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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 8269358, member: 74799&quot;]I don&#039;t have many, but here are a few that I picked up over the years:</p><p><br /></p><p>DOC, at one point, traded with collectors and thus, I suspect this is one piece that came from that dealing.&nbsp; Of course, that door closed a looong time ago...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Empire of Nicaea: John III Ducas-Vatazes (1222-1254) BI Trachy, Magnesia (Sear-2093; DOC 39.2)</b></p><p>Obv: Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; hold scroll in left hand. Pellets in each limb of nimbus cross</p><p>Rev: Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Constantine bearded, holding between them patriarchal cross at the base of which, three steps. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds labarum-headed scepter in right hand. Saint similarly dressed, holds scepter cruciger in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Plate Coin from the Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2093.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The MoneyMuseum in Zurich was liquidating some of its coins on CNG a while ago, and I picked up these two items.&nbsp; Wish I knew earlier as some really nice coins were sold...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Parthian Empire: Phraates III (ca. 70-57 BCE) AR Drachm, Mithradatkart Mint (Sellwood-39.6; Sunrise-343)</b></p><p>Obv: Long bearded bust left in diadem bound tiara, decorated with a horn on side and a row of recumbent stags around the crest, pellet ended spiral torque, dotted border.</p><p>Rev: Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, six-line Greek inscription <i>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟY ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Former collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sellwood-39_6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Umayyad Caliphate, Arab-Byzantine: Anonymous (685-692 AD) Æ Fals (Album-3501; SICA I, 505)</b></p><p>Obv: Emperor Heraclius in center, with his sons Heraclius Constantine (on right) and Heraclonas (on left) standing facing, each wearing a crown with cross and long robes, and each holding in right hand a globe surmounted by a cross; traces of outer circle</p><p>Rev: Large M; staurogram above; officina mark &amp;#915; below; left downwards ANNO; right downwards X&amp;#1063;II; below exergual line mint-signature KV&amp;#928;P (= Cyprus); outer circle</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Album-3501.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the Art Institute of Chicago auctions off several coins that I picked up.&nbsp; This is just two of almost 10 or so coins (from lots) that I picked up.&nbsp; I still need to attribute the rest...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt, Alexandria: Gallienus (253-268 CE) Æ Tetradrachm, RY 14 (Köln 2932-3; Dattari (Savio) 5283; Milne 4145; Curtis Emmett 3802)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB</i>; laureate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak, L IΔ before, palm behind</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Former collection of the Art Institute of Chicago</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_K%F6ln-2932.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt, Alexandria: Valerian I (253-260 CE) Æ Tetradrachm, RY 4 (Köln 2867; Dattari (Savio) 5174; Milne 3936-38; Curtis 1520; Emmett 3721)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>A K Π ΛI OVAΛEPIANOC EV EVC</i>; bust laureate, cuirassed right, fold of cloak on front shoulder, Medusa head on cuirass</p><p>Rev: Tyche seated upon a throne left, holding a rudder in her right hand &amp; cornucopia in her left hand, in field <i>LΔ</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Former collection of the Art Institute of Chicago </i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_K%F6ln-2867.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am pretty certain I have a few <i>marked</i> coins with museum numbers written on them.&nbsp; But where it came from has been lost to history...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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