Ancient & World Coins

Herod Archelaus, 4 BCE-6 CE. AE 2 Prutot (18.5 mm). Double cornucopiae. Reverse: Galley to left with oars. Mesh1 59; H. 503. Galley particularly well

Herod Agrippa II, 56-95 CE. AE 22 minted under Domitian, dated year 24 (83/84 CE). Laureate head right of Domitian. Reverse: Inscription within wreath

Titus, AD 79-81. AE 25.5 minted under Domitian, dated year 26 (86/7 CE) under Herod Agrippa II. Laureate head right honoring Titus, brother of Domitia

Titus, 79-81 CE. AE 24 minted at Caesarea. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Mourning Judaea seated left below trophy, her hands tied behind her

Large Bronze (30mm, 24.3g) dated Year One (132/3 C.E.). Hebrew inscription within wreath: Simon Prince of Israel. Reverse: Amphora with two handles su

Judaea. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. Large Bronze (32. 5 mm.; 21.19 g), dated Year Two, struck 133/134 CE. Filleted olive wreath, Palaeo-Hebrew ins

The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. Medium Bronze (22 mm) dated Year One (132/133 CE). Upright palm branch within laurel wreath. Reverse: Chelys-lyre with

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE 26.5 minted at Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Confronted laureate busts of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Reverse: Laure

Caracalla, AD 198-217. Billon Tetradrachm (14.77 g) minted at Neapolis, AD 215-217. Laureate head right of Caracalla. Reverse: Eagle standing with spr

Nabataea. Obodas II, 21/20 BCE. AR Drachm (4.27 g) minted 21/20 BCE. Jugate heads right of Obodas II and his queen. Reverse: Diademed head right of Ob

Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates I, c. 171-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.38 g), Seleucia-on-the-Tigris mint. Diademed and draped bearded bust right; reel an

Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates II, c. 123-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.68 g), Seleucia-on-the-Tigris mint, struck c. 119-109 BC. Diademed, bearded bust le

Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.72 g) minted at Seleucia. Diademed and bearded bust left of Mithradates II. Reverse

Kingdom of Persis. Bagadates I, c. late 3rd or early 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.62 g). Head right, with short beard and mustache, with large e

Three Silver Coins of the East. Parthia, AR drachm of Vonones II; Sasania, AR drachm of Peroz; plus an AR siglos of the Persians in Lydian Kingdom (3

Bactria. Agathokles, c. 185-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94 g), Merv mint(?). Diademed and draped bust of Agathokles right. Reverse: Zeus standing, faci

Bactria. Antimachos I, Theos, c. 174-165 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93 g), Pushkalavati mint(?). Attic standard. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos ri

Kushan Kingdom. Huvishka, c. AD 126-164. Gold Stater (7.94 g). Crowned and diademed half-length bust left of Huvishka on clouds; king holds club-like

Kushan Kingdom. Vasudeva II, c. AD 250-260. Gold Stater (7.84 g). Ruler sacrificing to left. Reverse: Siva standing frontally; behind, bull. Mitchiner

Kushan Kingdom. Vasudeva I and successors, c. AD 260-300. Gold Stater (8.05 g). Ruler sacrificing to left. Reverse: Siva standing frontally; behind, b