Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
Lots: 1152
Total starting: $ 3,093,540.00
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Auction Summary
La subasta "Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4", programada para el 14 de enero de 2025, presenta una impresionante colección de 1152 lotes, destacando monedas de diversas épocas y regiones. Entre las piezas más notables se encuentra un estater de plata de Arkadia, datado entre 360-350 a.C., que muestra un magnífico retrato de Deméter y Hermes, con un precio estimado de 180,000 USD. También se destaca un denario de Bruto, famoso por conmemorar el asesinato de Julio César, que se ofrece por 150,000 USD, siendo considerado uno de los más icónicos de la numismática romana. Otro ejemplar notable es un estater de oro de Nektanebo II de Egipto, que representa un caballo y un collar jeroglífico, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Además, se presenta un dekadrachm de Siracusa, que es considerado uno de los más bellos de la antigüedad, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Estas monedas no solo son valiosas por su rareza y belleza, sino que también representan momentos significativos de la historia antigua, lo que las convierte en piezas de gran interés para coleccionistas y estudiosos.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 389-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.45 g, 6h). Herakles kneeling left, strangling the Nemean Lion on horizontal club below / Head of Hera left, wearing stephane decorated with palmette between two circles containing large pellets, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; TEPΣIKO[N] to left. Casabonne Group J1; SNG BN 235; SNG Levante 63; SNG von Aulock –; Athena Fund II 795 (same obv. die); Gillet 1166. Faintly toned, some porosity, area of die rust on obverse. Good VF. Fine style.
Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 3974; Sternberg XXXV (29 October 2000), lot 295.
Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 3974; Sternberg XXXV (29 October 2000), lot 295.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.65 g, 11h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Head of Arethousa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earrings and necklace with pendants / Bearded head left, wearing crested helmet with raised earflap and floral motif, drapery around neck; FRNBZW in Aramaic to left. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 3, 27a (same dies); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5920-1; Leu 7, lot 264 = Hess-Leu (March 1959), lot 283 (same dies). Deep iridescent tone. EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 530.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 530.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.66 g, 1h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, and grape bunch in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; TN (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) below throne, B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Lion left, attacking bull left; MZDY (in Aramaic) above, monogram below. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 106 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6060767-006, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5, die shift.
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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Early-mid 5th century BC. AR Diobol or Eighth Stater(?) (10mm, 1.24 g). Two wrestlers grappling; aryballos(?) between / Incuse square punch. Lanz 151, lot 501; cf. A. Milavic, “Research and analysis reveal the first Greek wrestler-type coin” in The Celator 7.2 (February 1993), pp. 6–12 = A. Milavic, “The First Greek Wrestler-Type Coin” in The International Journal of the History of Sport 10 (December 1993), pp. 409–17 (obol); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Extremely rare.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 319 (29 January 2014), lot 101; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 538 (November 1990), no. 98 (as Aspendos).
Although this obverse type is featured prominently on the staters of Aspendos and Selge, this fraction does seem not fit into the scheme of either city’s coinage. This type was not used on their coins until late in the 5th century, certainly too late for this issue. Also, the weights of the known pieces do not seem to comport with the weights of the other denominations at either city during the early-mid 5th century.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 319 (29 January 2014), lot 101; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 538 (November 1990), no. 98 (as Aspendos).
Although this obverse type is featured prominently on the staters of Aspendos and Selge, this fraction does seem not fit into the scheme of either city’s coinage. This type was not used on their coins until late in the 5th century, certainly too late for this issue. Also, the weights of the known pieces do not seem to comport with the weights of the other denominations at either city during the early-mid 5th century.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes ‘the Younger’. 77/6-66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.83 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 71 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with comet / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; Π to inner right, ΔHMO below rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 1, dies A4/P2; Kovacs 152 (same dies as illustration); M&D 32; CAA 11; AC – (all but Kovacs as Tigranes II). Lightly toned, area of weak strike. VF. Very rare.
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CYPRUS, Kition. Baalmelek II. Circa 425/0-400 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.09 g, 9h). Herakles, nude but for lion skin tied around neck, in fighting stance right, holding club overhead in right hand and bow in extended left hand; ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching right; [L] B’LM[LK] (= “of king Baalmelek” in Aramaic) above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 12; Tziambazis 19. In NGC encapsulation 6327036-007, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, flan flaw. An attractive example of the type.
