CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 10.89 g, 1h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling left, head right; ivy leaf above, Π to left; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis Series IV, unlisted variety; SNG BN –; BMC 26. Minor doubling on obverse. Near EF.
CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.66 g, 3h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling left, head right; uncertain letter(s) or monogram in exergue; [all within shallow incuse circle]. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis Series IV, unlisted variety; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Some die wear. Near EF. Very rare.
CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 385/4-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.70 g, 6h). Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale over altar to left; to right, Eros standing left, crowning her with wreath / Dionysos standing left, holding grape bunch on vine and thyrsos; A in wreath to left. Casabonne Type 5; Lederer 26; SNG BN 21 var. (control mark); SNG Levante –. Attractive iridescent toning over lustrous surfaces, usual die break, some die rust. EF.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.57 g, 12h). Amazon kneeling left, holding bow, quiver on left hip; head of satyr to right / Grape bunch on vine; E¨ to left of stalk, fly to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Casabonne Type 2; SNG BN 128 var. (no letters on rev.); SNG Levante 40 var. (same). Some die wear on obverse. Good VF. The community later known as Soloi arose quite early along the southern coast of Asia Minor, and was at first subject to the Hittite Empire. Greek settlers arrived and embellished the port in circa 700 BC; the later Greek biographer Diogenes Laertius claimed the Athenian sage Solon had founded the city as a colony of Athens and named it after himself, but other Greek historians regarded this as unlikely. From the sixth through fourth centuries BC, Soloi was subject to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, save for a brief interlude with the Delian League. Soloi's early coinage is on the local Cilian weight standard and boasts some evocative designs, including this type depicting an Amazon warrior with her bow and quiver. The legendary female warriors were likely based on the very real women fighters of Scythia and Sarmatia, who raided and traded with Cilicia. As viticulture flourished on the fertile Cilician alluvial plain, grapes also feature prominently on Soloi's coinage.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.64 g, 8h). Amazon kneeling left, holding bow, quiver on left hip / Grape bunch on vine; Δ-A flanking stem, monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 3; SNG BN 136. A little die wear on obverse. Good VF.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 10.88 g, 12h). Amazon kneeling left, holding bow, quiver on left hip / Grape bunch on vine; IN above stalk, monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 3; SNG BN 137 var. (NI below stalk). A little die wear on obverse. Good VF. Rare.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.70 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine tendril with leaves at sides; HP monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Triton XXVI, lot 310 (same dies); CNG 93, lot 465 = Triton XV, lot 1255 (same dies). Underlying luster, area of flat strike, a little off center and minor die wear on obverse. Near EF. Rare.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.65 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine tendril; HP monogram to upper left; all within incuse circle. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Athena Fund II 791 (same dies); Triton XXVI, lot 312 (same dies); Triton XXV, lot 294 (same dies). Underlying luster, some weakness to strike, die wear on obverse. Near EF. Rare.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.69 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine tendril; HP monogram to upper left; all within incuse circle. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Athena Fund II 791 (same dies); Triton XXVI, lot 312 (same dies); Triton XXV, lot 294 (same dies). Toned, minor die wear, a little off center on obverse. Good VF. Rare.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.73 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine tendril with leaves; HP monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Triton XXVI, lot 313 (same dies); Triton XXV, lot 296 (same dies). Lustrous, a little off center and minor die wear on obverse. EF.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.72 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine tendril with leaves; HP monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Triton XXVI, lot 313 (same dies); Triton XXV, lot 296 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Near EF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.87 g, 5h). Satrap on horseback riding right / Hoplite, nude but for helmet, holding spear and shield, kneeling right, in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Casabonne Type F1; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, a; SNG BN 215–6. Struck with worn dies, scratch on obverse. Good VF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.63 g, 8h). Satrap on horseback riding right; monogram to right / Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right; grain ear to right; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Casabonne Type F6; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, g; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 60. Some weakness to strike on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.38 g, 6h). Satrap on horseback riding right; monogram to right / Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right; grain ear to right; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Casabonne Type F6; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, g; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 60. Lightly toned, slightly weak strike, a little off center on reverse. VF. Rare.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.62 g, 7h). Satrap on horseback riding right; bee to left / Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right; grain ear to left, bee to right; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Casabonne Type F8; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, i; SNG BN 223 (same obv. die). Slightly off center, struck with worn obverse die, some weakness to strike on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.73 g, 6h). Satrap on horseback riding right / Hoplite, nude but for helmet, holding spear and shield, kneeling left, [within shallow incuse circle]. Casabonne Type F10; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, l; SNG BN 226–31. Underlying luster, off center and some die wear on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Near EF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.83 g, 6h). Satrap on horseback riding right / Hoplite, nude but for helmet, holding spear and shield, kneeling left, [within shallow incuse circle]. Casabonne Type F10; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, l; SNG BN 226–31. Weakly struck on obverse, struck with worn reverse die. Good VF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.81 g, 11h). Head of Arethousa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx; to left, fish upward / Helmeted and bearded head left, drapery around neck. Casabonne Series 2; Moysey Issue 3, dies 2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG Hunterian 966 (same obv. die); Jameson 2603 = Pozzi 2847 (same obv. die [erroneously listed under obv. die 1 in Moysey]). Underlying luster, compact flan, minor flan flaws, a little die wear. Near EF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.74 g, 11h). Head of Aretohusa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx; to left, fish upward / Helmeted and bearded head left, drapery around neck. Casabonne Series 2; Moysey Issue 3, dies 2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG Hunterian 966 (same obv. die); Jameson 2603 = Pozzi 2847 (same obv. die [erroneously listed under obv. die 1 in Moysey]). Tiny bump on obverse, slightly soft strike on reverse. Near EF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.77 g, 5h). Head of Arethousa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx; to left, fish upward / Helmeted and bearded head left, drapery around neck. Casabonne Series 2; Moysey Issue 3, dies 2/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG Hunterian 966 (same obv. die); Jameson 2603 = Pozzi 2847 (same dies [erroneously listed under obv. die 1 in Moysey]). Underlying luster, some die wear, light marks on obverse. Good VF.