Keystone Auction 11
Date: 2023-03-03 00:00:00
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Circa 148-90/80 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 11h). "Imitative series". Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion skin draped over arm; monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group XII, 789-805 (obv. die V AE7); HGC 6, 359. In NGC encapsulation 5749206-006, graded Ch AU.
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GAUL, Northwest. Redones. Circa 100-50 BC. BI Stater (22mm, 4.81 g, 6h). Class 7. Celtic head right / Celticized biga right; above, human-like head right; below, wheel set on spiral ornament. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 152; D&T 2315; de la Tour 6792. In NGC encapsulation 6290542-114, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Ex Tresor du Piolaine hoard.
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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 58-55 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 6.00 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue. Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around; crescent above, pellets and crescent below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 239; Van Arsdell 52-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. Good VF. As their name implies, Gallic War staters were issued to fund the fight against Julius Caesar in Gaul. Two explanations for the blank obverse have been suggested: firstly, to signify that the coins were minted by a coalition of tribes – 'headless' in other words – and, secondly, to speed up the production process, because the coins were often made in a hurry. The latter rationale seems to be more plausible.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.78 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder; to right, ΔI monogram above K / Lion standing right; to right, ΔI monogram above K. F&P DRM-38-7. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-034, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.77 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; Π Δ below legs. F&P DRM-41-30. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-036, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.74 g, 7h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; Π K below legs. F&P DRM-41-31. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-019, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.69 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; Π K below legs. F&P DRM-41-31. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-035, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.78 g, 5h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, ΛIΔ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-12. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-016, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.75 g, 7h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right; EE in exergue. F&P DRM-46-1. In NGC encapsulation 6556787-020, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 330-325 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.86 g, 11h). Youth on horseback right, crowning horse; to left, Nike flying right, crowning rider with wreath; ΣIM below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; below, |-H P above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 62, 786 (V308/R610); Vlasto 506; HN Italy 886. In NGC encapsulation 6625608-003, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.75 g, 10h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, holding three arrows and bow, riding dolphin right; |-HP below. Fischer-Bossert Group 68, 814 (V322/R628); Vlasto 629; HN Italy 938. In NGC encapsulation 4531891-027, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, Fine Style.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 9h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding two spears in right hand, shield adorned with dolphin on left arm, on horse rearing left; A-Z-A in upper fields, AΠH below / Phalanthos, nude, right hand resting on dorsal fin, cradling distaff in left arm, riding dolphin left; COI to left, ornate trident head downward to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 81, 1137 (V421/R879); Vlasto 648 (same dies); HN Italy 940. In NGC encapsulation 6625610-036, graded XF(star). Very rare.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.91 g, 9h). Youth on horseback right, crowning horse; ΣA to left, APE/ΘΩN in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, riding dolphin left; CAΣ below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. In NGC encapsulation 6625607-055, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Warrior, wearing shield on left arm and holding spear, on horse prancing left; to left, Nike standing facing, restraining horse; [ΛYKIΣK-OΣ below] / Phalanthos, wearing shield inscribed E and holding two spears, standing astride dolphin left; ZOP to left, waves below. Vlasto 679–82; HN Italy 963. In NGC encapsulation 6625605-055, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. This unusual issue differs from the standard Tarentine nomos types by introducing a figure of Nike on the obverse restraining the horse; likewise, the reverse depiction of Phalanthos/Taras stands upright atop the dolphin in a fighting stance, instead of riding seated as usually shown. The new types surely reflect the presence of Pyrrhos of Epiros, who arrived at Tarentum with his army in 280 BC to begin his bloody war against Rome on behalf of the Greek city-states of southern Italy. The Pyrrhic victory at Heraclea the same year likely accounts for the presence of Nike leading the cavalryman. Although he continued to win battles, the term "Pyrrhic victory" would soon take on a very different connotation as the war dragged on.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.79 g, 3h). Youth on horseback left, holding shield; EY to right, ΦIΛΩ[N] (retrograde) below / Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding Nike; waves below. Cf. Vlasto 684-6 (legend); cf. HN Italy 964 (same). In NGC encapsulation 6625603-004, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Rare and seemingly unpublished variety.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.69 g, 9h). Warrior, nude but for helmet, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ANΘ[PΩΠ] below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; EY to left, anchor to right, AP below. Vlasto 691; HN Italy 966. In NGC encapsulation 6625607-068, graded AU, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 2/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.80 g, 3h). Warror, preparing to throw spear and holding shield and two more spears, on horse rearing right; ΣI to left, ΔEINOKPATHΣ below (both barely visible) / Phalanthos, holding dolphin, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 692–3; HN Italy 967. In NGC encapsulation 6625608-095, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.66 g, 12h). Nude youth, shield on arm, hand on mane of horse rearing left; [EY] to right, NIKΩN below / Phalanthos, nude, holding, holding grain ear, riding dolphin left; API to left, spearhead below. Vlasto 701–2; HN Italy 969. In NGC encapsulation 6625607-003, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.83 g, 10h). Youth on horse galloping right; EY to left, [NIKOΔAMOΣ] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; ZOP and gazelle below. Vlasto 704; cf. HN Italy 970/958. In NGC encapsulation 6625608-111, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.47 g, 9h). Reduced standard. Warrior, holding shield decorated with stellate pattern and two spears, on horse prancing left; ZΩ to right; below, |-I above [AΠOΛΛΩ] / Phalanthos, holding grapes and distaff, riding dolphin left; ANΘ to right. Vlasto 790–1; HN Italy 1013. In NGC encapsulation 5771745-006, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 5h). Reduced standard. Youth on horseback left, crowning horse; cornucopia to right, |-AΠEAC below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; ΠOΛY to right. Vlasto 822; HN Italy 997. In NGC encapsulation 4935324-228, graded Ch VF.