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CYPRUS, Kition. Melekiathon. Circa 392-362/1 BC. AV Hemistater (13mm, 4.12 g, 5h). Herakles, nude, in fighting stance right, holding club overhead in right hand and bow in extended left hand, lion skin draped over arm; ankh to right / Lion right, biting into the back of a stag couchant right; [L M]LK MLKY[TN] ( = “of king Melekiathon” in Aramaic) above; all in dotted square border. Markou, L'or 12–6 var. (unlisted dies); Zapiti & Michaelidou 23; Tziambazis 29; CNG 126, lot 293 (same dies). Struck with worn dies. Good VF. Very rare.
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CYPRUS, Salamis. Euelthon (or successors). Circa 530/15-500 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.35 g). Ram couchant left; e-u-[we-le-to-ne] (= Euelthon [in Cypriot]) in two lines, above and below / Blank. McGregor Group B.I, 43a (o18) = Asyut 798 (this coin); Zapiti & Michaelidou 1–3; Tziambazis 95 var. (ankh on obv.); SNG Copenhagen 31. Toned, test cut on obverse. VF.
Ex Jonathan H. Kagan Collection, purchased from Bank Leu; 1968/9 Asyut Hoard (IGCH 1644 = CH 2, 17 = CH 4, 11 = CH 8, 44 = CH 9, 680).
Ex Jonathan H. Kagan Collection, purchased from Bank Leu; 1968/9 Asyut Hoard (IGCH 1644 = CH 2, 17 = CH 4, 11 = CH 8, 44 = CH 9, 680).
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.54 g, 10h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a pellet / BAΣI[ΛEΩΣ] AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; [MI in left field], monogram in wreath below left wing. SC 81.3 var. (helmet ornament); Price 3749 var. (same); HGC 9, 3a; CNG 102, lot 590 (same obv. die). A touch off center on reverse. EF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.49 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / BAΣ-IΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; HP monogram below left wing, monogram in wreath below right wing. SC 81.8 corr. (monogram in wreath); Price 3715 corr. (same); Wahl 37; HGC 9, 3a; ANS inv. 1944.00.35510. Underlying luster, mark on edge. Good VF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.04 g, 11h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; BE to lower left, Boeotian shield in lower middle field, monogram to lower right. SC 173.1; ESMS Tr.1–4 var. (unlisted dies); Marest-Caffey Group 1.1; ESM –; HGC 9, 20; CSE 1022. Lightly toned, some light scratches and marks, spot of die rust and minor flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.
The Trophy coinage of Susa began circa 300 BC, in the aftermath of the pivotal Battle of Ipsos, ending the Fourth Diadoch War, which saw the final defeat of Seleukos' most formidable enemy, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, whose power in Asia Minor posed the greatest threat to the nascent Seleukid empire. Traditionally, this coinage was thought to have begun slightly earlier, marking the successful end of Seleukos' Indian campaign in 305 BC, but a recent analysis of the iconography recognized that the details of the trophy indicated that a Macedonian enemy was defeated; the star on the shield was an Argead device, which clearly identifies the vanquished opponent as the Antigonid enemy that fell at Ipsos (see P. Iossif, "Les monnaies de Suse frappées par Séleucos Ier: Une nouvelle approche" in QT XXXIII [2004], pp. 249–71). The portrait on the obverse has long been the subject of debate, with numismatists identifying him as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. In contrast to the reverse, which relates to the western victory of Seleukos, the obverse portrait relates to Seleukos' eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos, the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India. Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos' victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos' right to rule over these vast lands.
The Trophy coinage of Susa began circa 300 BC, in the aftermath of the pivotal Battle of Ipsos, ending the Fourth Diadoch War, which saw the final defeat of Seleukos' most formidable enemy, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, whose power in Asia Minor posed the greatest threat to the nascent Seleukid empire. Traditionally, this coinage was thought to have begun slightly earlier, marking the successful end of Seleukos' Indian campaign in 305 BC, but a recent analysis of the iconography recognized that the details of the trophy indicated that a Macedonian enemy was defeated; the star on the shield was an Argead device, which clearly identifies the vanquished opponent as the Antigonid enemy that fell at Ipsos (see P. Iossif, "Les monnaies de Suse frappées par Séleucos Ier: Une nouvelle approche" in QT XXXIII [2004], pp. 249–71). The portrait on the obverse has long been the subject of debate, with numismatists identifying him as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. In contrast to the reverse, which relates to the western victory of Seleukos, the obverse portrait relates to Seleukos' eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos, the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India. Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos' victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos' right to rule over these vast lands.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.03 g, 7h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; monogram to lower left, monogram in lower middle field. SC 173.4; ESMS Tr.7 (A4/P1); Marest-Caffey Group 1.4; ESM 426; HGC 9, 20; CSE 1023 (same dies). Attractive old collection tone, with golden hues around the devices, minor flan flaw on edge. Near EF.
