IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g). Helmeted head of Athena left; below, [small seal left] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 91; SNG von Aulock 2131–2; Boston MFA 1914 and 1927–8. Near VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Helmeted head of Athena left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 91; SNG von Aulock 2131–2; Boston MFA 1914 and 1927–8. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Female head left, hair in sakkos, wearing single-pendant earring; seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 92; SNG von Aulock 2128-9; Boston MFA 1919. Near VF, minor die rust on the obverse.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Head of female left, hair in ornamented sphendone; below, seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 93; Boston MFA 1921; SNG Copenhagen 1027. Good VF, obverse struck slightly off center.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; behind, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 94; SNG von Aulock 2130. VF, minor die rust on the obverse.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Head of Aphrodite left, hair in veil; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 98; Boston MFA 1926; SNG von Aulock 7954. Good VF, obverse die rust. Rare, only seven coins recorded by Bodenstedt, six of which are in museums.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g). Head of female left, wearing sphendone; small seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 100; Boston MFA 1912; BMC 62. VF, compact flan, a few scratches.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Head of female left, hair rolled and tied at forehead; small seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 106; SNG von Aulock 7953; BMC 58; Boston MFA 1931. VF, struck slighly off center on the obverse, some minor die rust.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g). Head of Omphale left, wearing lion's skin; club behind neck; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 107; SNG von Aulock 2133; Boston MFA 1917. VF, minor die rust. Well centered.
IONIA, Priene. Circa 280-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.07 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, trident head above ΠPI above BI. Regling 33 var. (orientation of control marks); Price 2234B. Near VF, toned. Very rare.From the collection of Will Gordon.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 201 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.70 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, prow left; B below throne. Barron 12 var. (A5/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Price 2448; HGC 6, 1240. VF, lightly toned, some horn silver on reverse. Rare.From collection of Will Gordon.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13.5mm, 4.69 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9. VF, edge split, scattered marks.
CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 185-173 BC. AR Tetradrachm (36mm, 16.73 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: head of Tyche right within incuse circle / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos left; monogram below throne. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 3.2, Group 1; Price 2455. VF, toned, patches of find patina, light marks.From the collection of Will Gordon.
CARIA, Halikarnassos. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (17mm, 5.74 g, 12h). [Apollo–?], magistrate. Head of Poseidon right / Trident head; owl standing right to lower left, [magistrate's name] to right. SNG Copenhagen 354; SNG Kayhan 779. Good VF, dark green patina, edge split.
ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 345-340 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.44 g, 1h). Phi(leonidas), magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Veiled head of Demeter left; IΦ to right. Ingvaldsen Issue V, 1 (O1/R1); HGC 6, 1307 corr. (with magistrate names). VF, toned, a bit rough. Very rare.
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 2.65 g, 12h). Unattributed imitative issue. In the name of magistrate Gorgos. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose; ΓOPΓOΣ above, bow and bowcase to lower left. For prototype issue, cf. Ashton 288. Good VF, toned.Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 321.Imitations of Rhodian drachms of this type are quite common. While the present piece is of a known magistrate and symbol, the style is completely foreign to official Rhodian issues, and thus must be one of the imitations. Richard Ashton has written over a dozen articles on many of these, but the present variety has not yet been studied.
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.15 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 5 (217/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within oval incuse / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; E (date) above Φ in left field, o below throne; c/m: anchor within rectangular incuse. Heipp-Tamer 196 (V12/R–); Price 2839 (214/3 BC); DCA 315 (214/3 BC). Near VF, toned with patches of find patina, marks and scratches.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.12 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 14 (208/7 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; I∆ (date) above Φ in left field, o below throne; c/m: anchor within rectangular incuse. Heipp-Tamer 259 (V28/R97); Price 2854 (205/4 BC); DCA 315 (205/4 BC). Near VF, toned, patches of find patina.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (38mm, 16.46 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 18 (204/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; IH (date) above Φ in left field; c/m: draped facing bust of Helios within circular incuse. Heipp-Tamer 272 (V31/R109); Price 2859 (201/0 BC); DCA 315 (201/0 BC). VF, toned, patches of find patina, light hairline scratches.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.