Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2092
The Siceliotes.
8 litrae, Morgantina circa 215-212, AR 21 mm, 6.44 g. Veiled and barley-wreathed head of Demeter l.; behind, leaf. Rev. ΣIKEΛIΩTAN Fast quadriga driven r. by Nike, holding reins in both hands and kentron in r.; above, HS in monogram. Jameson 885 (this obverse die). AMB 414 (this obverse die). Sjöqvist p. 55, 2 and pl. 6, 3 (this obverse die). Buttrey, Morgantina Studies II, 430 (dies obverse die). Burnett, Enna Hoard 110 (this obverse die).
Minor area of oxidation an... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH - Auction 117, Lot 415
SICILIA. Morgantina.
Litra (0,85 g), ca. 465-459 v. Chr. Av.: Kopf mit Taenia n.r. Rv.: ΜΟRCΑ-ΝΤΙΝΑ (retrograd), Ähre. SNG ANS 463, HGC 2, 898. Etwas raue Oberflächen. Intensive dunkle Tönung.
f.vzgl./vzgl.
Ex Sternberg 20 (1988), 314, ex Astarte XII (2003), 70.
(D).
Starting price: 250 EUR... | 8 Dec 2023 | 540 EUR | |
Jesus Vico S.A. - Auction 167, Lot 65
HISPANIA ANTIGUA. Morgantina (Sicilia, con leyenda Hispanorum). AE-20 (212-211 a.C). A/ Cabeza masculina a der. R/ Jinete a der.; HISPANORVM. AE 6,95g. 19,1 mm. A. Vico (Numisma 250) nº 5a. COP 1079. Pátina verde. MBC/MBC-.
Starting price: 150 EUR... | 30 Nov 2023 | 260 EUR | |
Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag - Auction 40, Lot 9
Sizilien. Morgantina.
Litra 465-459 v. Chr. Bärtiger Männerkopf nach rechts mit Taenia / Sechszeilige Gerstenähre. SNG ANS 463, HGC 2,898. 0,72 g
sehr schön-vorzüglich
Estimate: 100 EUR... | 6 Dec 2023 | 210 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 84
SICILY. Morgantina. Punic occupation, circa 212-211 BC. AE (Bronze, 25 mm, 6.99 g, 9 h). Veiled head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of grain ears. Rev. Horse galloping right; in background, filleted palm frond; below, 𐤇 ('Ḥ' in Punic). Buttrey, Catalogue 446. CNS III p. 346, 1. HGC 2, 175 ('Akragas'). Somewhat rough and with minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of a Cosmopolitan, acquired before 2005.
Starting price: 75 CHF... | 24 Feb 2024 | 130 CHF | |
Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH - E-Auction 43, Lot 123
SICILIA. Morgantina.
Litra (0,79 g), ca. 465-459 v. Chr. Kopf mit Taenia / Ähre. SNG ANS 463, HGC 2, 898. Zwei Löcher. Dunkle Tönung.
s.sch.
(D).
Starting price: 60 EUR... | 3 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH - E-Auction 43, Lot 124
SICILIA. Morgantina.
Bronze (7,27 g), ca. 339/338-317 v. Chr. Kopf der Sikelia mit Lorbeerkranz / Adler mit Schlange in den Fängen, im r. Feld Getreidekorn. HGC 2, 905var (ohne Getreidekorn im Rv.), BMC 115.10-11var (dito). Leichte Reinigungsspuren.
R s.sch.+
Ex Leu Numismatik 72 (1998), 84.
(D).
Starting price: 50 EUR... | 3 Apr 2024 | 90 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32008
Ancients
SICILY. The Siceliotes. Ca. 215-212 BC. AR 4-litrai (17mm, 4.11 gm, 4h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, brushed, edge marks. Litra standard. Morgantina. Head of Persephone left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; poppy behind / ΣIKEΛIΩTAN, Nike driving biga galloping left, with kentron in right hand, reins in left; HΣ monogram above. HGC 2, 911. Gorgeous all over deep toning with surprisingly radiant surfaces.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/a... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 30
Sicily. Morgantina circa 339-317 BC.
Bronze Æ
20 mm, 9,25 g
Laureate head of Sikelia right / Eagle standing left on coiled serpent.
Very Fine
CNS III, 4; SNG ANS 468-9; HGC 2, 905.
Starting price: 50 EUR... | 28 Apr 2024 | 100 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 31
Sicily. Morgantina, The Hispani circa 200-100 BC.
Bronze Æ
15 mm, 2,36 g
Head of Artemis left, wearing stephane, with bow and quiver over shoulder; N to right / HISPANORVM, Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch.
Good Very Fine
CNS III, 7; SNG ANS 482; HGC 2, 919.
Starting price: 50 EUR... | 28 Apr 2024 | 260 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 82
SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. 287-278 BC. AV Hemistater – Drachm (15mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Struck circa 279/8 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ to left, cornucopia to right / Nike, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast biga right; fibula above, Φ to right, Θ below, EΠI IKETA in exergue. Buttrey, Morgantina, dies 4/I; BAR issue 41; HGC 2, 1277; SNG ANS 778 var. (same obv. die; no Φ); Basel... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 489
CILICIA. TARSOS.
Mazaios, 361-334 v. Chr., Satrap. AR-Stater; 10,83 g. Baaltars sitzt l. mit Adlerzepter, Ähre und Weintraube, l. Ayin, unter dem Thron Mem//Löwe schlägt Stier über Stadtmauern. BMC -; SNG France 2, -; SNG Levante -.
RR Leichte Prägeschwäche auf dem Avers, kl. Kratzer, knapp vorzüglich
Exemplar der Auktion Giessener Münzhandlung 113, München 2001, Nr. 5271.
