Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III. 'Pseudo-Chios' mint, circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; blundered legend [AΛEΞANΔPOY] to right; in left field, M within circle above grape bunch. C. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38, -, but cf. 37-38 (A20/P- [unlisted rev. die); cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.11g, 18mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III. 'Pseudo-Chios' mint, circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; blundered legend [A]ΛEΞA[NΔPOY] to right; in left field, monogram within circle above grape bunch. Cf. C. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.00g, 17mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III. 'Pseudo-Chios' mint, circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; blundered legend [A]ΛEΞANΔ[POY] to right; M within circle to left. Cf. C. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 3.29g, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III. 'Pseudo-Chios' mint, circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; blundered legend AΛEΞANΔ[POY] to right; in left field, Y within pelleted circle with grape bunch suspended. Cf. C. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 3.86g, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Ionia, uncertain mint EL 1/48 Stater. Circa 625-600 BC. Phokaic standard. Raised counter-clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Elektron I 46; Traité I 238 var. (clockwise swastika); Rosen -; SNG Kayhan -. 0.30g, 5mm.
Ionia, uncertain mint EL 1/48 Stater. Circa 600-550 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. Stylised bee(?) or scarab(?) / Incuse punch. Wiedauer -; Traité -; SNG Kayhan 726, 729; Elektron I 40; Elektron II 17-8. 0.29g, 5mm.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Drachm. Circa 202-150 BC. Anaxilas, magistrate. Bee; E-Φ across fields / Stag standing to right, palm tree behind; ANAΞIΛA[Σ] to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 75, pl. 15, 8.4. 3.39g, 18mm, 12h.
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 44 = 91/0 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; thunderbolt above, MΔ (date) above EΦE in left field, torch in right field. Kleiner, Dated 45; Pinder 35; DCA 325. 10.90g, 29mm, 12h.
Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 51 = 84/3 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, Hermes holding wreath and kerykeion; NA (date) above EΦE to left, lit torch to right. Kleiner, Dated 52; SNG von Aulock 7853; SNG Copenhagen 328-9; BMC 163. 12.60g, 28mm 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Dated CY 51 = 84/3 BC. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, Hermes holding wreath and kerykeion; NA (date) above EΦE to left, lit torch to right. Kleiner, Dated 52; SNG von Aulock 7853; SNG Copenhagen 328-9; BMC 163. 12.67g, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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).
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