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Click here to subscribeIONIA, Achaemenid Period. Autophradates. Satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia), circa 380s-350s BC. Æ (10.5mm, 1.38 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Head right, wearing kyrbasia / Tamgha; grain ear to left, O? to right. Winzer 11.8; Meadows, Administration –; CNG E-334, lot 69; CNG E-333, lot 71; Pecunem 14. lot 395–6. Good VF, black patina. Rare. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 321 (26 February 2014), lot 113.
IONIA, Achaemenid Period. Uncertain satrap. Circa 350-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 15.19 g). Uncertain mint. Pythagores, magistrate. Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; [?]YTAG-O-P-H[S] around / Incuse rectangle, containing pattern possibly depicting relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos. Johnston, Earliest 1–4 var. (orientation of legend); Meadows, Administration 328 = BMC Ionia p. 323, 1 var. (same); Mildenberg, Münzwesen, Group 6.2, 111 = Pixodarus 1 = Leu 25, lot 165. Near EF, toned, very slight die shift on obverse. Extremely rare, apparently the seventh and finest known, at least four of which are in museum collections (Berlin, London, Munich, and Paris). Johnston has interpreted this remarkable reverse design as a relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos, which would make it the earliest Greek map and first physical relief map known. On the right (north) are the mountains Tmolos and Messogis between the river valleys of the Caÿster and Maeander, to the left of which are three mountain ridges (Madranbaba Dagi, Karincali Dagi, and Akaba Tepesi). Johnston follows Six in suggesting that the coins were probably struck at Ephesos under the Persian general Memnon of Rhodes, circa 336-334 BC, in order to pay his army after he had captured the city, but before his defeat by Alexander at the Battle of Granicus in 334. Some issues have names on the obverse, which Six and Johnston think were city magistrates who authorized some issues for Memnon. However, the theory of Six and Johnston has been the subject of some doubt, most recently by Leo Mildenberg.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Tiribazos. Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.12 g, 3h). Struck circa 390/87-387/6 BC. Figure seated right, wearing satrapal headdress, raising right hand, left hand placed on bow set on ground to right / Bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress; to right. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG France –; SNG Levante 66; Sunrise 43 (this coin). VF, lightly toned, test cuts, light scratches. Rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 185 (8 March 2010), lot 174.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.62 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Dated CY 1 (139/8 BC). Cista mystica within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; A (date) to upper right, bee above, EFE to left, filleted double cornucopia to right. Kleiner & Noe Series 35, dies 48/b; SNG von Aulock 7841; SNG Copenhagen –; Kress 130, lot 286 (same dies). EF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck from fresh dies. Rare in this condition. From the RH Collection.
IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Stater (22mm, 14.00 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch, containing three pellets connected in ? shape, two parallel lines, and a fox standing left; flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stellate pattern and a stag’s head left. Weidauer 126; Elektron I 61; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Kayhan 440; BMC 2; Boston MFA 1882; Kraay & Hirmer 591; Traité I 19 = C. Greenwell, “On some Rare Greek Coins” in NC 1897, pl. XI, 17; Konuk & Lorber fig. 18. Good VF. Well struck for issue. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Jacquier FPL 26 (Spring 2001), no. 79.
