Electronic Auction 549
Date: 2023-11-01 00:00:00
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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.87 g, 8h). Head of the nymph Larissa right, wearing earring / Bridled horse standing left, preparing to lie down; plant below, ΠΛE[I] in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 273; HGC 4, 465. Toned, minor pitting on obverse. Near VF. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 427, 22 August 2018), lot 152.From BCD Thessaly II: The ΠΛEI drachms and their fractions constitute an intriguing departure from the mainstream material that comes after the Early facing heads. Their date must precede most, if not all, Middle and Late facing types, also because all fractions have their obverse in profile. The size of the letters precludes the possibility that they are an artist's signature and if there was a mint in Thessaly starting with these letters, it could be claimed that they are a joint issue. Perhaps they are a special group minted for a particular purpose and subsidized by a rich sponsor whose name starts with these letters. Thomas R. Martin, in his article "The Chronology of the Fourth-Century B.C. Facing Head Coinage of Larissa," in Museum Notes 28 (1983), p. 31-32, esp. notes 108 and 109, conjures up a Tyrant (archon) whose name did not come down to us and who seized power in Larissa for a short time, around 375 BC. It would be nice if an inscription was found that confirms this theory but for the time being, as Martin himself admits, it can only be speculation.
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THESSALY, Skotoussa. Late 3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm – Triobol (14.5mm, 2.35 g, 12h). Head of Artemis facing slightly left; [bow and quiver over shoulder] / Poseidon seated left on rock, holding dolphin and trident. BCD Thessaly II 755; HGC 4, 603. Lightly toned, minor edge splits, light scratch on reverse. Near VF. Ex Nomos Obolos 6 (20 November 2016), lot 386.
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BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 250 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.04 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right / Poseidon, naked, standing right, resting on trident and holding dolphin; to right, monogram above Boeotian shield. BCD Boiotia 98 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1174. Light iridescent toning. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 359 (9 September 2015), lot 53; BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 75, 23 May 2007), lot 179.
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 5.80 g). Boeotian shield / Square incuse with counterclockwise mill-sail pattern. BCD Boiotia 328; HGC 4, 1337. Toned. VF. From the M.J.W. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020), lot 189; Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 336.
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 425-400 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 12.07 g). Boeotian shield / Amphora; Θ-E across lower field; all within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 386–7; HGC 4, 1325. Toned, with some iridescence, light cleaning scratches. VF. Ex Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 173.
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.37 g). Kabi–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora within concave circle. Hepworth 61; BCD Boiotia 539; HGC 4, 1333. Lightly toned, minor deposits, cleaning scratches, test cuts and bankers' marks, flan flaws. Near VF. Ex Numismatik Naumann 104 (4 July 2021), lot 229.
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EUBOIA, Histiaia. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Tetrobol (14.5mm, 2.45 g, 12h). Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia right / Nymph seated right on prow of galley; wing on prow, AI below. BCD Euboia 377; HGC 4, 1524. Toned. Near VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.88 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. Underlying luster, slight doubling on reverse. EF. From the Kings Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 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, underlying luster. EF. Nice crest.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.16 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. Double struck. Near EF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.13 g, 4h). 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. Edge split. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.68 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Phanokles, Apollonios, and Philinos, magistrates. Struck 111/10 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields; in right field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding torch with both hands; I on amphora, ME below; all within wreath. Thompson 705c (but same obv. die as 706); HGC 4, 1602. Lightly toned, flan crack. Near VF. Ex Berk BBS 208 (5 September 2019), lot 136. Reportedly ex Stephen H. Corn Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 130-90 BC. Æ (13mm, 1.82 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right; dotted border / Two owls confronted, heads facing, on thunderbolt; all within wreath. Kroll 99; HGC 4, 1733. Brown surfaces, minor flan flaws. Near VF.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.51 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; two dolphins flanking. Ravel Period IV, – (P388/T485 [unlisted die combination]); Pegasi 310 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1833. Light iridescent tone, minor die wear. VF. Rare. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (23 February 2020), lot 793.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.53 g, 9h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; A below chin, astragalos to right. Ravel Period V, 1039; Pegasi 400; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1848. Lightly toned, underlying luster, some light scratches, minor double strike on obverse. Good VF. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (23 February 2020), lot 795.
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ELIS, Olympia. 109th Olympiad. 344 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.45 g, 12h). Head of Hera right, wearing stephanos / Eagle, with spread wings, standing left, head right, on head of stag right; all within wreath. Seltman, Temple 332 (dies FC/ιο); BCD Olympia 152 (same dies); HGC 5, 386. Toned, banker's mark on obverse. Fine. Ex collection of a Southern Pathologist (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 342, 14 January 2015), lot 231, purchased from Robert Golan, 28 February 1996.
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MESSENIA, Thouria. Circa 70-40 BC. Æ Hexachalkon (21.5mm, 5.72 g, 6h). Diademed head of Zeus right / Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; wreath to right. Grandjean Series III, pl. XXVI, 11; BCD Peloponnesos 825; HGC 5, 603. Green patina, some minor roughness. Near VF. Rare.
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BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 367/6-340 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.77 g). Bull standing left on grain ear; kerykeion to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Türkoğlu S02a; HGC 7, 511. Toned, a little off center on obverse. Near VF.
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BITHYNIA, Kios. Circa late 250s-early 240s BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 17.03 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; club to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow-in-bowcase and ΣΩ in exergue. Marinescu, Lysimachi, Issue 27, 111 var. (O33/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Müller –; HGC 7, 555. Toned, some die wear on obverse. VF. Very rare, only one example noted by Marinescu, which is also the only example in CoinArchives (CNG 60, lot 474).
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MYSIA, Adramytion. 4th century BC. Æ (17mm, 4.11 g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of Pegasos right; grain ear below. S&B 11; SNG Arikantürk 3, 41–50; SNG BN 1. Earthen dark green patina, minor double strike on reverse. VF.
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MYSIA, Gambrion. Gorgion. Circa 400 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 1.63 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Forepart of bull butting right, head facing, tamgha on shoulder; kerykeion above. Cf. SNG BN 895 var. = Traité II 47 var. = J.-P. Six, "Monnaies grecques, inédites et incertaines" in NC 1894, p. 315, n. 1 (tetrobol; name of Gorgion above bull); cf. Winterthur 2527 (same); Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11, lot 812. Toned, porous. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of only two known diobols of this variety. From the Tiny Art Collection.Gorgion was a son of Gongylos the Eretrian, who, in 475 BC, had been awarded by the Persian King Xerxes I a number of cities of Mysia in return for his betrayal of the Greeks during the Persian Wars (Diod. 11.44). After his father's death (circa 425 BC?), Gorgion was given the towns of Gambrion and Palægambrion, while his brother, Gongylos II, received Myrina and Grynion (Xen. Hell. 3.1.6). The brothers joined the Spartan general Thimbron when he arrived in the region to support the Ionians against the Persian Tissaphernes, but they disappear from the historical record thereafter. The coins of Gorgion are only known from Gambrion, and are exceedingly rare. The present and CNG 87 pieces appear to be a new variety with a kerykeion above the bull, and the family tamgha is in the die, rather than added as a punch (as on the Paris coin). [Note: CNG 97, lot 513, is another with these types, but is a subsequent civic issue with part of the city ethnic barely visible in the field. Pecunem 8, lot 150, is an example of this type in Gorgion's name, like SNG BN 895.]