Auction 108
Date: 2018-05-16 00:00:00
Lots: 1243
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ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (18mm, 8.36 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; X X (mark of value) below / Blank. EC Group XII, Series 59.12 (O36) = Vecchi II, 59.21 (this coin); HN Italy 152; SNG Gale 6 (same die). EF, toned, irregular flan, minor die break on obverse, light scratches under tone on reverse. Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich Collection (Triton XVIII, 5 January 2015), lot 308; Numismatica Ars Classica 7 (1 March 1994), lot 70; Tkalec (26 March 1991), lot 16; Athos D. Moretti Collection.
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 320-300 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 7.40 g, 7h). Head of female right; grape bunch behind neck, ΔIOΦANO[YΣ] below / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning him with wreath; monogram below. Sambon 438; HN Italy 571. Good VF, toned, a little die wear, slightly off center on reverse. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 62 (ND), no. 3.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 330-325 BC. AR Nomos (31mm, 7.86 g, 10h). Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding rein and crowning horse with wreath; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth with open wreath; ΣIM below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and cradling scepter in arm, riding dolphin left; |-HP and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 62, 785–8 var. (V308/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Vlasto 503; HN Italy 886; SNG Lockett 174 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, some die wear, a touch off center. Ex Dorotheum (16 November 2016), lot 29. Reportedly ex Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (not in Cahn or Cahn & Hess sales).
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.45 g, 4h). The Dioskouroi riding left; monogram above, [ΣΩ]Δ-A-M-O-Σ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding two spears, shield decorated with hippocamp, and Nike, who crowns him with wreath, riding dolphin left; ΠY to left, waves below. Vlasto 773–9; HN Italy 1011. Good VF, toned, compact flan. Well centered. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 24; Vecchi 13 (4 September 1998), lot 118.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Punic occupation. Circa 212-209 BC. AR Reduced Nomos – Half-Shekel (18mm, 3.87 g, 7h). Nude youth, crowning horse with wreath and holding rein, on horse walking right; ΣΩKΛN-NΛΣ below / Phalanthos, holding aphlaston and cradling trident in arm, riding dolphin left; to right, eagle standing left, wings spread. Vlasto 984; HN Italy 1082. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster. From the D. C. Kopen Collection. Ex Pegasi VII (15 October 2002), lot 72.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (18.5mm, 2.57 g, 12h). Barley ear with six grains / Incuse barley ear with eight grains. Noe Class III, 81; HN Italy 1468. VF, a touch of porosity. Well struck for issue.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (14.5mm, 2.88 g, 4h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ΛEYKIΠΠ[OΣ] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [M]-E across outer fields, ΣI between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. Good VF, underlying luster. Demonstrating the usual flair shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 BC, depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631), are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.
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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (25mm, 15.89 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla raising his left arm / Bull butting right on plain ground line; ΘOYPIΩN above; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian D14; HN Italy 1804; SNG ANS 961 (same obv. die); Gillet 224 (same dies). EF, old cabinet tone, minor die break on obverse. Fine style. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 86; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 45; Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 84.In 446 BC, with the aid of Athens, the refugee population of the destroyed city of Sybaris returned to the location of their previous home, and founded a new city, giving it the name Thourioi. The new city quickly regained the prosperity enjoyed by its former incarnation, as evidenced by the extensive series of coins it issued over the following two centuries. Good relations with Tarentum were probably responsible for the weakening of Thourioi's historical connection to Athens, and she turned to Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. Although supported by Tarentum, the city suffered at the hands of the Lucanians and Brettians during the 4th century BC. In need of a more robust ally, the Thourians turned to Rome in 285 BC. Unlike many cities in southern Italy, Thourioi's support of Rome was steadfast during both the time of Pyrrhos and Hannibal's invasion, even though the Thourians suffered heavily at the hands of the latter. The coinage of Thourioi was diverse in both its denominations and metals. The primary types were the head of Athena, probably due to the city's initial close relationship with Athens, and a standing or butting bull, which had been the civic type on the coins of Sybaris.
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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's feet, serpents rising from bowl / Incuse tripod as obverse. Gorini 2; HN Italy 2075; SNG ANS 233. Good VF, toned, small scuffs on reverse. Good metal. Ex Peus 413 (31 November 2014), lot 12. Reportedly ex Henri Renold Collection (not in Peus 395 sale).
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 465/4-446 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.25 g, 11h). Sea eagle standing left; AKRAC-ANTOΣ (partially retrograde) around / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Lee Group I; HGC 2, 77; SNG ANS 979–81 (same obv. die); SNG Lewis 289 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 801; Dewing 555; Gulbenkian 158–62; Pozzi 376–7; Rizzo pl. I, 5 var. (symbol on rev.); CNG 97, lot 19 (same dies; hammer $22,000). Near EF, weak strike at high points. Excellent metal.