IONIA, Miletos. Circa 340-325 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.53 g, 12h). Timostratos. magistrate. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Lion standing left, head right; star above, MI (civic) monogram to left, [T]IMOSTPATO[S] in exergue. Deppert 222 var. (unlisted dies); Marcellesi 3; SNG von Aulock 2090–3 var. (magistrate); SNG Copenhagen 960 var. (same); CNG E-324, lot 120. Near EF, toned, die break on reverse. Very rare with this magistrate.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Tiribazos. Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.82 g, 3h). Struck circa 384-383 BC. Ba’al standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram to left, TRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Crowned head (of Ahura-Mazda?) right. Casabonne Series 1, p. 189, pl. 4, 2; Göktürk 16; SNG France 234; SNG Levante 216; Sunrise 44 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned, off center and slight die shift on obverse. Rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 20 (16 October 2007), lot 179.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.59 g). Head of lioness (or leopard) left; above, small seal right / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt Em. 26; Triton XVI, lot 473; Triton XV, lot 1227; Triton X, lot 302; CNG 96, lot 446; Gorny & Mosch 165, lot 1322; otherwise unpublished. Near EF, obverse die a little worn. Extremely rare, apparently the seventh known.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.56 g). Head of warrior left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with vine tendril on the bowl; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 50; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; Weber –; Hess-Leu 36, lot 275; Leu 15, lot 299; NFA II, lot 220, Nomos 1, lot 106. Superb EF. Well centered strike from fresh dies. Very rare.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.53 g). Bearded head left, wearing Persian tiara bound with diadem; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 101; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; Traité II 63; Nomos 1, lot 107 corr. (Bodenstedt citation). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, Bodenstedt only noted one example (in Paris), and this piece is one of only two in CoinArchives. As noted in the Nomos sale, this coin appears to depict the portrait of the Persian satrap Pharnabazos, based on the strong similarity of the portrait compared to issues traditionally given to Kyzikos that are signed in his name (cf. Kraay & Hirmer 618 and SNG von Aulock 1216). If the identification is correct, it calls into question the chronology of the piece, Bodensted’s dates are clearly too late for a lifetime issue of the satrap, but it is plausible if the type was chosen for a commemorative purpose.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (10.5mm, 2.53 g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with seal / Quadripartite incuse square. CNG 93, lot 391; otherwise unpublished (but cf. Bodenstedt Em. 111 for a similar type with serpent on helmet and seal below). Choice EF. Well centered. Extremely rare, the second known.
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.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (16mm, 7.26 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group II, – (unlisted denomination); Karwiese, Artemision, Type I.6; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –; Linzalone LN1026 (same punches); Triton VIII, lot 433 (same punches). EF. Extremely rare hemistater without central linear punch between the two squares.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (15mm, 7.12 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Central pellet-in-circle from which rays eminate; pellets between rays / Incuse of uncertain pattern. Unpublished, but cf. Rosen 331 for a fraction of this type with a nearly identical incuse pattern. Near EF. Extremely rare.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.67 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides / Rectangular incuse divided horizontally and vertically into four compartments by two perpendicular lines; the upper two compartments divided into halves by a single line, the upper halves each containing a pellet, the lower halves bisected by two small vertical lines; the lower two compartments divided into thirds by two parallel lines. McFadden 1; Weidauer –; Elektron I 16; Rosen Sale 12; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 697; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen (Cyprus, etc.), pl. 10, 318; Zhuyuetang 2; Konuk & Lorber fig. 14. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.32 g, 9h). Struck circa 380 BC. Female head facing slightly left, wearing necklace / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck; traces of legend to left. Casabonne Series 2; Göktürk –; SNG France –; SNG Levante 95 = Sunrise 47 corr. (Casabonne series; this coin). Good VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Edoardo Levante Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 609.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.26 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross with lines radiating from angles, centered upon a polygon of eight sides; all within a square with slightly rounded sides / Rectangular incuse divided horizontally and vertically into four compartments by two perpendicular lines; the upper two compartments divided into thirds by two parallel lines; the lower two compartments divided into halves by a single line, the upper halves contain a pellet, the lower halves are bisected by two small vertical lines. McFadden 2; Weidauer –; Elektron I 17; Rosen –; Traité I 5 = HPM p. 190, 20; SNG Kayhan 698; SNG von Aulock –; Zhuyuetang 3 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned. Very rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 204.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.58 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a crosshatch design, with two parallel lines splayed at one end / Quadripartite incuse square punch with a pellet in the center; each quarter contains a diagonal line radiating from the central pellet; some sections contain further lines. McFadden 4; Weidauer –; Elektron II 16; Rosen 279; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 701; SNG von Aulock –; Zhuyuetang 5. EF, toned. Rare.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.50 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Eye composed of central dot within two concentric linear diamonds, within which are radiating lines / Incuse square with irregular lines. Weidauer –; cf. Karwiese, Artemision, Type II.1.b; Elektron –; cf. Rosen 265 and 293 (hekte and 1/48); cf. Traité I 113 = BMC 27 (1/96 stater); cf. SNG Kayhan 691 (same); SNG von Aulock –; cf. Weber 5722 (trite). EF, toned. Very rare denomination. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 608 (December 2002), no. 81.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.62 g). Phokaic standard. Lion seated right / Quadripartite incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 1776; SNG Lockett 2784 = Pozzi 2468 (same dies); Gulbenkian 724; Nomos 3, lot 123 = Heritage, 8 August 2014, lot 23036 (same dies). Good VF, a little die wear. High relief. Extremely rare.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.51 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Lion seated right / Incuse square. Unpublished on Lydo-Milesian standard, but cf. Triton XVII, lot 320 and CNG 97, lot 215 for same type and denomination on Phokaic standard. Good VF. Very rare.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.58 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion right / Compact, shallow incuse square. Cf. Rosen Sale 66 (forty-eighth stater), otherwise unpublished. Good VF, toned. Very rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 608 (December 2002), no. 77; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 354 (March 1974), no. 14.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.59 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Paw of lion / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron I 36; Rosen 285 (this coin); Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –. Near EF, toned. Exceptional strike and centering for issue. Very rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 72, 6 October 1987), lot 49; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 255.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.33 g). Phokaic standard. Head of lion left / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité I 184; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 608 (December 2002), no. 79 (incorrectly citing SNG von Aulock 7787).
