E-SALE 86
Date: 2021-07-08 00:00:00
Lots: 1815
Total starting: £ 0.00
Total realized: £ 380,830.00 (+0.00%)
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 148
Islands off Epeiros, Korkyra Æ 15mm. Circa 229-48 BC. Head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / Kantharos; bunch of grapes above, monograms across fields at base. BMC Thessaly 418; HGC 6, 101. 3.01g, 15mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 149
Islands off Epeiros, Korkyra Æ 22mm. Circa 229-48 BC. Philonidas, magistrate. Head of Poseidon to right, trident behind / Prow right, KOPKYPAI[ΩN] and ΦIΛΩNIΔAΣ above. SNG Copenhagen 239; BMC 549. 7.87h, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; pale green patina.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Good Very Fine; pale green patina.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 150
Epeiros, Epirote Republic Æ 21mm. Circa 148-50 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Dodonaeus to left / AΠEI PΩTAN, thunderbolt, within wreath. Franke 650-654; SNG Copenhagen 128; HGC 3.1, 180. 6.69g, 21mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine. Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 151
Akarnania, Federal Coinage Æ 22mm. Leukas, circa late third century BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right; eagle to right behind, [API below] / Head of river-god Achelӧos to right; trident to right above, monogram behind. BMC 15; BCD Akarnania 33; HGC 4, 736. 6.77g, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine. Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 152
Akarnania, Leukas Æ 17mm. Circa 350-300 BC. Bellerophon on Pegasos flying to left; Λ below(?) / Chimaera walking to right. BMC -; BCD Akarnania 260.3; SNG Copenhagen 373; Lindgren 1491; HGC 4, 866. 3.81g, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine; an attractive reverse. Very Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine; an attractive reverse. Very Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 153
Thessaly, Larissa Æ 17mm. Circa 380-337 BC. Head of the nymph Larissa to right, wearing earring / Horse grazing to left, ΛAPI below. Rogers 294; SNG Copenhagen 143. 5.17g, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of Roma Numismatics Ltd.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of Roma Numismatics Ltd.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 154
Thessaly, Pharsalos Æ 15mm. Early 4th century BC. Helmeted head of Athena to left / ΦΑΣP around Thessalian cavalryman, holding mace, on horse rearing to right. BCD Thessaly II 667.4 var. (letter placement); Rogers 477; cf. HGC 4, 654 (no additional symbols). 2.69g, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare with this legend placement.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine. Rare with this legend placement.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 155
Elis, Olympia Æ 19mm. Mid-late 2nd century BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / FAΛΕΙΩN within wreath. Cf. BCD Olympia 301-5; HGC 5, 545. 5.65g, 19mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 156
Arkadia, Pheneos Æ 15mm. Circa 370-340 BC. Bust of young Hermes to right, cloak tied at neck, petasos slung behind neck / Ram standing to right; kerykeion above, ΦΕ to right. BCD Peloponnesos 1609.1; HGC 5, 991. 2.57g, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare; only four other examples on CoinArchives.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare; only four other examples on CoinArchives.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 157
Achaia, Patrai Æ Hexachalkon or Hemiobol. Circa 45-40 BC. Metrodoros, son of Menekles, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing tainia / MHTPOΔѠPOC MЄNЄKΛЄOC ΠATPЄѠN, Athena advancing to right, holding shield and spear; civic monogram to left; to right, owl standing to right. BCD Peloponnesos 509–512; HGC 5, 59. 11.48g, 22mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 158
Corinthia, Corinth AR Drachm. Circa 350-300 BC. Pegasos flying to left; Ϙ below / Head of Aphrodite to right, with hair in sakkos; A behind. BCD Corinth 159; BMC 231. 2.37g, 16mm, 7h.
Good Fine; areas of delamination.
From a private European collection.
