Ancient coins for sale of Phillip, Alexander the Great, Ptlolmey and Selcuid.
Collection of silver, gold and bronze tetradrachmas, drachmas from th
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Authentic Silver Greek Seleucid Drachma (285 B.C)
Greek Seleucid Drachma from 285 B.C.
Drachma – Greek. The name drachma is derived from the verb “δράττω” (dratto, “to grasp”). Initially a drachma was a fistful (a “grasp”) of six oboloi (metal sticks), which were used as a form of currency as early as 1100 BC.
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Bronze Seleucid Coin – 2nd Century B.C. Antiquity found in Jerusalem
Greek Coin – 2nd Century.
All Greek coins were hand-made, rather than milled as modern coins are. The design for the obverse was carved (in reverse) into a block of stone or iron. The design of the reverse was carved into another.
The blank gold or silver disk, heated to make it soft, was then placed between these two blocks and the upper block struck hard with a hammer, punching” the design onto both sides of the coin.”
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Macedonia Amphiboles Tetradrachm (Artemis) Silver Coin
Macedonian Greek Silver Coin in Ephesus
- Silver coin mentioned in the Bible.
- Bust of Artemis ancient world goddess.
- Atriums mentioned by St Paul acts: 19 – 35.
- Weight: 16.8 grams.
- Width: 1.5″ / 3.1 cm.
- Stand certificate and IAA Documents included.
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Silver Alexander the Great Coin (320 B.C.) – Discovered in Jerusalem
Authentic silver Tetradrachm coin of Alexander the Great (320 B.C)
Head of Herakles with a Lion skin – Reverse: Zeus seated on throne.
Diameter: 1.2″ inch.
Very good condition.
Discovered in Jerusalem.Comes with a certificate of authenticity and all required documents for export
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Silver Greek (Seleucid) Tetradrachma Coin of Antiochus III
Silver Greek (Seleucid) tetradrachma of Antiochus III (175 B.C.)
Discovered in Ashkelon.
Antiochus III was the father of Antiochus IV who started the Hasmonean Revolt in Judea.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity and all required documents for export approval.
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Silver Greek Tetradrachma of Ptolemy
Silver Greek tetradrachma of Ptolemy IV (204 B.C).
Ptolemy IV’s weak rule leads to the loss of the region of Israel from his territory, which then transferred to Seleucid rule around this time.
The tetradrachm (Greek: τετράδραχμον) was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to four drachms. It was in wide circulation from 510 to 38 BCE.[2]
Comes with a certificate of authenticity and all required documents for export approval
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Silver Tetradrachma of Antiochus III (245-242 B.C.)
Silver tetradrachma of Antiochus III
Very good condition.
Antiochus III was the most famous ruler of the Seleucid kingdom. They controlled Judea up until the Maccabean revolt during the reign of his son, Antiochus IV.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity and all required documents for export approval.