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.74 g, 2h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baaltars seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist; B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck; PRNBZW (in Aramaic) to left. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, dies 33/a (this coin referenced); SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Sunrise –. EF, minor light scratch in field on reverse. Very rare variety without legend behind crest, one of only four examples known to Moysey and the only one on CoinArchives. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 598; Spink 25 (24 November 1982), lot 119; J. Schulman 248 (19 November 1968), lot 182; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 228 (January 1963), no. 14.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.63 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of ram right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité I 194; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –. Good VF, toned. Very rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Sternberg XXXV (29 October 2000), lot 275.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 600-570 BC. EL Hemistater (16mm, 8.66 g). Euboic-Samian Standard. Rough surface with irregular markings / Incuse square and rectangle with irregular markings. Konuk, Electrum, Type 1, pl. 2, B = SNG Kayhan 628; Nicolet-Pierre & Barrandon pl. V, 3; Barron pl. XXX, 2 = Traité I 373 (same die and punches); HGC 6, 1165. Good VF. Very rare.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 477/6-461/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 13.14 g, 5h). Samian standard. Facing lion scalp / Head of ox right; SA and wheel with four spokes above. Barron, Silver, Class III, 27 (A13/P20); HGC 6, 1186; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen 1680 (same dies); BMC 36–7; Boston MFA 1953; McClean 8404. Good VF, toned, a few minor deposits. Very rare. From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Fred Shore at Chicago International Coin Fair, 1995.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 10.76 g). Heavy series. Sardes mint. Prototype issue. Confronted foreparts of lion, with sun on forehead, and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 1; Konuk & Lorber fig. 25 = CH VIII, pl. I, Hoard 7, no. 40; Athena Fund I 58; McClean 8635; NAIM-BAN 6; Ward 723; DDTP p. 11 = AdG p. 43 (this coin). Good VF, a couple tiny scuffs. Extremely rare, one of eleven known examples of this important issue. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Sotheby’s (8 July 1996), lot 69.The `Kroisos` type coinage is one of the most recognizable of all ancient Greek coinage. All of the issues in the bimetallic, gold and silver, series feature the same confronted lion and bull foreparts on the obverse, and two incuse punches (or a single punch in the case of small denominations) on the reverse. It is thought that the series began on a `heavy` standard, with gold and silver staters of equal weight, around 10.6-10.7 grams, which was later reduced to about 8.17 grams for the gold. More recently, though, studies have shown that coins of both standards circulated together, but that the heavy standard was only used for a relatively short time compared to the light standard, which continued to be used into the Persian period. The Kroiseids have also traditionally been broken down into two stylistic groups, `realistic` and `stylized`, with hoard evidence suggesting that the former belonged to the time of Kroisos, while the latter were of the time of the Persians. The present coin, however, is from an issue that constitutes a third group that has a more archaic style, which has features that suggest it is the first issue of Kroisos` bimetallic coinage. This prototype issue was first noted and analyzed in an article by Paolo Naster in 1964 ("Une série aberrante de Créséides" in BSFN 19 (1964), pp. 364–5, reprinted in P. Naster, Scripta Nummaria: Contributions à la méthodologie numismatique [Louvian-la-Neuve, 1983], pp. 76–7). The archaic character of the type is most evident in the bull, where the fine waves of hair on the later coinage is here represented as a series of pelleted lines emanating from a solid arc that forms the animal`s neckline. At the same time, antecedents of the style of the lion can be seen in the earlier electum coinage, particularly the hemihektai of Wiedauer`s Group XVI. The most significant feature linking this issue to the electrum, though, is the appearance of the small pellet or protuberance on the head of the lion. This feature, usually featuring rays emanating