Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 53 = 82/1 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; quiver and strap above, NΓ (date) over EΦE in left field, torch in right field. Kleiner, Dated 54; BMC 165; Pinder 43; DCA 325. 12.53g, 28mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 716
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 53 = 82/1 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; quiver and strap above, NΓ (date) over EΦE in left field, torch in right field. Kleiner, Dated 54; BMC 165; Pinder 43; DCA 325. 12.30g, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 717
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 53 = 82/1 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; quiver and strap above, NΓ (date) over EΦE in left field, torch in right field. Kleiner, Dated 54; Pinder 43; BMC 165; DCA 325. 12.59g, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 718
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 54 = 81/80 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; cornucopiae above; NΔ (date) above EΦE to left, torch to right. Kleiner, Dated 55; SNG von Aulock 1863; Pinder -. 12.58g, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 719
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 55 = 80/79 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; Artemis standing to right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, above, NE (date) over EΦE in left field, torch in right field. Kleiner, Dated 56; BMC 166; SNG von Aulock 1864; SNG Fitzwilliam 4433; DCA 325. 12.57g, 26mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 720
Ionia, Erythrai AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Circa 290-275 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to left, [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY] to right, monogram within wreath in left field, club below throne. Price 1888 var. (club in right field); Roma Auction VI, 552 (same dies); Münzkabinett Berlin Object No. 18254431 (same dies).
NGC graded AU (#3987679-027). Extremely Rare; not in Price, seemingly one of three recorded examples (please see references).
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 721
Ionia, Kolophon AR Hemiobol. Circa 530/25-500 BC. Archaic male head (of Apollo?) to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Kim & Kroll pp. 73-83; SNG Kayhan 342. 0.42g, 7mm.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 722
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 19mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Delianax, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, ΔHΛIANAΞ below. Milne, Colophon 135. 5.04g, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 723
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 18mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Dhiklos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, ΔHIKΛOΣ below. Milne, Colophon 131. 5.61g, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 724
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 18mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Ikesios, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, IKEΣIOΣ below. Kinns 103; Milne, Colophon 136; SNG Copenhagen 166. 6.11g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 725
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 19mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Pantagnotos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, ΠANTAΓNΩTOX below. Milne, Colophon 138; SNG Copenhagen 167. 6.35g, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 726
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 18mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Pantagnotos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, [Π]ANTAΓNΩT[OX] below. Milne, Colophon 138; SNG Copenhagen 167. 5.27g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 727
Ionia, Kolophon Æ 18mm. Circa 330-285 BC. Platon(?), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Horseman riding to right with chlamys flying behind, holding lance; KOΛ above, kithara in upper left field, ΠΛATΩN(?) below. BMC 35. 4.66g, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 728
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum Æ 11mm. Circa 310-190 BC. Head of Apollo to right / Forepart of bull butting to right; MAΓ above, θ below. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 802 (head left); cf. SNG Kayhan I 408 (same). 1.72g, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very Rare, possibly unpublished.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 4, 29 November 2018, lot 285.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 729
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum Æ 9mm. 3rd century BC. Horseman galloping to right, holding spear / Humped bull butting to left; [MAΓ above?]. Cf. SNG Kayhan 1349; SNG von Aulock -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 819-821. 0.59g, 9mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From a private German collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 730
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum Æ 13mm. 3rd century BC. Horseman galloping to right, holding spear / Humped bull butting to left; MAΓN above, magistrate's name below. Cf. SNG Kayhan 419-422 & 1349 for types. 1.98g, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 196.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 731
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum Æ 8mm. 3rd century BC. Horseman galloping to right, holding spear / Humped bull butting to left; MAΓ above, ΔION in exergue. Cf. SNG Kayhan 1349; SNG von Aulock -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 819-821. 0.59g, 8mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-LIVE Auction 4, 29 November 2018, lot 286.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 732
Ionia, Miletos AR Drachm. Circa 340-325 BC. Nossos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to left / Lion standing to left, looking back at star with eight rays; monogram over T before, ΝΟΣΣΟΥ in exergue. Deppert-Lippitz 182 (V5/R18); BMC -. 3.58g, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; some pitting to reverse, beautiful iridescent toning. Extremely Rare, one of very few known examples.
From the property of an American collector;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction VI, 29 September 2013, lot 621.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 733
Ionia, Miletos AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Circa 295-270 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field. Marcellesi 28; Price 2150. 17.11g, 29mm, 12h.
NGC graded Ch XF 4/5 - 4/5 (#4247675-004).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction X, 27 September 2015, lot 334.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 734
Ionia, Miletos AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Circa 295-275 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right; in left field, star above lion standing to left, head reverted, above MI (civic) monogram; monogram below throne. Unpublished in the standard references; BM 1896,0703.170 (same obv. die, Price 2155). 16.50g, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; not in Price, no others examples on CoinArchives.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 735
Ionia, Miletos AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Circa 295-275 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field. Price 2151; Müller 1057; Marcellesi 29; SNG Saroglos 779. 4.26g, 19mm, 1h.