| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 225 | Silver | Auction date: 28 July 2024 |
| Lot number: 118 Price realized: 160 EUR (Approx. 174 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pamphylia. Aspendos circa 420-360 BC. Drachm AR 20 mm, 5,29 g Warrior, preparing to cast spear, on horse rearing left / Boar running right; c/m. Very Fine SNG BN 18; SNG von Aulock 4492; SNG Copenhagen 248. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
Match 1:
| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 225 | Silver | Auction date: 28 July 2024 |
| Lot number: 119 Price realized: 190 EUR (Approx. 206 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pamphylia. Aspendos circa 420-360 BC. Drachm AR 17 mm, 5,13 g Warrior, preparing to cast spear, on horse rearing left / Boar running right; c/m. Very Fine SNG BN 18; SNG von Aulock 4492; SNG Copenhagen 248. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
Match 2:
| Nomos AG > obolos 33 | Auction date: 8 September 2024 |
| Lot number: 538 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 154 USD / 139 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PAMPHYLIA. Aspendos. Circa 420-360 BC. Drachm (Silver, 22 mm, 5.30 g, 4 h). Horseman riding left, holding reins with his right hand and brandishing spear with his left. Rev. [ΕΣΤFΕΔΙΙΥΣ] Boar running right. SNG Copenhagen 248. SNG France 18. SNG von Aulock 4492. Toned. Slightly porous and with two square bankers' marks (?) on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine. From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 247 | Silver | Auction date: 15 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 105 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Pamphylia. Aspendos circa 465-430 BC. Stater AR 22 mm, 11,01 g Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield, turtle between legs / E-Σ, triskeles over lion crouching left, turtle to upper right, all within incuse square. Very Fine, test cut on obverse SNG France 13 var. (no turtle on obverse or reverse); SNG von Aulock 4484. Starting price: 200 EUR |  |
Match 4:
| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 220 | Silver | Auction date: 30 June 2024 |
| Lot number: 48 Price realized: 100 EUR (Approx. 107 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mysia. Parion circa 400-300 BC. Hemidrachm AR 14 mm, 2,18 g ΠΑ / ΡΙ, Bull standing left on ground line, head right / Facing gorgoneion. Very Fine SNG BN 1356–7; BMC 14. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
Match 5:
| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Herakles Auction 1 | Auction date: 14 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 32 Price realized: 4,200 EUR (Approx. 4,596 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pamphylia. Aspendos circa 380-325 BC. Stater AR 23 mm, 10,92 g Two wrestlers grappling; pellet between / EΣTFEΔIIYΣ, slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all within beaded square border. Attractive deep old cabinet tone, good extremely fine Tekin Series 4; SNG von Aulock 4536-4537; cf. SNG BnF 74 (same obv. die). Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 273, 19 November 2020, lot 227 (hammer: EUR 5,000); Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 257, 15 October 2018, lot 498; Ex old Munich collection, acquired before 1973. Aspendos is particularly renowned for its numismatic heritage, especially the series of silver staters minted between 380 and 325 BC, during the city's time under Persian control. These staters are famous for their depictions of wrestling, a sport highly revered in Greek culture. Wrestling was not only one of the earliest and most prestigious Olympic events, but it also symbolized a blend of raw strength and skill, making it a fitting representation for the athletic traditions of Aspendos. What makes Aspendos coins especially unique is the portrayal of wrestling in 16 different positions across various coins, capturing distinct moments of the wrestlers engaging, grappling, and countering each other. This attention to detail and dynamic representation of the sport has made these coins particularly popular among collectors. On the reverse side of the coins, Aspendos featured the image of a slinger, likely as a punning reference to the city's name. The Greek word for sling, „σφενδόνη" (sphendone), closely resembles „Aspendos," much like the way the people of Rhodes adopted the rose as a symbol of their city due to the linguistic similarity between „Rhodes" and „rose" in Greek. This playfulness with language and symbolism was a common feature of ancient city coinage, allowing cities to celebrate their local identity while engaging in clever wordplay. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auctions 257 & 273 Starting price: 3000 EUR |  |
