KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias I Cholos. Circa 228-182 BC. Æ (17.5mm, 4.18 g, 1h). Nikomedia mint. Laureate head of Apollo right, quiver over shoulder / Bow and quiver. RG 17; HGC 7, 619. Brown and green patina, slight roughness. EF. From the Jack A Frazer Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 440.
KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias II Kynegos. 182-149 BC. Æ (22mm, 5.64 g, 12h). Nikomedeia mint. Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Centaur advancing right, playing lyre; ΛΦ below raised foreleg. RG 26; HGC 7, 629. Earthen black patina. VF. From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 240 (8 September 2010), lot 196.
KINGS of PERGAMON. Attalos I. 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.27 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 210/05-197 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ΔI monogram above star. Price 1484 (same rev. die as illustration); Kleiner, Alexander, Series XII, dies O/37; SNG BN –. Toned, roughness, a little off center, minor scuffs on reverse. Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
TROAS, Assos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.53 g, 11h). Chian standard. Griffin springing left / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk 1, –; SNG Ashmolean 1050. Toned, granular surfaces, cleaning marks, some spots of roughness. VF.
AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 250-200 BC. Æ Obol (18mm, 7.01 g, 12h). Uncertain magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right; c/m: bust of female (Artemis?) right within incuse circle / Horse stepping right; one-handled cup (oinochoe) below raised foreleg; [magistrate's name in exergue]. Ashton, Classical, Series IVa; SNG Arikantürk 2, 239. (with same countermark). Dark green-brown surfaces. Coin and c/m: Near VF.
AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.84 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; omphalos and amphora at feet, monogram to left. Sacks Issue 14, obv. die 6 (unlisted for issue); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 17. Lightly toned, trace deposits, area of weak strike at periphery, minor die wear on obverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Southland Coins and Collectibles.
AEOLIS, Temnos. Circa 188-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.13 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, monogram and E above oinochoë within vine tendril. Price 1676. Lightly toned, traces of find patina, minor scratches, minor flan flaws and die wear on obverse. Good Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Diobol (9.5mm, 0.89 g, 12h). Bee with straight wings / Two stag heads confronted. SNG Kayhan 208–42. Find patina, some scratches. Near VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Dionysodoros, magistrate. Bee with straight wings / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. Kinns, Attic, p. 88, obv. die 2; Sternberg X, lot 116 (same obv. die). Toned, porous, roughness, scratches and scrapes. Good Fine. Ex Papillon Numismatic 6 (7 May 2021), lot 222.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.56 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Dated CY 4 (131/0 BC). Cista mystica with serpent within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; Δ (date) above, EΦE to left, torch to right. Kleiner, Dated 6; Kleiner & Noe Series 43b; SNG von Aulock 7847; DCA 325. Minor marks, struck with worn obverse die. Near VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 12.56 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Dated CY 7 (128/7 BC). Cista mystica with serpent within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; cult statue of Artemis Ephesia above, Z (date) to upper left, EΦE to left, torch to right. Kleiner, Dated 11; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 158; DCA 325. Trace deposits, light marks, minor die wear on obverse. Good VF. Well centered.
IONIA, Klazomenai. Circa 280-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.79 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, forepart of winged boar left above Nike advancing left; ME monogram below throne. Price 1740; Triton XII, lot 198 (same dies). Some nicks, marks, and light scratches, minor die wear on obverse. Good Fine. Extremely rare, none in Pella nor ANS photofile, only one in CoinArchives, one additional in a public collection (Sofia [referenced by Price]). From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.24 g, 3h). Facing head of Apollo with long hair locks / Retrograde TE monogram (mark of value) within incuse square. Milne, Colophon 7 var. (monogram not retrograde); SNG Kayhan 356 var. (same). Find patina. VF. Rare with retrograde monogram. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 408.
IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Themistokles. Circa 465-459 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.37 g, 2h). Contemporary imitation(?). Barley grain; Θ[E] to left, maeander pattern to right / Diademed head of male (Themistokles?) right. Cf. Nollé & Wenninger Th5c; cf. Triton XIII, lot 185; otherwise unpublished. Toned, light porosity, trace deposits. VF.
IONIA, Miletos. Circa 290-250 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.69 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, MI (civic) monogram above star above lion standing right, head left; thunderbolt below throne. Price 2161; D-L p. 66, 8 var. (position of thunderbolt). Toned, roughness, scattered marks and scratches. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
IONIA, Phygela. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.35 g, 12h). Head of Artemis Munychia facing slightly left / Bull butting left; + above; all within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 542. Toned, traces of find patina, porous. VF. Ex Numismatik Naumann 53 (7 May 2017), lot 275 (since cleaned).
IONIA, Phokaia or Teos. Late 6th - early 5th centuries BC. AR Tetartemorion or Forty-eighth Stater (5.5mm, 0.25 g). Head of griffin right / Incuse square. Matzke 22 (Teos?); Balcer 73 (Teos); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 339 (Phokaia); SNG von Aulock 7938 (Phokaia). Toned, deposits on reverse. Good VF. Ex Mercury Group Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 500, 22 September 2021), lot 288, purchased from Mediterranean Coins (Barbar Francesca Serofilli), 14 April 2012.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.33 g). Phokaic standard. Head of roaring lion left / Quadripartite incuse square. Traité I 61; M. Six, "Monnaies grecques, inédites et incertaines" in NC 1890, p. 202, 9. Some marks. VF.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 210-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 17.00 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, monogram above sphinx seated right, raising forepaw. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 51A, obv. die 56 (unlisted for issue); Price 2395; HGC 6, 1133. Lightly toned, minor marks, struck with worn obverse die. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.