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Auction: 23108 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 31: Ancient Coins from the Kyrios Collection and Other Properties - e-Auction
Lot: 1308

A Selection of Ancient Coins from Italy to India (10): i) Apulia, Nuceria AE 20 c. 225-220 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. horse standing left, pentagram below, 7.47g (HN Italy, 2438), green patina, about very fine; ii) Persia, Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darios I to Xerxes II c. 485-420 BC, AR Siglos, Sardes, king wearing radiate tiara, in kneeling stance right, bow and spear in hand, quiver over shoulder, rev. Oblong incuse, 5.52g (BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Carradice Type IIIb), toned, very fine; iii) Kingdom of Pontos, Amisos AE21 c.120-63 BC, temp. Mithradates VI Eupator, Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre, rev. Nike advancing right, AMI-SOY across fields, 6.97g (HGC 7, 242), well- centred, dark patina, near very fine; iv) Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos I Soter (281-261 BC), AE18, Antioch c. 261-241 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, BASILEOS ANTIOCHOY, tripod centre, bow outer let field, club over monogram in outer right field, 6.12g (SC 347; SNG Spaer 200; HGC 9, 147), very fine; v)Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC) AE 26, Egyptianizing series, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, head of Isis right wearing tainia, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOCHOY THEOY EPIPHANOYS, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, 20.01g (SC 1414; HGC 9, 644) dark patina with some softening, very fine; vi) Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas (152-145 BC), AR Drachm, Antioch c.150 BC, diademed head right, rev. Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos holding arrow and bow, D in exergue, 3.77g (SMA 188; SNG Spaer 1411), toned, slighly off-centred strike, very fine; vii) Kingdom of Commagene, Antiochos IV (AD 38-72), AE27, BASILEUS ME ANTIOCHOS EPI, diademed and draped bust of Antiochus IV right, rev. KOMMAGENON, scorpion within circle and laurel wreath, 12.46g (Kovacs 254; RPC I 3854), dark patina, high relief, near extremely fine; viii) Kingdom of Baktria, Menander I Soter (c.155-130 BC), AR Drachm, BASILEOS SOTEROS MENANDROY, Diademed heroic bust left, wearing aegis and brandishing spear, rev. Kharosthi legend, Athena Alkedimos standing right, holding shield and thunderbolt, monogram to right, 2.50g (Bopearachchi 7A), toned, highly detailed, near extremely fine; ix) Kushan, Vima Takto (Soter Megas), AE Tetradrachm c. AD 80-100, diademed bust right, holding sceptre, Tamgha of Soter Megas behind, rev. King on horseback right, Tamgha of Soter Megas right, 8.53g (Senior B17.1; Donum Burns 58; MACW 2928), green patina, good detail, very fine; x) Kushan, Vima Takto (Soter Megas), AE Tetradrachm c. AD 80-100, diademed bust right, holding sceptre, Tamgha of Soter Megas behind, rev. King on horseback right, Tamgha of Soter Megas right, 8.53g (Senior B17.1; Donum Burns 58; MACW 2928), green patina, good detail, very fine, (10).

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