| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24005 | Auction date: 17 July 2024 |
| Lot number: 1 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Kings of the Bosporos, Asander (as king) AV Stater. Dated RY 17 = 31/0 BC. Diademed head to right / Nike standing to left on prow, holding wreath and palm; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, AΣANΔPOY to left, ZI (date) in inner left field. MacDonald 206; RPC I 1854; HGC 7, 201. 8.00g, 20mm, 12h. NGC graded AU 4/5 - 2/5, brushed, bent (#6158066-006). Extremely Rare; only one other example with this date offered at auction in over 20 years. Asander rose to prominence in the Kimmerian Bosporos after defeating Pharnakes II in battle. However, Julius Caesar instead appointed Mithridates of Pergamum, his personal friend, as ruler of the Bosporos, angering Asander, who also defeated and killed the new Mithridates II in 47 or 46 BC. He was left in sole control and quickly strengthened his claim to the throne by marrying Pharnakes' daughter Dynamis, but only assumed the title of archon, likely a concession to Rome, which had and would in the future confirm all Bosporan kings. The staters of Asander bear Greek letter-numeral dates counting the years of his rule: this type, from the seventeenth year, is extremely rare and unlisted in the Handbook of Greek Coinage, with only one other example offered at auction in over two decades. |  |
Match 1:
| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Kallista Auction 1 | Auction date: 3 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 53 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: ANCIENT GREECE. KINGDOM OF THE BOSPOROS. Asander (King). Gold Stater, dated RY 17 = 31/0 BC. Obv: diademed head right. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΣANΔPOY, Nike standing left on prow, holding wreath and palm; ZI (date) in inner left field. In secure plastic holder, graded NGC AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5; brushed, slight bend, certification number 6158066-011. Originally a general under Mithridates VI of Pontus, Asander played a crucial role in the tumultuous events that followed the fall of Mithridates. Around 47 BC, seizing an opportunity amid the chaos, he declared himself king of the Bosporan Kingdom after rebelling against Pharnaces II, Mithridates' son. Asander's reign can be characterised by military acumen and political shrewdness. Recognising the importance of aligning with Rome, the dominant force of the era, he forged an alliance that helped him secure his throne and maintain control over his kingdom. His rule, which spanned several decades, saw the Bosporan Kingdom grow in strength, a testament to his strategic vision. However, Asander's reign ended in tragedy. In 17, facing a rebellion led by the pretender Scribonius, Asander reportedly died from starvation - a stark contrast to the power and authority he once wielded. His death plunged the Bosporan Kingdom into a period of instability, only to be later stabilised by rulers with Roman support. Ex GK Collection; Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIII (24/3/2022), lot 210 (hammer: £15,000). Reference: MacDonald-206; RPC I-1854; HGC 7-201. Rarity: Extremely Rare; just the 2nd example to be offered at auction in at least 20 years. Weight: 3.84 g. Estimate: 10000 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 807 Price realized: 340 GBP (Approx. 430 USD / 396 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes, dated SE 165 = 148/7 BC. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left, monograms to [outer left] and inner left fields, EΞΡ (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1784.2; Weber 7904; DCA 118; HGC 9, 875a. 16.36g, 30mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; pleasant light cabinet tone. Rare. Estimate: 350 GBP |  |
Match 3:
| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 122 Price realized: 520 GBP (Approx. 658 USD / 606 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: a Selection of Hellenistic Tetradrachms (4): i) Kingdom of Paeonia, Audoleon (315-285 BC), AR Tetradrachm, in the name and types of Alexander III, 'the Great', of Macedon, head of young Herakles right, clad in lion skin, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre, L above torch to left field, 17.15g (Price 643b), softened but toned, fine; ii) Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos II Gonatas (277-239 BC), AR Tetradrachm, head of Pan left, within Macedonian shield, club behind, rev. BASILEOS ANTIGONOY, Athena Alkidemos left, with spear and shield, Macedonian helmet to lower left, 16.95g (Hoover 1042), considerable environmental wear to reverse, cleaned elsewhere, good to fine; iii) Ptolemaic Kingdon of Egypt, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes) (80-58 BC), dated RY 20 = 62/1 BC, diademed head right, rev. eagle standing left upon thunderbolt, LK-PA across fields, 14.18g (Svoronos 1867), softened to edges, some deposits; iv) Kingdom of Pergamum, Eumenes I (263-241 BC), laureate head of Philetairos right, rev. PHILETAIROY, Athena enthroned left crowning the royal name with a wreath held in her right hand, resting her left arm on shield, ivy leaf in the outer left field, A in the innter left field, bow in the right field, 16.86g (SNG France 1610), considerable wear and porosity to reverse, good to fine; (4). Sold as seen, no returns.. Estimate: £300 - £400 |  |
Match 4:
| Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction C24005 | Auction date: 17 July 2024 |
| Lot number: 4 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Kings of the Bosporos, Sauromates II, with Septimius Severus, Æ Double Denarius. Circa AD 174-210. BACIΛЄѠC CAYPOMATOY, diademed and draped bust to right / Aphrodite, wearing crown, seated to left on throne, holding apple and sceptre, being presented with wreath by Nike standing to right on left; head of Severus to left in upper left field, star (mark of value) in right field. MacDonald 549/2; SNG Stancomb -; SNG BM Black Sea -. 9.56g, 26mm, 12h. « Very Fine, some tooling. Rare. |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
| Lot number: 148 Price realized: 1,100 CHF (Approx. 1,217 USD / 1,123 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SELEUKID KINGS. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos), 121/0-97/6 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.51 g, 12 h), Antiochia on the Orontes, spring/summer 112-111/0 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ - ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ Zeus Ouranios standing front, head to left, holding star in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to left, monogram above A; in inner right field, K; all within laurel wreath. SC 2302.1h. SMA 389. Very well centered and with lovely toning. Extremely fine. From the Bernard Poindessault Collection, Burgan, 26 January 2024, 225. Estimate: 750 CHF |  |
