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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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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 26
SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. 10 Litrai or Didrachm (Gold, 11 mm, 0.67 g, 6 h), 406/5. ΣYΡΑ Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. Aegis with facing gorgoneion in center and border of serpents; all within shallow round incuse. Boehringer, Finanzpolitik, pl. 38, 9. Boehringer, Ehrenrettung, pl. 2, 6. HGC 2, 1290. Rizzo pl. XL, 6. SNG ANS 326. SNG Copenhagen 687. SNG München 1087. Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, a wonderful example and undou... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 60
KINGS OF MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 8.64 g, 5 h), in the types of Alexander III. Amphipolis, circa 294-293. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a double coiled serpent. Rev. ΔHMHTPIOY - BAΣIΛΕΩΣ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to lower left, Z; to lower right, monogram. HGC 3, 1006d. Newell -, cf. 93 (unlisted combination of dies S/cc).... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 93
IONIA. Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. Stater (Electrum, 20 mm, 13.99 g), Lydo-Milesian standard. Curved forepart of a ram set to left on a striated convex surface. Rev. Central rectangular incuse punch, flanked by a slightly smaller rectangular punch on the left, intersected by a single line, and a small incuse square on the right, intersected by two cross-shaped lines. BMC -. BMFA -. Linzalone -. Pozzi 2367 (same die and punches). SNG Kayhan -. SNG von Aulock -. Traité -. Weidauer -. Of the hig... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 106
IONIA. Erythrai (?). Circa 500-480 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 7.00 g). Nude hero (Erythros?) on horseback to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMFA 1835 (same reverse die). Jameson 2269 (same reverse die). Rosen (same reverse die). SNG von Aulock 1943 (same reverse die). SNG Lockett 2814 (this coin). Traité II, 480 and pl. XII, 10. Rare and with an exceptional pedigree. A beautiful piece of wonderful late Archaic style. About extremely fine.
From the Hermann Robinow Collection, Mort... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 143
SELEUKID KINGS. Tryphon, circa 142-138 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 16.23 g, 1 h), Antiochia on the Orontes. Diademed head of Tryphon to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / TPYΦΩNOΣ - AYTOKPATOPOΣ Spiked Macedonian (or Cretan?) helmet with cheek guards to left, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; in inner left field, Π; all within oak wreath. CSE -. Roma 14 (2017), 318 (same obverse die). SC -, cf. 2031 (unlisted with Π, but cf. SC 2033i for Π on a drachm). SMA -. Of the highest rarity, apparentl... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 159
KYRENAICA. Barke. Circa 480-435 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 3.44 g, 6 h), 'Asiatic' standard. [B]-A Silphion plant with two pairs of leaves and fruits. Rev. B-A-P-K Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with large ram's horn over his ear, within pelleted circle; all within incuse square. BMC -, cf. 11 and pl. XXXIV, 9 (same reverse die, but anepigraphic obverse). BMFA -. SNG Copenhagen -, cf. 1285 (same reverse die, but anepigraphic obverse). Extremely rare and among the finest known drachms fro... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 187
LYDIA. Sardis. Caracalla, 198-217. Medallion (Bronze, 42 mm, 33.48 g, 11 h), Loukios Kornelios Vettenianos, strategos and asiarch for the fourth time, circa 205-209. AY•KAI•M•AY•AN-TΩNЄINOC• Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, wearing aegis and balteus. Rev. ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ•ΚΟΡ•ΟΥЄΤΤΗΝΙΑΝΟΥ•ΑϹΙΑ•Δ // ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ•B• / ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ Septimius Severus, on the right, standing front in military attire, head to left, holding spear in his left hand and sacrificing with his right over lit altar in fr... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 189
PHRYGIA. Apameia. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Pentassarion (Bronze, 38 mm, 23.74 g, 6 h), Artemas III, agonothetes, 202-205. AYT K Λ CЄΠT CЄOYHPOC ΠЄP-TI Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ЄΠI AΓΩNOΘЄTOY APTЄMA Γ // AΠAMЄΩ/N The story of Noah: on the right, half-length figures of Noah and his wife, in tunic and stola, standing left in square chest representing the Ark, inscribed NΩЄ and floating on waves; above to right, a seated bird; on ... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 217
Brutus, 43-42 BC. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.81 g, 12 h), with L. Sestius, proquaestor. Military mint traveling with Brutus in southwestern Asia Minor, spring-early summer 42. L•SESTI•PRO•Q Veiled and draped bust of Libertas to right, wearing pearl necklace. Rev. Q•CAEPIO•BRVTVS•PRO•COS Tripod between sacrificial axe and simpulum. Babelon (Junia) 37 and (Sestia) 2. Crawford 502/2. CRI 201. RBW 1768. Sydenham 1290. A lustrous example, very well struck on a broad flan and with an exceptionally s... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 218
Mark Antony, 44-30 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.06 g, 7 h), military mint moving with Mark Antony in Asia Minor, early 41. M•ANTONIVS•IMP•III•VIR•R•P•C• Bare head of Mark Antony to right; behind, lituus. Rev. PIETA[S] - COS Pietas standing front, head to left, holding lighted turibulum in her right hand and cornucopiae, upon which two storks perch, in her left. Babelon (Antonia) 46. Crawford 516/5. CRI 238. RBW 1796. Sydenham 1172. Rare. Fresh, lustrous and in exceptional condition for this ... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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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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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 140
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.53 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; ... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 142
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.06 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. Struck under Aspesias, Satrap of Susiana, circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field; below throne, AI above strut, monogram below. Price 3857. Toned, a few minor marks, small flan flaw on obverse. Near EF. High relief.