Mazaios/Mazday stammte aus einer der ersten Familien des Achämenidenreiches und war einer der "Freunde" der persischen... | 14 Mar 2024 | 4,600 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 135
Macedon, Akanthos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 470-430 BC. Bull collapsing to left, head raised, attacked and mauled by lion upon his back to right; tunny fish to left in exergue / AKANΘION in shallow incuse around quadripartite square, the quarters raised and granulated. Desneux 96ff; Weber 1863; HGC 3.1, 385. 17.29g, 30mm, 5h.
Good Extremely Fine; beautiful cabinet tone.
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 107, 12 November 2018, lot 98 (hammer: EUR 13,000).
The ubiquitous and persistent t... | 21 Mar 2024 | 6,000 GBP | |
MDC Monnaies de Collection sarl - E-Auction 7, Lot 50
GAULE - CELTIC
Suessions. Bronze à la tête janiforme, var. 2, au lion stylisé et aux annelets ND (second tiers du Ier siècle avant J.-C. et période pré-augustéenne).
LT. manque - DT.563 var. - Scheers 547 ; Bronze - 2,69 g - 18 mm - 2 h
De flan assez large et bon centrage. Patine noire. TB à TTB.
Les bronzes au type janiforme sont de trois variétés ; la var. 1 avec les têtes barbues et un lion réaliste, la var. 2 avec deux têtes imberbes ornées d'esses pointées et un lion stylisé avec trois an... | 2 Dec 2023 | 120 EUR | |
Nomos AG - obolos 30, Lot 393
ASIA MINOR, Perhaps the area of Caria. Uncertain mint. Earlier 5th century BC. Obol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.90 g, 4 h). Lion's scalp facing; to left, either a retrograde E or part of the lion's mane. Rev. Panther's scalp facing, within shallow incuse square. Klein -; Rosen -; SNG Kayhan -; and seemingly unpublished. Boldly struck, well centered and curiously attractive. Nearly extremely fine.
Ex Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, 207.
This curious fraction, which seems to have a male lion's scalp on the obverse... | 17 Dec 2023 | 750 CHF | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 552, Lot 372
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35.5mm, 25.10 g, 11h). Labors of Herakles series. Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). Laureate head right / Herakles and the Nemean Lion – Herakles standing right, holding the Nemean Lion by its neck and jaws with both hands and raising it up into the air, off of the ground; to left, club; [L] ∆Є KATOV (date) around. Köln 1535; Dattari (Savio) 2593; K&G 35.351; RPC IV.4 993.19 (this coin); Emmett 1555.10; Carlson, "Rarities 4–The Labors of Hercules ... | 13 Dec 2023 | 650 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 10
Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC.
Tetradrachm AR
26 mm, 17,17 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Zeus seated left on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; to left, star; below throne, monogram.
good very fine, scuff on reverse
Price 2667.
The mythological tale of Herakles and the Nemean Lion is one of the most renowned episodes in ancient Greek mythology. The Nemean Lion, a ferocious beast with an impervious hide, terrorized... | 17 Dec 2023 | 300 EUR | |
MDC Monnaies de Collection sarl - Auction 14, Lot 79
GAULE - CELTIC
Arvernes. Drachme EPOMIIDVOS aux deux portraits et au lion ND (Ier siècle avant J.-C.).
Av. Deux profils juvéniles accolés à droite, au cou orné d'un torque.
Rv. Lion marchant à droite. À l'exergue légende [II]POMIID, V sous le lion et devant le lion [OS].
LT.- - DT.3592 - RIG.166 ; Argent - 2,3 g - 15,5 mm - 7 h
Cette drachme provient d'une vieille collection dispersée par Oger-Blanchet à Paris.
Cette drachme s'inspire des Dioscures au droit et de Marseille au revers ! Flan ob... | 3 May 2024 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 553, Lot 94
KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (14mm, 4.65 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Confronted heads of roaring lions, "sun" on foreheads (die positioned to feature the right side lion); [W]ALW[EL] (in Lydian) downward between / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVII, 99–100; Kurth G18; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1012. Scuffs and scratches, struck with worn obverse die. Near VF.
The lion head/incuse coinage is among the earliest firmly attributed ... | 3 Jan 2024 | 750 USD | |
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 52
Lesbos. Mytilene circa 521-478 BC.
Sixth Stater or Hekte EL
11 mm, 2,58 g
Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf left; rectangular punch to right.
Extremely Fine
Bodenstedt 12; HGC 6, 937.
From a southern German private collection; Ex Münzen & Medaillen Auction 44, Lot 52; Ex Künker Auction 182, Lot 274.
The early coinage of Mytilene, an ancient city located on the island of Lesbos in present-day Greece, holds significant numismatic importance. One notable aspect of Mytilene's... | 25 Feb 2024 | 1,300 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 63
Lesbos. Mytilene circa 412-378 BC.
Sixth Stater or Hekte EL
11 mm, 2,54 g
Forepart of winged lion left / Sphinx seated right in linear square within incuse square.
Very Fine
Bodenstedt 63; HGC 6, 989 corr. (boar instead of lion).
From a southern German private collection; Ex Savoca Auction 19, Lot 130.
The depiction of a winged lion on Mytilenian electrum coins is a significant motif, embodying layers of symbolism and cultural meaning. The winged lion, a powerful and majestic creature,... | 25 Feb 2024 | 900 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 60
Sicily, Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm. 'People of the Camp' mint (Entella?), circa 320-315 BC. Female head (Artemis-Tanit or Elissa-Dido?) to right, wearing Phrygian tiara / Lion walking to right; palm tree with three date clusters behind, s'mmhnt ('People of the Camp') in Punic in exergue. Jenkins, Punic, series 4, 272 (O85-R226, these dies); De Luynes 1472 (these dies); Rizzo pl. 68, 8 (these dies); Boston MFA 36 (these dies). 17.31g.
