CLEOPATRA w MARK ANTONY, BRUTUS, CARTHAGE and MANY More RARE Ancient Greek and Roman Coins in Gold Silver and Bronze

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The video above show 27 ancient Greek, Roman and even world coins of various types, all NGC certified and available for sale at the time of the making of this video. Coins like these are seldom seen in coin inventories or collections, or often times if they are, not in such amazing states of preservation. These coins were hand-picked and many are super rare types seldom available. Enjoy the video, and check out the coins by clicking the links below with the titles linking to actual items and other links to be able to browse and see more similar types. Whatever it is you are searching to collect, you may find it in my eBay store. Enjoy the video and the article.

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The Coins Featured in the Video

RHODES Caria Island Ancient Silver Greek Coin Helios of COLOSSUS NGC MS i68140

Greek city of Rhodes on an Island off Caria
Silver 16mm (2.76 grams) Struck circa 205-190 B.C.
Gorgos, magistrate.
Reference: RPC II 1189 var. (no star); SNG Keckman -; BMC 408-10
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS    Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-010
Head of Helios facing slightly right.
ΓΟΡΓΟΣ, rose with P-O across bottom; bud to right.

AMISOS in PONTUS 300BC RARE R1 Ancient Silver Greek Coin HERA OWL NGC AU i68141

Greek city of Amisos in Pontus 
Silver Drachm 15mm (3.65 grams) Struck circa 300-125 B.C.
Reference: HGC 7, 233 Rare R1
Certification: NGC Ancients  AU  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-011
Turreted bust of Tyche-Hera right.
Owl with spread wings standing facing on shield; monogram to left; P to right.

Dynasts of Lycia PERIKLES Ancient Silver Greek Coin LION TRISKELES NGC i68142

Greek Coin of Dynasts of Lycia
Perikles – Dynast circa 390-360 B.C.
Silver Third Stater / Tetrobol 16mm (2.84 grams) Struck circa 390-360 B.C.
Reference: SNG von Aulock 4254-4255 var.
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch AU  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5   4680931-013
Lion’s scalp facing.
Triskeles.

Brutus Julius Caesar Roman Assassin 44BC Ancient Greek GOLD Coin NGC MS i68143

Marcus Junius Brutus, Assassin of Julius Caesar
Gold Propaganda Coin with Obverse of his silver Coin from 54 B.C.
with his famous ancestor L. Brutus
Struck under:
Dynast of Thrace: Koson
Gold Stater 17mm (8.48 grams) Struck After 44 B.C.
Reference: RPC 1701; BMC Thrace pg. 208, 2; BMCRR II pg. 474, 48
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS   Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5   2077743-003
KOΣΩΝ, Roman consul accompanied by two lictors; BR monogram to left
Eagle standing left on sceptre, holding wreath.

HADRIAN & SABINA Authentic Ancient 128AD EGYPT Roman Tetradrachm Coin NGC i68144

Hadrian – Roman Emperor: 117-138 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm 24mm (12.43 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, Dated RY 13, struck 128/129 A.D.
Reference: Köln 997; Dattari (Savio) 1249; K&G 32.469; RPC III 5729/25; Emmett 886.13; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 91
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch VF   Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-012
AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right of Hadrian.
CABINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right of Sabina, wearing stephane; L IΓ (date) upward behind.

ALLECTUS Usurper Emperor in Britain ANCIENT 293AD Roman Coin GALLEY NGC i68145

Allectus – Roman Usurper Emperor: 293-296 A.D.
Bronze Quinarius 20mm (2.62 grams) Camulodunum mint, struck circa 293-296 A.D.
Reference: RIC 124; Rogiet 1031; Burnett 210
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch AU★  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5  2077743-002
IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Allectus to right.
LAETITIA AVG / QC, Galley with six rowers to right.

OSTROGOTHS Municipal Coinage of ROME Ancient 493AD Roman Style Coin NGC i68146

Ostrogoths. Municipal coinage of Rome
Bronze Follis (40 Nummi) 24mm (10.18 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 493-534 A.D.
Reference: BMC Vandals 14; Kraus -; MIB 74a (Theoderic and Athalaric); MEC I, 101; Metlich 76b (Theoderic)
Certification: NGC Ancients  VF  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5  2077743-005
INVICTA ROMA, Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right.
Eagle standing left, head right, with spread wings, value mark XL to left; officina mark •Γ• in exergue below.

MAGNIA URBICA Carinus Wife Authentic Ancient 283AD Roman Coin VENUS NGC i68147

Magnia Urbica – Roman Empress: 283-285 A.D.
Wife of Carinus
Bronze Antoninianus 22mm (5.13 grams) Ticinum mint
Reference: RIC 347; RCV III 12423 (this coin)
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch AU  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  2077743-001
Pedigree: Ex NFA XXVII (5 Decmber 1991), 177; Ex NFA XX (10 March 1988), 445.
MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Magnia Urbica right, resting on a crescent.
VENVS VICTRIX / T/SXXI, Venus standing facing, head left, holding crested helmet and transverse scepter; at her feet; shield.

CLEOPATRA VII & MARK ANTONY Authentic Ancient 32BC Greek / Roman Coin NGC i68148

Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony, 36-31 B.C.
Bronze 20mm (5.77 grams) of Chalcis ad Libanum mint
Dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Cleopatra struck 32/31 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 4771; Rouvier 440 (Berytus); SNG Munchen 1006; HGC 9, 1451
Certification: NGC Ancients  AU  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5  2077743-006
BACIΛICCHC KΛЄOΠATPAC, Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right.
ЄTOYC KA TOY KAI S ΘЄAC NЄWTЄPAC, Bare head of Mark Antony right; regnal and phoenician era dates

Queen Cleopatra, famous for being the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, along with being a very important historical figure. As it is a portrait coin of Cleopatra herself, this coin type is highly sought-after and appreciated by collectors and historians alike.

MITHRADATES II the Great PARTHIA King 120BC Silver Greek Coin NGC MS i68150

Greek Coin of the Parthian Kingdom
Mithradates II – King: 123-88 B.C.
Silver Drachm 19mm (4.22 grams) Ecbatana,  struck circa 120/119-109 B.C.
Reference: Sunrise 290; Sellwood 26.1; Shore 77
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5  1884237-001
Diademed, draped bust of Mithradates II left, decorated torque on neck, earring visible.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜEΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣ-ΑΚΟΥ EΠIΦANOYΣ, archer in Parthian dress (Arsaces I) enthroned right, holding bow and arrow outward.

POSTUMUS Authentic Ancient 262AD Roman Coin VIRTUS NGC Certified MS i68151

Postumus – Roman Emperor of Gallic Empire: 260-268 A.D.
Billon Silver Antoninianus 24mm (4.51 grams) Trier mint, struck 262 A.D.
Reference: RIC V, Part II, 93 (Lugdunum)
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4243867-021
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus right, seen from front.
VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, helmeted head right, spear in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield.

JUSTIN I Authentic Ancient GOLD Tremissis BYZANTINE Coin w ANGEL NGC MS i68152

Byzantine Empire
Justin I – Emperor: July 10, 518 A.D. – August 1, 527 A.D. 
Gold Tremissis 15mm (1.49 grams) Constantinople mint, struck circa 518-527 A.D.
Reference: Sear 58; DOC 4
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5   1883226-018
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justin I right.
VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory (angel) advancing right, head left, wreath upward in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star to right, CONOB in exergue.

JUSTIN II Authentic Ancient Byzantine 565AD Genuine GOLD Coin NGC MS i68153

Byzantine Empire
Justin II – Emperor: November 15, 565 A.D. – October 5, 578 A.D.
Gold Solidus 20mm (4.51 grams) Constantinople mint, 6th officina
Reference: Sear 345
Certification: NGC Ancients  MS  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  1885098-033
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justin II facing, Victory on globe in right hand, shield in left with horseman motif.
VICTORIA AVG G G S, Constantinopolis seated facing, helmeted head right, scepter in right hand, globus cruciger in left; mintmark CONOB in exergue.

1902 NICHOLAS II RUSSIAN Czar 5 Roubles Gold Coin of Russia NGC Certif MS i68154

Russia
Nicholas II – Russian Emperor: 1894-1917
1902 AP Gold 5 Roubles 18.5mm (4.30 grams) 0.900 gold (0.1234 oz. AGW) St. Petersburg mint
Reference: Y# 62
Certification: NGC    MS 66    342014-006
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС “Translation: By God’s grace Nikolai II Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia”, Head of Nicholas II left.
5 РУБЛЄЙЬ 1902 Г., Royal coat of arms, the crowned imperial double eagle with scepter and orb.

904 NICHOLAS II RUSSIAN Czar 5 Roubles Gold Coin of Russia NGC Certif MS i68155

Russia
Nicholas II – Russian Emperor: 1894-1917
1904 AP Gold 5 Roubles 18.5mm (4.30 grams) 0.900 gold (0.1234 oz. AGW) St. Petersburg mint
Reference: Y# 62
Certification: NGC    MS 66    260852-054
Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС “Translation: By God’s grace Nikolai II Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia”, Head of Nicholas II left.
5 РУБЛЄЙЬ 1904 Г., Royal coat of arms, the crowned imperial double eagle with scepter and orb.

DAMASTION ILLYRIA 365BC RARE R1 Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i68156

Greek city of Damastion (Damastium) in Illyria
Light Thraco-Macedonian Standard Dynastic Coinage
Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (13.19 grams) Dynast Herakleides as the issuing authority
Struck circa 365-345 B.C.
Reference: HGC 3, 118 Rare R1
Pedigree / Provenance: ex Sternberg 13 (1983), 140
Certification: NGC Ancients  XF   Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5  2077743-008
Laureate head of Apollo left.
HPAKΛ/EIΔO, Tripod on basis; KH and knife in field to left.

OSTROGOTHS Municipal Coinage of ROME Ancient 493AD Roman Style Coin NGC i68157

Ostrogoths. Municipal coinage of Rome
Bronze Follis (40 Nummi) 26mm (8.88 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 493-534 A.D.
Reference: BMC Vandals 14; Kraus -; MIB 74a (Theoderic and Athalaric); MEC I, 101; Metlich 76b (Theoderic)
Certification: NGC Ancients  XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5   2077743-009
INVICTA ROMA, Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right.
Eagle standing left, head right, with spread wings, value mark XL to left; officina mark •Δ• in exergue below.

AQUILIA SEVERA Elagabalus Wife 220AD Roman Coin Tyre Phoenicia TEMPLE NGC i68158

Aquilia Severa – Roman Empress: 220-222 A.D.
2nd Wife of Emperor Elagabalus
Bronze 26mm (13.15 grams) of Tyre in Phoenicia, struck circa 220-222 A.D.
Reference: Rouvier 2398
Certification: NGC Ancients  VF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5   2077743-007
IVL AQVILIA SEVERA AVG Diademed and draped bust right.
TYRIORVM, Astarte crowning trophy, and being crowned by Nike standing on pillar behind, all inside hexastyle temple, altar below.

ASPENDOS in PAMPHYLIA Ancient 380BC Silver Greek Coin w WRESTLERS NGC i68160

Greek city of Aspendos in Pamphylia
Silver Stater 21mm (10.85 grams) Struck circa 380-325 B.C.
Silver Stater 21mm (10.85 grams) Struck circa 380-325 B.C.
Reference: Sear 5398 var.; SNG Cop. 227; SNG von Aulock 4570; SNG France 105
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-007
Two naked athletes, wrestling, grasping each other by the arms; ΠΟ between them.
Slinger standing right, about to discharge his sling; triskeles before; ΕΣΤFEΔIΙYΣ behind; all within dotted square.

AMISOS in PONTUS 300BC RARE R1 Ancient Silver Greek Coin HERA OWL NGC AU i68161

Greek city of Amisos in Pontus 
Silver Drachm 16mm (4.15 grams) Struck circa 300-125 B.C.
Reference: HGC 7, 233 Rare R1
Certification: NGC Ancients  AU  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-009
Turreted bust of Tyche-Hera right.
Owl with spread wings standing facing on shield; monogram to left.

CARTHAGE Genuine Ancient 320BC Electrum Gold Silver Alloy Greek Coin NGC i68162

Greek city of Carthage in Zeugitana 
Electrum (Gold and Silver Alloy) Stater 18mm (7.51 grams) Struck circa 320-270 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6462
Certification: NGC Ancients  XF   Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-008
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace and ear-ring.
Horse standing right on double exergual line; pellet in lower field before horse’s fore-hooves.

BRUTUS Assassin of JULIUS CAESAR Rare 42BC Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i68163

Marcus Junius Brutus, Assassin of Julius Caesar
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.71 grams) military mint moving with Brutus in Lycia circa 42 B.C.
Reference: Crawford 501/1; Junia 34; Sydenham 1287
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4680931-001
LEIBERTAS Head of Libertas right.
CAEPIO·BRVTVS·PRO·COS Plectrum, lyre and laurel branch tied with fillet.

Divus VESPASIAN 80AD Ancient Silver Roman Coin of TITUS w CAPRICORNS NGC i68164

Vespasian – Roman Emperor: 69-79 A.D.
Posthumous issue under Emperor Titus
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.36 grams) Rome mint, struck 80-81 A.D.
Reference: RIC 63 (Titus); S 2569; C 497
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5  4680931-002
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, Laureate head right.
Shield reading SC held by two Ca

LARISSA for THESSALIAN LEAGUE 2-1CnBC Ancient Silver Greek Coin ZEUS NGC i68165

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly for the Thessalian League
Silver Double-Victoriatus 20mm (6.16 grams) Struck 2nd-1st Centuries B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 209-210
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch AU  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4680931-004
Head of Zeus right.
ΘEΣΣAΛΩN, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear held in her right hand, shield on her left arm.

Roman Republic Authentic Ancient Silver 103BC Rome Coin BATTLE SCENE NGC i68166

Roman Republic Q. Thermus M. f. moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.87 grams) Rome mint:, struck circa 103 B.C.
Reference: Minucia 19; B.M.C., Italy 653; Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; RBW 1174
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5   4680931-005
Head of Mars left, wearing helmet ornamented with plume and annulet.
Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword in right hand and shield in left; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade; the other wears horned helmet; Q • (THE)RM (MF) in exergue.

THASOS Thrace 148BC Dionysus Hercules Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i68167

Greek city of Thasos, an Island off Thrace
Silver Tetradrachm 33mm (16.50 grams) Struck after 148 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1759; B.M.C 3. 67-78; SNG Cop. 1039; Le Rider 51
Certification: NGC Ancients  XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5   4680931-003
Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy and with the band across forehead.
HPAKΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Hercules, naked, standing left, holding club, lion’s skin over left arm; monogram in field to left.

PHARSALOS THESSALY Authentic Ancient 450BC Silver Greek Coin ATHENA NGC i68168

Greek city of Pharsalos in Thessaly
Silver Hemidrachm 14mm (2.94 grams) Struck circa 450-350 B.C.
Reference: Sear 2189 var.
Certification: NGC Ancients  VF  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5  4680931-006
Head of Athena right, of archaic style, in close-fitting crested helmet.
Head and neck of horse right; Φ-ΑP to right; all within incuse square.

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Authentic Ancient Roman Artifacts Made of Gold, Silver, Bronze & Terracotta circa 1st-3rd Centuries A.D.

Videos explores various ancient Roman artifacts includings rings, AES Rude proto-money, Erotic Oil Lamps and Much More available for sale online in top-rated eBay shop

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This video is designed to explore several different artifacts. It first starts out with an ancient Roman gold marriage ring which features clasped hands. Then we move on to a silver Roman ring featuring a Carnelian stone intaglio with the Capricorn Zodiac symbol on it. Afterwards we explore Hermes / Mercury connection with a gold ring featuring an Carnelian stone intaglio with the god holding a money pouch. The next item is an ancient Roman early Christian application with the word ‘ichthus’ in Greek which is the word for fish, the origination of the Jesus Fish symbolism. The one explored after is a figurine of Cupid / Eros, the son of Venus who is often depicted with her in ancient art.

The next artifact to be explored is what is known as an AES Rude which is a form of proto-money that the ancient Romans used for trade before they issued coins. These were rough clumps of bronze and this example is the largest I have ever came across.

The last artifact is an amazing Medusa / Gorgon / Gorgoneion head bronze what is ostensibly a breastplate on armor application. You see the head depicted even on Alexander the Great and various other military commanders and emperors. The idea of the Medusa head on the armor was for it to paralyze your enemy and give you an easy victory. The mythological story is with Perseus who beheaded the Medusa who is a gorgon, which is a grotesque snake-haired monster that turns man into stone. Perseus gives the head to Athena who puts it on her armor or shield, and is now known as an aegis. The English term to be under someone’s aegis means to be under their protection.

In the second video about oil lamps, it talks about the most impressive or sought-after authentic ancient Roman terracotta (clay)  oil lamps in existence. Oil lamps were used for everyday lighting for thousands of years to light up homes. There were many plain designs, but there were ones that featured ornate artistic designs. The man and woman embracing in these oil lamps is the most sought-after design along with those of gladiatorial combat scenes. The other designs that can be noted may be too numerous to name, but gods and goddesses are often seen along with animals. Overall ancient oil lamps are an amazing field all on their own to collect.

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THE ARTIFACTS SHOWN in the VIDEOS Linked to my online eBay shop:

Authentic ANCIENT Roman MARRIAGE Hands Clasped GOLD Ring Jewelry Artifact i66770

Authentic Ancient Roman CAPRICORN ZODIAC Carnelian Silver Intaglio Ring i66771

50BC Authentic Ancient GOLD Roman MERCURY HERMES CARNELIAN Intaglio Ring i66772

Early CHRISTIAN Roman Time 100-300AD GOLD Jesus FISH in GREEK Artifact i66773

100BC Authentic Ancient Roman Terracotta Clay CUPID EROS Figure Artifact i66774

5-4th Centuries BC Ancient Roman AES RUDE Proto Money CLUMP Before Coins i66775

100BC Authentic Ancient Roman MEDUSA GORGON likely for ARMOR Artifact i66776

5AD Authentic Ancient Roman MAN & WOMAN EMBRACING Terracotta Oil Lamp i66817

5AD Authentic Ancient Roman MAN & WOMAN EMBRACING Terracotta Oil Lamp i66818

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SELEUKID Kingdom circa 300-100BC Ancient Greek Coins Guide and Collection

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Video and Checklist Tool Shows the Different Types of Ancient Coins of the Seleucid Empire and where to Buy them Online from trusted eBay seller and Coin Expert

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• Ancient Greek Seleukid Coins

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The Seleukid Empire was a Hellenistic kingdom ruled by the Seleukid dynasty founded by Seleukos I Nikator following the division of the empire created by Alexander III the Great after his death in 323 B.C. Seleukos received the central portion of Alexander’s conquests and, from there, expanded his dominions to include much of Alexander’s near eastern territories all the way up to Northern India area. The Seleukid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek-Macedonian political elite dominated. The Greek population of the cities who formed the dominant elite were reinforced by emigration from ancient Greece. Seleukid tried an expansion into Anatolia and Greece which was abruptly halted after decisive defeats at the hands of the Roman army. Their attempts to defeat their old enemy Ptolemaic Egypt were frustrated by Roman demands. Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the Parthians under Mithridates I of Parthia in the mid-2nd century BC, yet the Seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from the Seleukid Kingdom until the invasion by Armenian king Tigranes the Great and their ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey.

