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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 1039
Julia Domna (wife of S. Severus) Æ Assarion of Thuria, Messenia. AD 193-217. IOVΛI ΔOMNA CЄBA[CTH AV], draped bust to right / ΘOVPI[ATѠ]N, Tyche, turreted, standing facing, head to left, holding patera and cornucopiae; Λ-Α across fields. BCD Peloponnesos 830.4 var. (S. Severus); BCD Peloponnesos II -; BMC 7 var. (Caracalla); SNG Copenhagen -; Mionnet 66 var. (rudder instead of patera); NCP p. 66 (not for J. Domna). 4.80g, 21mm, 8h. Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished and possibly un...
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 1049
Caracalla Æ Diassarion of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-205. AV K M AV ANѠT[...](sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Θ[ΟΥΡΙΑΤѠΝ], Athena standing facing, head to left, holding spear and patera or Nike; Λ-Α across fields. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 834.3 (patera) & 4 (Nike); cf. BMC 5-6 (patera); NPC p. 65 (patera). 6.02g, 20mm, 9h. Good Fine. The inscription Λ-A (ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ) on reverse is an evidence that in the time of Severus and his family Thuria formed part of Laconia. Acco...
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 1050
Caracalla Æ Assarion of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-205. [...]M AVPH ANTѠNIN[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΘΟΥΡΙΑΤѠΝ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding patera and cornucopia; Λ-Α across fields. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 834.6; BMC 7 var. (obv. legend); NPC p. 66. 3.72g, 20mm, 6h. Very Fine. Apparently unpublished obverse legend. The inscription Λ-A (ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ) on reverse is an evidence that in the time of Severus and his family Thuria formed part of Laconia....
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 91
Achaia. Achaian League. Lakedaimon (Sparta) circa 85 BC. Triobol – Hemidrachm AR 17 mm, 2,38 g Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above, piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking, monogram below; all within wreath. Good Very Fine, nicely toned Benner 10; BCD Peloponnesos 861; HGC 5, 643. Starting price: 200 EUR...
24 Mar 2024420 EUR
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 330
Pisidia. Amblada. Otacilia Severa AD 244-249. Bronze Æ 29 mm, 13,55 g ωΤΑΚΕΙΛΙΑΝ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΑΝ ϹΕΒ, diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right, crescent at shoulders / ΑΜΒΛΑΔΕΩΝ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΩΝ, Cybele (?) seated left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia; at feet, lion. Very Fine RPC VIII, - (unassigned; ID 20803). The reverse legend of this issue proclaims a proud Spartan heritage of the Ambladeans (AMBΛAΔЄΩN ΛAKЄΔAIMONIⲰN). Starting price: 50 EUR...
24 Mar 202475 EUR
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 202420,000 GBP
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 140
Macedon, Chalkidian League AR Tetradrachm. Olynthos, circa 383/2 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Kithara with seven strings; XAΛKIΔEΩN around. Robinson & Clement Group H, 27a (A22/P24); SNG ANS 474 (same dies); HGC 3.1, 498. 14.33g, 25mm, 7h. Good Very Fine; minor flan flaw to rev., attractive deep cabinet tone over lustrous metal. The growing influence and expansionist aims of the Chalkidian League led by Olynthos in 382 BC led to calls from Amyntas of Macedon, as well as the cities ...
21 Mar 20241,500 GBP
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 281
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AV Daric. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II. Sardes, circa 485-420 BC. Persian Great King or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance to right on exergual line, holding apple-tipped spear and strung bow; quiver over shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24; cf. GRPC Lydia G61. 8.39g, 15mm. Extremely Fine; lustrous metal with light red toning, we...
21 Mar 20244,000 GBP
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 414
Augustus AV Aureus. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, bare head to right / Bull butting to right, left foreleg raised, lashing his tail; IMP•X in exergue. RIC I 166a; Lyon 18; BMCRE 450 = BMCRR Gaul 162; Calicó 212; BN 1372. 7.96g, 20mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 53, 7 February 2019, lot 684; Ex P.P. Collection. The charging bull or heifer is a reference from the famous type of Thurium, a city to which the family of Augustus had a connection: Suetonius re...
21 Mar 20249,500 GBP
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 478
CILICIA. TARSOS. Tiribazos, 388-380. AR-Obol; 0,40 g. Jünglingskopf r.//Mädchen sitzt l. und wirft Astragaloi. Göktürk 17; SNG France 2, 239; SNG Levante 65. Feine Tönung, min. korrodiert, fast vorzüglich/sehr schön Exemplar der Auktion Giessener Münzhandlung 87, München 1998, Nr. 261. Tiribazos' Aufstieg begann damit, dass er 401 v. Chr. in der Schlacht von Kunaxa dem persischen Großkönig Artaxerxes II. das Leben rettete. Als Satrap von Lydien verkündete er im Jahre 386 den sogenannten Kö...
