control marks. 14.22 g. Svoronos 1231 and 1489. SNG Copenhagen 244-5 and 262-8. Almost extremely fine.

Ex SKA Monetarium, Zürich. Purchased prior to 1996.

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Tetradrachm year 24 (182/181). Salamis Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r., wearing aegis. Rev. BAΣIΛEOΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing to l. on winged thunderbolt l., between LKΔ - ΣΑ. 13.85 g. SNG Cop. -. Svoronos -. About extremely fine.

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Tetradrachm year 48 (123/122). Salamis Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r., wearing aegis. Rev. BAΣIΛEOΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing to l. on winged thunderbolt l., between LMH - ΣΑ. 14.13 g. SNG Cop. 580-581. Cf. Svoronos 1560. Extremely fine.

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Tetradrachm 115/114. Paphos Diademed head of Ptolemy I to r., wearing aegis. Rev. BAΣIΛEOΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing to l. on winged thunderbolt l., between LB - ΠA. 14.28 g. Svoronos 1660. SNG Copenhagen 348. Extremely fine.

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Didrachm c. 308/277. Head of Karneios to l. Rev. KY - PA Silphium plant; star at left and at right. 7.55 g. SNG Cop. 1237. BMC Cyrenaica pg. 52, 237. Very fine.

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- -. Tarentum. 4 Staters. 1 Drachm. 1 small bronze. Fine-very fine. (6)

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- -. Tarentum. 4 Staters. 1 small bronze. Fine-very fine. (5)

- -. Poseidonia. Stater. Neapolis 2 Didrachms. Velia. Didrachm. 6 silver fractions from southern Italian cities. 2 Bronzes. Fine. (12)

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- -. Thasos. 3 Tetradrachms 2nd-1st cent. BC. Fine-almost very fine. (3)

- -. Macedonian Realm. Alexander III. 5 Tetradrachms, lifetime-early posthumous. 2 Tetradrachms late posthumous. 4 Drachms. 1 Diobol. Autonomous issues under Philip V. 2 Tetradrachms. Drachm. Fine-about very fine. (15)

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- -. Macedonian Realm. Philip III, 323-316. 3 Tetradrachms. 1 Drachm. About very fine. (4)