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 406 BC. AV 2 Litrai – Diobol (10mm, 1.35 g, 11h). Silanos, magistrate. Eagle standing left, snake clasped in its talons, on rock outcropping; AKP[A] above, two pellets (mark of value) on rocks / Crab; below, ΣIΛA/NOΣ in two lines (boustrophedon). HGC 2, 75; SNG ANS 998–9; Adams III 2014 (this coin); Gulbenkian 171; McClean 2039 (same dies); cf. Pozzi 387/385 (same obv. die/rev. type). Near EF, lightly toned, a little die wear. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 6 January 2016), lot 2014; Superior (20 May 1995), lot 7857.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.46 g, 7h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Horse's head left; astragalos to left, palm tree to right, Punic MḤSBM below. Jenkins, Punic 367–9 var. (O115/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 2, 295. EF, toned, minor delaminations on reverse. From the Collection of José Miguel Márquez del Prado. Ex Áureo & Calicó 293 (24 May 2017), lot 2001; Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 69.
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 420-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.30 g, 8h). Charioteer, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, bird (heron?) standing right, head lowered / Forepart of man-headed bull right; ΓEΛAΣ above. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII, 468 (O90/R180); HGC 2, 354; SNG ANS 90; SNG Copenhagen 269; SNG Lloyd 971; BMC 50; de Luynes 957; McClean 2258; Ward 153; Weber 1324 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned. Fine style man-headed bull.
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SICILY, Lilybaion (as 'Cape of Melkart'). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.71 g, 5h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; RŠM[LQRT] (in Punic, = "Raš Melqart") in exergue / Wreathed head of Arethousa right; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 69 (O24/R52); CNP 344; HGC 2, 743; BMC 4; Hirsch 821; de Luynes 925 (all from the same dies). VF, deeply toned, minor die break on reverse. Ex CGB Monnaies 34 (30 April 2008), lot 38; Giessener Münzhandlung 42 (11 October 1988), lot 62; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 326 (August 1971), no. 18.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.35 g, 4h). Struck circa 466-460 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike, wearing long chiton, flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣVRA-KO-ΣI-ON and four dolphins swimming around. Boehringer Series XIIIb, 443 (V233/R319); HGC 2, 1310; SNG ANS 136 (same rev. die); Bement 464 (same rev. die); BMC 68 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 362 = Warren 318 (same obv. die); Dewing 784 (same obv. die); Jameson 758 (same obv. die); Randazzo 529–31 (same obv. die). Near EF, deeply toned, minor double strike on reverse, marks on edge from prior mount. Ex Jacob K. Stein Collection (Gemini V, 6 January 2009), lot 34 (displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum, 1994-2008, no. 52 of exhibition of 182 coins from his collection); Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 51.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.66 g, 6h). Struck circa 466-460 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 483 (V257/R346); HGC 2, 1311; Bement 466; Hunterian 21; Jameson 760; McClean 2653; Pozzi 575 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned, slightly off center on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. Ex New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 61; K. Davis FPL 61 (July 2012), no. 10.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Hemidrachm or Litra (16mm, 1.54 g, 5h). Obverse die signed by the artist E– (Euarchidas or Euainetos?). Struck circa 405-400 BC. Charioteer driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer; in exergue, E between two dolphins confronted / Head of Arethousa left, hair in sphendone; two dolphins around. Boehringer, Münzprägungen, pl. II, 18 (Litra, Dionysios I); HGC 2, 1367 (hemidrachm, Second Democracy). Good VF, toned, irregular flan, a little off center on obverse. Rare.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.79 g, 6h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 400/395-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, dolphin right / Head of Arethousa left, hair in bands, wearing double-loop earring and plain necklace with frontal pendant; four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert (Tudeer) 91 (dies 33/63); HGC 2, 1345; SNG ANS 296; SNG Fitzwilliam 1252 = Pozzi 625; SNG Lloyd 1404; Bement 524; Boston MFA 445 = Warren 379 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned, traces of find patina, pit and cleaning scratches on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Ex Michael L. Fogarty Collection (Stack's Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2017), lot 2025.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 100 Litrai – Stater (18.5mm, 6.98 g, 9h). Struck circa 310-306/5 BC. Head of Apollo left, with long hair, wearing laurel wreath; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN to left, bow to right / Head of Artemis right, wearing taenia, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; quiver over shoulder, bow to left, ΣΩTEIPA to right. Jenkins Group D, dies a/a; BAR Issue 13; HGC 2, 1293; SNG Lloyd 1433; BMC 252 = GPCG pl. 26, 33; Jameson 844 (all from the same dies). EF, hairline flan crack. Fine style. Better centered and as well struck as the Prospero specimen that recently resold in New York Sale XXXII (lot 100) for hammer $50,000. Ex Palombo 12 (6 December 2013), lot 11.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. 287-278 BC. AV 60 Litrai – Dekadrachm (15.5mm, 4.24 g, 1h). Struck circa 279/8 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN to left, torch to right / Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; star above, grain ear below, EΠI IKETA in exergue. Buttrey, Morgantina, dies 3/F; BAR issue 41; HGC 2, 1277; SNG Lockett 1007; Boston MFA 469; Weber 1689 (all from the same dies). Near EF, a few minor marks and a hint of die rust, slight die shift on reverse.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.57 g, 7h). Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; star to right / Nike driving slow quadriga right; star above, K to right. CCO 108 (D7/R18); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556; Gulbenkian 354 (same dies). Good VF, toned, some die rust on obverse, patch of encrustation on reverse. Well centered. Ex Comte René Philipon (1870-1936) Collection (Parsy, 23 March 2016), lot 12.