NGC graded AU★ 5/5 - 5/5 (#6674505-002). Extremely Rare.
... | 21 Mar 2024 | 80,000 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 69
Sicily, Syracuse AV 100 Litrai - Double Dekadrachm. Dionysios I, circa 405-400 BC. Unsigned dies in the style of Kimon. Head of Arethusa to left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, hair in sphendone ornamented with two stars; ΣYPAKO[ΣIΩN] before, A behind / Herakles kneeling to right, strangling the Nemean Lion. Bérend 30; Gulbenkian 324 (same dies); Rizzo pl. L, 12 (same rev. die); SNG ANS 332-333 (same dies); Pozzi 606 (A rather than AK behind); Jameson 1917 var. (A behind); HGC 2,... | 21 Mar 2024 | 20,000 GBP | |
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 227, Lot 310
Cilicia, Tarsus. Stater; Cilicia, Tarsus; Mazaios, satrap of Cilicia,361/0-334 BC, Stater, 10.84g. SNG Levante-100-106 (for type); Leu, E-Auction 10 lot 529 (for symbols). Obv: 𐡁𐡏𐡋𐡕𐡓𐡆 ('b'ltrs' in Aramaic) Baaltars seated left on backless throne, his body turned to front, holding an eagle, a grain ear and a vine branch with a bunch of grapes in his right hand, and long scepter in his left; to lower left, lion's head. Rx: 𐡉𐡌𐡆𐡓 ('mzdy' in Aramaic) Lion attacking bull to left; below, shield. Desp... | 14 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 96
Mysia. Kyzikos circa 525-475 BC.
Hemiobol AR
9 mm, 0,38 g
Forepart of boar to left; tunny fish upwards behind / Head of roaring lion to left; star to upper left; all within incuse square.
Good Very Fine
Von Fritze II 14; SNG BnF 375; Klein 265.
On ancient coins of Kyzikus, the imagery of a boar and a lion held deep symbolic significance, embodying the city's rich cultural heritage and mythological associations. The depiction of a boar, a creature revered for its strength and ferocity in ... | 28 Apr 2024 | 85 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 304
Licinius I, 308-324. Solidus (Gold, 18 mm, 4.49 g, 6 h), Arelate, spring 313. LICINI-VS P F AVG Laureate head of Licinius I to right. Rev. VIRTVS AVGVSTI / PARL Lion advancing to left, head facing; above, club to left. Alföldi, Goldprägung, 673. Cohen 180. Depeyrot 1/6. Depeyrot, Émissions, 2/4. RIC 5 = Trau 3796 (same dies). Of the highest rarity, apparently the third known example. A magnificent piece with a wonderful rendering of a lion on the reverse. A few light marks and with some scrape... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1609
CYPRUS. Kition. Baalmelek II, circa 425-400 BC. Stater (Silver, 25 mm, 11.00 g, 6 h). Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. Rev. Lion attacking stag right; all within dotted border within incuse square. BMC 35. SNG Copenhagen 9-10. Tziambazis 19. A very interesting piece. Traces of overstriking and the obverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, good very fine.
From a European collection, for... | 9 Dec 2023 | 850 CHF | |
Tauler & Fau - Auction 137, Lot 2044
Calabria. Tarentum. Nomos. 272-240 a.C. Leon... and An..., magistrates. (HN Italy-1030). (Vlasto-857). Anv.: ΛEΩN Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head. Rev.: TAPAΣ - AN Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding grape in his right hand and trident in his left; below, lion walking left. Ag. 5,79 g. Gorgeous old cabinet patina. Scratches. Choice VF/Almost XF. Est...250,00.
Spanish Description: Calabria. Tarentum. Nomos. 272-240 ... | 18 Dec 2023 | Unsold | |
Tauler & Fau - Auction 137, Lot 2165
Kingdom of Macedon. Lysimachos. Drachm. 305-281 a.C. In the types of Alexander III. (Price-L 1). (Müller-14). Anv.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev.: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to right, lion forepart left above monogram in left field, monogram below throne. Ag. Slabbed by NGC as Ch XF. NGC-XF. Est...120,00.
Spanish Description: Reino de Macedonia. Lysimachos. Dracma. 305-281 a.C. En tiempos de Alejandro III. (Price-L 1). ... | 18 Dec 2023 | 120 EUR | |
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 226, Lot 334
Lydia, Croesus. 1/12 Siglos; Lydia, Croesus; 561-546 BC, Siglos, 5.46g. Berk-22. Unrecorded complete sunburst behind the lion.It is possible that this coin is an unrecorded complete sunburst behind the lion's head, or just an extension of the hair. However, this second option seems unlikely; small lines appear behind lion's head, but the nature of these lines is nothing like the hair. Tt is only through an example with so much planchet behind the lion that something like this appears. VF
Esti... | 13 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
cgb.fr - Internet Auction January 2024, Lot 268
LEO III and CONSTANTINE V
Type : Miliaresion
Date : c. 720-741
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,88 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse legend : IhsYS XRIStYS nICA
Obverse description : Croix potencée posée sur trois degrés
Obverse translation : (Jésus Christ vainqueur)
Reverse legend : + LEOn//S COnStAn//tInE E//C QEOY//bA/SILIS.
Reverse description : en cinq lignes
Reverse translation : (Léon et ... | 23 Jan 2024 | Unsold | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 469
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.24 g, 6 h), struck under Nikokles. Paphos, circa 325-317. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; in tiny letters, hidden within the lion's mane to left, ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings; to left, monogram of ΠΑΦ. Price 3118. Very rare and among the finest kno... | 24 Feb 2024 | 7,000 CHF | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 187
Kimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AV Stater. Circa 325-310 BC. Bearded head of satyr to left, wearing ivy wreath / Π-Α-Ν around griffin standing to left, head facing, holding spear in its mouth, forepaw raised, on grain ear. SNG Stancomb 547 (this coin); MacDonald 63; SNG BM Black Sea 878 (same dies); Gulbenkian 590 (same obv. die); Hunt I, 95 (same obv. die); Kraay-Hirmer 440 (same obverse die); HGC 7, 24 (same dies). 8.58g, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; ex mount, lustrous metal.