from it, is canonical on all the earlier electrum coinage from the time of Ardys until the early part of Kroisos` reign. It is a feature that is totally lacking on the bimetallic coinage of the `realistic` and, later, `stylized` character. A final unusual feature particular to this issue is the depiction of the arms of the lion and bull, which are shown bent nearly 90 degrees at their mid-point, rather than in a straight line from shoulder to paw and hoof.The extreme rarity today of coins of this early style also suggests that this issue was short-lived, perhaps a trial run before the style was standardized. This unusual series was also noted by Martin Price ("Croesus or Pseudo-Croesus?" in Festschrift Mildenberg, p. 221, n. 25), who likewise placed them between the electrum and the gold of standard style. There are currently thirteen known examples of this issue – twelve staters and, possibly, one trite (third stater). The trite has the same unusual bent arms on the lion and bull, but lacks the protuberance on the lion`s head and the style of the bull is identical to that on the `realistic` style issues. A die study was not conducted on these pieces, as the illustrations of most prevent an accurate analysis. In the only attempted die stud
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twenty-fourth Stater (5.5mm, 0.45 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walberg –; Berk 14; Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; CNG 90, lot 609; CNG 73, lot 356; CNG 69, lot 446; Gorny & Mosch 199, lot 505; Lanz 149, lot 217. EF, lustrous. Very rare denomination. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 253.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Third Stater (10.5mm, 2.68 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Walberg Group II; Berk 6; Traité I 404–5; SNG von Aulock 8212; BMC 36; Boston MFA 2074; de Luynes 2779. EF. Rare denomination. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 160.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twelfth Stater (6.5mm, 0.66 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walberg Group VI; Berk 10–3; Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG München 9; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Gulbenkian 759. EF. Rare denomination. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Acquired from Leu, March 1999.
CARIA, Uncertain. Circa 500-490 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 13.86 g). Two dolphins leaping in opposing directions, the top right, the bottom left; below, small dolphin leaping right; all within dotted square border with floral ornaments in the corners / Two parallel rectangular incuses with irregular striations. Cahn, Poseidion, pp. 11–2; HGC 6, 1350; SNG von Aulock 2743 var. (orientation of dolphins); SNG Keckman 283 var. (legend on obv.); Asyut 689–91; Boston MFA 2010 = Warren 1181; Jameson 1542. EF, toned. Rare, and exceptional for issue. From the RAJ Colleciton, purchased from Fred Shore at Chicago International Coin Fair, 1999.This issue had originally been attributed to Poseidion on Karpathos, but Cahn’s analysis of the issues bearing an inscription,
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Lindos. Circa 515/10-485 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 13.82 g). Head of roaring lion right / Two parallel rectangular incuses with irregular striations. Cahn, Archaischen, Group D; HGC 6, 1397; SNG von Aulock 2782; SNG Keckman 352; Asyut 710. Good VF. Excellent metal. Rare. From the RAJ Collection. Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 120.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 12h). Telmessos mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with spiral palmette and three olive leaves; TE (in Lycian) between neck guard and crest / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; KHERÊI (in Lycian) before, [TE]LEBEHIHE (in Lycian) behind; all within incuse square. Mørkholm & Zahle II 52 = SNG Copenhagen Supp. 451 var. (letters on obv.); Falghera –; Reuter –; SNG von Aulock 4198 var. (same); Sunrise 79 (same dies). Near EF, toned. Struck from an early die state on the obverse, rare in this condition.
CILICIA, Lalassis. 1st century BC. Æ Dichalkon (17mm, 3.20 g, 12h). ?A?[A]–CEON, Aphrodite, nude from the waist up, standing left, holding flower in raised right hand, scepter in left / ?I?A?–KON, scorpion. SNG Levante 562 = SNG von Aulock 5695 (this coin). Good VF, brown patina. Very rare mint. Only one in CoinArchives (M&M Deutschland 19 [Righetti Coll., Part 7], lot 136 = SNG Levante 563). From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Ex Hans von Aulock Collection.
CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.41 g, 9h). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; barley grain to left / Herakles wrestling with the Nemean Lion; MA? and club to left. Casabonne Type 7; SNG France 398; SNG Levante Supp. 24 = Waddington 4358 (this coin, illustrated); SNG von Aulock 5718 (same rev. die); Sunrise 87 (same rev. die); Weber 7566 (same rev. die). Near EF, darkly toned, a little off center. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Deaccessioned from the Départment des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Ex William-Henri Waddington Collection.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 10.67 g, 7h). Horseman riding left; to upper right, eagle(?) flying left / Archer kneeling right, drawing bow; TRZ (in Aramaic) to right; in linear square within incuse square. Cf. Casabonne Type D2/G1 (for obv./rev. type); SNG France –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock –; cf. Traité II 521/509 (for obv./rev. type); CNG 93, lot 470 = Vecchi 8, lot 124 (same dies). Good VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare issue, the second known, unpublished in the standard references. This early stater from Tarsos combines elements of Casabonne’s type D2 (obverse with horse in walking stance) and G1 (reverse with archer and city ethnic). Chronologically, these two periods are successive, linked by this extremely rare hybrid.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 10.83 g, 1h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baaltars seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist; B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves above visor, drapery around neck; PRNBZW (in Aramaic) to left, KLK (in Aramaic) to right. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, dies 36/a; SNG France –; SNG Levante 71 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 5932 (same dies). EF, iridescent toning. Very rare variety with olive leaves above visor.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.86 g, 2h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baaltars seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist; B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right, astragalos below diphos / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck; PRNBZW (in Aramaic) to left, KLK (in Aramaic) to right. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, dies 47/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG France 256 = de Luynes 2833 (same obv. die); SNG Levante Supp. 18; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Berry 1287. EF, toned. Very rare with astragalos. Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 319.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.60 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, and pearl necklace / A?E?AN?POY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; to left, boukranion with horns oriented upward and downward. Price –; Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 39 (same dies); Stack’s, Bowers & Ponterio 164, lot 141 (same dies); Sunrise 152 (this coin). Superb EF, underlying luster, beautifully centered and well struck. Very rare, one of only three published. From the Sunrise Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.Price 2539 is a series of staters from Sardes with a boukranion in the left field, but all published examples of that series have boukranioi with both horns upturned and exhibit an overall style unlike the present type, suggesting that each series was struck from different mints.
CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.57 g, 12h). Draped bust facing slightly left, wearing kyrbasia; star to left / Draped bust of female left, wearing tainia, earring, and necklace. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Gökturk 88 (Evagoras II in Salamis); Mildenberg, Kleingeld –; Troxell & Kagan –; Winzer 18.2 (Mazaios); Sunrise –. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare. The proposed attribution of this type to Evagoras II, originally made in the 19th century, is likely incorrect (cf. SNG Kayhan 1066 for a similar obol historically attributed to Evagoras). Interestingly, although Gökturk 88 retains the attribution to Evagoras II, Gökturk 52, another obol certainly related to this type, is placed at an uncertain mint in Cilicia.
KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes I. 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.40 g, 4h). Gaziura mint. Baal of Gaziura seated left, torso facing, holding grapes, grain ear, and eagle in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; B’L GZYR (in Aramaic) to right / Griffin left attacking stag kneeling left; “Ariarathes” (in Aramaic) below. Simonetta 3a; Simonetta, Coins 1c; HGC 7, 791 var. (no inscription on rev.); SNG von Aulock 6256; SNG Copenhagen 629; BMC 3. Good VF, a little off center, some die wear, slight die shift on reverse. Very rare.
KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator. Circa 163-130 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.75 g, 12h). Mint A (Eusebeia-Mazaca). Dated RY 30 (133/2 BC). Diademed head right / BASI?EOS APIAPATOV EVSEBOVS, Athena Nikephoros standing left; monograms to outer left, inner left, and outer right, ? (date) in exergue. Simonetta 4 (Ariarathes IV; same obv. die as illustration); Simonetta, Coins 2 (Ariarathes IV; same obv. die as illustration); HGC 7, 810; SNG von Aulock 6263 (same obv. die); Gemini X, lot 127; Gemini IV, lot 212 (same obv. die); Lanz 128, lot 139 = LHS 95, lot 705 (same dies); Manhattan Sale I lot 84 = Freeman & Sear 15, lot 143 (same obv. die). EF, a few minor deposits and light scratches under tone. Very rare. Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 223; Freeman & Sear FPL 10 (Spring 2005), no. 56.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.96 g, 6h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BASI?EOS SE?EYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; monogram to lower left, monogram in lower middle field. SC 173.5b; ESMS Tr.36 (A29/P3); ESM 424; HGC 9, 20; Consul Weber 4030 (same dies); De Clercq 17 var. (monogram to lower left). Near EF, traces of tone. Struck on a broad flan. Rare issue.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.84 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint in Persia or Baktria. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / [BASI?EOS] SE?EYKOY, Athena, brandishing spear overhead in right hand, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor above, no control marks(?). SC 156 corr. = SCADS77, 3 (A3/P3 – this coin); HGC 9, 18b. VF, toned, die flaw and off center on reverse. High relief obverse, struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.75 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Laodikeia mint(?). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / [A?]E?AN?POY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, dolphin left above TA monogram. SC 926a; Price 3236; HGC 9, 411; SNG Saroglos 561. Near EF, toned. Struck on a wonderfully broad flan. Very rare.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.85 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 56, probably in western Asia Minor (Sardes?). Struck circa 223-211 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EOS ANTIOXOY, elephant walking right; monogram to left and right. SC 985.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Houghton, Elephants, Group 1, 3 (A1/P1) = CSE 1184 = Boehringer, Chronologie, p. 174, 33 (this coin); ESM 628; HGC 9, 453a; SNG Copenhagen 143 (same dies). Good VF, toned, areas of flat strike. Very rare. Ex Gemini V (6 January 2009), lot 397 (donated by Jonathan Kagan to benefit the ANS); Arthur Houghton Collection, 1184; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 272; Central Asia Minor, 1963 hoard (IGCH 1411; Boehringer, Chronologie 7).
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos V Eupator. 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.18 g, 1h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck 164 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos V as a young child right; AY monogram to left / BASI?EOS ANTIOXOY, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; AY monogram to outer left, NE monogram to outer right, ?B and HP monograms in exergue. SC 1581a = Houghton & Le Rider II 1 (D1/R1) = CSE 772 (this coin); HGC 9, 751b. Superb EF, toned, hairline flan crack. Very rare, and among the finest known. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (2 December 2008), lot 139; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 335.The unusually youthful portrait on this very rare issue of Ptolemaïs led Houghton and Le Rider to speculate that these tetradrachms may belong to a coregency of Antiochos IV and V during the former`s eastern campaign. The absense of the title Eypator from this issue, which would have been assumed by Antiochos V at the time of his father`s death, suggests this issue was struck when Antiochos IV was still living. While Antiochos IV was in the east, Lycias, the Seleukid vice regent, was campaigning in Judaea to put down the revolt of the Maccabees, and it is possible that he required coinage to be produced at the mint of Ptolemaïs for this purpose. Interestingly, the monogram on the obverse of this issue, which is different from all other obverse controls at Ptolemaïs, could be resolved as the first letters of Lysias`s name.
PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 450-435 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (8mm, 0.71 g, 4h). Galley with triangular sail left / Three tiered podium of the Temple of ’Ešmun in dotted circle within incuse square. E&E-S Group I.3, 3 (D1/R1 – this coin); Betlyon 2; Rouvier – HGC 10, 216; CNG 37, lot 679. EF, deeply toned. Very rare, only 17 examples noted by the Elayis, but probably fewer are known (see below). From the collection of a Southern Pathologist. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XIX.3 (3rd quarter, 1994), no. 130.In their die study of the coins of Sidon, the Elayis note 8 individual pieces located in public collections and sales records. The other coins they note are nine pieces in the 1902 Qasr Naba hoard (IGCH 1493; J. Elayi & A.G. Elayi, Tresors de monnaies pheniciennes et circulation monetaire [Paris: Gabalda, 1993], no. XXIII) However, the coins in that hoard were never recorded in detail; there are no photographs or even weights provided in any publication of the find. Thus, some, if not all, of the eight individual coins the Elayis list may be from this find. In fact, the patina on the present piece is consistent with a very old pedigree, although the only known previous sales record is from 1994.
PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. Circa 425-394 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (14.5mm, 3.00 g, 1h). Melkart, holding bow in extended left hand and reins in right, riding hippocamp right; below, waves above dolphin right / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail diagonally in background. E&E-T Group II.1.1.2, 408 (O3/R5 – this coin, illustrated); Betlyon –; Rouvier 1789; HGC 10, 324; SNG Copenhagen 302–4; BMC pl. 44, 3 = Ward 817; McClean 9519 (same obv. die); Sunrise 134. VF, toned, light porosity, off center on obverse. Very rare. From the collection of a Southern Pathologist. Ex Superior (31 May 1989), lot 6105; Superior Money Talks FPL 24/5 (Winter 1988/1989), no. C44; G. Hirsch 159 (21 September 1988), lot 461.
PHOENICIA, Tyre. ‘Ozmilk (Azemilkos). Circa 349-311/0 BC. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 8.28 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (334/3 BC). Melkart, holding bow in extended left hand and reins in right, riding hippocamp right; below, waves above dolphin right / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail diagonally in background; a and 16 (date, in Phoenician in two lines) to right. E&E-T Group II.2.1.27, 1516 (O100/R168); Betlyon 37 and n. 112 var. (date unlisted); Rouvier –; HGC 10, 349; DCA 918; G. Hirsch 170, lot 698 (same dies); Triton II, lot 1370. Near EF, toned. Well struck. Very rare date for series. From the RH Collection.
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (23.5mm, 7.11 g, 12h). Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Bust of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, Z? (date) above club; ? to right; Phoenician B between legs; TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASY?OY around. Rouvier –; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921; BMC –; Triton XVI, lot 563 var. (control mark); CNG 36, lot 2154 (same dies). Good VF, a hint of toning. Very rare date. From the RH Collection.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.76 g, 3h). Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Cock standing right; star above and to right. Casabonne –; Göktürk 26; SNG France –; SNG Levante 99 = Sunrise 55 (this coin). EF, toned, reverse a little off center. Excellent metal. Rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Edoardo Levante Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 317.
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.65 g, 1h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, “Jerusalem” (in Hebrew) around / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, “Y(ear) 2 of the Freedom of Israel” (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 8 (O1/R7); Meshorer 229 (same obv. die as illustration); Hendin 1385 (same obv. die as illustration); Bromberg 80 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20255 = C. Samuels, P. Rynearson, & Y. Meshorer, The Numismatic Legacy of the Jews as Depicted by A Distinguished American Collection (New York, 2000), 105 (this coin); Sofaer 29 (same obv. die); Spaer 188 (same dies); SNG ANS 517 (same dies). Superb EF, underlying luster, a touch of die wear on obverse. Sharply struck on a broad flan. Very rare year 1/2 hybrid, the finest known. Ex Shoshana Collection (Part I, Heritage, 8 March 2012), lot 20255.As noted in Hendin, the first selas of year 2 were struck using the same obverse die that had been used on all the year 1 selas, and are thus considered hybrids. Another carryover from the first year is the more broadly formed flan that extends well beyond the edge of the dies.
PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and T to left, ATE to right; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.10D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 13f (this coin); Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXIV, 13–4; HGC 10, 534; Sofaer 2. Near EF, toned, minor porosity, light scratch on reverse. Very rare, and exceptional for issue. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 349.
PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.64 g, 9h). Forepart of lion right / Forepart of horse right; az (in Phoenician) above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.11O; Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXVI, 26; HGC 10, 568; Sofaer 12. EF, toned. Very rare, and exceptional for issue. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 1308.
PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.45 g, 9h). Bearded head right / Facing head of Bes; az (in Phoenician) flanking; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Gitler & Tal VI.13D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 31o (this coin); Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXV, 36; HGC 10, 551; Sofaer –. Good VF, toned, typical minor roughness, obverse a little off center. Very rare, one of only eighteen examples noted by Fischer-Bossert. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 1311.
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