MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.22 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Boston MFA 1414 = Warren 1537; SNG BN 178. Minor double strike, edge splits. VF. From the Siren Collection.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.21 g). Contemporary imitation. Satyr kneeling left, holding in his extended right hand a tunny fish by the tail / Quadripartite incuse square. For prototype: cf. Von Fritze I 122 (unlisted denomination); cf. Boston MFA 1461 (stater); cf. Traité II 2702. Earthen deposits, double struck. Good VF.
MYSIA, Parion. 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.40 g, 1h). Bull standing left, head right; star below / Gorgoneion. SNG BN 1368-70. Toned, minor doubling on obverse. Near EF. Ex Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 135.
KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes II. 197-158 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 15.59 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 180-159 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name to left; transverse spear in background, filleted thyrsos to outer left, AΣ in linear rectangle to inner left, bow to right. Cf. Westermark Group VII, obv. die CLII (for issue; obv. die unlisted); SNG BN 1632 var. (AΣK in rectangle); CNG E-512, lot 141. Rough dark find patina. Good VF.
TROAS, Assos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Chian standard. Griffin springing left / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk I –; BMC 1; Boston MFA 1626; Winterthur 6088. Find patina, a few scratches on obverse die wear on reverse. VF.
TROAS, Ilion. Circa 185-50 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Antiphanes, president of the aonothetai. Helmeted head of Athena right / The Palladion: Athena Ilias standing right, holding distaff and filleted spear; to inner right, owl standing left, head facing; ANTIΦANOY in exergue. Ellis-Evans dies O2/R– (unlisted rev. die); Bellinger T37 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG Ashmolean 1159 = SNG Lockett 2738 = Pozzi 2275 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 962 = Jameson 2231 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, rough surfaces, numerous scratches. VF. Very rare, only three examples of this issue noted by Ellis-Evans, all in museum collections.
TROAS, Neandria. Circa 350-340 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.54 g, 9h). Chian standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Ram standing right within shallow incuse square. SNG Arikantürk I 685–9 var. (orientation of ethnic). Lightly toned, small edge chip. VF.
AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.66 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding phiale and filleted laurel branch; monogram to left, omphalos and amphora at feet to right; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 25, obv. die 40. Underlying luster, minor porosity, a few die breaks on obverse. Near EF. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (23 February 2020), lot 857.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 6h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Head of female right, drapery at neck, within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 95; HGC 6, 1021. Light scratches, minor die break on obverse, a couple flan flaws on reverse. VF.
WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.66 g). Phokaic standard. Helmet left / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 743 (Ionia or Caria); SNG Arikantürk 664–5 (Neandria in Troas[?]); SNG ANS 703 (Skione in Macedon). Toned, small deposit on obverse. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 530 (as Skione).
WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.74 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Thunderbolt; AIOΛE above, kerykeion [and A] below. SNG Copenhagen 331 (Koinon of Lesbos). Lightly toned, roughness on obverse, die break and area of weak strike on reverse. Near VF. Very rare. As noted in Leschhorn (vol. II, p. 38, n. 1), this issue has been attributed to various locations in the Troad and on Lesbos; none of which are yet confirmed.
IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.77 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Pausanias, son of Pausanias, "magistrate". Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; ΠAYΣANIAΣ ΠAYΣANIOY to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 8; SNG Copenhagen 844. Toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Well centered. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460 (29 January 2020), lot 244.
IONIA, Miletos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Eighth Stater (9.5mm, 1.57 g). Facing mask of lion within dotted square / Stellate pattern in linear square with rays around; all within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 455–60. Light porosity, minor marks on obverse. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 742.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.72 g). Head of ram left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 20. A little off center on obverse. VF.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 1.12 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Incuse square. Weidauer Group I (unlisted denomination); Artemision 2; Elektron I 10–1; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan –. VF. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 55 (18 April 2019), lot 302.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, sphinx seated right above monogram; Σ below throne. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 19, obv. die 28; Price 2346; HGC 6, 1132. Lightly toned, a few small flan flaws on obverse. VF. Very rare, five noted by Bauslaugh (including the one in Pella), two in CoinArchives.