Read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire

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List of Seleukid Kings in Alphabetical Order

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Seleukid – Encylopedia

• Seleucia or Seleukid – Research
• Achaios – Research
• Alexander I Balas – Research
• Alexander II Zabinas – Research
• Antiochos I Soter – Research
• Antiochos II Theos – Research
• Antiochos III – Research
• Antiochos IV Epiphanes – Research
• Antiochos V Eupator – Research
• Antiochos VI Dionysos – Research
• Antiochos VII – Research
• Antiochos Epiphanes, Son of Antiochos VII – Research
• Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) – Research
• Antiochos IX Kyzikenos – Research
• Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator – Research
• Antiochos XI Epiphanes Philadelphos – Research
• Antiochos XII Dionysos – Research
• Antiochos XIII Asiatikos – Research
• Antiochos Son Of Seleukos IV – Research
• Demetrios I Soter – Research
• Demetrios II Nikator – Research
• Demetrios III Philopator – Research
• Hierax – Research
• Philip Philadelphos – Research
• Seleukos I Nikator – Research
• Seleukos II Kallinikos – Research
• Seleukos III Keraunos – Research
• Seleukos IV Philipator – Research
• Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator – Research
• Tigranes II – Research
• Timarchos – Research
• Tryphon – Research

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The Ancient Seleukid Coins from the Video

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SELEUKOS IV PHILOPATER 187BC Seleukid APOLLO Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i37724

Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Seleucid Kingdom
Seleukos IV, Philopator – King: 187-175 B.C.
Serrated Edge Bronze 21mm (9.90 grams) Antioch mint, struck circa 187-175 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6968; B.M.C. 4. 32,22; SC 1315.6n; HGC 9, 584
Laureate head of Apollo right, monogram behind.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣEΛΕYKOY either side of naked Apollo standing left, holding arrow and resting left arm on tripod; monogram in field to left.

SELEUKID KINGDOM Alexander II Zabinas 128BC Ancient Greek Coin Dionysus i45092

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Seleukid Kingdom
Alexander II Zabinas – Reigned: 128-123 B.C.
Bronze 19mm (6.91 grams) Antioch mint, struck circa 128-123 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7125; B.M.C. 4.82, 16; HGC 9, 1161; SC 2229
His diademed head right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ either side of young Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos
and thyrsos; in field to left, Σ and Seleucid date.

ANTIOCHOS IX Kyzikenos 108BC Seleukid Authentic Ancient Greek Coin Nike i46661

 
Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos IX Kyzikenos – King: 113-96 B.C. –
Bronze 19mm (4.45 grams) Struck 108/107 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1255 (R1); SC 2397
Diademed head of Antiochos IX right
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤOΡΟΣ, Nike advancing left; date and monogram in field to left.

Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII Seleukid Kingdom Owl Ancient Greek Coin i49572

 
Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII – Co-rulers: 125-121 B.C.
Bronze 19mm (5.73 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint, 123-121 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1189; SC 2263
Diademed and radiate head of Antiochos VIII.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣHΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΘΕΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Owl standing
facing on fallen amphora.

ANTIOCHOS IX Kyzikenos 108BC Seleukid Athena RARE R2 Ancient Greek Coin i53685

 
Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos IX Kyzikenos – King: 113-96 B.C. –
Bronze 17mm (4.76 grams) Tarsus mint, circa 113-96 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1247 Rare R2; SC 2353; SNG Spaer 2726; BMC Seleucid p. 93, 23
Bearded and diademed head of Antiochos IX right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤOΡΟΣ, Athena advancing right, holding shield and spear over shoulder; monograms to left.

ANTIOCHOS VII Sidetes 138BC Ascalon Ancient ISRAEL Seleukid Greek Coin i56218

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VII Sidetes – King: 138-129 B.C.
Seleukid Coin of Ancient Israel
Bronze 11mm (1.42 grams) Ascalon mint
Reference: Hendin 1120 (5th Edition); HGC 9, 1111 (Rare R1); SNG Spaer 2095-2100; A. B. Brett, “The Mint of Ascalon Under the Seleucids,” ANSMN 4 (1950), pp. 48-9, 10; CSE 818-9
Crested Macedonian helmet right, with cheek guards.

ANTIOCHOS I Soter 281BC Seleukid Authentic Ancient Greek Coin Apollo i56491

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos I, Soter – King: 281-261 B.C.
Bronze 14mm (4.50 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 169; SC 351
Diademed head of Antiochos I right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and grounded bow; monogram in field to left.

ANTIOCHOS VII Euergetes Sidetes 138BC Seleukid Ancient Silver Greek Coin i57304

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VII Sidetes – King: 138-129 B.C.
Silver Drachm 16mm (3.99 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Reference: HGC 9, 1080b; Sunrise 212; SC 2062.2d; SMA 307
Diademed head right.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPΓETOY, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand; monogram to outer left, Π below right wing.

SELEUKOS II Kallinikos 246BC Seleukid Hercules Apollo Ancient Greek Coin i57667

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire
Seleukos II Kallinikos – King: 246-225 B.C.
Bronze 15mm (4.31 grams) Sardes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 344; SC 657
Head of Hercules right wearing lion-skin headdress.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ either side of Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left and right.

ANTIOCHOS II Theos 261BC Seleukid Tripod Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i57706

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos II Theos – King: 261-246 B.C.
Bronze 16mm (4.24 grams) Struck 280-261 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 253; SC 520, 522-527, and 537-538
Laureate head of Apollo right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY either side of tripod; anchor in exergue; monograms in field to left and right.

SELEUKOS II Kallinikos 246BC Seleukid Athena Apollo Ancient Greek Coin i57708

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire
Seleukos II Kallinikos – King: 246-225 B.C.
Bronze 20mm (7.61 grams) Sardes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 321 (Scarce to R1); SC 659
Head of Athena right wearing Attic helmet.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ either side of Apollo Delphios standing left, holding arrow and grounded bow.

SELEUKOS II Kallinikos 246BC Seleukid RARE R2 R3 Ancient Greek Coin i57711

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire
Seleukos II Kallinikos – King: 246-225 B.C.
Bronze 16mm (3.70 grams) Magnesia on the Maiandros or perhaps Ephesos mint
Reference: HGC 9, 347 (Rare R2-R3); SC 670 and 673
Head of Artemis artemis right, wearing stephane.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ either side of Apollo Delphios standing left, holding arrow and grounded bow.

ANTIOCHOS III Megas 222BC Seleukid RARE R2 Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i58034

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire
Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C.
Bronze 24mm (13.02 grams) Antioch mint, Struck circa 223-210 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 466 Rare R2; SC 1048.1e
Laureate head of Antiochos III, as Apollo, right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; monograms in to outer left.

ALEXANDER II ZABINAS 128BC Seleukid Authentic Ancient Greek Coin DIONYSUS i58036

Authentic Ancient:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Alexander II Zabinas – Reigned: 128-123 B.C.
Bronze 19mm (7.78 grams) Antioch mint, struck circa 128-123 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7125; B.M.C. 4.82, 16; HGC 9, 1161; SC 2229
His diademed head right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ either side of young Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; in field to left Seleukid date.

SELEUKOS VI Epiphanes Nikator 96BC SELEUKID Silver Tetradrachm Greek Coin i58840

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator – King, circa 96-94 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (14.21 grams) Mint of Seleukeia on Kalykadnos
Reference:  HGC 9, 1272; Houghton & Lorber, SC 2405.10b; Houghton, Seleucia 110-1 (obv. die A31)
Head of Seleukos VI facing right, diademed, fillet border.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKATOPOΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding Nike in her right hand and resting her left on a shield, a spear behind, a flower on left, AΛE IΔIΦ on inner left, all within a wreath.

ALEXANDER I BALAS 149BC Seleukid Ancient Silver Drachm Greek Coin APOLLO i59187

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Alexander I Balas – King: 152-145 B.C.
Silver Drachm 17mm (3.34 grams) Struck circa 149-147 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 887
Diademed head of Alexander Balas right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on bow set on ground

Jewish King JOHN HYRCANUS & Seleukid Antiochos VII ANCHOR LILY Greek Coin i60596

Authentic Ancient

Jewish Coin of
John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan) King of Judaea 134-104 B.C.E
John Hyrcanus I with Antiochus VII
Bronze 14mm (2.63 grams) Jerusalem mint 132-131 B.C.
Reference: Hendin 1131 (5th Edition)
BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEPΓΕΤΟΥ (of King Antiochos, benefactor); inverted anchor, below anchor AΠP (Seleukid Era 182=132/131 B.C.)
Lily.

ANTIOCHOS IV Epiphanes 169BC Seleukid Ancient Greek Coin ISIS EAGLE Rare i60650 +

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos IV, Epiphanes – King: 175-164 B.C.
Bronze 24mm (16.64 grams) “Egyptianizing” series. Antioch mint. Struck 169-168 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 644; SC 1414
Head of Isis right, wearing tainia.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing right on thunderbolt.

DEMETRIOS II Nikator -RARE R1 R2 SELEUKID Zeus Apollo Ancient Greek Coin i60661

 
Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleucid Kingdom
Demetrios II, Nikator – King: 146-138 B.C.
Bronze 22mm (14.06 grams) Struck during the first reign, circa 146-138 B.C.
Antioch on the Orontes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 992 (Rare R1-R2); SC 1912
Laureate head of Zeus right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗTPIOY / ΘΕΟΥ ΦΙΛAΔΕΛΦΟΥ NIKATOPOΣ, Apollo standing left, holding arrow and grounded bow; symbols in exergue.

ANTIOCHOS VIII Grypos 121BC Seleukid Authentic Ancient Greek Coin EAGLE i60710

Authentic Ancient :

Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VIII Grypos – King: 121-96 B.C.
Bronze 18mm (6.70 grams) Struck 121-120 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1212; Sear 7154; B.MC. 4. 90, 27
Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VIII right.
Eagle standing left, scepter in background; on right, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ/ANTIOXOY; on left , ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ;
in field to left, IE; in exergue, Seleukid date and palm.

TRYPHON Seleukid King 142BC Macedonia Helmet Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60713

 
Authentic Ancient

Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Tryphon – King 142-138 B.C.
Bronze 17mm (6.28 grams) Struck circa 142-138 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1061; Sear 7089
Diademed head of Tryphon right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ / AYTOKPATOPOΣ, Spiked Macedonian helmet adorned with wild goat horns right; symbols or monogram to left.

ANTIOCHOS IX Kyzikenos 113BC Seleukid EROS NIKE Ancient Greek Coin i60714

 
Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos IX Kyzikenos – King: 113-96 B.C. –
Bronze 18mm (4.34 grams) Struck circa 113-96 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7173; SNG Israel 2743; BMC 4.94,27; HGC 9, 1254; SC 2379
Winged bust of Eros right.
Nike advancing left, holding wreath; on right ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ; on left, ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤOΡΟΣ;
in field to left, Seleucid date.

Antiochos IX Kyzikenos 113BC Seleukid KING Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60735

 
Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos IX Kyzikenos – King: 113-96 B.C. –
Bronze 18mm (5.65 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint, 113/112 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1248; Sear 7170; SC 2364
Bearded and diademed head of Antiochos IX right.
Winged thunderbolt; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ; beneath, ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤOΡΟΣ.

Seleukos II Kallinikos – SELEUKID Antioch Athena Nike Ancient Greek Coin i60737

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire
Seleukos II Kallinikos – King: 246-225 B.C.
Bronze 17mm (8.54 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 322; SC 692 and 695
Head of Athena right wearing Attic helmet.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ either side of Nike advancing left, holding wreath; anchor to left.

ANTIOCHOS VI DIONYSOS 144BC Rare R2 SELEUKID Ancient Greek Coin Kantharos i60751

Authentic Ancient :

Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VI Dionysos – King: 144-141 B.C.
Bronze 16mm (5.44 grams) Ostensibly struck at Chalkis by Belos
Reference: HGC 9, 1049 Rare R2; SC 2017
Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VI right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ, Kantharos; palm branch to right.

ANTIOCHOS VII Sidetes 138BC Antioch Lion Club Seleukid Ancient Greek Coin i60870

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VII Sidetes – King: 138-129 B.C.
Bronze 14mm (2.69 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint, struck circa 138-129 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 1096; Sear 7100
Nemean lion’s head right.
Club of Hercules; on right, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY; on left, EYEPΓETOY.

ANTIOCHOS IV Epiphanes 175BC Seleukid Authentic Ancient Silver Greek Coin i63361

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos IV, Epiphanes – King: 175-164 B.C.
Silver Drachm 16mm (4.02 grams)
Reference: HGC 9, 623
Provenance / Pedigree: Ex Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale April 10, 1991 No. 0140
Diademed head of Antiochos IV right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow, and resting hand on bow.

SELEUKOS IV Philopater 187BC Seleukid Ancient Greek Coin QUEEN LAODIKE IV i63589

 
Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Seleukos IV, Philopator – King: 187-175 B.C.
QUEEN LAODIKE IV
Serrated Bronze 16mm (4.11 grams) Struck circa 187-175 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6972; HGC 9, 592
Veiled and diademed bust of Queen Laodike IV right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣEΛΕYKOY above and beneath elephant’s head left.

ANTIOCHOS VIII Grypos Seleukid Ancient Silver Tetradrachm Greek Coin NGC i58856

Authentic Ancient :

Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VIII Grypos – King: 121-96 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 30mm (16.35 grams) Ake-Ptolemais Mint.
Reference: HGC 9, 1196; Sear 7143 var.; SC-2335.2a
Pedigree: From the Michael Druck Collection.
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4373080-003
Diademed head of Antiochus VIII facing right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus standing facing right, holding star and scepter, crescent moon above; monogram in field to left, all within laurel wreath.

DEMETRIOS I Soter SELEUKID Tetradrachm Ancient Silver Greek Coin NGC VF i59894

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Demetrios I, Soter – Seleucid King: 162-150 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 29mm (15.64 grams) Antioch on the Orontes mint, 151/150 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7015 var.; HGC 9, 798; SC 1641 and 1649-1653
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  4375823-377
His diademed head right; fillet border.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, Tyche seated left on throne with tritoness support, holding short scepter and cornucopia; Seleukid date BΞP in exergue; two monograms in field to left.

SELEUKOS I Nikator – SELEUKID Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i59985

 
Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Seleukos I Nikator – King: 312-280 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (16.99 grams) Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, first workshop, ca 300-281 B.C.
Styled after types (coins) of Alexander III the Great
Reference: SC 117•2b; ESM 12; SNG Spaer 115; Houghton 945
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch F  4375823-068
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left holding eagle and scepter; MHP monogram within wreath in field to left; K below throne.

Antiochos VII SELEUKID Ariarathes VII Tetradrachm Silver Greek Coin NGC i60184

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VII Sidetes – King: 138-129 B.C.
Posthumous Issue under Cappadocian King Ariarathes VII
Silver Tetradrachm 30mm (14.72 grams) Struck in Cappadocia 104-102 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7091 var.; ETNewell, The Sele NC 166, 2006, p. 66 ff Series 1.3 No. 2 and Plate 15 SC 2148th
Certification: NGC Ancients  VF  4375823-041
His diademed head right; fillet border.
Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield; on right, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ  / ANTIOXOY; on left, EYEPΓETOY; in field to left, two monograms; O Λ across fields ; all within laurel-wreath.

ALEXANDER I BALAS Seleukid Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC ChAU i62341

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Alexander I Balas – King: 152-145 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 31mm (16.86 grams) Struck at the Antioch on the Orontes mint
Reference: HGC 9, 875a
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 1884522-008
Diademed head of Alexander Balas right, bead-and-reel border.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter.

ANTIOCHOS VIII Grypos Seleukid Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i62342

Authentic Ancient :

Greek coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Antiochos VIII Grypos – King: 121-96 B.C.
Silver Tetradrahcm 29mm (16.23 grams) Struck year 197, 116/115 B.C. at Damaskos mint
Reference: HGC 9, 1197f; SC 2323.5
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5  1884244-002
Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VIII right, bead-and-reel border.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Draped Zeus standing left, holding scepter and star, crescent above head head; Seleukid date in exergue.

ALEXANDER II ZABINAS RARE R1 Seleukid Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i62454

Authentic Ancient:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Alexander II Zabinas – Reigned: 128-123 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm Damaskos mint, dated Seleukid Era (SE) year 190, 123/122 B.C.
Reference: HGC 1149 Rare R1-R2; SC 2248.6.
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  1884244-037
Diademed head of Alexander Zabinas right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; monograms to outer left and below throne, date in exergue.

SELEUKOS I Seleukid Tetradrachm NGC Certified ELEPHANTS Silver Greek Coin i64228

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Seleukos I Nikator – King: 312-280 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 23mm (17.25 grams) Susa mint
Reference: HGC 9, 18c; SC 177.2; Sear 6832 var. (four elephants) Very rare.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5  4241318-007
Laureate head of Zeus right.
Athena, brandishing spear and holding shield, standing in chariot pulled by two horned elephants; on left, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; in exergue, ΣEΛΕYKOY; in field above, spear head; MΩ to right.

DEMETRIOS III Eukairos Seleukid Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i64271

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Demetrios III Eukairos – King circa 97-87 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 25mm (15.42 grams) Damaskos mint, struck circa 97-88 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7191 var.; HGC 9, 1305
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4241494-001
Diademed and bearded head of Demetrios to right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ / ΘΕΟΥ – ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (“King Demetrius, God, Father-loving and Saviour“), Cult statue of Atargatis standing facing with long veil falling from her head, holding flower in left hand, and with a barley stalk rising from each shoulder; all within wreath.

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AUGUSTUS 9BC Ancient Roman Coin Clasped hands w caduceus Commerce symbol i18796

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Quadrans 15mm (3.16 grams) Lamia Silius Annius moneyer, Rome mint: 9 B.C.
Reference: RIC 420; BM 200; Paris 568; C 338
Names of three moneyers LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS around clasped hands holding caduceus.
III VIR A A A F F around large S C.

AUGUSTUS Genuine 27BC Edessa in Macedonia Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i33917

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 22mm (9.83 grams) of Edessa in Macedonia
Reference: Sear GIC 28; B.M.C. 5.39,16
ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, Laureate head right.
ΕΔΕΣ / ΣΑΙΩΝ in two lines within laurel-wreath; Θ above.

