Ancient Coins and Related Artifacts Auction

Mesopotamia, Akkad, c. 2330-2000 BC. a rectangular alabaster amulet or intaglio featuring a stalking male lion. This could be mounted into what would

Mesopotamia, Sumer, c. 2200 BC. a small ivory plaque scrimshawed with the profile of a Sumerian king or priest wearing a ribbed skirt. There are trace

Afghanistan, (Turkmenia) Alten Depe, c. 2000 BC. a compartmentalized bronze stamp seal with tall looped handle on the back. The design, when one looks

Afghanistan, (Turkmenia) Alten Depe, c. 2000 BC. a compartmentalized bronze stamp seal with a broken looped handle on the back. The design is a styliz

Afghanistan, (Turkmenia) Alten Depe, c. 2000 BC. a compartmentalized bronze stamp seal with tall looped handle on the back. The design appears to be o

Anatolia, Hittites, c. 1500-1200 BC. a black steatite spool seal with a stag on each side. Minor chips. Hogarth, Hittite Seals, pl. X. D: 30mm. Scarce

Anatolia, Hittites, c. 1500-1200 BC. a white steatite spool seal with a winged horse on one side and a floral pattern on the other. Minor chipping. D:

Anatolia, Hittites, c. 1500-1200 BC. a black steatite stalk handle stamp seal with a circular design of stags on the base. Hogarth, pl. IX, #225. D: 2

Anatolia, Hittites, c. 1500-1200 BC. a greenish steatite stamp seal with a group of stylized birds on the base. Hogarth pl. X. D: 20mm. A nice seal.

Syria, Amuq c. 1100-900 BC. Triangular stalk handled stamp seal in brown steatite. The base with a prancing stag and doe. A superb seal. See Malter, 6

Syria, Amuq c. 1000-900 BC. A stud-handled stamp seal in green serpentine. The base has a figure holding an inverted goat; in field, an ibex. 22 x 20

Afghanistan, (Turkmenia) Alten Depe, c. 1500 BC. a discoid shaped red limestone stamp seal with designs on both sides. (Very similar to Hittite spool

Afghanistan, (Turkmenia) Murghab, Namazga VI, c. 1400 BC. a lentoid shaped double-sided stamp seal in dark steatite with stylized stags on both sides.

Afghanistan, Bactria, c.700-600 BC. a carnelian intaglio of drilled technique depicting a stick figure holding a club (Herakles?) The closely spaced d

Afghanistan, Bactria, c. 350-300 BC. a fine two-sided intaglio in green steatite; one side depicts a hoplite holding a tall spear; the other a walking

Iran, White Huns, c. 700-800 A. D. a fine caramel colored stamp seal of conical shape featuring the profile view of a bearded Hunnish man. The piece i

Cilicia, c. 700-600 BC. red black steatite scaraboid with man in fringed robe standing near tree. This is a good example of the "lyre player&qu...

Urartu, c. 800 BC. a fine "bell-shaped" bronze stamp seal with Pegasus as the seal. Looped for suspension. H: 18mm. $300

Urartu, c. 800 BC. a more slender bronze stamp seal. This features the scorpion god and it makes a very clear impression of this interesting god. Loop

Neo-Babylonia, c. 700 BC. an agate stamp with "Ahura Mazda" carved on the base. Holed for suspension. L: 16mm. $250