AE Pentonkion, 25 mm, 10.89 g, 1h, Messana mint
SNG ANS 440
Sear 1144
O: laur hd of Zeur r
R: [MAMEPTINΩN] helmeted naked warrior charging r,
holding spear and large round shield with Π in lower right field.
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GREEK/Sicily; Mamertinon c. BCE 220-200
AE Pentonkion, 25 mm, 10.89 g, 1h, Messana mint
INDOGREEK/Baktria; Eukratides c. BCE 171-145
AR Obol, 10 mm, 0.52 g, 11h, mint of Baktra or an uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara, c. BCE 162-145
Bopearachchi 9B
O: helmeted head of Eukratides r, dotted border
R: piloi of the dioscuri with [BAΣ]ΙΛΕΩ[Σ] to right, EYKPATIΔ[--] on left with ΠΓ in lower field.
Ex: Pars Sku G045
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GREEK/Seleucid; Alexander II Zabinas BCE 128-123
AR Drachm; 17 mm, 3.42 g, 1h, Antioch mint
SC 2221.3c
O: diad hd of
Alexander II r., diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.
R: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ on r., AΛEΞANΔPOY on l., filleted
double cornucopiae oriented to r.
Primary control in mongram of HΔP inner l.
above.
Secondary control inner l., below: AΦ
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GREEK/Seleucid; Antiochos VIII "Philometor" BCE 121-96
AE 17 mm, 5.45 g, 12h, Antioch mint SE 202/BCE 111-110
SC 2308 (R, 19 known examples)
O: radiate hd of Antiochos r dotted border
R: [Β]AΣIΛE[ΩΣ] /ANTIOX[OY] on right, ΦIΛOMHTOP[OΣ] on l., Eagle stg l., [BΣ] underneath for SE date.
Control on outer left.
This is another example of the rare and elusive PHILOMETOR bronze of Antiochos VIII issued for a short time during SE 202. SC remarks that the epithet is used without irony despite his having killed his mother a decade before.
Petr Vesely has discussed this issue and the previously known examples on his website found http://seleukidtraces.info/information/ni_antiochos_philometor.html.
There were 17 that he was aware of, with this example as illustrated there were 18 and with another that belonged to Tom Kirby being sold at auction recently, that was 19. If any reader is aware of additional unaccounted for examples, please email us at the email noted in the upper left of this page.
ex: Zurqieh (UAE) 2022
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GREEK/Seleukid; Timarchos c. BCE 164-161
AE 27 mm, 17.16 g, 12h, Ekbatana mint
SC 1595 (R2-R3)
O: diad bust of Timarchos r. dotted border
R: [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ
on the rt, [M]EΓAΛOY/[TI]MAPXOY on left, Nike adv l holding wreath and palm branch.
No control marks and no evidence of dotted border.
Ex:
Zurqieh UAE
For a discussion of the dating of the reign of Timarchos please refer to:
Jakobsson, J., "Dating of Timarchus, the Median Usurper, A Critical Review" Ancient History Bulletin 30 (2016); 15-26.
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GREEK/IONIA; Smyrna. Mithradates VI of Pontus BCE 85-75
AE 25 mm, 13.38 g, 12h.
Milne, Autonomous period XV, 340
Callataÿ pl. LI, Q
SNG Copenhagen 1206
O: diad hd of Mithradates VI r
R: Nike stg r holding wreath and palm frond. ΣΜΥPNAIΩΝ on rt, EPMOΓENHΣ/ΦΡΙΞΟΣ
on l.
Hermogenes Phrixos as magistrate. Flan preparation marks
are still extant.
Ex: Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 366 lot 183 (25 Oct 2000)
estimation 350,-DM.
Ex: Sigmund Collection
Ex: CNG 512 lot 154 (23 March 2022)
Ex: Praefectus Coins (BC Canada) SKU GRA6368
Mithradates Kingdom at it's peak after BCE 88
UK/ Charles III 2022-date
CuNi 50p, 27 mm, 8.00 g, Royal Mint, September-December 2022. mintage estimated at this time to be between 4.9 to 9.6 million pieces.
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