Marcus Ambibulus Jerusalem Biblical Jesus Time Roman Coin Under Augustus i38851

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Marcus Ambibulus  prefect under Augustus 9 A.D. – 12 A.D.
Bronze Prutah 17mm (2.19 grams) from the mint of Jerusalem 8/9 A.D.
Reference: Hendin 638 (3rd edition); Hendin 1329 (5th Edition)
KAICAPOC (of Caesar), ear of grain curved to right
LΛΘ (year 39=8/9 A.D.) in fields; eight-branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates.

CLAUDIUS Philippi Julius Caesar & Augustus Statues Ancient Roman Coin i40538

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Claudius – Roman Emperor: 41-54 A.D. –
Bronze 26mm (12.58 grams) of the City of Philippi in Macedonia Struck 41-54 A.D.
Reference: Sear GIC 428; B.M.C. 5.98,25; Cohen 260, 117
TI. CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG. P.M. TR. P. IMP. – Bare head of Claudius left.
COL AVG IVL PHILIP, cippus inscribed with DIVVS
AVG in two lines, on which stand statues of
Augustus (to left) & Caesar (to right), altar on either side of cippus.

Augustus 4BC Ancient Authentuc RARE Roman Coin Around garlanded altar i40689

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Quadrans 15mm (3.62 grams)
C. Naevius Capella, moneyer. Rome mint: 4 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 466; BMCRE 267; BN 864
III VIR A A A F F around garlanded altar with bowl-shaped top.
C NAEVIVS CAPELLA around large SC.

AUGUSTUS Pergamum Mysia 4AD Proconsul Silvanus of Asia Rare Roman Coin i40778

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 20mm (5.35 grams) of Pergamum in Mysia
Reference: Sear GIC 50; B.M.C.15.139,245
ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ ΔΗΜΟΦΩΝ, Tetrastyle temple within which standing figure of Augustus, holding spear; monogram in in exergue.
ΣΙΛΒΑΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΟΙ, Demos of Pergamum standing left, crowning the Proconsul M. Plautius Silvanus who stands beside him.

Silvanus was Proconsul of Asia circa A.D. 4-5.

Augustus 27BC LAODICEIA in PHRYGIA Zeus Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i50081

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 19mm (5.53 grams) of Laodiceia ad Lycum in Phrygia
Anto Polemon, philopatris
Reference: RPC 2898 var.
ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, bare head right.
ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΗΣ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter.

AUGUSTUS Carthago Nova Spain Sacrificial Implements Ancient Roman Coin i52670

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 27mm (13.93 grams) of Carthago Nova in Spain
C. Varrius Rufus and Sextus Julius Pollio, duoviri
Reference: RPC 167
AVGVSTVS DIVI F, Laureate head right.
C VAR RVF SEX IVL POL III VIR Q, Sacrificial implements.

AUGUSTUS 8BC Caesaraugusta Spain Semis Vexillum Ancient Roman Coin i52776

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Semis 22mm (6.68 grams) of Caesaraugusta in Spain, Struck 8-1 B.C.
M. Porcius and Cn. Fadius, duoviri
Reference: ACIP 3039b; RPC I 315
AVGVSTVS DIVI F., Laureate head right.
CAESARAVGVSTA M. PORCI. CN. FAD. II. VIR., Vexillum on cippus.

Augustus & Rhoemetalkes Client King of Thrace 11BC Ancient Roman Coin i55548

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Augustus & Rhoemetalkes Client King of Thrace
Bronze 23mm (10.24 grams) from the Greek Kingdom of Thrace circa 11BC-12 A.D.
Reference: RPC I 1711; SNG Copenhagen 1188
BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ POIMHTAΛKOY, conjoined heads of king Rhoemetalkes & Queen Pythodoris of Thrace.
KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right.

Thrace did not become a Roman province until the reign of Claudius (A.D. 46). Augustus created Rhoemetalkes I ruler of the whole of Thrace in 11 B.C. and he governed the country well for almost a quarter of a century until his death in A.D. 12. Thereafter the Kingdom had a troubled history culminating in the murder, by his wife, of the last ruler Rhoemetalkes III.

Son of Kotys and Sapaean, Rhoemetalkes had a long political career in the earlier part of which he acted as the guardian of the children of Kotys III. He became King of Thrace in 11 B.C. and remained a loyal ally of the Romans throughout his reign.

AUGUSTUS 27BC Philippi Macedonia Colonists Founding City Oxen Roman Coin i55852

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 17mm (5.10 grams) City of Philippi in Macedon Struck 27 B.C.-10 B.C.
Reference: Varbanov 3226
Bare head of Augustus right, AVG behind.
Two colonists plowing right with two oxen.

ZENODORUS & Octavian Augustus 30BC Chalcis in Coele Ancient Roman Coin i57965

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Zenodoros, with Octavian 30-20 B.C.
Bronze 24mm (5.98 grams) of Chalcis ad Libanum in Coele
Dated SE 31/30 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 4775; Herman 16; HGC 9, 1454
Bare head of Octavian right; NE to left, L BΠΣ date to right.
ZΗΝΟΔΟΡΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΗΡΕΩΣ, Bare head of Zenodoros left.

AUGUSTUS Calagurris Spain Authentic BIBLICAL Time Ancient Roman Coin Bull i58017

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 29mm (12.15 grams) of Calagurris in Spain
M. Lic. Capel and C. Ful. Rutil, duoviri, struck after 2 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 444; SNG Copenhagen 582
IMP AVGVST PATER PATRIA, laureate head right.
M C I M LIC CAPE C FVL RVTI II VIR, Bull standing right.

AUGUSTUS 25BC Asian Possibly Ephesus Authentic Ancient Roman Coin Wreath i58040

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze As 24mm (8.96 grams) Asian mint, possibly Ephesus, circa 25 B.C.
Reference: RPC 2235; RIC 486
CAESAR, Bare head right.
AVGVSTVS within laurel wreath.

AUGUSTUS 27BC Thessalonica Macedonia Wreath Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i58267

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Leaded Bronze 22mm (7.81 grams) of Thessalonica in Macedonia
Reference: RPC I 1557; SNG ANS 829
ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, Bare head of Augustus right.
ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟ/ΝΙΚΕΩΝ in two lines within wreath.

AUGUSTUS Victory Over Julius Caesar Assassins Brutus & Cassius Roman Coin i59169

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 19mm (4.09 grams) from the city of Philippi in Northern Greece, Macedonia circa 27 B.C.-10 B.C.
Reference: Sear GIC 32; B.M.C.5.98,23
VIC.-AVG. either side of Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm.
COHOR. PRAE. PHIL., Three legionary standards.

Commemorates the battle of Philippi, 42 B.C., in which Octavian and Antony defeated the Republican tyrannicides Brutus and Cassius, who subsequently committed suicide. Augustus later settled the veterans of a Praetorian Cohort at Philippi, and he conferred upon them the right to mint coins, of which this is an example. The images on this coin presumably refer to the Emperor’s above described victory in 42 BC. The winged victory standing representing the cosmos. Such a coin is delivering, without words but in clear images that everyone would have understood, the message that Augustus now rules the world. All the old political institutions were re-established and the “dignity” of the Senate was restored, but actual power was now in the hands of one man alone.

AUGUSTUS 27BC Amphipolis Macedonia Artemis Bull Ancient Roman Coin i59229

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 19mm (6.01 grams) of Amphipolis in Macedonia
Reference: RPC I 1629; SNG ANS 160; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. Sear GIC 29
KAIΣΑΡOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, Bare head of Augustus right.
ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ, Artemis Tauropolos riding a bull right, holding a veil over her head.

Divus AUGUSTUS & LIVIA 14AD Hispalis Romula Spain BIG Ancient Roman Coin i60702

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Divus Augustus and Livia
Bronze 35mm (23.89 grams) of Hispalis or Romula in Spain after 14 A.D.
Reference: Sear GIC 189; Heiss 393,2; Cohen 169,3
PERM. DIVI AVG. COL. ROM. – Radiate head of Augustus right; thunderbolt before, star above.
IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS – Head of Livia left; globe beneath, crescent above.

AUGUSTUS w Daughter JULIA & Sons Caius Lucius Silver Denarius Roman Coin i61986

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
CAIUS, LUCIUS, JULIA and AUGUSTUS
Silver Denarius 15mm (2.06 grams) Rome mint, 13 B.C.
Reference: RSC 1; B.M.C. 4650, Imp. 106; RIC 166; B. Maria 15
AVGVSTVS before head of Augustus right, lituus behind.
III VIR and wreath above the heads of Lucius, Julia and Caius, C . MARIVS . TRO below.

LIVIA Augustus Wife 22AD TIBERIUS Rome Ancient Roman Coin Ex Huntington i63311

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Livia – Augusta: 14-29 A.D.
Bronze Dupondius 30mm (14.86 grams) Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, 22-23 A.D.
Reference: RIC I 46 (Tiberius); Sear 1739
Pedigree: From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12257.
IVSTITIA below, diademed and draped bust of Livia as Justitia right
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG TR POT XXIIII around large S • C.

Wife of Augustus, Mother of Tiberius, & Grandmother of Claudius.

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Augustus General Ancient Roman Coin by CALIGULA i63313

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa – best friend of Augustus & General, Died 12 B.C.
Bronze As 27mm (10.50 grams)
Struck under Roman Emperor Caligula at the mint of Rome, 37-41 A.D.
Reference: RIC 58 [Caligula], Cohen 3, BMC 161 [Tiberius]
M AGRIPPA L F COS III – Head left, wearing rostral crown.
Neptune standing, head left, S C at sides.

AUGUSTUS as Octavian 28BC ASIA RECEPTA Ancient Silver Roman Coin VICTORY i63391

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
 Silver Quinarius 13mm (1.73 grams) Struck circa 28 B.C.
Reference: B. 145; B.M.C., East 240, Imp. 647; R.I.C. 18
CAESAR IMP . VII., his bare head right.
ASIA RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mystica between two snakes erect.

The subjection of the Province of Asia occurred in B.C. 30.

COPONIUS Prefect of Roman JERUSALEM under Augustus 6AD BIBLICAL Time Coin i63462

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Biblical Jerusalem under Roman Administration
Coponius – prefect under Augustus 6 – 9 A.D.
Bronze Prutah 16mm (1.97 grams) from the mint of Jerusalem 5/6 A.D.
Reference: Hendin 1328 (5th Edition)
KAICAPOC (of Caesar), ear of grain curved to right.
LΛϛ (year 36=5/6 A.D.) in fields; eight-branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates.

AUGUSTUS Genuine 4AD Biblical Time Antioch Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i63506

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 25mm (17.21 grams) of Antioch in Seleukis and Pieria Struck circa 4-5 A.D.
Reference: McAlee 206c; RPC I 4260; RIC 528
IMP AVGVST TR POT, Laureate head right; monogram below.
Large S C within wreath.

AUGUSTUS & General AGRIPPA 10AD Nemasus Gaul Crocodile Ancient Roman Coin i63964

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Augustus & Agrippa
Bronze Dupondius 25mm (13.03 grams) of Nemasus, Gaul Struck circa 10-14 A.D.
Reference: RIC I 159; RPC I 525
Pedigree / Provenance: Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale February 12, 1986 No. 124
IMP DIVI F, Heads of Agrippa left and Augustus right, back to back, that of Agrippa wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, that of Augustus laureate; P P across fields.
COL NEM, Crocodile right chained to palm-branch; wreath with long ties above.

AUGUSTUS 17BC Rome SANQVINIVS Dupondius Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i64001

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Dupondius 27mm (11.33 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 17 B.C.
Reference: RIC 342; C 521; Cohen 521, BMCRE 193-4; BN 287-91
AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST, in oak-wreath.
M SANQVINIVS IIIVIR A A A F F, round S C.

AUGUSTUS 17BC Rome CENSORINVS Dupondius Rare Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i64002

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Dupondius 25mm (13.22 grams) Rome mint; C. Marcius Censorinus, moneyer. Struck circa 18 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 326; Cohen 452; BMCRE 179; BNC 267
Pedigree / Provenance: ex Christie’s 5/2/1984 Lot 246/4
AVGVSTVS/TRIBVNIC/POTEST in three lines within oak wreath.
C • CENSORINVS AVG • III VIR • A • A • A • F • F • around S • C.

AUGUSTUS Genuine 16BC Rome Sestertius Authentic LARGE Ancient Roman Coin i64007

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze Sestertius 34mm (23.17 grams) Rome mint. Struck 16 B.C.
C. Asinius Gallus, moneyer.
Reference: RIC I 370; BMCRE 157; Cohen 367
Pedigree / Provenance: ex Christie’s 5/2/1984 Lot: 242/2
OB/CIVIS/SERVATOS in three lines across field; inner laurel wreath flanked by laurel branches.
C ASINIVS C F GALLVS III VIR A A A F F around large SC.

AUGUSTUS 27BC Bull NGC Certified Ancient Silver Roman Denarius Coin NGC i59866

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.74 grams) Pegamum mint: 27 B.C.
Reference: RIC 475; RSC 28; BMCRR East 284-5=BMCRE 662-3; BN 941-3
CAESAR, bare head right.
AVGVSTVS, bull standing to right.

MARK ANTONY & OCTAVIA – Augustus Sister Silver Tetradrachm Roman Coin NGC i60110

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Mark Antony
Mark Antony & His Wife Octavia (Sister of Augustus)
Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm 26mm (11.32 grams) Ephesus mint, Summer-autumn 39 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 2202; CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3
Certification: NGC Ancients VG  4375823-280
M ◦ ANTONIVS IMP ◦ COS ◦ DESIG ◦ ITER ◦ ET TERT, Conjoined busts of Antony, wearing ivy wreath, and Octavia, bareheaded and draped, right.
III ◦ VIR ◦ R ◦ P ◦ C ◦, Dionysus (Bacchus) standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus, on cista between two snakes.

This type was likely struck to commemorate the marriage between Mark Antony and Octavia (sister of Augustus).

MARK ANTONY & OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i60111

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Mark Antony & Octavian ‘Augustus’ as Triumvirs
Silver 18mm (3.19 grams) Ephesus mint, Spring-Summer 41 BC.
M. Barbatius Pollio moneyer as proquaestor
Reference: RSC 8; B.51 and 96; B.M.C. 103; Craw. 517/2; Sydenham 1181
Certification: NGC Ancients VG  4375823-279
M . ANT . IMP. AVG . III . VIR . R . P . C . M . BARBAT . Q . P., bare head of Mark Antony right.
CAESAR IMP . PONT . III . VIR . R . P . C., bare head of Augustus right, without beard.

This type was likely struck by Mark Antony to commemorate the reconciliation between the triumvirs. The moneyer of this coin was a friend of Julius Caesar. In 41 B.C., he was quaestor pro praetore to Antony in the East.

Divus AUGUSTUS 22AD Rome ALTAR Tiberius Authentic Ancient Roman Coin NGC i60242

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
as Divus Augustus
Bronze As 27mm (10.43 grams) Rome mint: 22-23 A.D. under Emperor Tiberius
Reference: RIC 81 (Tiberius), BMC 147 (Tiberius), S 1789, C 228
Certification: NGC Ancients   XF  4375823-396
DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Radiate head of Augustus left.
PROVIDENT, Altar; large S C on either side.

AUGUSTUS & JULIUS CAESAR Thessalonica Macedonia Ancient Roman Coin NGC i60420

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Augustus and Julius Caesar
Bronze Diassarion 20mm (6.68 grams) of Thessalonica in Macedonia, Struck circa 28-27 B.C.
Reference: RPC 5421; cf. CNG MBS 75/798; cf. Gemini X/552
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4375823-318
ΘΕΟC, Bare head of Divus Julius Caesar right.
ΘΕ / CEBACTOY, Bare head of Augustus right.

LEPIDUS – JULIUS CAESAR Ally Triumvir Augustus 43BC Silver Roman Coin NGC i61060

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Lepidus & Octavian ‘Augustus’ as Triumvirs
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.76 grams)
November-December 43 BC. Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy.
Reference: RSC 2; B. Aemilia 35, Julia 71; B.M.C., Africa 29; Syd. 1323; Craw. 495/2c; Kestner 3760; BMCRR Africa 30
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 4529164-002
LEPIDVS PONT. MAX. III . V . R . P . C., head of Lepidus right.
CAESAR . IMP . III . VIR . R . P . C., head of Augustus right.

A colleague to Julius Caesar in his consulship of 46 B.C. He became a triumvir with Augustus and Mark Antony after the death of Julius Caesar. His part of the triumvirite was that of the governorship of Africa after the battle of Philippi. However because he tried to get Sicily all for himself, he was deprived of all power. Lepidus died in 13 B.C.

AUGUSTUS Rare 12BC Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin CAPRICORN NGC XF i62473

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Silver Denarius 17mm Lugdunum mint, struck 12 B.C.
Reference: RIC 174; RSC 147; Rare!
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4238772-068
AVGVSTVS – DIVI F, bare head of Augustus right.
Capricorn right, holding globe; below, IMP · XI.

AUGUSTUS 15BC Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin BULL of Thourioi NGC i62474

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Silver Denarius 18mm Lugdunum mint, struck 15-13 B.C.
Reference: RIC 167a; RSC 137
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  4238772-026
AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head of Augustus right.
Bull charging right, head lowered, IMP · X in exergue.

AUGUSTUS as OCTAVIAN 37BC Rare Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i63890

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
as Octavian before he was named Augustus
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.57 grams) Southern or Central Italian Mint, struck circa 37 B.C.
Reference: Crawfod 538/1; Sydenham 1334
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 2068696-007
IMP.CAESAR DIVI.F.III.VIR.ITER.R.P.C, Bare head of Octavian facing right.
COS ITER.ET.TER.DESIG, Sacrificial implements, the simpulum, sprinkler, jug and lituus (emblems of the augurate and pontificate).

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CLEOPATRA VII Queen of Egypt
and Her Lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
Greek and Roman Coin Collection & Collecting Guide

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Guide to collecting rare ancient Greek coins of Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt and the rare roman coins of her Lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. The goal of this article is to give examples of authentic ancient Greek and Roman coins depicting the very famous charcters. This guide tells a great story and is a great watch for those that are trying to build a coin collection of these historical figures. There additional coins of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony with Cleopatra. Other coin types shown are of Antonia, daughter of Octavia Minor, who Mark Antony left for Cleopatra, whom wound up having a son named Claudius, Roman emperor 41-54 A.D.

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• Cleopatra VII
• Cleopatra – all ancient coins with her namesake
• Julius Caesar
• Mark Antony
• Augustus
• Octavia – sister of Augustus, wife to Mark Antony.
• Antonia – daughter of Octavia and Mark Antony, mother to Claudius, Roman emperor 41-54 A.D.
• Cleopatra Selene – daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, raised by Octavia, became Queen with Juba II.

