Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 92-88 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; AΣ over monogram above, civic monogram in left field, serpent-entwined thyrsos in right. Kleiner, Hoard 29; Pinder -; SNG BnF -. 12.46g, 29mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 800
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 92-88 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΔH and monogram above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, Hoard 31; Pinder 106; SNG BnF 1732-3. 12.47g, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine; obverse struck from worn die.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 801
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 92-88 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; :EY: and monogram above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, Hoard 33; Pinder 108; SNG BnF -. 12.52g, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 802
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 88-85 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; AP and monogram above, civic monogram in left field, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, Hoard p. 95, 12-13 var. (monogram); Pinder 104 var. (same); SNG BnF 1729 var. (same). 12.62g, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 803
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 85-76 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; monogram and IE above, civic monogram in left field, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner 34; Pinder 109. 12.21g, 28mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 804
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 85-76 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case between two serpents; monogram and KA above, city monogram in left field, serpent-entwined thyrsus to right. Kleiner, Hoard 35; SNG BnF 1738-9. 12.67g, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 805
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 85-76 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΦI over monogram above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, Hoard 42; SNG Copenhagen 441; SNG BnF 1755-1756. 12.11g, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 806
Mysia, Pergamon AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 76-67 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; TH over monogram above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, "Hoard Evidence and the Late Cistophori of Pergamum," in ANSMN 23 (1978), p. 81, 49; Pinder 118. 12.24g, 26mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 807
Mysia, Pitane Æ 8mm. Circa 400-200 BC. Head of Zeus to right, wearing horn of Ammon / ΠΙΤΑΝ between the points of a pentagram with pellet in centre. BMC 4-6. 0.72g, 8mm.
Very Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 808
Mysia, Plakia Æ 11mm. 4th century BC. Turreted head of Kybele to right / Lion standing to right [on grain ear], devouring prey; ΠΛΑΚΙ[Α] above. SNG BnF 2378-82; SNG Copenhagen 545. 1.41g, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From the inventory of a North American dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 809
Kingdom of Lydia, Alyattes EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater. Sardes, circa 610-560 BC. Head of roaring lion to right, sunburst on forehead / Incuse square punch. GRPC Lydia G30; Weidauer group XVI, 90; Traité I 47; SNG Kayhan 1015; Rosen 654; Elektron I 72. 1.18g, 17mm.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 810
Lydia, Sardes Æ 20mm. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Nero, circa AD 65. EΠI TI MNACEOY CAPΔIANΩN, laureate bust of Herakles to right, lion skin draped around neck / CEBACTH, Nike standing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. RPC I 3010; BMC 64; SNG München 487; SNG Copenhagen 504. 3.01g, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 276.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 811
Lydia, Tralleis Æ 18mm. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΔIOΣ TPAΛΛIANΩN, winged thunderbolt within wreath. GRPC Lydia 45; SNG Kayhan 1010; SNG Copenhagen-; SNG von Aulock -. 6.31g, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Scarce.
From the Nick Collins collection;
Acquired from the Den of Antiquity.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 812
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 140-135 BC. Apol-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΑΠΟΛ above, TPAΛ to left, hand holding winged kerykeion to right. GRPC Lydia S457; SNG von Aulock 3258; SNG Copenhagen 654; BMC 34. 12.64g, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 813
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 140-135 BC. Apol-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΑΠΟΛ above, TPAΛ to left, hand holding winged kerykeion to right. GRPC Lydia S457; SNG von Aulock 3258; SNG Copenhagen 654; BMC 34. 12.25g, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 814
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 140-135 BC. Dion-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; the whole within wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΔION above, [T]PAΛ to left, Herme to right. GRPC Lydia S462; SNG von Aulock 3260; SNG Copenhagen 656; BMC 35. 12.72g, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 815
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 140-135 BC. Dion-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΔION above, TPAΛ to left, Herm to right. GRPC Lydia S462; SNG von Aulock 3260; SNG Copenhagen 656; BMC 35. 12.38g, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; struck with a worn obv. die.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 816
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 140- 135 BC. Theod-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ΘΕΟΔ above, TPAΛ to left, Dionysos standing to right, holding thyrsus and bunch of grapes. GRPC Lydia S469; BMC 37; SNG Copenhagen 659; Pinder 153 corr. ("warrior"). 12.32g, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 817
Lydia, Tralleis AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 133 BC. Time-, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; the whole within wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; TIME above, TRAΛ to left, cult statue of Artemis Anaitis to right. GRPC Lydia S470; SNG von Aulock 8287; SNG Copenhagen 661. 12.29g, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 219.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 818
Karia, uncertain mint (Mint D) AR Obol. Circa 5th century BC. Milesian standard. Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull to right within incuse square. Cf. Roma e60, 305; cf. SNG Kayhan 962 (diobol). 1.18g, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine; some mineral deposits.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 819
Karia, uncertain mint (Mint D) AR Obol. Circa 5th century BC. Milesian standard. Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of bull to right within incuse square. Cf. Roma e60, 305; cf. SNG Kayhan 962 (diobol). 1.11g, 11mm, 6h.