GERMANY, Regensburg (Freie und Reichsstädte). AV Medal – 4 Dukats (38mm, 13.64 g, 12h). Marriage medal. By G. Loos. J.C. Busch, mintmaster. Struck 1743-1763. DEIN HERTZ UND MEIN HERTZ SOLL DAS BAND DER LIEBE SCHLIESSEN, couple standing facing each other below tree, hands tied together, each holding burning heart / ALS IACOB RAHEL SAH THAET ER SIE WEINENT KUSSEN, Jacob and Rachel standing, kissing one another, beneath tree in rural setting; sheep to left; in exergue, GEN 29 C 10 V / I C B. Goppel 1017. Near Fine, removed from mount, heavily polished.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus(?). Dated year 85 (178/7 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ΠЄ (date) in left field. Svoronos 1107; Carlen 1 var. (O2/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 127 (obv. die A24 [Arados]); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1311 (same obv. die); DCA 73. Good VF, slight die wear on obverse.
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LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 35-31 BC. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 9.48 g, 2h). Timandros, ephor. Laureate head of Apollo right; [E TIMANΔPOC to left]; c/m: male head right within incuse circle / Artemis standing left, holding phiale and spear; to lower left, dog standing left, head right; Λ–A across upper field, two monograms across lower field; all within wreath. Grunauer Group XIX, Series 2 (unlisted dies); BCD Peloponnesos 912; HGC 5, 616. Fine, brown surfaces.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales); G. Hirsch 159 (21 September 1988), lot 256.
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.03 g, 9h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / [Λ]ΑΡΙΣ-ΑΙΩΝ, horse standing right, preparing to lie down; plant below. Lorber, Hoard L-III; BCD Thessaly I 1156; BCD Thessaly II 320; HGC 4, 454. Good VF, lightly toned.From the BCD Collection.
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ARCADIA, Mantinea. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (18mm, 2.55 g, 3h). Laureate head right / Dionysus standing left, resting arm on tree trunk, holding grape bunches with each hand; at feet to left, panther standing left with head right. BCD Peloponnesos 1509.2. VF, dark brown surfaces, some roughness, struck on a short-weight flan.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 343 (28 January 2015), lot 329; BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), purchased from P. Villemur, mid 1990s.
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GERMANY. Late 16th century. AR Medal (40mm, 26.23 g, 12h). The Conversion of Paul the Apostle. By Michael Hohenauer. × ORGANV ° ELECTV ° EST ° MIHI ° ISTE ° VI ° PORTET ° NOMEN ° MEV ° CORA ° GENTIB', draped bust of Paul left, set on tablet inscribed °PAWLVS°; all set on branches; °ACT° °9° across field / × GA ° I ° SVPRA ° MOD ° PSEQBAP ° ECCLE ° DE × AC ° 9 ° SAVL ° SAVL ° Q D ° ME ° PERSEQRIS, Scene of Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus, set on tablet inscribed SAVLVS; all set on branches. Forrer, p. 517-9; cf. Donebauer 4386; Katz 122; Enzenberg Collection (Helbing, 15 November 1934), lot 52. Good VF, a few minor field marks. An attractive original strike. Rare. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 1649; Künker 194 (26 September 2011), lot 3149; Künker 92 (22 June 2004), lot 1856.Forrer (III, p. 528) notes that medals given to H. Magdeburger, master of the Annaberg & Friedberg mints in Saxony, are incorrectly attributed, and rather belong to the Austrian engraver Michael Hohenauer.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.34 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus(?). Dated year 87 (176/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram of ZΠ (date) in left field. Svoronos 1109; Carlen 28 var. (O8/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 131–5 var. (obv. die unlisted [Arados]); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 73. Good VF, minor roughness.
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LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 35-31 BC. Æ Semis (20.5mm, 6.21 g, 11h). Timaristos, ephor. Diademed and draped bust of Lakedaimon right / Eagle standing right; ЄΦO-PωN/TIM-API/CT-OC in three lines across field. Grunauer Group XVI, Series 16 (unlisted dies); BCD Peloponnesos –; HGC 5, 633. Fine, dark brown surfaces. Extremely rare, only one example of this series published.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex vAuctions 310 (25 September 2014), lot 81; BCD Collection (not in prior BCD sales).
