| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1710 Price realized: 2,500 CHF (Approx. 2,842 USD / 2,639 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Timarchos, usurper, 164-161 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 16.50 g, 9 h), Ekbatana. Diademed and draped bust of Timarchos to right, wearing triple-crested Boeotian helmet. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY / [T]IMA[PXOY] The Dioskouri galloping to right, each holding spear in his right hand. HGC 9, 761. A. Houghton: Timarchus as king in Babylonia, in: RN 21 (1979), p. 214, A. SC 1589. Extremely rare, apparently the fifth known example. One of the key rarities in the Seleukid series, and of great historical importance. Somewhat rough and the reverse double struck, otherwise, very fine. From a North American collection. Timarchos was a retainer of Antiochos IV who was first employed as ambassador to Rome and later became satrap of one of the eastern satrapies, most likely Media. When Demetrios I overthrew Antiochos V, Timarchos rebelled, quickly securing recognition from the Roman Senate and claiming the title of 'Great King' on his coins. The latter was an innovation - no previous Seleukid ruler had employed this title on their coins - and it probably served to link Timarchos to the Greco-Bactrian king, Eukratides I. The latter claimed the title of 'Great King' after his successful campaigns in India, and Timarchos' extremely rare tetradrachms directly copy those of Eukratides, showing him wearing a Macedonian helmet on the obverse and the Dioskouroi on horseback on the reverse. All this indicates friendly relations between the two men, most likely in the face of common foes, such as the Parthians. Demetrios I, on the other hand, was building up his forces in Antioch and in early 161, he marched out against Timarchos, defeating and killing the rebellious governor in battle near Babylon. Starting price: 2500 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1125 Price realized: 650 CHF (Approx. 738 USD / 682 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Timarchos, usurper, 164-161 BC. Oktachalkon (Bronze, 37 mm, 33.14 g, 9 h), Ekbatana. Diademed head of Timarchos to right. Rev. ΒAΣΙ[ΛΕΩΣ / MEΓAΛO]Y - TIMAPXOY Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder. SC 1598. Rare and with an unusually attractive portrait. Traces of corrosion and adjustment marks on the reverse as made, otherwise, good fine. From the collection of Walter Weise, Künker 347, 22 March 2021, 805 (with collector's ticket) and ex Peus 332, 23-28 October 1991, 257. Timarchos was a retainer of Antiochos IV who was first employed as ambassador to Rome and later became satrap of one of the eastern satrapies, most likely Media. When Demetrios I overthrew Antiochos V, Timarchos rebelled, quickly securing recognition from the Roman Senate and claiming the title of 'Great King' on his coins. The latter was an innovation - no previous Seleukid ruler had employed this title on their coins - and it probably served to link Timarchos to the Greco-Bactrian king, Eukratides I. The latter claimed the title of 'Great King' after his successful campaigns in India, and some of Timarchos' tetradrachms directly copy those of Eukratides, showing him wearing a Macedonian helmet on the obverse and the Dioskouroi on horseback on the reverse. All this indicates friendly relations between the two men, most likely in the face of common foes, such as the Parthians. Demetrios I, on the other hand, was building up his forces in Antioch and in early 161, he marched out against Timarchos, defeating and killing the rebellious governor in battle near Babylon. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 999 Price realized: 1,550 CHF (Approx. 1,762 USD / 1,636 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.76 g, 9 h), Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ Club to right; above, monogram; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1, 159. BMC 2. SNG Copenhagen 1310. Nicely toned and of particularly fine style. About extremely fine. Ex Leu 13, 27 May 2023, 77 and previously from a Bavarian collection, formed in the early 2000s. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1001 Price realized: 340 CHF (Approx. 386 USD / 359 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.65 g, 9 h), Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ Club to right; above, monogram of AΡ; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III 160-1. SNG Copenhagen 1310-1. Darkly toned. Slightly brushed, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 521 Price realized: 650 CHF (Approx. 738 USD / 682 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.65 g, 9 h), Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ Club to right; above, monogram; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1, 159. BMC 2. SNG Copenhagen 1310. Lightly toned. Light marks, otherwise, nearly very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 23, 22 August 2023, 3151 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 529 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 441 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.77 g, 9 h), Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. MAKEΔONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ Club to right; above, monogram; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1, 159. BMC 2. SNG Copenhagen 1310. About very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 23, 22 August 2023, 3154 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
