Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 27

SYRACUSE: Gelon, 485-478 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.31g), S-913, slow quadriga right, driven by male charioteer holding goad, Nike flying above // large h

SYRACUSE: Hieronymos, 215-214 BC, AV diobol (1.49g), S-992var, cf. BMC-2:636, head of Persephone left, wreathed in grain, pine-cone symbol behind neck

THASOS: Anonymous, ca. 463-411 BC, AR stater (8.92g), S-1746, naked ithyphallic Satyr, carrying a struggling nymph raising her right hand in protest /

THASOS: AR tetradrachm (16.80g), 2nd-1st Centuries BC, S-1759, head of young Dionysus right // naked Heracles, holding club, with lion's skin ov...

ARABIA: Athenian imitation, ca. BC 440-400, AR tetradrachm (17.07g), Huth-147, head of Athena, somewhat coarsely engraved // owl facing, cut mark thro

PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC, AR drachm (3.91g), Shore-69/70, short beard, no symbol behind // archer seated, well-centered on broad

PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Artabanos II, AD 10-38, AR drachm (3.57g), Shore-337, Sell-61.7, scarce variety with long pointed beard, fine legend on reverse, cho

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Peroz, 457-484, AV dinar (3.70g), BBA (the Court mint), ND, G-172, SNS-A22 (different dies), EF, R.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro II, 591-628, AR drachm (4.14g), AW (Ahwaz), year 1, G-208, first series, crown without wings, lovely portrait for this type,

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusro II, 591-628, AR drachm (4.00g), WYHC (the Treasury mint), year 2, G-208, first series, crown without wings, pleasing VF, S.

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd V, 631-632, AR drachm (3.44g), WYHC (the Treasury mint), year 2, G-230, clipped down to reduced weight, slightly cleaned, VF

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (3.87g), GRM ("Warm" Kirman), year 20, G-235, triplet of pellets at 5:30 in reverse ma...

SASANIAN KINGDOM: LOT of 18 common silver drachms, average VF, a few nicer, damaged pieces noted: Shahpur I (some light corrosion); Shahpur III; Peroz

CARTHAGE: Anonymous, 3rd century BC, AE 20mm (6.33g), S-—, female head left, with crested helmet // palm tree, lovely deep chocolate toning, lovely VF

PTOLEMAIS: Ptolemy III Eurgetes, 246-221 BC, AE hemidrachm (48.49g), S-7815, Svoronos-974, 36mm, head of Ptolemy III right // Eagle standing left on t

ROMAN IMPERATORIAL PERIOD: Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt, AR denarius (3.70g), Alexandria, S-1515, Crawford-543/1, CRI-345, ANTONI ARMENIA DE

ROMAN EMPIRE: Tiberius, 14-37 AD, AE as, S-1789, RIC-81, in honor of Divus Augustus, radiant head of Augustus left with DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER around //

ROMAN EMPIRE: Nero, 54-68 AD, AE sestertius (25.13g), S-1962var, head of Nero left, as Sear-1962, but without GER in surrounding legend // triumphal a

ROMAN EMPIRE: Vitellius, 69 AD, AE sestertius (24.80g), S-2204, head of emperor right // MARS VICTOR S C, Mars advancing left, holding Victory &...

ROMAN EMPIRE: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, AR denarius, RIC-980, struck 77-78 AD, CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right // IMP-XIX, modius with corn-ear