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ANCIENT COINS GREEK 6 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Temnos, c. 188-170 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, amphora and vine leaves in l., field, monogram below throne, wt.15.90gms (Price 1678), about very fine £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 1 Greek Italian and Sicilian, bronze units, various sizes, issues and dates. Bruttium, Taenum, 7 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. Thurium, Syracuse, Mamertinoi, varying grades from posthumous issue, Temnos, c. 188-170 BC. head of fine to very fine (8) £50-80 Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander *ex Derek Aldred Collection (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, amphora and vine leaves in l., field, monogram above, wt.15.97gms (Price 1688), about fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 2 Calabria, Tarentum, 3rd century BC, silver stater, very fine £100-150 8 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Odessos c. 90-80 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander 3 Attica, Athens, c.300 BC, silver tetradrachm, bust (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l. of Athena, rev. owl, toned, very fine £200-300 on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, EKA below, star below throne, wt.15.65gms (Price 1197), 4 Attica, Athens, c.200 BC, silver tetradrachm, bust extremely fine, some nice iridescence £100-150 of Athena, rev. owl, toned, very fine £100-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 9 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Odessos c. 90-80 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. Zeus seated rev l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, EKA 5 Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, before 146 BC, below, star below throne, wt.15.66gms (Price forepart of wolf, rev. large ‘A’ within incuse square, 1197), good very fine, countermark to reverse £50-60 wt. 2.01gms. (GCV 2797), toned, very fine £120-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 10 Macedonian, bronze units, various sizes. Alexander III (AE16, AE16), Kassander (AE20 15 Greek bronzes, various sizes, weights and cities, (2)), Demetrios Poliokretes (AE15), Philip V very fine to good very fine (10) £40-50 (AE18, AE24, AE20, AE18), Philippi (AE18), *ex Derek Aldred Collection varying grades from fine to very fine (10) £70-80 16 Group lot of Greek bronzes, various cities and *ex Derek Aldred Collection types, various grades (6) £30-40 11 Greek and Roman coins, generally bronze, 17 Greek, Greek Imperial and Byzantine bronzes, including Alexander the Great and Philip II, a few with 3 silver pieces, mixed lot (13) £120-150 near Eastern including a Khusru dirham, mostly fair to very fine (approx 100) £50-100 18 Bronze units, Asia Minor. Tarsos, Abydos, Antandros, Skepsis, Kebren, Selge, Sidon and Sinope, 12 Thracian, bronze units, various sizes. Lysimachos 4th-1st Centuries BC, fine to good very fine (9) £40-50 (AE14), Maroneia (AE 24, AE16), very fine to good *ex Derek Aldred Collection very fine (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 19 Greek, bronze units, Sikyon, Metropolis, 13 , bronze units, various sizes and weights Mysian Pantikapion, Sardis, Tion, Thessalonika, fine to good from AE20-AE14. c. 2nd Century BC – 1st Century very fine (9) £50-60 AD, good to good very fine (9) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 14 Rhodes, bronze units, various sizes. c. 304-43 BC. (4), varying grades from fine to good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 20 Parthian drachms (4), very fine (4) £60-80 21 Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nicator, silver tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander the Great. Mint of Babylon (II), c. 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, anchor in l., field, 25 , bronze units, various sizes, varying grades monogram below throne, wt.16.18gms (Price 3341; Seleucid from fine to very fine (9) £60-70 SC 94.2b), somewhat off struck, very fine £50-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 22 Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nicator, silver tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander the Great, Babylon (I), c. 311-300 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, monogram below, MI below throne, 26 Egypt, Ptolemy XII (1st century BC), silver wt.17.00gms (Price 3747; HGC9, 10f), fine £60-70 tetradrachms (2), fine to very fine (2) £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 27 Palestine/Judaea, bronze units, Askalon, 23 Seleucid Empire, Demetrios I Sotor, silver Alexander Jannaeus and John Hyrcanus, tetradrachm, Antioch, c. 155/4 BC. diad., head Procuratorial, and 1st Revolt. (9), very fine £40-50 r., rev. Tyche seated l., on throne, holding baton *ex Derek Aldred Collection and cornucopia, winged Tritoness supporting throne, monogram in outer l., HNP in exergue, 28 Judaea, Herod the Great (37-4 BCE), bronze wt.16.66gms (SC 1641. 