From the Wild Rose Collection, purcha... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 315
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 56, in western Asia Minor (possibly Sardes). Struck circa 192/0-187 BC. Diademed head (Type E) right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, elephant standing right; MH to left, IE to right. SC 987.3 corr. (control to right; same obv. die as referenced coin); HGC 9, 451a. Minor double strike on obverse with worn die, deposits on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, apparently the second known of this issue; a... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 464
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.71 g, 11h). Ephesus mint(?). Conjoined heads right of Mark Antony, wearing ivy wreath, and Octavia, slight drapery / Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left on cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents. Hiltmann, Type 2; RPC I 2202 (Cistophoric Mint); CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3. Deeply toned, light roughness, scattered marks. Good VF.
From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Roma XVI ... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 465
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Octavian. 28 BC. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.76 g, 1h). Ephesus mint(?). Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding caduceus; to right, serpent arising from cista mystica; all within laurel wreath. Sutherland Group I, 50 var. (O72/R– [unlisted rev. die]); RPC I 2203 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 218. Minor marks, trace deposits. Good VF. Well centered and struck.
Estimate: 750 USD... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 469
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (24mm, 11.94 g, 1h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle Temple of Rome and Augustus set on five-tiered base; pediment surmounted by acroteria; ROM ET AVGVST on entablature. Sutherland Group VIIβ, 513-7 var. (O12/R–; unrecorded rev. die); RPC I 2219 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 86. Minor marks, find patina remaining, edge filing. VF.
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 627
The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.75 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece; Pedanius Costa, legatus. Laureate head of Apollo right / Trophy composed of cuirass, crested helmet, oval shield with incurved sides, and two crossed spears. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; Sydenham 1296; RSC 4; RBW 1778. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Near EF.
From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 915
Procopius. Usurper, AD 365-366. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck September–end of AD 365. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Procopius standing facing, head right, holding labarum with cross on banner and resting hand on shield set on ground to right; CONS. RIC IX 2b; Depeyrot 14/3; Biaggi 2272. Toned, minor marks, some scratches, deposits. Near EF. Very rare.
From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Roland Michel, Geneva... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61375, Lot 25141
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ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Ca. 240-180 BC. AR tetradrachm (32mm, 17.10 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, die shift. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III the Great of Macedon. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; no symbols. Seemingly unpublished. Pr... | 20 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61375, Lot 25142
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ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Ca. 240-180 BC. AR tetradrachm (30mm, 16.82 gm, 1h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III the Great of Macedon. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; no visible series marks. Price -, cf. 2899 (dated year 20). HGC 3.... | 20 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61375, Lot 25152
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SASANIAN EMPIRE. Khusru II (AD 591-628). AR drachm (34mm, 4.16 gm, 3h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Bust of Khusru II right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and star-in-crescent, ribbons and crescent on shoulders; stars flanking crown, star-in-crescents in margin, double border / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; star and crescent above, star-in-crescents in margin, triple border. Göbl type II/3. Shimmering luster.
Khusru II Parviz ("the Victorious", al... | 20 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 356
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (25.5mm, 11.11 g, 12h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle Temple of Rome and Augustus set on five-tiered base; pediment surmounted by acroteria; ROM ET AVGVST on entablature. Sutherland Group VIIβ, 483 (O28/R5); RPC I 2219 (cistophoric mint); RSC 86. Lightly toned, minor porosity, scratches. Near VF.
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 357
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.98 g, 12h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / MART VLTO across field, temple of Mars Ultor: circular, domed, tetrastyle temple set on five-tiered base; a signum within. Sutherland Group VIIγ, – (O10/R– [rev. die unrecorded]); RPC I 2220 (cistophoric mint); RSC 202. Lightly toned, minor marks and scratches. Good Fine.
This issue was struck to commemorate the recovery by Augustus of the standards lo... | 15 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 358
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.43 g, 12h). Ephesus mint(?). Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, head left, cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. Sutherland Group V, 159 var. (O4/R– [rev. die unrecorded]); RPC I 2213 (cistophoric mint); RSC 16. Toned, porosity, deposits, cleaning scratches. Near VF.
The capricorn represents Augustus' birth sign and appeared often as a coin type during his reign. Adding the cornuco... | 15 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 359
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Ephesus mint(?). Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / Six grain ears bound together. Sutherland Group VIβ – (O42/R41); RPC I 2214 (cistophoric mint); RSC 32b. Toned, light porosity, trace find patina, minor marks and scratches. Near VF.
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 360
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (24mm, 11.32 g, 12h). Ephesus mint(?). Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS, garlanded and filleted altar decorated with stags standing vis-à-vis. Sutherland Group VI𝛾, 374 var. (O128/R– [rev. die unrecorded]); RPC I 2215 (cistophoric mint); RSC 33. Lightly toned, minor marks and scratches. Near VF.
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 362
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 9.84 g, 7h). Unidentified mint D. Struck AD 128-138. Laureate and draped bust right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter. Metcalf, Cistophori, type 104, 374 var. (O18/R– [rev. die unrecorded]); RPC III 1455; RSC 347f. Light porosity, minor marks and scratches. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype.
