Triton XXVII - Session 1
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.47 g, 1h). Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; POΔION above; thunderbolt to left, EYKPA-THΣ flanking stem. Ashton 214; HN Online 847; HGC 6, 1432; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen 754; SNG Keckman 547. Attractive golden and iridescent toning, trace find patina. Near EF. Ex Historical Coin Review XIV.3 (May/June 1989), no. 47.By the later third century BC, the facing head coins of Rhodes were not as novel as they had been almost two centuries before. Their bold design, however, as well as particularly high relief of the dies sets the Rhodian coinage of this period apart from all others. Moreover, this facing head type, now with the radiate nimbus, remained the standard obverse type for most of the Rhodian issues into the first century AD. The city's devotion to Helios led it to build a gigantic bronze statue of the sun god, the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kheriga. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 7.93 g, 9h). Telmessos mint. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet / Herakles, nude but for lion skin draped over his head and arm, advancing left, holding bow in extended left hand and club over shoulder in his right; KhERIGA (in Lycian) to right; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Unpublished. Toned, deposits, struck with worn dies. VF. Apparently unique in the name of Kheriga. This Athena / Herakles type is known in this exact form on staters in the name of Erbbina (cf. Mørkholm & Zahle II 72 and Falghera 185), but is otherwise unknown in the name of Kheriga.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 8.50 g, 12h). Telebehi (Telmessos) mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with spiral palmette and three olive leaves; TE (in Lycian) between neck guard and crest / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; TELEBEHI[HE] (in Lycian) to left, KhERÊI (in Lycian) to right; all within incuse square. Mørkholm & Zahle II 52 = SNG Copenhagen Supp. 451 var. (letters on obv.); Müseler VI, 62–4 (same dies); Falghera –; Reuter –; SNG von Aulock 4198 var. (same); Sunrise 79 (same dies); Triton XX, lot 319 (same dies); Triton XVIII, lot 683 (same dies). Lightly toned, traces of find patina, usual die wear on obverse. EF. Ex Elsen 151 (10 June 2022), lot 53; Elsen 119 (7 December 2013), lot 245.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 9.77 g, 12h). Struck circa 380-375 BC. Head of Perikles facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; triskeles to lower right, PERI-KLE (in Lycian) around; all within shallow incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 25 (dies 15/20); Podalia 419–25 (A2/P6); Müseler VII 36 (same obv. die); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 478 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 4253 (same obv. die). Toned, typical die wear on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. Ex Dr. G. W. Collection (Gorny & Mosch 269, 9 March 2020), lot 476 (hammer €4600); Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 740.The portraits on coins in the later Lycian series are among the finest of the Classical period. Among the earliest to attempt depictions of their rulers on coinage, the Lycians' first portraits in the later 5th century BC were innovative, but static, idealized forms lacking individual characterization. Over the next half-century, however, the style progressed significantly toward realism, culminating in the issues of the dynasts Mithrapata and Perikles in the early-mid 4th century BC. The coins of Mithrapata came first, depicting on their reverse the profile portrait of a man with distinctive elderly features. Through the relative chronology established in L. Mildenberg's die study, one can even see the portrait become more aged as time progressed, reflecting the realism that had been captured in these issues. The coins of Perikles, Mithrapata's successor, continue this trend, but also have two innovations that set them at the pinnacle of classical portraiture. First, the portrait is moved to the obverse of the coin, emphasizing the importance of the individual. Second, and most prominently, the portrait is not in the traditional profile, but in a dramatic facing state. Obviously influenced by Kimon's facing Arethusa-head coinage at Syracuse, these depict Perikles looking out from the surface of the coin with a serene countenance and his hair flowing around him as if blown by the wind. This depiction captures the essence of the earlier idealized portraits, conveying to the viewer a sense that Perikles was more than a mere man, but retaining the realism in its individualized features. Interestingly, both Mithrapata and Perikles are depicted without any sort of satrapal headgear, which was always included in earlier Lycian portraits, perhaps indicating that they had declared their independence from the Persian king. Unfortunately, these astonishing developments in portraiture came to an abrupt end in Lycia when Maussollos of Caria invaded the region circa 360 BC.
