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Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy, 466-405 BC, AR Tetradrachm, Arethusa, struck c. 450-440 BC
Ruler: Second Democracy
Province: Sicily, Syracuse
Date: circa 450-440 BC
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos (sea-serpent) right
Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, large head of Artemis-Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace with pendant, hoop earring with small pendant, hair tied back in a thin band, wrapped around head three times; four dolphins around swimming clockwise
Size: 24.97mm, 17.4g, 11h
Grade: Choice aEF, well centered, cabinet toning,
Provenance: ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf Auction 420 (1 November 2017), Lot 1043; ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG Auction 46 (1999), Lot 34
Reference(s): Boehringer 571 (V287/R391); SNG ANS 184; Bement 79; Jameson 769; Pozzi 581 (all same dies); HGC 2, 1311; cf. SGCV I 925; SNG Copenhagen -; Weber -
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Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy, 466-405 BC, AR Tetradrachm, Arethusa, struck c. 450-440 BC
Ruler: Second Democracy
Province: Sicily, Syracuse
Date: circa 450-440 BC
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos (sea-serpent)
Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, large head of Artemis-Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace with pendant, hoop earring with small pendant, and fillet around which hair rolled in back; four dolphins around swimming clockwise
Size: 24.67mm, 16.4g, 10h
Grade: Choice VF, well centered, toned, some roughness, lamination
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 25
Reference(s): Boehringer 557 (V282/R387); SNG ANS 180 (same dies); HGC 2, 1311; cf. SGCV I 925; SNG Copenhagen -; Weber -
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Sword, Indian, c. 16th Century AD
Province: Northern India
Date: likely before 16th Century AD
Composition: Forged Iron
Size: 36 inches
Provenance: Originally found in Barikot, the ancient Bazira of Alexander the Great in modern day Northern Pakistan
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Tauric Chersonesos, Pantikapaion, AE15, Contemporary Imitation, Circa 310-304/3 BC
Province: Tauric Chersonesos, Pantikapaion
Date: Late 4th to 3rd Century BC
Denomination: AE15
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Head of satyr right
Reverse: Γ(?)-A(?)-N, Forepart of Pegasos right
Size: 14.90mm, 2.2g,12h
Grade: gVF, attractive blue-green patina
Provenance: ex Noble Roman Coins (2006)
Reference(s): Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 233 (26 May 2010), Lot 177; Cf. MacDonald 71; cf. Anokhin 112; cf. SNG BM Black Sea 872-3
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Taxila, Ancient India, Double-die, 304-232 BC
Ruler: Asoka
Province: India, Taxila
Date: 304-232 BC
Denomination: AE unit
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Elephant advancing right
Reverse: Lion standing left, with hill to left and swastika above
Size: 23mm
Grade: gF
Reference(s): Coins of Ancient India, page 62, No. 2
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Thasos, Thrace, AR Drachm, 463-411 BC
Province: Thasos, Thracian Islands
Date: 463-411 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Naked ithyphallic Satyr, kneeling-running right, carrying off protesting or struggling nymph
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Size: 15mm
Grade: aF, darkly toned, edge cracks, filled reverse die
Reference(s): SGCV I 1748
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Theodosius I, AE3, Antioch Mint, 379-395 AD
Ruler: Theodosius I
Province: Antioch mint, Syria
Date: 379-395 AD
Denomination: AE3
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed bust right
Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor on horseback, hand raised; mintmark ANTA in exergue
Grade: Rare, gVF, attractive desert patina, scarce
Reference(s): RIC 69b
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Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 400-370 BC, Lorber Plate Coin, Hoard Coin
Province: Thessaly, Larissa
Date: circa 400-370 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa three-quarter, facing left, wearing plain necklace, her hair confined by an ampyx and floating loosely; above head, signed ΣΙΜΟ; all within dotted border
Reverse: ΛΑΡIΣ, Horse with straight legs grazing, right on solid exergue line
Size: 19.56mm, 6.1g, 2h
Grade: VF, worn dies, small metal flaws, small scratch on reverse, iridescent tone
Provenance: from the Commerce, 1989 Hoard (CH IX, 65); Published in Lorber Early. From the Midwest Collection, ex Numismatic Fine Arts inventory 4809; Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 447 (3 July 2019), Lot 65
Reference(s): Lorber Early 89.1(a)(this coin, illustrated) = Lorber-Shahar Group 3, Head Type 27 (O131/R1); Lorber Thessalian 91-92; BCD Thessaly II 267 (same dies); Herrmann Group VII-R, pl. viii, 16; HGC 4, 431; SNG Copenhagen -
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Thessaly, Larissa, AR Hemidrachm, Thessalos, 450-430 BC
Province: Thessaly, Larissa
Date: 450-430 BC
Denomination: AR Hemidrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Naked youth standing right, restraining forepart of bull prancing right; rose beneath; crescent above
Reverse: Λ-API, forepart of horse prancing right, sandal of Jason below left; all within incuse square
Size: 16.5mm, 2.92 g, 8h
Grade: VF, toned, nice colouration
Provenance: Ex BCD Collection; Ex W. P. Wallace Collection
Reference(s): Lorber, Thessalian 18; BCD Thessaly II 373.1; HGC 4, 456; SNG Alpha Bank 79 var. (no rose); HN 175 var; Sear 2108 var; BMC 7.8 var
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Thessaly, Pharsalos, AR Hemidrachm, 400-344 BC
Province: Thessaly, Pharsalos
Date: 400-344 BC
Denomination: Hemidrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left
Reverse: Φ-[A-P-Σ], ("Phars"), Horse's head right
Size: 14mm
Grade: gF
Reference(s): cf. SNG Alpha Bank 241-242; cf. BMC 11
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Thrace, Istros, AR Trihemiobol, Left Head Inverted, 4th Century BC
Province: Thrace, Istros
Date: 4th century BC
Denomination: AR Hemiobol
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Two young male heads facing, side by side, the right upright, the left inverted
Reverse: IΣTPIH, Sea-eagle standing on dolphin, which it attacks with its beak; below, control mark? Δ?
Size: 9.70mm, 0.9g, 12h (relative to obverse position in photo)
Grade: aVF, cabinet toning; tight flan; reverse off-centre
Reference(s): cf. SNG BM 250 (A control mark); cf. Canarache 376 (Δ control mark); SGCV I 1669-1670 var. (right head inverted, denomination, control mark); AMNG -; SNG Copenhagen -
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Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD, Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria, AE31, Temple
Ruler: Trajan Decius
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: 249-251 AD
Denomination: AE32
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: AΥT K Γ ME KΨ TΡAIANOCΔEKIOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; viewed from behind
Reverse: ANTIOXEΩN MHTΡOKOΛΩN, Δ-E in upper fields, S C in exergue, tetrastyle temple of Tyche of Antioch, river-god Orontes swimming at her feet; above shrine, ram leaping right, head left
Size: 16.6g, 31mm, 6h
Grade: gF, attractive desert-patina
Reference(s): BMC 600-601; SNG Copenhagen 284; McAlee 1150