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Click here to subscribeKingdom of Macedon, Antigonos III Doson AR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis (?), struck circa 227-225 BC. Head of Poseidon right, wearing wreath of marine plants / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY, Apollo, testing bow in extended right hand, seated left on prow left; monogram below. EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933. 16.65g, 31mm, 11h. Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned.
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos III Doson AR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis (?), struck circa 227-225 BC. Head of Poseidon right, wearing wreath of marine plants / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY, Apollo, testing bow in extended right hand, seated left on prow left; [monogram below]. EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; SNG Saroglos 933. 17.07g, 31mm, 11h. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Macedon under Roman rule, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis, circa 167-149 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder; all within tondo of Macedonian shield / ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ, horizontal club, monograms above and below, all within oak wreath tied at left; thunderbolt in outer left field. SNG Copenhagen 1313 (this obverse die). 17.13g, 32mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine. A splendid example of the type; beautifully centred and struck.
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Drachm. Circa 411-340 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos left, wearing wreath of ivy with berries / Herakles kneeling to right, wearing lion skin and drawing bow; ΘΑΣΙΟΝ behind, head of Pan to right; all within linear square in shallow square incuse. BMC 45; SNG Copenhagen 1024. 3.78g, 16mm, 3h. Good Very Fine. Old collection tone. Rare. From the M.M. Collection; Ex Gorny & Mosch 224, 13 October 2014, lot 107; Ex Grabow 9, January 1958, lot 1136.
Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion Æ26. Circa 340-325 BC. Wreathed head of Pan left / Bow and arrow, ΠANTI below. MacDonald 59; Anokhin 1022; HGC 7, 106. 13.81g, 26mm, 8h. Extremely well struck and centred on a flan of sound metal. Wonderful preservation of detail. Pleasing dark brown matt patina. Fleur de Coin.
Mysia, Kyzikos EL Hekte. Circa 550-500 BC. Nude Herakles kneeling to right, holding club and bow; below, tunny fish to right / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern. Von Fritze 69; Boston 1482; Ward Coll. 601; H. Troxell, The Norman Davis Collection, ANS 1969, #195 (this coin). 2.66g, 12mm. Very Fine. From the M.M. Collection; Ex Gemini VII, 9 January 2011, lot 464; Ex Norman Davis Collection.
Kingdom of Pergamon, Philetairos I AR Tetradrachm. Circa 270-265 BC. Diademed head of the deified Seleukos I to right / Athena, helmeted and wearing long robes, seated to left on low throne with lion’s feet, resting her left elbow on support in the form of a sphinx, holding a transverse downward pointing spear in her left hand and resting her right on the edge of a round shield adorned with a gorgoneion standing before her; above, ivy leaf; to right, bow. BMC 28; De Hirsch 1459; Kraay/Hirmer 736; Newell 14, XVI-36a (same dies); SNG Lockett 2718 (same dies); SNG von Aulock 7451 (same dies). 17.03g, 28mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Philetairos began his career serving under Antigonos Monophthalmos, but after the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BC where Antigonos was killed, he shifted his allegiance to Lysimachos, who entrusted him with command of the fortress of Pergamon, and a treasury of nine thousand talents of silver (234 metric tonnes). Philetairos served Lysimachos until 282 BC, when perhaps because of conflicts involving the court intrigues of Arsinoe, Lysimachos' third wife, Philetairos deserted Lysimachos, offering himself and the important fortress of Pergamon, along with its treasury to Seleukos, who subsequently defeated and killed Lysimachos at the Battle of Korupedion in 281 BC. Seleukos himself was murdered by Ptolemy Keraunos, a brother of Arsinoe, a few months later at Lysimacheia. After the death of Seleukos, though he and Pergamon remained nominally under Seleukid dominion, Philetairos had considerable autonomy and with the help of his considerable wealth was able to increase his power and influence beyond Pergamon. His first coinage was struck under the reign of Antiochos I, the son of Seleukos, and though it proclaims his loyalty to Seleukos, the presence of his name upon the reverse must have inevitably raised suspicions about his ambitions. Nevertheless, Philetairos never went so far as to proclaim himself king, and remained loyal to the Seleukids until his death in 263. Having no children of his own, Philetairos passed the rule of Pergamon to his nephew Eumenes, who almost immediately revolted against Antiochos, defeating the Seleukid king near Sardes in 261. Eumenes was thus able to free Pergamon, and greatly increased the territory under his control. In his new possessions, he established garrison posts in the north at the foot of Mount Ida called Philetaireia after his adoptive father, and in the east, north-east of Thyatira near the sources of the river Lykos, called Attaleia after his grandfather, and he extended his control south of the river Caïcus to the Gulf of Kyme as well. Demonstrating his independence, he began to strike coins as his predecessor had done, only now the obverse portrait was that of his uncle and adoptive father Philetairos.
Kingdom of Pergamon, Philetairos I AR Tetradrachm. Circa 284-263 BC. Diademed head of Seleukos I right / Athena enthroned left, holding shield and spear; ivy leaf before, ΦIΛETAIPOY and bow behind. SC 309.5a; SNG France 1599 (same obv. die); Newell 14. 17.12g, 30mm, 12h. Very Fine. Very Rare.
