Pisidia, Isinda Æ 21mm. Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of the Antonines, AD 138-192. Laureate bust of Zeus to right / ICINΔЄΩN, helmeted rider on horse galloping to right, thrusting spear at serpent to lower right. RPC IV.3 Online 7299 (temporary); Von Aulock, Pisidiens 741-2; cf. SNG BnF 1595. 5.56g, 21mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare; RPC cites only two specimens.
Pisidia, Selge AR Obol. Circa 350-300 BC. Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet; astragalos behind. SNG BnF 1928; SNG von Aulock 5281. 0.92g, 10mm, 12h.
Pisidia, Termessos Æ 18mm. Dated CY 32 = 40/39 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / Forepart of bridled horse to left; ΛB (date) above, TEP below, thunderbolt behind. BMC 23; SNG BnF 2137-9; SNG von Aulock -; Weber 7463 var. (date). 4.91g, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a North American dealer.
Description
Lycaonia, Iconium Æ 15mm. Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of the Flavians, circa AD 69-96. Winged head of Medusa facing / ΚΛΑΥΔЄΙΚΟΝΙЄѠΝ, Kybele seated to left, holding patera and resting arm on drum. RPC II Online 1608B (post-publication); Von Aulock, Lykaonien 252. 2.67g, 15mm, 12h.
Kings of Galatia, Amyntas Æ 22mm. 39-25 BC. Head of Herakles to right, with club over left shoulder; [Є-ς behind] / Lion walking to right; B above, monogram of Amyntas below. RPC I 3505. SNG BnF 2377-82; HGC 7, 779. 11.89g, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a private North American collection.
Description
Cappadocia, Caesarea Æ 13mm. Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Trajan, AD 113-/4. M. Junius Homullus, legatus Augusti. Turreted and draped bust of Tyche to right / [ΕΠΙ] [Ο]ΜΟ-Λ[ΛΟ] ΕΤ Ις, pyramid. RPC III, 3144; cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 238. 1.96g, 15mm, 1h.
Kings of Cappadocia, Archelaos Philopatris Ktistes AR Hemidrachm. Eusebeia-Mazaka, dated RY 39 = AD 3/4. Bust of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin around neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ APXEΛA[OY], Mount Argaios; Λ-Θ (date) across fields. RPC I 3607; Simonetta 7. 1.44g, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare; only 5 specimens known to RPC.
From a private North American collection.
Description
Cyprus, uncertain mint AR Stater. Early 5th century BC. Ram walking to left, upon which an ankh symbol is superimposed / Laurel branch with bud at top, and a leaf and fruit on each side; anchor to left, key symbol to right; all in dotted square within incuse diamond. Zapiti & Michaelidou 2 var. (no symbols in field on rev.); Asyut pl. 32, N-O var. (same); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 625; E.S.G. Robinson, "Greek Coins Acquired by the British Museum, 1938-1948" in NC 1948, 5 var. (same) [all struck from the same obv. die]; Roma e52, 364 (same dies). 10.90g, 20mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 74, 20 August 2020, lot 655.
Description
Cyprus, uncertain mint AR Stater. Circa 450 BC. Cow standing to right, suckling calf standing to left below; eagle flying to right above, ankh with facing head of owl in upper portion to right / Bull standing to right, head facing; plough above, facing head of owl below; all within shallow incuse square. SNG BnF 440 (Cilicia) = M. Amandry, "Acquisitions récentes des monnaies chypriotes au Cabinet des Médailles" in Cahier 17 (1992), plate II, 5; Leu 50, lot 216 (same dies); Triton XVI, lot 534 (same). 10.78g, 24mm, 12h.
Good Fine; heavily corroded. Of the highest rarity, one of perhaps five known examples (of which one is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France).
Cyprus, Kition AR Stater. Azbaal, circa 449-425 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand; monogram or ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching right; L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) above; all inside dotted border within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 5-6; Tziambazis 17; BMC 16-8. 11.11g, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; worn obv. die.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 67, 6 February 2020, lot 468.
Description
Cyprus, Paphos AR Stater. Stasandros, circa 440-425 BC. Bull standing to left on beaded double line; winged solar disk above, [ankh to left]; all within dotted circular border / Eagle standing to left, ankh to left, 'pa-si sa-ta-sa-to' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square border in incuse square. Babelon, Perses 749a; BMC pl. XXI, 9; Tziambazis -; Roma XIII, 406. 10.99g, 23mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine; struck with a worn obv. die, lustrous metal, lightly toned.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 277.
The similarities in style and fabric of this coin with those attributed to Onasioikos indicate that it was the first known issue in the name of Stasandros, who has evidently succeeded Onasioikos as king. We can also conclude that the dies for both issues were likely the work of the same engraver(s).
Description
Cyprus, Paphos AR Stater. Stasandros, circa 425 BC or later. Bull standing to left; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue / Eagle standing to left; one-handled vase to left, 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square in incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades 15; Tziambazis 71; Traité II 1291 = BMC 17; SNG Copenhagen 26; ACGC 1089. 11.08g, 21mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.
Description
Cyprus, Paphos AR Stater. Stasandros, circa 425 BC or later. Bull standing to left; winged solar disk above, [ankh to left], [palmette ornament] in exergue / Eagle standing to left; one-handled vase to left, 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square in incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades 15; Tziambazis 71; Traité II 1291 = BMC 17; SNG Copenhagen 26; ACGC 1089. 11.10g, 25mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine; some areas of flatness. Rare.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.
Description
Phoenicia, Sidon AR Half-Shekel. Time of Ba'alšillem I - Ba'ana, circa 425-402 BC. City walls with four towers, before which a Phoenician galley to left; below, two lions leaping in opposite directions / Persian Great King or hero standing to right, holding dagger and grasping mane of lion held before him; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III, 2; Betlyon 9; HGC 10, -. 6.17g, 18mm, 12h.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Arados, circa 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, AP (civic) monogram in left field. Price 3426 (Byblos); Müller 1375 (same). 17.04g, 27mm, 12h.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Arados, circa 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, AP (civic) monogram in left field. Price 3426 (Byblos); Müller 1375 (same). 16.87g, 27mm, 12h.