 

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Queen CLEOPATRA VII JULIUS CAESAR & MARK ANTONY Lover Egyptian Greek Coin i63289

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Cleopatra VII – Queen: 51-30 B.C.
Bronze 80 drachmai 26mm (12.97 grams) Alexandria mint
Reference: Sear 7955; Svoronos 1871; B.M.C.6.123,4-5
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right.
ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, Ealge standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, double cornucopia; to right, mark of value Π (=80).

As 480 bronze drachms were the equivalent of one silver drachm at this time, the 80 drachmai piece would have circulated as an obol, and the 40 drachmai as a hemiobol.

Queen Cleopatra, famous for being the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, along with being a very important historical figure. As it is a portrait coin of Cleopatra herself, this coin type is highly sought-after and appreciated by collectors and historians alike.

ANTIOCH on the ORONTES 48BC Greek Coin CLEOPATRA VII of Egypt Countermark i58712

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Antioch on the Orontes in Seleukis and Pieria
Bronze Tetrachalkon 23mm (13.32 grams) Dated year 19 of the Pompeian Era, 48/47 B.C.
Reference: McAlee 43; RPC I 4216; DCA 384; HGC 9, 1366. For c/m: McAlee p. 74, note 25.
Laureate head of Zeus right; countermark: female head (ostensibly of Cleopatra VII) right within oval incuse
ANTIOXEΩN THΣ MHTPOΠOΛΕΩΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; IΘ (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath.

From McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch (p. 74, note 25): “The coins of this year (Pompeian Era 19=48/7 BC) and of Year 3 of the Caesarean Era are frequently seen with a countermark on the obverse, which was previously described as “head of Apollo r.” in an oval. As discussed in the text, it now seems likely that the countermark portrays Cleopatra, and was used to mark coins circulating in the Syro-Phoenician territories, which were given to her by Mark Antony.”

CLEOPATRA VII Julius Caesar Lover 40BC Alexandria Egypt Silver Greek Coin i63305

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Cleopatra VII – Queen: 51-30 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 26mm (12.78 grams) Alexandria mint, dated year 13, 40/39 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7953 var.; SNG Copenhagen 408; Svoronos 1828
Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with palm over shoulder; L IΓ (date) above head-dress of Isis to left, ΠA to right.

The Ptolemaic kingdom before Cleopatra, famous for being the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and during her reign would use the portrait of the dynasty’s founder Ptolemy I on the silver tetradrachm coins from the mint in Alexandria. The differentation can be made by the refined style of the portraiture on the coins of Cleopatra VII, as can be seen in the picture of in Sear no. 7952. It is interesting to note that on her portrait coins she bears a striking resemblence to the dynasty founder Ptolemy I, or perhaps she ordered a portrait that had a close resemblence to her as a political tool to legitimize her reign. Although not a portrait coin of Cleopatra herself, it is a coin struck under her reign as Queen or Pharaoh of Egypt and is very rare nonetheless.

CLEOPATRA VII JULIUS CAESAR & MARK ANTONY Lover Egyptian Greek Coin NGC F i58223

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Cleopatra VII – Queen: 51-30 B.C.
Bronze 80 drachmai 25mm (17.54 grams) Alexandria mint
Reference: Sear 7955; Svoronos 1871; B.M.C.6.123,4-5
Certification: NGC Ancients F  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4375810-005
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right.
ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, Ealge standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, double cornucopia; to right, mark of value Π (=80).

As 480 bronze drachms were the equivalent of one silver drachm at this time, the 80 drachmai piece would have circulated as an obol, and the 40 drachmai as a hemiobol.

CLEOPATRA VII – JULIUS CAESAR & MARK ANTONY Lover Egyptian Greek Coin NGC i61967

Authentic Ancient

Greek Coin of
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt 
Cleopatra VII – Queen: 51-30 B.C.
Bronze 40 drachmai / Hemiobol 21mm (8.46 grams) Alexandria mint in Egypt
Reference: Sear 7956; Svoronos 1872
Certification: NGC Ancients VG   4529166-009
Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII right.
ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, Ealge standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, double cornucopia; to right, mark of value M (=40).

As 480 bronze drachms were the equivalent of one silver drachm at this time, the 80 drachmai piece would have circulated as an obol, and the 40 drachmai as a hemiobol.

JULIUS CAESAR 48BC Ancient Silver Roman Coin VENUS TROY Rome HERO AENEAS i63304

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Julius Caesar – Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.78 grams) military mint in North Africa, late 48-47 B.C.
Reference: RSC 12; Crawford 458/1; B.M.C. East, 31; Syd. 1013; B. 10
Diademed head of Venus right.
CAESAR, Aeneas walking left, carrying his father, Anchises and palladium

Venus was the patron-goddess of Julius Caesar, and also the goddess whom his family traces it’s decent from, and therefore she is pictured on his coins. In 46 B.C., Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix in the Forum Julium.

The Julia gens traced it’s mythical descent also from Iulus, the son of Aenaeas. The story goes that Aeneas fled the burning ancient city of Troy, carrying his father on his back and the important statue called the palladium from that city. The Roman people, according to their mythology traced their decent from ancient Troy itself.

Anchises, being the mortal lover of Aphrodite (=Venus), having a son, Aeneas together, connects the mythical founders of Rome to their descent from the goddess Venus herself. A remarkable piece of ancient propaganda!

 

JULIUS CAESAR Lifetime 44BC Portrait Ancient Silver Roman Coin Venus NGC i58211

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Julius Caesar – Roman Dictator –
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.62 grams) Struck at the mint of Rome February-March 44 B.C.
P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer
Reference: RSC 39; B. 50; B.M.C. 4173; Syd. 1074; Craw. 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 98 (A49/R13); CRI 107d; Kestner 3688
Certification: NGC Ancients   Ch F  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4374096-001
CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, laureate and veiled of Julius Caesar head right.
P . SEPVLLIVS MACER, Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter, to right at feet, shield set on ground

On this coin, Julius Caesar breaks tradition of prohibiting the portraying of living individuals on Roman coins by showing his own portrait on it. It was considered a practice of Eastern Greek monarchs rather than the Republic that Rome was still supposed to be. This could have been seen as a clear sign of Julius Caesar styling himself after king issuing such a coin. This coin, along with other factors may have been what culminated in the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C. Venus was the patron-goddess of Julius Caesar, and also the goddess whom his family traces it’s decent from, and therefore she is pictured here holding the goddess of Victory. The interesting thing about this coin is that it features a lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar in the short time that he issued this coin before being assassinated. Being minted for only a short time February to March of 44 B.C., this is a historically significant coin and a must-have key piece for an ancient coin collection. The portrait of Julius Caesar was used by historical personages such as Mark Antony and Augustus (first Roman emperor) after his death as a tool to assume the political power and love the people had towards Caesar. The portrait coins that were issued during the lifetime of Julius Caesar, therefore, as they are scarcer in number than many of his other issues, and being minted for a very short time is something of great historical value as being from a key historical point that has echoed to our times and made Western Civilization the way it is today.

MARK ANTONY & OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS as Triumvirs Ancient Silver Roman Coin i63324

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Triumvirs
Mark Antony & Octavian Augustus
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.20 grams) Ephesus mint: Spring-early summer 41 B.C.
Reference: Mark Antony and Augustus 8; B. 51 and 96; B.M.C. 103; Craw. 517/2
Provenance: Coin Galleries May 25, 1988, No. 256
M . ANTON . IMP . AVG . III . VIR . R . P . C. M. BARBAT . Q . P., Bare head of Mark Antony right.
CAESAR IMP . PONT . III . VIR . R . P . C. – Bare head of Octavian Augustus right.

This moneyer was a friend of Julius Caesar. In B.C. 41 he was quaestor pro praetore to Antony in the East.

MARK ANTONY & OCTAVIA – Augustus Sister Silver Tetradrachm Roman Coin NGC i60110

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Mark Antony
Mark Antony & His Wife Octavia (Sister of Augustus)
Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm 26mm (11.32 grams) Ephesus mint, Summer-autumn 39 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 2202; CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3
Certification: NGC Ancients VG  4375823-280
M ◦ ANTONIVS IMP ◦ COS ◦ DESIG ◦ ITER ◦ ET TERT, Conjoined busts of Antony, wearing ivy wreath, and Octavia, bareheaded and draped, right.
III ◦ VIR ◦ R ◦ P ◦ C ◦, Dionysus (Bacchus) standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus, on cista between two snakes.

This type was likely struck to commemorate the marriage between Mark Antony and Octavia (sister of Augustus).

MARK ANTONY 33BC M. Junius Silanus Athens Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i61907

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Mark Antony
Silver Denarius 18mm (2.89 grams) Mint moving with Antony, probably Athens, 33 B.C., under M. Junius Silanus
Reference: RSC 71. Babelon 97. C 71. Sydenham 1208. Sear Imperators 346. RBW 1830. Crawford 542/1
Certification: NGC Ancients VG  4529166-014
ANTON •AVG•IMP•III•COS•DES•III•IIV•R•P•C•, Bare head of Mark Antony right.
M•SILANVS•AVG Q•PRO•COS in two lines.

This issuer, Marcus Junius Silanus, was the step-brother of Brutus who murdered Julius Caesar. After the treaty of Misenum, in 39 B.C., Silanus went to Rome and then to the East to join Antony and was given the governorship of one of the provinces. It was during this period that he struck these coins.

MARK ANTONY Cleopatra Lover 32BC Ancient Silver Roman Coin LEGION X i63936

Item: i63936

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Mark Antony
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.20 grams)
Struck at Actium 32-31 B.C. for Mark Antony’s X Legion
Reference: RSC 38; B.M.C. East, 202; Syd. 1228; Craw. 544/24
ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley under oar right, mast with streamers at prow.
Legionary aquila (eagle) between two signa (standards), LEG X below.

Roman military commander, friend of Julius Caesar, lover of Cleopatra and much more.

* Numismatic Note: This coin was struck by Antony for the use of his fleet and legions when he was preparing for the struggle with Octavian. These coins furnish an interesting record of the number of legions of which Antony’s army was composed. These denarii are of baser metal than the ordinary currency of the time and might be described as “money of necessity.”

ANTONIA Mark Antony Daughter Claudius Mother 41AD RARE Ancient Roman Coin i63291

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Antonia – Augusta 37 & 41 A.D.
Bronze Dupondius 27mm (13.67 grams) Rome mint: 41-42 A.D. under emperor Claudius
Reference: RIC 92; Sear 5 #1902;  Cohen 6
ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Antonia right.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S-C, Claudius, togate, standing left, holding simpulum.

Antonia was one of the two daughters of Augustus’ sister, Octavia and Mark Antony, both being named Antonia. Born in Athens in 36 B.C., she never got to know her father who committed suicide several years after divorcing her mother. She is the mother of Claudius and grandmother of Caligula. 

JUBA II & Mark Antony Daughter CLEOPATRA SELENE Silver Greek Coin NGC i60101

 
Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek Kigdom of Mauretenia
Juba II – King 25 B.C. – 23 A.D.
Juba II & Cleopatra Selene
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.23 grams)
Reference: Sear GIC 6005; Müller III, 109,95
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4375823-293
REX IVBA, Diademed head of Juba II right.
BACIΛICCA KΛЄOΠΑΤΡΑ, large star within crescent.

Mauretenia was a North African kingdom, the land of the Moors. It was annexed by the Romans on the death of Bocchus III in 33 B.C. However, eight years later Augustus restored the kingdom and placed on the throne his friend Juba II, the son of Juba I of Numidia who had lost his throne at the battle of Thapsus in 46 B.C., to Julius Caesar. Juba II was only an infant at the time of his father’s defeat and death. Being a cultured man, he introduced Hellenistic and Roman customs to his realm and built fine cities, such as Caesarea (formerly Iol) and Volubilis. He was the author of many books, which are now lost, and a distinguished patron of the arts. His first wife, Cleopatra Selene, was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Juba’s second wife was Glaphyra, daughter of Archelaus, king of Cappadocia. After a long and prosperous reign he was eventually succeeded, in A.D. 23, by his son, with Clepatra Selene, Ptolemy.  Following Ptolemy’s assassination seventeen years later by the unstable emperor Caligula, in 40 A.D., Mauretenaia was then divided into two parts, Tingitana and Caesariensis, both of which constituted Roman provinces and administered by procurators.

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TYNDARIS in SICILY 44BC Caps of Dioscuri Dolphin Ancient Greek Coin i43656

Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Tyndaris in Sicily Bronze 22mm (6.15 grams) Struck circa 44-36 B.C. or later Reference: HGC 2, 1641 (R2); RPC I, no. 650 (Segesta) M.VIPS.DOSV.F …, Pilei surmounted by stars. EX/D.D, Dolphin leaping right.

Founded by Dionysios of Syracuse in 396 B.C. for the settlement of exiles from Greece expelled by the Spartans following the Peloponnesian War. The city was named after Tyndareos, father of the Dioscuri.

TAUROMENION in SICILY 392BC Phrygian Helmet Rare R1 Ancient Greek Coin i51560

    Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Tauromenion in Sicily Silver 12mm (1.72 grams) Struck circa 392-358 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1608 (R1); CNS III, nos. 2-3 Phrygian helmet right. TA monogram within laurel wreath.

Thermai Himeraiai Sicily 407BC RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin Hera Hercules i51587

Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Thermai Himeraiai in Sicily Bronze 14mm (2.77 grams) Struck 407-340 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1627 (R1); Sear 1111; B.M.C.2.2 Head of Hera right, wearing stephanos ornamented with honeysuckle. Head of young Hercules right, in lion’s skin. The refugees from Himera were permitted by the Carthaginians to found a new settlement at the hot springs not far from the the old city.

Kings of Paphlagonia Pylaimenes II or III Rare 133BC Rare R1 Greek Coin i53320

    Authentic Ancient

Greek coin of the Kings of Paphlagonia King Pylaimenes II or III Bronze 16mm (3.91 grams) Struck circa 133-103 B.C. Reference: SNG Black Sea 1555-1556; HGC 7, 441 Rare R1; Sear 3715; B.M.C.13.103,2-3 Bull’s head facing. Winged caduceus; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ/ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ to left.

AKRAGAS in SICILY 400BC River God Easgle Crab Hexonkia RARE R1 Greek Coin i53385

Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of  Akragas in Sicily Bronze Hexonkia 27mm (17.10 grams) Struck circa 400-380 B.C. Reference:  HGC 2, 139 (R1); CNS I, p.  194-195, nos. 89-89 st 1 AKPAΓΑΣ, Horned head of River-god Gelas left,  wearing tainia. Eagle standing left on Ionic column, head right, crab to left; value mark (six  pellets) to right.

Akragas SICULO-PUNIC Sicily Carthage Silver Greek Hannibal Time Coin R2 i53514

Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of  Akragas in Sicily SICULO-PUNIC coin struck for Carthage Time of 2nd Punic War against Rome led by general Hannibal Silver Eighth Shekel or Hemidrachm 14mm (1.17 grams) Struck circa 214-210 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 173 Rare R2; SNG ANS 3, no. 1233 Male head (ostensibly Triptolemus) right, wreathed with grain. Punic letters below horse galloping right.

The city of Carthage had many cities of Sicily under their  control during the 2nd Punic war with Akragas being one of them. This is an  excellent example of a Carthaginian coin being struck in Sicily, giving it the  name of being Siculo-Punic.

Akragas (Agrigentum), was a city of great wealth and importance in the 5th  Century B.C., but in 406 B.C. it was sacked by the Carthaginians, a disaster  from which it never fully recovered; finally fell to the Romans in 210 B.C.

THASOS Thrace Island 411BC Silenos Dolphins RARE R1 Silver Greek Coin i53881

    Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Thasos, an Island off Thrace  Silver Hemiobol 7mm  (0.38 grams) Struck circa 411-404 B.C. Reference: HGC 6, 340 Rare R1; Le Rider 12 Head of Silenos right. Θ-A-Σ, Dolphin leaping left above dolphin leaping right.

Antiochos III the Great 223BC RARE R1 Seleukid King Greek Coin Elephant i54343

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C. Bronze 11mm (1.57 grams) Sardes mint: 223-187 B.C. Reference: HGC 9, 560 (Rare R1); SC 979; Newell, WSM 1114; SNG Spaer 615 Laureate head of Apollo right. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY above and below Elephant advancing left; upturned anchor before.

PANORMOS in SICILY 415BC Trionkion Ancient Greek Coin ROOSTER Rare R1 i55282

Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of  Panormos in  Sicily Bronze Tetras or Trionkion 20mm (11.10 grams) Struck circa 415-400 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1054 Rare R1; CNS I, p. 269, nos. 2-2/5 Cock (rooster) standing right. Three pellets value mark. The principal Phoenician city in Sicily, Panormos produced a limited coinage in  the latter part of the 5th Century; but following the great success of  Carthaginian arms, 409-405 B.C., the issues of the mint became much larger. The  types are mostly copied form the coinages of other Sicilian cities, such as Gela,  Segesta and Syracuse.

SOLUS in SICILY 4thCenBC Athena Archer RARE R1 Genuine Ancient Greek Coin i55286

Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of Solus in Sicily Bronze 13mm (2.11 grams) Struck late fourth century B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1254 Rare R1 ;  CNS I. p. 309, nos. 5-5/3; Sear 1181; B.M.C.2.,p.242,5 Head of Athena three-quarter face to right, wearing  triple-crested Attic helmet. Punic legend ‘kfra’. Naked archer kneeling right, about to discharge arrow from  bow.

A Phoenician town not far from  Panormos, and a dependency of Carthage until the First Punic War.

AKRAGAS in SICILY 450BC RARE R1 Eagle Crab Ancient Tooth Shape Greek Coin i56152       Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of Akragas in Sicily Bronze Trias 17x16x12mm (11.71 grams) Cast circa 450 B.C. Reference: Sear 1020; B.M.C. 2.,p. 24, nos. 3,4; HGC 2, 127 Rare (R1) On one side, two eagle’s heads back to back, A beneath the one on left; on the  other, crab; on the base, three pellets (value mark).

* Numismatic Note: Tooth-shaped, with flat base, and possibly  a weight rather than actual coin. Akragas (Agrigentum), was a city of great wealth and importance in the 5th  Century B.C., but in 406 B.C. it was sacked by the Carthaginians, a disaster  from which it never fully recovered; finally fell to the Romans in 210 B.C.

ORCHOMENOS in BOEOTIA 371BC Grain Shield Star Rare R1 Ancient Greek Coin i56244

Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of Orchomenos in Boeotia Bronze 15mm (2.91 grams) Struck circa 371-364 B.C. Reference: HGC 4, 1260 Rare R1; Babelon III, no. 326; BCD Boiotia 225 and 227a Boeotian shield decorated with grain ear. E – P – X – O, Eight-pointed star around central pellet.

