SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (34mm, 43.23 g, 5h). Dies signed by Kimon. Struck circa 405-400 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line inscribed KIMON, a shield, greaves, cuirass, and Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; AT?A below / Head of Arethousa left, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace, hair restrained in an ampyx (inscribed K) and open-weave sakkos; S?????-S?O behind hair, four swimming dolphins around, the one below neck inscribed KIMON. Jongkees 3 (dies A/?); HGC 2, 1298; SNG Lockett 988; Basel 479; BMC 202–3; Boston MFA 432 = Warren 355; Dewing 869 = Bement 511; Gillet 645; Gulbenkian 303; Hunt III 27 = Gillet 646; Hunterian 64; Jameson 819; Kraay & Hirmer 118; de Luynes 1243; McClean 2734; Pozzi 610; Ward 291; Weber 1612 (all from the same dies). EF, lightly toned, only a trace of the usual die rust and hairline die break on obverse. Excellent metal. Ex Peter Guber Collection (Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2011), lot 22.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 13.60 g, 11h). Struck circa 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; star to right / BASI?ISSAS FI?ISTI?OS, Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; star above, K to right. CCO 120 (D8/R30); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1555; SNG ANS 880 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1545 (same obv. die); SNG Tübingen 696 (same obv. die); BMC 555 (same obv. die). EF, toned, light scratches under tone on reverse. From the collection of a Southern Pathologist. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 101; New York Sale IV (17 January 2002), lot 89.
THRACE, Apollonia Pontika. Mid 4th century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.01 g, 5h). Kleokrates, magistrate. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking, K?EOKPATHS to left; all within shallow incuse square. Topalov, Apollonia 50 and p. 377, 17; SNG BM Black Sea 165 var. (magistrate); SNG Copenhagen –; Traité IV 1622 var. (head right). EF, lightly toned, a little die rust and minor die shift on obverse. Delicate and artistic dies.
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.60 g, 9h). Pella mint. Struck circa 286-282 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BASI?EOS ?YSIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram to inner left, C-like symbol on throne, K in exergue. Thompson 241; Müller –; SNG Lockett 1247 var. (letter on throne); Jameson 2464 var. (same); Naville IV, lot 521 (same dies). Good VF, some die wear and a few light deposits on obverse. From the Patrick H. James Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.46 g, 2h). Pella mint. Struck circa 342/1-337/6 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / FI?I?-?OY, nude youth, holding palm frond in right hand, rein in left, on horseback right; thunderbolt below, N in exergue. Le Rider 232 (D116/R187); SNG ANS 384–95; SNG Alpha Bank 272; SNG Fitzwilliam 2047; SNG Saroglos 49–50; Gulbenkian 816. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, off center on reverse. Fine style. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.43 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Struck circa 336/5-329/8 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / FI?I?-?OY, nude youth, holding palm frond in right hand, rein in left, on horseback right; kantharos below. Le Rider 359 (D188/R286); SNG ANS 405 (same dies); SNG München 104; SNG Stockholm 57. EF, lovely old cabinet tone, a few minor marks under tone on reverse. Fine style. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Kassander. Circa 325-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.15 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / A?E?AN?POY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; star on cone in left field, upright club in left field. Price 243; Moore, Appendix I and pl. XXIX, 9–11. Superb EF. Artistic dies. Very rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.58 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Teos mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, and necklace / A?E?AN?POY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, ?O monogram above AT. Price 2263 var. (letters; cf. Price 2266 for the drachm with these control marks); Stack’s (14 January 2008), lot 2153; otherwise unpublished. Near EF, underlying luster. Extremely rare issue. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 470-450 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 8.10 g, 8h). Pegasos flying right; ? below / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet and necklace, within incuse square. Pegasi 13/2 and 4 (same dies); BCD Akarnania –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Delepierre 1228 (same obv. die); C.M. Kraay, “A Hoard of Corinth and Leucas from N.W. Greece” in CH V, 28–9 (same dies). EF, dark cabinet tone. Well struck for issue. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Coin Galleries Numismatic Review IX/4 (1968), no. D53.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.20 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, ATE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group II.B, 50 var. (O–/R47 [unlisted obv. die]); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 8, 34–7; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Fitzwilliam 3098; Weber 3441. Near EF, even dark gray tone with light earthen dusting around the devices, a couple light cleaning marks under tone, a touch of porosity on obverse. Well centered and struck. Very rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
![CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 7.81 g, 5h). Pegasos flying right; [koppa below] / Head of Athena righ](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/536-2014128171934_468x382.jpg)
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 7.81 g, 5h). Pegasos flying right; [koppa below] / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; retrograde S to left (barely visible); above, dolphin diagonally downward right. Ravel 915 (P374/T522); Pegasi 344; BCD Corinth 89; BMC 390 (same dies); Bement 1187 (same obv. die); Pozzi 1684 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die, minor pit and edge chip on obverse. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 1288.
