KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.05 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 3; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 8; Traité I 401–3; SNG von Aulock 2875; BMC 31; Boston MFA 2073; Gulbenkian 757. Good VF, toned.From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, January 1996.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15.5mm, 5.30 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, slight granularity, small mark on obverse.
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CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 173-167 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.26 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 6 (164/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos left; ς (date) below throne. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 3, Group 3, dies ς2/ς18; Price 2466; DCA 311. VF, lightly toned, rough surfaces.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2 July 2003.
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SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. Circa 341/0-336/5 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 6.82 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery at neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding scepter. Konuk, Identities 30; Babelon, Perses 414–21; Traité II 111; SNG Copenhagen 597. Good VF, struck with worn obverse die, some porosity on reverse.
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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 212/11-184/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.12 g, 12h). Dated CY 29 (184/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within rectangular incuse / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, AΣ above forepart of horse left, KΘ (date) below throne. Price 2912; DCA 312. VF, toned, some porosity.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior Galleries, 8 December 1993), lot 513.
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PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.78 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 15 (207/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; IE (date) in left field. Colin Series 0, Em. 15 (dies 2/6); Price 2927; DCA 314. Good VF, old cabinet tone.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 518.
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CYPRUS, Salamis. Nikokreon. Circa 331-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.5mm, 4.30 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 331-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bow in left field. Zapiti & Michaelidou 8; Price 3140; Newell, Some 8. Good VF, underlying luster, trace deposits on reverse.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.77 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Karrhai mint. Struck circa 310-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram within circle below throne. SC 41.3b var. (controls in left field); WSM 7 var. (same; obv. die A3); HGC 9, 10a. Near VF, softly struck, light deposits, slight roughness. Unpublished variety without left field controls.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 17 January 2004.
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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. 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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