| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 48 Price realized: 240 CHF (Approx. 272 USD / 252 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CAMPANIA. Phistelia. Circa 325-275 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.68 g, 12 h). Young male head facing, turned slightly to right. Rev. 𐌚𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌋𐌖𐌉𐌔 ('fistluis' in Oscan) Dolphin swimming to right above barley grain and mussel shell. Campana, Agg. Fistelia 4a. HN Italy 613. Nicely toned. Light deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine. From the collection of Robert P. Ball, Spink 23105, 30 January 2023, 6005, acquired well before 2011. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 462 Price realized: 480 CHF (Approx. 546 USD / 507 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: APULIA. Rubi. Circa 325-275 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12 mm, 1.02 g, 7 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Rev. ΡΥ Barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, cornucopiae; to left, ΣΙ. HN Italy 808. SNG ANS 717. SNG Copenhagen 670. SNG Paris 1380-1. Very rare and nicely toned. Minor marks, otherwise, very fine. From the Lucien Birkler Collection, acquired from M&M Numismatics Ltd. (with original ticket) and from the collection of Jules Norman, Bourgey, 14-15 April 1910, 19. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 554 Price realized: 160 CHF (Approx. 182 USD / 169 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. Triobol (Silver, 13 mm, 1.28 g, 6 h). Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. META Ear of barley with leaf to right; to right above leaf, plough; below leaf, Π. HGC 1, 1073. HN Italy 1594. Johnston Class D, F2.1-11. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1035 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: THESSALY. Pharkadon. Circa 460 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.90 g, 6 h). Head of a bull to right, head turned facing; above, barley grain. Rev. ΦΑ-Ρ Head of a horse to right; behind, trident. BCD Thessaly II 600. HGC 4, 295. Slightly porous and with light scratches on the reverse, otherwise, about very fine. From the collection of Dr. A. Drakul, Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 706, ex Gitbud & Naumann E-Auction 4, 2 July 2013, 101 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2011. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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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 |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1362 Price realized: 950 CHF (Approx. 1,080 USD / 1,003 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: IONIA. Miletos. Circa 350-340 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 15.00 g, 12 h), Theognetos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. ΘΕΟΓΝΗΤOΣ Lion standing left, head turned back to right towards star above; in field to left, monogram of MI. Deppert-Lippitz -, cf. 80 (drachm). Marcellesi Group 2. SNG Copenhagen -. Very rare and nicely toned. Slightly rough, otherwise, nearly very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s, ex Noble 133, 25 July 2023, 3681 and Künker 270, 2 October 2015, 8321. Starting price: 150 CHF |  |