This coin publ... | 21 Mar 2024 | 36,000 GBP | |
MDC Monnaies de Collection sarl - Auction 14, Lot 23
GRÈCE ANTIQUE - GREEK
Mysie, Cyzique. Statère d'électrum ND (500-450 av. J.-C.), Cyzique. NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 Fine style (6642244-001).
Av. Lion debout à droite, une épée dans la gueule ; au-dessous, un thon à droite.
Rv. Carré creux quadripartite.
SNG France n° 322 - de Luynes N° 2457 - Von Fritze, Berlin, 1912, 177 ; Électrum - 16,01 g - 15 x 22 mm - 12 h
NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 Fine style (6642244-001).
Frappe parfaitement centrée sur un spectaculaire flan oblong. Lion et thon de hauts reliefs, b... | 3 May 2024 | 70,000 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31004
Ancients
SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysius I (405-367 BC). AV 100 litrai or octobol (14mm, 5.79 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Attic standard. Ca. 400-370 BC. ΣYPAKOΣION, head of Arethusa left, hair bound in saccos decorated with two eight-pointed stars, wearing sphendone, triple-pendant earring, and beaded necklace; eight-pointed star behind / Heracles kneeling right, both arms wrapped around neck of the Nemean lion crouching left, clawing at his leg. SNG ANS 338 (same obv. die). du C... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10330
Byzantine Empire, Leo VI and Alexander, FollisByzantine Empire
Leon VI (886–912) and, Follis, Constantinople Mint
Obverse: Leon VI and Alexander seated on thrones facing
+LEOh S ALEZAhDROS
Reverse: inscription in four lines
+LEOh / S ALEZAh/ GROS bASIL / ROMEOh
Diameter 25 mm, weight 6.32 g
Cesarstwo Bizantyńskie
Leon VI (886–912) i Aleksander, Follis, mennica Konstantynopol
Awers: Leon VI i Aleksander siedzący na tronach na wprost
+LEOh S ALEZAhDROS
Rewers: napis w czterech wiers... | 9 Mar 2024 | 21 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10331
Byzantine Empire, Leo VI, FollisByzantine Empire
Leon VI (886–912), Follis, Constantinople Mint
Obverse: bust with a short straight chin
+ LEON bASILEVS ROM
Reverse: inscription in four lines
+ LEOh EhΘEO BASILEVS ROMEOh
Diameter 26 mm, weight 6.34 g
Cesarstwo Bizantyńskie
Leon VI (886–912), Follis, mennica Konstantynopol
Awers: popiersie z krótką brodą na wprost
+LEON bASILEVS ROM
Rewers: napis w czterech wierszach
+LEOh EhΘEO bASILEVS ROMEOh
Średnica 26 mm, waga 6.34 g
Referen... | 9 Mar 2024 | 31 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 37
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 510-465 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.79 g). Forepart of lion right, devouring leg of stag / Quadripartite incuse square. Williams Period I, Section 3, 43a (O31/R25) = Ward 80 (this coin, illustrated in both); HN Italy 1259. Old cabinet tone with some iridescence, some minor scratches on reverse, edge marks. Good VF. Great pedigree.
Ex Tradart (16 November 1995), lot 13; Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 24; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part II, Sotheby's Zurich, 4 April 197... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 513
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG E-432, 71 (hammer: $1,200); CNG E-392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.14g, 5mm.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 100, 28 July 2022, lot 516.
Thought struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos wi... | 23 Nov 2023 | Unsold | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1605
CYPRUS. Amathos. Rhoikos, circa 350 BC. Tetrobol or Third Stater (Silver, 14 mm, 2.17 g, 4 h). Head of a lion to right. Rev. Forepart of a lion to right, head facing. BMC -, cf. 18-23 (letter or symbol on reverse). SNG Copenhagen -, cf. 3 (letter on reverse). Tziambazis p. 84, Suppl. 4. Very rare. Beautifully toned and unusually well preserved, with two lion depictions of vigorous style. Slightly granular and with minor doubling on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
Privately acq... | 9 Dec 2023 | 913 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 2659
PHOENICIA. Aradus. Elagabalus, 218-222. Octassarion (Bronze, 29 mm, 14.43 g, 12 h), CY 477 = 218/9. [ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ]Ρ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ Laureate head of Elagabalus to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. ΑΡΑΔΙⲰΝ / Є - ΖΟΥ (date retrograde) Cypress tree; to left, bull standing right, and to right, lion standing left; in the background, standard shaped as a hand behind the bull, vexillum behind the lion; above lion's head, crescent. BMC -. CNG 191 (2008), 127 corr. (same dies, but missattri... | 9 Dec 2023 | 50 CHF | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 115, Lot 454
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG E-432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG E-392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.15g, 5mm.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 100, 28 July 2022, lot 517.
