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@Roman Collector thank You for valuable information and screen from Wroth!

@TIF thank You for sharing! For me its "must have" for Syrian coinage collectors, as I am 😉

Hello group! I would like to share a coin that I recently received, which has a unique reverse - I have not seen anything like it anywhere - two symbols of the ancient world together: a sphinx and an owl - why did fate bring them together on the coin during the reign of Commodus? And, from what I saw, this type appears without a countermark - does anyone recognize what these letters/symbols might be (they are a bit blurred) Share your owls and sphinx 🙂 Greetings, Robert Kh. Commodus (AD 177-192). Seleucis and Pieria. Gabala Owl, RPC IV 5788 Date: AD 177-192 Obverse: Laureate draped cuirassed bust of Commodus left Reverse: Owl standing right on globe, head facing; to right, sphinx seated left on base, wearing kalathos

Hi. Indeed, when searching by selecting the ruler - Antiochus XII is missing, but when you search by number, your coin appears and the correct description attributing it to Antiochus XII (although when click on it, the attribution to Antiochus XI appears - maybe some of the information has been updated and some have not)

@Ed Snible my big brose arrived 🙂, 36,6 g., so half of your. And two other Antiochos III quadruple (14.16 g. - denomination A?) And rare bronze of Antiochos IV from Seleucis Pieria with thunderbolt. Greetings, Robert

Thank You, @Anaximander! Its a good work 🙂 Well, now everything is clear with this coin. Greetings, Robert

ThanknYou @Anaximander for valuable commentary. Thanks to a friend's catalog: Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalog by Arthur Houghton, Catharine Lorber, and Oliver Hoover, and my own mini research, these are the conclusions... The coin appears in the following collections/catalogs: A Comprehensive Catalog by Arthur Houghton = coin from Hoovers HCG?, T.Miller collection (2 copies) Hunterian collection plate LXIX, 17 (also mentions the second subtype with a palm branch). Babelon 1367 from coll. Bibliothèque nationale de France. National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam. SNG Spaer 2470. And my copy. So 9-10 copies so far (there are probably more - but we don't know for sure) This would be consistent with the rarity level of R2. I agree that some rarity ratings are outdated (this has been especially changing in recent years, when a coin once assigned a rarity rating of R2 by HCG has had about 30 auction listings in the last 4 years). But it seems that for now rarity level of SC 2266 has survived and new copies are not revealed (at least at auctions) Post scriptum: @LONGINUS, Babelon also associated this type of coin with Marathos coins (note attached).

Thank You! Yeh i am glad to have this in my collection. Robert

@Theodosius, thank You for your comment - yes it is posible, that this coin appear in some lot, but we dont know this 🙂 Its a first time I can't find any action of seleucid bronze coin 🤔 This is Antiochos VIII and Kleopatra Thea, SC 2266, maybe a new subtype with star between cornucopia and fillet. Awers: Laureate head of Zeus right Rewers: BAΣΙΛIΣΣHΣ KΛEOΠATPAΣ KAI BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY Filleted double cornucopiae oriented to right. Monogram and symbol - star.

Has anyone seen anything, does anyone know anything? 😉

Just as I promised 🙂 A small presentation of new acquisitions. There are also scarces and rare coins. Robert Kh.

@Alegandron thank You for sharing! Athena with elephant is interesting military type.

Thank You for your comment. Yes coin from Marathos is similar, but my is Seleucid 😉: https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2266

Hi! I received yesterday an interesting coin. I looked in the auction archives - but I can't find any. It seems to be very rare. What do you think - what rarity level could be given? Antiochos VII and Kleopatra Thea, SC 2266. If there are no auction records - then the rarity would be R3, but numerically more R2 (2 museum pieces in the online Seleucid catalog, 1 in the Hoover catalog and my coin - so a total of 4). But maybe I missed something - has anyone come across such a coin at an auction? Thank You, Robert Kharitonov Rarity scale of Seleucid bronze coins according to Arthur Houghton and David Hendin: S Scarce. Within a bracket of approximately 30-100. Many are in collections. These appear in many collections and catalogs but are not common in the trade. A specific S is likely to appear on the market once every few months. R1 Rare. Within a range of 10-30 examples R1 coins appear in a smaller number of collections and catalogs. R1 coins will be available on the market infrequently, perhaps several times a year. R2 Very Rare. Within a range of more than 2, generally less than 10 extant examples R2 coins are very limited in number, and are generally not available on the market. One or more may appear over the course of several years. R3 Extremely rare. One or two examples only are believed to be extant. R3 coins are generally found in isolated examples in collections and excavations. A specific R3 is not likely to appear on the market for many years, if at all.

I have a some new coins 🙂. But first I will publish one - it seems to be very rare - I have not found any auction with one. What do you think - what rarity level could be given? Antiochos VII and Kleopatra Thea, SC 2266. Rarity scale of Seleucid bronze coins according to David Hendin: S Scarce. Within a bracket of approximately 30-100. Many are in collections. These appear in many collections and catalogs but are not common in the trade. A specific S is likely to appear on the market once every few months. R1 Rare. Within a range of 10-30 examples R1 coins appear in a smaller number of collections and catalogs. R1 coins will be available on the market infrequently, perhaps several times a year. R2 Very Rare. Within a range of more than 2, generally less than 10 extant examples R2 coins are very limited in number, and are generally not available on the market. One or more may appear over the course of several years. R3 Extremely rare. One or two examples only are believed to be extant. R3 coins are generally found in isolated examples in collections and excavations. A specific R3 is not likely to appear on the market for many years, if at all.