LEONTINI SICILY 2-1CenBC RARE R1 Authentic Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO LION i57281

    Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Greek city of Leontini in Sicily Bronze 14mm (2.54 grams) Struck late second-early first centuries  B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 725 Rare R1 ; CNS III, p. 83, nos. 15-15/4; Sear 1122 var. Laureate head of Apollo left; plow to right. Forepart of lion facing left; monogram blow.

EUKRATIDES I – NGC AU Silver Tetradrachm RARE R1 Indo Greek Baktria Coin i57701

  Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Indo Greek & Baktria Kingdom in India Eukratides I Megas – King circa 171-145 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm 34mm (16.08 grams) Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or  Gandhara Reference: HGC 12, 131; Bopearachchi Série 6; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; SNG ANS  473; MIG Type 177l Certification:  NGC Ancients  AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4278655-007 Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn  and ear; all within bead-and-reel border. BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛΟΥ above, EYKPATIΔOY below, the Dioskouroi on horses rearing  right, palm fronds and lances; monogram to right.

SELEUKOS II Kallinikos 246BC Seleukid RARE R2 R3 Ancient Greek Coin i57711

    Authentic Ancient  Coin of:

Seleukid Empire Seleukos II Kallinikos – King: 246-225 B.C. Bronze 16mm (3.70 grams) Magnesia on the Maiandros or perhaps Ephesos mint Reference: HGC 9, 347 (Rare  R2-R3); SC 670 and 673 Head of Artemis artemis right, wearing stephane. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ either side of Apollo Delphios  standing left, holding arrow and grounded bow.

ANTIOCHOS III Megas 222BC Seleukid RARE R3 Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i58035

   Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Seleukid Empire Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C. Bronze 17mm (8.62 grams) Uncertain Mint 67 in Seleukia or Mesopotamia Reference: HGC 9, 527 Rare R3 Diademed head of Antiochos III right. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and grounded bow; monogram in field to left.

PHILIP V Macedonia King 221BC RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin HERCULES GOATS i58071

   Authentic Ancient

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia Philip V – King: 221-179 B.C. Bronze 19mm (7.22 grams) Struck circa 221-179 B.C. Reference: HGC 3, 1068 Rare R1; Sear 6797; Forrer/Weber 2204 Head of young Hercules right, clad in lion’s skin. BA / Φ above and beneath two goats kneeling right, side by side.

SYRACUSE SICILY 269BC Hieron II Apollo Horse RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin i58437

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily Bronze 17mm (4.79 grams) under king Hieron II, struck circa 269/265-240 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1552 Rare R1; CNS II, p. 407, nos. 202-202/7 Laureate head of Apollo left. IEPΩNOΣ, Horse galloping right.

When in it’s foundations that the city of Syracuse only consisted of the island of Ortygia, that island was said to have been the home of the nymph Arethusa. She had been a chaste, faithful attendant of Artemis. It is said that she got the unwanted attentions from the river god, Alpheios, while bathing in his Peloponnesian stream. Artemis hid her in a cloud in an attempt to save her, however she sweated so profusely out of fear that she was transformed into a stream. Artemis broke apart the ground to allow her to escape. She found her way to the island of Ortygia where she became the fountain on that island.

ADRANON in SICILY Rare R1 344BC Athena Octopus Genuine Ancient Greek Coin i59226

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Adranon in Sicily Bronze Hemilitron 18mm (5.04 grams) Struck circa 344-336 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 40 Rare R1; SNG ANS -; Calciati III pg. 160, 7; BMC Sicily -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Morcom 506; Laffaille -; Virzi 505; Campana 9; CNS 7 Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet left. A-Δ-P-A-N-Ω-N, octopus facing.

AKRAGAS SICILY Rare R1 Silver Tetradrachm Eagle Crab Ancient Greek Coin i60291

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Akragas in Sicily Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.20 grams) struck circa 464-446 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 87 Rare R1; SNG Lewis 289, SNG ANS 979-981 Pedigree: Ex Christopher “Kit” Reed Collection Sea eagle standing left; AKRAC-ANTOΣ (partially retrograde) around. Crab within shallow incuse circle.

Akragas (Agrigentum), was a city of great wealth and importance in the 5th Century B.C., but in 406 B.C. it was sacked by the Carthaginians, a disaster from which it never fully recovered; finally fell to the Romans in 210 B.C.

LARISSA THESSALY 360BC BULL HORSE MAN Ancient Silver Greek Coin RARE R2 i60293

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly Silver Drachm 18mm (6.03 grams) Struck circa 360-356 B.C. Reference: HGC 4, 449 Rare R2; Hermann pl. IV, 17; SNG Copenhagen 118; BCD Thessaly I, 1136; BCD Thessaly II, 186  |  Pedigree: Ex Christopher “Kit” Reed Collection ΛAPIΣAION above bull running right. Horseman wearing kausia and cape riding right.

LARISSA in THESSALY 369BC RARE R2 Aleuas Eagle Ancient Silver Greek Coin i60294

Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly Silver Drachm 18mm (6.07 grams) Struck circa 369-360 B.C. Reference: HGC 4, 438 Rare R2; BCD Thessaly I, 1135; BCD Thessaly II, 185; Babelon IV, 699;  Herrmann group VIII, pl. VII, 11; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 12; Jameson 2469; Gulbenkian 473 (all from the same dies) |  Pedigree: Ex Christopher “Kit” Reed Collection; Ex CNG Sale 78, May 14, 2008. Lot 463 ΛEY, head of Aleuas facing three-quarters left, wearing conical helmet (pileus), labrys in field to right. ΛΑΡΙΣΣΑΙΑ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right; EΛΛΑ to left.

This is one of the rarest issues of Larissa, and also one with the most different interpretations. In one this drachm is meant to have been struck as propaganda for the Aleuad Hellanokrates, whose name appears on the reverse, against the machinations of Alexander of Pherai in 361. Another view sees it as a homage to Alexander III of Macedon, in honor of the supposed joint ancestry of the Macedonian royal house and the Thessalians, and thus it would date to the mid 330s, at the same time as Alexander’s own early eagle coinage. The further possibility of this being a result of Alexander of Pherai’s occupation of Larissa in 370 seems very unlikely. A note from BCD: Hoard information certainly dismisses the possibility of this coin having been sruck in the 330’s BC.

BOSPORUS King Leukon II 240BC Rare R1 Genuine Ancient Greek Coin Hercules i60700

Authentic Ancient

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Bosporus Leukon II – Spartocid Dynasty King, circa 240-220 B.C. Bronze 24mm (12.40 grams) Pantikapaion mint Reference: HGC 7, 189 Rare R1; MacDonald 99; Anohin 134 Head of young Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΕΥΚΩΝOΣ above and below the club and bow of Hercules.

DEMETRIOS I POLIORKETES Macedonia – RARE R1 Poseidon Athena Greek Coin i60718

Authentic Ancient Greek Coin of:

Macedonian Kingdom Demetrios I, Poliorketes – King: 306-283 B.C.  Bronze 19mm (4.65 grams) Mint in Caria, struck circa 298-295 B.C. Reference: HGC 3, 1021 Rare R1; Newell 1927, nos. 39 and 166; SNG München -; SNG Alpha Bank -; Weber 2176 Laureate head of Poseidon right. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, Athena Promachos standing right, preparing to throw spear and holding shield; monogram to inner left, double-axe (labrys) to inner right. Son of Antigonos the One-eyed, Demetrios Poliorketes (the ‘Besieger’) was a romantic character who pursued a most colorful career spanning more than three decades. In his earlier years he assisted his father, whose power was centered in Asia Minor, and in 306 he achieved a great naval victory over Ptolemy of Egypt, in the battle of Salamis, off the coast of Cyprus. After many vicissitudes he seized the Macedonian throne in 294, although he reigned for only six years the dynasty which he founded lasted until the end of the Macedonian Kingdom. He died as a captive in Syria in 283 B.C.

PHILIP V or VI ANDRISKOS 200BC RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin PERSEUS HARPA i61410

  Authentic Ancient

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia Philip V – King: 221-179 B.C.  Bronze 14mm (3.39 grams) Pella or Amphipolis mint Struck under Philip V, circa 200-179 B.C. or Philip VI Andriskos (circa 150-148 B.C.) Reference: HGC 3, 1081 Rare R1; Mamroth 1935, no. 28 Head of Perseus in Phrygian helmet right. ΒΑ/Φ, Harpa; all within oak wreath.

* Numismatic Note: Very interesting type that could be attributed to even Philip VI!

Amphipolis mint Macedonia 149BC PHILIP VI ANDRISKOS Rare R1 Greek Coin i61821

  Authentic Ancient Coin of:

Greek city of Amphipolis in Macedonia Striking for Macedonia “MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ” as a unified Region Bronze 20mm (6.81 grams) Amphipolis mint Probably struck under Philip VI Andriskos, circa 149-148 B.C. Reference: HGC 3, 333 Rare R1; AMNG III.2, p. 38, nos. 70-71 Laureate head of Apollo right. MAKE / ΔΟΝΩΝ above and below bow and kithara (lyre); monogram to right.

ELEUSIS in ATTICA near ATHENS RARE R1 Triptolemus Boar Ancient Greek Coin i63315

Item: i63315

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Greek city Eleusis in Attica Eleusian Festival Coinage Bronze 14mm (3.25 grams) Struck circa 322/317-307 B.C. Reference: Sear 2574 var.; HGC 4, 1769 (Rare R1) (Athens); Kroll 1993, nos. 48-49 Triptolemos, favorite of Demeter, seated left in winged car drawn by serpents, holding corn-ears. ΕΛΕΥ above boar standing right on bacchos (mystic staff); all within grain wreath.

The obverse is inspired by a statue of Triptolemos that was presumably still in its temple when Pausanias (I. 38, 6) visited Eleusis in about AD 160: “The Eleusians have a temple to Triptolemos… They say that the plain called Rharion was the first to be sown and the first to grow crops… Here is shown a threshing floor and altar. My dream forbade the description of the things within the wall of the sanctuary, and the uninitiated are of course not permitted to learn that which they are prevented from seeing.”

Situated north-west of Athens, Eleusis possessed a magnificent temple of Demeter, and gave it’s name to the famous Eleusinian mysteries, concerned with the cults of Demeter and Persephone.

RHODES Caria Island RARE R1 Helios of Colossus Ancient Silver Greek Coin i63367

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Greek city of Rhodes on an Island off Caria Silver Hemidrachm 11mm (1.51 grams) Struck circa 275-250 B.C. Reference: HGC 6, 1447 Rare R1 Pedigree / Provenance: Ex Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale February 10, 1993 Lot No. 424 Head of Helios facing three-quarters right. P-O, rose with bud right; magistrate’s name APIΣΤΟΝΟΜΟΣ above; prow of galley in field to left.

This coin, with the head of Helios is a reference to the great “Colossus of Rhodes” statue in the city, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The “rose” is a pun on the city’s name “rhodos” in Greek.

HIMERA SICILY 420BC Hemilitron RARE R2 Ancient Greek Coin Gorgon NGC XF i58224

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Greek city of Himera in Sicily Bronze Hemilitron 24mm (18.14 grams) Struck circa 430-420 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 463 Rare R2; Sear 1105; B.M.C. 2.,p.39,27-30; CNS I, p. 25, nos. 1-1/2 Certification: NGC Ancients XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4375810-012 Gorgon’s head facing. Six pellets.

AKRAGAS in SICILY 510BC Didrachm EAGLE CRAB Silver Greek Coin RARE R1 NGC i58237

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Greek city of Akragas in Sicily Silver Didrachm 21mm (8.24 grams) Struck circa 510-500 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 87 Rare R1; Jenkins 1970, Group Ia Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch VF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5  4375810-015 AKRA/CANTOΣ, Eagle standing left. Crab.

PHERAI THESSALY 302BC Ennodia Hypereia Lion Rare R2 Silver Greek Coin NGC i59921

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Greek city of Pherai in Thessaly Silver Hemidrachm 15mm (2.80 grams) Struck circa 302-286 B.C. Reference: HGC 4; 553 Rare R2; Jameson 2474; BCD Thessaly I, lot 1321; BCD Thessaly II, lot 714 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4375823-400 Laureate head of Ennodia left; torch to right. ΦEPAIOYN, Hypereia standing left, touching lion head fountain; ΑΣTO within wreath in field to left.

PANTIKAPAION in Bosporus 370BC Pan Lion RARE R2 Silver Greek Coin NGC i60088

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Greek city of Pantikapaion in Cimmerian Bosporus Silver Hemidrachm 12mm (2.50 grams) Struck circa 370-355 B.C. Reference: HGC 7, 68 Rare R2; MacDonald 45; Anohin 104 Certification: NGC Ancients F  4375823-314 Head of young Pan, the satyr, right, wreathed with ivy. ΠΑΝTI, Lion advancing right, head reverted.

PANTIKAPAION Black Sea Bosporus RARE R2 Ancient Silver Greek Coin NGC XF i60125

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Greek city of Pantikapaion in Cimmerian Bosporus Silver Diobol 13mm (1.34 grams) Struck circa 450-437 B.C. Reference: HGC 7, 34 (Rare R2); SNG Strancomb 580; SNG BM Black Sea 841; MacDonald 11/1; Anohin 20 Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4375823-269 Lion’s head facing. Quadrapartitie incuse square with two raised compartments and two enclosing stellate pattern.

Sinope Paphlago​nia Tyche Eagle RARE R1 Authentic Silver Greek Coin NGC i60163

  Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Sinope in Paphlagonia Silver Hemidrachm 14mm (1.95 grams) Struck circa 300-200 B.C. Reference: HGC 7, 411 (R1); Sear 3704; SNG Black Sea 1510-1512; B.M.C.13.98,30-32 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4375823-241 Turreted head of Tyche left. Eagle flying upward, head left; ΣΙΝ-Ω in lower field; bunch of grapes to left; monogram in field to right.

PANTIKAPAION BOSPORUS 310BC RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin PAN & GRIFFIN NGC i61937

Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Pantikapaion in Cimmerian Bosporus Bronze 21mm (7.57 grams) Struck circa 310-303 B.C. Reference: HGC 7, 113 Rare R1; MacDonald 69; Anohin 111; Sear 1700; B.M.C.3.20 Certification: NGC Ancients AU  4529163-004 Head of Pan, the satyr right. ΠΑΝ, Forepart of griffin advancing left; sturgeon below.

ALEXANDER II ZABINAS RARE R1 Seleukid Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i62454

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Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom Alexander II Zabinas – Reigned: 128-123 B.C.  Silver Tetradrachm 28mm Damaskos mint, dated Seleukid Era (SE) year 190, 123/122 B.C. Reference: HGC 1149 Rare R1-R2; SC 2248.6. Certification: NGC Ancients XF  1884244-037 Diademed head of Alexander Zabinas right. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; monograms to outer left and below throne, date in exergue.

Surnamed Zebina or Zabinas (“the Bought One”), son of a merchant, but claiming to an adopted son of Antiochos VII Sidetes, or biological son of Alexander Balas. He was set up by Ptolemy VIIof the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt as a pretender to the throne of the Seleukid kingdom, shortly after the return of Demetrios II Nikator from his captivity among the Parthians, circa B.C. 128.  He defeated Demetrios in 125, but was afterwards defeated by the forces of Cleopatra Thea and her son Antiochos VIII Grypos by whom he was put to death in 122.

SINOPE in PAPHLAGONIA 306BC RARE R1 Ancient Silver Greek Coin GALLEY NGC i63897

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Greek city of Sinope in Paphlagonia Silver Hemidrachm 14mm (2.48 grams) Struck 306-290 B.C. Reference: Sear 3700; HGC 7, 421 Rare R1; SNG Black Sea 1504-1508 Certification: NGC Ancients XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  2068695-010 head of nymph Sinope left, hair rolled, wearing turreted head-dress. ΣINΩ above prow left; before, aplustre and monogram.

A colony of Miletos, founded in the 7th century B.C., Sinope rose to become the most important city on the southern coastline of the Black Sea. Sinope was the city of Mithradates VI’s birth.

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ABDERA THRACE – Genuine 345BC Apollo Griffin Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60582

Greek city of Abdera in Thrace
Bronze 15mm (3.67 grams) Struck circa 345-323 B.C.
Reference: Strack 216 var.; SNGCop 374 var.
Griffin seated right on club; legend for magistrate below.
ABΔHPITEΩN, Head of Apollo right within square border.    

AIGAI in Aiolis 2nd Cent BC Hermes & Goat Quality Ancient Greek Coin i31836

Greek city of Aigai in Aiolis
Bronze 13mm (2.75 grams) Struck circa 2nd-1st centuries B.C.
Reference: SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen 14; SNG von Aulock –
Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos.
Forepart of goat right; monograms above and to right, ΑΙΓΑΕΩN in exergue.

An inland town on the river Pythikos, south-east of Myrina.  Symbols of Hermes were the palm tree, turtle, rooster, goat, the number four, several kinds of fish, incense. Sacrifices involved honey, cakes, pigs, goats, and lambs.

ALEXANDER III the Great 323BC Macedonia Ancient Greek Coin SHIELD HELMET i61361

Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Bronze 16mm (4.06 grams) Struck circa: 323-315 B.C.
Reference: HGC 3, 958; Price 2063-2070, 3157-3159, 3161-3162;
Macedonian shield with gorgoneion in central boss.
B-A, Macedonian helmet.

Best known as Alexander the Great, he was a king (basileus in Greek) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He was born in the city of Pella in 356 BC. By age 20, Alexander succeeded his father Philip II to the throne as king. He spent most of his years as king in an unprecedented military campaign of conquest through Asia, northeast Africa and even reached India. By age 30 he created one of the biggest empires in the ancient world, reaching from Greece to northwestern India. Being undefeated in battle, many consider him as one of history’s most successful military commanders. He could be considered one of history’s most important figures, having spread the Greek civilization far and wide, and was even admired by Julius Caesar along with many other important historical personages as well.    

ALEXANDER III the GREAT 325BC Hercules Club Macedonia Ancient Greek Coin i59623

Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Bronze 18mm (4.87 grams) Mint in Macedonia. Struck circa 325-310 B.C.
Reference: Price 377; cf. Sear 6742 var.
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
Weapons of Hercules, bow in quiver above, club (facing left) below; BA between; branch below.    

ALEXANDER III the GREAT 336BC LIFETIME Apollo Horse Ancient Greek Coin i60533

Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Bronze 15mm (2.46 grams) Pella or possibly Aigai mint, struck 336-323 B.C.
Reference: HGC 3, 928; Price 338-370; Sear 6744 cf.; Forrer/Weber 2150 cf.
Head of Apollo right, hair bound with tainia.
Horse prancing right; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ above.    

AMISOS in PONTUS MITHRADATES VI the GREAT Time Perseus Pegasus Greek Coin i60568

Greek city of Amisos in Pontus
Bronze 26mm (12.63 grams) Struck under Mithradates VI the Great circa 105-90 B.C. or circa 90-85 B.C.
Reference: HGC 7, 239; SNG Black Sea 1212-1217; Sear 3639; B.M.C. 13.18,61
Head of Perseus right, wearing Phrygian helmet.
Pegasus standing left, drinking; in exergue, ΑΜΙΣΟΥ and two monograms.