14 Mar 2024320 EUR
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 479
CILICIA. TARSOS. Pharnabazos, 379-374 v. Chr. AR-Stater; 10,78 g. Frauenkopf fast v. v.//Kopf eines Kriegers l. mit Helm. SNG France 2, 245 (dort mit Gegenstempel); SNG Levante 69 var. Min. Prägeschwäche auf dem Avers, fast vorzüglich Exemplar der Auktion Aes Rude 8, Lugano 1982, Nr. 98 und der Auktion Giessener Münzhandlung 100, München 1999, Nr. 191. Pharnabazos übernahm 413 v. Chr. von seinem Vater die Herrschaft über die Satrapie Daskyleion im Nordwesten Kleinasiens. In der Endphase de...
14 Mar 20241,000 EUR
Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung - Auction 302, Lot 158
PELOPONNES. SPARTA. AE Tetrachalkon ø 20mm (2,56g). 48 - 35 v. Chr. Vs.: Drapierte Büste des Lakedaimon mit Diadem n. r. Rs.: Λ-Α, Adler n. r. stehend, unten im Feld Monogramm u. I. BCD Peloponnesos 899.1; Grunauer Gruppe XVI, Serie 3; HGC 5, 630. Schwarze Patina, Vs. Schrötlingsfehler und Kratzer, gutes ss Estimate: 250 EUR...
4 Mar 2024375 EUR
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 11
Macedon. Chalkidian League, Olynthos circa 351 BC. Annikas, magistrate Tetradrachm AR 24 mm, 14,44 g Laureate head of Apollo to right / Kithara; XAΛKIΔEΩN around, ΕΠΙ ANNIKA below; all within shallow round incuse. Nearly Extremely Fine. Attractive cabinet tone. SNG ANS 509 (same dies); Robinson & Clement Group U, 120 (A76/P103); HGC 3.1, 500. The growing influence and expansionist aims of the Chalkidian League led by Olynthos in 382 BC led to calls from Amyntas of Macedon, as well as t...
25 Feb 20241,900 EUR
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 180
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.71 g, 11 h), Megalopolis, circa 225-223. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. [AΛ]EΞANΔPO[Y] Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; in field to left, syrinx above ME; below throne, NI. Price 747 var. (monogram instead of ME). Very rare. Very fine. Megalopolis was founded circa 371-368 BC by the T...
24 Feb 2024650 CHF
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 181
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 17.00 g, 6 h), Megalopolis, circa 225-223/2. 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, ΠY above syrinx and monogram of ME; below throne, NI. Noe, Megalopolis, 6. Price 748. Very rare and unusually attractive for this historically interesting issue...
24 Feb 2024950 CHF
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 602
LAKONIA. Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 35-31 BC. Dupondius (Bronze, 25 mm, 5.68 g, 10 h), Timandros, ephor. [E TIMA]NΔPOC Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Λ-A Artemis standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and spear in her left; at feet to left, hunting dog standing left; in field to right, monogram; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 912-913. Grunauer XIX, Series 2. Rare. Very fine. From an American collection and previously from an Australian collection, Leu Web...
24 Feb 2024120 CHF
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1543
C. Renius, 138 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.79 g, 3 h), Rome. Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. C•RENI / ROMA Juno driving biga of goats to right, holding scepter and reins in her right hand and whip in her left. Babelon (Renia) 1. Crawford 231/1. RBW 961. Sydenham 432. Edge splits, otherwise, very fine. From an American collection, privately acquired from Spartan Numismatics. Starting price: 25 CHF...
24 Feb 202475 CHF
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1816
Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.60 g, 6 h), Lugdunum, circa 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI•F Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. IMP•X Bull butting to right. BMC 451. Cohen 137. RIC 167a. Fine. From an American collection, privately acquired from Spartan Numismatics. Starting price: 25 CHF...
24 Feb 2024220 CHF
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1843
Tiberius, 14-37. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.56 g, 12 h), Lugdunum, 15-18. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM Livia (as Pax) seated right on a chair with plain legs, holding long scepter in her right hand and olive branch in her left. BMC 34. Cohen 16. RIC 26. Fine. From an American collection, privately acquired from Spartan Numismatics. Starting price: 25 CHF...
24 Feb 2024215 CHF
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 153
Macedon, Chalkidian League AR Tetradrachm. Olynthos, circa 357 BC. Straton, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Kithara; XAΛKIΔEΩN around, ΕΠΙ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ below; all within shallow round incuse. SNG ANS 500 (same obv. die); Robinson & Clement Group O, obv. die A59; HGC 3.1, 500. 14.43g, 23mm, 11h. Good Very Fine; deposit on reverse. Very Rare. The growing influence and expansionist aims of the Chalkidian League led by Olynthos in 382 BC led to calls from Amyntas of Macedon, as well...
