Electronic Auction 552
Date: 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Lots: 1036
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.18 g, 4h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field; below throne, monogram above M. Price 3620a; Waggoner Issue II, Series 1, dies 31/– (unlisted rev. die; bee symbol unlisted with this obv. die). Small and shallow cut on obverse. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 261.The entry for Price 3620 notes a strut on the throne separating the monogram and letter M, but not all examples have this feature. In fact, Price illustrates two examples, one with (3620b) and one without (3620a) the strut.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.21 g, 12h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field; below throne, monogram above M. Price 3620a; Waggoner Issue II, Series 1, dies 37/– (unlisted rev. die). Underlying luster, slightly off center, minor die wear on obverse. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 349.The entry for Price 3620 notes a strut on the throne separating the monogram and letter M, but not all examples have this feature. In fact, Price illustrates two examples, one with (3620b) and one without (3620a) the strut.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.12 g, 10h). 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, Artemis Phosphoros running left; below throne, monogram above strut, M below. Price 3636; Waggoner Issue II, Series 3, dies 51/– (unlisted rev. die; Artemis symbol unlisted with this obv. die). Lightly toned, traces of find patina, minor die wear, slightly off center on reverse. VF.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Fifth Tetradrachm (14mm, 2.51 g, 5h). In the types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon, circa 318-317 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Horseman riding right; grain ear below. Le Rider pl. 46, 22; Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 376–7; SNG ANS 699–705. Toned, porous. Good VF. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 69 (Spring 2017), no. 15.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.11 g, 11h). 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, facing head of Helios, drapery at neck; KY below throne. Price P205. Light golden tone, slightly off center. Good VF. Ex Russell Bement Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 201.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or king, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.75 g, 11h). Contemporary imitation of Amphipolis mint issue in types and name of Alexander III, struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; monogram below throne. For prototype: cf. Price 445; cf. Ehrhardt 29. Bright surfaces, roughness, numerous marks and scratches. Fine.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 2.65 g, 5h). 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; Z-Ω flanking stem. Price, Larissa p. 241; SNG Keckman 795. In NGC encapsulation 2120574-016, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 2.32 g, 9h). Third Macedonian War issue. Rhodian standard. Uncertain mint in northern Greece; uncertain magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to left; traces of magistrate's name above, grape bunch to right. Ashton, Pseudo, obv. die A27. Lightly toned, some roughness and deposits, struck with worn reverse die. VF. From the Lionel Tenby Collection.
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THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 360-350 BC. Æ Chalkous (14mm, 2.96 g, 11h). Laureate head of Zeus left / Arne half-kneeling to her left, playing with knucklebones; uncertain symbol in exergue. Rogers 174; BCD Thessaly II 107.2; HGC 4, 680. Dark green patina, cleaning marks, off center on obverse. Near VF. Reportedly from the Frederick A. Bailey III Collection, circa 1950s.
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AKARNANIA, The Oiniadai. Circa 219-211 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.36 g, 4h). Laureate head of Zeus right; A below neck truncation / Head of Acheloös right; trident above. MSP I 474; BCD Akarnania 349; HGC 4, 899. Brown surfaces, minor flan flaws. VF.
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LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 325-300 BC. Æ (13mm, 2.18 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right; traces of letters above / Grape bunch on vine tendril. H&D Group 6c; BCD Lokris 111; HGC 4, 1112. Brown surfaces, minor flan flaw on obverse. VF.
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PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. Circa 352-351 BC. AR Triobol (14.5mm, 2.58 g, 11h). Philomelos, strategos. Facing head of bull / Laureate head of Apollo right; traces of branch to left. Williams 332–4 var. (unlisted dies); BCD Lokris 279.1 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1048. Toned, some granularity, light scratches and marks. Good Fine.
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PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. Circa 352-351 BC. AR Triobol (13.5mm, 2.61 g, 3h). Phayllos, strategos. Facing head of bull / Laureate head of Apollo right; chelys to left. Williams 351 (O245/R213); BCD Lokris 294 (same dies); HGC 4, 1048. Lightly toned, hairlines. Good Fine.
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 379-368 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.17 g). Ptoi–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; ΠT-OI across central field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 84; BCD Boiotia 522; HGC 4, 1331. Lightly toned, a few hairlines and typical die rust on obverse, delamination on reverse. VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.22 g, 8h). 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. Starr pl. XXIII, 1–3; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, underlying luster, somewhat irregular flan. Near EF. Well centered. Early post-454 issue. The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.07 g, 6h). 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. In NGC encapsulation 6826619-004, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, ex-jewelry.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.13 g, 8h). 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, earthen deposits, scratches, test cut on reverse. Good Fine. From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 250 (23 February 2011), lot 65.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.99 g, 1h). Contemporary imitation. 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. For prototype: cf. Kroll 13; cf. HGC 4, 1665. Lightly toned, die rust on obverse, double struck on reverse. Near VF. High quality imitation.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 340-335 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.95 g, 8h). Eleusis mint. Triptolemos, holding grain ear, seated right in winged chariot being drawn by two serpents / Pig standing right on mystic staff; boukranion below. Kroll 38h–k; HGC 4, 1764. Brown surfaces. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 222 (11 November 2009), lot 140.The obverse is inspired by a statue of Triptolemos that was presumably still in its temple when Pausanias (I. 38, 6) visited Eleusis in about AD 160: "The Eleusians have a temple to Triptolemos... They say that the plain called Rharion was the first to be sown and the first to grow crops... Here is shown a threshing floor and altar. My dream forbade the description of the things within the wall of the sanctuary, and the uninitiated are of course not permitted to learn that which they are prevented from seeing."
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 340-335 BC. Æ (16.5mm, 3.79 g, 2h). Eleusis mint. Triptolemos, holding grain ear, seated right in winged chariot being drawn by two serpents / Pig standing right on mystic staff; pellet(?)-within-wreath below. Kroll 38 var. (unlisted symbol in exergue); HGC 4, 1764. Brown surfaces, off center on obverse, scratches on reverse. Near VF. The obverse is inspired by a statue of Triptolemos that was presumably still in its temple when Pausanias (I. 38, 6) visited Eleusis in about AD 160: "The Eleusians have a temple to Triptolemos... They say that the plain called Rharion was the first to be sown and the first to grow crops... Here is shown a threshing floor and altar. My dream forbade the description of the things within the wall of the sanctuary, and the uninitiated are of course not permitted to learn that which they are prevented from seeing."
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.25 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Pado– and Lysia–, magistrates. Struck 145/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields (the first partially in monogram form); to right, forepart of bridled horse right; uncertain letter on amphora, EP below; all within wreath. Thompson 167f (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Lightly toned, scratches and marks, short flan crack, dig on obverse, small delaminations on reverse. Near VF.