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Sale 96
February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 1888 |
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Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.89 g), ca. 174-165 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos I right, wearing kausia. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIMAXOY, Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm; in right field, PK monogram. Bopearachchi Série 1B; SNG ANS -. Scarce. Superb portrait. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from CNG in the early 1990s.
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$1,469 |
Lot 1889 |
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Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.16 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed bust of Eukratides I left viewed from behind, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear, and brandishing javelin. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi, each holding palm branch and couched lance, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 8B; SNG ANS 485. Boldly struck in very high relief. A magnificent fine style specimen exhibiting pleasing old cabinet toning. We note some fine antique scratches on both sides. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
The Hanbery Collection.
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$5,875 |
Lot 1890 |
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Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.98 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Eukratides I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi, each holding palm branch and couched lance, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 1D; SNG ANS 432. Excellent metal and struck in high relief, lightly toned. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1891 |
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Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.77 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Eukratides I right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi, each holding palm branch and couched lance, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 6X; SNG ANS 472. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Some minor test scrapes on the edges. Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from CNG in the early 1990s.
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| Realized
$940 |
Lot 1892 |
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Indo-Greek Kingdom. Archebios. Silver Tetradrachm (9.23 g), ca. 90-80 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔIKAIOY NIKEΦOPOY APΧEBIOY, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: Zeus Bremetes standing facing, preparing to hurl thunderbolt and holding scepter; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 4A; SNG ANS 1296. Lustrous surfaces. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Economopoulos Enterprises in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
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$705 |
Lot 1893 |
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Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios. Silver Tetradrachm (9.52 g), ca. 90-70 BC. Near Pushkalavati, posthumously, ca. 80-75 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY, diademed and draped bust of Hermaios right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned facing slightly left, raising hand and holding scepter; in inner left and right fields, monograms. Senior 26T.1; Bopearachchi 10I; SNG ANS 1359-60. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1984.
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| Realized
$470 |
Lot 1894 |
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Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios, with Kalliope. Silver Drachm (2.18 g), ca. 90-70 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY KAI KAΛΛIOΠHΣ, conjoined busts of Hermaios and Kalliope, both diademed and draped, right. Reverse: King on horseback right; below, monogram. Senior H1bD; Bopearachchi 2B; SNG ANS 1319-25. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from E. Waddell in 1988.
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$294 |
Lot 1895 |
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Egypt, Achaemenid Period. Sabakes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.57 g), ca. 340-333 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, profile eye. Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; behind, olive spray and crescent; in right field, crescent above thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 4 (same dies). Very Rare. Light iridescent tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs.
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$5,640 |
Lot 1896 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.30 g), as Satrap, 323-305 BC. Memphis or Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III, ca. 317 BC. Diademed head of Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Reverse: [A]ΛEΞ[ANΔPOY], Zeus seated left. holding eagle and scepter; in left field, thunderbolt; below throne, PY. Svoronos 20; cf. SNG Copenhagen 11 (control). Very Rare. Struck in high relief. Toned. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
The Hanbery Collection; Private purchase from Frank Kovacs 1980.
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$1,821 |
Lot 1897 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.60 g), as Satrap, 323-305 BC. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III, ca. 311/0-305 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress, aegis around neck with tiny Δ in scales. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Athena Alkidemos advancing right, wielding javelin and holding forth shield; in right field, Corinthian helmet right, HP monogram,and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 170; SNG Copenhagen 27. Fine style and excellent metal. Old cabinet tone and some scattered scratches. Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
The Hanbery Collection.
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$1,351 |
Lot 1898 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes. Silver Tetradrachm (13.94 g), 246-222 BC. Ptolemais-Lebedos in Ionia. Diademed bust of Ptolemy III right, wearing aegis. Reverse: [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, N (retrograde) above club; in right field, grape bunch. Svoronos 914, pl. XXVII, 10 (same dies). Extremely Rare portrait issue of Ptolemy III. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs. Ex W. Wahler Collection (NFA XXV, 29 November 1990), 173.
