AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.59 g, 1h). 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 unlisted, but struck from obv. die 3; SNG Copenhagen –; C. Lorber, "Commerce ('Demetrius I' Hoard), 2003" in CH X, 160 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, traces of horn silver and minor spots of porosity on obverse, minor die shift on reverse. Good VF. From the W. Hansen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 187203, September 2003.
AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.80 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 unlisted, but struck from obv. die 6; SNG Copenhagen –; C. Lorber, "Commerce ('Demetrius I' Hoard), 2003" in CH X, 162 var. (monogram retrograde; same obv. die). Toned, minor marks. VF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 291.
AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.23 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; omphalos and amphora at feet, three monograms to left. Sacks Issue 30, obv. die unlisted. Toned, with some iridescence, some minor roughness, die break on obverse. Near EF. From the Leo and Paula Gorelkin Collection.
LESBOS, Methymna. Circa 500/480-460 BC. AR Tetrobol (12mm, 2.79 g, 9h). Hoplite, holding shield and spear, advancing left / Rider on forepart of horse right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Franke, Münzprägung 4; HGC 6, 887 (same dies as illustration); SNG von Aulock 1738 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, die break on reverse. VF. Well centered. From the Libertas Collection.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.43 g, 6h). Forepart of a bridled horse right; [Λ]E below / Incuse head of roaring lion right; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 20; HGC 6, 946. Lightly toned. Near VF. Very rare, only three examples recorded by Bodenstedt, five in CoinArchives. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 104.This is an very rare variety of this emission that has the first letters of the ethnic of Lesbos, which is also present on some other early issues of this mint.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.50 g, 6h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963. Lightly toned. Near VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 105.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.50 g, 1h). Forepart of boar right / Head of lion right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 41; HGC 6, 967. Lightly toned. Near VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 107.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.49 g, 9h). Forepart of winged lion left / Sphinx seated right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 63; HGC 6, 989 corr. (winged lion, not boar). Lightly toned. Near VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 115 (hammer $850).
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.49 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of female right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 70; HGC 6, 996. Lightly toned, small edge split. Near VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 116 (hammer $425).
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.46 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing stephane; all in linear frame within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 73; HGC 6, 999. Lightly toned. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 117.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right / Head of Hermes right, wearing kausia behind his draped neck, within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 86; HGC 6, 1012. Minor marks, a little off center on reverse. Good VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Kithara in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 94; HGC 6, 1020. Slightly off center. Good VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g, 11h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right, hair bound in sphendone; coiled serpent behind neck; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 100A; HGC 6, 1026. Good VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 2.55 g, 9h). Head of Apollo Karneios right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle standing right, head reverted, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 104; HGC 6, 1030. Lightly toned, flan flaw on obverse, slightly off center and tiny die break on reverse. Good VF.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 350-250 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.79 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Kithara; coiled serpent to lower left; all within linear square. Cf. SNG Arikantürk 2, 799; HGC 6, 1044. Deeply toned. VF. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Stack's (17 September 1980), lot 155.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.58 g). Bee / Incuse square. Karwiese Series III, 8–18; SNG Kayhan 1224–5. Lightly toned. Good VF. Excellent metal for issue. Attractive in hand.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Twenty-fourth stater – Obol (8mm, 0.55 g). Bee; no border / Incuse square. Karwiese Series V; SNG Kayhan 115 corr. (Karweise series). Lightly toned, a hint of granularity. VF. From the Tiny Art Collection.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.23 g). Bee; EΦ-EΣI-O-N around / Quadripartite incuse square. Karwiese II, Series 7.1, Group B.b, 28, dies V27/R31B; SNG Kayhan 140. Toned, minor porosity, light scratches on reverse. VF. Interesting issue with full ethnic. From the Tiny Art Collection.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.16 g). Bee with straight wings / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 244–5. Lightly toned. VF. Well centered on a broad flan. Ex Roma E-Sale 68 (27 February 2020), lot 405.