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James I. 1603-1625. AR Shilling . First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: thistle. Struck 1603-1604. Crowned second bust right; XII (mark of value) behind / Coat-of-arms. Toned, Soft portrait, some rubbing. Clipped
5.51g
29mm
REF: S. 2646
ROMAN EMPIRE. Elagabalus. Fantastically toned and in exquisite condition. Silver Denarius, AD 220-222. Rome. Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding diadem, two shields by feet; star in left field.
Weight: 2.84g.
Diameter: 20mm.
Includes old cabinet ticket.
Total weight of piece is 16.2g. Chain is marked 'sterling'. William III Shilling 1696 (REF: S.3497) professionally mounted on sterling silver mount and chain. Legend of mount inscribed "TREASURE FROM 'ASSOCIATION' 1707" (See Photo 4). The chain and mount show a handsome antique patina in VF condition. Coin in gF. Includes a small jewellery box. The coin was likely mounted sometime after the Sotheby's sale* in the late 60s-early 70s. There is no accompanying documentation to guarantee the coin was recovered from Association but the piece shows wear, style, and condition consistent with other verified similar examples online** and my assessment of the piece is that it is authentic.
*See Sotheby's, Treasure Recovered from the Site of HMS Association, London, 14 July 1969. 80.05 grams total, box 85 x 65mm. Recovered from HMS Association shipwreck, sank Gilstone Rock, Isles of Scilly, 1707; pendant mount added later.
**See TimeLine Auctions February 2017 Antiquities & Coins Auction Lot 1238
This piece is ex. Noonans Mayfair, London.
HMS Association was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1697. She served with distinction at the capture of Gibraltar, and was lost in 1707 by grounding on the Isles of Scilly in the greatest maritime disaster of the age. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England. The wreck site was rediscovered in 1964 by the Naval Air Command Sub Aqua Club. Members of the club recovered gold coins, a bronze cannon and many other artefacts from the Association site.
More than 2,000 coins and other artefacts recovered from the wreck site were auctioned by Sotheby’s in July 1969.
This coin is a fascinating type of the Alexander I Balas Tetradrachm with an exceptionally rare monogram variety. This monogram seems to only have been produced with a single die, as all known images of coins bearing this monogram share the same engraving. The bottom of this description further outlines my findings and research.
SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Tetradrachm, Antiochia on the Orontes, SE 165 = 148/7. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, EΞP and MYTP. Pleasant cabinet tone. Flan crack at 5h good very fine.
16.74g
29mm
REF: SC 1784.3e
Below outlines the research of this types identification history I have completed and known die matches.
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Journal international d'archéologie numismatique, Volume 13, 1911 (W. V. Voigt ed. Ioannes N Svronos)
Seleucid Coins of the Hermitage Collection, St. Petersburg
https://archive.org/details/journalinternati1213sboruoft/page/158/mode/2up
JIAN 487
487. 43. AR 29,5, gr. 15,45 II-I, IL — Cfr. ibid. 111,877. -Rs. Unter der Rechten des Gottes Monogr. 105, im Abschnitte EΞP und Monopgr. 106
The Seleucid Mint of Antioch (SMA), Edward T. Newell, The American Numismatic Society, 1918
https://ia801305.us.archive.org/7/items/cu31924029779729/cu31924029779729.pdf
SMA 152
152. Tetradrachm
Obv. Diademed head of Alexander I to r. Fillet border.
Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY Zeus, with chlamis draped over 1. shoulder and legs, seated to 1. on throne (which sometimes has back), holds wreath-bearing Nike in outstretched r., rests 1. on sceptre. On 1., outside inscription, cornucopiae, between figure and M105. In exergue, EΞP, M106.
Seleucid Coins (SC) Seleucid Coins, A comprehensive Catalog, part II, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, Houghton-Lorber SC 1784.3e
https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.1784.3e
Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Tetradrachm Antiochia on the Orontes, SE 165 = 148/7. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long sceptre in his left; in inner left field, M105; in exergue, EΞP and M106.
THE GAZIANTEP HOARD, 1994
One recorded. A1721 n.w. & no plate.
https://www.academia.edu/285323/The_Gaziantep_Hoard_1994_CH_9_527_10_308_
Die Matches
Rodolfo Ratte – Lugano 4 April 1927 Lot 2476
Importante Collection De Toutues Regions De L’Epoque Grecque
Alexandre I (150-145). Buste diadémé à dr. AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ. à l'exergue, la date EΞP et monogr. MYTP. Manque dans B.M.C. Gr. 16,30. Tétradrachme. Belle
Sold: 22 Francs
Leu Numismatik Auction 8 Lot 143, 23 October 2021
https://leunumismatik.com/de/lot/22/143/%5B35%2C38%5D
SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Alexander I Balas, 152-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.71 g, 1 h), Antiochia on the Orontes, SE 165 = 148/7. Diademed head of Alexander I to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, EΞP and monogram. SC 1784.3e. Nicely toned. Minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.
From the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl.
Schätzpreis:350 CHF
Startpreis:280 CHF
Zuschlag:600 CHF
TimeLine Auctions Auction 170 – Coins Lot 2674, 10 – 12 March 2026 (this coin)
Misidentified
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY, Zeus seated to left, holding sceptre with right hand and Nike with wreath with left; EΞP (date) and monogram of ΠΥΤΡ in exergue. SC 1784.4a var. (slightly differing monogram of ΠΥΡ); DCA 118; HGC 9, 875a. 16.74gr, 29mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Pleasant cabinet tone. Flan crack at 5h. Apparently the only example with this monogram variety.
^ Poor claim
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate,
1.92g
INDIA. DUTCH COCHIN.
Gold Fanam, Circa 1663-1724.
This gold fanam, struck in Cochin, is also known as a Rasi, a term used for gold fanams minted along the Malabar Coast. The Dutch East India Company (VOC), which operated a mint in Cochin, often depicted Hindu deities such as Kali on their coins. These images were not chosen for religious reasons, but rather as a practical strategy. By imitating local coinage, VOC coins were more easily accepted in regional markets. The deities held no spiritual significance for the Dutch; their use was entirely pragmatic, aimed at facilitating trade and integration into the local economy.
Circa 1663-1724. Obv: Human figure resembling Kali. Rev: Horizontal J with 12 dots over three lines.
Weight: 0.40g.
Diameter: 8mm.
Composition: Gold.
Hadrian, AR Denarius, 119-122, Class A.II, Rome
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN-HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right
P M TR P-COS III, Libertas seated left, branch in right and vertical sceptre in left, LIB PVB in exergue.
3.50g
18 mm
REF: RIC 127
Antoninus Pius. 145-161 AD. AR Denarius. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right / TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST, COS IIII in exergue, octastyle temple of Divus Augustus.
3.31g.
16 mm.
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