Thought struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types... | 21 Dec 2023 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 45
SICILY, Leontini. Circa 466-460 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.48 g, 9h). Dies by the Demareteion master. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, lion right / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; three leaves and LEONT[I]-NO-N around; below, lion right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 28 (same dies); HGC 2, 665 (this coin illustrated); SNG ANS 218 (sa... | 9 Jan 2024 | 110,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 74
SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14.5mm, 5.77 g, 6h). Obverse die signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with stars, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; [Σ]YPAKOΣION to left, EYAI to right / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group II, 8.2 (D5/R5 – this coin); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 322–3 (same rev. die); Gulbenkian 322 (same dies); Kraay & Hirme... | 9 Jan 2024 | 100,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 877
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.95 g, 6h). 'RSR' mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate and draped bust right / VIRTVS SAECC, radiate lion walking left, holding thunderbolt in mouth; RSR. RIC V.5 174; cf. RIC V 591 (for similar type); cf. Shiel 92-3 (same). Toned, flan crack, light scrapes and scratches. Near EF. Extremely rare, only 2 examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 844. F... | 9 Jan 2024 | 8,500 USD | |
cgb.fr - Live Auction December 2023, Lot 167
MASSALIA - MARSEILLE
Type : "Drachme légère" ou tétrobole, lion à gauche
Date : c. 130-121 AC.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 2,73 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse legend : Anépigraphe
Obverse description : Buste d'Artémis diadémé et drapé à droite, avec collier et boucles d'oreille ; arc et carquois sur l'épaule
Reverse legend : Lettres grecques entre les pattes du lion et à l'exergue
Reverse description : Lion bondissant à gauche
Reverse legend : MASSA/ L... | 5 Dec 2023 | 410 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30051
Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.77 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, marks. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, uninscribed issues. Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate sun above eye / Two square punches of different size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1090. Weidauer 86-89. Rosen 655-656. SNG von Aulock 2868. SNG Kayhan 1013. Firmly struck from excellent style, fresh dies. The lion particularly fier... | 8 Jan 2024 | 4,400 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31029
Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV stater (17mm, 10.79 gm). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Croeseid "heavy" standard, Sardes, ca. 561-550 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left, both with outstretched foreleg / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Rosen 660. BMC Lydia 30. Boston MFA 2068. Gulbenkian 756. A magnificent coin, boldly struck on a flan adorned with sunny and amber tones, that radiates an elegant, silky luster. T... | 8 Jan 2024 | 80,000 USD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 116, Lot 168
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Magnesia ad Maeandrum, circa 305-297 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, lion head to right and N above E in left field, monogram below throne. Price 1993 var. (lion head to right, control letters); Müller 332 var. (same); Roma E-103, 439 (hammer: 320 GBP). 4.23g, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. An unpublished variant ... | 18 Jan 2024 | 70 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 116, Lot 409
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG E-432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG E-392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.13g, 5mm.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 99, 7 July 2022, lot 502.
Thought struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kro... | 18 Jan 2024 | 80 GBP | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 555, Lot 165
CYPRUS, Kition. Melekiathon or Pumiathon. Circa 392-362/1 or 362/1-312 BC. AR Third Stater (12mm, 1.64 g, 10h). Herakles, wearing lion skin, in fighting stance right, holding club and bow / Lion attacking stag crouching right; no legend; all in dotted square [within incuse square]. Unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, slight roughness. VF. Very rare.
Although there is no king's name on the reverse of this issue, the obverse type here has a slight variation, with the lower p... | 7 Feb 2024 | 1,300 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 555, Lot 173
CYPRUS, Uncertain. 4th century BC. Æ (9mm, 0.98 g, 7h). Forepart of lion standing right, licking foreleg / Two geese standing left, one feeding, the other with head raised. Amandry, Amathonte –; Zapiti & Michaelidou –; Tziambazis Supp. 6 (Amathos). . Very rare.
This very rare issue was attributed to Amathos by Tziambazis, but he described the obverse of the sole specimen known to him as a curled lion. However, the obverse type is actually a lion forepart right that is licking its foreleg, w... | 7 Feb 2024 | 400 USD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 445
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG e432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG e392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.12g, 6mm.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 99, 7 July 2022, lot 501.
Though struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos... | 22 Feb 2024 | 75 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 446
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG e432, 71; CNG e392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.17g, 5mm.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 463.
Thought to have been struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos... | 22 Feb 2024 | 80 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 447
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG e432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG e392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.12g, 4mm.
Very Fine; small scratch to obv. Very Rare.
Thought to have been struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos with a lion of the same sty... | 22 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 448
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, lot 189; CNG e432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG e392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.13g, 5mm.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Thought to have been struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos with a lion of the same style as that found o... | 22 Feb 2024 | 45 GBP | |
cgb.fr - Internet Auction January 2024, Lot 297
GALLIA - CARNUTES (Beauce area)
Type : Bronze CATAL au lion et au sanglier
Date : après 52 AC.
Mint name / Town : Chartres (28)
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,20 g.
Rarity : R3
Obverse legend : CATAL
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux ornés d'un ruban ; feuille au bout d'une tige derrière la tête ; légende devant le visage, grènetis
Reverse legend : Anépigraphe
Reverse description : Lion à droite, sanglier à gauche au-dessous ; "roue... | 23 Jan 2024 | Unsold | |
cgb.fr - Internet Auction January 2024, Lot 336
MASSALIA - MARSEILLE
Type : "Drachme légère" ou tétrobole, lion à gauche
Date : c. 130-121 AC.
Mint name / Town : Marseille (13)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,68 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse legend : Anépigraphe
Obverse description : Buste d'Artémis diadémé et drapé à droite, avec collier et boucles d'oreille ; arc et carquois sur l'épaule
Reverse legend : Lettres grecques entre les pattes du lion et à l'exergue
Reverse description : Lion bondissant à ... | 23 Jan 2024 | 380 EUR | |
Burgan Numismatique/Maison Florange - January 2024 Auction, Lot 558
CONSTANTIN V et son fils LEON IV (741-775)
Solidus d'or 4,45 g. frappé à Constantinople.
A/ Bustes de face de Constantin V et de Léon IV, chacun portant le stemma et vêtus de la chlamyde. Croix entre leurs têtes.
R/ Buste de Léon III, son père, vêtu du loros et tenant une croix potencée.
