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

Neo-Babylonia, c. 700 BC. a taffy brown agate stamp with drilled style worshipper and deity symbols. H: 21mm . Sharp images. Choice!. $300

Macedon, c.4th Century BC. A bronze finger ring with an oval bezel depicting a horse and rider, perhaps Alexander the Great riding on his horse Buceph

Roman Silver Finger Ring, c. 200 A. D. a red carnelian intaglio set on a later Islamic finger ring. The intaglio features a standing ostrich. Ring siz

Roman Silver Finger Ring, c. 200 A. D. a red jasper intaglio featuring a rooster is set on silver ring. The rooster was considered the "gift of...

Rome, early 3rd Century AD. A fine carnelian ring stone with an intaglio of Virtus striding lt., holding a trophy and a spear. Well engraved and exact

Sasanian, c. 375-450 A. D. a fine stamp seal in agate featuring a zebu feeding. Dim: 20 x 16mm. $300

Sasanian, c. 375-450 A. D. a fine stamp seal in white chalcedony featuring a scorpion, Nice! 20 x 25 mm. $275

Sasanian, c. 375-450 A. D. a fine stamp seal in clear chalcedony featuring three birds. 23 x 25mm Small edge chip. $250

Sasanian, c. 375-450 A. D. a fine stamp seal in brownish agate featuring a tree with a bird on either side. Dim: 18 x 18mm. Perfect. $350

Sasanian, c. 375-450 A. D. a fine stamp seal in chalcedony. The base features a reclining griffin or "Senmury."18 x 14mm. $350

Bactria, c. 500 BC. a small white shell or stone bead featuring a human head. A very fine piece of work. L:15mm. $150

Bactria, c. 300 BC. or earlier, a porphyry plumb bob. H: 3cm. Holed for suspension. $100

Afghanistan, c. 1600 A. D. a square tan calcite gemstone with three lines of Aramaic Hebrew. A piece of Judaica from Afghanistan!. 11mm square. $200

Afghanistan, c. 1600 A. D. a local ruby carved into a frog W: 18mm. $100

Afghanistan, c. 1200 A. D. A Kufic inscription of three lines in quartz set in a silver setting for wear as a pendant. H: 22mm. Nice! $200

Afghanistan, c. 1200 A. D. A Kufic inscription of three lines in red carnelian set in a silver setting for wear as a pendant. H:18mm. $100

Afghanistan, c. 1800 A. D. a fine blue glass amulet with a large passage of the Koran. Ready to wear as a pendant. W: 33mm. $150

Afghanistan, c. 1700 A. D. a blue glass Moghul ornament with traces of gilt inlay, set in a silver pendant. L:22mm. $100

STUDY LOT: A box of clay impressions of ancient seals, some forgeries, many interesting types. These images were made years ago by Richard Ross of Peb

Late Prehistoric, prior to 4000 BC, a high gabled black steatite stamp seal with stylized antelope. See B. Buchanan, Early Near Eastern Seals in the Y

Late Prehistoric, prior to 4000 BC, a low gabled black steatite stamp seal with one full antelope to left and the suggestion of another animal in fron

Late Prehistoric, prior to 4000 BC, a large low gabled dark brown steatite stamp seal with the image of a high tailed canine, 'tete a beche'...

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a dark marble hemispheroid stamp seal with vein of white calcite on top by loop hole (part of which is missing.) The bas

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a superb cream colored marble hemispheroid stamp seal with two drilled bovines reversed and opposed. cp. Buchanan No. 10

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a lovely but smaller green alabaster stamp with very similar base design as above. D: 25mm. $275

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a more complicated hemispheroid stamp seal in green calcite with light brown spot on top. The base design consists of fo

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a collared marble hemispheroid stamp seal with unusual elephant trunk-like designs on three "monsters." The ...

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. an unusual oval shaped marble seal with stylized drilled animals. The drilling holes are much smaller than most. Jamdat

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a square limestone stamp seal featuring a drilled stylized pair of potters. Dim: 8 x 18 mm. See Buchanan No. 142 for sty

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3300-2800 BC. a fine bi-conical pink limestone stamp seal with a single reclining bull or bison. Three deep drill marks for the body a

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a dark serpentine amulet seal in the form of a reclining fox with closely placed eyes which are hollow and probably once

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a white marble cylinder seal carved in drill-hole technique with a pair of facing quadrupeds, a large insect? between an

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a small Sumerian pinkish limestone cylinder seal of drill-hole technique with seated rather stylized potters.. H: 10mm.

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. another even smaller Sumerian black steatite cylinder seal. This 9 mm. seal is heavily stylized. See Porada, op. cit., N

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a red limestone cylinder seal with potter scene with three squatting pig-tailed women each on a "bench" with...

Jamdat Nasr, c. 3200-2800 BC. a fine opaque alabaster cylinder seal with three rows of small fish. H: 18 mm. cp. Buchanan, op. cit., No. 158. $275

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a very desirable dark brown serpentine cylinder seal with horn-helmeted animal driver goading a man-headed bull; above a smaller ho

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a brown steatite cylinder seal with a banquet scene with two seated drinkers with a he storage vessel between them, long straws are

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a shell cylinder seal with a combat scene with central hero between two bull-like creatures each in combat with another bull-man. H

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a brown stone cylinder seal with two pairs of combatants with horned-helmets.. H: 21mm. cp. Porada, op. cit., nos. 160-161. $300

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a rare cylinder seal in magnetite f3eaturing a combat scene with several groups of combatants including heroes, lions, and bulls. H

Akkad, c. 2200 BC. a choice large mottled green steatite cylinder seal with banquet scene in which two bearded men are seated in chairs with "X...