3c), good very fine £60-80 units, fine (5) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 29 Judaea, Herod Agrippa (37-44 CE). bronze prutahs, fine (4) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 30 Judaea, Procurators (Marcus Ambibulus, Valerius Gratus, Antoninus Felix), bronze prutahs, Jerusalem, very fine (6) £40-50 24 Seleucid Empire, Antiochus VIII Epiphanes, *ex Derek Aldred Collection silver tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemais, c. 121-113BC. diad., head r., rev. ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ Zeus Ouranios, dr., stg facing., head to l., holding star and sceptre, crescent above; to l., monogram of ΑΔΡ, wt.16.47gms (SC 2336.2), 31 Judaea, Procurators, Pontius Pilate (AD 26-36). almost extremely fine, some slight discolouration £200-250 bronze prutah. Year 16, good very fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 32 Nabataean, bronze units, King Rabbel II and Aretas, fine (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 36 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Apollodotus I 180-160 BC, silver square drachm (2) (2.42g.),& (2.41g.) Bop-4, elephant / bull, bronze Coins (7), Euthydemos I 230-200 BC. Æ Dichalkon (7.17g.). Head of Herakles / Horse galloping. Bop.17A, Agathokles 130-120 BC, Venus / lion. 33 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos. square (12.25g.) Bop 10, Apollodotus I 180-160 circa 180-170 BC. silver tetradrachm (31.5mm. BC, Apollo / tripod square (10.13g.) & (8.70g.) 16.21g.). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing Eukratides I 170-145 BC. helmeted head / kausia / Poseidon standing facing, holding trident Dioscuri square (7.29g.) Bop. 19, also similar and filleted palm; monogram to inner right. square (3.40g.) Bop. 20 & round (6.21g.) Bop. 21, Bopearachchi 1D, fine £150-200 fine to very fine (9) £120-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 37 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Zoilos I Dikaios. circa 150-130 BC. silver drachm (16mm. 2.39g.). Diademed and draped bust right / Herakles standing facing, holding wreath and club; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 3B, good very fine £120-240 34 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas *ex Derek Aldred Collection circa 170-145 BC. silver tetradrachm. (35mm. 15.97g.). Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing right, each holding spear and palm; monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 6E. very fine, some pitting £120-175 38 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Menander I, 155-130 *ex Derek Aldred Collection B.C. silver drachms (3) (17 mm, 2.43 g). Heroic bust Bop 6A, (17 mm. 2.22 g.). Draped bust Bop.13 & (17 mm. 2.47g.) Bop.6C, bronze square (3) (21mm. 6.16g) helmeted bust / shield Bop. 19, (22mm. 8.50g.) heroic bust / Athena Bop. 21B & (22mm. 10.67g) helmeted bust / Nike r. Bop. 31B, Zoilos II. circa 55-35 BC silver drachm (16 mm. 2.24g.). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena. Bop. 1A, Philoxenos Aniketos. circa 125-110 BC. 35 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas circa silver Drachm (13mm. 1.07g.). helmeted bust 170-145 BC. silver tetradrachm. (31.5mm. 15.93g.). right, / Philoxenos on horse rearing right; Bop.6E, Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested Apollodotus II, circa 80-65 BC, AE unit (28mm. helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead- 15.33g.) Apollo standing, / tripod, Bop-6C, and-reel border / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing Antialcidas circa 130-120 BC AE sure bronze (2) right, each holding spear and palm; monogram in left head r. / Dioscuri caps (17.4mm. 7.48g.) & (18.6mm. field. Bopearachchi 6E; very fine £200-300 8.41g.) Bop 17, fine to very fine (11) £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 39 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Hermaios Soter. circa 105-90 BC silver Tetradrachm Posthumous issue 44 Indo Scythian, Vonones, 75-65 BC. silver Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus seated (2) drachm, Azes II 35BC-5AD silver tetradrachm (3), (25mm. 7.74 g.) & (25mm. 7.76 g.). similar Billon silver drachm (4), Posthumous in name of Azes II issue cruder style (25mm. 7.78.g.). similar almost base silver tetradrachm (5) bronze (7) also Indo bronze (23mm. 9.19g.) also silver Drachm (17mm. Parthian bronze (7), fine to very fine (27) £200-250 2.21g.) fine to very fine (4) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection *ex Derek Aldred Collection 40 Indo-Greek and Kushan bronzes, varying sizes, rulers and grades, very fine to good very fine (14) £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 45 Ancient India, pre Mauryan, Taxila silver Shatamana punchmarked bar (11.13g), silver 1/8 Shatamana (2.64g), Kosala silver punchmarked (2.91g), Kashi silver punchmarked (3.46g), Kalinga silver punchmarked (3.46g), fine to very fine (5) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection 41 Indo-Greek, King Hermaeus, silver tetradrachm, c.