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Astarte S.A. - Web Auction 5, Lot 225
Roman Lead Tessera. ASIA MINOR. Uncertain period, 2nd-3rd centuries. (Lead, 15.88 mm, 3.30 g). Rooster (or eagle?) standing to right; half circle above; V-shape and pellet to left; three pellets to right; all within decorated border. Rev. Male figure riding dolphin to right, holding whip in raised hand; below, fish(?); all within decorated border. Apparently unpublished, but some similar examples have recently appeared at auction: Leu Web Auction 29, 24/02/2024, lot 1378. CNG Electronic Auctio... | 12 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31011
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MACEDON. Acanthus. Ca. 525-470 BC. AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.27 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Ca. 480-470 BC. Lion springing right, tail curved, attacking bull kneeling to left with head lowered and biting into his hind quarters; ΠE monogram below dotted exergual line / Quadripartite incuse square, the interior compartments granulated. SNG ANS -. Desneux -. BMC -. Apparently unpublished. No examples in sales archives.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3098 (18 January 2022), lot 3301... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31016
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.62 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, light marks. Lifetime issue of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, ca. 332-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls and loose over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wre... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31019
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THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.58 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, scuffs, brushed, edge marks. Pella or Amphipolis, 286/5-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion head boss, transverse spear beyond; HP monogram in inner left field, KAT monogram in exergue. T... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31020
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CIMMERIAN BOSPORUS. Panticapaeum. Ca. 340-320 BC. AV stater (22mm, 9.10 gm, 10h). NGC MS 4/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, brushed, die shift, edge marks. Ca. 340-325 BC. Head of bearded Satyr (or Pan) left, wreathed with ivy bough / Π-A-N, griffin standing on grain ear left, head facing, holding spear in its mouth, right forepaw raised. MacDonald 54. Anokhin 1021. HGC 7, 20. SNG BM Black Sea 867. Gulbenkian 590. The captivating coin stands out with its impeccable centering and the remarkable cr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31021
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IONIA. Erythrae (?). Ca. 600-550 BC. EL hemistater (15mm, 7.02 gm). ANACS AU 50. Milesian standard. Floral design of three radially arranged lotus flowers, three buds between; all on a raised circular boss, dotted border / Incuse square punch with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1138. BMC Ionia p. 2, 2 (Uncertain Western Asia Minor mint). Jameson 2292. Rosen 250. Struck from a high-relief obverse die as typical for this beautiful issue.
The electrum floral hemistater of Erythr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31022
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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV stater (16mm, 8.06 gm). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Croeseid "light" standard, Sardes, ca. 550-546 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. Sunrise 7. Carradice 8. BMFA 2073. SNG von Aulock 2875. Silky sunflower surfaces sporting graceful, animated depictions.
In numismatic circles, Croesus is most famous for introduci... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31043
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C. Cassius Longinus, Imperator and Assassin of Caesar (44-42 BC), with M. Aquinus, as Legate. AV aureus (19mm, 8.09 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Uncertain military mint traveling with Cassius in Asia Minor, possibly Smyrna, 43-42 BC. M•AQVINVS•LEG•LIBER-TAS (TA ligate), diademed head of Libertas right, hair rolled and pulled into chignon at nape, some loose curls behind / C•CASSI / IMP•, ornamented sacrificial tripod with cauldron, decorated with two laurel branches. Calicó 64 (same ob... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31082
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Antoninus Pius, as Augustus (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.25 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 5/5 Fine Style. Rome, AD 152-153. ANTONINVS AVG-PIVS P P TR P XVII, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from behind / CO-S-IIII, Antoninus Pius standing facing, head left, togate, with globe in outstretched right hand, volumen in left. Calicó 1526a. RIC III 233d. This coin features an incredibly lifelike and suave portrait of Antoninus Pius, complete with luxu... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31085
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Lucius Verus, as Augustus (AD 161-169). AV aureus (19mm, 7.32 gm, 5h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Rome, summer-December 166. L VERVS AVG ARM-PARTH MAX, laureate, cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right, seen from behind / TR P VI•IMP IIII COS II, Victory standing facing, head right, nude to waist, placing shield on palm tree to right, shield inscribed with VIC / PAR. Calicó 2190, same obverse die; reverse die of 2088. RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 564. BMCRE (Aurelius) 430 note. Faces of ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31086
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Lucius Verus, as Augustus (AD 161-169). AE medallion (41mm, 56.52 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style. December AD 167-February AD 168. L VERVS AVG ARM-PARTH MAX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right, seen from front / TR P VIII IMP IIII COS III, Lucius Verus on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at fallen Armenian; soldier standing right to left, seen from behind, grounded standard in each hand, ARMENIA in exergue. Gnecchi 6 [P.45], pl. 72.5. ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32089
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PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.26 gm, 12h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Istrus, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on grounded shield, transverse spear beyond; ΔI below right arm, IΣ on throne, filleted trident with pointed base left above pellet in exergue. ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32122
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IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Ca. mid-2nd century BC. AV stater (18mm, 8.42 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Ca. 155-145 BC, Euphemus and Pausanius, magistrates. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, hair gathered into knot at back of head, quiver and bow over shoulder / ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, Nike driving biga galloping right, kentron in right hand, reins in left; ΕΥΦΗΜΟΣ below horses, ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΟΥ below ground line. BMC Ionia -. SNG Von Aulock -. SNG Copenhagen -. Delightful example wit... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32189
Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Diodotus I Soter, as Satrap (ca. 255-235 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.36 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 1/5, test cut, marks, edge bend. Mint A, probably Ai Khanoum (or nearby), in the name of Antiochus II, ca. 255-246 BC. Diademed head of Diodotus I right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Zeus, nude, striding left, seen from behind, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand, aegis over outstretched left arm; eagle with raised wings standing left to left of feet, wreath in inner left field. Bo... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32274
Ancients
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.13 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, brushed. Rome, AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG-PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate, draped bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from behind / C-OS-IIII, Aequitas-Moneta standing facing, head left, scales in outstretched right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm. Calicó 1505c (same obv. die). RIC III 177f. Solid centered strike from Fine Style dies. Glittering bright surfaces highlight the handsome featur... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32282
Ancients
Lucius Verus (AD 161-169). AV aureus (19mm, 7.24 gm, 1h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, March-December AD 161. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, laureate head of Lucius Verus right / CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing facing, heads facing one other, clasping hands right hands, volumen in left hands; COS II in exergue. Calicó 2112. RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 451. Sharply struck, perfectly centered, with crisp detail and lustrous surfaces. Well struck on velve... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2149
Philip II, 359 – 336 and posthumous issues.
