Electronic Auction 537
Date: 2023-04-26 00:00:00
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MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.72 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club right; monogram above; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group II.B, 571–7 (O123/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 1103. Iridescent tone. VF.
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THESSALY, Rhizous. 4th century BC. Æ Trichalkon (19mm, 6.77 g, 9h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Grape bunch on stalk hanging from vine with two leaves; [Λ to left of stalk]. Rogers 537, fig. 296 (same obv. die); BCD Thessaly II 723 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 100. Rough dark brown patina. Fine. Rare. Ex David Powell Collection.
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AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 320-280 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.38 g, 12h). Pegasos flying left; Λ below / Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, forepart of griffin left. Pegasi 117; Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens –; BCD Akarnania 266; HGC 4, 825. Area of weak strike, some die wear and roughness, minor doubling on obverse. VF.
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LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 350-340 BC. AR Hemidrachm – Triobol (13mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Ajax, nude but for Corinthian helmet, advancing right on ground, holding short sword and shield decorated with griffin forepart; spear below. H&D Group 8, 148 (O31/R54); BCD Lokris 69; HGC 4, 995; SNG Delepierre 1262 (same dies); McClean 5443 (same dies). Toned, porous, some scratches. Near VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.16 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1–3'; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. A couple of scratches on obverse. VF. Early post-454 issue. The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.18 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. Cut AR Tetradrachm Fragment (17.5mm, 8.80 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive spray to left; all within incuse square]. Cf. Seltman Groups M and G (for type); cf. HGC 4, 1590 (same). Toned, cut down to half the weight of an Attic tetradrachm (= didrachm). Near VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.19 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1–3'; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned, a few light scratches on obverse, a little die wear on reverse. EF. Well centered. Early post-454 issue. The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.18 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lustrous, minor doubling and small flan flaw on reverse. Superb EF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.17 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. In NGC encapsulation 6371902-023, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, full crest. Ex Parliament Collection (noted on NGC slab).
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.22 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. In NGC encapsulation 5746989-061, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.86 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Porous, scrapes and scratches on obverse. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.82 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Some porosity, flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.13 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor marks, minor double strike on reverse. VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.48 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Deposits, minor die shift. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.76 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Overcleaned, some pitting and roughness. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Fourrée Drachm (15.5mm, 3.26 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive spray to left]; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 10; cf. HGC 4, 1631. Toned, traces of find patina, porous, breaks in plating, test cut and deposits on reverse. Near VF. From the Joshua Lee Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.89 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive leaves above. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1647; SNG Copenhagen 50–2. Lightly toned, granular surfaces, light scratches. Fine. From the Joshua Lee Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.67 g, 11h). New Style coinage. Glau- and Eche-, magistrates. Struck 138/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields, И (or M?) on amphora, tiny AΠ to lower left; to right, radiate head of Sol facing; all within wreath. Thompson 303 var. (letters to lower left; same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Die wear and some verdigris. VF.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.49 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena left, wearing helmet adorned with wreath; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, pellet and Athena Promachos standing right. Ravel Period V, 1015; Pegasi 433; HGC 4, 1848. In NGC encapsulation 3986632-006, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, scratches.
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CRETE, Knossos. Circa 300-270 BC. Æ (13.5mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Head of female right / Head of Zeus right. Svoronos, Numismatique 80; SNG Copenhagen 371. Dark green-brown patina. Near VF.