BN Morisson Type 2. SEAR 1551. TTB
Starting price: 500 EUR... | 26 Jan 2024 | 800 EUR | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 230
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 32 mm, 16.91 g, 12 h), Miletos, circa 210-190. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, lion walking left, head to right and star above; below lion, monogram of MI; below throne, monogram. Price 2166. Rare. Minor marks and light doubling on the obverse,... | 24 Feb 2024 | 320 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 238
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.25 g, 11 h), Miletos, circa 210-190. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, lion walking left, head to right and star above; below lion, monogram of MI; below throne, monogram. Price 2180. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with min... | 24 Feb 2024 | 280 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 243
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 34 mm, 16.43 g, 12 h), Miletos, circa 210-190. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, lion walking left, head to right and star above; below lion, monogram of MI; to right and below throne, monogram. Price -, cf. 2184 (differing monogram to right). St... | 24 Feb 2024 | 400 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 245
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.03 g, 12 h), Miletos, circa 210-190. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, lion walking left, head to right and star above; below lion, monogram of MI; to right and below throne, monogram. Price 2185. Light marks and the obverse a bit weak ... | 24 Feb 2024 | 320 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 248
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.97 g, 12 h), Miletos, circa 190-165. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, lion walking left, head to right and star above; below lion, monogram of MI; to right, two monograms. Price -, cf. 2213. Some minor marks, otherwise, good very fine... | 24 Feb 2024 | 320 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 751
CARIA. Mylasa. Circa 520-490 BC. 1/3 Stater (Silver, 14 mm, 3.54 g). Forepart of a lion to right; on shoulder, monogram (?). Rev. Incuse square divided by a thick line. HN online 641. Konuk, Influences, pl. XXIX, 7 var. (monogram on lion's shoulder). SNG Kayhan II 1653 var. (letter on lion's shoulder). Traité I 750. Struck slightly off center and somewhat granular, otherwise, very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 75 CHF... | 24 Feb 2024 | 160 CHF | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61365, Lot 22235
Ancients
THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR drachm (17mm, 4.23 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor in the names and types of Alexander III the Great of Macedon, ca. 323-280 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; BEYΔ monogram in left field, lio... | 10 Mar 2024 | 340 USD | |
Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. - Auction 158, Lot 203
lot de 16 bronzes, dont: Vespasien, dupondius, R/ Felicitas; as, R/ Fig. fém.; Domitien, sesterce, R/ Minerve; dupondius, R/ Fortuna; Hadrien, as, R/ Annona; Antonin le Pieux, sesterce, R/ Pax; Faustine l'Ancienne, R/ Vesta; Marc Aurèle, sesterce, R/ Fig. fém. agenouillée devant l'empereur; Faustine la Jeune, as, R/ Fig. fém.; Sévère Alexandre, sesterce, R/ Sol; Probus, antoninien, R/ Trophée entre deux captifs; Mésie, Viminacium, Gordien III, bronze, R/ Fig. fém. avec lion et taureau; Philipp... | 22 Mar 2024 | 170 EUR | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 718
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN. CILICIA. TARSOS. Mazaios, 361-334 v. Chr.
Satrap. AR-Stater; 10,80 g. Baaltars sitzt l. mit Adler, Ähre, Weintraube und Zepter//Löwe l. schlägt Stier l. SNG France 2, -; SNG Levante 106.
Feine Tönung, Felder des Averses min. geglättet, fast vorzüglich/vorzüglich
Erworben 2003 bei der Münzgalerie Grunow, Berlin.
Das Bild des Kampfes zwischen Löwe und Stier war im alten Orient sehr verbreitet und symbolisierte ursprünglich den heliaklischen Untergang des Sternbilds Taur... | 14 Mar 2024 | 600 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 179
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AV Stater. Byzantion, 305-281 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated to left, resting left arm on shield, transverse spear in background; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ crowned by Nike to left, monogram in left field, BY below throne, trident in exergue. Price -; Müller -, cf. 231 (tetradrachm with this monogram); Marinescu Issue 135, 453 (O174/R432); A. Zograph, The Tooapse Hoard, NC 1925, illustration on p.... | 21 Mar 2024 | 7,500 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 501
Maximian AV Aureus. Cyzicus, AD 286-287. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVTI HERCVLIS, Hercules standing facing, head to right, leaning on club set on rock, lion-skin draped over club; SC* in exergue. RIC VI 605 var. (mintmark); C. -; Depeyrot 6/4 (this coin); Calico 4758a corr. (bust type, same dies). 5.30g, 21mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; a powerful rendering of Hercules. Extremely Rare; the only example on CoinArchives with this mintmark.
This ... | 21 Mar 2024 | 12,000 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 768
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, lot 189; CNG E-432, lot 71 (hammer: $1,200); CNG E-392, lot 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, lot 80. 0.14g, 5mm.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 99, 7 July 2022, lot 503.
Thought struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copie... | 8 Apr 2024 | 110 GBP | |
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 227, Lot 485
Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 206 AD, Denarius, BM-343, C-253 (60 Fr.), RIC-274 (R2). Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: LAETITIA TEMPORVM The spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing l., with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing l.; below, seven animals: an ostrich at l. and bear (indistinct on this speci... | 14 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2106
Syracuse.
Double decadrachm or 100 litrae circa 405-400, AV 13 mm, 5.78 g. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣIΟ Head of the nymph Arethusa l., wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in saccos ornamented with stars. Behind head, star. Rev. Naked young Heracles kneeling r. on rocky ground, head to front, strangling Nemean lion with both arms; on the strip of ground, barley grain. Rizzo pl. LIII, 11 (these dies). Gillet 701 (these dies). Gulbenkian 325 (these ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2126
The Carthaginians in Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and North Africa.