Stater, Colophon circa 322, AV 17 mm, 8.60 g. Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Prancing biga r., driven by charioteer holding kentron and reins; below horses, tripod. Thompson, Posthumous Philip II staters of Asia Minor, in Studia Oblata 12. Jameson 978 = Gillet 785 (this obverse die). Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26.
Rare. A wonderful portrait of superb style perfectly struck in high relief.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Pr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2161
Philip V, 221 – 179.
Tetradrachm, Pella or Amphipolis circa 220-211, AR 30 mm, 16.88 g. Diademed head of Philip V r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Athena Alchidemos striding l., holding thunderbolt and shield; in inner fields, ΣΡ – ΕΡ. SNG Alpha Bank 1050. SNG München 1124. AMNG III, pl. 34, 16. Boehringer, Chronologie, pl. VII, 6 (this obverse die). Mamroth 1.
Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, among the finest specimens known.
A portrait of great beauty, the work of a ver... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2168
Aenus.
Tetradrachm circa 359/8-357/6, AR 26 mm, 15.22 g. Head of Hermes facing slightly l., wearing petasos. Rev. AINION Goat standing r.; in r. field, eagle standing r. von Fritze, Ainos, pl. ii, 2 (this obverse die). AMNG II, 318. Regling, Kunstwerk 707 (this obverse die). May, Ainos –, cf. 434-435 (this obverse die but unlisted reverse die).
Rare. An impressive portrait perfectly struck and centred on a very large flan.
Light iridescent tone, unobtrusive edge nick at three o'clock... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2211
Pergamum.
Stater circa 334-332, AV 17 mm, 8.60 g. Head of deified Alexander the Great r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Facing Palladium, wearing calathus on head and holding lance in upraised r. hand and shield on l. arm; in lower l. field, helmet. de Luynes 2493. de Callataÿ, Stateres 2j (this coin illustrated). von Fritze, Pergamon pl. I, 7. Gulbenkian 699. SNG France 1557.
Extremely rare and among the finest specimens known. A very attractive
portrait of fine Hellenistic st... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2234
Rhodes.
Hemistater circa 125-88, AV 13 mm, 3.38 g. Radiate head of Helios facing three-quarters r. Rev. P – O Rose with bud l.; above, APXINOΣ and in r. field, palm branch. Jenkins, Essays Kraay-Mørkholm, p. 110, 171. de Luynes 2727. HNO Online 1945 temp.
Extremely rare and an issue of great fascination. Several edge marks, possibly
traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine
From a Distinguished Swiss collection.
In the late second and early first centuries BC, Rhodes struck a regu... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2275
The Achaemenid Kings of Persia.
Uncertain Satrap, 359 – 338. Tetradrachm, Western Asia Minor circa 340, AR 24 mm, 15.24 g. The Great King in kneeling-running stance r., holding spear and bow. Rev. Relief map of the hinterland of Ephesus. Johnston, Earliest 5–17. Meadows, Administration 328 var. (legend on obverse). Mildenberg, Münzwesen, Group 6.2. SNG von Aulock 7809. de Luynes 2902. BMC Ionia p. 324, 3 and 6.
Very rare and in unusually fine condition for this very fascinating iss... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2315
Q. Labienus Parthicus. Denarius, mint moving with Labienus in Asia Minor 40, AR 19 mm, 3.80 g. Q LABIENVS – PARTHICVS IMP Bare head of Labienus r. Rev. Parthian horse r., with bridle and saddle, to which bow case and quiver are attached. Babelon Atia 3. C 2. Sydenham 1357. Sear Imperatores 341. Hersh, in SNR 59, 1b (this coin). RBW 1809. Crawford 524/2.
Extremely rare. A pleasant specimen of this desirable issue. A lovely portrait struck
on excellent metal and with a lovely old ca... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2366
Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217.
Aureus 211, AV 20 mm, 7.37g. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate bust r. , wearing aegis. Rev. LIB AVGG VI ET V Geta and Caracalla, laureate and togate, seated l. on curule chairs set on low daïs, each extending r. hand to small figure climbing stairs holding out fold of toga to receive tessera; Liberalitas standing l., holding abacus in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand at fore-edge of daïs. C 130 var. (without PIVS). BMC pg. 371* note. RIC 215b. Calicó ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2367
Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217.
