Electronic Auction 423
Date: 2018-06-27 00:00:00
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.50 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, serpent on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath and cradling stylis; MI below left wing, monogram in wreath below right wing. SC 81.2; Price 3748; HGC 9, 3a. Good VF, lightly toned, a few marks, edge marks from prior bezel.From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, February 1986.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.06 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; MI in left field, monogram in wreath below throne. SC 82.4b; Price 3752; HGC 9, 10f. VF, lightly toned, minor marks.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, December 1997.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.93 g, 4h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon II mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; anchor and monogram to left; Π below throne. SC C94.7d; Price 3349; HGC 9, 10g. VF, lightly toned.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, December 1997.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.10 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Susa mint. Struck circa 305-298/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field, AY below throne. SC 164.5; Price 3689 corr. (AY not ΛΥ, Susa not Babylon); ESMS A1.15 var. (A9/P– [unlisted rev. die, but from same hand as P1]); HGC 9, 10g. VF, lightly toned, off center on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 20 January 2006.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.66 g, 8h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; monogram to lower left, monogram in lower middle field. SC 173.5b; ESMS Tr.36 (A29/P3); ESM 424; HGC 9, 20. Fine, toned.Ex Heritage 3020 (6 September 2012), lot 25010.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.13 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 311-295 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above forepart of horse grazing left; monogram below throne. SC 202.2b; Price 3894 corr. (monogram in left field); HGC 9, 9e. VF, lightly toned, compact flan. Very rare, four noted in ESM (including the two in Pella), none in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, 13 January 2006.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. Æ (14.5mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Smyrna or Sardes mint. Helmeted head of Athena facing / Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; monogram to outer left. SC 315a; HGC 9, 167. VF, rough dark green-brown patina.From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 31 August 2013.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. Æ (15.5mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Arados mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Prow left with Athena figurehead; above, horizontal anchor left. SC C72; Duyrat 1095–1111; HGC 9, –. Fine, earthen black patina.From the MNL Collection, purchased from Münzhandlung Ritter, 31 August 2016.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.17 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second series, circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1396c; Le Rider, Antioche, Series 2, 143–8 (obv. die A7); HGC 9, 619. Near EF, toned, some porosity and slight roughness.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. Serrate Æ (16.5mm, 4.53 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Head of horse left / Head of elephant right. SC 1646; HGC 9, 833. Near VF, dark green-brown patina, some earthen encrustation.From the MNL Collection, purchased from John Jencek, 24 July 2013. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. Æ (17.5mm, 4.76 g, 1h). Uncertain mint 100, probably in northern Syria. Diademed head right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; AΣK to inner left. SC 2040b; HGC 9, 1061. VF, earthen black patina.From the MNL Collection, purchased from John Jencek, 5 July 2013. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.06 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 182 (131/0 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond behind; to left, monogram above club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, monogram above BΠP (date); monogram between legs. SC 2109.10c; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. VF, toned.
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PHOENICIA, Arados. Circa 246/5-168/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.90 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 44 (216/5 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; palm tree in left field, AP monogram below throne, 44 (date, in Phoenician) and ŠT (in Aramaic) in exergue. Duyrat 1243 (D23/R77); Price 3384; DCA 771. VF, deeply toned. Rare, only 11 examples noted by Duyrat (including the five in Pella), four in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 518.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 14.22 g, 12h). Dated CY 135 (AD 9/10). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΛE (date) above club; to right KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 484; RPC I 4654; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Good VF, toned.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.40 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. VF, small deposit in field on obverse. Well centered.From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, August 1994 .
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.78 g, 12h). Attic standard. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323/2-317/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ram's head right wearing crown of Isis (Khnum), monogram below throne. Svoronos 6; Zervos Issue 3, dies 222/c; Price 3964; SNG Copenhagen 9. Near VF, lightly toned.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, December 1997.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.82 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Tyre mint. Dated RY 35 of 'Ozmilk, king of Tyre (315/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Phoenician 'K (for 'Ozmilk) and ||–= (32 [date] in Phoenician). Price 3283; Newell, Dated 35 (obv. die XXXI); DCA 737. VF, toned, die rust, fine cleaning marks.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (26.5mm, 17.05 g, 12h). Uncertain Ptolemaic mint in Sicily. Struck circa 269-264 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; oval shield to left; linear border. Svoronos 610; Wolf & Lorber, 'Alexandrian' Style, P70 (A63/P66 – this coin); SNG Copenhagen 114. Good VF, dark green patina.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ (26.5mm, 15.31 g, 6h). Imitative issue. Uncertain mint in Sicily, under Hieron II of Syracuse. Struck after 265/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; oval shield to left, A to lower right. Svoronos 615; Wolf & Lorber, 'West Greek' Style, Subgroup 2, H38 (A19/P30 – this coin); SNG Copenhagen –. VF, dark brown patina. Rare.Reportedly ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR "Tetradrachm" (20mm, 6.97 g, 8h). Sattelkopfpferd type. Mint in the region of Transylvania. Stylized laureate head of Zeus right / Stylized horse advancing left; [pellets above]; all within incuse circle. OTA 300/12–3; KMW 1227–8. VF, some roughness.From the WRG Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 1 (10 March 1995), lot 280 (part of).
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.31 g, 9h). Copying eastern (Babylon or Susa?) mint style. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; YΛ in left field, YΛ below throne. Cf. Price B32, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, a few light scratches.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Dieter Gorny, October 1993.