Tetradrachm, uncertain mint in Sicily circa 320, AR 26 mm, 17.02 g. Female head l., wearing oriental tiara with plain band before forehead. Rev. Lion walking l., with head facing; behind, palm tree with three clusters of dates. In exergue, s'mmhnt (People of the Camp) in Punic characters. Rizzo pl. LXVI, 7 (these dies). Jameson 911. SNG Lloyd 1628. Kraay-Hirmer pl. 73, 207 (these dies). Jenkins Punic Sicily III, 271.
Extr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 109
Troas. Assos circa 405-360 BC.
Hemiobol AR
6 mm, 0,25 g
Griffin lying right / Head of lion right within incuse square.
Good Very Fine
SNG Arikantürk 281-97.
The griffin is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. It combines the strength and majesty of both the lion and the eagle, symbolizing power, courage, and protection. In various mythologies, griffins are often depicted as guardians of treasure and sacred places, as well as loyal protectors of ... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61388, Lot 23105
Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AR half-stater or siglos (14mm, 5.32 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 5/5. Croeseid standard, Sardes. Confronted foreparts of lion facing right and bull facing left, each with outstretched forelegs / Two square punches side by side, irregular interior surfaces. Rosen 663-665. SNG Kayhan 1025. SNG von Aulock 2877-2879.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 69 (18 November 1994), lot 390.
The accession of Croesus to the Lydian throne circa 561 BC ushered in a revolu... | 14 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 868
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/48 Stater. Time of Kyros - Darios I, in the types of Kroisos. Sardes, circa 550-520 BC. Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG e432, 71 (hammer: 1,200 USD); CNG e392, 283; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 80. 0.10g, 3mm.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Thought to have been struck at a time when Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, this issue copies the types of Kroisos with a lion of the same style as that found o... | 24 Apr 2024 | 110 GBP | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 2
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. 1st century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.19 g, 9h). Celticized head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Zeus Aetophoros seated left; to left, lion springing. OTA 574/2; Lanz 889; CCCBM I 204; KMW 1457 corr. (rev. symbol); Luckanc pl. 2, 20-1; CNG E-529, lot 1 (same rev. die). Lighty toned, usual worn obverse die, well-detailed reverse. VF. Rare variety. All references are for a forepart of a lion in the left field of the reverse, this coin... | 1 May 2024 | 80 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 658
Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 192. Head right, wearing lion skin headdress / Club facing downward between bow and quiver. RIC III 253; MIR 18, 857-4/72; RSC 195. In NGC encapsulation 6291346-013, graded Ch VF, flan flaw.
From the William B. Porter Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 356 (29 July 2015), lot 513.
During the latter part of his reign, Commodus began associating himself with Hercules. While the Antonine empero... | 1 May 2024 | 150 USD | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 13
LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 440/35-400 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.75 g, 2 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with a griffin standing right and a volute on the bowl and a palmette on the neck guard; above visor, [A]; behind neck guard, Φ. Rev. [ΥEΛHTΩN] Lion attacking stag to right, biting him in the neck. Boston MFA 156 (same dies). HN Italy 1270. Pozzi 675 = Williams 153s (this coin, O102/R119). SNG ANS 1252 (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 1122 (same dies). Ve... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 208
Kingdom of Macedon, temp. Philip III - Antigonos I Monophthalmos Æ 20mm. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, circa 323-310 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Club and bow in bowcase, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ between; race torch below; c/m: lion's head to right. Price 2800; HGC 3.1, 951 (Alexander IV) corr. (no monogram, Price ref.). 5.41g, 20mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
Estimate: 100 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 170 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 236
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. 'Kolophon', circa 305-281 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to right, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, forepart of lion to left above crescent in left field, pentagram below throne. Price L28; Müller -; Thompson 127. 4.20g, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Estimate: 50 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 80 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 237
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. 'Kolophon', circa 301-299 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPO[Y] to right, crescent above lion head in left field, Π below throne. Price 1812; Müller 338. 4.17g, 16mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 100, 28 July 2022, lot 303.
Estimate: 75 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 70 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 238
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. 'Kolophon', circa 301-297 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right, lion-head to left above crescent in left field, pentagram below throne. Price 1832; Müller 341; SNG Copenhagen 906. 4.00g, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; somewhat porous metal.
Estimate: 60 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 65 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 457
Cyprus, Amathos AR 1/6 Stater. Uncertain king (Wroikos?), circa 460-400 BC. Lion lying to right; eagle or star(?) above / Forepart of lion to right, in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Tziambazis 3; Traité II, 1257 and pl. CXXXII, 14; BMC 3, pl. I, 3; Amandry, Amathonte 125 Cb (D3?/R4); M. Amandry, 'Le monnayage d'Amathonte revisité' in Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes, vol. 27, no. 1 (1997), p. 35, 125 Cb, pl. XI, 3-4 (D3?/R4). 1.61g, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine; pleasant old cabine... | 23 Nov 2023 | 36 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 458
Cyprus, Amathos AR Obol. Rhoikos, circa 350 BC. Head of lion to right / Forepart of lion to right, head facing. Tziambazis -; Amandry, Amathonte 133 B, pl. 20; Zapiti & Michaelidou 20; SNG Copenhagen 4. 0.32g, 10mm, 10h.
Very Fine; unusually lightweight.
Privately purchased from Spink in 2008.
Estimate: 75 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 45 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 459
Cyprus, Amathos AR Obol. Rhoikos, circa 350 BC. Head of lion to right / Forepart of lion to right, head facing. Tziambazis -; Amandry, Amathonte 133 B, pl. 20; Zapiti & Michaelidou 20; SNG Copenhagen 4. 0.55g, 11mm, 7h.
Very Fine; flan cracked. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 463.