Aureus 215, AV 20 mm, 6.99 g. ANTONINVS – PIVS AVG GERM Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P Caracalla standing l., sacrificing over altar; behind, togate figure standing l. and before him vexillum. In front of tetrastyle temple within which statue of Aesculapius, holding serpent-wreathed wand, beside him, child (Telesphorus ?) holding wand. C 317. BMC 148. RIC 270 (misdescribed). Calicó 2732a.
Extremely rare. An inte... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2379
Valerian I, 253 – 260.
Aureus, Colonia Agrippinensis circa 257-260, AV 17 mm, 1.89 g. VALERIANVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VIRTVS – AVGG Virtus standing l., holding Victory and spear. C –. RIC –. Göbl 887b. Calicó –.
Of the highest rarity, only one specimen listed by Göbl, and in exceptional
condition for the issue. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Stack's & Ponterio sale 14 August 2019, 20098.
Publius Licinius Valerianus was born around 190 AD into a ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2381
Aurelian, 270 – 275.
Aureus, Mediolanum mid 271, AV 20 mm, 4.91 g. IMP C D AVRE – LIANVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. ATVENTV – S AVG Emperor on horseback l., holding sceptre and raising r. hand; in exergue, S. C –. RIC –. Göbl –, cf. 27b. (aureus) and cf. 28A (antoninianus with ATVENTVS). Calicó –.
An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type. Several minor marks
and an edge nick at eleven o'clock on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine
Aureli... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1150
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Trebonianus Gallus, 251 – 253.
Description
Sestertius, Roma 251-253, Æ 29 mm, 16.12 g. IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS [AVG] Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. LIBERTAS AVGG / S – C Libertas standing l., holding pileus and sceptre.
Reference
C 64 var. (not cuirassed)
RIC 114
Condition
Lovely light green patina and extremely fine
Ever since the murder of Commodus late in A.D. 192 the offic... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 210
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
L. Cornelius Sulla. Denarius, uncertain mint 81, AR 18 mm, 4.18 g. Diademed head of Venus r.; behind, Π. Rev. EX – S·C Cornucopia; all within wreath. Babelon Cornelia 44. Sydenham 763. RBW 1399. Crawford 376/1.
Very rare and in exceptional condition for this difficult issue. Struck in
high relief on sound metal and extremely fineδδδδδδEx Sternberg XVI, 1985, 213 and NAC 70, 2013, 134 sales.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla, 138-78 BC, was from a a ve... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 352
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
C. Iulius Caesar. Denarius, Asia 48-47, AR 18 mm, 3.85 g. Diademed head of Venus r. Rev. CAESAR Aeneas advancing l., carrying palladium in r. hand and Anchises on l. shoulder. Babelon Julia 10. C 12. Sydenham 1013. Sear Imperators 55. Woytek Arma et Nummi, p. 218 ff. RBW 1600. Crawford 458/1.
Minor area of weakness on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Leu 83, 2002, Meneghini-Callas, 691; Lanz 153, 2011, 367 and... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 377
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius. Denarius, Southern Spain 44, AR 18 mm, 3.83 g. SEX MAGN – IMP SAL Bare head of Cnaeus Pompeius r. Rev. PIETAS Pietas standing l., holding palm branch and transverse sceptre. Babelon Pompeia 18. C 14. Sydenham 1042. Sear Imperators 232a. Woytek Arma et Nummi p. 558. Buttrey, NC 1960, type 4. RBW 1670. Crawford 477/1b.
Very rare and in exceptional condition for this very difficult issue, undoubtedly
among t... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 411
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
C. Cassius and M. Servilius. Denarius, mint moving with Brutus and Cassius 43-42, AR 19 mm, 3.76 g. C·CASSEI·IMP Laureate head of Libertas r. Rev. M·SERVILIVS – LEG Crab, holding aplustre in its claws; below, rose and untied diadem. Babelon Cassia 19 and Servilia 40. C 10. Sydenham 1313. Sear Imperators 226. Crawford 505/3.
Extremely rare and in unusually fine condition for this difficult and fascinating
issue. Struck on very fresh meta... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 415
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
M. Iunius Brutus and L. Plaetorius Cestianus. Denarius, mint moving with Brutus 43-42, AR 20 mm, 3.84 g. L·PLAET.CEST Laureate, draped and veiled bust of Ceres r., surmounted by modius. Rev. BRVT·IMP Axe and culullus. Babelon Iunia 51 and Plaetoria 12. C 2. Sydenham 1300. Sear Imperators 214. RBW 1781. Crawford 508/2.
Rare and in exceptional state of preservation, undoubtedly among the finest specimens
known. Lovely light iridescent to... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 427
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Marcus Antonius and Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. Denarius, mint moving with M. Antonius 40, AR 20 mm, 3.82 g. ANT·IMP·AVG III VIR·R·P·C Head of M. Antonius r.; behind, lituus. Rev. CN·DOMIT· AHENOBARBVS ·IMP Prow r.; above, star. Babelon Antonia 56 and Domitia 23. C 10. Sydenham 1179. Sear Imperators 258. RBW 1805. Crawford 521/2.
Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly among the finest
specimens known. A superb ... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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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 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 70
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.05 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; cult image in left field. Price 2720 (same obv. die as illustration). Faintly toned, some hairlines. VF. Rare.
Ex CNG inventory 795074 (October 2007).
