Ancient Greece. Thasos, c. 148 BC. Silver tetradrachm, set in custom sterling-silver bezel. Bust of Dionysos in ivy-leaf laurel / Herakles standing holding club and lion-skin. HRAKLEOYS SOTHROS THASION in Greek. Huge 33 mm diameter! A beauty. #5905: $399 SOLD
Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC. Silver tetradrachm, set in custom sterling silver bezel. Head of Herakles rt, clad in Nemean Lion-skin headdress / Zeus enthroned, with eagle and scepter, ALEXANDOY. Piece measures 30 mm diameter. Breathtaking! #5850: $425 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. Silver denarius. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS PP TR P COS III, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre. ref: RIC 61, RSC 14. 19 mm wide. #6180: $75 SOLD

Ancient Greece. Istros, Thrace, 400-350 BC. Silver drachm. Facing male heads, one inverted / Sea-eagle on the back of a dolphin, ISTPIS. Theta behind, monograms below. 20 mm wide. A gorgeous piece with high relief! Nicer than photo. #7224: SOLD

Ancient Greece. Istros, Thrace, 400-350 BC. Silver drachm. Facing male heads, one inverted / Sea-eagle on the back of a dolphin, ISTPIS. Theta behind, monogram below. 18 mm wide. Beautiful! Unfortunately a washed-out photo. #0475: $299 SOLD

Athens, ancient Greece. Silver tetradrachm struck 393-300 BC. Set in a stunning gold bezel! Coin: Helmeted head of Athena rt. / owl standing rt, ΑΘΕ(NS), olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. No banker's marks or test cuts! A gem of a coin, a breathtaking piece of jewelry! #3237x2: $850 SOLD

Athens, ancient Greece. Silver tetradrachm struck 393-300 BC. Set in a stunning gold bezel! Coin: Helmeted head of Athena rt. / owl standing rt, ΑΘΕ(NS), olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. No banker's marks or test cuts! A gem of a coin, a breathtaking piece of jewelry! #3237x2: $850 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Marc Antony. Silver denarius struck at the Battle of Actium in 32 BC, where he and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian (later to be known as Augustus, first Emperor of Rome). Depicts his Legionary galley full of oarsmen right / eagle between two military standards. An awesome, historical piece! 20 mm diameter. #5962: $225 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD. Silver antoninianus. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, his radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopia. ref: RSC 105. 25 mm diameter. Great, bright coin with nice detail! #6097: $175 SOLD
Augustus Caesar, 2 BC - 13 AD. Silver denarius set in custom sterling silver bezel. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, his laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius Caesares, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, & in field above, a lituus right & simpulum left ("b9"). 20 mm diameter. Nice piece of jewelry! #20215x2: $350 SOLD
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SPECIAL: KIngs of Iran. Safavid Shah, Sultan Hussein. AH 1105-1135 (1694-1722 AD), silver abbasi 4-shahi of AH 1130 (1717 AD). Set into a custom sterling-silver bezel. A stunning piece! Measures 25 mm x 30 mm. #2706x2: $199 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Julia Mamaea, Empress to Severus Alexander
222-235 AD. Silver denarius. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, her diademed & draped bust right / VESTA, Vesta standing half-left, holding palladium & scepter. re: RSC 81. 21 mm. #5950: $175 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Julia Domna (194-209 AD), Empress to Septimius Severus. Silver denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, her draped bust right / FORTVNAE FELICI, Fortuna seated left with cornucopiae & rudder on globe, small child reaching up to her. ref: RSC 57. 21 mm diameter. #6069: $199 SOLD

Ancient Greece. Istros, Thrace, 400-350 BC. Silver drachm. Facing male heads, one inverted / Sea-eagle on the back of a dolphin, ISTPIS. Theta behind, monograms below. 20 mm wide. A gorgeous piece with high relief! Nicer than photo. #7224: SOLD

Ancient Macedon, Greece. Silver tetradrachm minted under Roman occupation, 158-149 BC. Diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield / MAKEDONWN PRWTHS, club of Herakles within oak wreath; monograms above and below. 32 mm dia. #0321: $450 SOLD

Alexander the Great of Macedon, 336 - 323 BC. Silver drachm, set in custom sterling silver bezel. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion's skin. / Zeus seated left., holding an eagle and sceptre, ALEXANDPOY behind, monograms before and below. 18 mm diameter. Great jewelry at a budget price! #85108x2: $250 SOLD
Crusader Kings of Antioch
King Bohemond III. 1162 - 1201 AD. Silver denier, set in a custom sterling-silver bezel. Helmeted head of king in chain-maille armor, crescent and star to sides / Cross patee, crescent. A gorgeous piece of jewelry! 19 mm diameter. #1823x2: $299 SOLD

