Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 119

Price realized: 120 CHF   (Approx. 133 USD / 122 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CILICIA, Uncertain mint. Obol (Silver, 10.89 mm, 0.81 g). Circa 4th century BC. Facing gorgoneion. Rev. Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. SNG France 477. SNG Levante 248. Some porosity, otherwise, Extremely Fine.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 1:
Nomos AG > obolos 30Auction date: 17 December 2023
Lot number: 436

Price realized: 280 CHF   (Approx. 323 USD / 294 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CILICIA. Uncertain mint. 4th century BC. Obol (Silver, 12 mm, 0.71 g, 1 h). Facing gorgoneion. Rev. Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. SNG BN 477. SNG Levante 248. A wonderful example. Dark deposits, otherwise, good very fine.
Ex Obolos 21, 2 January 2022, 519.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 1792

Price realized: 75 CHF   (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PHILISTIA (PALESTINE). Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 6 mm, 0.22 g, 4 h). Schematic head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal X.1HO. Nicely toned. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, very fine.


From the Canaan Collection, Leu Web Auction 11, 22-23 February 2020, 1148.

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 3:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 3Auction date: 22 February 2024
Lot number: 54

Price realized: 420 CHF   (Approx. 477 USD / 441 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


AKARNANIA, Anaktorion. Stater (Silver, 22.8 mm, 8.51 g) Circa 345-300 BC. Pegasus flying right. Rev. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind neckguard, tripod and Σ; below, AN. BCD Akarnania -. Calciati p. 490, n. 28. HCG 863. Very fine.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 1788

Price realized: 320 CHF   (Approx. 364 USD / 338 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


PHILISTIA (PALESTINE). Uncertain mint. Late 5th-early 4th century BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 16.71 g, 8 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette; on cheek, countermark: 𐡔 ('sh' in Aramaic) within round incuse; on helmet, countermark: uncertain letter within round incuse. Rev. AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. SNG ANS Palestine-South Arabia 4. Very rare. Some test punches and with two test cuts and minor scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good fine.


From the Canaan Collection, ex Leu 83, 6-7 May 2002, 245.

Meshorer suggested that the 'shin' countermark may have been applied at the Samarian city of Shomron, linking it to SNG ANS 3, where the 𐡔 appears on Athena's cheek not as a countermark, but as part of the actual design. If this is true, our coin is either an official Athenian owl or an eastern imitation thereof that was countermarked by the Shomronians to align it with their locally issued owls.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 1942

Price realized: 110 CHF   (Approx. 125 USD / 116 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


BAKTRIA, Local Issues. Circa 285/3-280/78 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 10 mm, 1.49 g, 7 h), uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev. Eagle standing left, head turned back to right; above, grape on vine. HGC 12, 10. SNG ANS 17-18. Darkly toned. Somewhat brushed, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.

Starting price: 25 CHF