Electronic Auction 423
Date: 2018-06-27 00:00:00
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THESSALY, Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.66 g, 6h). Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right / T-P-I-KK[A] (retrograde), forepart of bridled horse right; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 767–9 (ethnic); HGC 4, 311. VF, toned, minor double strike and light scratch in field on reverse.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.28 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, rose below throne. Price 2569; ADM I Series X. Near EF, struck with worn obverse die, slightly off center on reverse.
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CANADA, Newfoundland. Victoria. Queen of Great Britain, 1837-1901. AV Two Dollars (17.8mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Heaton (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1882 H. Laureate head left / Denomination and date within wreath. KM 5; Friedberg 1. EF/AU, toned, hairline scratches.From the WRG Collection.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 170 BC. Æ Chalkous (13.5mm, 3.58 g). Macedonian shield with star in center / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, dart–sling (κεστροσφενδóνη) with dart inside. Warren, Two, pl. I, 12; Rogers 4; BCD Thessaly II 24.1; HGC 4, 236. VF, dark green-brown patina, slightly off center on obverse.From the BCD Collection.While Rogers thought that the object on the reverse of this coin was a lyre, Jennifer Warren has argued that it represents a powerful new weapon – the dart sling, or κεστροσφενδόνη – first introduced during the Third Macedonian War between Rome and Perseus of Macedon. The weapon is described by the Achaean Polybius (xxvii, 9), who was taken to Rome as a prisoner following the war: "The form of the dart was as follows. It was two palms long, the tube being of the same length as the point. Into the former was fitted a wooden shaft a span in length a finger's breadth in thickness. Into the middle of this were wedged three quite short wooden wings. The two thongs of the sling were unequal in length, and the missile was so fitted into the center of the sling that it was easily freed. While the thongs were whirled round and taut, it remained fixed there, but when at the moment of the discharge one of the thongs was released, it left the loop and was shot like a leaden bullet from the sling." Livy (xlii, 65, 9-10) adds that: "They (the Roman army) suffered particularly from the dart-slings."The Macedonian shield supports a connection to Perseus, and Warren offers a compelling insight on the reverse design: "On this Thessalian issue the kestrosphendone would be as apposite as the harpa, the special weapon of his hero namesake, on the reverse of Perseus' similar Macedonian copper coins." This type (cf. SNG Alpha Bank 1147–8) also carries a Macedonian shield on the obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.58 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menon or Menes, circa 332/1-328/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; o below throne. Price 3244 (Ake); Newell, Dated 6 (obv. die VIII). VF, toned, some roughness, a couple deposits, graffiti and a little off center on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (28.8mm, 3.80 g, 2h). Authorized 5 December 1360. John, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; at center, pellet within quadrilobe; l; all within quadrilobe, with fleur at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels. Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. VF, toned, some scratches on the reverse.From the WRG Collection. Ex Stack's (2 December 1997), lot 959; Stack's (10 December 1986), lot 1712.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.09 g, 5h). Laureate head of Zeus right; monogram to left / ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, Athena Itonia advancing right. BCD Thessaly II 895.1; HGC 4, –. VF, toned. Rare.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; rose below throne. Price 2571; ADM I Series X. Near EF, lustrous.
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FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (28.3mm, 3.76 g, 9h). Authorized 20 April 1365. Charles standing facing within portico, holding sword and scepter surmounted by Hand of Justice; seven lis to left and right / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; at center, pellet within polylobe; lis and crown alternating in angles; all within polylobe, with lis in each spandrel. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457; Friedberg 284. VF, weakly struck in a few places.From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (19 February 1998), lot 606.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 4.49 g, 12h). Gauana and Poly–, magistrates. Laureate head of Apollo right; ΓΑΥΑΝΑ to left / ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl spear; grape bunch to right, Π-Ο/Λ-Υ across field. BCD Thessaly II 819; HGC 4, 213. VF, lightly toned, a few marks.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.04 g, 5h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram above strut of throne, M below, club in exergue. Price 3639; Waggoner dies 41/–; ANS inv. 1944.100.80423 (same obv. die). Near VF, toned, slight roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Spink, February 1994.
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FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AV 20 Francs (21mm, 6.41 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated AN 12 A (1803/4). Bare head left / Denomination within wreath. VG 1020; KM 651; Friedberg 480. VF, marks and scratches, a few scrapes behind head.From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 1994), lot 866.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Stater (20mm, 6.65 g, 1h). Pytheos/Pytheas and Krat–, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath; [ΠY]ΘEOY to left / ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, Athena Itonia advancing right; facing head of Helios to right, grain ear to inner right; K-R/A-T in two lines across central field. BCD Thessaly II 856.4 (same dies); HGC 4, 208. Near VF, lightly toned. Rare.From the BCD Collection, purchased from Dieter Gorny, 9 December 1995.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.18 g, 6h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kylix in left field; below throne, monogram above strut, M below. Price 3654; Waggoner dies 41/–; ANS inv. 1944.100.80425 (same obv. die). VF, toned, light scratch on obverse, a couple light scrapes on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 16 January 2004.
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AV 20 Francs (21mm, 6.41 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated AN 12 A (1803/4). Bare head left / Denomination within wreath. VG 1021; KM 661; Friedberg 487. VF, light marks and scratches.From the WRG Collection.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (22mm, 6.16 g, 1h). Sosipatros and Gorgopas, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩΝ, Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl spear; [Σ]ΩΣIΠ-ATPOΣ above spear, N-I across central field; ΓOPΓΩΠΑΣ in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 862.1; HGC 4, 209. VF, toned, slight roughness, die break on obverse, slight die shift on reverse.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. Æ (20mm, 7.15 g, 3h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Horseman riding right; c/m: kerykeion in incuse circle. Price P2. VF, dark green/black patina.From the Belgica Collection.
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AV 20 Francs (20.9mm, 6.38 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated 1812 A. Laureate head left / Denomination within wreath. VG 1025; KM 695.1; Friedberg 511. VF, light marks and scratches.From the WRG Collection.
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THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (22mm, 5.69 g, 1h). Kleippos and Gorgopas, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΘΕΣΣΑ-ΛΩΝ, Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl spear; KΛEIΠ-ΠOΣ above; [ΓOPΓ]Ω[ΠAΣ] in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 863.1; HGC 4, 209. VF, toned, some roughness, delamination and light scuff on reverse.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.43 g, 9h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 320-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram to left. Price 121; Troxell, Studies, Issue I3. Near VF, toned, light earthen dusting.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 84 (13 October 1997), lot 6257 (part of).
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FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AV 20 Francs (20.9mm, 6.39 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated 1806 A. Bare head left / Denomination within wreath. VG 1023; KM 674.1; Friedberg 487a. VF, a few light marks and scratches.From the WRG Collection.