Auction 123 - Session 1
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 64
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.84 g, 10h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 355-349/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Philip, raising hand, on horseback left; M below raised foreleg. Le Rider Group IB, 43 (D23'/R47); SNG ANS 467; Hermitage Sale II 645 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. EF. From the Collection of a London Novelist, purchased from Sovereign Rarities, Ltd. Ex Shirley Hanbery Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1580, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 1985 (his ticket included).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 65
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.21 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; boukranion in left field. Price 93; Troxell, Studies, Issue E8. Lovely iridescent tone, light scratches, double struck on reverse. Near EF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 66
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.61 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Struck under Balakros or Menes, circa 332/1-327 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, coiled serpent on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; wreath below right wing. Price 3456 (Sidon); Newell, Dated 1, Type A, unlisted dies (Sidon). Minor die wear. Near EF. Well centered. Very rare, only three noted by Newell, one additional in Pella, one (correctly attributed) in CoinArchives, none in ANS Photofile. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXII (7 December 1994), lot 1143.This issue was originally given to Sidon by Newell, along with seven other issues of staters (and two distaters) that lacked the mint signature and/or date that is found on nearly all other issues at Sidon. Newell later doubted the attribution, and suggested they may belong to an early mint at Damaskos (cf. G.F. Hill, "Alexander the Great and the Persian lion-gryphon," JHS 43 [1923], p. 159). While Price retained Newell's original attribution, he, too, remained skeptical (Price, p. 436). Le Rider, in his recent review of the coinage of Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy [Philadelphia, 2007]), recounted the various arguments, but also assimilated more recent research, and convincingly argues that these eight issues of gold actually were the first issues of Alexander type staters at the mint of Tarsos (Le Rider, op. cit., pp. 134–9).The reattribution to Tarsos has a significant effect on the importance of these staters. It is generally thought that Alexander began issuing his new coinage, staters of Athena/Nike type and tetradrachms of Herakles/Zeus type, shortly after his capture of Tarsos in 333 BC. Recognizing the importance of this mint for Alexander, supported by the state of the evidence at the time, Newell originally attributed a large series of staters to the early period of Alexanders at Tarsos (E.T. Newell, "Tarsos under Alexander," AJN 52 [1918]). Later research, however, moved nearly all of these issues to a mint in Macedon (cf. Price p. 371, and Troxell, Studies, pp. 99–110). This void of gold coinage is therefore filled with the reattribution of the eight issues from Sidon, resulting in these being not only the first issue of Alexander staters from Tarsos, but the first issues of Alexander's new stater coinage anywhere.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 67
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.13 g, 7h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, kylix above M, monogram below throne. Price 3652. Lightly toned, very minor doubling. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 68
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.21 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 320-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field. Price 121; Troxell, Studies, Group I3. Lightly toned, minor flan flaws, a few minor marks, a little off center on reverse. Near EF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 69
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 1h). In the name of Alexander III. Miletos mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; monogram in left field, labrys below right wing. Price 2114; ADM I Series VII. Lustrous, some deposits on obverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 70
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.20 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, crowning Nike flying right above kerykeion; monogram below throne, [Σ in exergue]. Price 3044; Newell, Tarsos 51, dies LX/251. Attractive deep iridescent tone, slightly off center. Near EF. High relief. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics (inventory 10000320).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 71
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.55 g, 9h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Helmeted head of Athena right; [Θ to left] / Nike standing left, holding wreath and cradling stylis; 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). Lustrous, trace deposits, minor scratch in field on reverse, minor delamination on edge. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 72
