Experts in Coins & Medals

PHOENICIA. Byblos. 'Urimilk II – Yehawmilk, Circa 460/459-450 BC. Shekel (Silver, 19.5 mm, 6.66 g, 12 h), Phoenician standard. Sphinx seated to left, wearing the Egyptian Pschent crown. Rev. Double lotus - the lightning bolt of Baal Hadad - within a dotted circle inside an incuse square. Apparently unpublished, but cf. Betlyon 1 (struck on a different weight standard). For two other examples, struck from the same dies but of heavier weight, see CNG 109, 2023, 498 and CNG e529, 2022, 304. Very rare and of great importance. Lightly toned. About extremely fine.

Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.04 g, 6 h), Ticinum, P = 1st officina, 322-325. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG / VOT / XX crescent within wreath; in exergue, PT. RIC 167. Attractive brown patina. Extremely fine.