Ex Roma XXV (22 September 2022), lot 500.
Ex Roma XXV (22 September 2022), lot 500.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.68 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation of Susa mint issue struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; Aramaic shin above, monogram to lower left, monogram in lower middle field. CNG 572, lot 382 (same dies); otherwise, unpublished. For prototype: cf. SC 173.5b; cf. HGC 9, 20. Faintly toned. Near EF. Well struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.00 g, 7h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; M to lower left, AX in lower middle field. SC 173.14; ESMS Tr.92–105 var. (unlisted dies); Marest-Caffey Group 1.10; ESM 420; HGC 9, 20; CSE 1025. Lightly toned. Near EF. Attractive style. Well centered and struck on a broad flan.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.09 g, 6h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; AP to lower left; in lower middle field, radiate head of Helios facing; ΠA monogram to lower right. SC 173.16; ESMS Tr.107 (A64/P1); Marest-Caffey Group 1.12; ESM 301; HGC 9, 20. Toned, minor graffiti in fields. VF. Rare.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.18 g, 8h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANT-IOXOY, Apollo, nude, testing two arrows in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ΠΑ monogram to outer left, HP monogram to outer right. SC 378.3a; ESM 140; HGC 9, 128g; McClean 9255 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, with some iridescence. EF. Superb portrait.
Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma XX, 29 October 2020), lot 300; Hess-Divo 328 (22 May 2015), lot 66; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 212.
Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma XX, 29 October 2020), lot 300; Hess-Divo 328 (22 May 2015), lot 66; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 212.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.09 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANT-IOXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; AP monogram to outer left, OXY monogram to outer right. SC 379.3c; ESM 155μ (same dies); HGC 9, 128g. Attractively toned, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. Well centered and high relief.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Andragoras. Seleukid governor, circa 280-275 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.58 g, 6h). Diademed head right, drapery around neck; monogram to left / Nike, holding kentron in extended right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga right; behind her, warrior standing right; three pellets below horses’ forelegs, ANΔPAΓOPOY in exergue. SC –; MIG Type 19; HGC 9, –; BMC Arabia p. 193, 2; Triton XX, lot 341 = NAC 78, lot 337 = Triton XVI, lot 550 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6672715-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Extremely rare.
At least six gold staters of Andragoras are known, struck from one obverse die and two reverse dies. No. 1 below is struck from the same obverse die but a different reverse die as the present coin. Nos. 2-6 are struck from the same obverse and reverse dies as the present coin, which is no. 7:
1. London. British Museum (acquired 1879): BMC Arabia, North East Persia No. 1, p. 193 (pl, xxviii, 1); NC 1879, p. 1, pl. I, 1; Head, Historia Numorum (2nd ed.), p. 825, fig. 361; Mitchiner Type 19 (illustrated on the right); ex Oxus Treasure.
2. London. British Museum (acquired 1888): BMC Arabia, North East Persia No. 2, p. 193; Mitchiner Type 19 (illustrated on the left); ex Cunningham collection.
3. Berlin. H. Dressel, ZfN 21 (1898), 231 (see http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?objectNR=0&size=0&content=0&side=1)
4. Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 652; Paris Match magazine, 15-22 June 2005, p. 73.
5. Private Collection, unpublished.
6. Triton XX (9 January 2017), lot 341 = Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 337; Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 550.
