Triton XXVI - Session 1
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 359 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.42 g, 8h). Olynthos mint. Head of Apollo left, with short hair, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; tripod above, X-A-ΛKIΔ-EΩN around; all within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group M, – (A–/P70); AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 498 corr. (some with symbols); SNG ANS 486 var. (head left; same rev. die); Boston MFA 580 var. (same; same rev. die). Lightly toned, spot of die rust on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. EF. Very rare Group M tetradrachm with short-haired Apollo facing right, only two examples known to Robinson & Clement. Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 3447; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), lot 90.
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MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.13 g, 12h). Inebriated Dionysos, wearing chiton draped from his waist, holding in right hand a kantharos propped on his right knee, reclining left, head right, on the back of an ass standing right; before, bird perched right upon branch / MEN-ΔA-I-ON within shallow incuse around quadripartite square in linear border ornamented with dots; all within incuse square. Noe, Mende 36 (this coin referenced); HGC 3, 545; SNG ANS 345 (same dies); Jameson 1964 (this coin). Attractive old cabinet tone, trace deposits, a few marks. Near EF. Ex Mark and Lonnie Salton Collection; Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1924); 1913 Kaliandra Hoard (IGCH 358).The Dionysiac types of Mende proclaim it as a famous wine producing city, as attested by its amphoras that have been found throughout the Mediterranean. On this delightful coin Dionysos, who rules wine and winemaking, is shown being carried home drunk from a symposium, a representation of careless joy which links the world of men with the Olympians – at least until the morning.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498-454 BC. AR Tristater – "Oktadrachm" (30.5mm, 28.84 g, 10h). Light Aeginetic standard. Aigai mint. Struck circa 476/5-460 BC. Horseman, petasos hanging from neck, holding two spears over his shoulder in right hand, standing right, behind horse standing right, with horizontal kerykeion on its hind quarter; crescent to upper left / AΛE-ΞA-NΔ-PO in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square in relief. Raymond Group II, 55–6 var. (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 31 var. (no crescent); HGC 3, 755; SNG Alpha Bank –; SNG ANS 23 = Asyut 152 (same obv. die); SNG München –; Prospero 292; Traité I 1501. Lightly toned, minor scratches, some roughness at periphery and a couple spots of die rust on obverse. VF. Very rare, particularly as a whole coin without test cuts. By the end of the sixth century BC, the Kingdom of Macedon became an influential regional power, strategically located between the Persian Empire and the city-states of Greece. The wars with Persia further extended Macedon's importance, especially that of its young prince, Alexander I, the son of Amyntas. An astute politician, Alexander deftly maneuvered through this precarious situation. Although he early on offered his sister's hand in marriage to a Persian to offset punishment for his revenge against the high handedness of a Persian embassy in 514-513 BC, Alexander maintained an aloof but cordial relationship with the Persians as they moved through the region in 492 BC, forcing the other tribes to Medize. At the same time, he worked towards a stronger association with the Greeks. Herodotos (9.44) says that on the eve of the battle at Plataia, Alexander entered the Athenian camp to report that a delay in engaging the Persians would help to further diminish their already low supplies. In return, he hoped the Greeks (in particular the Athenians) would assist him when the time came, thereby forging a relationship between the rising power in the north with the rising Greek city-states of Athens, Sparta and their allies.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.58 g, 11h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; club below. Le Rider Group II, 41 var. (D–/R33 [unlisted obv. die]); SNG ANS 246–7. Underlying luster, slightly off center on reverse. Near EF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Antiqua (Steve Rubinger) inventory 581 (ND; his ticket included).