ELIS, Olympia. 134th-143rd Olympiad. Circa 244-208 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.96 g, 7h). Ka–, magistrate. Eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in its talons / Vertical thunderbolt with volutes above, wings below; F-A/K-A flanking. Elis Hoard Group IV, 45; BCD Olympia 261 (this coin); HGC 5, 510; SNG Copenhagen 427 var. (magistrate); SNG Lockett 2467 (same rev. die); BMC –. Superb EF, deep iridescent tone, obverse a little off center. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Leu 90, 10 May 2004), lot 261.
KINGS of BOSPOROS. Pharnakes II. Circa 63-46 BC. AV Stater (21mm, 8.23 g, 12h). Pantikapaion mint. Dated BE 243 (52/1 BC). Diademed head right / BASI?EOS BASI?EON MEGA?OY FAPNAKOY, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch in extended right hand, left arm resting on kithara to right; tripod to left, GMS (date) to right. Frolova & Ireland § 5, dies A/a = G&K 1 = de Luynes 2396 (same dies); Anokhin 1301; MacDonald 182; HGC 7, 198; DCA 446; Triton XII, lot 266 (same dies). EF, a few light marks. Extremely rare first issue of staters, one of only three known, the other two being the de Luynes (BN) and Triton XII pieces. At the time of Frolova & Ireland’s publication (2002), there were 16 known specimens of Pharnakes’ gold staters (plus three forgeries). Twelve specimens have since appeared at auction, bringing the known population of these very rare pieces to 28, of which about 10 are in museums. The present coin is one of only two examples of the first year of issue available in the marketplace.Pharnakes was awarded the Bosporan Kingdom by Pompey for the betrayal of Pharnakes’ father Mithradates VI, King of Pontos. Little is known of Pharnakes’ sixteen-year reign except for its ending. During the Civil War between Pompey and Julius Caesar, Pharnakes tried to recapture his father`s former territories in Pontos. He won a victory over Caesar`s general, Domitius Calvinus, and ordered Romans in the region castrated or put to the sword. In response, Caesar launched a rapid five day war against Pharnakes in 47 BC, culminating in the battle of Zela. Caesar emerged victorious, prompting him to report back to the Senate with the now famous dictum, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered).
![PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 5.95 g). Head of sea-eagle left; [below, dolphin left] / Quadripartit](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/565-2014128172028_468x382.jpg)
PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 5.95 g). Head of sea-eagle left; [below, dolphin left] / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, K within one unfilled quarter. RG –; HGC 7, 388 var. (pellet in quarters); SNG BM Black Sea 1370 var. (letter on rev.); SNG von Aulock 6837; SNG Lockett 2754. Good VF, toned. Well struck from high relief dies. From the RH Collection.
IONIA, Achaemenid Period. Tiribazos. Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. Æ (11.5mm, 1.73 g, 12h). Klazomenai mint. Head right, wearing kyrbasia / Tripod; K?A to right. Unpublished. VF, dark brown patina. Apparently unique. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 278 (25 April 2012), lot 102.While the satrapal portrait on this coin cannot be identified as an exact representation of Tiribazos, the extreme stylistic similarity between satrapal issues of Cilicia struck during the time of Tiribazos’ rule there (cf. Casabonne pl. 4, 4–6), a contemporary bronze issue from Sardis (cf. Klein 254), and the portrait here suggests that this coin was an issue struck under Tiribazos.Initially the satrap of Western Armenia, which was one of the main Persian satrapies, the Persian general, Tiribazos, was a highly regarded ally of Artaxerxes II, who granted him a number of additional satrapies during the course of his career. During the civil war with Cyrus the Younger, as related in The Anabasis of Xenophon, Tiribazos sided with Artaxerxes II, a move for which he was richly rewarded. When the vassal-king of Cilicia sided with Cyrus the Younger and was thereby dethroned because of it, the territory became an ordinary satrapy under the sphere of influence of the satrap of Western Armenia. Shortly thereafter, Tiribazos was appointed satrap of Western Asia (with its capital at Sardis), which was another of the main satrapies of the Persian Empire. It too counted a number of smaller regional districts under its sphere of influence. Among these smaller districts were the cities of Ionia, including Klazomenai. The influence of this satrapy and of Tiribazos in particular was such that he personally brokered negotiations between the the belligerent Greek states during the Corinthian War (395-387 BC). Although Tiribazos was briefly replaced by the satrap Struthas in punishment for his actions, Artaxerxes soon returned the ex-satrap to his post in 387/6 BC. This time, he was granted command of the Persian fleet against Evagoras of Salamis. Again, Tiribazos was punished for his actions, and again restored to favor. The subsequent reneging by Artaxerxes of favors on Tiribazos turned the satrap against his king. In the end, Artaxerxes caught wind of a plot by Tirbazos and had his once-esteemed courtier slain.
IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 11.83 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw; T-H-I-O-N around; to right, female head right / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; Balcer –; Mattingly, New 1 (same dies); CH VIII, pl. V, Hoard 47, 1 (same dies); CNG 88, lot 354 (same dies). EF, toned. Well struck. Very rare issue. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 1317; Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 236.
CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 6.19 g, 9h). Forepart of lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in band, wearing small round earring and two necklaces, one linear with pendant, the other dotted; K-N-I around; all within incuse square. Cahn 83 (V39/R58); SNG Copenhagen 240–1; BMC 14; Boston MFA 1985–6; McClean 8473; Pozzi 2585–6; Weber 6470–1 (all from the same dies). Near EF, old collection toning. Fine style head of Aphrodite. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 6.06 g, 8h). Forepart of lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in band, wearing small round earring and two necklaces, one linear with pendant, the other dotted; K-N-I around; all within incuse square. Cahn 83 (V39/R58); SNG Copenhagen 240–1; BMC 14; Boston MFA 1985–6; McClean 8473; Pozzi 2585–6; Weber 6470–1 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned. Fine style head of Aphrodite. From the RH Collection.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.82 g, 12h). Baaltars seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, and grape bunch in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; TN (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) below throne, B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Lion attacking stag left; MZDY (in Aramaic) above, monogram below. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG France –; SNG Levante 106; SNG von Aulock –. EF, toned, underlying luster, reverse a little off center. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 1369.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.50 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 129-128 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EOS ?HMHTPIOY TEOY NIKA-TOPOS, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ? to outer left, O below throne. SC 2166c; SMA 320; HGC 9, 1117b; CSE 288–9; SNG Spaer 2162. VF, attractive old cabinet tone. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (not in CNG sale); Kovacs X (18 May 1990), lot 159; George J. Bauer Collection (Edward Gans MBS 16, 19 April 1960), lot 425.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.56 g, 11h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Undated issue, struck circa 125 BC. Jugate busts right of Kleopatra, wearing diadem, veil, and stephane, and Antiochos VIII, wearing diadem / [BASI]?IS[SHS] K?EO?ATPAS TEAS KAI BAS-I?EOS AN-TIOXOY, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left. SC 2271.1; LSM 8; HGC 9, 1182g; SNG Berry 1400; SNG Spaer 2472; Boston MFA 2182; Pozzi 3010. Near EF, toned, a little die wear on obverse, small mark in field on reverse. From the RH Collection.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Philip I Philadelphos. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.64 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 88/7-76/5 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EO[S] FI?I??OV E?IFANOVS FI?A?E?FOV, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, F above A; monogram below throne, ? in exergue. SC 2463.3h; SMA 448; HGC 9, 1319; SNG Spaer 2807; BMC 16; Hunterian 10. EF, even gray patina with light iridescence. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). ’Urimilk III. Circa 350s BC. AR Shekel (25mm, 13.14 g, 7h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion`s head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, ‘K (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left; ’WRMLK MLK GBL (’Urimilk, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above. E&E-B Series IV.3.1, 775–814 (O2/R2); Betlyon 18; Rouvier –; HGC 10, 136; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Athena Fund II 873 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 685 = PCG pl. 51, 7 (same dies); Triton XIV, lot 367. Near EF, toned. Well struck from fresh dies.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AV Trichryson – `Pentadrachm` (24.5mm, 17.84 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 285-261/0 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / BASI?EOS ?TO?EMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above Gallic shield; Y between legs. Svoronos 595; SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske 36 var. (letter between legs); Boston MFA –; BMC 6; Hirsch 1803. EF, underlying luster, countermark in field on obverse (uncertain letter in oval incuse). Very rare with this letter between legs. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaïeion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (29mm, 27.74 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy II, circa 253/2-246 BC. Head right with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephane; lotus-tipped scepter in background, K to left / APSINOHS FI?A?E?FOY, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Svoronos 475; Olivier & Lorber 179–81, dies 1/4; Troxell, Arsinoe, Group 3, p. 44 and pl. 7, 3 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –; Boston MFA 2268 (same obv. die); BMC 10; Naville XVII, lot 628 (same dies); Pozzi 3223 (same obv. die). Near EF, light scratch and a couple marks on obverse. From the Edoardo Levante Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (28mm, 16.70 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / BACI?IC[CHC K?EO?A]TPAC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, ? to right. Svoronos 1871; Weiser 183; SNG Copenhagen 419–21; Noeske 380–2; BMC 4–5. EF, brick red-brown patina with sandy green around the edges, minor cleaning marks. Stunning portrait of Kleopatra.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 480-435 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.74 g, 3h). Silphion plant / Head of Karneios right; K-V/P-A flanking; all in dotted circle within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins 88–9 var. (letters outside circle); SNG Copenhagen 1177 var. (same); BMC 48 (same obv. die); Hunt IV 520 var. (same); Pozzi 3263 var. (same); Weber 8426. VF, dark find patina, a few minor pits. Very rare variety. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 401.
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Kleopatra Selene. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.64 g, 5h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 6 (20/19 BC). REX • IVBA • REGIS • IVBAI • F • R • A • VI, diademed head of Juba left / [...] K??O?ATPA BACI K??O?A T [...], diademed and draped bust of Kleopatra right. Cf. Mazard 357 (for obv.), otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned. Excellent metal. Extremely rare.
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.89 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / BASI?EOS TEOY ?NTIMAXOY, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm; monogram to inner right. Bopearachchi 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 173-4; SNG ANS 274-5; MIG Type 124f; Sunrise –. Superb EF, lightly toned, trace of underlying luster. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I Kushanshah. Circa AD 285-300. AV Dinar (32mm, 8.05 g, 10h). Balkh mint. 2nd or 3rd emission. ohoomozoo oozoro oro koshono shohamo shoo[ in Kushano-Bactrian, Ohrmazd standing left, wearing lion-head crown with korymbos and ribbons, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, filleted trident standard surmounted by upturned crescent above altar, pellet to right of altar; between legs, pellet above swastika; to inner right, triple pellets below armpit; to outer right, ? above tamgha; BOXhO (mint signature) down lower right / oor zooam ao Bozo in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva, wearing outstretched diadem ties, standing facing on ground line, holding diadem in outstretched right hand and trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi standing left. Carter 27; Cribb 4; MK 744; Herzfeld –; Donum Burns –; Sunrise 1018. EF, traces of red encrustation in devices. Attractive obverse. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1241.
THRACE, Perinthus. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Medallion (42mm, 36.06 g, 6h). AVT K M AVP . CEVH ANTONEINOC AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis; gorgoneion on breastplate / ?EPINTION ?IC NEOKOPON, Hercules standing left, sacrificing from patera over garlanded altar with right hand, holding club and lion’s skin in left; in upper left field, eagle left, head right. Schönert, Perinthos 724; Varbanov 396 corr. (bust type). VF, earthen brown patina. Rare.
THRACE, Philippopolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (25mm, 8.67 g, 1h). AVT K M AVP ANTO(NE)INOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FI?I??O?O?EITON NEO/KOPON, two palm fronds in agonistic urn inscribed ?VTIA. Mouchmov, Philippopolis 513 var. (obv. legend); Varbanov 1798 var. (same); BMC –; Weber 2776 var. (same). Near EF, dark green patina. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Nomos 2 (17 May 2002), lot 203.Although the main Pythian Games were held at Apollo’s sanctuary at Delphi, many other cities throughout the Roman Empire periodically held smaller versions of the tournaments. Like the Delphic original, these local events included a number of athletic contests, as well as music and poetry competitions.
PONTUS, Amisus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (36mm, 27.38 g, 5h). Dated CY 230 (AD 198/9). AVT K M AVP ANTO–N?INOC C?B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / A–MI–COV/ ???VT?PAC/ · ?T · C? · (date), Nike, holding filleted palm frond in right hand, driving biga left. Cf. RG 112b, pl. Suppl. H, 10 (same rev. for Septimius); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. EF, green patina. An extremely rare and attractive piece. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (2 December 2008), lot 268 (hammer of 13,000 CHF).Similar types were struck later in Caracalla’s reign (see RG 118; SNG Copenhagen 192).