Estimate: 200 USD... | 1 May 2024 | 425 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 129
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 400 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.73 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within incuse square. Von Fritze, Chronologie, pl. II, 2; SNG Arikantürk 726–7 (hemidrachm); cf. SNG BN 1546–7 (hemidrachm); cf. Winzer 7.1 (hemidrachm). Lightly toned, granular surfaces. VF. Very rare as an obol, only three in CoinArchives.
The identification of the portrait on the reverse of this issue has been the subject of debate. The individualized featur... | 1 May 2024 | 90 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 185
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; FИ between, MENETVΣ EΛVΦA in exergue / Slinger in throwing stance right; counterclockwise triskeles to right; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 97-8. Lightly toned, die breaks, some weakness to strike. Near EF.
Ex Ponterio 86 (4 April 1997), lot 1481.
As renderings of athleticism and action, the coins of Aspendos have seldom been matched. Aspendos was a colony of Argos... | 1 May 2024 | 1,100 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 207
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion(?) (5.5mm, 0.11 g, 9h). Eagle, wings spread, standing on, and tearing at, head of bull(?) right / Incuse bearded head of male right, wearing tainia. Roma E-99, lot 336 (hammer £750); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned. VF.
Estimate: 150 USD... | 1 May 2024 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 285
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Darios III. Circa 505-336 BC. AR Fraction (5mm, 0.21 g). Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. Head of Persian king or hero, quiver over shoulder / Incuse punch. Klein 759; Winzer 1.1 (both as Darios I). Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF. Rare.
Although Winzer and Klein both give this issue to the time of Darios I, the obverse type here is composed of elements that are present on all issues of Achaemenid sigloi.
Estimate: 100 USD... | 1 May 2024 | 170 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 461
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.54 g, 12h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 27/6 BC. Bare head right / AVGV STVS, six grain ears bound together. Sutherland Group IIγ cf. 99-115 (both dies unlisted); RPC I (cistophoric mint) 2209; RSC 32. Lightly toned, minor marks and scratches, banker's mark. Near VF.
Estimate: 300 USD... | 1 May 2024 | 550 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 462
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.44 g, 1h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Hexastyle Temple of Rome and Augustus set on five-tiered base; pediment surmounted by acroteria; ROM ET AVGVST on entablature. Sutherland Group VIIβ, 506(O38/R27); RPC I 2219 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 86. Unevenly toned, hairlines, some smoothing and corrosion on reverse. Near VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 489 (7 April 2021), lot 32... | 1 May 2024 | 300 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 547
L. Scipio Asiagenus. 106 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.91 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter left; •/O behind / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, driving quadriga right. Crawford 311/1a; Sydenham 576; Cornelia 24b; RBW –. Toned, minor marks. VF.
Estimate: 100 USD... | 1 May 2024 | 130 USD | |
Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 209
Ancient coins
Greece
Asia Minor
Lydian Kingdom, Kroisos, c. 564-539 BC, Gold Stater, Light standard, Sardes, SNG von Aulock 2875, 7.98 g, traces of mounting - perfectly centered and of fine style.
NGC encapsulation 6639263-001, graded Choice VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5.
A lovely example of this famed issue which belong among the earliest numismatic miniature art works of the world. It is not only beautiful and enigmatic but also historically important, as it was struck during the reign of t... | 30 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 210
Ancient coins
Greece
Asia Minor
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Stater, c. 155-140 BC, magistrates Euphemus and Pausanius, 8.44 g, nicely centered specimen of this type, unrecorded in major reference works. The obverse, which bears an depiction of Artemis, is as usual struck from a somewhat rusty die like most of the known examples of this type
VF
Starting price: 26000 DKK... | 30 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 212
Ancient coins
Greece
Asia Minor
Ionia, Phokaia, 478-387 BC, El-Hekte (1/6 Stater), Bodenstedt 66, SNG Cop. 1025, 2.46 g - nicely centered and very rare
The obverse depicts the mythological Phrygian king Midas who ever since Antiquity has been a symbol of human ignorance and greed. He is easily recognizable by having the ears of a donkey "given" to him by Apollo as punishment for having supported Pan in a musical competition with Apollo.
He is today however best known from the legend in which... | 30 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 19
Lucania. Velia circa 400-340 BC.
Nomos AR
21 mm, 7,49 g
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin; behind neck guard, T / YEΛHTΩN, lion prowling to right; above, owl flying facing.
Very Fine
HN III 1280; SNG Ashmolean 1173.
Velia, also known as Elea, was an ancient Greek city located in the southern part of Italy, in the region of Campania. It was founded around 540 BCE by Greek colonists from Phocaea, a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Velia ... | 28 Apr 2024 | 800 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 49
Kings of Macedon. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC.
Bronze Æ
19 mm, 5,86 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Bow in bow-case and club; below, torch; c/m.
Very Fine
Price 2800.
Herakles, renowned in Roman mythology as Hercules, stands as an iconic figure embodying unparalleled strength, valor, and resourcefulness in ancient Greek lore. Born to Alcmena and Zeus in Thebes, his narrative pivots around the infamous Twelve Labors... | 28 Apr 2024 | 80 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 60
Kings of Thrace. Uncertain mint. Macedonian. Lysimachos 305-281 BC.
Bronze Æ
14 mm, 2,23 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / BAΣI / ΛYΣI in two lines within grain ear wreath.
Good Very Fine
SNG Copenhagen 1168-9.
Lysimachos, a prominent figure in the Hellenistic era, had his origins as a Macedonian noble and a trusted general in the ranks of Alexander the Great. His military career saw him play a pivotal role in some of Alexander's most significant campaigns, includin... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 80
Sikyonia. Sikyon circa 330-280 BC.
