Boeotarch’s Collection

Phoenicia, Sidon. Abdashtart I. Ca. 365-352 B.C. AR 1/16th shekel. War galley left over waves / Persian king standing right, battling lion standing left on hind legs, Phoenician o between. Betlyon 27; BMC 36. VF.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases IV. 147-191 AD. Billon Tetradrachm . Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Seleukid Era Panemou 489 (June, 178 AD). Diademed bust left, wearing tiara decorated with "hooks" and curved neckflap; tapering beard, earring visible; B behind / Vologases seated left on throne, Tyche standing right before him, presenting a diadem and holding sceptre; year above, month below. Sellwood 84.60; Shore -; BMC Parthia pg. 228, 36 var. (Vologases III).

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Maximian under Diocletian with concordia

ROMAN COINS EMPIRE ANTONINUS PIUS (138 - 161)
Denarius, 148, Rome. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVI. Laurel-wreathed portrait head facing right. Rev. COS - IIII. Fortuna standing right, leaning on a rudder resting on a globe with her left hand, holding a cornucopia in her right arm. RIC 222; Cohen 270. 3.35g. Nearly uncirculated.
Lanz 155 Lot 536 (10 Dec 2012)

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC. Drachm (Bronze, 42 mm, 66.87 g, 12 h), Alexandria. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right. Rev. Two eagles, both with wings closed, standing to left on thunderbolt; between legs of the eagle on the left, Θ. CPE B235. SNG Copenhagen 145. Svoronos 463. Brown patina. Areas of weakness; centering marks*, otherwise,* very fine.
From the Collection of Prof. James M. Collier, acquired in Edinburgh in 1990.
This lot is sold to benefit the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics offered by the American Numismatic Society.

ARKADIA. Heraia. Circa 350-280 BC. (Bronze, 19 mm, 4.69 g, 6 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet. Rev. Artemis kneeling to right, holding a bow in her left hand and laying her right hand on the ground, H in lower right field. BCD Peloponnesos 1369.1. BMC 17. HGC 5, 836. Rare; fine green patina. Fine.

Cilicia
Satrap Mazaios, 361-334 BC. Stater, Tarsus. Baal Tars with scepter, ear of corn, and eagle on a throne, left Aramaic letter / lion over bull, below Aramaic letters. 3h. SNG CH 101; SNG BN -. 10.88 g.; 24.7 mm. Extremely fine. Slightly sharply cleaned.
Ex Auction Rauch 33, 1984, 173.
Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 438 Lot 3078

Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos I AR Tetradrachm. Mint B ('Baktra'), circa 235-200 BC. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on lion skin draped over rocks, holding club set on rock behind knee; monogram below to right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, EYΘYΔHMOY to left. Mitchiner 94; Kritt B14; Bopearachchi 9A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 110-2; SNG ANS 136.

Ancient Greek

Bactria, Imitation of Athens. Tetradrachm; Bactria, Imitation of Athens; c. 295-283 BC. Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region, Tetradrachm. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 13; Bopearachchi, Sophytes 6-7. Obv: Head of Athena r., monogram behind. Rx: Owl r., crescent and olive twig with two leaves behind, grape bunch above tail; ?T? in r. field.

* Justinianus I. * Follis - Year 15 (548-49) - Officin Δ - Constantinople
Obv.: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVC, facing bust of emperor, holding in his right orb, in his left shield with rider on a horse, right in field cross.
Rev.: Large M, above cross, beneath officina Δ, left A/N/N/O, right year, in exergue CON.
37,30 mm
22,064 g

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Perdiccas II (ca. 451-413 BC). AR heavy tetrobol (15mm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine. Aigai, ca. 437/6-432/1 BC. Macedonian hunter on horse charging right, wearing causia and chlamys, two transverse spears in left hand / Forepart of lion right within incuse square. HGC 3.1, 792. SNG ANS 51-53.

BOSPORAN KINGDOM. Cotys III (AD 227/8-233/4), with Severus Alexander. EL stater (20mm, 7.47 gm, 1h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5, brushed, scuffs. Dated Bosporan Year 525 (AD 228/9). BACIΛЄWC KOTYOC, diademed, draped bust of Cotys III right, seen from front / Laureate head of Severus Alexander right; pellet to right, ЄKΦ (date) below. MacDonald 574/2. Anokhin 655a.

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 387/6-340 BC. AR Siglos (17mm, 5.35 g). Persic standard. Bull standing left on dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1–235; HGC 3, 1389. Faintly toned, earthen deposits, banker’s mark on obverse, scuffs on reverse. Good VF.

LOKRIS, Skarpheia. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Æ (16mm, 3.59 g, 12h). Head of Demeter right / Ajax, nude but for Corinthian helmet, advancing right, holding short sword and shield. BCD Lokris-Phokis 159.2-6; HGC 4, 1017. Dark green patina, light roughness. Good Fine.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 244 (10 November 2010), lot 103 (hammer $330).

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.05 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned, some find patina and horn silver, minor roughness, minor die flaws on obverse. VF.

ARKADIA, Tegea. Late 3rd-early 2nd centuries BC. Æ Trichalkon (16.5mm, 5.89 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena Alea right / Kepheos advancing right, holding dagger and shield; monogram between legs. BCD Peloponnesos 1738; HGC 5, 1063. Dark brown surfaces, cleaning scratches. VF.

CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.49 g, 2h). Baaltars seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist / Lion walking right; star above, [crescent below]. Casabonne Series 5, Group C; Göktürk –; SNG BN 435 (Myriandros); SNG Levante 191 (Myriandros). Toned, compact flan with slightly irregular edge, some roughness. Good VF.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.16 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Undated issue, struck circa 274 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; ΣI to left. CPE 505a; Svoronos 713; SNG Copenhagen 506–7 var. (tiny Δ behind ear). Toned, minor deposits, scratches and graffiti, flan flaw on reverse. VF.

Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc24529 (ND).

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37mm, 45.89 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 4E. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, wings closed, standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, no control marks. CPE B389; Svoronos 1172; SNG Copenhagen –. Dark brown surfaces, light roughness, some weakness to strike on reverse. Good Fine.

CYRENAICA, Cyrene. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 1.63 g, 7h). Struck AD 100. Laureate head right / Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing ram’s horn. Ganschow, Münzen X21a; RPC III 3; Sydenham, Caesarea 178. Toned, porosity, metal flaws on obverse, flan crack. Near VF.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Pergamum mint. Struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Corona rostrata: laurel wreath interwoven with rostra and tied with a fillet, the long ties drawn up across center. RIC I 473; RSC 335. Bright surfaces, bankers’ marks on obverse, scratch on obverse, hairlines, deposits. .

Aurelian. AD 270-275. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. 9th emission, autumn AD 274-spring 275. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Aurelian standing right, clasping hands with Concordia standing left; –|–//XXIS. RIC V Online 2364; RIC V 244; BN 900-4. Toned silvering, minor deposits. EF.