22 Feb 2024Unsold 
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 226, Lot 467
Herennia Etruscilla. Antoninianus; Herennia Etruscilla; Antioch, Antoninianus, 3.19g. RIC-67a (R), C-28 (20 Fr.). Obv: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG Bust draped r. wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders, later ridged coiffure, no dots below bust. Rx: SAECVLVM NOVVM Six-columned temple, seated cult statue within. The reverse type copied from Philip I. Ex Spartan Numismatics 31, 22 November 2003, lot 325. Herennia's antoniniani struck in Antioch are rare like her husband's.. VF Estimate: 350 USD...
13 Feb 2024Unsold 
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger - Auction 386, Lot 1013
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, ITALIEN, KALABRIEN, TARENT. Didrachme. 510-450. Delphinreiter r., in der Rechten Octopus. Rs: Hippocamp r., darunter Kammuschel. Vlasto vgl. 102. Fischer-Bossert 62. 7.61g, Schöne Tönung. L. korr. ss Erworben bei Klassische Münzen-Tübingen. Der Delphinreiter kann mit beiden mythischen Gründern von Tarent identifiziert werden. Der eponyme Flußgott Taras, ein Sohn des Poseidon mit der Nymphe Satyra, war auf einem Delphin von Tainaron nach Tarent geschwommen. Der Spartaner...
7 Feb 2024Unsold 
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger - Auction 386, Lot 1014
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, ITALIEN, KALABRIEN, TARENT. Didrachme. 510-450. Delphinreiter l. mit erhobenen Armen, darunter Kammuschel. Rs: Hippocamp l. Vlasto 133. Fischer-Bossert 109. 8.18g, Schöne Tönung. Vs. aus etw. abgenutztem Stempel. vz-ss Ex Künker 111, 2006, Los Nr. 6030. Der Delphinreiter kann mit beiden mythischen Gründern von Tarent identifiziert werden. Der eponyme Flußgott Taras, ein Sohn des Poseidon mit der Nymphe Satyra, war auf einem Delphin von Tainaron nach Tarent geschwommen. ...
7 Feb 2024Unsold 
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger - Auction 386, Lot 1168
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, ASIEN, PERSIEN ZEIT D. XERXES I. BIS ARTAXERXES II. 486-375, Au-Dareike. Großkönig im Knielauf mit Bogen und Speer r. Rs: Längliches Incusum. Carradice Typ IIIb late, vgl. Taf. XIV,42. 8.33g, G O L D ss-vz Ex Sammlung DMS. Ex Pegasi 36, 2017, Los Nr. 197. Carradice datiert diese Prägungen ca. 420-375. Der Typus des königlichen Bogenschützen wurde unter Dareios I. (521-486) eingeführt und ersetzte die von den Lydern übernommenen Kröseiden. Neben der Bezeichnung Dare...
7 Feb 20241,650 EUR
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 555, Lot 96
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 85 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.42 g, 10h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above, piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking, monogram below; all within wreath. Benner 6; BCD Peloponnesos 865.4; HGC 5, 643. Lightly toned, minor double strike on reverse. Good VF. Estimate: 200 USD...
7 Feb 2024425 USD
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 555, Lot 98
LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 48-35 BC. Æ Hexachalkon (23.5mm, 6.76 g, 3h). Bearded head of Lykourgos right / Club with handle ending in kerykeion; Λ-A across upper field, monogram and I across lower field. Grunauer Group XVII, Series 2, 18–22 (obv. die V9); BCD Peloponnesos 905; HGC 5, 623. Dark green-brown patina, minor cleaning marks. VF. A particularly fine example for the type. Estimate: 200 USD...
7 Feb 2024600 USD
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles - Auction 137, Lot 1221
Macedon, Chalkidian League. Silver Tetradrachm (14.31 g), ca. 432-348 BC. Olynthos, ca. 361-358 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left. Reverse: Χ-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN, kithara within incuse square. Robinson & Clement grp. F, 11; SNG ANS 473; HGC 3.1, 497. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $7,000 - UP Although the Chalkidian League, a confederation of cities in northern Greece, was founded during the Peloponnesian War, its coinage in its entirety dates to the fourth century (see U...
29 Jan 2024Unsold 
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 116, Lot 115
Macedon, Chalkidian League AR Tetradrachm. Olynthos, circa 351 BC. Annikas, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Kithara; XAΛKIΔEΩN around, ΕΠΙ ANNIKA below; all within shallow round incuse. SNG ANS 509 (same dies); Robinson & Clement Group U, 120 (A76/P103); HGC 3.1, 500. 14.44g, 23mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine; attractive deep cabinet tone. The growing influence and expansionist aims of the Chalkidian League led by Olynthos in 382 BC led to calls from Amyntas of Macedon, as we...
18 Jan 2024Unsold 
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 7
CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 281-276 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.55 g, 12h). Youthful head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Taras(?), holding reins in right hand, trident in left, driving fast biga right; star above; below horses, KΛH above dolphin downward. Fischer-Bossert G20 (V17/R20); Vlasto, Or Type O 1 [a]; Vlasto 18 (same dies); HN Italy 955; Hirsch 85 (same dies); McClean 600 (same dies). Lustrous. Superb EF. Well centered and struck. From the Columbus Collection. Ex Triton XXV (11 J...