Triobol – Hemidrachm AR
16 mm, 2,83 g
Chimaera standing left, raising right forepaw; below, ΣΙ / Dove flying left.
Good Very Fine, Toned
HGC 5, 213.
In Greek mythology, the Chimaera was a monstrous creature with the body of a lion, the head of a goat arising from its back, and a serpent for a tail. This fearsome beast terrorized the region of Lycia in Asia Minor, causing destruction wherever it went. According to myth, the Chimaera was the offspring o... | 28 Apr 2024 | 200 EUR | |
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 83
Asia Minor. Uncertain mint circa 500-400 BC.
Obol Æ
10 mm, 0,58 g
Gorgoneion / Forepart of horse right within incuse square.
Very Fine
cf. CNG E380, 275. Rare.
The Gorgoneion is an ancient Greek symbol representing the head of a Gorgon, a fearsome and mythical creature from Greek mythology. The most famous Gorgon is Medusa, who had snakes for hair and a petrifying gaze. The Gorgoneion was often depicted as a protective amulet, a powerful ward against evil forces and a symbol of divine pr... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 86
Pontos. Amisos. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator 120-63 BC.
Bronze Æ
24 mm, 14,14 g
Head of Perseus right, wearing Phrygian cap / AMIΣOY, Pegasos grazing left; monogram to left, two monograms below.
Good Very Fine
SNG BM Black Sea 1213-1215; HGC 7, 239.
Mithradates VI Eupator, also known as Mithridates VI of Pontus, was a notable ruler and military leader of the ancient kingdom of Pontus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). He was a member of the Pontic royal family and reigned as king from ar... | 28 Apr 2024 | 75 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 124
Ionia. Miletos circa 525-475 BC.
Diobol AR
10 mm, 1,21 g
Forepart of lion to right, his head turned back to left / Star-shaped floral ornament within incuse square.
Very Fine
Klein 424; SNG Keckman 273; SNG von Aulock 2080.
The early coinage of Miletus holds significant historical and numismatic importance, as Miletus was one of the earliest Greek cities to issue coins. Miletus, located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), was a thriving center of trade and commerce i... | 28 Apr 2024 | 80 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 146
Cilicia. Tarsos. Datames, Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia 384-360 BC.
Stater AR
22 mm, 10,52 g
Female head facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace / Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck, TRKMW (in Aramaic) to right.
Good Very Fine
Casabonne Type 1; Moysey Issue 4; SNG France 269; SNG Levante 79.
Datames was a prominent Persian general and satrap during the 4th century BCE. He hailed from the region of Cappadocia i... | 28 Apr 2024 | 800 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 147
Cilicia. Tarsos. Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia 361-334 BC.
Stater AR
25 mm, 10,97 g
Baaltars seated to left, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and lotus-tipped sceptre, aramaic legend to right / Lion bringing down stag to left; aramaic legend above.
Good Very Fine, Toned
Casabonne Series 3/1; SNG BnF 319 var. (obv. monogram); SNG Levante 110.
Mazaios was a Persian general and satrap who served under the Achaemenid Empire during the 4th century BC. He is best known for his role in the campaig... | 28 Apr 2024 | 220 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 156
Seleukid Kingdom. Antioch on the Orontes. Antiochos III Megas 222-187 BC.
Bronze Æ
26 mm, 13,19 g
Laureate head of Antiochos III, as Apollo, right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; monograms to outer left.
Very Fine
SC 1048.1; HGC 9, 466.
Antiochus III Megas, widely known as Antiochus III the Great, was a significant figure in the Hellenistic period, reigning over the vast Seleucid Empire from 222 BC to 187 BC. His rule i... | 28 Apr 2024 | 130 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 592
Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Hemiobol. Circa 4th century BC. Head of man-faced bull to right / Forepart of winged and horned creature to left; before, O. Klein -; Rosen -; SNG Kayhan 1075. 0.30g, 7mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
Estimate: 100 GBP... | 24 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 593
Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Hemiobol. Circa 4th century BC. Head of man-faced bull to right / Forepart of winged and horned creature to left; before, O. Klein -; Rosen -; SNG Kayhan 1075. 0.33g, 8mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
Estimate: 75 GBP... | 24 Apr 2024 | 45 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 601
Ionia, Erythrai Æ 12mm. Circa 400-375 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Quiver over bow and club in saltire; A to lower left. HNO 2785 (temporary) var. (EPY); BMC 82; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. SNG von Aulock 1948 (legend listed as EPY but not apparent in illustration); Asia Minor Coins Online 14514. 2.03g, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine; cleaning marks to reverse.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 275.
Estimate: 25 GBP... | 24 Apr 2024 | 15 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 602
Ionia, Erythrai Æ 13mm. Circa 400-375 BC. Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin headdress / Quiver over bow and club in saltire; A to left. HNO 2785 (temporary) var. (EPY); BMC 82; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. SNG von Aulock 1948 (legend listed as EPY but not apparent in illustration); Asia Minor Coins Online 14514. 2.80g, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 276.
