The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

Asia Minor, Uncertain City likely in Ionia, c. 580 BC. Electrum 1/24th Stater (0.62 g). "Mill-sail" pattern or swastika in relief. Reverse...

Ionia, Magnesia, c. 350 BC. AR Tetrobol (or Hemidrachm; 2.96 g). Horseman prancing right, holding spear. Reverse: Bull butting left within circular ma

Ionia, Miletos, c. 260-250 BC. AR Drachm (5.18 g). Laureate head left of Apollo. Reverse: Lion standing left; in field, star, monogram and letter; in

Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.49 g). Circa 521-478 B.C. Forrepart of a winged griffin left, seal behind. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Bo

Ionia, Phokaia, c. 387-326 BC. Electrum Hekte (2.53 g). Bearded head left of Persian satrap in kyrbasia; behind, seal. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse s

Ionia, Smyrna. 155-145 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (16.90 g). Stephanophoric type. Turreted head of Tyche right. Reverse: Inscription in two lines above magi

Ionia, Teos, c. 510-490 BC. AR Stater (11.87 g). Griffin seated right with left forepaw raised. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer (SNR 47)

Ionia, Teos, c. 510-490 BC. AR Stater (11.88 g). Griffin seated right with left forepaw raised. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer (SNR 47)

Ionia, Teos, c. 510-490 BC. AR Stater (11.85 g). Griffin seated right with left forepaw raised. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer (SNR 47)

Karia, Kindya, c. 500-480 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.00 g). Head of ketos left. Reverse: Incuse stellate-geometric pattern. SNG Helsinki 920; SNG Kayhan 810.

Phrygia, Kibyra, 166-84 BC. AR Drachm (3.14 g). Youthful male bust right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Horseman galloping right, holding spear on

Pamphylia, Aspendos, c. 300-250 BC. AR Stater (10.47 g). Two wrestlers grappling; between them letters. Reverse: Slinger standing right; in right fiel

Cilicia, Tarsos. Pharnabazos, 379-374 BC. AR Stater (10.63 g). Baaltars enthroned left, holding lotus-tipped scepter. Reverse: Bust left of helmeted w

Kingdom of Armenia. Tigranes II, 83-69 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.97 g). Draped bust right of Tigranes II wearing Armenian tiara ornamented with star betw

Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.79 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VII. Reverse: Athena

Phoenicia, Tyre, 99/8 BC. AR Shekel (or Phoenician weight Tetradrachm; 13.92 g) dated year 28. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing

Phoenicia, Tyre, 87/6 BC. AR Shekel (or Phoenician weight Tetradrachm; 14.36 g) dated year 40. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing

Jewish Coinage. Kings of Chalcis. Herod, 41-48 CE. AE 21 (half denomination). Diademed bust right of Herod of Chalcis. Reverse: Inscription within wre

Jewish Coinage. The Jewish War, 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (13.95 g) dated year 1 (66-67 CE). Temple vessel (omer cup?) with medium plain rim and pearl on ei

Jewish Coinage. The Jewish War, 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (13.44 g) dated Year 2 (67-68 CE). Temple vessel (omer cup?) with rim decorated with nine pearls;

Jewish Coinage. The Jewish War, 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (13.83 g) dated Year 3 (68-69 CE). Temple vessel (omer cup?) with rim decorated with nine pearls;

Jewish Coinage. Roman Judaea Capta Series. Vespasian, 69-79 CE. Fourrée Denarius of c. 71 CE (2.85 g). Laureate head right of Vespasian. Revers

Jewish Coinage. Roman Judaea Capta Series. Vespasian, 69-79 CE. AE Sestertius minted 71 CE. Laureate head right of Vespasian. Reverse: Palm tree; to l

Jewish Coinage. Roman Judaea Capta Series. Vespasian, 69-79 CE. AE Sestertius minted at Rome, 71 CE. Laureate head right of Vespasian. Reverse: Palm t

Jewish Coinage. Roman Judaea Capta Series. Vespasian, 69-79 CE. AE Sestertius minted at Rome, 71 CE. Laureate head right of Vespasian. Reverse: Palm t

Jewish Coinage. Roman Judaea Capta Series. Titus, 79-81 CE. AE Sestertius minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, 72-73 CE. Laureate head right of Titu

Jewish Coinage. Judaea Capta Series. Domitian, 81-96 CE. AE 27 minted at Caesarea, 92-93 CE. Radiate head right of Domitian. Reverse: Palm tree with s

Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Denar (3.26 g) attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Palaeo-Hebrew inscription "Shim'on&quo...

Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Denar (2.61 g) attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Triform bunch of grapes with vine leaf hanging fr

Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Denar (3.02 g) attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Triform bunch of grapes with vine leaf hanging fr

Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AE Middle Bronze (25 mm) attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Bunch of grapes hanging from short branch;

Persia. Achaemenid Empire, c. 485-420 BC. Gold Daric (8.32 g). Persian king right in kneeling-running position, holding spear and bow. Reverse: Incuse

Kingdom of Parthia. Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.83 g) minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left of Mithradates II. Rev

Kingdom of Parthia. Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC. AR Drachm (4.27 g) minted at Rhagae. Diademed bust left of Mithradates II. Reverse: Archer seated ri

Parthian Kingdom. Vologases V, AD 191-208. (3.6g), 191. AR Drachm (3.60 g). Ekbatana mint. Diad. facing bust of the king with pointed beard; hair in b

Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I, 224-240 AD. AR Obol (0.6 g). AR Obol. Crowned bust right; diademed. Reverse: Fire altar with no attendants. Gobl type I

Sasanian Kingdom. Shahpur I, 240-272 AD. AR Obol (0.7g). Crowned bust right. Reverse: Fire altar with attendants at side; one holds a figure, the ot

Sasanian Kingdom. Shahpur I, 240-272 AD. AR Drachm (3.8 g). Crowned buset right. Reverse: Fire altar with atendants. Gobl type I/1. Dark toning. Choic

Sasanian Kingdom. Hormazd II, AD 302-309. AR Drachm (4.33 g). Crowned bust right of Hormazd II. Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants; bust left wit

Sasanian Kingdom. Hormizd II, 303-309 AD. AR Obol (0.6 gr). Crowned and cuirassed bust right, wearing earring. Reverse: Fire altar with attendants at

Kingdom of Sasania. Shapur II, AD 309-379. AR Drachm (4.31 g). Crowned bust right of Shapur II. Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants; bust right wi

Sasanian Kingdom. Shahpur II, 309-379 AD. AR Obol (0.7 g). Mint of Kabul. Crowned and cuirassed bust right, wearing earring. Reverse: Fire altar wit

Sasanian Kingdom. Zamasp (Jamasp) 497-499 AD. AR Drachm (4.10 g). Dated year 3 (AD 498/9). Bust right wearing mural crown with inner crescent and kory

Sasanian Kingdom. Boran 630-631 AD. AR Drachm (3.6 g). Sakastan mint, dated year 2 (AD 631). Bust right of the Queen wearing crown with two wings and

Sasanian Kingdom. Ohrmazd (Hormizd V). 631-632 AD. AR Drachm (3.7 g). Stakhr mint, dated year 2. Bust right, wearing mural crown and frontal crescent,

HUNNIC TRIBES. Bahram I Kushanshah, 335-370 AD. Gold Dinar (7.8 g) King standing left, wearing crown with lotus globe; flames at shoulders, holding tr

Kingdom of Persis. Kapat, c. AD 20. AR Hemidrachm (1.94 g). Bearded, diademed and helmeted bust left of Kapat. Reverse: Diademed bust left (Kapat...

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy I, 323-285 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.53 g) minted at Alexandria with Ptolemy I as Satrap, c. 310-305 BC. Diademed hea

L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus, moneyer. AR Denarius minted at Rome, c. 63 BC. Bust right of Ceres between grain-ear and barleycorn. Reverse: Curule chair b

Pompey the Great, d. 48 BC. AR Denarius struck posthumously in Sicily, perhaps at Catana, by Sextus Pompey, one of his sons, 42-40 BC. Head right of P