Electronic Auction 397
Date: 2017-05-17 00:00:00
Lots: 980
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MOESIA, Dionysopolis. Circa 225-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.54 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne with back; grape bunch in left field, [monogram below throne erased in die]. Cf. Price 947 (no royal title, no throne back); Black Sea Hoard obv. die B. VF, struck from worn obverse die.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 260-245 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.79 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram to inner left. Marinescu Issue 29, 72 (O32/R68); Müller –; SNG Copenhagen 1132. VF, slight die shift, a few light cleaning marks. Rare.
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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 150-120 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.74 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram to inner left, BY on throne, ornamented trident in exergue. Marinescu Issue 147, – (unlisted dies); Müller 220. VF, toned, softly struck. Rare, only two examples of this issue recorded by Marinescu.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.88 g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion skin draped over left arm; M to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group VI, 92 (V F1/R 79); Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; HGC 6, 358; Dewing 1339 (same dies); SNG Dreer 152 (same dies). VF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan.
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.02 g, 1h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ephesos mint. Struck circa 295/4-289/8 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, bee right above ethnic. Thompson –; Price 1876; Müller –. VF, rough surfaces.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Mygdones or Krestones. Circa 485-470 BC. AR Diobol (11.5mm, 0.80 g). Goat kneeling right, head left; pellets around / Quadripartite incuse square. Lorber, Goats, Issue 15; HGC 3.1, 368 (Aigai). Good VF, toned, die shift, light scratch.From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 160 (9 October 2007), lot 1250; Gorny & Mosch 117 (14 October 2002), lot 138.
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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetrobol (14.5mm, 2.30 g). Forepart of lion right, head turned as if biting prey; floral ornament above / Quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III/2, 13; HGC 3.1, 386. VF, lightly toned, struck from worn die.
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MACEDON, Galepsos. Circa 360/59–357 BC. Æ Unit (12mm, 2.14 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Dionysos left / Forepart of goat left, head reverted. Demetriadi, Galepsus, type b; HGC 3.1, –; SNG Kikpe 400. VF, dark green patina. Very rare.From the MM Collection. Ex Nomos 8 (21 October 2013), lot 74; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 268 (16 November 2011), lot 35.The town of Galepsos was located on the Strymon Gulf, about 20 kilometers east of Amphipolis, and not far from the island of Thasos, where Bon reported the finding of one of its coins. No example of its coinage appears in any of the major collections, and the town is not even recorded as a mint in Sear or any of the other basic handbooks of Greek coins. The coinage was first noted in an article by A.-M. Bon, "Monnaie inédite de Galepsos", in BCH LX (1936), pp. 172-174, although only one variety, with goat right, was known at the time.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Eighth Stater (8.5mm, 1.06 g, 5h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Trident head. Le Rider 102–10 var. (D–/R45 [unlisted rev. die]); SNG ANS 231–3. VF, a little rough, scratch on reverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.04 g, 7h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to left, cock standing left. Price 79; Troxell, Studies, Issue E3. Good Fine, lightly toned.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.70 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Struck under Menon or Menes, circa 330-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of ram right; below throne, pellet above and between struts, pellet and ΔA below. Price 3208. Fine, toned.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 1h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; M and monogram below left wing. Price 3671 corr. (position of control marks); Berlin Obj. No. 18251686 (same obv. die). VF, flan flaw at edge on obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.69 g, 9h). Susa mint. Struck under Koinos, circa 324/3-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, monogram below throne. Price 3829. Fine, toned.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.51 g, 6h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt in left field. Price 164; Troxell, Studies, p. 125. Near EF, underlying luster, slightly off center on reverse.From the MM Collection. Ex Superior (7 June 1987), lot 4042.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 10h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt in left field. Price 164; Troxell, Studies, p. 125. Good VF. Well centered.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Fifth Tetradrachm (12.5mm, 2.58 g, 1h). In the types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 320/19-317 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Rider on horseback right; E in wreath below. Le Rider pl. 45, 31–2; Troxell, Studies, Group 6, 362; SNG ANS 621. EF, toned, slightly off center on obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.91 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Sidon mint. Struck under Laomedon. Dated RY 12 of Abdalonymos (322/1 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M (date) in left field, ΣI below throne. Price 3498; Newell, Dated 36 (unlisted obv. die); DCA 874; ANS 1944.100.35202 (same obv. die). Fine, toned.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Kassander. Circa 323/2-315 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.59 g, 11h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint(?). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving biga right; below, trident head downward. Le Rider 221 (D97/R175); SNG ANS –; Hunterian 2 (same dies); Triton XIV, lot 87 (same dies). VF, scattered marks. Exceptionally high relief obverse of fine style. Very rare with trident downward.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos(?). As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.07 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Syria or Phoenicia. Struck circa 317-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left, head of boar left. Price 3575. VF, toned, slight die wear on obverse, area of weak strike on reverse.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.While it is fairly certain that this issue belongs to the region of eastern Syria or Phoenicia, the boundaries of the Antigonid and Ptolemaic possessions there continually shifted during the period of its striking. Thus, although the Antigonids usually controlled most of this region during this time, this coin might instead be a product of a mint under Ptolemaic authority.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 1690 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sidon mint. Dated RY 23 of Abdalonymos (311/0 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Ψ (date) in left field, ΣI below throne. Price 3514; Newell, Dated 59 (dies XXXI/β); DCA 874. VF, toned, slightly off center, deposits, a couple marks on reverse. Very rare, only three in Pella, four in CoinArchives, all from the same obverse die.From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.32 g, 11h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; aplustre below, • in Π below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323–5; SNG ANS 738–46. VF, lightly toned, test cut on reverse.