The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

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1081 Philistia (Palestine). Silver Drachm (14mm; 4.07 g), mid-Fourth Century-333 BC. Imitating Athenian types. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye. Reverse: Crude owl standing facing, olive spray and crescent behind. Cf. Gitler & Tal IX.1D. Some porosity. Very Fine.

$250

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1082 Philistia (Palestine). Silver Drachm (22mm x 19mm; 3.30 g), mid-Fourth Century-333 BC. Imitating Athenian types. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye. Reverse: Owl standing facing, olive spray and crescent behind. Gitler & Tal IX.1Db var. (differing obverse style). Well struck and perfectly centered. Very Rare and apparently only a handfull known. In exceptional condition. Extremely Fine.

$2,000

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1083 Syria. Cyrrhestica. Bambyke–Manbog. In the name of ‘Abyaty (ca.370s/340s BC). Silver Shekel – Didrachm (7.52 g; 22 mm). Draped female bust facing, wearing pearl necklace, radiate coiffure; (Aramaic hdd w ’th (Hadad and Ateh) and circle at left). Reverse: Persian satrap and driver, holding reins, in quadriga of mules right; Aramaic ’byty (‘Abyaty) above, trace of Aramaic countermark on midsection of mule. Andrade Series 1, Issue 1, 9 (O3/R6) = Mildenberg, Note 3; HGC 9, 1344. Very rare , with only ten examples recorded in Andrade. Toned over minor roughness. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare and Important Obodas II Drachm

$3,000

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1084 Kings of Nabataea. Obodas II (30-9 BC). Silver Drachm (4.34 g). Petra. Laureate head of Obodas right. Reverse: Diademed head of Obodas right, Nabataean legend. Meshorer, Nabataea –; Barkay R., ‘The Coinage of the Nabataean King Obodas II’, in NC 176 (2016), 30. Only one specimen was known to Barkay, this would be the second. Extremely rare and important. Scratch on cheek, Sharp strike. Toned. Extremely Fine.

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