| Auction Date | Price Realized | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2296
Cyrenaica, Barce.
Tetradrachm 380, AR 25 mm, 12.84 g. Silphium plant with leaves and flowers. Rev. BAPKAI retrograde Laureate head of Zeus Ammon r. BMC 23 (these dies). Traité III 1962.
Very rare. Surface somewhat porous, otherwise good very fine
Ex Leu 77, 2000, 399 and NAC 84, 2015, 742 sales.
About three or four generations after Cyrene was founded, a new settlement, Barce, was established in the 570s or 560s B.C. It was located about seventy-five miles westwards down the coast fro... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 214
Ancient coins
Greece
Egypt and Northern Africa
Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Hemidrachm, c. 500-480 BC, Müller 28, SNG Cop.1169, Rosen 763, Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 83, cf. Triton XXII, lot 431 1.72 g - rare, well-struck and with a fine old toning
On the other side of the profile of the syncretic Greek/Egyptian god, Zeus-Ammon is seen the fruit of the now extinct Silphio (Silphium) plant. Legend said that this fruit was a gift from Apollo himself and the Romans considered it worth its weight i... | 30 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 412
KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 13 mm, 4.05 g), Attic standard. Two silphium fruits (seed pods?) base to base with three pellets between. Rev. Silphium fruit (seed pod?) within incuse square. BMC 18; SNG Copenhagen 1165. Toned. Somewhat porous, otherwise, very fine.
Starting price: 300 CHF... | 21 Apr 2024 | 550 CHF | |
cgb.fr - Live Auction April 2024, Lot 133
CYRENAICA - CYRENE
Type : Unité
Date : c. 260-240 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cyrène, Cyrénaïque
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,74 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse description : Tête barbue et cornue de Zeus-Ammon à droite ; grènetis circulaire
Reverse description : Plant de silphium vu de face ; grènetis circulaire
Reverse legend : K-O/I-N/O-N
Catalogue references : Laffaille628 - GC.6363 (250£) - Cop.1277 - BMC.9 pl. 27/17 - SNG. Bar1224
Grade : A... | 9 Apr 2024 | 240 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 733
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Didrachm. Time of Magas, as Ptolemaic governor, circa 300-275 BC. Horned head of Zeus Karneios to right / Silphium plant; KY-PA across upper fields, tripod and monogram flanking below. BMC 252 corr. (head to right, not left); SNG Copenhagen 1242 var. (position of controls). 7.58g, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; areas of flatness.
Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 536, 12 April 2023,
Estimate: 250 GBP... | 8 Apr 2024 | 260 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 729
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter Æ Hemiobol. Kyrene, circa 299-294 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right / ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with spread wings standing on thunderbolt to right; before, two monograms above silphium plant and crab. Cf. CPE B145-6; cf. Svoronos 70-1; cf. SNG Copenhagen 427; cf. BMC 5d-e. 3.97g, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
From the Pavlos S. Pavlou Collection, collector's ticket included.
Estimate: 50 GBP... | 21 Mar 2024 | 240 GBP | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 558, Lot 204
KYRENAICA, Koinon. Circa 250-246 BC. Æ (24.5mm, 11.40 g, 12h). Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia / Silphium plant. Asolati 61C; SNG Copenhagen 1280; BMC 22–9. Brown patina, patches of encrustation, areas of roughness. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 520 (20 July 2022), lot 220.
Estimate: 100 USD... | 20 Mar 2024 | 80 USD | |
Davissons, Ltd. - Auction 43, Lot 169
Classic Greece. Robert Ready British Museum electrotype. Cyrenaica. Cyrene. Circa 300-290 B.C. Silver didrachm copy. 21 mm. Head of young Zeus-Ammon right / A silphium plant; KY - PA in field. Head plate 28, 34.
All Greek electrotypes offered in this sale are in two separate halves, as made.
Robert Ready British Museum Electrotypes
In the late 1850's the British Museum hired the seal-maker, Robert Ready, to produce copies of some of the finest coins in the British Museum collection. With ... | 20 Mar 2024 | 120 USD | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 761
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN. CYRENAICA. KYRENE.