7. Present coin.
The identification of Andragoras has been a matter of debate. Justin mentions two people by that name: (1) a noble Persian appointed by Alexander the Great as governor of Parthia (xii.4.12), and (2) a Seleukid governor of Parthia about the middle of the 3rd century who was defeated by Arsakes (xli.4.7). Both extremely rare gold staters and scarce silver tetradrachms are known in his name, neither of which bear the royal title Basileos. What literary evidence exists derives from the later Greco-Roman historians of Alexander (Arrian and Curtius), as well as the first century AD historian, Pompeius Trogus (known later through Justin). One possible contemporary piece of evidence – a Greek inscription from Gurgan – mentions Andragoras as a high official under Antiochos I (see J. Wolski, “Andragoras était-il Iranien ou Grec?” Studia Iranica 4 [1975], pp. 166-69). B. Kritt, in his recent work, Andragoras, Double Darics, and the coinage of Alexandria on the Oxus (Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2022), reassessed the totality of the evidence, and persuasively argues that the coinage was struck earlier than previously thought, circa 280-275 BC, rather than circa 249-239/8 BC. As such, our Andragoras must be the one mentioned in the Gorgan inscription (SEG 20.325), which is dated to the time of Antiochos I. Andragoras could not have been the later satrap of Parthia. In fact, he was the governor of Alexandreia on the Oxus, appointed by Antiochos I shortly after his accession to the throne, circa 280 BC. Andragoras, who was in his late sixties when appointed, ruled over the Seleukid colony until his death, circa 275 BC.
At least six gold staters of Andragoras are known, struck from one obverse die and two reverse dies. No. 1 below is struck from the same obverse die but a different reverse die as the present coin. Nos. 2-6 are struck from the same obverse and reverse dies as the present coin, which is no. 7:
1. London. British Museum (acquired 1879): BMC Arabia, North East Persia No. 1, p. 193 (pl, xxviii, 1); NC 1879, p. 1, pl. I, 1; Head, Historia Numorum (2nd ed.), p. 825, fig. 361; Mitchiner Type 19 (illustrated on the right); ex Oxus Treasure.
2. London. British Museum (acquired 1888): BMC Arabia, North East Persia No. 2, p. 193; Mitchiner Type 19 (illustrated on the left); ex Cunningham collection.
3. Berlin. H. Dressel, ZfN 21 (1898), 231 (see http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?objectNR=0&size=0&content=0&side=1)
4. Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 652; Paris Match magazine, 15-22 June 2005, p. 73.
5. Private Collection, unpublished.
6. Triton XX (9 January 2017), lot 341 = Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 337; Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 550.
7. Present coin.
The identification of Andragoras has been a matter of debate. Justin mentions two people by that name: (1) a noble Persian appointed by Alexander the Great as governor of Parthia (xii.4.12), and (2) a Seleukid governor of Parthia about the middle of the 3rd century who was defeated by Arsakes (xli.4.7). Both extremely rare gold staters and scarce silver tetradrachms are known in his name, neither of which bear the royal title Basileos. What literary evidence exists derives from the later Greco-Roman historians of Alexander (Arrian and Curtius), as well as the first century AD historian, Pompeius Trogus (known later through Justin). One possible contemporary piece of evidence – a Greek inscription from Gurgan – mentions Andragoras as a high official under Antiochos I (see J. Wolski, “Andragoras était-il Iranien ou Grec?” Studia Iranica 4 [1975], pp. 166-69). B. Kritt, in his recent work, Andragoras, Double Darics, and the coinage of Alexandria on the Oxus (Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2022), reassessed the totality of the evidence, and persuasively argues that the coinage was struck earlier than previously thought, circa 280-275 BC, rather than circa 249-239/8 BC. As such, our Andragoras must be the one mentioned in the Gorgan inscription (SEG 20.325), which is dated to the time of Antiochos I. Andragoras could not have been the later satrap of Parthia. In fact, he was the governor of Alexandreia on the Oxus, appointed by Antiochos I shortly after his accession to the throne, circa 280 BC. Andragoras, who was in his late sixties when appointed, ruled over the Seleukid colony until his death, circa 275 BC.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTI-OXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; two monograms in exergue. SC 519 (same obv. die as illustration); WSM 1406β (same obv. die); HGC 9, 238h. Lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse. Near EF. Attractive style.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.10 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; in exergue, forepart of Pegasos left and monogram. SC 849.2; Houghton, Lampsacus, Series 4, dies A8/P13; HGC 9, 403c; CSE 653 (same dies). Lightly toned. Good VF. High relief.
Ex John L. Cowan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 324; Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 30018.
Ex John L. Cowan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 324; Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 30018.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 204-197 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTI-OXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; monogram to outer left, Φ in exergue. SC 1044.4b; Le Rider, Antioche, Series III-IV, 136–53 (obv. die A10); HGC 9, 447u; Sunrise 190 (this coin). Attractively toned, tiny scuff at edge on obverse. Near EF. Well struck.
Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 148.
Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 148.