| Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd > Auction 60 | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 113 Price realized: 185 USD (Approx. 169 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bosporan Kingdom. Kotys II. Æ 48 Units (10.77 g), AD 123/4-132/3 Wreath set on curule chair; to left, shield and spear; to right, scepter tipped with imperial bust. Reverse: MH (mark of value) within wreath. MacDonald 435. Attractive olive green patina. About Extremely Fine. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd > Auction 60 | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 115 Price realized: 160 USD (Approx. 147 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Bosporan Kingdom. Mithradates III. Æ 12 Units (8.71 g), AD 39/40-44/5 Diademed head of Mithradates III right. Reverse: Lion's skin draped over club; to left, bow in case; to right, trident; below, IB (mark of value). MacDonald 313; Anokhin 1432; RPC I 1910. Olive brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 2 | Auction date: 10 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 453 Price realized: 20 EUR (Approx. 22 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Roman Imperial Divus Claudius II Gothicus 268-270 AD, died 270 AD. AE Half Follis (18 mm, 1.85 g.). Struck under Constantine I the Great in Siscia, ca. 317-318 AD. DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP Laureate and veiled head of Divus Claudius II Gothicus to right. Rev. REQVIES OPTIMO-RVM MERITORVM / SIS Divus Claudius II Gothicus, veiled, seated left on curule chair, raising his right hand in salute and holding short scepter in his left. RIC 43. Rare. An attractive example with lovely green patina, about Extremely Fine. Scarce. Estimate: 25 EUR Starting price: 20 EUR |  |
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| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 1 | Auction date: 16 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 172 Price realized: 65 EUR (Approx. 71 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Roman Provincial MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III (238-244 AD.) AE Pentassarion (29,5mm, 11,92g.) Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC / ΑΥΓ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, on the left, facing draped bust of Serapis, on the right and wearing kalathos. Rev. YΠ MH NOΦΙΛOY MAPKIANOΠ/OΛIT Serapis standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding scepter in his left; in field to left, E (mark of value). Hristova/Jekov 6.37.6.1. Varbanov 2012. A very sharp and very attractive coin struck on a big flan with a beautiful green patina. About Extremely Fine. Estimate: 75 EUR Starting price: 60 EUR |  |
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| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 81 Price realized: 140 GBP (Approx. 177 USD / 163 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: A Group of Small Silver of Asia Minor (6): i) Lykia, Kragos, AR Hemidrachm, c. 48-42 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, A behind, rev. kithara, K-P across fields, all within rectangular incuse, 1.59g (RPC I 3301; Troxell, Lycian, Period IV, series 84; SNG Copenhagen 59-60), slightly flattened, otherwise about very fine; ii) Lykia, Lykian League, Kragos, c. 30-20 BC, obverse as before, rev. kithara, LYKION below, palm frond to left field, KP to right, all within incuse square, 1.82g (Troxell, Period IV, 143.4; RPC I 3312a), toned, very fine; iii) Karia, Myndos, AR Hemidrachm, laureate head of Serapis right, rev. headdress of Isis set on two grain ears, 3.64g (HNO 2656 (temporary). Myndos 114), somewhat rough to surfaces, but nicely toned, very fine; iv) Mysia, Lampsakos, AR Diobol, c. 4-3 century BC, janiform female head, rev. head of Athena right, wearing helmet, 1.20g (SNG France 1195), good fine; v) Kingdom of Cappadocia, Ariarathes IX (97-87 BC), AR Drachm, diademed head of King right, rev. Athena Nikephoros standing right with shield and sceptre, 3.91g (BMC 4), toned, fine to good fine; vi) Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, AR Hemidrachm, c. 350-200 BC, horseman with couched lance right, rev. bull butting left within maeander pattern, 1.54g (SNG von Aulock 2038), fine; (6).. Estimate: £150 - £200 |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
| Lot number: 10 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: LUCANIA. Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. Stater (Silver, 29 mm, 7.53 g, 12 h). ΠOM Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over both his arms, striding right, brandishing trident held in his right hand and holding wreath in his extended left; all within border of dots. Rev. Poseidon, as on the obverse, but to left and incuse, except for the trident and the wreath, which are in relief; to right, MOΠ (in relief); all within rayed border. BMC 11. Gorini -. HN Italy 1107. SNG ANS -. SNG Ashmolean -. SNG Lockett 439 var. (no wreath on reverse). Extremely rare with Poseidon holding a wreath. A magnificent piece of enchanting late archaic style, with a fine pedigree and a wonderful old cabinet tone. Light marks and with a minor flan fault on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Leu 48, 10 May 1989, 20 and Leu 15, 4-5 May 1976, 24. Audet facundo qui carmina mittere Nervae, pallida donabit glaucina, Cosme, tibi, Paestano violas et cana ligustra colono, Hyblaeis apibus Corsica mella dabit. 'He who ventures to send verses to the eloquent Nerva, will present common perfumes to Cosmus, violets and privet to the inhabitant of Paestum, and Corsican honey to the bees of Hybla.' (Martial 9.26.3) Poseidonia was founded in the late 7th century BC by Sybaris on the southern shore of the Golfo di Salerno, on an alluvial plain bounded by the Silarus (Sele) river in the North, the Cilento mountains in the East and South, and the Sea in the West. The region was famous for its abundance of flowers, as evidenced by Martial's epigram quoted above, but it also held significant strategic importance, guarding the slopes of the wild and untamed Cilento mountain range (derived from Latin Cis Alentum = 'on this side of the Alentum [river]'), where Lucanian tribes dwelled. In circa 410/0 BC, Poseidonia apparently fell to these tribal warriors and was renamed to Paistos, before being turned into the Latin colony Paestum by the Romans in 273 BC. The silting of the harbor and repeated floods contributed to the decline of the city in the Roman imperial period, and the plain was eventually abandoned in the early middle ages. Today, Poseidonia, known by its Latin name Paestum, is renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric temples, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and its magnificent coins. One such coin is this extremely rare late archaic stater, showcasing a distinctive detail: Poseidon holding a wreath in his left hand. The significance of this uncommon portrayal of the sea god remains unknown, yet it could symbolize a victory wreath, suggesting an agonistic victory by a Poseidonian. Such victories were esteemed honors for both the athletes and their hometown, perhaps prompting Poseidonia to commemorate one of its citizens' triumphs with this special emission. Estimate: 20000 CHF |  |
