Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus XII c. BCE 87/6-84/3 Two Bronzes

AE 19 mm, 7.29 g, 12h, Damascus mint c. BCE 85/4-84/3


SC 2478

O: diad and draped bust of Ant XII r with short curly beard, diad ends falling straight behind, dotted border.
R: BACΙΛΕΩC ANTIOXOV EΠIΦANOVC on right ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟC KAΛΛINIKOV on left, Zeus stg l holding Nike and sceptre, dotted border. Contol in outer left.



AE 19 mm, 6.73 g, 12h, Damascus mint c. BCE 83/2

SC 2481


O: diad and draped bust of Ant XII r with short curly beard, diad ends falling straight behind, dotted border.
R: BACΙΛΕΩC ANTIOXOV ΔIONVCΟV on right EΠIΦANOVC ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟC KAΛΛINIKOV on left, Zeus stg l holding Nike and sceptre, dotted border. Contol in ex.

Dealers and Collector Arrested in Smuggling Antiquities

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2011/2011jul14.html

No commentary needed. Two of the dealers you may recognize from Vcoins. Their Vcoins shops are closed.  I don't think selling coins at the present time is their chief concern.

Greece/Calabria; Tarentum c. BCE 315-302

AR Nomos, 20 mm, 7.77 g, 4h

Vlasto 605

 O: Nude warrior on horseback right, holding round shield and two lances in left hand, spear pointed downwards in right; ΣA below


R: TAPAΣ right, Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended right hand, trident over left shoulder; AP monogram before; dolphin left below, dot in center left field.



Ex: Tom McAfee dba Tom’s Coins (FL) July 1979


Ex: James Lovette Collection with ANACS Certification #E-0698-D (11-28-1979)

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus II Theos BCE 261-246

AE 17.5 mm, 3.49 g, Sardes mint c. BCE 261-250 per Newell


SC 520.4a, WSM 1389


O: laur hd of Apollo r. with short curly hair


R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ on r., ANTIOXOY on l., tripod standing on symbol in this case anchor with flukes to left.


Primary control: off flan but P is partially seen on far left.


Secondary control: M I Λ outer r