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Antiochus II Theos

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I don't think these were weak kings, Antiochos VII :



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Antiochos I Tetradrachm SC 379/3c Seleukia on the Tigris Obv. Head right diadem ed rv. Apollos seated right on Omphalos 274-270 B.C. 17.24 grms 28mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Another Seleukid

 

Another Seleukid


Seleukid Demetrios I Soter 162-150 BCE AE 17 serrate 16.8mm 3.9g Antioch on Orontes mint Horse Hd L - Elephant Hd R- SC 1646 SNG Spaer 1299-1304

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Antiochus I
Mint: Ai Khanoum
281 to 261 BC
Obvs: Helmeted head of Athena right, dotted border.
Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Nike standing left holding wreath with small wings rising above shoulders.
AE 19x20mm, 5.45g
Ref: SC 452 or 453; HGC 10, 164(R2)/190(R3)
Note: This coin falls right in between the weight of denomination B and C

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The reverse bevel on this Spanish AE28 of Castulo is partially due to a weak strike not completely flattening out the cast blank.


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Small sprues on this large flan of Euthydemos I.

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Non-Egyptian tapered flan



Carthage.
Circa 201-175 BC.
Æ 15 Shekels
45 mm. dia. 7.5 mm. thick. 102 gm.
Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit left
Rev: Horse standing right; uraeus above.
Ref: MAA 104 ; SNG Copenhagen 400.
Comment: Original green patina.
Note: The largest Carthaginian coin and likely one of the largest coins struck in antiquity

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HIPPOCAMP


Tyre, 1/16 shekel. 10 mm. 0.47 grams.
hippocamp left over waves/owl with crook and flail behind
Sear Greek 5916. BMC Tyre 43, page 233
SNG Danish 302
Ex @Valentinian

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Sicily, Akragas. Tetras
10.35 g), ca. 420-406 BC. AKPA, eagle right, head lowered to devour hare held in talons; in left field, crab right. Reverse Crab; below, three pellets above crayfish left. CNS 50; SNG ANS 1037; HGC 2, 140. Rare. Glossy dark chocolate brown patina.

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PTOLEMY VI
AE20
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
REVERSE: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopiae before
Struck at CYPRUS 180-176 BC
6.11g, 20mm
Svoronos 1426, SNG Cop 315

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Sort of.....
AV Stater ND Salamis Mint struck 323-17BC
Nikokreon Satrap of Salamis/ for Ptolemy I of Egypt
Ptolemy had Nikokreon executed in 310BC.
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Svoronos 1698, Ptolemy X, ca 100 BC

 

Are you certain? If so, I will change my catalog.

 

Yes - It's an easy call. See the coin photos showing both types on

ptolemybronze.com

Sv 1426 and 1698 look rather different once you get past the obvious similarity of having Zeus on one side and two eagles on the other. The cartoonish eagles, spindly cornucopia, and peculiar 'Cyprus' Zeus are typical of the 1698 and recognizable once you get familiar by seeing a lot of them.

1426 is from Alexandria mint, and its date isn't as certain but unlikely its as early as posted above. Sv 1698 has been tied to specific historically recorded events so its time period is more confident.

Both are common coins but you're in luck - the 1426 is *extremely* common while 1698 is only 'fairly' common. Yours is a nice example. They're interesting for other reasons as well and you can study up on them to learn more about their historical connections.

PtolemAE