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A Collection of the Coins of Damascus

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 29 September 2008.

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Lot 5677, 29 Sep 08

Demetrios III (97/6-88/7), Tetradrachm, yr. 222 [91/90], diademed bust right, rev. cult statue of Atargatis facing, holding flower, barley stalk behind each shoulder, 15.72g/11h (LSM 126; SNG Spaer –; Houghton Coll. 861). Very fine, rare (£400-500)

Lot 5677, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5678, 29 Sep 08

Demetrios III, Æ, yr. 219 [94/3], radiate bust right, rev. Nike walking right, holding palm branch, 5.81g/1h (SNG Spaer 2858). Fine to very fine, dark patina (£80-100)

Lot 5678, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5679, 29 Sep 08

Demetrios III, Æ, bust right, rev. DHMH TRIEWN THS IERAS, Tyche seated left, river-god swimming below, 9.34g/12h (BMC 1; de Saulcy p.57, 2). Very fine, brown patina, very rare (£80-100)

Lot 5679, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5680, 29 Sep 08

Antiochos XII (87/6-84/3), Tetradrachm, yr. 226 [87/86], diademed bust right, rev. cult statue of Hadad standing facing on stepped base, flanked by two bull foreparts, holding grain stalk in right hand, all within a laurel wreath, 15.97g/12h (LSM 132; SNG Spaer –; Houghton Coll. 864 var). Very fine and extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)

Lot 5680, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £2,100

Lot 5681, 29 Sep 08

ANTIOCHOS XII, Æ, diademed bust right, rev. Zeus standing left, holding Nike and sceptre, 6.47g/12h (LSM 135; SNG Spaer 2881). Very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5681, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5682, 29 Sep 08

ANTIOCHOS XII, Æ, diademed bust right, rev. Nike standing right, holding palm branch, 3.08g/1h (LSM 139; SNG Spaer 2894). Fine to very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5682, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5683, 29 Sep 08

ARETAS III (84-71), Æ, diademed bust right, rev. Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiae, river-god seated below, 7.45g/1h (Meshorer 6; SNG ANS 1421). Very fine, earthy dark green patina (£90-120)

Lot 5683, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £80

Lot 5684, 29 Sep 08

ARETAS III, Æ, diademed bust right, rev. Nike in guise of Tyche, standing left, holding wreath and palm branch, 9.59g/1h (Meshorer 7; SNG ANS –). Very fine, earthy dark green patina, rare (£150-200)

Lot 5684, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £120

Lot 5685, 29 Sep 08

TIGRANES II (95-56), Æ, c. 72-70, bust right wearing Armenian tiara, rev. Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiæ, river-god swimming below, 8.17g/11h (Mousheghian/Depeyrot 18; Bedoukian 111; Nercessian, Tigranes the Great of Armenia and the mint of Damascus, ANJ 22 [1966], pp.3-10). Very fine, dark green patina, rare (£150-200)

Lot 5685, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £150

Lot 5686, 29 Sep 08

CLEOPATRA VII (51-30), Æ, yr. 276 [37/36], head of Tyche right, rev. Nike advancing right, with wreath and palm branch, all within wreath, 7.47g/12h (RPC 4782; cf. de Saulcy p.31, 11-12). Very fine, dark green patina, rare (£150-200)

Lot 5686, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £150

Lot 5687, 29 Sep 08

CLEOPATRA VII, Æ, yr. 280 [33/32], diademed bust right, rev. Tyche seated left holding cornucopiæ, river-god swimming below, all within wreath, 6.73g/12h (RPC 4783; de Saulcy p.34, 3-4). Very fine, green-brown patina, very rare (£1,000-1,200)

Lot 5687, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £1,050

Lot 5688, 29 Sep 08

Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Æ, yr. 283 [30/29 BC], bust right, rev. Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiæ, river-god swimming below, all within wreath, 8.28g/12h (RPC 4786; de Saulcy p.35, 1). Very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5688, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £80

Lot 5689, 29 Sep 08

Augustus, Æ, yr. 307 [7/6 BC], head of Tyche right, rev. Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiæ, all within wreath, 14.83g/12h (RPC 4790; de Saulcy p.32, 17). Very fine, brown patina (£150-200)

Lot 5689, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5690, 29 Sep 08

TIBERIUS (14-37), Æ, yr. 335 [23/4], laureate bust right, rev. kerykeion, 6.80g/12h (RPC 4799; de Saulcy p.36, 3). Fine, very rare (£40-60)

Lot 5690, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £40

Lot 5691, 29 Sep 08

Nero (54-68), Æ, yr. 377 [65/6], laureate bust right, rev. Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiæ, river-god swimming below, 10.98g/12h (RPC 4803; de Saulcy p.36, 3). Very fine, dark green patina (£150-200)

Lot 5691, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5692, 29 Sep 08

Nero, Æ, yr. 377 [65/6], male head (? Herakles), left, rev. cornucopiæ over cista, 4.10g/10h (RPC 4805; de Saulcy p.31, 6 and 13). Very fine, dark green patina (£60-80)

Lot 5692, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5693, 29 Sep 08

HADRIAN (117-38), Æ, laureate bust right, rev. head of Tyche left, cornucopiæ at shoulder, 11.65g/12h (SNG Copenhagen 420; BMC 8). Very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5693, 29 Sep 08

Sold for £80

Lot 5694, 29 Sep 08

ANTONINUS PIUS (138-61), Æ, laureate bust right, rev. Tyche seated left, holding cornucopiæ, river-god swimming below, 8.97g/12h (SNG Hunterian 3457). Fine to very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5694, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5695, 29 Sep 08

MARCUS AURELIUS (as Caesar, 139-61), Æ, draped bust right, rev. river-god Chrysoroas reclining left, holding reeds and leaning on overturned vase, 6.19g/12h (Lindgren III, 1256 [Commodus]). Very fine, dark green patina (£80-100)

Lot 5695, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5696, 29 Sep 08

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS (193-211), Æ, laureate and draped bust right, rev. head of Tyche left within tetrastyle temple, 10.70g/11h (SNG Copenhagen 421; SNG Hunterian 3458; Rosenberger 20). Very fine, green-brown patina (£80-100)

Lot 5696, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5697, 29 Sep 08

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Æ, similar, 10.69g/11h (SNG Copenhagen 421; SNG Hunterian 3458; Rosenberger 20). Fine, green-brown patina (£40-60)

Lot 5697, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5698, 29 Sep 08

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Æ, laureate bust right, rev. head of Tyche left, cornucopiæ at shoulder, 9.96g/12h (SNG München 1014; de Saulcy p.39, 4). Very fine, dark green-brown patina (£150-200)

Lot 5698, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5699, 29 Sep 08

Septimius Severus, Æ, similar, 9.27g/12h (SNG München 1014; de Saulcy p.36, 4). Fine, earthy dark patina (£40-60)

Lot 5699, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

Lot 5700, 29 Sep 08

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Æ, laureate bust right, rev. river-god Chrysoroas reclining left, holding reeds and leaning on overturned vase, 4.64g/12h (de Saulcy –). Fine to very fine, dark green patina; unpublished in the standard references (£40-60)

Lot 5700, 29 Sep 08

Unsold

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