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Ancient Greek Coinage
1898
Judaea City Coinage. Decapolis. Hippos-Sussita. Elagab-
alus. Æ 24 (11.10 g), 218-222 CE
. [AVT K M VP ANTWN]
(
sic
), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right.
Reverse:
ANTIOXEI-[W IEP AV
Λ
], Pegasus standing left, head
turned to look back, wings open and enclosing wreath between
their tips. Spijkerman 36 (same obv. die); Meshorer,
City-Coins
204; Rosenberger -; SNG ANS 1148-52. Light greenish-brown
patina.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
Goldberg 53 (24-27 May 2009), 1830
.
1899
Judaea City Coinage. Akko-Ptolemais. Philip II. Æ 29
(18.85 g), as Caesar, 244-247 CE
. IVL [PHI]LIPPVS NOB
CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II right.
Reverse:
CO-[L] P-TO-LE, Tyche standing facing, head left,
holding rudder and cornucopiae, being crowned by Nike stand-
ing on low column behind, within central arch of hexastyle tem-
ple; in exergue, river-god swimming right. Kadman,
Akko
218;
Meshorer,
City-Coins
-; Rosenberger -; cf. Rouvier 1056 (bare-
headed bust). Green patina with earthen highlights.
About
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
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Enlargement
1900
Achaemenid Kingdom. Darios I to Xerxes II. Gold Daric (8.25 g), ca. 485-420 BC
. Persian king in kneeling-running stance right,
holding spear and bow.
Reverse:
Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice type IIib, grp. A/B. Unusually sharp and well defined.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $5,000 - 6,000