Random coins - Asia Minor General
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Persian Kings (BC 420-375) 1/4 Siglos248 viewsXerxes II to Artaxerxes II, ca 420-375 BC. AR Quarter Siglos (8mm, 1.33g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Near EF, toned, small area of flat strike on obverse. Very rare. Sunrise Coll.
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) Obol709 viewsca 6th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.71g). Grain ear? / Quadripartite incuse. VF. Very rare and unpublished in the standard works.
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Persian Kings (BC 505-480) 1/6 Siglos508 views5th century BC. AR 1/6 Siglos (0.96g). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Toned, aVF. Rare.
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Persian Kings (BC 505-480) 1/6 Siglos604 viewsca 500-490/85 BC. AR 1/6 Siglos (0.85g). Persian king or hero right in kneeling-running stance, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Toned, VF. Rare.
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Uncertain (BC 550-520) 1/6324 viewsca 550-520 BC. AR Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.51g). Head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Lee Coll.
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Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos469 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.15g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, holding bow / Oblong incuse. Rare. aEF.
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 2 - Hemiobol195 viewsca 5th-4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.40g, 8mm). Bare male head left / Grain ear, uncertain legend around; all within incuse circle. VF. Rare, unpublished.
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Uncertain (BC 450-400) Dynast 3 - Tetartemorion511 views5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.23g). Eagle with spread wings and legs / Schematic wreath in incuse square.
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Last additions - Asia Minor General
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Persian Kings (BC 420-375) Daric277 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 4175 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) Hemiobol133 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) Hemiobol126 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) Hemiobol112 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) Hemiobol126 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) Hemiobol128 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) Hemiobol137 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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