great fame as the victor over the Roman general Crassus, who
was a partner with Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great in the
First Triumvirate. The Roman legions were slaughtered, their
standards displayed at the triumph in Persia, and the head and
hands of Crassus were presented to Orodes. Obv: Diademed &
cuirassed bust of Orodes, stars and crescent moon above. Rev:
Macedonia, c. 300-100 BC. Crudely struck by these
barbarians with very stylized dies imitating the
designs of Alexander. VF or better, very smooth high
spots as struck. ...........................................
Alexander the Great of Macedon, struck by his
treasurer and successor king in Thrace,
Lysimachus, 315-297 BC. Obv: Hercules wearing
lion's skin headdress. Rev: Zeus enthroned, holding
eagle and scepter. Greek lambda in field as initial for
Lysimachus. Abt Unc. $477. EF-AU $377. EF $277.
VF $197. Fine..............................................
Greece, Turkey and his vast empire stretching to
Egypt and India. Silver drachma, 4.2 gms Obv:
Hercules wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev: Zeus
enthroned, holding eagle, dozens of mintmarks, and
hundreds of different symbols. Gem Abt.
Unc. ++ $397. Abt Unc. $277. EF+ $177. VF $97.
Fine $67. VG................................................
time of Socrates and the building of the Parthenon.
Obv: helmeted Athena. Rev: her pet owl. Abt. Unc.
$1277. EF-AU $977. EF $877. VF-EF $777. VF
$677. EF+, defects such as off center, black
oxidation, odd shaped planchets.................
during the Persian invasion, but then allied with
Sparta to defeat Athens in 404 BC. Thebes then
defeated Sparta in 371 BC to dominate the Greek
city state hierarchy until defeated by Philip II of
Macedon. Silver stater, 379-338 BC. Obv: Boeotian
shield. Rev: amphora. EF $377. VF $277.
VF, various defects ......................................
tetradrachm. He conquered Greece by 338 BC. Obv:
laureate head of Zeus. Rev: Youth on horseback,
possibly the young Alexander taming Bucephalus,
or an Olympic victory? Abt. Unc.+ $1277. Abt. Unc
$977. EF $777. VF.......................................
Macedonia, c. 300-100 BC. Crudely struck with very
stylized dies imitating the designs of Philip II of
Macedon (see above). VF or better, very smooth
high spots as struck. ..................................
American Express accepted.
5. All coins sent insured or registered! Orders less than
United States, Foreign, and Ancient Coins for our
Retail Trade.
Strong prices paid for:
· Colonial Coins struck in the 13 Colonies.
· Problem-free Type Coins.
· Half Cents and Large Cents with smooth
with nice original toning.
· Rare medals, tokens, and currency.
· And we will buy complete collections,
Mint sets.
the Seleucid Empire, Antioch Mint. Obv: Diademed
head of Antiochus 7th, in fine Hellenistic style. Rev:
Athena standing in wreath, holding Victory and
spear. Abt. Unc+ $477. Abt Unc. $377. EF-AU $277.
EF ...............................................................
group includes: two widow's mites, c. 20 BC,
a prutah of Christ's lifetime, 4 BC to 29 AD,
and a prutah of the time of the Acts, 37-62
AD, both struck in Judaea, Roman bronzes of
Constantine the Great c. 337 AD, and the
first use of the cross for the main design on a
coin, c. 400 AD, and a Byzantine follis with the
first inexpensive image of Christ on a
coinage, 976-1100 AD. These coins are very
worn, rough, or poorly struck, but identifiable.
Discounted package deal, all seven coins
for only...............................................
AD. This Byzantine emperor reigned during the
Schism with Rome, which split the Roman
Catholic from the Greek Orthodox church in
1055 AD. Obv: Large bust of nimbate Christ. Rev:
Crowned bust of Constantine 9th holding globus
cruciger and scepter topped with cross. We have
always sold out of these beautiful, high grade,
good gold color, cup shaped nomismas. Call
Parthia, 123-88 BC. Obv: Diademed and
draped bust of Mithradates II in fine
Hellenistic style. Rev: Parthian archer
seated on omphalos, holding bow. Abt.
Unc ++ $1277. Abt Unc. $977. EF-AU
$777. EF $577. Abt. Unc, light defects
such as: light pitting, weak strike, flan
cracks, scratched, or off center. .... $477.
tetradrachms will be the new benchmark for nice Parthian coinages.