20250227

GREEK/Seleucid; Antiochos IX BCE 114-95


 AE 19 mm, 6.31 g, Antioch mint, SE 200=BCE 113-112


SC 2364.2g


O: diad hd of Antiochos IX r, with short curly beard, one diad end waving up behind, the other falling forward over shoulder, dotted border.


R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on r., ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ on l., winged thunderbolt placed vertically.

Σ = SE 200 on inner left

On outer left:

Controls: N with line above.

Symbol: star


Ex: Ephesus (Paul Landsberg)

20250213

ISLAMIC/Syria; Arab Byzantine Hims c. 670-690 CE Two examples


 AE Fals; 18 mm, 3.99 g, 7h Hims (Emesa) mint.

Album 3524

Wilkes 133

O: facing bust. To right بحمص to left KAΛON

R: Cursive M dividing EMI on left and CHC on right and طيب in exergue.


AE Fals; 22 mm, 4.3 g, 6h, Hims (Emesa) mint.

Album 3524

Wilkes 133

O: facing bust. To right بحمص to left KAΛON

R: Cursive M dividing EMI on left and CHC on right and طيب in exergue.

20250201

GREEK/Seleucid; Alexander II Zabinas BCE 128-122


 AE 18 mm, 6.31 g, Antioch mint BCE 129/8 (SE 184)


SC 2229.1 variety


O: diademed hd of Alexander II r. diadem ends falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ on the r., AΛΕΞANΔPOY on l., young Dionysus stg., l., holding cantharus and thyrsus.


Date; inner left reading downward: ΔΠP


Control IΣI to outer left with any symbols off flan.