New Year's Collection-Silver coins and artifacts

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ITEM# 39186

CULTURE Byzantine

DATE 600-900 AD

SIZE 22"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver necklace with five pearls, eight garnet stones, in a unique

designed setting.

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ITEM# 34057

CULTURE Byzantine

DATE 600-900 AD

SIZE 11" x 6”

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver necklace with sixteen hollow beads and a solid open fretwork

circular pendant with the shape of a cross.


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ITEM# 36999

CULTURE Phoenician

DATE 500-800 BC

SIZE 6"

PRICE $5000

DESCRIPTION

Hollow silver Mother Goddess wearing an open robe, frog crown, holding

a bird at her waist. On a base. Hole at the back of her shoulder and side

of her leg.


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ITEM# 38399

CULTURE Persian

DATE 500 BC

SIZE 4" x 2 ½"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Thin sheet of silver with open grillwork, the embossed central panel of a

deity in long robes in combat with a winged lion, the deity thrusting the

sword into the lion, a decorative border surrounding the entire scene.


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ITEM# 41665

CULTURE Persian

DATE 500 BC

SIZE 8 ¼"

PRICE $8000

DESCRIPTION

Silver plate with traces of gold wash decorated with seven standing birds

including roosters and an eagle to the center of the plate framed in a

ridged circular design.


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ITEM# 39506

CULTURE Persian

DATE 1300 AD

SIZE 7

PRICE $1800

DESCRIPTION

Silver ring in its original setting with a rectangular orange carnelian

gemstone with a linear design.


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ITEM# 41121

CULTURE Mesopotamian

DATE 1200 BC

SIZE 4” x 1 ½"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver cosmetic tool with a standing ram with button-hole eyes and curled

horns to the top.


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ITEM# 40212

CULTURE Persian

DATE 500 BC

SIZE 3"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver bracelet with the terminals ending with four ferocious dragon

heads.


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ITEM# 42108

CULTURE Holy Land

DATE 134-135 AD

SIZE 1 ¾"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver coin of the Temple of Jerusalem mounted in a modern vermeil

pendant setting in a 22kt gold plate finish over pure silver, on the reverse

an ornament and inscriptions.


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ITEM# 42109

CULTURE Holy Land

DATE 134-135 AD

SIZE 1 ¾"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION





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ITEM# 42868

CULTURE Holy Land

DATE 134-135 AD

SIZE 1 ½"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION





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ITEM# 43402

CULTURE Holy Land

DATE 66 - 70 AD

SIZE ½"

PRICE $900

DESCRIPTION

Silver coin from the First Revolt. Chalice with inscriptions on front, the

reverse with a stem with pearled bottom and three fruits.


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ITEM# 43403

CULTURE Holy Land

DATE 66 - 70 AD

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $900

DESCRIPTION

Silver coin from the First Revolt. Chalice with inscriptions on front, the

reverse with a stem with pearled bottom and three fruits.


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ITEM# 43404

CULTURE Greek/Parthian

DATE 171 - 138 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $18000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Mithradates I tetradrachm.Obverse with a bearded portrait, reverse

with naked standing Herakles with inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43405


DATE 38- 2 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $18000

DESCRIPTION

Silver tetradrachm of Phraates IV.Obverse with a bearded portrait,

reverse with a seated archer with a bow, surrounded by inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43406


DATE 200 BC

SIZE 1 "

PRICE $18000

DESCRIPTION

Silver tetradrachm.Obverse with a bearded portrait of a king, reverse

with a smaller portrait, surrounded by inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43532


DATE 123 - 88 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Mithradates II drachm.Obverse with a portrait with a short beard,

reverse with a enthroned archer surrounded with Greek inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43533


DATE 123 - 88 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Mithradates II drachm.Obverse with a portrait with a long beard,

reverse with a enthroned archer surrounded with Greek inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43534


DATE 51 AD

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Vonones II drachm coin, obverse with a frontal bust with short

beard and headdress, reverse shows a seated archer surrounded by

Greek inscription.