AV-Litra, 331/322 v. Chr., Magistrat Jason; 2,06 g. Drei Silphiumpflanzen um Zentralpunkt//Athenakopf l. mit korinthischem Helm. Naville 41.
RR Kratzer, sehr schön
Exemplar der Auktion NAC A, Zürich 1990, Nr. 1585 und der Auktion Bertolami Fine Arts (ACR) 24, London 2016, Nr. 282.
Estimate: 750 EUR... | 14 Mar 2024 | 1,300 EUR | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 762
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN. CYRENAICA. KYRENE.
AR-Didrachme, 308/277 v. Chr.; 7,80 g. Karneioskopf l.//Silphium, l. Monogramm, r. Stern. BMC 238; SNG Cop. 1238.
Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön
Erworben 2001 bei der Firma Blancon, Hannover.
Zur Zeit der Prägung dieses Stückes war Magas, ein Halbbruder des Ptolemaios I., Gouverneur von Kyrene. Der Silphiumhandel machte Kyrene reich - in Rom wurde Silphium mit Silber aufgewogen. Die Pflanze galt lange als ausgestorben, sie soll jedoch in Libyen wiederentdec... | 14 Mar 2024 | 3,400 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1186
KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 10 mm, 1.71 g), Attic standard. Silphium fruit. Rev. Head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear; all within incuse square. BMC 26-28. BMFA -. SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Porous and with some edge chipping, otherwise, about very fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 24 Feb 2024 | 75 CHF | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 410
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Hemidrachm. Circa 500-480 BC. Silphium fruit / Incuse square divided into five sections. Buttrey, Coins 46-8; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 7-8 var. (incuse). 1.80g, 11mm.
Very Fine. Extremely rare early issue.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 377.
Estimate: 200 GBP... | 22 Feb 2024 | 120 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 412
Kyrenaika, Kyrene Æ 22mm. Koinon issue, circa 250 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / Silphium plant; KOINON around. BMC 2-13, & pl. XXVII, 16-9; SNG Copenhagen 1279. 9.14g, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 105, 19 January 2023, lot 340.
Estimate: 100 GBP... | 22 Feb 2024 | 75 GBP | |
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger - Auction 386, Lot 1200
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, AFRIKA, KYRENAIKA, KYRENE.
Didrachme. 308-277. Karneioskopf mit Widdergehörn r. Rs: Silphiumpflanze, r. Stern. SNG COP. 1236. ss
Slabbed by NGC (VF).
Estimate: 600 EUR... | 7 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
cgb.fr - Internet Auction January 2024, Lot 109
CYRENAICA - CYRENE
Type : Unité
Date : c. 260-240 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cyrène, Cyrénaïque
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 13,49 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse description : Tête barbue et cornue de Zeus-Ammon à droite ; grènetis circulaire
Reverse description : Plant de silphium vu de face ; grènetis circulaire
Reverse legend : K-O/I-N/O-N
Commentary : Poids lourd
Catalogue references : Laffaille628 - GC.6363 (250£) - Cop.1277 - BMC.9 pl. 27/17... | 23 Jan 2024 | 100 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 116, Lot 368
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Drachm. Circa 520-480 BC. Silphium fruit on leaves (?) / Incuse punch. Cf. BMC 5b = Traité II 1989. 3.24g, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Estimate: 125 GBP... | 18 Jan 2024 | 80 GBP | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30059
Ancients
CYRENAICA. Cyrene. Ophellas, as Ptolemaic Governor (ca. 322/1-308 BC). AV hemidrachm (11mm, 2.15 gm). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 4/5, edge scuff. Attic standard. Chairius, magistrate. XAIPI-, head of Athena left, wearing pendant earring and crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head / K-Y-P, three silphium plants arranged with bases around central pellet. SNG Copenhagen -. BMC 135a. Expertly centered on bright, satiny surfaces.