9 Jan 202475,000 USD
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 142
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498-454 BC. AR Tristater – "Oktadrachm" (29.5mm, 28.30 g, 11h). Light Aeginetic standard. Aigai mint. Struck circa 476/5-460 BC. Horseman, petasos hanging from neck, holding two spears, standing right, behind horse standing right / AΛE-ΞA-NΔ-PO in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square in relief. Raymond Group II, 51 (A10/P13); AMNG III/2, 31 var. (no crescent); HGC 3, 755; BMC 1 (same obv. die); Dewing 1082 (same obv. die); Pozzi 815 (same dies). Tone...
9 Jan 20249,250 USD
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 173
AKARNANIA, Federal Coinage (Akarnanian Confederacy). Circa 250-200 BC. AR Stater (27mm, 9.90 g, 3h). Leukas mint; Lykourgas, magistrate. Head of river god Achelöos right; [ΛY]KOYPΓOΣ upward to left / Apollo Aktios, nude, holding bow in extended right hand, seated left; monogram to left, AKAPNANΩN to right. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 23; BCD Akarnania 18 (same dies); HGC 4, 721. Attractive cabinet tone, minor die wear as usual, graffiti on reverse. Near EF. Perfectly centered. Powerful head of ...
9 Jan 20247,500 USD
Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd - Auction 60, Lot 87
Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Silver Triobol (2.01 g), ca. 90-60/50 BC Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing pearl diadem. Reverse: Λ-A, Amphora, decorated with snake; flanked by pilei of the Dioskouroi; (ΠE)I to lower left, CIΠ to lower right; all within laurel wreath. Grunauer grp. VIII, series 17, 96-99; BCD Peloponnesos 876; HGC 5, 613. NGC grade XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. Die-shift. Estimate: 300 USD...
9 Jan 2024280 USD
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30039
Ancients LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 377-326 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.54 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, edge filing. Head of Apollo Carneius right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle standing right, wings closed, head reverted; within linear frame, all within incuse square. Bodenstedt 104. Gulbenkian 886. A marvelous specimen with charcoal toning on bright straw-yellow surfaces. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Jean Vinchon, Auction (27 February 1961), lot 196. Apollo C...
8 Jan 20241,450 USD
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 553, Lot 63
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.66 g, 1h). Chian standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within incuse square. Von Fritze, Pergamon, pl. I, 1; Mørkholm, Pergamene 1; SNG Arikantürk 3, 726–30; SNG BN 1546–8; Winzer 7.1. Toned, porous, scrapes. VF. The identification of the portrait on the reverse of this issue has been the subject of debate. The individualized features suggest it is the portrait of a person rather than the per...
3 Jan 2024200 USD
Nomos AG - obolos 30, Lot 325
LAKONIA. Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 48-35 BC. Tetrachalkon (Bronze, 18 mm, 3.58 g, 1 h). Diademed and draped bust of Lakedaimon to right. Rev. Λ-A Eagle standing right with closed wings; to left, monogram; to right, ΦI. BCD Peloponnesos -. Grunauer XVI, 1, 15 (same dies). HGC 5, 630 var. (monogram). Attractive dark green patina. Minor pitting, otherwise, very fine. From the Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection, acquired from Harlan J. Berk, whose experts identified it as coming from Laos in Lucani...
17 Dec 2023360 CHF
Nomos AG - obolos 30, Lot 523
LACONIA. Lacedaemon (Sparta). Hadrian, 117-138. Diassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 10.65 g, 4 h). [AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄB] Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙ/ΜΟΝΙΩΝ The Dioscouri on horseback charging to right. BCD Peloponnesos 937. RPC III 335. Green brown patina. Flan fault on obvesre edge, otherwise, good fine. Ex Obolos 9, 25 March 2018, 696. Starting price: 150 CHF...
17 Dec 2023440 CHF
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 20
Boeotia. Thebes circa 395-338 BC. ΘΕΟΠ- (Theop-), magistrate Stater AR 23 mm, 12,10 g Boeotian shield / ΘΕ-ΟΠ, volute krater with a decorated upper half, all within incuse concave circle. good very fine, lovely toned BCD (Triton IX, 2006, Lot 557); HGC 4, 1334. The Boeotian shield, also known as the aspis or hoplon, holds a distinctive place in ancient Greek military history, particularly during the classical period. Named after the region of Boeotia in central Greece, this shield was a f...
17 Dec 20232,400 EUR
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 552, Lot 373
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 20.08 g, 11h). Dated RY 15 (AD 151/2). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / Tyche reclining left on garlanded lectisternium, holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; L IЄ (date) above. Köln 1675-6; Dattari (Savio) 2892; K&G 35.539; RPC IV.4 Online 1368; Emmett 1687.15. Brown patina, minor pitting, peripheral weakness. Fine. From the Lionel Tenby Collection, purchased from Spartan Nu...