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ITEM# 43535


DATE 39 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Pacorus I drachm coin, obverse with a portrait of the king wearing

a headdress, reverse shows seated archer surrounded by Greek

inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43536


DATE 78 - 105 AD

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Pacorus II drachm coin, obverse with a portrait of the crowned

bearded king, reverse shows a seated archer surrounded by Greek

inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43537


DATE 8 - 12 AD

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $1200

DESCRIPTION

Silver Vonones I drachm coin, obverse shows a bearded portrait of the

ruler with inscriptions, reverse shows a standing winged Nike

surrounded by Greek inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43538


DATE 38 - 2 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $6000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Phraates IV tetradrachm coin, obverse shows a profile of the ruler

dressed in a garment and wearing a headdress, the reverse shows an

enthroned king on the left and Athena standing facing him. Greek

inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43539

CULTURE Greek/Macedonian

DATE 315-294 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $8000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Alexander the Great tetradrachm coin. Obverse shows a profile of

Alexander the Great, reverse shows enthroned Zeus with an eagle

perched on his arm. Unusually large, and details on this coins is

exceptionally defined. Rare find.


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ITEM# 43540

CULTURE Greek/Seleucid Kingdom

DATE 280 -261 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $6000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Antiochos I, the king of the Seleukid Empire, tetradrachm coin.

Obverse shows a profile of the king in his middle age, reverse with

enthroned Apollo holding a bow and arrow with Greek inscriptions.

Minted in Syria.


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ITEM# 43541

CULTURE Greek/Seleucid Kingdom

DATE 280 -261 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $6000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Antiochos I, the king of the Seleukid Empire, tetradrachm coin.

Obverse shows a profile of the king, reverse with enthroned Apollo

holding a bow and arrow with Greek inscriptions. Minted in Syria.


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ITEM# 42842


DATE 359-336 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver Philip II tetradrachm coin, the obverse with the head of Zeus, the reverse

with a King on horseback, and inscriptions. The accession of Philip II to the

Macedonian throne in 359 BC marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history

of the Greek World. Having made himself master of Greece by a mixture of military

skill and diplomacy, he was free to pursue his greatest ambition -- the conquest of

the Persian Empire. But the assassin's sword, 336 BC, prevented Philip from

realizing this dream and the invasion of Asia was undertaken instead by his son

Alexander, known to posterity as 'the Great.'


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ITEM# 42846


DATE 359-336 BC

SIZE ½"

PRICE $1500

DESCRIPTION

Silver Philip II drachm coin, the obverse with the head of Zeus, the reverse with a

horse-drawn chariot and inscriptions. The accession of Philip II to the Macedonian

throne in 359 BC marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Greek

World. Having made himself master of Greece by a mixture of military skill and

diplomacy, he was free to pursue his greatest ambition -- the conquest of the

Persian Empire. But the assassin's sword, 336 BC, prevented Philip from realizing

this dream and the invasion of Asia was undertaken instead by his son Alexander,

known to posterity as 'the Great.'


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ITEM# 20811

CULTURE Greek/Illyrian

DATE 238-168 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $1800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Epeirote Republic tetradrachm coin, the front with Jugate heads of

Zeus Dodonaios, wreathed with oak and Dione, veiled, the reverse with a

butting bull, all within an oak-wreath.


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ITEM# 42834

CULTURE Greek

DATE 294-288 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $1000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Demetrios Poliorketes tetradrachm coin, the reverse with a naked

Poseidon, the right foot on a rock, the right arm to the thigh, a trident in

hand.


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ITEM# 42835

CULTURE Greek

DATE 179-168 BC

SIZE 1¼"

PRICE $900

DESCRIPTION

Silver Perseus tetradrachm coin, the reverse with an eagle standing on a

thunderbolt, the wings outspread.


