Hello friends, here are 9 wonderful ancient coins, and one modern medal that features an ancient coin. All of them are great values! PM me if interested. The prices include tracked shipping within the US. Payment by Paypal (+3.6%), MO, check, or Wise. I have 100% positive feedback on eBay over eight years of sales and I offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Peace and blessings, J. ALSO - I have many more coins for sale. Here are my eBay offerings filtered from least to most expensive. If you like any of those coins, send me a PM here at CoinTalk so I can give you a discount. JAZ Numismatics on eBay _________________________________________ 1. Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon, ancient Phoenicia, is one of the oldest inhabited cities in history. This coin was struck during the period immediately following Seleucid hegemony in the Levant. The ancient emblem of Tyre was the palm tree, which is found on much of its coinage throughout the centuries. Melqart was the tutelary god of the city. $25 shipped. PHOENICIA. Tyre. Æ15 1.8g, 12h. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Obv.: Head of Melqart right. Rev.: Palm tree. Reference: Lindgren III 1461ff. _________________________________________ 2. Apameia was an ancient Greek city in Syria. Here is a bronze with the bust of Athena. Athena was originally the tutelary goddess of Athens, but over time she became the foremost female deity of the Greek world. The reverse features Nike, the goddess of Victory carrying emblems of peace. $25 shipped. SELEUKIS AND PIERIA. Apameia on the Axios. Æ22, 6.4g, 12; Autonomous issue. 1st century BC. Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rev.: AΠAMEΩN THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AYTONOMOY; Nike advancing left, holding untied wreath and palm; uncertain date. Reference: RPC I, 4338. _________________________________________ 3. SOLD _________________________________________ 4. Here’s an instance where coin evidence aided the solution of an historical question. Vima Takto was long known as the “nameless king” of the Kushan Empire (see the next lot for a brief description of the dynasty), as his known coins displayed the inscription “King of Kings, Great Savior,” without giving a name. The discovery of this type, which links a name with the title, in addition to the Rabatak inscription (discovered in 1993), confirm that Vima Takto was indeed ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΩΝ ΣΩΤΗΡ ΜΕΓΑΣ. A lovely example of the type, evincing a strong strike, very little wear, clean surfaces, and a pleasing patina. As a bonus, if you collect animals on ancient coins, here’s a rare type with camel! $35 shipped. INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vima Takto (also known as 'Soter Megas'). Ca. AD 90-112. Æ drachm, 17mm, 4.0g, 6h. Obv.: Bull standing right with nandipada above; blundered Greek legend around. Rev.: Bactrian camel standing right, with monogram to right; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Rajadhirajasa Devaputrasa Vima Takha around. Reference: MACW ---; Senior B12.1. _________________________________________ 5. Micipsa was the king of Numidia from 148 to 118 BC. He played an instrumental part in the start of the Numidian-Carthaginian War, which eventually precipitated the Third Punic War. He was a supporter of Rome against Carthage, but apparently somewhat of a fence-sitter. Appian informs us that he was “always promising arms and money ... but always delaying and waiting to see what would happen.” After the war, thousands of displaced Carthaginians fled to Numidia, which actually enhanced the culture and commerce of the kingdom. Here is the only bronze type struck by Micipsa, with his distinctive bust on the obverse and a galloping horse on the reverse. This coin has circulation wear and minor roughness, but the features are bold and the patina attractive. $75 shipped. Numidian Kingdom. Micipsa. 148-118 B.C. Æ26 14.6g, 12h. Obv.: Laureate and bearded head of Micipsa left. Rev.: Horse galloping left. Reference: MAA 18; SNG Copenhagen 505. From the Sulla80 Collection. _________________________________________ 6. SOLD _________________________________________ 7. Large bronze of the Tetrarchy, Maximinus Daza as Caesar. In AD 305, Galerius became Eastern Augustus and adopted Maximinus, raising him to the rank of Caesar. He was given authority over Syria and Egypt. This follis has a slightly ragged flan and a bit of roughness on the obverse, but the details and patina are great. $25 shipped. Maximinus II as Caesar, AD 305-309. Æ Follis, 26mm, 5.1g, 6h; Heraclea mint, c. AD 308-309. Obv.: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; Laureate bust right. Rev.: GENIO CAESARIS; Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia // •HTΔ• Reference: RIC 36. _________________________________________ 8. The Class B anonymous folles were frequently struck over the earlier A types, as evinced on the reverse of this example. This coin also has excellent obverse details and a lovely brown patina with no damage or crud. This coin retains much of the detail in Christ's bust -a great Christmas present! $50 shipped. temp Romanus III or Michael IV, AD 1028-1041 AE Follis class B, 33mm, 14.7g, 6h;; Constantinople mint. Obv.: EMMANOVHL, facing bust of Christ wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC. Rev.: Reverse cross on three steps with pellet at each extremity, in fields IS-XS / BAS-ILE / BAS-ILE (Jesus Christ, King of Kings) Reference: SBCV 1823 Ex – Don Zauche. _________________________________________ 9. The emperor Trajan annexed the Nabataean Kingdom in AD 106, but Nabataean culture and religion flourished for the next several centuries. The Romans even minted coins celebrating Arabian festivals such as Actia Dousaria, the festival of Dushares, held every year on December 25. This is a very rare, dupondius-sized issue in a very pleasing grade. $75 shipped. Provincia Arabia, Philip II AE28, 14.85g; Bostra mint, 244-247 AD. Obv.: [MARC IVL] PHILIPPOS CESAR; Radiate bust right. Rev.: COL METROPOLIS BOSTRA; AKTI/A ΔOV/CAPIA in wreath. Reference: Spijkerman 59, SNG ANS 1247-50. Note: The ‘Aktia Dousaria’ was the festival in honor of Dushara, or Dusares, a Middle-Eastern deity worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh. _________________________________________ 10. In 1965 the State of Israel minted a series of medals commemorating various cities, which featured ancient coins that would have circulated in those cities. Avdat is the site of a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev desert. One side of the medal shows the Temple of Oboda (dedicated to the deified king Obodas I) and the other features the reverse of a coin of Aretas IV (9 BC – AD 40). These are truly beautiful medals rendered in burnished bronze. 45mm, 39.5g, 12h. $35 shipped.