Estimate: 25 GBP... | 24 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 610
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum AR Tetartemorion. Contemporary imitation(?). Themistokles, governor. Circa 465-459 BC. Helmeted head to right / ΘE monogram within round incuse square. For prototype cf. Nollé, Themistokles in Magnesia in SNR 75 (1996), 3b. 0.14g, 7mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Themistokles was one of the greatest statesmen and generals of the early Athenian democracy. It was his influence that led Athens to considerably increase its naval power, which would prove decisive in its conflicts ... | 24 Apr 2024 | 260 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 1363
Domitian, as Caesar, Æ As. Ephesus(?), AD 77-78. CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F, laureate head to right / COS V PRINCEPS IVVENTVT, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; S-C across fields. RIC II.1 1519 (Vespasian); RPC II 1486 (uncertain mint in Asia Minor). 8.71g, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine; attractive brown patina.
Acquired from Naville Numismatics Ltd.
Estimate: 75 GBP... | 24 Apr 2024 | 90 GBP | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61386, Lot 24113
Ancients
Constans II Pogonatus (AD 641-668). AV solidus (20mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Constantinople, 2nd officina, ca. AD 649/50-651/2. d N CONStAN-tINЧS P P AV, draped bust of Constans II facing with long beard and mustache, wearing crown surmounted by cross, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ B, cross potent with base on three steps; CONOB below. Sear 956.
Sporting the longest beard of all Byzantine emperors, Constans II ruled at the twilight of the anci... | 21 Apr 2024 | 575 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61386, Lot 24114
Ancients
Constans II Pogonatus (AD 641-668). AV solidus (20mm, 4.40 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, clipped, graffiti. Constantinople, 5th officina, ca. AD 649/50-651/2. d N CONStAN-tINЧS P P AV, draped bust of Constans II facing with long beard and mustache, wearing crown surmounted by cross, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ Є, cross potent with base on three steps; CONOB below. Sear 956.
From the James Lomiento, Jr. Collection. Harlan J. Berk, private sale with dealer's old t... | 21 Apr 2024 | 600 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61386, Lot 24132
Ancients
Tiberius III Apsimar (AD 698-705). AV solidus (19mm, 6h). ANACS MS 62. Constantinople, 8th officina. D tIbЄRI-ЧS PЄ-AV, cuirassed bust of Tiberius III facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, transverse spear in right hand across front of chest, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ H, cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. Sear 1360.
Admiral of a Byzantine seat sent to relieve the siege of Carthage, Apsimar turned back after the Arabs sized the city ... | 21 Apr 2024 | 800 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61386, Lot 24215
Ancients
Michael VII Ducas (AD 1071-1078), with Maria. EL tetarteron nomisma (20mm, 4.05 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, edge marks, scuffs. Constantinople. +ΘKE-POHΘ, bust of the Virgin Mary facing, veiled and holding a medallion of the nimbate infant Christ in both hands; in fields, barred MHP (ligate)-ΘV / +MIX-AHΛ-M-APIA, half-length busts of Michael, on left, wearing crown and loros and Maria, similarly dressed, holding between them long cross with terminal pellets. Sear 1870.
Ex Classical Nu... | 21 Apr 2024 | 2,400 USD | |
Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 99
THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION. Uncertain mint. Mid - later 5th century BC. Diobol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.98 g, 11 h). Scorpion, shown vertically. Rev. Dolphin swimming right, within a lozenge-shaped incuse square. Rosen 400, SNG Copenhagen 377 and SNG von Aulock 6664 (all as Asia Minor uncertain) and Tzamalis 6 (uncertain Northern Greece). Very rare and attractive. Good very fine.
Starting price: 200 CHF... | 21 Apr 2024 | 320 CHF | |
Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 299
PAMPHYLIA. Side. Circa 205-100 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30.5 mm, 16.33 g, 11 h), struck under the magistrate Dei..., countermarked to be valid in Knidos. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet; c/m: tripod within square incuse. Rev. ΔΕΙ Nike alighting to left, holding wreath in her outstretched right hand and fold of her drapery with her left; to left, pomegranate. SNG France 674-5. SNG von Aulock 4786. Well-centered and with a clear countermark. Good very fine.
For the tripod cou... | 21 Apr 2024 | 220 CHF | |
Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 326
SELEUKID KINGS. "Antiochos Soter", 246-circa 244 BC, or later. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.60 g, 12 h), ΔΕΛ mint associated with Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head of Antiochos I to right. Rev. ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and bow in left. HGC 9, 295. SC 641. Rare. Light porosity, otherwise, very fine.
From a North American collection.
The opening stages of the Third Syrian War was the occasion for the striking of the "Antiochos Soter" c... | 21 Apr 2024 | 130 CHF | |
Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 467
ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. (Bronze, 20 mm, 7.92 g, 2 h), Circa 30 BC. Bare head of Octavian/Augustus (?) to right. Rev. Fiscus, sella questoria and hasta; below, Q. AMNG 228. FITA 13–19. RPC I, 5410. Scarce. Areas of striking weakness and some marks, otherwise, about very fine.
The attribution of this issue to a certain mint or region is still open for discussion. In the past, it has been attributed to a Macedonian mint and the portrait identified either as Brutus (... | 21 Apr 2024 | 50 CHF | |
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Nomos AG - obolos 31, Lot 468
ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Vespasian, with Titus and Domitian as Caesars, 69-79. Diassarion (Bronze, 22 mm, 10.26 g, 6 h). ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΟΥΕϹ[ ] ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ Laureate head of Vespasian to left. Rev. ΤΙΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ Bare heads of Titus and Domitian vis-à-vis. RPC II, 2812. SNG Righetti 510 (as Crete). SNG Tübingen 4744. Typical die break on reverse, otherwise, good fine.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 21 Apr 2024 | 50 CHF | |