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.08 g, 3h). In the types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, wheel above monogram; monogram below throne. Price P189. A few light marks. Near EF. Ex Triton XIV (January 2011), lot 86.Born circa 359 BC, Arrhidaios was the illegitimate son of Philip II, king of Macedon, by a Thessalian dancer named Philinna. According to Plutarch, a poisoning attempt by Philip's jealous wife, Olympias, left Arrhidaios mentally compromised and subject to epileptic fits. His half-brother, Alexander III the Great, was quite fond of him and took him on all of his campaigns, although this was also a way of making sure he did not become a political pawn. When Alexander died in Babylon in June, 323 BC, a council of generals hammered out a compromise by which Arrhidaios was crowned as Philip III, to reign jointly with the infant son of the conqueror, Alexander IV. However, neither had any real power, this being held by a succession of regents. The new king proved as compliant and simple-minded as the generals had hoped, but in 320 BC, Arrhidaios married a niece of Philip II's, Eurydike, who had enough ambition for the both of them. Eurydike plunged into the complex and deadly politics of the Diadochi. In 317 BC, she threw her support behind Kassander's successful bid to become regent. Kassander left her and Arrhidaios in charge of Macedon while he went on campaign in Asia. However, Alexander's mother Olympias raised her own army and invaded Macedon, capturing and ultimately executing the royal couple. The coinage of Philip III Arrhidaios is clearly based on that of Alexander, showing no innovations except for the name.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 73
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.23 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of Pegasos left; monogram below throne. Price 1393; ADM II Series XVIII. Underlying luster, trace deposits. Choice EF. Well struck on a broad flan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 74
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.15 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; grain ear in left field, pellet-in-Π below throne. Troxell, Studies, Issue L4; Price 130. Lightly toned around the devices, wtih fields showing considerable luster. Superb EF. Well struck. Ex DMS Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 75
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.20 g, 9h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; HΓ monogram below throne. Price 445; Ehrhardt 29. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4936335-011, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 76
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 1436 g, 3h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Struck circa 317/6-315/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; serpent below, Boeotian shield below horse's raised foreleg. Le Rider Group III, 529 (D281/R433); SNG ANS 450 (same obv. die). Attractively toned. EF. From the D.K. Collection. Ex Gemini VIII (14 April 11), lot 28; Lanz 150 (13 December 2010), lot 109.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 77
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Kassander – Antigonos II Gonatas. Circa 310-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.00 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Greece or Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of bull left. Price 874; ANS inv. 2002.46.528 (same dies). Lightly toned, some marks, a few light scratches, small die break in reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 78
KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.59 g, 2h). Third Macedonian War issue. Uncertain mint in Thessaly; Hermias, magistrate. Struck circa 171/0 BC. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; EPMIAΣ above, Z-Ω flanking stem. Price, Larissa p. 241; SNG Keckman 795. Toned. EF. Ex Sigmund Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 79
MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.97 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club right; AP monogram above; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group III, 697 (O145/R564); HGC 3, 1103; SNG Ashmolean 3292 (same dies). Lightly toned, slight die shift on obverse. Near EF. Nicely centered and well struck.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 80
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 405/0-370 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 5.98 g, 4h). Early facing head type. Reverse die signed by the artist Simo–. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right, with hair in ampyx / Horse grazing right; small ΣIMO below belly. L-S Group 4, Head Type 18, dies O58/R1; BCD Thessaly II 231 (same dies); HGC 4, 430 corr. (artist signature sometime on reverse). Lightly toned, die breaks, graffito on obverse, granular surface and light cleaning marks on reverse. VF. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 96, 14 May 2014), lot 176.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 81
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 400-370 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 6.02 g, 4h). Obverse die signed by Simo–. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right; ΣIMO above / Horse grazing right. L-S Group 3, Head Type 8, dies 19/2; BCD Thessaly II 195; HGC 4, 430; Traité IV 713 and 718, pl. CCXCIX, 2, 3, and 6 (same dies). Lightly toned, a little die wear, a touch of porosity, a few minor marks. Near EF. Well centered on a broad flan. Exceptional for issue.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 82
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.01 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lorber, Hoard, Group L-II, 31 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 315; HGC 4, 454 corr. (illustrations for 453 and 454 switched). Oblong flan, some granularity, a few marks. Near EF. From the Grand Haven Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 83
AKARNANIA, Federal Coinage (Akarnanian Confederacy). Circa 200-197 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 6.55 g, 1h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; B below chin; behind, head of Achelöos left. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnanians –; Pegasi 2 var. (E on obv., N below chin); BCD Akarnania –; HGC 4, 719 var. (unlisted with this letter on rev.). Toned, old scratches and marks under tone. VF. Extremely rare, unpublished with this letter on reverse.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 84
BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 379-368 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 12.10 g). Eugi-, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; EY-ΓI across central field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 45; BCD Boiotia 518; HGC 4, 1331. Lightly toned. VF. Well centered.