Estimate: 40 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 85 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 460
Cyprus, Kition AR Stater. Azbaal, circa 449-425 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand; monogram or ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching to right; L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) above; all inside dotted border within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 5-6; Tziambazis 17; BMC 16-8. 11.08g, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; overstruck on a stater of Aegina. Well detaile... | 23 Nov 2023 | 150 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 461
Cyprus, Kition AR Stater. Azbaal, circa 449-425 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand; monogram or ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching to right; L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) above; all inside dotted border within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 5-6; Tziambazis 17; BMC 16-8. 11.05g, 23mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 61, 22 August 20... | 23 Nov 2023 | 55 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 462
Cyprus, Kition AR Stater. Azbaal, circa 449-425 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand; monogram or ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching to right; L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) above; all inside dotted border within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 5-6; Tziambazis 17; BMC 16-8. 11.05g, 23mm, 3h.
Very Fine; struck from worn dies, lightly toned with iridescen... | 23 Nov 2023 | 80 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 604
Levantine Region, uncertain mint AR Unit. "Middle Levantine" Series. Circa 4th century BC. Diademed male head to right, wearing round earring / Persian king standing to right, holding dagger and battling lion (or holding by the forelock), standing to left on its hind legs. M. Johananoff: From Sidon to Samaria: Fourth-Century BCE Autonomous Coins of Samaria with Sidonian Motifs, INR 16 (2021), p. 24, 3, pl. 1:14 (AR M'h of Palestinian or Philistian mint); for a similar obverse of Philistian sty... | 23 Nov 2023 | 220 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 1538
Leo VI Æ Nummus. Constantinople, AD 886-912. + LEON bASILEVS ROM, crowned facing bust, holding akakia / + LEOn/En ΘΕΟ bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn, legend in four lines. DOC 8; Sear 1729. 7.73g, 25mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 59, 11 July 2019, lot 1061.
Estimate: 50 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 30 GBP | |
Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. - Auction 157, Lot 41
MESOPOTAMIE, BABYLONE, AR statère, 328-305 av. J.-C. D/ Baal assis à g., ten. un sceptre. R/ Lion avançant à g. Au-dessus, pointe de lance. BMC 4. 16,60 g. Défaut de coin au revers. Patine foncée.
Beau
Fine
La série des premiers statères au lion est frappée à Babylone par Mazaios, qui est nommé satrape par Alexandre et y gouverne de 331 jusqu'à sa mort en 328/7. L'émission de ces statères continue vraisemblablement jusqu'en 305, date à laquelle Séleucos Ier transfère sa capitale de Babylone à... | 8 Dec 2023 | 85 EUR | |
Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. - Auction 157, Lot 429
Constantin V Copronyme (741-775), AE follis, Constantinople. Off. A. D/ B. de Constantin V et Léon IV de f. Au-dessus, une croix. R/ B. de Léon III de f. En dessous, sur A entre X-N. Sear 1556; D.O. 11; B.N. 2. 2,58 g. Patine brune.
Très Beau
Very Fine
Estimate: 75 EUR... | 8 Dec 2023 | Unsold | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Hong Kong Signature Sale 3111, Lot 36031
Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (12mm, 4.72 gm). NGC VF 5/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, uninscribed issues. Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate sun above eye / Two square punches of different size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1090. Weidauer 86-89. Rosen 655-656. SNG von Aulock 2868. SNG Kayhan 1013. A delightful example with a smaller lion that allows for the face to be fully pre... | 9 Dec 2023 | 1,800 USD | |
VAuctions - Pars Coins Bargain E-Sale 12, Lot 16
THRACE, Lysimacheia. Circa 309-220 BC. Æ (11.32 gm; 24 mm). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; c/m: facing lion's scalp within circular incuse Rev: Demeter standing right, holding long torch, c/m: Dolphin right. SNG Copenhagen 903-4 (with countermark). Couple of interesting countermarks on both obverse and reverse. Beautiful original green patina. Choice VF.
Estimate: 125 USD
Starting price: 1 USD... | 13 Nov 2023 | 30 USD | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 32
LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.56 g, 9 h). Head of a roaring lion to right. Rev. Incuse head of a calf to left with rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt 12. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock 1687. Removed from NGC encapsulation 4372864-003, graded Choice AU (Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5). Well centered and with a wonderful lion's head. Small scuffs on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Stack's Bowers ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 2,200 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 41
KINGS OF LYDIA. Kroisos, circa 560-546 BC. Stater (Gold, 15 mm, 8.08 g), light standard, Sardes. Confronted foreparts of a lion, on the left, and a bull, on the right. Rev. Two incuse squares, one larger than the other. Berk 3. Boston MFA 2073. Dewing 2431. GRPC Lydia G51. SNG Kayhan 1023. SNG von Aulock 2875. A wonderful, boldly struck example of this important issue. Very light die wear, otherwise, good extremely fine.
From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins and from the ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 28,000 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 74
PHOENICIA. Byblos. Uzzibaal, circa 365-350 BC. Shekel (Silver, 25 mm, 13.16 g, 3 h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, 'Z (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin. Rev. 'ZB'L MLK GBL ('Uzzibaal, king of Gebal' in Phoenician) Lion attacking bull to left. Betlyon 14 var. (letters on obverse). HGC 10, 133. Rouvier 640 (letters on obverse). Lightly toned. Struck from the usual somewhat worn dies and with a few ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 2,800 CHF | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 456
GAUL. Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.68 g, 8 h). Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane, triple-pendant earring and necklace; bow and quiver over her shoulder. Rev. ΜΑΣΣA-ΛIHTΩN Lion walking right; between lion's legs, monogram and K. Depeyrot 41/31. SNG München 377. Beautifully toned. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good very fine.
From a North German collection, formed since the 1980s.
Starting price: 75 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 200 CHF | |
