IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (6mm, 0.31 g). Head of lion left / Incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, slightly off center on obverse. Very rare.From the MM Collection.
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ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.25 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, sphinx seated right above monogram within circle; Σ below throne. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 21, dies 32/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 2350; HGC 6, 1132. VF, toned, light deposits, fine cleaning marks, small delamination on obverse. Extremely rare, one noted by Bauslaugh, none in Pella, one in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 17 January 2004.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.75 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with four rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XV, 67; Traité I 43 = BMC p. 2, 2; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –. Good VF, lightly toned.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.36 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XV, 76–8; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan –; Boston MFA 1769 = Warren 1718. VF. Well centered.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.16 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XV, 83 (same die and punch); SNG Ashmolean –; Pozzi 2473. Near VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.70 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with multiple rays on forehead / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Ashmolean 749–51; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9; Rosen 655-6. VF, underlying luster.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.73 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with multiple rays on forehead / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Ashmolean 749–51; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9; Rosen 655-6. Near EF, minor flaw on obverse.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.14 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with no rays on forehead / Square punch. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; SNG Ashmolean 757. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 10.69 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Regular issue. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 2; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 2; Traité I 396; SNG Ashmolean 759; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; BMC 30; Boston MFA 2068–9; Gulbenkian 756. Good VF, underlying luster, scrape on obverse.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Third Stater (12mm, 3.52 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 5; Spier Group I; Traité I 399; SNG von Aulock 8210; SNG München 7; Rosen 661; Pozzi 2729; Sunrise 8. Fine, scrape on reverse.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15mm, 5.34 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two square punches. Berk 23; SNG Ashmolean 763 and 767–8 (Persian Period). Good VF, toned. Excellent metal.
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CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 173-167 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.22 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 5 (165/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos left; E (date) below throne. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 3, Group 3, dies E1/E19; Price 2464; DCA 311. VF, lightly toned, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2 July 2003.
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CARIA, Uncertain. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.32 g, 7h). Confronted foreparts of two bulls / Forepart of a bull left. SNG Ashmolean 336; SNG Kayhan 968-70. VF, toned.From the Macy Collection. Ex Daniel Koppersmith Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 311, 25 September 2013), lot 785; Peter Lee Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 286, 5 September 2012), lot 135.
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 275-250 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.65 g, 12h). Antipatros, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose, bud to right; ANTIΠATPOΣ above, grain ear to left. Ashton 186; HGC 6, 1437. VF, toned, small scratch on obverse, nick on edge.
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 170-150 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.13 g, 12h). 'Plinthophoric' coinage. Athanodoros, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; AΘANOΔΩPOΣ above, kerykeion to left; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian, Group B, 43; HGC 6, 1462. VF, slight roughness.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 272.
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 170-150 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.32 g, 12h). 'Plinthophoric' coinage. Dexagoras, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; ΔEΞAΓOPAΣ above, bunch of grapes to left; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian, Group B, 39; HGC 6, 1462. VF, some roughness.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Trbbenimi. Circa 390-375 BC. AR Third Stater (14.5mm, 2.95 g). Wedrei mint. Facing lion scalp / Triskeles. Podalia 329–31 (a16/p27); Müseler VIII, 25–7; Falghera 197–202; SNG von Aulock 4215. Good VF, toned, a little off center, a hint of porosity.
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