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SH30392. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 727, SNG Keckman -, gVF, weight 14.739 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, obverse radiate head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse POΔION, rose with bud right, E (control letter) in right field, all within incuse square; sculptural high-relief; very rare; SOLD
Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 229 - 205 B.C.
Perhaps this coin did not immediately catch your eye? Of course you are looking at a photograph. You may have seen many similar fine drachms. In hand, though, it is immediately clear that this is not a drachm but rather the much larger tetradrachm - and in extraordinary sculptural high relief !SH30332. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Keckman 548, SNG Cop -, Choice aEF, weight 13.403 g, maximum diameter 26.3 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, c. 229 - 205 B.C.; obverse radiate head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse POΔI-ON, rose with bud right, thunderbolt (control symbol) left, magistrate's name ΕYKPATΗΣ above; sculptural high-relief, fine style, light toning and a broad flan, ex CNG; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. Late 2nd Century B.C. - Early 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Floral plaque fragments of this pattern are included in some published museum collections. They all appear to be from the same workshop, reputedly in or around Bahnasa, Egypt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a near complete plaque but all known examples are fragments. Although, fragments are all that remain of the extraordinary work of these brilliant artisans, we can still take pleasure from these small glimpses of their ancient masterpieces.AM32437. Ptolemaic Egypt, 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" floral inlay glass fragment, cf. Lightfoot NMS 492, magnificent floral pattern, Superb, probably c. 100 B.C. mint, three yellow branches with dark green leaves, part of white flower, yellow fruits, three larger yellow fruits with clear white centers, dark grey-blue background; of great rarity!; SOLD
Judean Kingdom, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103 - 76 B.C.
Unpopular, Jannaeus was pelted with citrons on Sukkot. Enraged, he killed some 6,000 citizens. A revolt erupted and rebels called on the Seleucid King Demetrius III for aid. Demetrius forced him into the mountains but then withdrew. Back in power, Jannaeus crucified 800 rebels forcing them to watch the slaughter of their wives and children from their crosses.JD98781. Bronze lepton, Hendin 6183 (RR); BMC Palestine p. 199, 9; Meshorer TJC O; Sofaer 220; Meshorer AJC B; HGC 10 643; SNG ANS -, F, earthen deposits, remnant of a pre-strike casting sprue, weight 1.293 g, maximum diameter 13.7 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, 103 - 76 B.C.; obverse Paleo-Hebrew legend counterclockwise from upper left:
(Yehonatan the King), palm branch upright; reverse lily; from an Israeli collection, first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; very rare; SOLDEgyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. 5th - 1st Century B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AM32401. Floral inlay glass fragment, Superb, probably Ptolemaic, c. 300 - 30 B.C.; 2.5 cm (1") x 2.8 cm (1 1/8"), red flower with white center Yellow flower with red center dots, two yellow stems with flower on end, yellow flower with blue cross, blue background, lovely floral pattern; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, c. 1st Century B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
The mosaic glass making technique is a painstaking labor intensive process. Long colored glass rods (canes) are arranged and bundled to form the desired cross-section pattern. The rods are fused with heat and pulled to reduce the diameter and shrink the pattern to a smaller scale. The fused and pulled canes of glass are then cut into wafers, each piece bearing the original cross-section pattern in miniature. The wafers are then fused together to form the vessel. Millefiori, a combination of the Italian words "mille" (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers), is a distinctive and beautiful decorative pattern of mosaic glass.AM32450. millefiori fragment from a vessel of the finest quality, Superb, a true gem!, 5.7 cm (2 1/4"), dark brown background, white spiral striped rim, multiple millefiori designs of circles of green and white, red and yellow dots circles, red circles with small yellow dots; lovely and delicate; of great rarity; SOLD
Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 305 - 275 B.C.
Helios is the god and personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. He is the son of the Titan Hyperion and the Titaness Theia (according to Hesiod), also known as Euryphaessa (in Homeric Hymn 31) and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn. Helios was described as a handsome young man crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun, who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day to earth-circling Oceanus and through the world-ocean returned to the East at night. In the Homeric Hymn to Helios, Helios is said to drive a golden chariot drawn by steeds (HH 31.14-15); and Pindar speaks of Helios's "fire-darting steeds" (Olympian Ode 7.71). Still later, the horses were given fire related names: Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon. The equivalent of Helios in Roman mythology was Sol.SH26700. Silver didrachm, Ashton Rhodes 161, SNG Keckman 462, gVF, toned and of fine style, weight 6.622 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, c. 305 - 275 B.C.; obverse head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse POΔION, rose with bud right, aphlaston and EY (control symbols) left; SOLD
Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 250 - 230 B.C.
Helios was the ancient Greek personification of the sun. Each day he drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. The Colossus of Rhodes, the sixth of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was a huge statue of Helios measuring 32 meters (100 feet) high, built at Rhodes in 280 B.C. Rhodes held annual gymnastic games in honor of Helios.SH26696. Silver didrachm, Ashton Rhodes 208, SNG Keckman 538, aEF, weight 6.632 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, c. 250 - 230 B.C.; obverse radiate head of Helios facing slightly right; reverse MNAΣIMAXOΣ, rose with bud right, Athena (control symbol) lower left, circle of dots around; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. Late 2nd Century B.C. - Early 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Floral plaque fragments of this pattern are included in some published museum collections. They all appear to be from the same workshop, reputedly in or around Bahnasa, Egypt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a near complete plaque but all known examples are fragments. Although, fragments are all that remain of the extraordinary work of these brilliant artisans, we can still take pleasure from these small glimpses of their ancient masterpieces.AM32448. Ptolemaic Egypt, floral inlay glass plaque fragment, cf. Goldstein 760, magnificent floral pattern, Superb!, probably c. 100 B.C.; 4.1 cm (1 5/8") x 3.2 cm (1 1/4"), part of a large white and red flower, cross shaped flower with yellow and red pedals, white flower with red and white center, part of large yellow flower, all on dark grey-blue background; of great rarity!; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. Late 2nd Century B.C. - Early 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Floral plaque fragments of this pattern are included in some published museum collections. They all appear to be from the same workshop, reputedly in or around Bahnasa, Egypt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a near complete plaque but all known examples are fragments. Although, fragments are all that remain of the extraordinary work of these brilliant artisans, we can still take pleasure from these small glimpses of their ancient masterpieces.AM32455. Egyptian floral inlay glass fragment, cf. Lightfoot NMS 493, Corning Pre-Roman 760, Kofler-Truniger 221 magnificent floral pattern, Superb, probably c. 100 B.C.; 3.2 cm (1 1/4"), yellow four segment flower ending in red, two yellow stems ending with yellow buds and a white disk with blue cross within, all on grey-blue background; of great rarity!; SOLD
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