Amisos was a flourishing Greek city on the Black Sea coast commanding an important trade route to the south, Amisos was founded in the 6th century B.C. It was re-settled by Athenians in the following century and they renamed the place Peiraeus.     

AMPHIPOLIS in Macedonia 146BC RARE R2 Ancient Greek Coin POSEIDON & HORSE i61813

Greek city of Amphipolis in Macedonia
Bronze 18mm (5.14 grams) Struck circa 146-31 B.C.
Reference: HGC 3, 424 Rare R2; SNGCop 67; Moushmov 5987; AMNG III.2, no 39
Diademed head of Poseidon right wearing tainia.
ΑΜΦΙΠΟ / ΛΙΤΩΝ above and below horse galloping right.

Amphipolis, a town in Macedonia on the left or eastern bank of the river Strymon, just below its egress from the lake Cercinities, and about 3 miles from the sea. The Strymon flowed almost around the town, nearly forming a circle, whence its name Amphipolis. It was originally called “the Nine Ways” and belonged to the Edonians, a Thracian people. Aristagoras of Miletos first attempted to colonize it, but was cut off with his followers by the Edonians in B.C. 497. The Athenians made a next attempt with 10,000 colonists, but they were all destroyed by the Edonians in 465. In 437 the Athenians were more successful, and drove the Edonians out of the “Nine Ways,” which was henceforth called Amphipolis. It was one of the most important of the Athenian possessions, being advantageously situated for trade on a navigable river in the midst of a fertile country, and near the gold mines of Mount Pangaeus. Hence the indignation of the Athenians when it fell in to the hands of Spartan general Brasidas (B.C. 424) and of Philip II of Macedon (B.C. 358). Under the Romans it was a free city, the capital of Macedonia prima: the Via Egnatia ran through it. The port of Amphipolis was Eion.    

Antigonos II Gonatas 274BC Macedonia Ancient Greek Coin ATHENA PAN TROPHY i62226

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia
Antigonos II Gonatas – King: 277-239 B.C.
Bronze 15mm (3.82 grams) Struck circa 274-239 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6786; HGC 3, 1049; SNG Copenhagen 1205-1211
Head of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet.
Pan advancing right, erecting trophy of Galatian arms; B-A in upper field; ANTI monogram beneath Pan.

The English word panic is derived from the Greek deity Pan. It is said that Pan helped the Macedonian army in the battle that Antigonos had with the Gauls in 277 B.C. at the “Battle of Lysimacheia” and thus is shown on his coins erecting a trophy.

Antigonos II, Gonatas was son of Demetrios Poliorketes, and grandson of the preceding. He assumed the title of king of Macedonia after his father’s death in Asia in B.C. 283, but he did not obtain possession of the throne until 277 after achieving a notable victory over the Gallic invaders in Thrace. He was driven out of his kingdom by Pyrrhos, and again recovered his dominions. He attempted to prevent the formation of the Achaean league, and died 239. His surname Gonatas is usually derived from Gonnos or Gonni in Thessaly; but some think that Gonatas is a Macedonian word, signifying an iron plate protecting the knee. The Macedonian kingdom prospered again under his long and enlightened rule.     

ANTIOCHOS II Theos 261BC Seleukid Tripod Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i62193

Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos II Theos – King: 261-246 B.C.
Bronze 16mm (4.44 grams) Struck circa 261-246 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 253; SC 520, 522-527, and 537-538
Laureate head of Apollo right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY either side of tripod; anchor in exergue; monograms in field to left and right.

Antiochos II Theos (B.C. 261-246), son and successor of Antiochos I Soter to the throne of the Seleukid Kindom. The Milesians gave him his surname of Theos, because he delivered them from their tyrant, Timarchus. He carried on war with Ptolemy Philadelphos, king of Egypt, which was brought to a close by his putting away his wife Laodice, and marrying Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemy. After the death of Ptolemy, he recalled Laodice, but in revenge for the insultshe had received, she caused Antiochos and Berenice to be murdered. During the reign of Antiochos, Arsaces founded the Parthian Empire (250 B.C.), and Theodotus established an independent kingdom in Baktria. He was succeeded by his son Seleukos Callinicus. His younger son Antiochos Hierax also assumed the crown, and carried on war some years with his brother.     

ANTIOCHOS III Megas 223BC Seleukid Apollo Tripod RARE R1 – R2 Greek Coin i60536

Seleukid Empire
Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C.
Bronze 13mm (3.77 grams) Sardeis mint: 223-187 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 518 Rare R1-R2; SC 983
Laureate head of Apollo right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY either side of Apollo standing left, holding arrow held in right hand, left elbow resting on tall tripod; monograms in field to left and right.    

AUGUSTUS 27BC Amphipolis Macedonia Artemis Bull Ancient Roman Coin i60576

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 19mm (6.69 grams) of Amphipolis in Macedonia
Reference: RPC I 1629; SNG ANS 160; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. Sear GIC 29
KAIΣΑΡOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, Bare head of Augustus right.
ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛEΙΤΩΝ, Artemis Tauropolos riding a bull right, holding a veil over her head.    

AUGUSTUS Victory Over Julius Caesar Assassins Brutus & Cassius Roman Coin i60506

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 16mm (3.60 grams) from the city of Philippi in Northern Greece, Macedonia circa 27 B.C.-10 B.C.
Reference: Sear GIC 32; B.M.C.5.98,23
VIC.-AVG. either side of Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm.
COHOR. PRAE. PHIL., Three legionary standards.

Commemorates the battle of Philippi, 42 B.C., in which Octavian and Antony defeated the Republican tyrannicides Brutus and Cassius, who subsequently committed suicide. Augustus later settled the veterans of a Praetorian Cohort at Philippi, and he conferred upon them the right to mint coins, of which this is an example. The images on this coin presumably refer to the Emperor’s above described victory in 42 BC. The winged victory standing representing the cosmos. Such a coin is delivering, without words but in clear images that everyone would have understood, the message that Augustus now rules the world. All the old political institutions were re-established and the “dignity” of the Senate was restored, but actual power was now in the hands of one man alone.    

AUGUSTUS 27BC Philippi Macedonia PRIESTS Founding City Oxen Roman Coin i59410

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Bronze 17mm (5.39 grams) Mint of Philippi (ostensibly) in Macedonia
Reference: Varbanov 3226; RPC I 1656
Bare head of Augustus right, AVG behind.
Two priests (pontiffs) plowing pomerium right with two oxen.     

Carthage in Zeugitana 400BC Tanit Cult & Horse Rare Ancient Greek Coin i58781

Greek city of Carthage in Zeugitana
Bronze 15mm (4.21 grams) Struck 400-350 B.C.
Reference: Alexandropoulos 15a; SNG Copenhagen 97; Müller –
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn.
Horse galloping right; ground line beneath.    

DEMETRIOS I Poliorketes MACEDONIA King Shield Helmet Ancient Greek Coin i60574

Macedonian Kingdom
Demetrios I, Poliorketes – King: 294-288 B.C.
Bronze 15mm (4.86 grams) Pella mint, circa 306-283 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6774; Newell 132; SNG Alpha Bank 969
Macedonian shield , with monogram of Demetrios at center.
BA ΣΙ either side of crested Macedonian helmet, in field to left, anchor.

Son of Antigonos the One-eyed, Demetrios Poliorketes (the ‘Besieger’) was a romantic character who pursued a most colorful career spanning more than three decades. In his earlier years he assisted his father, whose power was centered in Asia Minor, and in 306 he achieved a great naval victory over Ptolemy of Egypt, in the battle of Salamis, off the coast of Cyprus. After many vicissitudes he seized the Macedonian throne in 294, although he reigned for only six years the dynasty which he founded lasted until the end of the Macedonian Kingdom. He died as a captive in Syria in 283 B.C.    

ELAIA in AEOLIS 2-1CenBC Demeter Torch Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i61539

Greek city of Elaia in Aeolis
Bronze 13mm (3.85 grams) Struck 2nd-1st centuries B.C.
Reference: Sear 4206; B.M.C. 17.127,20
Head of Demeter right, wreathed with corn.
Torch; EΛ – AI / T – ΩΝ; all within corn wreath.     

EPHESOS in IONIA Genuine 387BC Bee Female Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i59663

Greek city of Ephesos in Ionia
Bronze 10mm (1.00 grams) Struck circa 387-295 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4409; B.M.C. 14.55,68-70; SNG von Aulock 1839; SNG Copenhagen 256
Female head, possibly of Artemis left.
Bee; E – Φ in upper field.

Situated at the mouth of the river Kayster, Ephesos was founded by Ionian colonists under Androklos. It rose to be a place of great importance in Classical and Hellenistic times, due in the main to the illustrious sanctuary of the Ephesian Artemis dating from the time of Kroisos of Lydia. After the end of the Pergamene Kingdom in 133 B.C. Ephesos passed under the rule of the Romans.     

Hermocapelia in Lydia time of Hadrian 117AD Greek Coin Roman Senate Roma i45218

Greek city of Hermocapelia in Lydia
Bronze 15mm (2.73 grams) struck during the time of Hadrian circa 117-138 A.D.
Reference: Sear GIC 5019; B.M.C. 22.99,7; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 2947
ΙЄPA CYNKΛHΤOC, Draped bust of the Roman Senate right.
ЄΡΜΟΚΑΠΗΛΙΤΩΝ, Turreted and draped bust of Roma right, monogram before.

Hermocapelia. This town is identified with the modern Geukche-keui on the north side of the Hyrcanian plain, a few miles south-west of Apollonis.    

KASSANDER killer of Alexander the Great’s FAMILY Ancient Greek Coin Horse i60963

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia
Kassander – Regent: 317-306 B.C. & King: 306-297 B.C.
Bronze 22mm (6.84 grams) Pella mint, struck circa 305-297 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6754; HGC 3, 992; SNG Alpha Bank I, nos. 930-931
Head of young Hercules right, clad in lion’s skin headdress.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / KAΣΣAΝΔΡΟΥ above and beneath nude youth riding horse prancing right, holding palm branch.

Kassander, son of Antipater. His father, on his death-bed (B.C. 319), appointed Polysperchon regent, and conferred upon Kassander only the secondary dignity of Chiliarch (cavalry commander). Being dissatisfied with this arrangement, Kassander strengthened himself by an alliance with Ptolemy and Antigonos, and entered into war with Polysperchon. In 318 B.C., Kassander obtained possession of Athens and most of the cities in the south of Greece. In 317 he was recalled to Macedonia to oppose Olympias (mother of Alexander III, the Great). He kept her besieged in Pydna throughout the winter of 317, and on her surrender in the spring of the ensuing year, he put her to death. The way now seemed open to him to the throne of Macedonia. He placed Roxana (wife of Alexander III, the Great) and her young son, Alexander (IV) Aegus (son of Alexander III, the Great), in custody at Amphipolis, not thinking it safe as yet to murder them; and he connected himself with the regal family by marriage with Thessalonica, half-sister of Alexander the Great. He founded the city of Thessalonica in her honor in 315. In 315 Kassander joined Seleukos I, Ptolemy I, and Lysimachos in their war against Antigonos I, Monophthalmus, of whose power they had all become jealous. This was was upon the whole unfavorable to Kassander, who lost most of the cities in Greece. By the general peace of 311, it was provided that Kassander was to retain his authority in Europe until Alexander Aegus should be grown to manhood. Kassander thereupon put to death the young king and his mother Roxana. In 310 the war was renewed, and Heracles, the son of Alexander III by his mistress Barsine, was brought forward by Polysperchon as a claimant to the Macedonian throne; but Kassander bribed Polysperchon to murder the young prince and his mother in 309. In 306 Kassander took the title of king, when it was assumed by Antigonos I, Lysimachos, and Ptolemy I. In the following years, Demetrios Poliorketes, the son of Antigonos I, carried on the war in Greece with great success against Kassander; but in 302 Demetrios was obliged to pass into Asia, to support his father; and next year, 301, the decisive battle of Ipsus was fought, in which Antigonos I and Demetrios were defeated, and the former slain, and which gave Kassander Macedonia and Greece. Kassander died of dropsy in 297, and was succeed by his son Philip IV.     

Krannon in Thessaly 400BC Horseman Water Jug Hydria Ancient Greek Coin i58939

Greek city of Krannon in Thessaly
Bronze 16mm (4.21 grams) Struck circa 400-344 B.C.
Reference: Sear 2073 var.; HGC 4, 385
Horseman galloping right.
Hydria, mounted on wheels.

The city was near the source of the river Onchestos. People of Krannon held Poseidon in high regard. The city derived it’s name from the various springs in the area (called kranna in Aiolic Greek). The city had an abundance of sheep and horses grazing in the plains which brought it great wealth. In times of drought, they had a hydria on wheels which they paraded through the city accompanied by prayers to Apollo, which it was famous for. There was also a temple of Athena and Asclepius in the city.      

KYME in AEOLIS – Genuine 350BC Horse & Vase Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60520

Greek city of Kyme in Aeolis
Bronze 15mm (3.02 grams) Struck circa 350-250 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4188 var.; B.M.C. 17.108, 40 var.
Forepart of prancing horse right, KY above, magistrate’s name below.
One-handled vase; monogram to left.

By far the most important of the Aiolian coastal cities, Kyme was situated southwest of Myrina. For much of its history it was dominated by great powers –  Athens, the Hellenistic Kingdoms and, finally, Rome.    

THESSALIAN LEAGUE Larissa 196BC Greek Coin ATHENA APOLLO Healer Cult i43386

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly
under Thesssalian League
Bronze Dichalkon 17mm (4.24 grams) Struck Late 2nd – mid 1st century B.C.
Ippaitas, magistrate
Reference: Rogers 44
ΙΠΠΑI-ΤΑΣ above and below head of Athena in Corinthian helmet right.
ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩΝ above and beneath horse galloping right.
Larissa was an important town of Thessaly, in Pelasgiotis, situated on the Peneios river, in an extensive plain. It was once the capital of the Pelasgi, and had a democratic constitution, but subsequently became subject to the Macedonians. It retained its importance under the Romans, and after the time of Constantine the Great, became the capital of the province of Thessaly. This city was named after a local water nymph named Larissa. The story goes that the nymph drowned while playing ball on the banks of the Peneios River. In Greek mythology, the Greek hero Perseus accidentally killed his grandfather, King Akrisios of Argos when participating in the funeral games held in the city for nymph Larissa. The people of that city made their wealth from the rich agricultural area around the city and from breeding horses.     

Lysimacheia in Thrace 309BC Ancient Greek Coin Young Hercules NIke Cult i37469

Greek city of Lysimacheia in Thrace
Bronze 19mm (3.76 grams) Struck 309-281 B.C.
Head of young Hercules right, in lion’s skin.
ΛYΣΙΜΑ / XΕΩΝ either side of Nike standing facing, holding wreath and palm.

Founded by Lysimachos in 309 B.C., close to the site of Kardia which he had destroyed. This city became the principal residence and European mint of the King of Thrace.    

LYSIMACHOS 297BC Thrace King Hercules Wreath Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60831

Greek Coin of Kingdom of Thrace
Lysimachos – King: 323-281 B.C. –
Bronze 14mm (2.35 grams) Struck in the Kingdom of Thrace circa 297-281 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6822; Muller, pl. II,14; Forrer/Weber 2735
Head of young Hercules right, clad in lion’s skin.
BAΣΙ / ΛΥΣI within corn-wreath. One of the most remarkable of the ‘Successors’ of Alexander, Lysimachos was of Thessalian stock and was a bodyguard of the great Macedonian King. In the confused period following Alexander’s death he obtained the government of Thrace, and in 309 B.C. founded his capital city of Lysimacheia where many of his coins were struck. In 305 B.C. he took the title of King, and four years later extended his rule over much of Asia Minor following the defeat of Antigonos the One-eyed at Ipos. His later years were marred by domestic tragedy and his harsh rule made him unpopular with his subjects. In 281 B.C. Lysimachos, now aged 80, was attacked by Seleukos of Syria who was only two years his junior. Lysimachos died fighting at the battle of Korupedion and his kingdom disappeared with him. But his memory lived on and generations later a number of mints in the Black Sea area restored his coin types for their autonomous issues.    

Maroneia in Thrace 148BC Ancient Greek Coin Nude Dionysos Wine God i31739

Greek city of Maroneia in Thrace
Bronze 18mm (5.24 grams) Struck circa 148-80 B.C.
Reference: Moushmov 3942
Wreathed head of Dionysos.
MAPΩNITΩN, nude Dionysus standing left holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos.

Maroneia, a town on the south coast of Thrace, situated on the north bank of the lake Ismaris and on the river Sthenas, more anciently called Ortagurea. It belonged originally to the Cicones, but afterwards received colonists from Chios. It was celebrated for its excellent wine, which even Homer mentions. The city boasted a sanctuary of Dionysus, the Roman equivalent of Bacchus, the god of wine. Dionysus was represented, along with his symbol of bunches of grapes on the city’s coins.     

MARONEIA Thrace 400BC Authentic Ancient Greek Coin w HORSE & WINE GRAPES i62203

Greek city of Maroneia in Thrace
Bronze 15mm (3.38 grams) Struck 400-350 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1636; B.M.C. 3.65
Horse prancing right; monogram beneath.
ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ around three sides of linear square containing vine; monogram beneath.    

MESEMBRIA in THRACE Black Sea Area Athena Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i59513

Greek city of Mesembria in Thrace
Bronze 18mm (5.08 grams) Struck circa 275-175 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1676; B.M.C. 3.8-10; Topalov, Messambria 16; SNG BM Black Sea 280-3; SNG Stancomb 235; SNG Copenhagen 661
Diademed female head right.
METAM / BRIANΩN either side of Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing spear and holding shield.

An important colony of Megara, Mesembria was situated on the Black Sea coast, north of Apollonia Pontika.    

ODESSOS in THRACE 270BC Great God Derzelas on Horse Ancient Greek Coin i59533

Greek city of Odessos in Thrace
Bronze 19mm (6.33 grams) Struck circa 270-188 B.C.
Reference: Moushmov 1527; Topalov, Odesos pp. 177-8, 3 and 5 var.; SNG Stancomb 264 var.
Laureate head of the Great God Derzelas right.

Oiniadai in Akarnania 219BC Zeus Man-Headed River Bull Ancient Greek Coin i60644

Greek city of Oiniadai in Akarnania
Bronze 22mm (6.05 grams) Struck circa 219-211 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 899; Sear 2298 var.; BMC Central, pp. 189-190, nos. 6-14; BCD Akarnania 345-352
Laureate head of Zeus right.
OINIAΔAN, Bearded head of river-god Achelous right.