LYDIA, Thyateira. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Elagabalus or Severus Alexander, AD 218-222 and 222-235, respectively. Æ Medallion (39mm, 10.72 g, 6h). Cl. Aurelius Dionysius, strategos and eques. I?PA CVNK?HTOC, draped bust of youthful Senate right / ??I CTP K?O AVP ?IONVCIOV I??IKOV/ TVAT?IPH/NON, the river-god Lykos, nude from the waist down, reclining left, placing right hand on amphora; to left, bull grazing right; tree in background. Unpublished in the standard references, but see SNG von Aulock 3210 for the same obverse die. Superb EF, green patina. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA IV (11 December 2006), lot 212 (hammer of 22,000 CHF).Cl. Aurelius Dionysius is one of several strategoi of Thyateira to include his title ?pp????, equivalent of the Latin eques (a member of the Equestrian order).
CILICIA, Aegeae. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (33mm, 22.30 g, 12h). Dated CY 247 (AD 200/1). AVT K ? C?? C?VHPOC ??P C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / C?V–HPI[A]N?N AIG–?AI?N ? ZMC (date), galley right with two masts and standard, seven oarsmen and one helmsman. SNG Levante 1736 = SNG von Aulock 5454 (this coin); SNG France –. VF, attractive brown patina. From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Ex Hans von Aulock Collection.
CILICIA, Anazarbus. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Hexassaria (32mm, 24.78 g, 12h). Dated CY 255 (AD 236/7). AV · K · G · IOV · OVH · MA?IM?INOC · C?B ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANAZ · ?N? · MHTPO ·/ B–G/ [CVN]TVCIA OI/KOV(M?)(NH)C, female figure standing left, wearing polos and holding bipennis in left hand, before bull standing left. Ziegler 663.1 = SNG Levante 1480 = SNG von Aulock 5500 = Ziegler, Städtisches 40, B44 = SGI 3539 (this coin). Good VF, dark brown patina, very minor roughness. One of only two cited in Ziegler’s die study (the other in the ANS). From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Ex Hans von Aulock Collection.
CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ (27mm, 10.36 g, 7h). AVT KAI ?O C? G?TAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / C??–?VK?ON T–ON ?POC ?O K/A?–VK–A?NO, Apollo standing left, holding branch in right hand, leaning left elbow on tripod with serpent coiled around middle leg. SNG Levante 752 = SNG von Aulock 8709 (this coin); SNG France –; CNG 91, lot 559 (same dies). VF, brown patina. From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Ex Hans von Aulock Collection.
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.52 g, 12h). Struck AD 54-56. NERO CLAVD · DIVI CLAVD · F · CAESAR · AVG · GERMANI ·, laureate head of Nero right / AGRIPPINA · AVGVSTA · MATER · AVGVSTI ·, draped bust of Agrippina left, her hair in a long plait down neck; double K monogram behind. Sydenham, Caesarea 76; RPC I 3640. VF, minor die flaws in obverse legend. Very rare. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 268.
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra. 36 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.00 g, 12h). BACI?ICCA K??O?ATPA [T?A N??T?PA], diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / [ANT]?NIOC AVTOKPAT?P TRITON TPI?N AN?[P?N], bare head of Antony right. McAlee 174; Prieur 27; BMC 53; RPC I 4094. VF, deep cabinet tone, very minor porosity, slightly off center. Rare.
![SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.82 g, 1h). [A]V K M O? C?OV MAKP](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/898-2014128173137_468x382.jpg)
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.82 g, 1h). [A]V K M O? C?OV MAKP?INOC [C], laureate head right / · ?HMA[PX · ?]? Y?ATOC ? ?, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1182; Bellinger 73 var. (obv. legend). Superb EF. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Goldberg (2 October 2000), lot 130.
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Nicopolis Seleucidis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 6 Assaria(?) (29mm, 21.37 g, 6h). · AVT K M AYP C?OY · · ANTONINOC C?B ·, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: Nike advancing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm frond in left, within oval incuse / NIKO?O?ITON C???YKI?OC, Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain ear(?) in right hand; at feet, half-length figure of river god swimming left; ? (mark of value) in left field. Butcher 8; BMC –; for c/m: Howgego 263. Good VF, brown surfaces. Rare. From the Edoardo Levante Collection.
![SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Nicopolis Seleucidis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 8 Assaria(?) (26mm, 13.46 g, 6h). AVT K [M] IV?R](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/900-2014128173146_468x382.jpg)
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Nicopolis Seleucidis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 8 Assaria(?) (26mm, 13.46 g, 6h). AVT K [M] IV?–IOC FI?I??[OC] C?[B], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / N?IKO?O–??IT?N C???VKI[?]OC, two figures advancing left, heads right; to upper right, Eros flying right, holding torch; to lower right, H (mark of value) before half-length figure of river-god swimming right. R. Bland, “The coinage of Jotapian. Appendix: The coinage of Philip I from Nicopolis in Seleucia,” Essays Carson-Jenkins p. 205, 5b (this coin, illustrated on pl. XXXVI); Butcher 17 = BMC 3 var. (bust type, arrangement of rev. legend). VF, dark green patina, roughness. Very rare. From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmBH 14 (16 April 2004), lot 679; G. Hirsch 175 (23 September 1992), lot 1310.
SYRIA, Decapolis. Dium. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (3mm, 28.86 g, 12h). Struck CY 268 (AD 205/6). AV · K · ? · C?? C?OVHPOC ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [?]TOYC H?C (date) above, ??[IH]–N?N below, bearded river-god reclining left on overturned amphora from which water flows, holding reed in right hand, cornucopia in left; tree in left field. Spijkerman –; Rosenberger –; cf. Sofaer 8 (Adraa). VF, earthen brown patina. Extremely rare. The left hand portion of the ethnic is very faint but the first two letters, which appear to be ??, are fairly legible. Very little of the legend on the Sofaer coin is preserved and it was presumably given to Adraa due to the river-god type the mint often used. That coin seems to have the ethnic above (only the end portion ...N?N is visible) and, presumably, a date below. The style, however, does not match the coinage of Adraa and the river-god on the known types is always accompanied by a figure of Tyche. Additionally, a date of 268, comporting with the Pompeian era, would be incompatible with the city (Adraa’s coinage is dated according to Trajan’s establishment of the Provincia Arabia in AD 106). At Dium, coins of Domna with her earlier hairstyle, a young Caracalla as Augustus, and Geta as Caesar are all known, each with portraits with bulbous heads, pointy noses, and recessed chins as on our coin. Year 268 was apparently the first year the city struck coins, based on the dates known for all other members of the imperial family.
MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.81 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT · K · M · AV · ANTON?INOC C?B, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ?HMAP·X · ?? · V?ATOC TO · ?, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 850 (same obv. die as illustration); Bellinger 139 (same obv. die as illustration). Superb EF.
MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.35 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT · K · M · AV · ANTON?INOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with shield over shoulder / ?HMAP·X · ?? · V?ATOC T · ?, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine between legs. Prieur 848 (same obv. die as 847); Bellinger 140 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); R. Bland, “Six Hoards of Syrian tetradrachms of the third century AD,” NC (1991), Hoard III, 24 (same obv. die). Good VF, minor surface granularity, a few areas of encrustation. Rare, only three cited in Prieur. Ex Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 261.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34mm, 19.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). AVT T PAIAN C?B G?RM ?AK[IK], la](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/906-201412817320_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34mm, 19.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). AVT T PAIAN C?B G?RM ?AK[IK], laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Helios, holding a scepter over his left shoulder and raising his right hand in salute, in galloping quadriga right; winged bust of Serapis(?), facing left, above horses; [L] IZ (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6925; K&G –; Emmett –; Kellner p. 103, Abb. 14 (this coin). VF, dark green and brown patina with touches of red, edge splits, area of corrosion on the obverse. Very rare. From the ‘AK Collection’. Reportedly ex August Voirol Collection, purchased privately from Frank Sternberg.A fascinating type with Helios saluting a winged bust of Serapis. Many references either do not describe the type, or have a different attribution for the winged bust above the horses (i.e. Eos flying left in a biga per Kellner). While the Kellner attribution certainly makes sense (Helios, the sun, flying toward Eos, the dawn), a survey of the few known examples seems to support this cataloger’s identification. A high-grade example would be needed to identify the type with any certainty.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.98 g, 11h). Dated RY 20 (AD 135/6). [AVT KAIC] TPAIAN • A?P[](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/907-201412817322_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32mm, 21.98 g, 11h). Dated RY 20 (AD 135/6). [AVT KAIC] TPAIAN • A?P[IANOC C?B], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ram, wearing crown composed of two uraei and disk, standing right before altar; above, draped bust right of Serapis wearing calathus; in field, [L]-K (date). Köln 1206; Dattari (Savio) 1825; K&G 32.715; Emmett 1028.20 (R2); Kellner p. 108, Abb. 17 (this coin). VF, dark green patina with touches of brown, some minor smoothing. Rare. From the ‘AK Collection’. Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 557.An interesting type that is often misidentified as a ‘Zodiac’ type (Aries).
