Random coins - Asia Minor General
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Spithridates (BC 334) Diobol464 viewsSpithridates, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia, ca 334 BC. AR Diobol (?) (1.23g). Head of satrap left, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) / Forepart of horse right, ΣΠΙΘ below. VF. Very rare.
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Uncertain (BC 500-450) cow - Hemistater?115 views5th century BC. AR Hemistater (16mm, 5.60g, 1h). Cow standing left, head right; below, calf kneeling right, suckling / Incuse of male head with African features left. VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare, the third known.
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Uncertain (AD 54-68) AE 15 - Nero383 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE15 (2.06g). NEPΩN, bare head right / CIEPOΓE[..], eagle facing, head right. Very rare. Very fine.
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Uncertain (BC 500) Bull 1 - Tetrobol271 viewsUncertain Lykian Dynast, ca 500-470/60 BC. AR Tetrobol (12mm, 2.61g). Bull’s head left / Incuse square with pellets and interesecting lines. VF, deposits, slightly porous. Ex Astarte 11 (12/2002), lot 441.
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Persian Kings (BC 328-311) Daric310 viewsTime of Alexandrine Empire, ca 328-311 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.32g). Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, quiver over shoulder, holding spear in right hand, bow in left. Monogram behind and to left of figure. / Incuse patterned punch. Good VF, lightly toned.
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Uncertain (AD 69-79) AE 16 - Vespasian, Titus and Domitian579 viewsVespasian, with Titus and Domitian, Caesars, 69-79 AD. AE16 (3.96g). Laureate head of Vespasian right / Confronted busts of Titus and Domitian; star between. Fine, green patina. Rare.
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Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Siglos531 viewsca 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (5.46g, 15mm). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. VF.
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Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/8 Siglos413 viewsca 480-350 BC. AR 1/8th Siglos (0.69g, 6mm). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Very rare denomination. Slight granularity, nice very fine.
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Last additions - Asia Minor General
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Persian Kings (BC 420-375) Daric211 viewsXerxes II to Artaxerxes II, ca 420-375 BC. AV Daric (16.88mm length, 15.10mm width, 3.49mm profile, 8.39g). Sardeis mint, Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling running stance right, holding spear in right hand and bow in left / Rectangular wave-like patterned incuse. EF with luster, well centered and unusually well struck. Carr coll.
The reverse punch of this coin is uncommon for a Daric, but similar to that used for a Double Daric with its rectangular ‘wave-like’ patterned incuse.Jun 28, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 440-390) Star - Hemiobol 4123 views5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.29g). Head of Athena right, wearing corinthian helmet / Star within incuse square. VF.Jun 19, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol102 viewsGaul, Massalia. ca 500-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.55g), Milesian standard. Head of a calf to right / Rough incuse square. Beautifully toned, gVF. Massalia Coll., formed over the past 25 years.Jun 15, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol93 viewsThraco-Macedonian region, uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.51g). Calf’s head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.Jun 15, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol79 viewsMacedon, Akanthos. ca 480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g, 7mm). Head of calf right / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF.Jun 15, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol92 viewsMacedon, Akanthos. ca 480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g, 6mm). Head of calf right / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF.Jun 15, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol92 viewsThraco-Macedonian region, uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Obol or Hemiobol (7mm, 0.53g). Head of calf right / Rough incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. Belgica Coll.; ex Rauch 76 (10/2005), lot 243.
A quantity of these have appeared on the market over the past few years, usually erroneously attributed to Akanthos, a city that never depicted a calf on its coinage. Moreover, the style of the calf, as well as the form of the incuse, is unlike any other coins attributed to that city.Jun 15, 2019
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Uncertain (BC 520-470) Hemiobol103 viewsThraco-Macedonian region, uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.57g). Calf’s head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned.Jun 15, 2019
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