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Macedonian Shield AR Tetradrachm. Roman Rule, c. 168 BC. Artemis / Club. Ex-Agora Auctions & Palmyra Heritage / M. Khouli
Macedon as Roman Protectorate. First Meris. Struck c. 167-148 B.C.
AR tetradrachm (30.3 mm, 17.01 g, 1 h).
Obv: Macedonian shield decorated with seven stars within double crescents and large diademed bust of Artemis with light drapery facing right, quiver over shoulder.
Rev: MAKEΔONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ. Club of Herakles within oak-wreath, thunderbolt to left, AP monogram above.
Ref: SNG Cop 1310; Prokopov (2012) BA3/–[unlisted rev]; Prokopov O54/R- [unlisted rev die; for same die pair: Roma e-29, 95].
Provenance: Ex-Agora Auctions 7 (NY, 1 April 2014), Lot 106; Palmyra Heritage Gallery / Morris Khouli (New York, 11 June 2014). Sold c. 2015 via VCoins (?).
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Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte or 1/6 Stater. 412-378 BC. Nymph / Pan. Ex-Pecunem 20 (Gitbud & Naumann, 2014)
Sold from our JJFN Ebay Storefront (5 December 2014)
Lesbos, Mytilene EL Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 412-378 BC.
Obverse: Head of nymph right.
Reverse: Head of Pan right within incuse square with linear border.
Ref: Bodenstedt 69.
Pedigree: Ex-Gitbud & Naumann GmbH, Pecunem 20, Lot 248 (Munich, 3 Aug 2014); Jackson & Jacobs Family Numis. (Tucson, AZ, 5 December 2014; Ebay item #331405585431).
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“Deathplace Issue” Alexander III “The Great” AR Tetradrachm. Bablyon, 311-305 BC, temp Seleukos I. Price 3746. Exquisite portrait. Ex-Gitbud-Naumann
Privately purchased from Gitbud & Naumann, 10 Feb 2013.
Struck in high relief from dies of considerable artistic merit. A beautiful coin.
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“Deathplace Issue” Alexander III “The Great.” AR Tetradrachm. Babylon, temp. Seleukos I, 311-306 BC. Ex-First Num. GmbH (Lünen, Germany; VCoins, 2012)
Pedigree: Ex-First Numismatic GmbH/Matthias Niederzoll (Lünen, Germany, 5 September 2012; VCoins Purchase, SKU 61-2220)
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Alexander III Tetradrachm. Amphipolis, Philip III, 323-0 BC. Ex-Pars (2012). Sold to José Miguel Márquez del Prado Collection (CNG, 2018)
Alexander III (336-323 BC) AR Tetradrachm (17.20 gm; 23 mm; 6h). Amphipolis mint, temp. Philip III Arrhidaios, circa 323-320 BC.
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress
Rev: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; monogram before.
Ref: MJ Price 115 (corr. by CNG; misidentified by JJFN & Pars). (PELLA Entry here)
Pedigree: Ex-Pars Coins (Parviz Ahghari, La Jolla, CA; purchased 25 Oct 2012, VCoins Shop SKU: PCW-G3692)
Sold to the José Miguel Márquez del Prado (Madrid, Spain) Collection (28 April 2013 by private treaty from our JJFN), eventually auctioned by CNG e-421, #65 (Lancaster, PA, 30 May 2018).
Usually one doesn’t get to say who bought one’s coins, but this collection was sold at CNG Feature Auction 108 and e-Auction 421, he had a fantastic collection of Greek AR Tetradrachms, particularly of Alexander III & other Macedonian Kings, as well as those of successor kingdoms/Diadochi, and related types (e.g., the Punic Sicily).
Sadly, CNG chose not mention us in the pedigree! 🙂
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“Deathplace Issue” Alexander III “The Great” AR Tetradrachm. Babylon, temp. Seleukos I, 311-306 BC. Fine style high-relief portrait
Purchased in the late 1980’s from a Paris coin shop. Sold circa 2011-15 by private treaty from our JJFN
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Alexander III “The Great” AR Tetradrachm. “Lifetime Issue” of Amphipolis. Ex-Roma Numis. (2014)
Acq. from Roma Numis. (UK), 2014. Sold 29 January 2015, from our JJFN eBay shop (#331375681160)
Kings of Macedon. Alexander III “The Great” AR Tetradrachm (17.1g, 26mm, 2h). “Lifetime Issue” of Amphipolis, circa 325-322 BC.
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Kerykeion in left field.
References: Price 99; Troxell E9.
Pedigree: Ex-Roma Numismatics Auction e-9, Lot 117 (London, 28 June 2014)
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“Proto-Shekel of Tyre.” Demetrios II Nikator (2nd Reign, 129-5 BC) AR Tetradrachm. Tyre mint. Ex-Roma Numismatics (2014)
Pedigree: Ex-Roma Numismatics e-Sale 11, Lot 363 (part; London, 23 August 2014)
Historical Notes: Struck until the death of Demetrios in 126/125, after which the Shekel of Tyre replaced his tetradrachm.
Upon being deposed as Seleukid King, Demetrios II fled to Tyre, where he expected to find safety. Instead, upon arrival, the local prefect ordered him killed while still in his ship.
The type was the stylistic basis for, and predecessor of, the “Shekel of Tyre” of New Testament fame. The Seleukid tetradrachms of the mid 2nd century had become a standard currency of international trade in the E. Mediterranean. When the Seleukid Empire fell, the local Tyrians continued striking the popular coinage, simply substituting the image of local patron deity Herakles-Melqart on the obverse in place of the portrait of Seleukid dynasts, and replacing the Seleukid Era-date with Tyre’s year of independence from the Seleukids, and the legend with a slogan of Tyre’s holy inviolability.
The Seleukid type was, in turn, influenced by the Ptolemaic Tetradrachm of similar style. Even after Pompey Magnus took Tyre for Rome in 64 BC, the city continued to issue the iconic Shekel for another 130 years. When production ceased in 65/66 AD, the design of the coin remained strongly influential for Roman Provincial Tetradrachms well into the 3rd cent.
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Coinage of the “Justinian Plague.” AE Follis. Constantinople, 540/1 CE
Justinian I “The Great” (527 – 565 CE) AE Follis (23.8g, 39mm, 6h). Struck in Constantinople, 1 Aug 540 – 31 Jul 541 (Regnal Year 14).
Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI. Diademed, helmeted & cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in r. hand & shield over l. shoulder decorated w/ equestrian motif; in field to r., cross.
Rev: Large M, ANNO – X/II/II to either side. Cross above. A below. CON in exergue.
References: SB 163; DOC 39a.
Provenance: Ex-Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada Auction 2, Lot 274 (9 Nov 2019); Ex-“TheRed” Collection; Ex-FORVM Ancient Coins, with tag.
Video w/ numismatic & Historical writepul here
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