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Diademed head of Antiochos I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANT-IOXOY, Apollo Delphios, nude but for chlamys draped from his waist, wearing laurel wreath and seated on omphalos to left, testing arrow with his right hand and resting his left on a bow leaning against the omphalos behind him; monograms to outer left and right. SC 587.3. 16.49gr, 28mm, 10h.

Very Fine.

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Apollo, testing arrow, standing to left, leaning on tripod to right. SC 983.6; HGC 9, 518. 3.67gr, 15mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, elephant standing to left. HGC 9, 560; SC 981. 1.82gr, 13mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, elephant standing to left. HGC 9, 560; SC 981. 1.63gr, 12mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Diademed head of Seleucus IV right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated left on omphalus, examining arrow held in right hand and resting left on grounded bow, palm branch and wreath in outer left field, Φ in exergue. HGC 9, 580e; SC 1313.6b. 15.11gr, 30mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Ex Swis collection 2000s.

Prow to left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, piloi of the Dioskouroi. SC 2069a; HGC 9, 1106. 1.38gr, 12mm, 3h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΕΠΙ ΣΙΛΑΝΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΔΜ (date), ram leaping to right, head to left; star above. For prototype cf. RPC I, 4269. 4.56gr, 19mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Draped bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, owl standing right, head facing; E(?) (date) below. Cf. RPC I, 4418. 3.00gr, 15mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing to left on prow, palm frond in background. Cf. HGC 10, 358. 5.88gr, 19mm, 2h.

Good Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Youthful female head to right, hair gathered at the back / Facing head of Bes; in fields, traces of legend in Aramaic; all within dotted square border within incuse square. Cf. Fischer-Bossert, Philistian, 32a; cf. Gitler & Tal VI.14Dc; Hendin -; Jeselsohn 141; Mildenberg, Vestigia, pl. XXVII, 25; Shoshana -; Sofaer -. 3.06gr, 17mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine. Test cut on reverse. Extremely rare.

London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

Helmeted head of Athena to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; [A]ΘΕ downwards before; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1O. 0.66gr, 9mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Cleaning scratches.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΕΩΝ, plow; monogram above AN(?) to left. Cf. Zeigler 1; cf. SNG Levante 1365; cf. Lindgren I 1420. 7.39gr, 21mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Very rare type.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.