Ancient Coins and Related Artifacts Auction

Ceylon, 1801 - 1813. Lot of 5 'dump' AE's of George III. 3 of 1/12 and 2 of 1/24 rixdollar. All fine or better and decent strikes for th...

Ceylon, 1815. Lot of 7 pieces from the elephant / king milled series of AE's. 3 denominations. Nearly all very choice grades. $100/7

Ceylon, 1821. Lot of 3 pieces of the AR Rixdollar, elephant / king type. All high grade, one showing a lot of original luster. $150/3

England, 17th Century. Lot of 5 Pence tokens. 3 of the elephant & castle types from Berks. Overall grade Fine and decent for these. $100/5

England, 18th Century. Lot of 8 Pidcock Menagerie tokens. A famous much collected. 5 farthings and 3 half pennies. All high grade and very attractive.

England, 18th Century. Lot of 11 tokens. 7 pieces of the elephant and castle type plus 4 more pieces of various locations. Lot includes several of the

India, Mysore state, Tipu Sultan & others. 18th Century and before. A study collection of elephant / inscription dump AE's. A number of whom...

Siam, 1860's. Lot of 6 pieces, elephant / umbrellas AR series. Small denominations. One each of y-8, y-9, y-10, y-29 and 2 pieces of y-28. All V...

Siam, 1860's. Lot of 4 pieces, elephant / umbrellas AR series. Large denominations. 2 each AR Baht (y-11) and Tical (Y-31). One of the latter wi...

Siam, 1860's. Lot of 7 pieces. AE-26's in tin and AE. Tin, one Y-5 and 4 Y-6; AE, one each Y-2 and Y-4. aVF or better and very nice for type...

Siam, Rama V, VI & VII. Lot of 21 pieces. AR types of the Baht and fractionals. Y32/32a-(4); Y33/33a-(5); y34-(2); y43-(3); y44(2); y48(3); &...

Thailand, Rama IX. Lot of 43 coins UNC base metal trade coins. 10st ñ 20 Baht plus a y-113 silver crown. All in 2x2fs. A decent lot of Thailand...

World Wide Varia, lot of 5 coins. One silver fantasy crown of Edward VIII, 2 pieces from Siam, 19th century, Y22 & Y27, and a coin from India, ...

World Wide Varia, lot of 15 coins and tokens in base metal and silver (3 Ceylon. KM 126). From circulated to BU. A nice grouping. $100/15

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3500-2800 BC. lapis lazuli, the device is a series of sigma-shaped symbols resembling the letter "em" when turned upright....

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3500-2800 BC. white marble, the device is a series of small fish-like creatures each with a discernible pair of tail flukes. H: 17mm.

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200 BC, black stone cylinder seal with finely executed potting scene with two seated pig-tailed figures with pots placed between them

Third Early Dynastic period, c. 2600-2100 BC. limestone, the device features a contest scene with a kneeling warrior and falling ibex both have circle

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. alabaster, device features a nude hero between two clusters of animals. H: 22mm. See Porada, op. cit.. No. 147 on plate

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. green jasper, the device features two pairs of contestants, one pair with a rampant lions and bull, the other pair feat

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2000 BC. light cream colored hard shell cylinder of top workmanship featuring four groups of bearded bull contestants with a ter

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. pink marble cylinder with a contest scene with pairs of stick-figured contestants. H: 17mm. cp. Porada, No. 168. Somewh

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. lapis lazuli cylinder seal with eight tiny figures in contest scene. H: 8.5mm. Even wear, still sharp enough to see eac

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. black serpentine or chlorite, a broad cylinder with equally wide bore featuring a contest scene with two heroes grappli

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. dark brown serpentine cylinder seal carved with the sun god, Shamash, with rays emanating from his shoulders, between t

Akkad Period, c. 2400-2200 BC. black magnetite cylinder very similar but much smaller than above example. H: 12 mm. See Porada No. 186, Frankfort, Cyl

Post Akkadian, c. 2000 BC. grey marble cylinder with two registers; the top features walking animals and the bottom register has the master of animals

Babylonia, Isin Larsa Period, c. 1900-1750 BC. dark steatite cylinder with worshipper and god with inverted figure between them; a tall staff and smal

Old Babylonia, c. 1850 BC. hematite cylinder with a contest scene with hero vs. a winged lion, and another scene with two rampant lions vs. rampant go

Old Babylonia, c. 1850 BC. hematite cylinder with two worshippers before enthroned god; 2 columns of inscription: "Utu/Samas dA-a." Shamas...

Old Babylonia, c. 1850 BC. an "unfinished" hematite cylinder, this example shows the drill marks prior to their being modeled. H: 22mm. Se...

Old Babylonia, c. 1850 BC. hematite cylinder with suppliant worshippers before an enthroned god, with crescent and inscription which reads: "Su...

Old Babylonia, c. 1850 BC. hematite cylinder with three standing figures; the god Amurru, and two attendants with symbol for forked lightning. H: 21mm

Old Babylonia, c.1800 BC. black serpentine seal carved with a sacred tree flanked by two horned rampant animals, friezes of lions and human stick figu

Syria, c. 1600-1400 BC. hematite cylinder seal with suppliant figure facing god with sword; winged solar disc and antelope between them a circle of an

Syria, c. 1600-1400 BC. a magnetite cylinder seal with Egyptianizing influence; two priests facing each other, an altar between them; a star is above

Syria, c. 1550 BC. (Second Syrian Group) a magnetite cylinder seal with two standing warriors wearing kilts and spiked helmets and carrying scythe-lik

Mitannian, c. 1500-1450 BC. a choice hematite cylinder seal of elaborate style with a priest and a winged genii standing under an ornate winged column

Mitannian, c. 1500-1450 BC. a hematite cylinder from the Marcopoli Collection, with a winged demon standing between rampant lion and a recumbent antel

Iran, Elamite, c. 1800-1500 BC. dark serpentine depicting two pair of Orants on either side of sacred tree. H: 14mm. VF. Ex Malter Auction 74, lot 463

Neo Elamite, c. 1500-900 BC. (Neo-Babylonian Style) banded agate; device: a warrior with dagger combating lion; altar behind. H: 15mm. Porada #752, ex

Neo-Assyrian, c. 1300 BC. an agate bead amulet engraved in antiquity the hero-hunter combating a winged lion in forested landscape. Four hole spots ar

Neo Assyrian, c. 1200-1000 BC. a steatite cylinder with a standing winged sphinx; seated god holding boy; a crescent above sphinx. H: 20mm. VF. $400

Neo Babylonia, c. 900-800 BC. a chalcedony cylinder with kilted hero with scimitar facing rampant bull. H: 32mm. On modern 14 karat gold mounting. Bol

Syro-Palestine, c. 2nd millennium BC. a gray frit large cylinder with stick figure and animals in surprisingly neat style for this typically crude ser

Syro-Palestine, c. 2nd millennium BC. a green frit cylinder with schematic figures of a man, snake and flowers. H: 21mm. $100

Iran, c. 1800-1500 BC. a black serpentine cylinder with repetitive standing figure of a man within linear borders and with a chevron design on top and

Elamite, c. 1500 BC. a gray limestone cylinder with male lion, his tail up, walking between two panels of pseudo-script. Five concentric circles on to

A lot of four cylinders; a.) Old Babylonia, a steatite seal with presentation scene, H: 20 mm; b.) Old Assyrian colony Style, c. 18th cent. BC. a smal

Mesopotamia, Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200 BC. a fine green marble amulet seal in the form of a reclining bovine. The base has six round drill marks forming a