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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 10.91 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; FИ between, MENETVΣ EΛVΦA in exergue / Slinger in throwing stance right; EΣTFEΔIIYΣ to left, counterclockwise triskeles to right; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 97-8; SNG von Aulock 4568 (same obv. die); Arslan & Lightfoot 92 (same dies); Izmir 195 (same obv. die). Attractive iridescent toning over lustrous surfaces, minor spot of weakness and light horn silver on reverse, faint hairlines on reverse. EF. Ex Vecchi 2 (12 September 1996), lot 504.As renderings of athleticism and action, the coins of Aspendos have seldom been matched. Aspendos was a colony of Argos located at the southern coast of Asia Minor on the navigable River Eurymedon, which made it an important emporium and naval base. Its famous wrestler coinage commences circa 410 BC. Wrestling was one of the premier events of Greek sports, practiced at the Olympic Games and at gymnasia throughout the ancient world. Poses of the wrestlers vary greatly. Sometimes, as here, they grasp each other's arms; in other cases one tries to punch or trip the other. This specimen is notable for the tiny inscription below the wrestlers, which seems to spell out two complete names. They could represent mint magistrates; however, Theodor Bergk (ZfN 11 [1884] p. 337) postulated that they referred to the wrestlers, naming one as Menetos ("Stalwart") and the other as Elypsas ("Slippery").
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PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 10.63 g, 9h). Pomegranate within dotted circular border / Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; olive branch to right; all within incuse square. Atlan 41–2 var. (O37/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Seltman, Hoard 6a–b (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 1413 (same obv. die); SNG BN 628 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, with some iridescence, a few thin die breaks. Good VF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Roma XXII (7 October 2021), lot 369; Roma XIX (26 March 2020), lot 561; Gorny & Mosch 114 (4 March 2002), lot 135; Spink 331 (21 March 2017), lot 60.
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CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 440-390 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.56 g, 3h). Winged male figure advancing right, holding solar disk in both hands; [MRLW (in Aramaic) to left], barley grain to right / Swan standing left; to left, grasshopper upward; M-[A-Λ-P] to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Prospero 583 (same dies); Traité II 1396, pl. CXXXVII, 21 = BMC 17 (same obv. die); Triton XXIV, lot 736 (same dies; hammer $15,000). Attractive light toning, slightly compact flan, a touch off center on obverse. Near EF. Fine style. Very rare. From the JTB Collection. Ex Nomos 21 (21 November 2020), lot 223.
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CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 385-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.41 g, 1h). Athena, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet and long chiton, seated left, holding grounded spear in right hand, left arm resting on shield at propped against her side; olive tree to right / Hermes, nude but for cloak tied at his neck and holding long kerykeion in right hand, standing facing beside Aphrodite, wearing long chiton and leaning half-left on pedestal to right, placing right hand on back of Hermes; MAΛ to right. Casabonne Type 12; SNG BN 404 = de Luynes 2778 (same dies); SNG Levante 155; BMC 26; Traité II 1410. Attractively toned, with some iridescence, slight die wear. Good VF. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 737.
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CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 11.02 g, 11h). Amazon, wearing pointed cap and nude to her waist, kneeling left, holding bow in both hands, quiver on left hip; ivy leaves to left; to right, Corinthian helmet left / Grape bunch on vine; ΣOΛEΩИ to left, laurel branch to right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Casabonne Type 1; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 37 var. (orientation of leaves); SNG von Aulock 5857 var. (same). Toned, slight doubling on reverse. Near EF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Nomos 21 (21 November 2020), lot 226.
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CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.68 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin on the bowl / Grape bunch on vine tendril; HP monogram to upper left, ΣOΛEΩN to right; all within incuse circle. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Athena Fund II 791 (same dies); Triton XXV, lot 294 (same dies). Toned, slightly off center on reverse. EF.