13 Dec 202380 USD
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 79
Cilicia. Tarsos. Pharnabazos 380-373 BC. Obol AR 10 mm, 0,72 g Baal of Tarsos seated left holding sceptre / Head of Aphrodite left wearing stephanos, earring and necklace. Very Fine Traité pl.CXIV, 11. Pharnabazos was a prominent Persian military commander and satrap during 4th century BC. He played a significant role in various events of the time, particularly during the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath. Pharnabazos initially served as a satrap (governor) of Phrygia, a region in wes...
10 Dec 202365 EUR
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Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag - Auction 40, Lot 94
Kaiserzeit. Caracalla 198-217. AE-36 mm (Provinzialprägung für TROAS) -Skepsis-. Belorbeerte und drapierte Panzerbüste nach rechts / Das Urteil des Paris: Eros auf einem Felsen, der nach links vorrückt und der vor ihm stehenden Aphrodite mit Zepter einen Apfel hinhält, hinter ihr stehen Hera mit Zepter und Athene mit Speer und Schild; rechts der Berggott Ida auf einem Baum. Bellinger -. M. Bernhart "Aphrodite auf griechischen Münzen" (1934) Nr. 314. 23,58 g äußerst selten, leichte Auflagen,...
6 Dec 20232,300 EUR
Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd - Auction 134, Lot 3571
Peloponnesos, Achaean League, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.67 g), Sparta mint, obv. Zeus head laureate right, dotted border, rev, wreath with XA monogram within, monograms above and below, caps of the Dioskouroi on either side, (cf.S.2987, Clerk 315, BMC 85-86, SNG Cop.319). Bright off centred, good very fine and rare. Ex Noble Numismatics stock with very detailed ticket, previously from Spink & Son, London, 21 December 1993. Estimate: 200 AUD...
21 Nov 2023120 AUD
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 155
LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 48-35 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (19mm, 3.36 g, 2h). Diademed and draped bust of Lakedaimon right / Eagle standing right; monograms flanking. Grunauer Group XVI, Series 7; BCD Peloponnesos 897 (this coin); HGC 5, 630. Wonderful green patina with patches of red on reverse. VF. From the St. George Collection. Ex CNG inventory 775629 (July 2006); BCD Collection (LHS 96, 8 May 2006), lot 897. Estimate: 200 USD...
15 Nov 20231,500 USD
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 396, Lot 1019
PELOPONNESUS. Æ, circa 39 BC, SPARTA, L. Sempronius Atratinus, 20 mm, 4.78 g. ATPATINOC, bare head of Atratinus r.//Λ-A(κεδαιμονίων), below a monogram which gives the name of the official responsible for this coin, perhaps AΠΟ(---) – C?, eagle standing r. Grunauer -; Hoover 632 (this coin); RPC 1101 b.1 (this coin). Of the highest rarity. Apparently unique. Very fine Ex Collection M. Lafaille, Monnaies et Médailles 76, Basel 1991, lot 374; ex Collection BCD, LHS Auction 96, Zurich 2006, ...
13 Nov 20236,000 EUR
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 396, Lot 1068
SYRIA. AR, tetradrachm, 54/53 BC, ANTIOCHIA, Proconsul M. Licinius Crassus in the name and types of the Seleucid king Philippos I Philadelphos, 26 mm, 15.36 g. Diademed head of Philippos r.//[B]AΣIΛE[ΩΣ] / ΦIΛIΠΠΟ[V] – EΠIΦΑΝΟV[Σ] /[ΦI]ΛAΔEΛ[ΦΟV], Zeus Nikephorus enthroned l., thunderbold above, monogram KP of Crassus to lower inner left, all within laurel wreath. Hoover 1357 var. (monogram); Houghton/Lorber/Hoover 2489.2 var. (monogram); McAlee 2 var. (monogram); Prieur 2 var. (monogram); R...
13 Nov 20235,500 EUR
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXIX, Lot 89
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,...
9 Nov 202338,000 GBP
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXIX, Lot 189
Lesbos, Methymna AR Didrachm. Circa 500-450 BC. Boar standing to right with lowered head, scratching muzzle with its left foreleg; MAⴲVMNAI[OΣ] above / Head of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with tendril, disc-shaped earring and necklace; within dotted square border, all within incuse square. P. R. Franke, Zur Münzprägung von Methymna, in H.-G. Buchholz, Methymna, 1; SNG Lockett 2776 (same dies); Gillet 1127 (this coin); Boston MFA 1658 (same dies). 8.20g, 20mm, 10h. Go...
9 Nov 202326,000 GBP
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXIX, Lot 284
Septimius Severus Æ 31mm of Amblada, Pisidia. AD 193-211. ΑV ΚΑΙ ΛΟV ϹЄΠ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΜΒΛΑΔЄѠΝ ΛΑΚЄΔΑΙΜΟΝΙѠΝ, Tychai of Amblada and Sparta standing, facing each other, clasping hands, each wearing kalathos and holding long sceptre ΦΙΛΟϹΟ to left, ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔ in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references. 20.19g, 31mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare. This coin published in H. Arroyo-Quirce. "ΦΙΛ(Ο) ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔ. An enigmatic coin legend fro...