Karia, Achaemenid Period AR Tetradrachm. Circa 341-334 BC. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear; to left, bearded male head right. Konuk, Influences, Group 5 var. (head of Herakles); SNG Copenhagen (Persian Empire) 290-291 var. (same); Traité II 121 var. (same); CNG 72, 14 June 2006, 801. 14.66g, 23mm, 11h. About Very Fine. Very Rare, and unpublished in the standard references with this symbol. Struck in the last years before Alexander's invasion of the Persian empire, the archer-horseman tetradrachms of Achaemenid Karia are one of the rarest and most enigmatic Persian coinages struck in Asia Minor. We are unfortunately aware neither of where nor why they were produced - no inscription is present to facilitate identification of the issuing authority, with only various symbols and letters present as control marks. These control marks allowed Konuk to discern two distinct series: those with subsidiary symbols, and those without. Analysis of the Pixodarus Hoard has allowed the coinage to be dated from the decade beginning circa 350 BC. Additionally, since that hoard contained only the earlier, non-symbol, type, Meadows concluded that the date of deposit of the hoard (341 BC) should be seen as the earliest possible start of the second series, to which this coin belongs.
Achaemenid Kings of Persia AV Daric. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Persian Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running attitude on exergual line to right, holding strung bow, and apple-tipped spear over right shoulder with point downwards, quiver at left shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII, 27); BMC pl. XXIV, 25. 8.31g, 17mm. Mint State.
Achaemenid Kings of Persia AV Daric. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Persian Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running attitude on exergual line to right, holding strung bow, and apple-tipped spear over right shoulder with point downwards, quiver at left shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII, 27); BMC pl. XXIV, 25. 8.29g, 14mm. Mint State.
Achaemenid Kings of Persia AV Daric. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Persian Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running attitude on exergual line to right, holding strung bow, and apple-tipped spear over right shoulder with point downwards, quiver at left shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII, 27); BMC pl. XXIV, 25. 8.37g, 14mm. Good Extremely Fine.
Achaemenid Kings of Persia AV Daric. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Persian Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running attitude on exergual line to right, holding strung bow, and apple-tipped spear over right shoulder with point downwards, quiver at left shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII, 27); BMC pl. XXIV, 25. 8.34g, 16mm. Extremely Fine.
M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. Rome, 137 BC. Helmeted head of Roma left; [TAM]PIL behind, mark of value below chin / Apollo driving galloping quadriga right, holding branch, bow and arrow; ROMA below, M•BAEBI•Q•F in exergue. Crawford 236/1a; RSC Baebia 12. 3.97g, 18mm, 10h. Near Mint State. Lightly toned with golden highlights.
A. Albinus Sp. f. AR Denarius. Rome, 96 BC. Bust of Diana right, bow and quiver at shoulder, ROMA below / Three soldiers on horseback galloping left, each holding spear and one holding standard, fallen warrior before; A•ALBINVS•S•F in exergue. Crawford 335/9; RSC Postumia 4. 3.80g, 19mm, 11h. Good Very Fine.
Ti. Claudius Ti. f. Ap. n. Nero AR Serrate Denarius. Rome, 79 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; S•C before / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins, palm frond and wreath; control mark below; TI•CLAVD•TI•F in exergue. Crawford 383/1; RSC Claudia 6. 3.66g, 18mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine. From the Eucharius Collection.
P. Clodius M. f. Turrinus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre behind / Diana standing facing, head right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand; P•CLODIVS M•F• across fields. Crawford 494/23; RSC Claudia 15. 3.82g, 18mm, 7h. Extremely Fine. From the Eucharius Collection.
Bray (William). Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn..., The Whole Now First Published, from the Original MSS., 2 vols., 1818, engraved portrait frontispiece to each, ten engraved plates (one folding & one double-page), folding pedigrees, some spotting, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, 4to, together with Pepys (Samuel), Memoirs of Samuel Pepys..., and a Selection from his Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard Lord Braybrooke, 5 vols., 2nd edition, 1828, engraved portrait frontispieces and few plates (some folding), some spotting mostly to margins, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, early 20th century half calf by Hatchards, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, 8vo, with Gibbon (Edward), The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, with Notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Edited, with Additional Notes, by William Smith, 8 vols., 1854-1855, engraved portraits and folding maps, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spines, 8vo, and Fitzgerald (Percy), Chronicles of Bow Street Police-Office..., 2 vols., 1888, numerous uncoloured plates, top edge gilt, early 20th century half morocco gilt by Bayntun of Bath, joints rubbed, 8vo, with Gorton (John), A General Biographical Dictionary, 4 vols., new edition, 1851, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, plus Clarendon (Edward, Earl of), The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England..., 7 vols., Oxford, 1849, original cloth, spines faded, some with slight wear to spine ends, 8vo (28)
An Irish robe sword of The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, dated 1783, with a 67.5cm long steel blade, the gilt brass hilt with bow-tie quillons engraved shamrock and a banner and a badge of honor inscribed QUIS. SEPERABIT. MDCCLXXXIII, and with Royal initials GR, with further shamrock to the grip and with a acorn shape pommel, with a later scabbard. (2)
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