AR Dirham, Balkh mint AH 187/CE 802-03
Album 219.11
Reverse inscription is without caliph, citing al-Mamun ‘Abdallah as ibn amir al mu’minin and wali wali ‘ahd al-muslimin
20140206
Greek/Seleucid; Antiochus IV BCE 175-164
AE 34mm, 35.36 g, 1h, Antioch mint BCE 169-168
SC 1413
O: laureate hd of Serapis r with taenia r, Osiris cap atop taenia, dotted border.
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on r, ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦANOYΣ in two lines on l.,
Eagle stg r on thunderbolt.
Greek/Seleucid; Antiochus IV BCE 175-164
AR Drachm, 3.53 g, 6h, Uncertain mint in N. Media or Hyrcania
SC 1559.3 variety
O: diad hd of Antiochus r, short diadem ends curving down behind, dotted border
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ on r., ANTIOXOY on l., Apollo seated l., on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded compound bow.
Controls outer l and inner l.
Britain/Stuart; Charles I CE 1625-1649
AR Shilling; 5.61 g, Tower mint, CE 1630-1631
SCBC 2787
O: CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HI REX, mm plume
R: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO/ CR above coat of arms
Britain/Plantagenet; Henry II CE 1154-1189
AR Tealby Penny; 1.43 g, 20 mm, Bust C, c. CE 1163-1167
William on Newcastle, moneyer
N. 957
SCBC 1339
Ex: D. Shuttleworth Collection
Britain/Plantagenet; Henry III CE 1216-1272
AR Short Cross Penny; 1.35 g, London mint, c. CE 1223-1242
Nichole, moneyer
SCBC 1356c
N. 979 Class 7C
IRAN/Arsacids; Mithradates II BCE 123-88
AE Dichalcon; 15 mm, 1.65 g, 12h, Ecbatana mint
Sellwood 27.11
Shore 108 var.
O: long bearded bust left.
R: Top: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Right: BAΣΙΛΕΩN
Left: APΣAKOY/EΠIΦANOVΣ
Bottom (inverted): MEΓAΛOV
Nike walking r. with wreath in rt hand
Britain/Plantagenet; Henry III CE 1216-1272
Class IIIbc
N. 987
SCBC 1363
Churchill/Thomas BR 35 (1 example EHR)
O: HEHRICVS REX III
R: IAC/OBO/HBR/VST
James LaWarre, moneyer
EX: Brussels Hoard, 1908
EX: D. Shuttleworth Collection
Prussia/Brandenburg; Albrecht CE 1525-1569
AR Groschen; 1.94 g, 24 mm, 12h, CE 1539
Shurm. 5070
Neumann 45, 46
Kopicki 3780, 3783
O: ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRUSS
R: IVSTVS EX FIDE VIVIT 1539 cuir. bust of Albrecht r.
20130616
Greece/Seleucid; Philip I Philadelphus BCE c. 95/4-perhaps 76/5
AR Tetradrachm, 28 mm, 15.33g., 12h, Unattributed Issue of Northern Syria or Cilicia
SC 2469 (R3)
O: diademed hd of
Philip I r., diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border.
R: Zeus std l.,
holding Nike and sceptre, laurel wreath border. [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY in two
lines on the r., ΕΠΙΦAΝΟΥ[Σ Φ]ΙΛΑΔΕΛΦ[OY] in two lines on l.
Primary Control: Δ omicron, inner left
this is likely the second known example. the reference for this is Naville X, 15 June 1925, lot 1550 (15.38 g)
the obs is a die match for the Naville example but the rev dies are different, though this example clarifies the note in SC regarding the possibility of an 'M' control under the throne. What was thought to be an 'M' (as surmised in SC) and resolved here is that the M was in fact a conjunction of the far leg of the throne, the right foot of Zeus tucked under the front of the throne and the drapery coming off his lap, as illustrated below:
Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VI Dionysus BCE 144-c.142/1
AE 18 mm, 7.5 g, 1h,
SC 2015.1g
O: rad & diad hd r, one diadem end waving up behind, the other falling forward over shoulder, dotted border.
R: cantharus and
palm branch, to right [BAΣΙΛ]ΕΩΣ / [AN]TIOXOY below EΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ/[Δ]IONYΣOY
control inner left.
ex: Dan Clark Auction 4 (1984) lot 234
Greece/Seleucid; Cleopatra Thea & Antiochus VIII BCE 125-121
AE 18 mm, 5.77 g, Antioch
SC
2263.2h, SNG Spaer 2445.
Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus II Theos BCE 261-246
AE 20 mm 6.63 g., 5h, Antioch mint
SC 575.1a WSM 982
O: laur. hd of Apollo r., hair rolled behind, a few wavy locks escaping down neck, dotted border.
R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ on right ANTIOXOY on left, tripod. Anchor r., in ex.
controls outer right and left placed sideways.
ex: Dan Clark Auction 4 (1984) lot 226
controls outer right and left placed sideways.
ex: Dan Clark Auction 4 (1984) lot 226
Greece/Cappadocia; Ariobarzanes I BCE 95-63
AR Drachm; 16 mm, 4.05 g, 12h. Yr 29=BCE 67-66
Simonetta 40b
ex: Heritage Auction 3020 (6-11 Sept 2012) portion of lot 25819
20130427
Greece/Seleucid; Antiochos II Theos BCE 261-246
AE 18 mm 3.92 g., Tarsus mint
SC 565 WSM 1313
O: dioscuri on horseback r, dotted border
R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ on left ANTIOXOY on right Athena stg r on anchor l.,
brandishing spear and shield.
Greek/Thrace; Lysimachos BCE 305-281
AR Drachm, 17 mm, 3.94 g, Ephesos mint c. BCE 294-287
Essays Robinson, Thompson 170var
(monogram on throne). rare example
O: diad hd of deified Alexander r wearing horn of Ammon
R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ] on right [ΛΥΣ]IMAXO[Y]
on left Athena Nikephoros seated left, spear behind;
tripod to inner left, Φ on throne.
Greece/Seleucid; Antiochos VII Sidetes BCE 138-129; Unpublished Control from the mint of Tyre
AR Tetradrachm, 28 x 25 mm, 14.21 g,
SC 2109.3Ad, SCADS 58 (this coin)
O: diad draped bust of Ant r, diad ends falling straight
behind dotted border
R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ curving on r., ANTIOXOY curving on l., round,
eagle stg l., on ship’s ram, palm branch under far wing dotted border.
Mintmarks: A/PE above TYP monogram on club in l. field. AΣ in r field above, EOP (date). Unpublished control
between eagle legs.
enlargement of the control which appears to be Phoenician rather than Greek
Update 11 November 2017
It appears after some time that a similar tetradrachm from the mint of Tyre has come to market. This example likely clarifies the control as being Greek not Phoenician but nevertheless previously unrecorded as is the new example which differs from the above example in the horizontal rendering of the control rather than vertical:
enlargement of the photo followed by a close up of the control:
The difference is the rendering of the cursive Omega, on the example published above in the vertical rendering the link is missing on the right, in this horizontal example it is missing on the left. Both pieces were minted in the same year and therefore it can be concluded that the same magistrate signed both. This coin adds another control variety to the series for Antiochus VII from Tyre.
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