9 Nov 20231,300 GBP
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 30
Selinus Didrachm circa 515-470, AR 20mm, 8.44 g. Selinon leaf. Rev. Selinon leaf diagonally oriented in linear square within incuse square. Arnold-Biucchi group II, 11. SNG ANS 684. Gillet 492 (this coin). SNG Ashmolean 1889. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly among the finest specimens in private hands. Wonderful old cabinet tone and extremely fine Ex Leu 76, 1999, 48 and Triton XIV, 2011, 32 sales. From the Charles Gillet collection. Selinus was founded in ...
7 Nov 202342,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 47
Amphipolis Tetradrachm circa 369-368, AR 25 mm, 14.24 g. Head of Apollo facing slightly l., wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. AMΦ – IΠO – ΛIT – EΩN within raised linear square enclosing race torch. de Hirsch 958 (these dies). SNG ANS 76 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer 414 (these dies). Gillet 767 (this coin). Gulbenkian 398 (these dies). Lorber 11c (this coin). Very rare. An impressive portrait of fine style struck in high relief and with a lovely old cabinet tone. An almost invisible die-break on ob...
7 Nov 202380,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 53
Macedonian Tribal Coinage, Methone or Stageira Samian stater circa 530-520, AR 18 mm, 8.19 g. Four flowers and, at the top, a boar l., each separated by a pellet, forming a rosette; at centre, pellet within dotted circle. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Svoronos Hellénism Primitif 4 and pl XVI, 40. Jameson 968. Gillet 766. SNG ANS 732 (Stagira). Troxell and Spengler ANSMN 15, pl. 18, B (Stagira). Extremely rare. A lovely iridescent tone, minor areas of porosity, otherwise good very fine E...
7 Nov 2023Unsold 
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 75
Thessaly, The Ainianes Stater, Hypata circa 360s-350s, AR 25 mm, 11.61 g. Laureate and bearded head of Zeus l. Rev. ΑΙΝΙΑΝΩΝ Athena standing l., helmeted and wearing long robes, holding Nike alighting l. on her r. hand and resting her l. on her spear and shield at her feet; in l. field, spear-head l. and snake coiled l. BCD Thessaly I, 1010 (this coin). Apparently unique. A coin of tremendous importance and fascination. Surface somewhat porous, otherwise about very fine Ex Nomos sale 4, 2011...
7 Nov 202332,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 108
Athens Tetradrachm, Civic mint circa 510-500/490, AR 24 mm, 17.22 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet and earring; on forehead, large pellet. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r. with closed wings, head facing; in upper l. field, olive-twig. All within incuse square. Svoronos pl. 6, 8. Asyut 261. Seltman 340. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. A portrait of excellent Archaic style perfectly struck in high relief on a full. Wonderful old cabinet tone and extremely fine ...
7 Nov 202395,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 122
Elis, Olympia Stater, 87th Olympiad circa 432, AR 26 mm, 12.10 g. Eagle flying r., with its wings spread above its body, grasping a hare by the back with its talons and tearing at it with its beak. Rev. [F] – A Nike, wearing a peplos and a chiton, seated facing l. on top of two steps, holding a long palm-branch in her r. hand and resting her l. hand on the top step; below, an olive spray. Traité, pl. CCXXX, 1. C.T. Seltman, The Katoché Hoard of Elean Coins, NC 1951, p. 43, 133 and pl. 5 (this ...
7 Nov 202346,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 123
Laconia, Lacedaemon (Sparta) Bronze circa 35-31, Æ 31 mm, 31.09 g. Jugate heads of the Dioscuri r. Rev. ΛA within wreath. Grunauer Group XX, 2 (these dies). BCD Peloponnesos 917–918. SNG Copenhagen 592 (these dies). Very rare. A jugate portrait of fine style and a fine light brown tone. Very fine Ex Helios sale 6, 2011, 59. Estimate: 2000 CHF...
7 Nov 20236,500 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 129
Melos Stater circa 425-415, AR 20 mm, 14.21 g. MAΛICN retrograde oinochoe. Rev. Three dolphins swimming around a large central pellet, all within a dotted circle within a shallow incuse circle. Traité pl. CCXLII, 12 (this coin). Jameson 1300 (this coin). C.M. Kraay, The Melos Hoard of 1907 re-examined, NC 1964, p. 3, 4 and pl. I (this coin). Sheedy 18 and pl. 7 (this coin). Very rare and in unusual condition for this very difficult issue. Light iridescent tone, surface somewhat porous, other...
7 Nov 202342,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 139
Lampsacus Stater circa 360-340, AV 17 mm, 8.42g. Female head facing l. (Sappho ?), wearing a laurel-wreath, her hair bound at the back in a sakkos. Rev. Forepart of Pegasus l., within an incuse square. For similar obverse type bust Pegasus r., cf. Leu sale 20, 1978, 118. cf. M&M sale 53, 1977, 89 (Pegasus r.). An apparently unique variety of an exceedingly rare type known in only four specimens. An elegant portrait of exquisite style struck on a large flan. Extremely fine / good extremely f...