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$3,995 |
Lot 1899 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Æ (4.78 g), ca. 244/3-221 BC. Uncertain mint in northern coastal Syria, ca. 244-241 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Berenike II right. Reverse: BAΣIΛIΣ[ΣHΣ BEPENIKHΣ], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings displayed; in left field, EY. Svoronos 1056; SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s.
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$341 |
Lot 1900 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator. Silver Tetradrachm (13.72 g), 222-205/4 BC. Alexandria, ca. 217-215/0 BC. Jugate busts of Zeus-Serapis, laureate and draped, and Isis, wreathed and draped, right; small cap of Osiris above Serapis, globe and horns above Isis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt, filleted cornucopia at shoulder; between legs, ΔI. Svoronos 1124; Landvatter Group 4, cf. 13-22 (O4/R-; rev. die not recorded); SNG Copenhagen 197-8. Rare. Boldly struck with excellent detail and perfectly centered. Lightly toned with an area of horn-silver present on the upper reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s.
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$1,645 |
Lot 1901 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator. Æ (29.79 g), 222-205/4 BC. Alexandria. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, filleted cornucopia; between legs, Σ or ΣE monogram. Svoronos 993; SNG Copenhagen 212. Dark reddish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased from J. Malter in the 1980s.
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$341 |
Lot 1902 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator or Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Silver Didrachm (6.72 g), 222-205/4 BC or 204-180 BC. Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Draped bust of Ptolemy V as Dionysos right, thyrsos at shoulder. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1789; SNG Copenhagen 637-8. Very Rare. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection; Ex Huston FPL 126 (5 November 1993), 12.
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$470 |
Lot 1903 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (13.64 g), 205-180 BC. Uncertain mint in Phoenicia, ca. 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy V right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (M); between eagle's legs, NI. Svoronos 1284; Mørkholm dies A20/P55; SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs.
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$1,058 |
Lot 1904 |
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Lot 1905 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Silver Didrachm (6.60 g), second reign, 163-145 BC. Uncertain mint, possibly Cyprus or Pelousion, CY 109 (154/3 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; across field, date (P-Θ). Svoronos 1216; SNG Copenhagen 556; DCA 76. Rare. Nicely toned. We note some filing on edges, thus apparently ex jewelry. About Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection.
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| Realized
$423 |
Lot 1906 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Gold octadrachm (27.38 g), died 270 BC. Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII, ca. 170-116 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K. Reverse: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. A marvelous specimen! Intensely lustrous. Mint State. Estimate Value $20,000 - UP
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex CNA XVI (16 August 1991), 236.
After the famous Cleopatra VII, who ruled in her own right, Arsinöe II was arguably the most powerful and influential queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Through the development of the dynastic royal cult, she became an avatar of Isis-Aphrodite and and the ultimate source of the legitimate Ptolemaic bloodline.
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$37,600 |
Lot 1907 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Silver decadrachm (32.48 g), died 270 BC. Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, ca. 285-246 BC. Diademed and veiled head right before lotus-tipped scepter, he tip showing above her head; in left field, BB. Reverse: AΠΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 938; SNG Copenhagen 136 (same obv. die). Nicely toned. Area of horn silver on the reverse. Very Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1986.
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$9,988 |
Lot 1908 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). Silver Tetradrachm (14.15 g), second reign, 145-116 BC. Alexandria, RY 49 (122/1 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L MΘ); in right field, ΠA. Svoronos 1520; SNG Copenhagen 330. Well struck and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900
The Aurora Family Collection.
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$705 |
Lot 1909 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). Silver Tetradrachm (13.28 g), 116-107 BC. Alexandria, RY 8 (109/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L H); in right field, ΠA. Svoronos 1669; SNG Copenhagen 352. Superb. Nearly Mint State. Estimate Value $300 - 400
The Aurora Family Collection.
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$447 |
Lot 1910 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). Silver Tetradrachm (13.98 g), 116-107 BC. Alexandria, RY 6 (112/1 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L C); in right field, ΠA. Svoronos 1667; SNG Copenhagen 351; DCA 60. Nice old cabinet tone. Perhaps ex jewelry (edges shaved). Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from Coin Galleries in the 1980s.
