IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.14 g, 12h). Ermotrephes, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background, [E]PMOTPEΦHΣ to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 86, obv. die 9; G. Hirsch 181, lot 242 (same dies). Light scratches, a little off center. VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.14 g, 12h). Idomeneus, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background, [I]ΔOMENEYΣ to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 87, obv. die 52; CNG XXXIV, lot 134 (same dies). Slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. Rare magistrate.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.01 g, 12h). Charminos, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background, XAPMINOΣ to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 90, obv. die 9; Aufhäuser 9, 117 (same dies). A few light scratches. VF.
IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.24 g, 3h). Facing head of Apollo with long hair locks / Retrograde TE monogram (mark of value) within incuse square. Milne, Colophon 7 var. (monogram not retrograde); SNG Kayhan 356 var. (same). Find patina. VF. Rare with retrograde monogram. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 408.
IONIA, Miletos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Obol – Hemihekte (9.5mm, 1.23 g). Forepart of lion left, head reverted / Stellate pattern within incuse square with one side contoured in the shape of an M. SNG Kayhan 468–75. Attractive iridescent tone. Good VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Scratches, minor flan flaws. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.71 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 89; Kurth G26; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. A few scratches, minor flan flaws. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.22 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Kurth G29–30; SNG Ashmolean 757. A few light scratches, banker's mark on obverse, numerous countermarks on edge. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.14 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Kurth G29–30; SNG Ashmolean 757. Bankers' marks on obverse and edge. Good Fine.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 10.63 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Kurth S1; SNG Ashmolean 760. Lightly toned, a little granularity. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 10.58 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Kurth S1; SNG Ashmolean 760. Lightly toned, light granularity, some marks. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 10.24 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Kurth S1; SNG Ashmolean 760. Porous. Good Fine.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (16mm, 5.21 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 23; Kurth S3; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1024–6. Lightly toned, minor granularity. VF.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.64 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Small spot of granularity on edge. Good VF. Good metal for issue.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (10mm, 1.67 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Small spot of granularity at edge on obverse. VF. Good metal for issue.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.65 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). A couple of patches of granularity on obverse, banker's mark on edge. VF.
CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 173-167 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 15.56 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 1 (169/8 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos flying left; A (date) below throne. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 3, Group 3, dies OA9/RA88; Price 2460; DCA 311. Deposits, numerous cleaning scratches, weakly struck at periphery. Good Fine.
PHRYGIA, Kibyra. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (17.5mm, 4.53 g, 1h). Veiled head of female right / Bull charging right, head facing; KYBY/PATΩN above and below. Unpublished in the standard references. Earthen green patina, light cleaning marks. Near VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.
LYCIA, Balboura. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (16mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Grain ear. SNG Copenhagen 51; SNG von Aulock 4281. Dark brown patina with red earthen highlights. Good Fine. Rare.
LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 500-440 BC. AR Third Stater – Tetrobol (15.5mm, 3.44 g, 10h). Prow of galley left in the form of a forepart of a boar / Stern of galley right within incuse square. Heipp-Tamer Series 4, Emission 2, 68–70 var, (unlisted dies); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 4394. Lightly toned, trace deposits. Near VF.