7 Nov 202375,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 142
Lampsacus Stater circa 360-340, AV 17 mm, 8.38 g. Head of Satyr l., wearing ivy wreath, earrings and necklace. Rev. Forepart of Pegasus r., within a shallow incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos 32 and pl. III, 13. BMC 24, pl. XIX, 2 (these dies). Jameson 2579 (this coin). Gillet 1106 (this coin). Extremely rare. An interesting and appealing portrait of fine style, minor traces of double striking on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine Ex Leu-M&M 28 May 1974, Kunstfreund, 216; Leu 38, 1986, ...
7 Nov 202375,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 144
Troas, Abydus Stater circa 410, AV 18 mm, 8.58 g. ABYΔ / HNON partially retrograde Eagle standing l. Rev. Gorgoneion facing, within an incuse square. Gillet 1114 (this coin). E.S.G. Robinson, Some Electrum and Gold Greek Coins, Centennial Publication (ANS) 1958, 593, 13 and pl. 39, 13 (this coin illustrated). Apparently unique. A coin of tremendous importance and fascination. The reverse finely detailed and of excellent Classical style, a minor edge nick at five o'clock on reverse. otherwis...
7 Nov 2023240,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 152
Islands off Ionia, Samos Tetradrachm circa 390, AR 25 mm, 15.29 g. Lion's scalp facing. Rev. ΗΓΗΣΙΑΝΑΞ / ΣΑ Forepart of an ox r., wearing an ornamental collar and with dotted truncation; in l. field, olive branch and below r., monogram within circle. Barron 118a (this coin). de Hirsch 1531. Gillet 1339 (this coin). Rare and in exceptional condition, undoubtedly among the finest specimens known. Perfectly struck and centred on a very large flan and with excellent metal. Wonderful old cabinet...
7 Nov 202367,500 CHF
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 174
Cyprus, Salamis. Euagoras circa 411 – 374/3 Stater or siglos circa 411-374/3, AR 21 mm, 11.12 g. e u va ko ro in Cypriot characters Bearded head of Heracles r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ba si le vo se in Cypriot characters Recumbent ram r.; above, barley grain and dotted exergual line beneath. In exergue, EYa. Traité pl. 127, 27. SNG Copenhagen 47. Tziambazis 113 var. (A on reverse). SilCoinCy A1841. O. Masson & M. Amandry, Notes de Numismatique Chypriote, VI-VIII, RN 1988, p. 37, B...
7 Nov 202330,000 CHF
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 140, Lot 189
Cyrene Tetradrachm circa 520, AR 26 mm, 17.20 g. The city-goddess Cyrene, wearing stephane and a long chiton, seated l. on diphros, her r. hand reaching out to a plant of silphium; behind, silphium fruit. Rev. Head of Zeus Ammon r., within incuse square with dotted rim. Jameson 1346 (this coin). Traité III, pl. CCLXIII, 2 (this coin). BMC 12a and pl. 3, 1 (this coin). K. Regling, Die Antike Münzen als Kunstwerk, pl. 2, 49 (this coin). Jenkins, AGC, ill. 87. Gillet 14 (this coin). Unique. An i...
7 Nov 2023160,000 CHF
Nomos AG - Auction 30, Lot 1301
BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 395-338 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 12.15 g), struck under the magistracy of Epaminondas, circa 364-362. Boeotian shield. Rev. ΕΠ-ΠΑ Amphora; above, small Boeotian shield. BCD Boiotia 542. Hepworth 35. HGC 4, 1333. Rare. A wonderful example, perfectly centered, well-struck and of great historic interest. Extremely fine. This coin is signed by Thebes's greatest statesman and general, Epaminondas (c. 419/411-362 BC). He was responsible for the massive defeat of Sparta at ...
6 Nov 202312,000 CHF
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 549, Lot 84
MYSIA, Gambrion. Gorgion. Circa 400 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 1.63 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bull butting right, head facing, tamgha on shoulder; kerykeion above. Cf. SNG BN 895 var. = Traité II 47 var. = J.-P. Six, "Monnaies grecques, inédites et incertaines" in NC 1894, p. 315, n. 1 (tetrobol; name of Gorgion above bull); cf. Winterthur 2527 (same); Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11, lot 812. Toned, porous. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of only two known diobols of this var...
1 Nov 2023225 USD
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 549, Lot 89
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.55 g, 11h). Chian standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within incuse square. Von Fritze, Pergamon, pl. I, 1; Mørkholm, Pergamene 1; SNG Arikantürk 726–30; SNG BN 1546–8; Winzer 7.1. Toned, granular surfaces, traces of find patina, some cleaning scratches. Near VF. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (23 February 2020), lot 821. The identification of the portrait on the reverse of this issue ha...