Post Akkadian, c. 2000 BC. a brown steatite cylinder seal with a presentation scene: a seated lord greets a standing follower, both are wearing horned

Post Akkadian, c. 2000 BC. a cream aragonite cylinder seal with two attendants on either side of a sacred tree; a bird over a scorpion and a crescent

Old Babylonia, c. 1800-1600 BC. a hematite cylinder seal with the Nude Female with two standing deities facing each other. Various symbols including a

Old Babylonia, c. 1800 BC. a stone pendant with inscription which reads: x lu2-{d}szul-pa-e'-ka-ke'= "Dedicated to "Pn a mu-na-ru....

Neo Assyria, c. 900 BC. a very desirable light brown composition stone cylinder seal with central hero wearing a double set of wings in combat with tw

Neo Assyria, c. 900 BC. a large greenish-brown serpentine cylinder seal in the "king with a cup" series (according to Porada.) On this sea...

Neo Assyria, c. 900 BC. a similar mottled green and white serpentine cylinder seal from the same series as above. In this seal the king in enthroned.

Mittanian, c. 1500 BC. a choice reddish jasper cylinder seal in elaborate style with a double register. The top row features finely rendered animals;

Mittanian, c. 1500 BC. a fine small dark serpentine cylinder seal of elaborate style featuring a large bird with spread wings with various other anima

Hittites, c. 1500-1400 BC. a square dark brown steatite stamp seal with five "bull's eyes." The edges have straight line decoration an...

Hittites, c. 1500-1400 BC. a choice small stamp seal with tall gable handle featuring an archer on the base Dim: 14mm.; along with a sealing featuring

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

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

Tel-Halaf, c. 4000 BC. A choice example of a hand-formed fired clay figure of a seated male figure with his hands on his knees. His pinched head has a

Tel-Halaf, c. 4000 BC. A choice example of a hand-formed fired clay figure of a seated male figure with his hands on his knees. His pinched head has a

Jamdat Nasr, c.3200-3000 BC. A fine marble amulet of a stylized lion, its head turned upwards. The amulet is set in a modern 24kt gold bezel with 2 lo

Sumerian, King Gudea, c. 2100 B. C. A clay foundation cone with twelve lines of cuneiform commemorating King Gudea's restoration of the Ziggurat...

Old Babylonian, c.1800 B.C. Amuletic plaque in molded terra cotta, of yellowish-buff color. Plaque of rounded wedge shape, with bottom missing. Top pi

Old Babylonian, c.1800 BC. A dark green serpentine amulet depicting the goddess Lamashtu, who was an evil demon who devoured unborn and new born child

Anatolia, c.2nd Millenium BC. A light orange burnished wide-bodied single handled pitcher with a low foot. Decorated with black and red linear designs

Syrio ñ Hittite, c.2000 - 1500 BC. A terracotta chariot body with high front-piece decorated with two openings. A hub is at each side where an ...

Syrio ñ Hittite, c.2000 - 1500 BC. A terracotta covered wagon. Intact and choice, small chip to one side of axle hole. Nicely incised on the ou...

Hittite, c.850 BC. A square limestone relief stele depicting a deity seated lt., drinking beer(?). An altar surmounted by a phoenix is before him. Abo

Syria, c.3rd - 2nd Century BC. A lot of two interesting pieces; a striding figure wearing a coat that comes to his knees. His arms are akimbo, he wear

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A tall and slender red-ware jar with burnished black around the top. A very top quality example wit

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A large conical red-ware jar with burnished black around the top. A very top quality example and ve

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A wide-bodied red-ware jar with burnished black around the top. A very choice example with glossy s

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A small red-ware conical jar with burnished black around the top. In perfect condition with very at

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A charming red-ware jar, burnished black around top. Simplistic conical design. Excellent condition

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A red-ware flared bowl with the entire inner surface burnished black. Small incised circle just bel

Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (Gerzean), 3500 - 3100 BC. A red-ware bowl with an area of burnished black on the base. In perfect condition and a rarer potte

Early Dynastic Period, 1st -2nd Dynasty, 3000 - 2675 BC. A large plain, coarse-ware conical storage jar with low flared mouth. Linear designs applied

Old Kingdom, IVth Dynasty, 2635 - 2500 BC. A quartzite fragment bearing the hieroglyphs 'Horus of Gold', which is a falcon sitting on a '...

Middle Kingdom, XIth - XIIth Dynasty. 2081 - 1759 BC. A choice strand of shaped carnelian beads in top quality material. Shapes mostly round with a fe

Middle Kingdom, XIth - XIIth Dynasty. 2081 - 1759 BC. A green serpentine head and upper torso of a woman similar to the Middle Kingdom statue shown by

Middle Kingdom, XIIth Dynasty, 1938 - 1759 BC. An acacia wood figure of a kneeling woman, one hand on her knee and the other at her face. Nicely style

Middle Kingdom, XIIth - XIIIth Dynasty, 1938 - c.1630 BC. A wooden headrest. Made in two parts with the top fitting down on a post. Intact with minor

New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty, 'Amarna Period', 1353 - 1332 BC. A wonderful necklace composed of 25 blue faience amulets strung with numerous...