In the extreme south of the country, near the mouth of the Achelous, Oiniadai was close to the Aitolian border.

Heros, the Rider God of Odessos, riding right on high stepping horse, OΔHΣITΩN in exergue.

OLYNTHOS MACEDONIA 420BC Chalkidian League Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO LYRE i49241

Greek city of Olynthos in Macedonia
for the Chalkidian League
Bronze 14mm (3.50 grams) Struck circa 420-348 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1433; HGC 3, 511; B.M.C. 5.31; Cf. Robinson-Clement Group M; SNG ANS 552
Laureate head of Apollo right.
XAΛKIΔΕΩΝ, Lyre.

A colony of Chalkis, Olynthos became the center of opposition to Athenian imperialism in the North, and was the headquarters of the Chalkidian League formed circa 432 B.C. The city was captured and destroyed by Philip II, king of Macedon, in 348 B.C.

PELLA Macedonia Original 146BC Authentic Ancient Greek Coin ATHENA & BULL i60795

Greek city of Pella in Macedonia
Bronze 19mm (7.88 grams) Struck circa 148-31 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1446; HGC 3, 615; Moushmov 6453; SNGCop 266ff; SNG ANS 7, nos. 598-617
Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right
ΠEΛ-ΛHΣ, bull (ox) grazing right.

Founded by king Archelaus I of Macedonia (B.C. 413-399 B.C.) as a new capital to replace the older palace-city of Aigai (Vergina). It became the official capital and residence of the all the kings of Macedonia until about 167 B.C. Pella was in the Macedonian district of Bottiaea, was situated upon a hill, and upon a lake formed by the river Lydias, 120 stadia from its mouth. It continued to be a place of small importance until the time of Philip II, who made it his residence and capital of the Macedonian monarchy, and adorned it with many public buildings. It is frequently mentioned by subsequent writers on account of its being the birth-place of Alexander the Great. The original name of Pella was Bounomos (“Grazing Ox”), and is alluded to on some of the coins from the city with the grazing bull (ox). The coin types featuring Athena borrowed her image from issues of “new-style” coinage of Athens. Other imagery of various gods/goddesses on its coins were adopted from the royal coinages of previous kings. It was the capital of the one of the 4 districts into which Romans divided Macedonia, and was subsequently made a Roman colony under the name of Col. Jul. Aug. Pella. By around 180 A.D., Roman writer, Lucian described it in passing as “now insignificant, with very few inhabitants”.

PERGAMON in MYSIA 133BC Athena Trophy Helmet Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60791

Greek city of Pergamon in Mysia
Bronze 18mm (5.80 grams) Struck circa 150-50 B.C.
Reference: Sear 3960; B.M.C. 15. 112,22-3
Head of Athena right, in crested Corinthian helmet.
AΘΗΝΑΣ / ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ either side of trophy.

Situated in the Kaikos valley, about 15 miles from the coast, Pergamon was a city of uncertain origin and of no great importance before the time of Alexander the Great. In the 3rd century B.C. it became the center of the independent kingdom ruled by the Attalid dynasty founded by Philetairos. The city was extended and beautified as the prosperity of the kingdom increased, and by the late Hellenistic times Pergamon ranked as one of the great cultural centers of the Greek world. After the end of the kingdom, 133 B.C., Pergamon became capital of the Roman province of Asia.

Perseus Macedonian King 179BC Ancient Greek Coin Eagle Hero Perseus i31734

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia
Perseus – King: 179-168 B.C.
Bronze 18mm (5.30 grams) Struck in Macedonia circa 179-168 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6807, SNGCop 1279, Forrer/Weber 2222, var.
Head of the hero Perseus right, wearing winged cap terminating in bird’s head, harpa behind neck.
Eagle, wings open, standing left on thunderbolt, head right; BA above, ΠEP monogram to left.

* Numismatic Note: It is interesting to note that the same hero, Perseus whom, according to mythology, founded Macedonia has the same name as the last king of Macedonia.

The eldest son of Philip V, Perseus was the last king of Macedon. He inherited a kingdom already largely dependent on Rome, but his policies aroused Roman suspicions and armed conflict became inevitable. At the battle of Pydna, in 168 B.C., Perseus lost his kingdom and he died two years later as an exile in Italy.    

PHILADELPHIA in LYDIA 2-1CenBC Macedonian Shield Thunderbolt Greek Coin i61743

Greek city of  Philadelphia in Lydia
Bronze 12mm (4.04 grams) Struck 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Reference: Sear 4723; B.M.C.22.187,1; SNG Copenhagen 345 var. (monogram).
Circular Macedonian shield with star on boss.
ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛ / ΦEΩΝ above and beneath thunderbolt, monogram in upper field; all within olive-wreath.

Founded by Attalos II Philadelphos, King of Pergamon 159-138 B.C., Philadelphia was situated south-east of Sardes and commanded the important valley of Kogamis.    

Philip II Alexander the Great Dad OLYMPIC GAMES Ancient Greek Coin Horse i51706

Kingdom of Macedonia
Philip II – King: 359-336 B.C. – (Father of Alexander III the Great)
Commemorating his Olympic Games Victory
Bronze 16mm (6.12 grams) Struck circa 356-294 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6696-6699 var.; HGC 3, 882-886 var.
Head of Apollo right, hair bound with tainia.
Youth on horse prancing right, ΦIΛIΠΠΟΥ above.

* Numismatic Note: Authentic ancient Greek coin of King Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great. Fascinating coin referring to his Olympic victories.     

PHILIP V Macedonia King 221BC Authentic Ancient Greek Coin Hercules Harpa i60861

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia
Philip V – King: 221-179 B.C.
Bronze 19mm (7.67 grams) Struck circa 221-179 B.C.
Reference: SNGCop 1262
Head of bearded Hercules right in lion’s skin.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ above and below harpa, ΔI above, all within oak wreath.

Son of Demetrios II, Philip V came to power in 221 B.C. on the death of Antigonos Doson. He was a vigorous ruler and maintained the power of the Macedonian kingdom in the earlier part of his reign. However, he made the mistake of arousing the enmity of the Romans, and in 197 B.C. his power was crushed at the battle of the Kynoskephalai by the Roman general T. Quinctius Flamininus. After this his power and territory were severely curtailed by Rome, and the days of the Macedonian kingdom were numbered.    

PHILIPPI in MACEDONIA 357BC Hercules Tripod Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i54461

Greek city of Philippi in Macedonia
Bronze 17mm (5.40 grams) Struck 357-330 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1452 var.; B.M.C. 5.8 var.
Head of young  Hercules left in lion’s skin.
Tripod ; ΦIΛIΠΠΩΝ to right.

Following Philip II’s capture of Amphipolis in 357 B.C. and  his acquisition of the mining area of Mt. Pangaion, the mining center of  Krenides was given the name of Philippi in the king’s honor.    

Sardes in Asia Minor 133BC Ancient Greek Coin Nude Apollo Young Hercules i31470

Greek city of Sardes in Lydia
Bronze 15mm (4.22 grams) Struck circa 133-80 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4734
Laureate head of young Hercules right, lion’s skin knotted round.
Nude Apollo standing left, holding raven and laurel-branch; ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ behind, monogram to left; all within laurel wreath.

The ancient capital of the Lydian Kings, Sardes lay under a fortified hill in the Hermos valley, at the important road junction. In the pre-Alexandrian age it was the center of the principal Persian satrapy, ad in all probability the mint-place of much of the Persian imperial coinage of darics and sigloi. In 189 B.C. it came under the rule of the Attalids of Pergamon, and fifty-six years later it passes to the Romans.    

SARDES in Lydia 133BC Authentic Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO & HERCULES CLUB i61735

Greek city of Sardes in Lydia
Bronze 15mm (4.08 grams) Struck circa 133-80 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4736; B.M.C. 22.239,18
Laureate head of Apollo right.
ΣΑΡΔΙ /ΑΝΩΝ either side of club of Hercules, monogram to right; all within oak-wreath.    

SELEUKOS I Nikator 312BC Genuine Ancient SELEUKID Greek Coin MEDUSA BULL i60960

Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom
Seleukos I Nikator – King: 312-280 B.C.
Bronze 18mm (7.12 grams) Struck circa 312-280 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6852 var.; HGC 9, 92a
Winged head of Medusa right, serpents in hair.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΣEΛΕYKOY above and beneath humped bull butting right.    

SIDE in PAMPHYLIA 25BC Rare Authentic Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO ATHENA i61319

Greek city of Side in Pamphylia
Bronze 17mm (3.15 grams) Struck circa 25 B.C. – 100 A.D.
Laureate head of Apollo right.
Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand and shield with left; CIΔ-H across field.

An important coastal city, south-east of Aspendos, Side was a place of great antiquity, resettled by colonists from Kyme in the 7th-6th century B.C. Its inhabitants, who abandoned Greek in favor of curious local dialect, were reputed to be most dishonest, and the city was a center for piracy in the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C.    

Syracuse Sicily 270BC King Hieron II Ancient Greek Coin Poseidon Trident i39152

Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily
Bronze 18mm (5.90 grams) under king Hieron II, circa 240-215 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1223; HGC 2, 1550; B.M.C. 2. 603; CNS II, p. 407, nos. 201-201/7
Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia.
Ornamented trident-head, between two dolphins, dividing IEPΩNOΣ.

When in it’s foundations that the city of Syracuse only consisted of the island of Ortygia, that island was said to have been the home of the nymph Arethusa. She had been a chaste, faithful attendant of Artemis. It is said that she got the unwanted attentions from the river god, Alpheios, while bathing in his Peloponnesian stream. Artemis hid her in a cloud in an attempt to save her, however she sweated so profusely out of fear that she was transformed into a stream. Artemis broke apart the ground to allow her to escape. She found her way to the island of Ortygia where she became the fountain on that island.    

Temnos Aiolis 350BC Rare Ancient Greek Coin Dionysos Wine God Grapes i28088

Greek city of Temnos in Aiolis
Bronze 10mm (0.80 grams) Struck 350-300 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4228; B.M.C. 17.142,1
Head of bearded Dionysos left, wreathed with ivy.
Bunch of grapes dividing T – A.

Situated a short distance east of Neonteichos, on the hill-side above the right bank of the river Hermos.    

THESSALONICA MACEDONIA 100BC Dionysus Goat Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i60853

Greek city of Thessalonica in Macedonia
Bronze 17mm (5.67 grams) Struck circa 100-51 B.C.
Reference: HGC 3, 730; Moushmov 6610; SNGCop 365
Head of Dionysus right wreathed with ivy.
ΘEΣΣAΛO / NIKHΣ to left and right of goat standing right.

Thessalonica, more anciently Therma, an ancient city in Macedonia, situated at the N.E. Extremity of the Sinus Thermaicus. Under the name of Therma it was not a place of much importance. It was taken and occupied by the Athenians a short time before the commencement of the Peloponnesian war (B.C. 432), but was soon after restored by them to Perdiccas. It was made an important city by Cassander, who collected in this place the inhabitants of several adjacent towns (about B.C. 315), and who gave it the name of Thessalonica, in honor of his wife, the daughter of Philip and sister of Alexander the Great. From this time it became a large and flourishing city. Its harbor was swell situated for commercial intercourse with the Hellespont and the Aegean; and under the Romans it had the additional advantage of lying on the Via Egnatia, which led from the W. shores of Greece to Byzantium and the East. It was visited by Apostle Paula about A.D. 53; and about 2 years afterwards he addressed from Corinth 2 epistles to his converts in the city. Thessalonica continued to be, under the empire, one of the most important cities of Macedonia; and at a later time it became the residence of the prefect, and the capital, of the Illyrian provinces. It is celebrated at this period on account of the fearful massacre of its inhabitants by order of Theodosius, in consequence of a riot in which some of the Roman officers had been assassinated by the populace.    

THYATEIRA in LYDIA 200BC Genuine Authentic Ancient Greek Coin APOLLO AXE i61306

Greek city of Thyateira in Lydia
Bronze 15mm (2.66 grams) Struck circa 200-100 B.C.
Reference Sear 4743; B.M.C. 22.292,7; SNG v. Aulock 3200
Laureate head of Apollo right.
Double-axe (labrys); ΘYATEIPHNΩΝ in fields.    

TIBERIUS 14AD Colonists Founding PARIUM with OXEN Ancient Roman Coin i55590

Tiberius – Roman Emperor: 14-37 A.D.
Bronze 16mm (3.33 grams) of Parium in Mysia, circa 14-37 A.D.
Reference: Sear GIC 268; B.M.C. 15. 103,89; Cohen 206, 195; RPC I 1657
TI AVG, Bare head of Tiberius right.
Two colonists plowing right with two oxen.
This type commemorates the founding of the city, and the measurement they used to plot out the city. The ancient Romans had a standard for a city block.

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HORSES on Ancient Greek & Roman Coins Collecting Guide Collection

See depictions of Horses, Horse Riding & the Mythical Pegasus and Hippocamp on the coins of Ancient Greece and Rome

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Horses were a popular subject on both ancient Greek and Roman coins as they were important to the ancients. To truly think about it, the ancient economy, travel and even warfare was very dependent on this one majestic animal. This guide made by Ilya Zlobin of eBay’s Authentic Ancient Greek Roman Coins (a store where you can buy many great ancient coins) was created to get you educated about the subject of the various depictions of horses that were done on ancient coins.  The coins shown here show various rulers on horseback, horses of various types and motifs along with the various gods and goddesses such as Zeus and Apollo. In the video above, along with the pictures and descriptions below, you can see just some of the ancient coins depicting horses that were minted. You can learn a lot from this article and see some of the coins by clicking the pictures or links below.

See all the coins with:

• Horses
• Chariots
• Greek coins with Horses
• Roman coins with Horses
• NGC Certified coins with Horses
• NGC Certified coins with Chariots

One part you can see here are the various types of chariots pulled by horses such as biga (2 horse chariot) the triga (three horse chariot) and quadriga (four horse chariot). You will see depictions of ancient Greek, Roman Republican and even Roman Imperial coins in this article with the theme of the horse flowing through the entire thing. Various Roman emperors such as Augustus, Septimius Severus, Geta, Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius and so many more were depicted heroically on horseback. It seems that more recent rulers have adopted this tradition as we still see heroic horse mounted statues of various heroes.

An ancient coin featuring the great undefeated “conqueror of the world”, Alexander the Great, features his portrait and him on his legendary horse Bucephalus. The horse after dying in the area of northern India even got a city named after it called Bucephalia. Alexander the Great loved his horse and wound up taming it as it was wild and beautiful horse. This can be actually see in the Hollywood Oliver Stone film Alexander Revisited Director’s Cut.

Various ancient Greek cities such as those from areas of ancient Sicily, Aeolis, Thessaly, Macedonia and many more had an appreciation for horses including the tactical advantage that they gave them. A city such as Larissa actually celebrated it’s horse raising in it’s agricultural hinterland and showed them on their coins proudly. King Philip II, wound even commemorating his horse racing victory in the ancient Greek Olympic games on his coins in bronze, silver and even gold!

Moving on to coins of the Roman Republic you will see various depictions from various victories versus foes such as those from Gaul, also chariots being driven by gods such as Apollo, Zeus and Victory.

Horses also took on more mythological distinctions such as that of the flying Pegasus or the half-horse half-mermaid nautical ocean swimming helper to Poseidon or Neptune. These depictions on ancient coins were also very interesting.

In conclusion, horses could be one of the biggest subjects of connecting various cultures such as those of the Greeks, the Romans and even later “dark ages” or “medieval” time people such as the Vandals. The subject of collecting ancient coins with horses could be a gratifying topic to pursue as there is such a variety of these different coins, with many being very reasonably or low priced.

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ELAGABALUS on HORSE w LION 218AD Nicopolis Rare Ancient Roman Coin i19150

Elagabalus – Roman Emperor: 218-222 A.D. –
Bronze 26mm (10.31 grams) of Nicopolis ad Istrum in Moesia Inferior
Under magistrate Novius Rufus
AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNEINOC, Radiate draped bust right.
VΠ A NOB POVΦOV NIKOΠOLITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON, Elagabalus on prancing horse right, cloak behind, holding spear pointed towards lion crouched left below.

* Numismatic Note: Intriguing rare reverse.    

PROBUS 280AD Ancient Silvered Roman Coin Rare SOL Sun God Horse i21927

Probus – Roman Emperor: 276-282 A.D.
Silvered Bronze Antoninianus 24mm (4.75 grams) Cyzicus mint: 280 A.D.
Reference: RIC 911h, C 683
IMP CM AVR PROBVS P F AVG – Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding
scepter with eagle atop.
SOLI INVICTO Exe: CM/XXIΔ – Sol riding oncoming quadriga, raising hand and holding whip with globe.    

CONSTANTINE I the Great 337AD Heaven Horse CHARIOT Ancient Roman Coin i22243

Constantine I ‘The Great’– Roman Emperor: 307-337 A.D. –
POSTHUMOUS After Death Christian Deification Issue
Bronze AE4 15mm (1.74 grams) Struck at the mint of Cyzicus 337-340 A.D.
Reference: RIC 4 (VIII, Cyzicus)
DVCONSTANTINVSPTAVGG – Veiled head right.
No legend Exe: SMKЄ – Constantine I riding quadriga right, Hand of God above.

Posthumous means arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death.    

AZILISES 85BC INDO SKYTHIAN King on Horse Bull Ancient Greek Coin India i46654

Central Asia Indo Skythian Kings and Satraps in India
Azilises – King, circa 85-43 B.C.
Square Bronze 27mm (11.64 grams) Uncertain mints in the Paromisadai or western Gandhara
Reference: HGC 12, 588 (R2); ISCH 2,58.3 and 58.4
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN / ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ / ΑZΙΛΙΣΟΥ, Armored Skythian king advancing right on horseback with lowered spear.
(Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayalishasa [of Great King, King of Kings Azilises the Great]), Bull standing left; monogram and kharoshthi letter above.    

EPTIMIUS SEVERUS on horse 196AD Silver Authentic Ancient Roman Coin i51138

Septimius Severus –  Roman Emperor : 193-211 A.D. –
Silver Denarius 17mm (2.97 grams) Rome mint 196 A.D.
Reference: RIC 74, S 6256, C 6
LSEPTSEVPERTAVGIMPVIII – Laureate head right.
ADVENTVIAVGFELICISSIMO – Septimus Severus riding horse right, raising hand.    

GYRTON in THESSALY 400BC Gyrtona Horse Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i53947

Greek city of  Gyrton in Thessaly
Bronze 16mm (4.23 grams) Struck circa 400-344 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 370; Sear 2086; Rogers 1932, no. 230; Weber 2807
Jugate heads right of Gyrton and horse.
ΓΥΡΤOΝΙΟΝ, Head of Gyrtona left.    

