ISLAMIC/’Abbasid Governors; al-‘Abbas b. Muhammad c. AH 130's-140's

AE Fals 20 mm, 5.19 g, 3h, al-Jazira (modern Iraq) mint, c.AH 143 (c. CE 760-761) undated

Album 304

O: Within circle, la ilah / illa Allah / wahdahu(“There is no god but Allah alone”); in margin, amara al-amir al-‘Abbas bin Muhammad ‘azz Allah nasrahu(“Ordered by the amir al-‘Abbas bin Muhammad, may his victories be the glory of Allah”); outer circle.

R: Within circle, Muhammad / rasul / Allah (“Muhammad is the apostle of Allah”); pellet above first line; in margin, bismillah duriba hadhal-fils bi’l-Jazira (“In the name of Allah was struck this fals of al-Jazira”).

al-'Abbas b. Muhammad was appointed Governor of al-Jazira by Caliph al-Mansur

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII BCE 138-129

AE 20 mm, 5.6 g, 12h, Sidon mint, SE 180/BCE 133-132

SC 2105.1 v

O: diad and draped bust of Antiochus VII r., diad ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: [ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ]/ΘEA[Σ] in two lines on l., L’Sidonim in Phoenician curving on r., Astarte stg l., on prow, l., holding aphlaston and naval trophy, dotted border.

Date on r., ΠΡ

Obv. Controls behind head not visible on this example. 

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius II (First Reign) BCE 146-138

AE 18 mm, 5.33 g, 10h, Tyre mint, SE 

SC 1968.4

O: diad hd of Demetrius II r, diad ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY in two lines in upper field, TYPIΩΝ L’Tsur (Of Tyre in Phoenician) in two lines in ex., stern of galley l., date LOP above, No controls.

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius II (First Reign) BCE 146-138

AE 20 mm, 5.91 g, 12h, Tyre mint, SE 168/BCE 145-144

SC 1968.2

Newell Tyre, 100

O: diad hd of Demetrius II r, diad ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY in two lines in upper field, TYPIΩΝ L’Tsur (Of Tyre in Phoenician) in two lines in ex., stern of galley l., date LHΞP above, No controls.

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus III BCE 223-187

AE 13 mm, 3,86 g, 12h, Sardes mint possibly after BCE 197

SC 983.6

WSM 1438, plt. lix, 15

O: laur hd of Apollo r, with corkscrew curls. 

R: [BΑ]ΣΙΛΕΩΣ on r and [A]NTIOXOY on l., Apollo stg l., testing arrow and resting elbow on tall tripod.

No controls. 

Ex: "D.Alighieri" Collection

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus III BCE 223-187

AE 12 x 14 mm, 2.15 g, 12h, ΔΕ/Λ mint associated with Antioch, possibly before BCE 211

SC 1064B

WSM 1195

O: laur hd of Apollo r, dotted border.

R: [BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] on r and ANTIOXOY on l., Apollo stg l., testing arrow and resting l. hand on grounded bow. ΔΕ/Λ Primary control outer l., above.

Ι(long serifs) secondary control outer l., below.