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ITEM# 42836

CULTURE Greek

DATE 297-281 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Lysimachus tetradrachm coin, the reverse with the portrait of the

deified Alexander the Great with the royal diadem and ram's horns that

identify him as the son of Zeus Ammon. On the reverse, a seated Athena

with spear and shield, her right hand extended on which stands the

figure of Nike. Nike crowns the first letter of Lysimachus name. The lion's

head on Athena's shield may also refer to Lysimachus.


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ITEM# 42838

CULTURE Greek

DATE 490-480 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $700

DESCRIPTION

Silver Aineia tetradrachm coin, the front with the archaic bearded head of

Aeneas in a crested Corinthian helmet, the back with a quadripartite

incuse square.


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ITEM# 42839

CULTURE Greek

DATE 294-288 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Demetrios Poliorketes tetradrachm coin, the one side with

Poseidon.


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ITEM# 42840

CULTURE Greek/Asia Minor

DATE 200 BC

SIZE 1¼"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Smyrna tetradrachm coin, the reverse with two lines of inscription,

the monogram within an oak wreath beneath.


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ITEM# 42841

CULTURE Greek/Bithynian

DATE 128-294 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Nikomedes III, Euergetes tetradrachm coin, the reverse with Zeus

with a wreath and scepter in hand, an eagle standing on a thunderbolt,

the magistrate’s monogram visible.


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ITEM# 42842


DATE 359-336 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver Philip II tetradrachm coin, the obverse with the head of Zeus, the reverse

with a King on horseback, and inscriptions. The accession of Philip II to the

Macedonian throne in 359 BC marked the beginning of a new chapter in the

history of the Greek World. Having made himself master of Greece by a mixture

of military skill and diplomacy, he was free to pursue his greatest ambition -- the

conquest of the Persian Empire. But the assassin's sword, 336 BC, prevented

Philip from realizing this dream and the invasion of Asia was undertaken

instead by his son Alexander, known to posterity as 'the Great.'


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ITEM# 42843

CULTURE Greek

DATE 400 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver tetradrachm coin with Athena, the Goddess of wisdom, on one

side, an owl on the other.


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ITEM# 43149

CULTURE Persian

DATE 70 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $2500

DESCRIPTION

Silver drachm coin of King Darius of Persia. On the back, a seated figure

holding a bow surrounded by inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43152

CULTURE Greek/Illyrian

DATE 238-168 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $1800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Epeirote Republic tetradrachm coin, the front with Jugate heads of

Zeus Dodonaios, wreathed with oak and Dione, veiled, the reverse with a

butting bull, all within an oak-wreath.


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ITEM# 34496


DATE 315 BC - 294 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $150

DESCRIPTION

Silver Alexander the Great drachm coin struck at the Amphipolis mint sometime

between 315 BC and 294 BC. The front carries a likeness of Hercules adorned with the

head of the Thespian Lion, the killing of which was one of his great feats. It is believed

that Alexander was the model for the face of Hercules in these coins. The reverse

shows Zeus enthroned with an eagle perched on his outstretched right hand and a

scepter in his left. If his legs are crossed it would indicate that the coin was struck

posthumously (struck after the death of Alexander). If legs are placed together it would

indicate that the coin was struck during the lifetime of Alexander. In the right field an

inscription meaning (Money of) Alexander, while on the left field contains the marks or

symbols of the mint's Magistrates.


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ITEM# 34405


DATE 315 BC - 294 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $150

DESCRIPTION

Silver Alexander the Great drachm coin struck at the Amphipolis mint sometime

between 315 BC and 294 BC. The front carries a likeness of Hercules adorned with the

head of the Thespian Lion, the killing of which was one of his great feats. It is believed

that Alexander was the model for the face of Hercules in these coins. The reverse

shows Zeus enthroned with an eagle perched on his outstretched right hand and a

scepter in his left. If his legs are crossed it would indicate that the coin was struck

posthumously (struck after the death of Alexander). If legs are placed together it would

indicate that the coin was struck during the lifetime of Alexander. In the right field an

inscription meaning (Money of) Alexander, while on the left field contains the marks or

symbols of the mint's Magistrates.