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$353 |
Lot 1911 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes). Silver Tetradrachm (13.80 g), 80-58 BC. Alexandria, RY 1 (80 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied at neck. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L A); in right field, ΠA. Svoronos 1734; SNG Copenhagen 376. Boldly struck with attractive light iridescent toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from S. M. Huston in 1981.
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$447 |
Lot 1912 |
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Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor. Gold Stater (8.56 g), first reign, ca. 322-313 BC. Polianthes, magistrate. KYPANAION, Nike, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right. Reverse: ΠOΛIANΘEYΣ, Zeus-Ammon standing facing, head left, holding patera and lotus-tipped scepter; in left field, thymiaterion. Naville 104; SNG Copenhagen 1210 Pozzi 3271. Very Rare. Well struck and delicately toned. A marvelous specimen. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1991. Ex Samuel-Jean de Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), 3271.
This stater was struck at Cyrene under the Ptolemaic administration headed by Ophellas. He had served in the army of Alexander the Great and took part in that king's celebrated Indian campaign, but after Alexander's death in 323 BC he followed Ptolemy I Soter, who took control of Egypt. When a civil war broke out in the Cyrenaica in 322 BC, Ptolemy sent Ophellas with an army to claim the region for the Ptolemaic kingdom. This he did and assumed the position of Ptolemaic governor, which he held until 309/8 BC except for a brief Cyrenean revolt in 313 BC. The Nike in quadriga obverse type may perhaps refer to Ophellas' victory in the civil war and serve as a slight nod to the popular and widely circulating charioteer staters of Philip II. The reverse depicts Zeus Ammon, the oracular deity for which Cyrene was most famous. So high was the renown of the god and his prophecies that Alexander the Great himself had made a special journey to visit the oracle at Siwah.
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$30,550 |
Lot 1913 |
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Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Silver Didrachm (7.73 g), ca. 308-277 BC. Head of Karneios left. Reverse: KY-PA, silphion plant; in right field, I and ΠO monogram. Müller 174; cf. SNG Copenhagen 1239 (coiled serpent in left field of rev.); BMC 246-8. A beautiful fine style example. Boldly struck and well centered, all delicately toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Dr. Arnold Saslow Rare Coins & Classical Arts in 1991. Ex John Ward Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby's, Zurich, 4-5 April 1973), 757; Ex R. Carfrae Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 23 May 1894), 23.
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$4,935 |
Lot 1914 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum Stater (4.79 g), ca. 310-290 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left; in field before neck, pellet. Reverse: Horse standing right on ground-line; below ground -line, two pellets. Jenkins & Lewis grp. V, 260 (same dies); MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136. Fine style from artistic dies and well struck. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - 4,000
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased from an uncertain Ariadne Galleries auction in the 1980s.
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$3,878 |
Lot 1915 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum Stater (7.34 g), ca. 310-290 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left; in field before neck, pellet. Reverse: Horse standing right on ground-line; below ground -line, two pellets. Jenkins & Lewis grp. V, uncertain dies; MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136. Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1970s-1980s.
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$1,998 |
Lot 1916 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. Silver 1/4 Shekel (1.71 g), ca. 220-205 BC. Second Punic War issue. Wreathed head of Tanit left. Reverse: Horse standing right. MAA 78; SNG Copenhagen 335. Rare. Struck on a porous planchet. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s.
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$470 |
Lot 1917 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. BI Trishekel (10.37 g), ca. 210-201 BC. Second Punic War issue. Wreathed head of Tanit left. Reverse: Horse standing right; below horse, pellet; palm tree in background. MAA 44a; cf. SNG Copenhagen 191 (no pellet). About Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection.
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$147 |
Lot 1918 |
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Mauretanian Kingdom. Juba II. Silver Denarius (1.92 g), 25 BC-AD 24. Caesarea. REX IVBA, diademed head of Juba II right. Reverse: Filleted cornucopiae before transverse scepter; in upper right field, crescent. Mazard 241; MAA 95; SNG Copenhagen 579. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
The Aurora Family Collection.
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$294 |
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