From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Collec... | 8 Jan 2024 | 7,000 USD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 115, Lot 424
Kyrenaika, Kyrene Æ 20mm. Circa 322-313 BC. Horseman riding to right, indistinct letters below (ΘA?) / Wheel of six spokes, silphium plant to right; all within circular incuse. Cf. BMC 194; cf. SNG Copenhagen 1220-1. 7.27g, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 102, 3 November 2022, lot 511;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 82, 15 April 2021, lot 704.
Estimate: 65 GBP... | 21 Dec 2023 | 45 GBP | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1849
KYRENAICA. Barke. Circa 435-331 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 13 mm, 1.73 g, 5 h). Silphium plant with fruits. Rev. BAP Head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear. BMC -. SNG Copenhagen -. Very rare. Traces of corrosion and with minor areas of horn silver, otherwise, good fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 150 CHF | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1850
KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 9 mm, 1.71 g, 12 h), Attic standard. Silphium fruit. Rev. Head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear; all within incuse square. BMC 26-28. SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise, very fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 170 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1851
KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 11 mm, 2.00 g, 6 h), Attic standard. Silphium fruit. Rev. Head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear; all within incuse square. BMC 26-28. SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Struck on a slightly short flan, otherwise, very fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 220 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1852
KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 480-435 BC. Drachm (Silver, 14 mm, 3.00 g, 9 h). Silphium plant with fruits. Rev. KY Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear, within dotted circle within round incuse. BMC pl. VI, 8B. SNG Copenhagen 1179. Rare. Somewhat corroded and with minor areas of horn silver, otherwise, good fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 120 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 1853
KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 375-305 BC. Drachm (Silver, 14 mm, 3.21 g, 12 h), Asiatic standard. Head of Karneios to left, with a ram's horn over his ear; behind, magistate's name (unreadable). Rev. Silphium plant with fruits. BMC 166-8. SNG Copenhagen 1206-7. Some deposits and with minor areas of horn silver, otherwise, about very fine.
From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 160 CHF | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 477
Kyrenaika, Kyrene Æ 20mm. Time of Ophellas as Ptolemaic governor. First reign, circa 322-313 BC. Youth on horseback to right; [KP] below / Wheel of four spokes with hub seen in perspective, silphium plant between spokes to left; all within circular incuse. BMC 195 & Pl. XIX, 11. 7.96g, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Estimate: 50 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | 650 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 478
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Didrachm. Time of Magas, as Ptolemaic governor, circa 300-275 BC. Horned head of Zeus Karneios to right / Silphium plant; KY-PA across upper fields, tripod and monogram flanking below. BMC 252 corr. (head to right, not left); SNG Copenhagen 1242 var. (position of controls). 7.58g, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; areas of flatness.
Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 536, 12 April 2023,
Estimate: 500 GBP... | 23 Nov 2023 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 306
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 117/6-108/7 BC. Æ Obol (20mm, 6.87 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Two eagles with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; silphium plant to left. Svoronos 1158 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen 455 (Ptolemy VIII-Ptolemy Apion); Asolati 80 (Ptolemy VI-VIII). Green-brown surfaces, some roughness. VF.
From the WCM Collection, purchased from Sayles & Lavender, August 2008.
Estimate: 100 USD... | 15 Nov 2023 | 140 USD | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 397, Lot 2410
CYRENAICA. KYRENE.
AR-Didrachme, 308/277 v. Chr.; 7,53 g. Karneioskopf r.//Silphium, l. Monogramm, r. Stern. BMC 234 ff.; SNG Cop. 1236.
Sehr schön
Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 111, Osnabrück 2014, Nr. 6352 und der Sammlung Dieter Braun, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 248, Osnabrück 2014, Nr. 7364.
Zur Zeit der Prägung dieses Stückes war Magas, ein Halbbruder des Ptolemaios I., Gouverneur von Kyrene.
Der Silphiumhandel machte Kyrene reich - in Rom wurde Silphium mit Silber ... | 14 Nov 2023 | 390 EUR | |
