As we inch towards spring here in Minnesota, winter has chosen to strike back. High winds, heavy snow, and delays by the printing company came together these last few weeks to hold up our print catalog, but it is now on its way! If you are already on our list look for it today or early next week (for our international recipients it will be a little longer). In the meantime take a look below at a few notable pieces from the Greek and Judaic sections of our March 16th sale.

The Greek section is composed entirely of those pieces that caught our eye over the course of the last year. Drawn from consignments large and small, several old collections, and our own holdings, this diverse offering opens with several notable Sicilian bronzes, some attractive Alexander tetradrachms from rare mints, a few rare Bithynian issues, and a beautiful group of Cilician staters, to name a few.

Within the Greek section are two small collections of note, the first being our initial offering from a collection of Seleukid coinage. "The Seleukid Empire was the largest of the successor states carved from the short-lived empire of Alexander the Great, and arguably the most culturally diverse. Over nearly two and a half centuries it produced an astonishing volume and variety of coinage...from mints scattered across its vast expanse. (Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, Volume I, by Arthur Houghton and Catharine Lorber with Brian Kritt.) We begin with tetradrachms from several different mints of Seleukos I, who founded the Seleukid dynasty which ruled until Pompey made Syria a Roman province in 63 B.C. He was succeeded by his son Antiochos I Soter, who was followed by Antiochos II Theos, and so on. We offer examples both in the types of Alexander, and with their portraits. Sprinkled throughout are a number of interesting bronzes.

The second small collection of note is composed of high quality coins of Judaea. This group of eleven Biblical era coins represents the Hasmoneans, Herodians, and Roman Procurators of Judea concluding with the First and Second Revolts. David Sear once commented about this series as a description of their usual condition. They were casually produced as small change with minimal attention to quality. This group is exceptional and was carefully assembled by a collector over a period of years who sought the finest examples possible. The provenance for each piece is the same, ex Brian Kritt, and each coin comes with the envelope he provided with the coin, with his attributions, including handwritten inscriptions.

There is more to see - an artistic early siglos from Lydia under Kroisos, a shekel of Tyre from the year of Christ's crucifixion, a beautiful Athenian owl - why not take a look! At just 89 lots we've been careful about each piece chosen.

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