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.90 g, 11h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lorber, Hoard, Group L-III; BCD Thessaly II 325; HGC 4, 453. VF, toned, light smoothing on obverse, off center and light graffito on reverse.
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LACONIA, Lacedaemon (Sparta). Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.11 g, 10h). Struck circa AD 123-129. Laureate heroic bust right, slight drapery / Club of Hercules. BCD Peloponnesos 938; Grunauer Group XXXVIII; SNG Copenhagen –. Fine, green and brown surfaces, some roughness.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), with his ticket.
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ITALY, Fossombrone (vescovado). Girolamo Santucci di Urbino. 1469-1494. Æ Medal (83mm, 216.1 g, 12h). Later cast after Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli (1430-1514). HIERONYMVS SANCTVCIVS VRBINAS EPS FOROSEMPRONIENSIS, tonsured and draped bust left / CONSTANT– TIA FIRMA, Constantina standing facing, holding long staff and drapery, resting hand on column; shield leaning on column. Forrer p. 332. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.64 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 32 (139/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, L ΛB (date) above helmet, ΣA to right. Svoronos 1541; SNG Copenhagen 576; DCA 52. VF, toned, rough, scattered scrapes and scratches.
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LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 35-31 BC. Æ Dupondius (25.5mm, 10.74 g, 5h). Timaristos, ephor. Laureate head of Apollo right; [ЄΦOP]ωN to left / Artemis advancing right, holding long torch; below, hound bounding right; Λ–A across upper field, caps of the Dioskouroi to left, [TIMA]/PICTOC in two lines to right; all within wreath. Grunauer Group XIX, Series 4, 32.1 (V23/R32) = BCD Peloponnesos 914 (this coin); HGC 5, 617 (this coin illustrated). VF, green-brown patina, light deposits, obverse off center, flan flaw on reverse.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise 10 (ND), lot 33; BCD Collection (LHS, 8 May 2006), lot 914.
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THESSALY, Magnetes. Mid 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. Æ Dichalkon (18mm, 5.28 g, 2h). Demetrias mint. Struck circa 47-46 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΜΑΓΝ-[ΗΤΩΝ], the Centaur Chiron advancing right, holding branch over shoulder; thunderbolt to right. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 419.9; HGC 4, 66. VF, green patina.From the BCD Collection.
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ARCADIA, Phialia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (21mm, 3.89 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 198-209. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΦI A ΛЄωN, Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. BCD Peloponnesos 1656.1 var. (ethnic spelled with Ω rather than ω); BCD Peloponnesos II 2917 var. (same); NCP p. 107; Dura –; BMC –. Near VF, dark green to black patina, worn through at highest points. Extremely rare, and apparently an unpublished variety.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 349, 22 April 2015), lot 261.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes). 81-58 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 3 (79/8 BC). Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LΓ (date) to left, ΠΛ to right. Svoronos 1849; SNG Copenhagen 378; DCA 69. Good VF, lightly toned, flat strike on aegis, a little off center on reverse.
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LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). C. Julius Eurycles. 31-7 BC. Æ As (20mm, 2.79 g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Club within wreath. Grunauer Group XXVI; RPC I 1103; BCD Peloponnesos 921–2; HGC 5, 625. Fine, earthen dark green patina.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Pegasi XXVI (15 May 2012), lot 142.
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THESSALY, Larissa. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.19 g, 3h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / ΛΑΡΙΣ-[Α]ΙΩΝ, horse right, preparing to lie down; Ξ below. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 339; HGC 4, 514. VF, toned, minor roughness.From the BCD Collection.
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ARCADIA, Thelpusa. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (23mm, 6.53 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 198-209. Laureate head right / Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus. BCD Peloponnesos 1766 (this coin); NCP p. 102, 2. Near VF, rough brown surfaces. Extremely rare.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 33 (25 January 2015), lot 28; BCD Collection (LHS Numismatics 96, 8 May 2006), lot 1766; Münz Zentrum 67 (7 November 1989), lot 1414.
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