KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.41 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk –; Kurth S10; SNG Ashmolean 776–7 (Persian Period). Lightly toned. VF. Good metal and well centered.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.38 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk –; Kurth S10; SNG Ashmolean 776–7 (Persian Period). Lightly toned. Near VF. Good metal for issue.
CARIA, Mylasa. Circa 420-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.44 g, 3h). Forepart of lion right, head left / Facing head of lion with forelegs at sides. HN Online 673; SNG Kayhan 833–6; SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, some porosity, compact flan, struck with worn obverse die. VF. From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper, November 2004.
CARIA, Myndos. Mid 2nd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.25 g, 9h). Kallikles, magistrate. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right; thyrsos to left / Winged thunderbolt; cornucopia and KAΛΛIKΛΗΣ above. Myndos 251; HN Online 2635. Toned, flan crack, some die wear, off center on reverse. VF. From the Richard Basler Collection.
CARIA, Uncertain ('Mint G'). Circa 490-470 BC. AR Quarter Stater (13mm, 2.77 g, 11h). Aeginetic standard. Forepart of winged man-headed bull left / Head of female left in dotted square border within incuse square. Konuk, Orou 1.2; SNG Keckman 514–6; SNG von Aulock 8475. Toned, granular surfaces. Good Fine. From the Richard Basler Collection.Konuk's comprehensive investigation of the coinage of the heretofore-called "Uvug" conclusively shows that metrologically, stylistically, and linguistically, it belongs to Caria, not Lycia. Although the particular mint is unknown, it is likely a town situated near the valley of the Indos River. The series begins with the anepigraphic issues, which comprise a wide range of denominations, from hemistaters to sixteenth-staters struck on the Aeginetan standard. Hoard analysis allows a confident dating of these coins to circa 490-470 BC, which probably comprise a civic series, as the issues signed Orou (in Carian) were struck a little bit later, circa 450-400 BC. Konuk surmises that Orou was a local dynast who ruled over this town in the second half of the fifth century BC.
SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. Circa 341/0-336/5 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.75 g, 11h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery at neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding scepter. Konuk, Identities 30; HN Online 241. Toned, porous, some chipping on edge, die break in field on reverse. VF.
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.72 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Ainetor, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; AINHTΩP above, butterfly to left. Ashton 282; HN Online 863; HGC 6, 1453. Lightly toned, thin flan crack, obverse slightly off center and with minor metal flaws. Near EF. From the Richard Basler Collection.
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.75 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Gorgos, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; ΓOPΓOΣ above, bow-in-bow case to left. Ashton 288; HN Online 1253; HGC 6, 1453. Toned, slightly off center and tiny flan flaw on obverse. EF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG (their inventory ticket included).
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 218/7-186/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 15.28 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 5 (214/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; E (date) in left field, Φ below throne; c/m: anchor within incuse rectangle. Heipp-Tamer 192–5 var. (unlisted dies); Price 2838; DCA 315. Toned, roughness, smoothing, scratches, graffiti, edge chip. Near VF.
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 218/7-186/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.08 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 32 (187/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Φ above ΛB (date). Heipp-Tamer 319 (V44/R156); Price 2874; DCA 315. Lightly toned, roughness, redeposited silver. Good Fine.
LYCIAN LEAGUE. Circa 48-42 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 1.36 g, 12h). Kragos mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre within incuse square. RPC I 3301; Troxell, Lycian, Period IV, Series 1, 84.2–45. Deep iridescent tone, some pitting and light scratches, minor die wear on reverse. EF. From the Richard Basler Collection.
LYCIAN LEAGUE. Circa 48-42 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.85 g, 12h). Masikytes mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre; M-A flanking; all within incuse square. Troxell, Lycian, Period IV, Series 1, 85; RPC I 3301; SNG Copenhagen 83. In NGC encapsulation 4680479-053, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Otrera Collection. Ex Heritage 232011 (11 March 2020), lot 62095.
LYCIAN LEAGUE. Circa 35-30 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 1.84 g, 12h). Masikytes mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Cithara; ΛYKIΩN above, M-A/Σ-I across fields; all within incuse square. Troxell, Lycian, Period IV, Series 4, 103; RPC I 3304; SNG Copenhagen 95. Lightly toned, minor porosity. Good VF. From the Otrera Collection. Ex Berk BBS 211 (30 June 2020), lot 107; Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 648.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.89 g, 8h). Two wrestlers, each nude but for belt, grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all in dotted square border within incuse square. Tekin Series 1; SNG BN 48. Toned, a few scratches, off center on obverse. Good VF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.89 g, 1h). Two wrestlers grappling; KF between; c/m: triskeles within incuse circle / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all within pelleted square border. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 102 (same obv. die as 103). Traces of horn silver and die rust, light roughness on reverse. Good VF.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 330/25-300/250 BC. AR Stater (24.5mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; E between / Slinger standing right; O between legs; to right, triskeles above club. Tekin Series 5; SNG BN 122. Toned, edge split, a few light scratches, edge marks from prior bezel. Near VF.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 212/11-184/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 13.42 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 18 (195/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within incuse rectangle with curved corners / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, AΣ above IH (date). Price 2897; DCA 312. Lightly toned, roughness, horn silver. Good Fine.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 212/11-184/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 27 (circa 186/5 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within incuse rectangle with curved corners / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, AΣ above KZ (date) flanking cornucopia. Price 2909; DCA 312. In NGC encapsulation 6158319-001, graded F, countermark. Ex Tareq Hani Collection.
PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.11 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 26 (196/5 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Kς (date) in left field; c/m: anchor within incuse rectangle with curved corners. Colin Series 0, Em. 26, dies 1/8; Price 2940; DCA 314. Lightly toned, roughness, scratches, struck with worn obverse die. Good Fine.
PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.72 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 33 (189/8 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within incuse rectangle with curved corners / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΛΓ (date) in left field. Colin Series 0, Em. 33, dies 1/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 2946; DCA 314. Lightly toned, weakly struck, some light scratches. Good Fine.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 460-430 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 10.79 g, 9h). Pomegranate; dotted guilloche border / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Atlan 16 (O15/R14); SNG BN –; Weber 7353 (same dies). Lightly toned, roughness, some horn silver, die break on obverse. VF.