1 Nov 2023150 USD
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 182 | Silver, Lot 121
Persia. Achaemenid Empire. Uncertain mint in Caria circa 400-341 BC. Time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III Tetradrachm AR 23 mm, 14,90 g Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Warrior, wearing kyrbasia, on horseback right, thrusting spear he holds aloft in right hand; to left, head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Good Very Fine Sunrise 73–4 var. (reverse controls); Meadows, Administration 327 var. (BA on obv.); Mildenberg, Münzwes...
29 Oct 20233,400 EUR
Spink - Auction 23108, Lot 1265
Achaia, Achaian league (4): i) Pallantion, c.100 BC, AR Hemidrachm, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PAL around Achaian league monogram, monogram and trident head below, all within wreath, 2.31g (BCD Peloponnesos 1593.2; Benner 4), lightly toned with softened details, very fine; ii) Elis, c. 150 BC, AR Hemidrachm, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. Achaian league monogram, I above, F-A across fields, thunderbolt below, all within wreath, 2.38g (BCD Peloponnesos 668.1; Benner 25; HGC 5, 53), t...
24 Oct 2023350 GBP
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 548, Lot 107
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (10.5mm, 1.70 g, 1h). Chian standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within incuse square. Von Fritze, Pergamon, pl. I, 1; Mørkholm, Pergamene 1; SNG BN 1546–8; SNG Arikantürk 726–30; Winzer 7.1. Lightly toned, traces of find patina, minor marks. VF. The identification of the portrait on the reverse of this issue has been the subject of debate. The individualized features suggest it is the portrait of a ...
18 Oct 2023300 USD
Morton & Eden - Auction 124, Lot 25
‡ Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, gold stater, c. 302 BC, ΤΑΡΑ, veiled female head right, wearing a necklace, triple-drop earring, and stephane decorated with a palmette and pellets; to right, dolphin swimming downwards; below truncation, ΚΟΝ, rev., ΔΙΟΣΚΟΡ[ΟΙ], the Dioscuri, laureate, on horses pacing left; the nearer holds a palm with wreath and fillet, the farther crowning his horse with a wreath; in ex.,ΣΑ, 8.59g, die axis 7.00 (Fischer-Bossert G 15 m & n = Wealth of the Ancient World 97, this ...
26 Sep 2023140,000 GBP
Morton & Eden - Auction 124, Lot 236
‡ Macedonia, Amphipolis, tetradrachm, c. 362/61 BC, laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters right, rev., ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛΙΤΕΩΝ arranged around lighted torch; in right field, tripod, 14.24g, die axis 7.00 (Lorber 26a, this piece; Boston 537, same dies), toned, struck in high relief, extremely fine and of superb style, very rare Provenance: Saloniki hoard, 1859 (IGCH 368); Bompois collection, Hoffmann, Paris, 16 January 1882, lot 713; Marc collection, Platt, Paris, 3 April 1933, lot 72; de Nanteu...
26 Sep 2023320,000 GBP
Morton & Eden - Auction 124, Lot 358
‡ The Arcadian League, Megalopolis, stater, c. 364-362 BC, laureate head of Zeus Lykaios left, rev., naked Pan seated left on cloak spread on rock, his head turned towards the right and he holds a lagobolon in his right hand; to left, ΑΡΚ monogram; below, a syrinx and the signature [ΟΛΥ], 12.06g, die axis 12.00 (D. Gerin "Les stateres de la Ligue Arcadienne", SNR 65 (1986), 27, this piece), some scratches in the fields, otherwise with light toning and in high relief, good very fine, very rare ...
26 Sep 202326,000 GBP
Morton & Eden - Auction 124, Lot 373
‡ Achaean League, hemidrachm, Lakedaimon (Sparta), hemidrachm, c. 175-168 BC, laureate head of Zeus right, rev., AX monogram between caps of the Dioscuri; ΛΑ above and ΜΕ monogram below; all in laurel-wreath, 2.43g, die axis 4.00 (Thompson, Agrinion 468a; Clerk 324; SNG Copenhagen 318), good very fine and rare Provenance: Tradart, Geneva, 16 November 1995, lot 67; European Connoisseur collection (formed before 2002). Estimate: 300 - 400 GBP...
26 Sep 2023850 GBP
Morton & Eden - Auction 124, Lot 433
‡ Ionia, Klazomenai, drachm, c. 370 BC, laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters left, rev., ΚΛ-Α, swan standing to left with wings spread; around, magistrate's name ΑΠ-ΟΛΛΑ-Σ, 4.04g, die axis 6.00 (Boston 1861, same dies; Gulbenkian 741, same dies; Traité II, 1997, pl. 155, 25), of exceptionally fine style, toned and extremely fine, extremely rare Provenance: Bank Leu 15, 4 May 1976, lot 294 (enlarged pl. xxvii); Bank Leu 45, 26 May 1988, lot 217 (enlarged, pl.iv and viii); Tradart, Gene...
26 Sep 202330,000 GBP
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