“Greek” Persic Empire, Lydia, AR Siglos
14 x 12 mm, 5.51 gm.
Time of: Artaxerxes I - Darius III, 450-330 B.C.
Obv: "Great King" kneeling right holding dagger and bow.
Rx: Oblong punch.
Cf. SG 4683.

07 - Greek – Ptolemaic Kingdom
Æ 22mm, 9.29gm, axis: 12:00
Mint of Alexandria
Ptolemy I, 305-283 B.C.
Obv: Head of Alexander as Hercules right, wearing elephant-skin headdress.
Rx: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open.
Cf. Svoronos 237, Cf. SG 7665.

Greek – Ptolemaic Kingdom
Æ 24mm, 11.80gm, axis: 12:00
Mint of Alexandria
Ptolemy III, Euergetes,
246-221 B.C.
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus right.
Rx: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, club in field left.
Svoronos --, BMC 64f.

Ptolemaic Kingdom,
Æ 16mm 2.60gm, axis: 12:00
Mint of Cyprus
Ptolemy VIII, Eurgetes, 145-116 B.C.
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right.
Rx: PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, lotus flower in field left.
Svoronos 1639.

Indo-Greek – Baktrian Kings
AR Drachma, 17.5mm, 2.18gm, axis: 12:00.
Menander, 155-130 B.C.
Obv: BASILEWS SWTHROS /MENANDROU. Diademed bust of king left, wielding spear.
Rx: Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding shield and brandishing thunderbolt; Karoshti legend: Maharajasa tratarasa / Menamdrasa.
Cf. SNG ANS 741.

Indo-Greek AR Tetradrachm - Indo-Scythians
24mm, 7.66gm, axis: 11:00.
Azes II, 35 B.C. - 5 A.D.
Obv: BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU. King on horseback, right, holding whip.
Rx: Karosthi legend, Athena standing right, holding spear and shield; monograms to left and right.
SG (’75) 2679.

Koinon of Macedon, Neokorate, 3rd century A.D.
AE 24mm, 6.93gm, axis 6:00.
Obv: ALEXANDROU Head of Alexander the Great right, hair bound in tania.
Rx: KOINON MAKEDONWN NEW. Athena seated left holding Nike and spear, leaning on shield.
Cf. SGI 4808-10, SNG Cop 1369 (or similar)

Roman Provincial
Bithynia, Nicaea
Æ 20mm, 5.07gm, axis: 6:00
Severus Alexander,
222-238 A.D.
Obv: M AVP CEV ALEXANDPOC AVG. Radiate draped bust right.
Rx: N – IK – AI – E / WN (in ex) between 3 legionary standards.
Cf. SGI 3287.

Roman Provincial
Moesia, Viminacium, 247 A.D.
Æ 20mm, 6.31gm, axis: 1:00
Philip I, 244-248 A.D.
Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG. Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rx: P M S COL VIM. Moesia standing left between lion and bull; in ex: AN VIII (= yr 8 = 247 A.D.).

“Holyland” Roman-era
Arabia, Nabataea
Æ 15mm, 2.44gm, axis: 1:00
Rabbell II, 71-106 A.D.
Obv: Conjoined heads of Rabbell and Hagru right.
Rx: Aramaic inscription above crossed cornucopiae.
SGI --, Meshorer 164,
SNG ANS 6 1452.

Byzantine Æ Follis
Mint of Antioch, 596/7 A.D.
27mm, 11.10gm, axis: 6:00
Maurice Tiberius 582-602 A.D.
Obv: DN MaURce p AUt. Crowned, facing consular bust holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter.
Rx: Large m, +above, anno, to left, x/Y (yr 15) to right; in ex: thEVp".
SB 533.

08 - Byzantine – Anonymous Æ Follis, class D.
28mm, 6.43gm, axis: 6:00.
Time of Constantine IX, c. 1050-1060 A.D.
Obv: Nimbate Christ enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels.
Rx: Inscription: isxs / BAsilE / Basil in three lines, cross above.
SB 1836.

Byzantine Scyphate Billon Aspron Trachy
Mint of Constantinople
27mm, 2.82gm, axis: 6:00
Manuel I, 1143-1180 A.D.
Obv: IC – XC. Nimbate Christ seated facing, wearing pallium and collobium.
Rx: Virgin, on right crowning Manuel, on left. holding labarum and globus cruciger.
SB 1966.

09 - Islamic Epigraphic Æ Fals
18mm, 3.93gm, axis: 2:00.
Early Ottoman? C. 12th century?

I02 Ottoman (Turkey) AR15 1 Para, dated AH 1187 = 1774 A.D.