Ancient Greece. Istros, Thrace, 400-350 BC. Silver drachm. Facing male heads, one inverted / Sea-eagle on the back of a dolphin, ISTPIS. Theta behind, monogram below. 18 mm wide. Beautiful! Unfortunately a washed-out photo. #0475: $299 SOLD

Augustus Caesar, 2 BC - 13 AD. Silver denarius set in custom sterling silver bezel. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, his laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius Caesares, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, & in field above, a lituus right & simpulum left ("b9"). 20 mm dia. Nice piece of jewelry! #85090x2: $350 SOLD
Imperial Rome, Gordian III, 238-244 AD. Silver antoninianus, struck AD 242-243, Rome mint. Set into a custom sterling silver bezel. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing lt., raising right hand and holding a globe. RIC 83; RSC 41. Nice piece of jewelry, good alignment on both sides which is rare. #125020x2: $150 SOLD

Ancient Macedon, Greece. Huge silver tetradrachm minted under Roman occupation, 158-149 BC. Diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield / MAKEDONWN PRWTHS, club of Herakles within oak wreath; AP monogram above. Large 32 mm diameter, 18.31 grams (total). #17071x2: $450 SOLD
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Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC. Silver drachm, set in custom sterling silver bezel. Head of Herakles rt, clad in Nemean Lion-skin headdress / Zeus enthroned, with eagle and scepter, ALEXANDOY. Piece measures 20 mm diameter. #5918: $275 SOLD
Ancient Rome. Republican period, 2nd-1st century BC. Silver denarius. Helmeted head of Roma facing rt. / Victory racing rt in biga (chariot). Beautiful coin, nice tone! 20 mm. #6167: SOLD
Ancient Macedon, Greece. Silver tetradrachm minted under Roman occupation, 158-149 BC. Diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield / MAKEDONWN PRWTHS, club of Herakles within oak wreath; monograms above and below. 34 mm diameter! #7544: SOLD

Attica, Athens. Large "New Style" Tetradrachm of 100-99 BC. Head of Athena right in triple crested helmet ornamented with Pegasus; forepart of horses rt. / Owl standing right on prostate amphora inscribed I, head facing, ΑΘΕ; Greek legend on either side. Two standing figures to right, ME below, monograms in fields. 31 mm diameter! #7557x2: $550 SOLD
Ancient Persia. White Huns / Hephalite Gandhara, c. 475-576 AD, billon drachm set in custom sterling silver bezel (silver patina to better match tone of coin). King's bust rt. in ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi / Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul. Wonderful green patina, some copper highlights. Very pleasing to the eyes. The Hephthalites, also known as White Huns, were a nomadic people who lived across northern China, Central Asia, and northern India in the fourth through sixth centuries. The term Hephthalite derives from Greek, supposedly a rendering of Hayathelite (from the term Haital = "Big/Powerful" in the dialect of Bukhara), the name used by Persian writers to refer to a 6th century empire on the northern and eastern periphery of their land. As a group they appear to be distinct from the Huns who migrated to Europe in the Fourth Century AD. 28 mm dia. #7588: $250 SOLD

Alexander the Great of Macedon, 336-323 BC. Large silver tetradrachm, struck at Messembria on the Black Sea, c. 175-125 BC. Set in custom sterling silver bezel. Head of Herakles rt, clad in Nemean Lion-skin headdress / Zeus enthroned, with eagle and scepter, BASILEWS ALEXANDPOY. Seleucid counter-stamp (anchor) on back! ref: Price-1064. Massive 32 mm (1 1/4") diameter! #85075x2: $425 SOLD
Ancient Greece. Thasos, Thrace, silver tetradrachm, struck after 148 BC. Head of Dionysus right, crowned with vines / Herakles standing facing, naked, head left, holding club and lion skin, Greek legend around. Large 32 mm (1 1/4") diameter. Great cabinet-tone. A beautiful piece! #2165: $325 SOLD

Ancient Greece. Histiaia, Euboia, c. 156 BC. Silver tetrobol. Head of nymph right, hair up in fillet / Nymph seated on prow of ship, AIEWN behind, trident of Poseidon below. 17 mm diameter. Extremely fine! Sharp detail. #20030: $275 SOLD
Ancient Greece. Histiaia, Euboia, c. 156 BC. Silver tetrobol. Head of nymph right, hair up in fillet / Nymph seated on prow of ship, AIEWN behind. 14 mm diameter. Pretty piece! #6037: $165 SOLD
Histiaea, Euboia, c. 196-146 B.C. Silver tetrobol, set in custom sterling silver bezel. Head of nymph Histiaea right, wreathed with vine / Nymph Histiaea seated right on stern of galley, ornamented with wing, holding naval standard. Bezel measures approx 21 x 14 mm. Nice coin necklace gift!
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