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 14.76 g, 12h). Struck RY 19 of Hadrian (AD 134/5). ANTINOOV [HP?OC], draped bust right, wearing hem–hem crown / Antinoüs, cloaked and holding caduceus, on horseback right; L/I–T (date) in field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 8007-9; K&G 34a.2; Blum 10; Emmett 1347.19 (R3); Kellner p. 108, Abb. 14 (this coin). Fine, dark brown patina with touches of red, two edge splits. Rare. From the ‘AK Collection’. Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 585.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 31.42 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2). [AV]T K T AI? A?P ANT?NI](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/909-201412817326_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 31.42 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2). [AV]T K T AI? A?P ANT?NIN[OC C?B ?VC], laureate head right / Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; dolphin-entwined trident to right, L-? (date) across field. Köln 1412 var. (Pius’ bust draped and cuirassed); Dattari 2867 (same dies); K&G 35.163 var. (same); Emmett 1676.5; Curtis, “The Coinage of Roman Egypt: A Survey” (reprinted from The Numismatist, January-August 1956), Pl. I, 1 (this coin–reverse illustrated). Good VF, attractive brown patina. Rare and exceptional. From the RAJ Collection. Purchased privaely from CNG (CICF, 2009). Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1509; Col. James W. Curtis Collection.Serapis was a syncretic god, a combination formed from Hellenistic Greek and Egyptian religious concepts. His name is of Egyptian origin and derives from a synthesis of Ausar (Greek, Osiris), the Egyptian god of the Underworld, and Hapi (Greek, Apis), a manifestation of the god Ptah. Under the Ptolemies, Serapis became the chief tutelary god and the subject of a royally-sponsored cult, whose emphasis on an afterlife made the worship of Serapis one of the more popular mystery cults. His immense popularity soon promoted his creation as Serapis-Pantheos, a hybrid deity incorporating other divine elements. In Alexandria, a large temple complex called the Serapeum was constructed that remained highly patronized well into the fourth century AD. Shortly after the imperial decree of AD 391, officially ordering pagan temples closed, the Serapeum was besieged, plundered and destroyed.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 24.57 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [AVT K] T](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/910-201412817329_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 24.57 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [AVT K] T AI? A?P ANT?NINOC C?B [?VC], laureate head right / Selene (Moon) in Cancer: draped bust of Selene right; star of eight rays before, crescent moon below, crab beneath all; L–H (date) to either side. Köln 1494; Dattari (Savio) 2964; K&G 35.270; Emmet 1681.8. VF, dark green and brown patina with touches of red, earthen highlights/deposits, edge split. Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.95 g, 1h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). AVT K T AI? A?P ANT?NINOC C?B ?VC, laureate head right / Helios in Leo: Lion leaping right; above, radiate and draped bust of Helios and eight-pointed star; L H (date) below. Köln 1495-6; Dattari (Savio) 2968; K&G 35.278; Emmet 1530.8. VF, dark green and brown patina with earthen highlights/deposits, minor edge splits. Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 19.27 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [AVT K T]](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/912-2014128173214_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 19.27 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [AVT K T] AI? A?P ANT?NINOC C?B [?VC], laureate head right / Zeus (Jupiter) in Pisces: Laureate bust right of Zeus, draped on left shoulder, transverse scepter across right shoulder; star of eight rays before; fish right and fish left below; L-[H] to either side. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2981; K&G 35.260; Emmet 1692.8. VF, dark green and brown patina with touches of red, earthen highlights/deposits, minor edge splits. Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
![EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (34mm, 27.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 162/3). ? [A]V?????C ???O????C](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/913-2014128173216_468x382.jpg)
EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Drachm (34mm, 27.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 162/3). ? [A]V?????C ???O????C C?B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped and conjoined busts right of Helios, radiate, and Selene, wearing crescent crown; [L] G (date) in right field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3465 var. (regnal year 6); K&G 37.268 var. (same); Emmet 2134 var. (regnal years 5 & 6). VF, dark green and brown patina with touches of red, earthen highlights/deposits, minor edge splits. Apparently unpublished for regnal year 3.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.80 g, 2h). Rome mint, C. Cassius Celer, triumvir monetalis. Struck 16 BC. OB above wreath, CIVIS within wreath, SERVATOS below wreath, oak wreath between two laurel branches / C • CASSIVS • C • F • CELER • III VIR • A • A • A • F • F • around large S C. RIC I 374; Martini, Augustus 459; BMCRE 165; CRE Ashmolean 516-7; BN 394-8. Good VF, hard brown surfaces, a few deposits. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Gros (the Fat). As Emperor Charles III, 881-887. AR Denier (32mm, 1.51 g, 9h). Unspecified (Milan?) mint. + K?ROLVS IMP, cross pattée; pellets in quarters / XPISTI?N? REIICIO, temple façade. Depeyrot 1196B; M&G 1531/530 (obv./rev.; Uncertain Mints); MEC 1, 1012 (assigned to Milan); cf. CNI V 6-8 (for type). VF, toned, flan crack. Fragile. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 20 June 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Simple (the Simple). As Charles IV, King of West Francia, 898-922. AR Denier (22mm, 1.33 g, 6h). Arcentina (Strasbourg) mint. + K?ROLVS PIVS REX, cross pattée / ?RCENTI/N? CIVITS in two lines; • between. Depeyrot 959 var. (rev. legend); cf. M&G 1348 (for type); cf. MEC 1, 1000 (same). Good VF, toned, traces of ghosting in reverse. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 14 May 2010.
CRUSADERS, Venetians in the Levant. nomine Andrea Dandolo. Circa 1344-1382. Pale AV Ducat (22mm, 3.42 g, 8h). Later ‘K Series’. Uncertain mint. (horizonatal S)/H/V/?/H/?/T/I to left, D/V/+ and ?HDKD?HDVIO to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; pellet on shaft / • SIT T +I? D?T O TV – • • (retrograde K)SIS IST? DV??T •, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Cf. CNI VII 37 (for type); cf. Ives pl. XIII, 2 (same); cf. Gamberini 344 (Roberto d`Angio pr. Acaia). Near EF, toned, traces of having been placed in a bezel. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). `Ali ibn Yusuf. AH 500-537 / AD 1106-1142. AV Dinar (26mm, 4.15 g, 8h). Aghmat mint. Dated AH 500 (AD 1106/7). Shahada and name of `Ali ibn Yusuf in four lines; Quran 3:85 in outer margin / Caliphal titles and Arabic “k” in five lines; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Hazard 152; Album 466.1. Near EF, slightly wavy flan.
AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Sigismund. Archduke, 1446-1490. AR Halbguldiner (36mm, 15.66 g, 10h). Hall mint; Wenzel Kröndl, diecutter. Dated 1484. + SIGISMVnDVS ?RChIDVX ?VSTRIC, crowned, draped, and armored half-length bust right, holding globe-tipped scepter in right hand over shoulder and hilt of sword in left hand; tendrils flanking cross of crown; floral stops / Knight in German Gothic armor, holding banner, on caparisoned horse galloping right; 1484 below; helmet decorated with elaborate crowned crest; Habsburg arms in exergue; arms of Austrian provinces around. Moser & Tursky 60; Moeser & Dworschak 65; Frey 261; Levinson IV-45a. Good VF, toned. Choice for issue. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 1929.
AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Sigismund. Archduke, 1446-1490. AR Guldiner – Taler (41mm, 31.54 g, 4h). Hall mint; Wenzel Kröndl, diecutter. Dated 1486. • SIGISMVnDVS : (rosette) :· ?RChIDVX • ?VSTRI? •, crowned, draped, and armored figure standing facing, holding globe-tipped scepter in right hand over shoulder and hilt of sword in left hand; to left, coat-of-arms held by lion; to right, crested and crowned helmet / Knight in German Gothic armor, holding banner, on caparisoned horse galloping right; 1486 below; helmet decorated with elaborate crowned crest; Habsburg arms in exergue; arms of Austrian provinces around. Moser & Tursky 64; Moeser & Dworschak 93; Frey 274; Levinson IV-49a; Davenport 8087. Superb EF, iridescent tone. Perhaps the finest known example of the earliest dated taler. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
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