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 3h). Tyre mint. Dated RY 23 of 'Ozmilk (327/6 BC). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin, and pearl necklace / AΛEΞANΔ[POY], Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; [Phoenician A below right wing]; below left wing, 'K (in Phoenician [= 'Ozmilk]) above |||= (Phoenician date [23]). Price 3257 (Ake; same dies as illustration); Newell, Dated 27, obv. die K corr. (date); ANS inv. 1956.183.11 corr. (date; same dies). Underlying luster, double struck, tiny bump on edge. VF. From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.Newell, Dated 27 is listed as Price 3270, but that is an erroneous entry based off of Newell's assumption that the date on the coins he inspected was year 27 (he noted that the date on all of the coins was off the flan). Since Newell's die study, however, several staters using his obverse die K have appeared, including the BM coin that Price illustrates for his no. 3257, clearly showing the date to be year 23. As such, Newell, Dated 27 actually corresponds to Price 3257, which previously had no reference to Newell's die study.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.61 g, 4h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; trident head downward in left field. Price 172; Troxell, Studies, p. 125, pl. 25, H. Underlying luster, a few tiny deposits, some scuffs and light scratches. EF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 330/25-320 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.60 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace / AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, spearhead upward. Price 3137 (Salamis); Troxell, New, Group I, 4 (dies 4/c); Newell, Some, p. 14, 5, pl. XIII, 5 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2923 (same rev. die). Underlying luster, slightly off center and minor die shift on reverse. Good VF.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Seleukos I. Circa 324/3-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.91 g, 6h). Uncertain mint, in southern Asia Minor, Syria, or the East. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, wreath with ties above. Unpublished. Deeply toned, with some iridescence around the devices, double struck and a little die wear on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. From the Pythagoras Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.26 g). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣ-IΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Macedonian helmet in left field. Price 113; Troxell, Studies, Issue H3. EF. Well centered and struck. From the GTP Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.53 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; kantharos below. Le Rider Group IIIA, 474 (D196/R347); SNG ANS 172–6; SNG Copenhagen 529 (same obv. die). Underlying luster, a few light marks, minor edge bruise. Near EF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 110; Numismatica Ars Classica N (26 June 2003), lot 1220.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, bee right on rose. Price 206; Moore 23-43. Slight die wear, area of light roughness at edge on reverse. EF. From the GTP Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.56 g, 2h). In the types of Alexander III. Lampsakos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; buckle in left field, crescent above A below left wing. Price P14; ADM II Series IX, 173 var. (same obv. die, different positions of controls). Underlying luster, minor die wear on obverse. EF. Well centered. From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 457.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.56 g, 11h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; in exergue, head of lion left and spearhead right. Thompson, Philip 8 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider –; SNG ANS –; SNG Alpha Bank –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG München –. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6557515-001, graded Ch AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Extremely rare. From the GTP Collection. Ex Antiqua XVII (2013), no. 15.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.62 g, 11h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; SNG Alpha Bank 260 = Alpha Bank, Hellenic 72 = Alpha Bank, Macedonia 26 = Alpha Bank, Alexander 57 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2456; Kraay & Hirmer 565. In NGC encapsulation 65574213-0011, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. From the Pythagoras Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.66 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; SNG Alpha Bank 260 = Alpha Bank, Hellenic 72 = Alpha Bank, Macedonia 26 = Alpha Bank, Alexander 57 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2456; Kraay & Hirmer 565. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6557515-002, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. From the GTP Collection. Ex Antiqua XVII (2013), no. 21.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.59 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace; [Θ to left] / BA-ΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; kerykeion in left field; below left wing, monogram above Θ. Price 3045 (same obv. die as illustration); Newell, Tarsos 52, obv. die O; ANS inv. 1949.134.1 (same obv. die). Underlying luster, slightly off center, tiny mark and trace deposits on reverse. Superb EF.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.53 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace / AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, griffin seated left; M below left wing. Price 2703 corr. var. (control letter; position of letter; same obv. die as illustration); Leu Numismatik Web Auction 15, lot 157 (same dies); Ponterio 152, lot 5841 (same dies); Roma V, lot 257 (same dies); UBS 63, lot 99 (same rev. die). In NGC encapsulation 6158068-001, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare, one of five in CoinArchives, none in ANS Photofile. Ex Numismatik Naumann 53 (7 May 2017), lot 56.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.45 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck circa 318-315 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, single-pendant earring, and necklace / [A]ΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; star below left wing, A below right wing. Price 2643; ADM I, Series XVI, 360–1. Underlying luster, light marks. EF. Very rare, none in Pella, only the two in ADM are published; only one in CoinArchives (CNG E-285, lot 59). From the S & S Collection, purchased from Joel L Malter & Co., Inc. (their inventory ticket included).
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.66 g, 10h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, youth, holding palm frond in left hand and rein in right, on horseback right; aphlaston below, pellet-in-Π below raised foreleg. Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; Le Rider pl. 46, 17–8; HGC 3, 988; SNG ANS 738-46. Superb EF. Well struck from fresh dies. From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 112.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.40 g, 7h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, youth, holding palm frond in left hand and rein in right, on horseback right; dolphin below, pellet-in-Π below raised foreleg. Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 331–2; Le Rider pl. 46, 9 & 19; HGC 3, 988; SNG ANS 749–56. Lustrous, two minor die breaks in field on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Perfectly centered and struck. From the S & S Collection. Ex Numismatics Fine Arts XXXII (10 June 1993), lot 38; Lanz 30 (26 November 1984), lot 155; Munzen und Medaillen AG 52 (19 June 1975), lot 124. Lot includes a Joel L. Malter ticket marked lot 53.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.91 g, 10h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Ouranopolis(?) mint. Struck under Alexarchos, circa 310-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, star on cone above X; M below throne. Price 513; Ehrhardt 63. Deep iridescent tone, some deposits. EF. Ex Walter Weise Collection, purchased from Rudiger Kaiser, 1986.