Good Fine; areas of delamination.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 159
Corinthia, Corinth Æ Semis. Pseudo-autonomous issue, 39-36 BC. P. Aebutius and C. Pinnius, duoviri. CORINT, diademed and bearded head of Poseidon to right / P AEB[VTI]O [C PINNIO II V]IR within pine wreath. BMC -; RPC I 1126; BCD Corinth 326. 4.10g, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 160
Sikyonia, Sikyon Æ 16mm. Circa 330-310/05 BC. Dove flying to left / Small wreath within wreath tying below. Warren, Updating Group 5.3b; BCD Peloponnesos 307.8; HGC 5, 257. 3.77g, 16mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. A very rare variant; Warren cites only six examples of this type without letters below the small wreath on the reverse.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Near Very Fine. A very rare variant; Warren cites only six examples of this type without letters below the small wreath on the reverse.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 161
Sikyonia, Sikyon Æ 14mm. Circa 303 BC. Dove flying to left / ΔΗ above ΣΙ monogram; all within wreath tying below. Warren, Bronze Group 5.9f; BCD Peloponnesos 315.4; HGC 5, -. 2.43g, 14mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very Rare; the BCD example is the only other example on CoinArchives.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine. Very Rare; the BCD example is the only other example on CoinArchives.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 162
Megaris, Megara Æ 15mm. Circa 350-275 BC. Prow to left; prawn(?) below / MEΓ, two dolphins swimming clockwise around; all within dotted border. Cf. BMC 26; BCD Peloponnesos 9.3; HGC 4, 1797. 2.63g, 15mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Near Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 163
Megaris, Megara Æ 15mm. Circa 350-275 BC. Prow to left / MEΓ, two dolphins swimming clockwise around; all within dotted border. BMC 26; BCD Peloponnesos 9.5; HGC 4, 1797. 2.71g, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Very Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 164
Megaris, Megara Æ 15mm. Circa 350-275 BC. Prow to left, upon which stands a [tripod]; dolphin(?) below / MEΓ, two dolphins swimming clockwise around; all within dotted border. BCD Peloponnesos 8 or 9.1 var. (dolphins counter clockwise); HGC 4, 1797. 2.95g, 15mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Good Fine.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 165
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 515-500/490 BC. Archaic head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing three-quarters to right, head facing, olive sprig behind; ΑΘΕ before, all within incuse square. Seltman Group L, cf. obv. die A218; Svoronos pl. 6; HGC 4, 1589. 17.10g, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; test cut, hints of golden iridescence around the devices. Very Rare.
From a private UK collection.
The famous Athenian 'owl' tetradrachm, unquestionably one of the most influential coins of all time, was introduced by the tyrant Hippias sometime between c.525 and c.510 BC, with van Alfen offering a date of about 515 as the most current view. The basic design would remain unchanged for nearly five hundred years, be extensively copied throughout the Mediterranean, and is today, as it was then, emblematic of Greek culture.
The quality of the engraving on the early owl tetradrachms varies greatly, from the sublime to some which are very crude indeed. This disparity led Seltman to propose that those tetradrachms of fine style were issues from a 'civic' mint in Athens, while those exhibiting little talent on the part of the engravers emanated from an 'imperial' mint in the Attic or Thracian hinterlands, or Paeonia, though this has subsequently been disproven.
Athens was one of the few Greek cities with significant silver deposits in their immediate territory, a remarkable stroke of fortune upon which Xenophon reflected: 'The Divine Bounty has bestowed upon us inexhaustible mines of silver, and advantages which we enjoy above all our neighbouring cities, who never yet could discover one vein of silver ore in all their dominions.' The mines at Laurion had been worked since the bronze age, but it would be only later in 483 that a massive new vein of ore would be discovered that enabled Athens to finance grand new schemes such as the construction of a fleet of 200 triremes, a fleet that would later prove decisive in defending Greece at the Battle of Salamis.
Good Very Fine; test cut, hints of golden iridescence around the devices. Very Rare.
From a private UK collection.
The famous Athenian 'owl' tetradrachm, unquestionably one of the most influential coins of all time, was introduced by the tyrant Hippias sometime between c.525 and c.510 BC, with van Alfen offering a date of about 515 as the most current view. The basic design would remain unchanged for nearly five hundred years, be extensively copied throughout the Mediterranean, and is today, as it was then, emblematic of Greek culture.
The quality of the engraving on the early owl tetradrachms varies greatly, from the sublime to some which are very crude indeed. This disparity led Seltman to propose that those tetradrachms of fine style were issues from a 'civic' mint in Athens, while those exhibiting little talent on the part of the engravers emanated from an 'imperial' mint in the Attic or Thracian hinterlands, or Paeonia, though this has subsequently been disproven.
Athens was one of the few Greek cities with significant silver deposits in their immediate territory, a remarkable stroke of fortune upon which Xenophon reflected: 'The Divine Bounty has bestowed upon us inexhaustible mines of silver, and advantages which we enjoy above all our neighbouring cities, who never yet could discover one vein of silver ore in all their dominions.' The mines at Laurion had been worked since the bronze age, but it would be only later in 483 that a massive new vein of ore would be discovered that enabled Athens to finance grand new schemes such as the construction of a fleet of 200 triremes, a fleet that would later prove decisive in defending Greece at the Battle of Salamis.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 166
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 515-500/490 BC. Archaic head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing three-quarters to right, head facing, olive sprig behind; ΑΘΕ before, all within incuse square. Seltman Group L; Svoronos pl. 5-6; HGC 4, 1589. 17.14g, 24mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine; test cut, displaying a full helmet crest. Very Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Near Very Fine; test cut, displaying a full helmet crest. Very Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 167
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 510/500-490 BC. Archaic head of Athena to right, wearing plain crested Attic helmet, round earring with central boss and pearl necklace / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Seltman Group H, unlisted dies (but similar to pl. XIII, A186/P232); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 7, 1-2; HGC 4, 1588. 17.30g, 23mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine; test cut to obv.
Near Very Fine; test cut to obv.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 86 . 168
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 490-482 BC. Archaic head of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Cf. Svoronos pl. 5, 38; cf. Asyut 268. 16.95g, 22mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine; test cuts to rev.
Near Very Fine; test cuts to rev.