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ITEM# 43153

CULTURE Greek

DATE 297-281 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Lysimachus tetradrachm coin, with the portrait of the deified

Alexander the Great with the royal diadem and ram's horns that identify

him as the son of Zeus Ammon. On the reverse, a seated Athena with

spear and shield, her right hand extended on which stands the figure of

Nike. Nike crowns the first letter of Lysimachus name. The lion's head on

Athena's shield may also refer to Lysimachus.


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ITEM# 43154

CULTURE Greek

DATE 294-288 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $1000

DESCRIPTION

Silver Demetrios Poliorketes tetradrachm coin, on the front a diademed

and horned head of Demetrios, the reverse with a naked Poseidon, the

right foot on a rock, the right arm to the thigh, a trident held in the other

hand.


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ITEM# 43155

CULTURE Greco-Egyptian

DATE 150-50 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Ptolemy tetradrachm coin from the Egyptian Kingdom, the reverse

with an eagle with various inscriptions.


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ITEM# 43156

CULTURE Greek

DATE 294-288 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $1500

DESCRIPTION

Silver Demetrios Poliorketes tetradrachm coin, on the front a diademed

and horned head of Demetrios, the reverse with a naked Poseidon, the

right foot on a rock, the right arm to the thigh, a trident held in the other

hand.


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ITEM# 41716

CULTURE Greek

DATE 400 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver tetradrachm coin with Athena wearing a crested helmet

ornamented with three olive leaves on the obverse and a standing owl

with an olive twig in the upper left with inscriptions reverse.


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ITEM# 39219

CULTURE Greek

DATE 350-340 BC

SIZE ½"

PRICE $500

DESCRIPTION

Silver Larissa drachm coin. Head of nymph Larissa three quarters left on

the front, to the back and a horse grazing.


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ITEM# 39224


DATE 315-295 BC

SIZE 1”

PRICE $400

DESCRIPTION

Silver Alexander the Great tetradrachm coin struck at the Amphipolis

mint sometime between 315 BC and 294 BC, on the front the head of

Hercules adorned with the head of a lion, to the back a seated Zeus

holding an eagle and a scepter.


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ITEM# 39222

CULTURE Greek

DATE 297-281 BC

SIZE 1 ¼"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Lysimachus tetradrachm coin, with the portrait of the deified

Alexander the Great with the royal diadem and ram's horns that identify

him as the son of Zeus Ammon. On the reverse, a seated Athena with

spear and shield, her right hand extended on which stands the figure of

Nike. Nike crowns the first letter of Lysimachus name. The lion's head on

Athena's shield may also refer to Lysimachus.


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ITEM# 39214


DATE 323-317 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $800

DESCRIPTION

Silver Philip II tetradrachm coin, on the front the head of a young

Hercules in lion's skin, the reverse a seated Zeus holding an eagle with

inscription.


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ITEM# 29556


DATE 315-294 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $600

DESCRIPTION

Silver Alexander the Great tetradrachm coin. Alexander the Great was the first

world conqueror and one of the most remarkable men in history, his armies

capturing most the civilized world. He not only introduced a uniform currency

system, but promoted trade and commerce. Desiring to be supreme ruler, all

provinces were required to worship him as a God. Alexander believed he was a

direct descendant of Hercules. Before each battle and after each victory, ritual

sacrifices were performed honoring both Hercules and Zeus and he selected their

images to appear on these coins.


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ITEM# 29557


DATE 315-294 BC

SIZE ½"

PRICE $400

DESCRIPTION







sacrifices were performed honoring both Hercules and Zeus and he selected

their images to appear on these coins.


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ITEM# 29559


DATE 315-294 BC

SIZE ¾"

PRICE $600

DESCRIPTION







sacrifices were performed honoring both Hercules and Zeus and he selected

their images to appear on these coins.


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ITEM# 29560


DATE 315-294 BC

SIZE 1"

PRICE $600

DESCRIPTION







sacrifices were performed honoring both Hercules and Zeus and he selected their

images to appear on these coins.


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