Termessos Major in Pisidia 71BC Zeus Horse Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i56085

Greek city of Termessos Major in Pisidia
Bronze 17mm (4.38 grams) Struck 71 B.C.
Reference: Sear 5495; B.M.C.19.268,3-4
Laureate head of Zeus right.
Free horse galloping left; A (=year 1) above, TEP beneath.

An important city of south-western Pisidia, high up in the Tauros mountains, Termessos at one time controlled a large area of territory extending into northern Lycia. Its position was given recognition by the Romans in 71 B.C. from which era its earliest coins date.    

KYME in AEOLIS 250BC Amazon Horse Vase Authentic Rare Ancient Greek Coin i57274

Greek city of Kyme in Aeolis
Bronze Obol 17mm (5.77 grams) Struck circa 250-200 B.C., Magistrate Diodoros
Reference: Sear 4192 var.; Ashton, Classical, Series IVa; SNG Ashmolean 1364-5; SNG Copenhagen 96
Head of Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon.
Horse pacing right, one-handled vase at feet; KY above; ΔΙΟΔΩΡOΣ in exergue.

By far the most important of the Aiolian coastal cities, Kyme was situated southwest of Myrina. For much of its history it was dominated by great powers –  Athens, the Hellenistic Kingdoms and, finally, Rome.    

PHILIP III – KASSANDER 323BC Macedonia OLYMPIC Horse Silver Greek Coin i57871

Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Philip III, Arrhidaeus – King of Macedonia: 323-317 B.C.
Silver 1/5 Tetradrachm 12mm (2.44 grams) Amphipolis mint.
Struck Philip III – Kassander. Circa 323/2-315 .BC.
Reference: Le Rider pl. 46, 20-1; SNG ANS 723-5
Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.
ΦΙΛΠΠΟΥ, Horseman riding right; trident below.

History and Meaning of the Coin

During the times of ancient Greeks, horse racing was one of the events various Greek city-states and kingdoms would have intense competition with each other, as it was of great prestige to participate. Before the time of Philip II, the kingdom of Macedonia was considered barbarian and not Greek. Philip II was the first king of Macedon that was accepted for participation in the event, which was a great honor all in itself. It was an even greater honor that Philip’s horses would go on to win two horse-racing events. In 356 B.C., he won the single horse event and then in 348 B.C. chariot pulled by two horses event. As a way to proudly announce, or what some would say propagandize these honors, Philip II placed a reference to these great victories on his coins struck in all three metals of bronze, silver and gold. The ancient historian, Plutarch, wrote “[Philip of Macedon] … had victories of his chariots at Olympia stamped on his coins.”

ALEXANDER III the GREAT on HORSE Bucephalus MACEDONIA KOINON Greek Coin i57875

Alexander III the Great: Macedonian Greek King: 336-323 B.C.
Pseudo-Autonomous Issue under the Romans
Bronze 24mm (7.38 grams) from the Koinon of Macedonia in Thrace
Struck circa time of emperor Severus Alexander, circa 222-235 A.D.
Reference: AMNG 565 var.
AΛЄΞANΔPOV, Head of Alexander the Great right with loose, flowing hair.
KOINON MAKЄΔONΩN NЄΩ, Alexander the Great on his legendary horse, Bucephalus, galloping right with cape flowing behind him and raising right hand in which he holds a spear.* Numismatic Note: Amazing coin being issued over 500 years after the death of Alexander the Great, featuring his portrait. Alexander the Great was and still is a great hero of antiquity showing the amazing effect one man can have on history in just  short while of just 13 years! Macedonia was a province under the control of the Romans, which was created out of the kingdom of Macedonia which Alexander the Great was king of. Interesting to note that this being a pseudo-autonomous issue featuring Alexander the Great instead of the Roman emperor of the time.    

KASSANDER killer of Alexander the Great son Ancient Greek Coin Horse i58302

Greek coin of the Kingdom of Macedonia
Kassander – Macedonian King: 319-297 B.C.
Bronze 18mm (6.34 grams) Struck circa 319-297 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6754; Price (Coins of the Macedonians) pl. XII, 65
Head of young Hercules right, clad in lion’s skin.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / KAΣΣAΝΔΡΟΥ above and beneath naked youth on horse pacing right.    

Syracuse Sicily 375BC Tyrant Dionysios Greek Coin ATHENA HIPPOCAMP Horse i58435

Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily
Bronze Trias 20mm (8.25 grams) Struck under Dionysios I and Dionysios II, circa 375-344 B.C.
Reference: HGC 2, 1456; Sear 1193 (Timoleon time); B.M.C. 2. 289; CNS II, nos. 34-45
ΣYPA, Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet bound with olive-wreath.
Hippocamp left, with curled wing.

When in it’s foundations that the city of Syracuse only consisted of the island of Ortygia, that island was said to have been the home of the nymph Arethusa. She had been a chaste, faithful attendant of Artemis. It is said that she got the unwanted attentions from the river god, Alpheios, while bathing in his Peloponnesian stream. Artemis hid her in a cloud in an attempt to save her, however she sweated so profusely out of fear that she was transformed into a stream. Artemis broke apart the ground to allow her to escape. She found her way to the island of Ortygia where she became the fountain on that island.    

Carthage in Zeugitana 400BC Tanit Cult & Horse Rare Ancient Greek Coin i58441

Greek city of  Carthage in Zeugitana
Bronze 16mm (5.43 grams) Struck 400-350 B.C.
Reference: Alexandropoulos 15a; SNG Copenhagen 97; Müller –
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn.
Horse galloping right; ground line beneath.    

Carthage in Zeugitana 300BC Authentic Ancient Greek Coin Horse Palm tree i59225

Greek city of  Carthage in Zeugitana
Bronze 20mm (6.97 grams) Struck 300-264 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6531; Muller II, 104,317; SNG Copenhagen 102
Head and neck of horse right.
Palm-tree.    

LARISSA THESSALY 360BC BULL HORSE MAN Ancient Silver Greek Coin RARE R2 i60293

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly
Silver Drachm 18mm (6.03 grams) Struck circa 360-356 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 449 Rare R2; Hermann pl. IV, 17; SNG Copenhagen 118; BCD Thessaly I, 1136; BCD Thessaly II, 186  |  Pedigree: Ex Christopher “Kit” Reed Collection
ΛAPIΣAION above bull running right.
Horseman wearing kausia and cape riding right.    

Roman Republic 90BC VICTORY PEGASUS Quinarius Ancient Silver Roman Coin i60457

Roman Republic Q. Titius moneyer
Silver Quinarius 14mm (1.87 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 90 B.C.
Reference: Titia 3; B.M.C. 2229; Syd. 693; Craw. 341/3
Bust of Victory draped and winged right.
Pegasus springs right, Q . TITI below breast.

Jesus Christ Birth Magii Azes II on Horse 35BC Ancient Silver Greek Coin i60623

Indo-Scythian Kingdom in Northern India
King Azes II – Indo-Scythian King – Reigned: circa 35 B.C.- 12 B.C. or later, possibly up to 5 A.D.
Silver Drachm 14mm (2.44 grams) Struck circa 35 B.C. – 12 B.C. / 5 A.D.
Uncertain min in Hazara-Kashmir
Reference: HGC 12, 647 (Rare R2)
King with coat of mail, on horse, holding elephant goad, with Greek royal headband; Kharoshthi letter to right. Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ BASIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY “The Great King of Kings Azes”.
Diademed Zeus standing left, holding Nike and scepter; monogram to left and Kharosthi letter to right.
Kharoshti legend MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASA MAHATASA AYASA “The Great King of Kings Azes”.

* Numismatic Note: This coin circulated around the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is from the area far east in the Indo-Scythian Kingdom in Northern India. This type of coin could have been carried by the Magii that went to see Jesus from the east. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh was available and traded in the area of northern India and was something that would be brought west from there. India was a great source for spices and other other exotic goods and caravans would travel from there bringing them for trade. It is believed that Jesus may have been born back as far back as 5 B.C. based on some of the biblical accounts. If this king lived up to 5 B.C. or later, which may be possible, he could have been then one of the kings that visited Jesus at his birth. Or if this coin was carried by the Magii, his coin could have came and visited Jesus. Since these kings may have traveled on horses, a king of those times would look like the king pictured on this coin. And it is also possible that one of his successors could have been some of the kings that visited Jesus at birth. Then again, they would have with them the circulating coin of the realm, and some of those which could have been the coin of this ruler. It is amazing to hold this coin connected to that amazing historical period.    

PANORMOS Palermo Sicily 3CenBC Zeus Horse Sun RARE R1 Ancient Greek Coin i60663

Greek city of  Panormos in  Sicily
Bronze 16mm (3.18 grams) Struck early 3rd Century B.C.
Reference: HGC 2, 1073 Rare R1; CNS I, p. 340, no. 61
Laureate head of Zeus left.
Horse galloping left; sun above; ΠΑ monogram below.

The principal Phoenician city in Sicily, Panormos produced a limited coinage in the latter part of the 5th Century; but following the great success of Carthaginian arms, 409-405 B.C., the issues of the mint became much larger. The types are mostly copied form the coinages of other Sicilian cities, such as Gela, Segesta and Syracuse.    

AUGUSTUS 8BC Caius Caesar on Horse Ancient Silver Denarius Roman Coin i60671

Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.47 grams) Lugdunum mint, struck 8-6 B.C.
Reference: Seaby 40; B.M.C., Gaul 223, Imp. 500; R.I.C. 348
Certification: NOT CERTIFIED because “EDGE FRAGILE, THUS INELIGIBLE TYPE”
AVGVSTVS DIVI F, his laureate head right.
C . CAES above Caius Caesar galloping right, eagle between two standards behind, AVGVS . F in exergue.

Caius was the grandson of Augustus but he adopted him as his son and heir together with his brother Lucius.    

Roman Republic 137BC Rome Apollo Chariot Original Ancient Silver Coin NGC i60511

Roman Republic  M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm Rome mint, circa 137 B.C.
Reference: Baebia 12; B.M.C. 935; Syd. 489; Craw. 236/1a-d,f
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  1883237-003
Head of Roma left, X below chin, TAMPIL behind.
Apollo in quadriga right, ROMA below horses, M . BAEBI . Q . F . in exergue.     

Roman Republic 47BC Rome MEDUSA AURORA Horses Ancient Silver Coin NGC i60153

Roman Republic  L. Plautius Plancus moneyer
Silver Denarius 19mm (3.49 grams) Rome mint, circa 47 B.C.
Reference: Plautia 14; B.M.C. 4009; Syd. 959b; Craw. 453/1c
Certification: NGC Ancients F  4375823-255
Mask of Medusa, facing, hair disheveled, L PLAVTIVS below.
Aurora flying right conducting the four horses of the Sun, PLANCVS below.    

Roman Republic 136BC Roma Jupiter Chariot Ancient Silver Coin NGC Ch AU i58170

Roman Republic  L. Antestius Gragulus moneyer
Silver Denarius 17mm Rome mint, circa 136 B.C.
Reference: Antestia 9; B.M.C. 976; Syd. 451 and 465; Craw. 238/1
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU  4252368-009
Head of Roma right, star below chin, GRAG behind head.
Jupiter in quadriga right, L . ANTES below horses, ROMA in exergue.    

KELENDERIS CILICIA 425BC Stater Horse Rider Goat Silver Greek Coin NGC i58232

Greek city of Kelenderis in  Cilicia
Silver Stater 22mm (10.69 grams) Struck circa 425-400 B.C.
Reference: SNG BN Paris 49 (stgl.). SNG von Aulock 5627 (stgl.). Kraay, Celenderis Hoard, NC 1962, 5, 16 (stgl.); Sear 5529 var.
Certification: NGC Ancients  XF  Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5  4375810-019
Naked rider, with whip in left hand, seated sideways on horse prancing left, from which he is about to dismount, KEΛ below.
Goat kneeling left, looking back; ivy-spray above goat.    

SKOTUSSA THESSALY 440BC Horse Wheat-grain Ancient Silver Greek Coin NGC i58233

Greek city of Skotussa in Thessaly
Silver Drachm 18mm (6.04 grams) Struck circa 440-420 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 587; Sear 2217; BCD Thessaly II, lots 728-729; Weber 2927
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5  4375810-021
Forepart of horse prancing left.
ΣKO, Wheat-grain in its husk; all within incuse square.    

BELIKIO in IBERIA Spain 100BC Man Horse Authentic Ancient Greek Coin NGC i58694

Greek city of Belikio in Iberia ( Spain)
Bronze Unit 22mm Struck circa 100-70 B.C.
Reference: ACIP 1433; SNG BM Spain 763-70; SNG Copenhagen 321; SNG Lorichs 790-4; MHBNF 1192-5
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4371932-012
Bare bearded head right, wearing necklace; Iberian be to left.
Warrior, holding couched spear in right hand, on horseback right; Iberian belikiom below.    

LARISSA THESSALY 356BC Silver Drachm Nymph Horse Ancient Greek Coin NGC i59812

Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly
Silver Drachm 20mm (5.75 grams) Struck circa 356-320 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 453; BCD Thessaly II, lot 280
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4375823-194
Head of nymph Larissa facing three-quarters left, wearing ampyx.
ΛAPI/ΣΑIΩN, Horse grazing right.    

Roman Republic 90BC PRIAPUS Fertility God PEGASUS Ancient Silver Coin NGC i59808

Roman Republic  Q. Titius moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.66 grams) Rome mint: 90 B.C.
Reference: Titia 1; B.M.C. 2220; Syd. 691; Craw. 341/1
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4375823-144
Head of Mutinus Titinus right, bound with winged diadem.
Q . TITI on tablet from which springs Pegasus right.

The god Mutinus Titinus is the same as Priapus, who had a temple at Rome, and who was especially worshipped by young married women. Statues of Priapus were common in ancient Greece and Rome, standing in gardens or at doorways and crossroads. To propitiate Priapus, the traveler would stroke the statue’s penis as he passed by.

CORINTH 375BC Ancient Silver Greek PEGASUS ATHENA TRISKELES Coin NGC VF i59867

Greek city of Corinth in Corinthia
Silver Stater 21mm (8.40 grams) Struck circa 375-300 B.C.
Reference: Ravel 1065; Pegasi 383; BCD Corinth 126
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  4375823-161
Pegasus, with pointed wing, flying left; koppa beneath.
Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, N and triskeles of crescents within circle.    

Roman Republic 102BC Cybele Victory Chariot Stork Ancient Silver Coin NGC i59832

Roman Republic  C. Fabius C.f. Hadrianus moneyer
Silver Denarius 21mm (3.91 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 102 B.C.
Reference: Fabia 15; B.M.C. 1581-90; SYd. 589; Craw. 322/1
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  4375823-230
Veiled and turreted head of Cybele right, B over dot behind.
Victory in biga right, stork before, C . FABI . C . F in exergue.     

Roman Republic 55BC Mars Horse Warrior Defeats Gaul Enemy Silver Coin NGC i59868

Roman Republic  P. Fonteius P. f. Capito moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.87 grams) Rome mint, circa 55 B.C.
Reference: Fonteia 17; B.M.C. 3851; Syd. 900; Craw. 429/1
Certification: NGC Ancients  Ch F  4375823-158
P. FONTEIVS . P . CAPITO . III . VIR, bust of Mars right, trophy behind.
MN . FONT . TR . MIL above warrior on horseback thrusting his spear at Gaulish enemy who is about to slay a third combatant who is unarmed, helmet and oval shield below on right.    

PERDIKKAS II King of MACEDONIA 451BC Silver Greek Coin Horse Helmet NGC i61901

Greek Coin of Macedonian Kingdom
Perdikkas II – King of Macedonia: 451-413 B.C.
Silver Tetrobol 13mm (1.87 grams)
Reference: Sear 1487; Raymond 139. SNG ANS 37-41
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4529163-010
Horse walking to right.
Crested helmed right within linear square border within square incuse.    

VANDALS of CARTHAGE 523AD Soldier Horse Nummi Ancient Barbarian Coin NGC i61208

VANDALS. Semi-autonomous Municipal coinage of Carthage. Circa 480-533 A.D.
Bronze Nummi 20mm (7.32 grams) Class 2. Struck circa 523-533 A.D.
Reference: Hahn, Wertsystem 18; MEC 1, 45-47; BMC Vandals 14-17
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5  4529170-004
BART HACO, Soldier standing facing, holding spear.
Head of bridled horse left; XXI in exergue.    

Roman Republic 82BC Apollo Stork Horse Authentic Ancient Silver Coin NGC i59975

Roman Republic  Pub. Crepusius moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.78 grams) Rome mint, circa 82 B.C.
Reference: Crepusia 1; B.M.C. 2673-2715; Syd. 738a; Craw. 361/1c
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF  4375823-103
Laureate head of Apollo right, scepter over shoulder, C behind, stork below chin.
Horseman galloping right, hurling spear, number behind, P . CREPVSI in exergue.    

GETA 200AD Rome CASTOR with Horse of Gemini Twins Silver Roman Coin NGC i59903

Geta – Roman Emperor: 209-211 A.D.
Silver Denarius 19mm (2.99 grams) Struck at the mint of Rome mint, 200-202 A.D.
Reference: BMCRE 216. RIC 6. RSC 12. Hill 659
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF  4375823-231
. P SEPT GETA – CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped bust of the child Geta right.
CASTOR, Castor standing facing, head left, holding scepter, by side of horse left.

* Numismatic Note: Very rare type with one of the Dioscuri twins. This perhaps is an allusion to Geta being the mortal Castor while his older brother, Caracalla may have been Pollux. This is one of the interpretations that can be made from the coin as Carcalla and Geta were brothers and emperors would often try to equate themselves with mythologies.    

KORKYRA Corcyra Corfu DIONYSUS PEGASUS Ancient Silver Greek Coin NGC XF i59904

Greek city of  Korkyra on island of Corfu off  Epeiros
Silver Drachm 20mm (3.83 grams) Struck circa 229-48 B.C.
Reference: HGC 6, 65 Rare R1 ; SNG Copenhagen 196-199
Certification: NGC Ancients XF  4375823-399
Head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with viy.
Pegasus flying right; monograms below.    

Roman Republic ROME King Aqueduct Horse Statue Ancient Silver Coin NGC i59905

Roman Republic  L. Marcius Philippus moneyer
Silver Denarius 19mm (3.46 grams) Rome mint, circa 56 B.C.
Reference: Marcia 28; B.M.C. 3890; Syd. 919; Craw. 425/1
Certification: NGC Ancients VF  4375823-408
ANCVS below diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus behind.
PHILIPPVS behind equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches within
which A Q V A MAR, flower below horses.

The Marcia gens claimed descent from Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, who is said to have been the first to bring water to Rome by means of an aqueduct. The equestrian statue is that of Q. Marcius Rex, who, when praetor in B.C. 144, was commissioned by the Senate to repair the old aqueducts and to build one which would give a supply of water to the Capitol. This aqueduct is known as the Aqua Marcia.

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