Ancient Coins and Related Artifacts Auction

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...