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CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.72 g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin on the bowl / Grape bunch on vine tendril with leaves at sides; ΣOΛEΩN to left, HP monogram to lower right. Casabonne Type 5; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; CNG 93, lot 465 = Triton XV, lot 1255 (same dies). Minor die wear on obverse, hairlines on reverse. EF. Very rare.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (24.5mm, 10.72 g, 3h). Struck circa 380 BC. Female head facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace with seven pendants / Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck; TRKMW (in Aramaic) to right; c/m: BAL (in Aramaic) above man-headed bull standing right, head facing, within incuse square. Casabonne Series 1; Moysey Issue 4, obv. die 13; SNG BN 258-65; SNG Levante 79; SNG von Aulock 5942 (with same countermark); SNG Copenhagen 280 (same obv. die). Deeply toned, struck with worn dies over an Athena / Apollo stater of Pamphylian Side (Atlan 119 [O100/A111]). Good VF. From the Pythagoras Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVII (29 September 1993), lot 683.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.01 g, 12h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, and grape bunch in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; TN (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) below throne, B'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Lion left, attacking bull left; MZDY (in Aramaic) above. Casabonne Series 2, Group D; SNG BN 335; SNG Levante Supp. 20; SNG von Aulock 5960. In NGC encapsulation 4938384-002, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.89 g, 7h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, and grape bunch in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; TN (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) below throne, B'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Lion left, attacking bull left; MZDY (in Aramaic) above. Casabonne Series 2, Group D; SNG BN 335; SNG Levante Supp. 20; SNG von Aulock 5960. Light iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear on obverse, minor edge scrape. Superb EF. From the Libertas Collection.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.11 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monograms to inner right and on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 1, obv. die A7; Kovacs 74.1; M&D 2; CAA 17; AC 30. Slight die wear on obverse. EF. Tigranes II won the epithet "The Great" by expanding the Artaxiad Armenian Kingdom to its greatest extent and claiming the title "King of Kings," hitherto employed by the Achaemenid and Parthian rulers of Persia. The son of the Artaxiad king Artavasdes I (ruled 159-115 BC), Tigranes spent much of his youth as a hostage to his father's loyalty in the Parthian court. Tigranes inherited the Armenian throne in 95 BC and began methodically turning his mountainous, feudal kingdom into a powerful, centralized Hellenistic state. At its peak his kingdom incorporated all of Seleukid Syria, Cilicia, Cappadocia, and large swaths of Parthia. Though a crafty and talented statesman, his success was due less to his own military prowess than the result of a power vacuum caused by internal strife within Parthia and the collapse of the Seleukid Kingdom, along with the turmoil caused by the titanic struggle between the Roman Republic and Mithridates VI of Pontus. Tigranes formed an alliance with Mithridates, but fared poorly against the Roman generals Lucullus and Pompey. He ultimately elected to formally submit to Rome, which allowed him to retain his core kingdom while giving up his conquests.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.66 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monograms to inner right and on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 1, obv. die A7; Kovacs 74.1; M&D 2; CAA 17; AC 30. A few light scratches on obverse. EF.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.77 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monograms to inner right and on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 1, obv. die A13; Kovacs 74.1; M&D 2; CAA 17; AC 30. Light scratches. Good VF.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.67 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; Θ to inner right, monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 2, obv. die A24; Kovacs 74.2; M&D 1; CAA 19; AC 30. Tiny scratches, minor flan flaw and a couple of small nicks on reverse. Near EF.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.38 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing jewelled tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩ-Σ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A49; Kovacs 75.3; M&D 4; CAA 21; AC 33. Trace deposits, light cleaning scratches. EF.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.81 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / [B]AΣIΛEΩ[Σ] TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch in extended right hand; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; two monograms on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A55; Kovacs 75.1; M&D 9; CAA 33; AC 37. Trace deposits, some marks. EF.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.75 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; monogram on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, obv. die A57; Kovacs 75.1; M&D 9; CAA 33; AC 37. Trace deposits, cleaning marks, die break on reverse. EF.