Electronic Auction 553
Date: 2024-01-03 00:00:00
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.33 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left; all within incuse square. Seltman Group G, θ and λ; HGC 4, 1678. Find patina, some roughness. VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.32 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 14; HGC 4, 1681. Toned, porous. VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Obol (7.5mm, 0.67 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and [pi-style palmette] / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1666; J. Kroll, "The Reminting of Athenian Silver Coinage, 353 B.C." in Hesperia 80, fig. 11, g. Off center. Fine.
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.38 g, 5h). Sea turtle / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; HGC 6, 453. Toned, a little porosity, minor flan flaw on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. VF.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 8.50 g, 9h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, Herakles standing left, drawing bow. Ravel Period IV, 751 var. (P338/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Pegasi 201/1 (same obv. die); cf. BCD Corinth 86 (for rev.); HGC 4, 1833. Toned, struck with worn dies, double struck on reverse. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VI (1 March 1989), lot 90.
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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 330/20-280 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.82 g, 5h). Chimaera standing left; ΣI below / Dove flying left; pellet above tail. BCD Peloponnesos 292; HGC 5, 213. Old collection tone, struck with somewhat worn dies, a little off center on reverse. VF.
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 410-350/30 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 6.03 g, 6h). Aiginetic standard. Go–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; ΓO below wings. RG 20; HGC 7, 390. Old iridescent tone, compact flan, struck with worn obverse die. VF.
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BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontike. Circa 530-520 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has rays emanating from its forehead and snout / Quadripartite incuse square. Fischer-Bossert, Electronhekten, Group 7, 35–42 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 7, –. Trace deposits, some roughness. Good VF.
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BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 260-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.95 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; HP monogram in left field. Price 912 var. (K below monogram; same obv. die as illustration); Türkoğlu –; HGC 7, 520. Lightly toned, some hairlines, light die wear on obverse. VF. Very rare variety. Ex Gorny & Mosch 208 (16 October 2012), lot 1994.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.63 g). Head of tunny left / Incuse square. Hurter & Liewald III 1.2; von Fritze I 5; Boston MFA 1388 = Warren 1420; SNG BN –. Good VF. Well centered.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion (7mm, 0.10 g, 6h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of lion left; star to left; all within incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze II 14 (larger denomination); SNG Arikantürk –; SNG BN –. Lightly toned, granular surfaces, small edge chip. VF. Very rare as a hemitetartemorion.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.30 g). Dolphin left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 53; Boston MFA 1409 = Warren 1581; SNG BN –. Off center. VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.36 g). Forepart of bull right; to left, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I 42a; Von Fritze I –; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 1171. A few light scratches, struck with worn obverse die. Good Fine. Rare. Ex Aquila 2 (7 May 2022), lot 235.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (9.5mm, 1.28 g). Forepart of lion left, devouring prey; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 41; cf. Boston MFA 1416 = Warren 1534 (stater); SNG BN 181. Some marks, scuffs on reverse. VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.65 g). Lion at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 83; Boston MFA 1443; SNG BN 212. Some hairlines and marks. VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.67 g). Helmeted head of Athena left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 67; Boston MFA 1447 = Warren 1444; SNG BN –. A few scratches, scrape and small nick on obverse. VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. Fourrée Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.02 g). Wolf at bay left, raising right forepaw, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. For prototype: cf. Von Fritze I 93; cf. Boston MFA 1471 = Warren 1566; cf. SNG BN 233–5. Lightly toned, hairlines, breaks in plating on obverse, exposing core. VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.23 g). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian headdress; [below, tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 142 (unlisted denomination); cf. Boston MFA 1523 (hekte); cf. SNG BN 291 (stater); CNG 105, lot 201; CNG E-387, lot 142. Edge marks from prior bezel, ex jewelry, minor deposits. Good VF. Rare denomination for issue.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.25 g, 1h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap / Head of bull facing slightly right. Von Fritze II 23; SNG Arikantürk 3, 451–3; SNG BN – (but cf. 393 for obv.). Dark find patina, slight roughness. Good VF. The portrait on this particular issue is thought to be Attis, the consort of Phrygian Kybele. The androgynous Kybele/Agdistis was castrated by the gods. From the severed parts grew an almond tree from which Attis sprang. Attis appears infrequently in Greek art, but he was raised in status when the Romans adopted the cult of Kybele.
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MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 425-400 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.52 g, 12h). Attic standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of bull right; eye to left; all within incuse square. Von Fritze, Pergamon, pl. I, 2 var. (no eye); SNG Arikantürk 3, 724–5 var. (same); SNG BN 1555–6 var. (same). Lightly toned, some porosity, light scrape on reverse. Good VF. Rare with eye.
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MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.66 g, 1h). Chian standard. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bearded head right, wearing Persian tiara, within incuse square. Von Fritze, Pergamon, pl. I, 1; Mørkholm, Pergamene 1; SNG Arikantürk 3, 726–30; SNG BN 1546–8; Winzer 7.1. Toned, porous, scrapes. VF. The identification of the portrait on the reverse of this issue has been the subject of debate. The individualized features suggest it is the portrait of a person rather than the personification of a deity or mythical figure. Most recently, Winzer assigned this issue to Eurysthenes, but this attribution originally posited by E. Babelon in Traité II, is based on a misinterpretation of Xenophon, Hellenica 3.1.6 (see Mørkholm, Pergamene, p. 182, note 1). Mørkholm notes that the natural meaning of that passage in Xenophon is that Eurysthenes, and his brother, Prokles, ruled over Teuthrania and Halisarna, and never had possession of Pergamon. A more likely identification, according to Mørkholm, relies upon Xenophon, Hellenica 7.8.8. After the defeat of the Persians in the early fifth century, Gongylos of Eretria, who had served as an intermediary between the Spartans and Xerxes, was compelled to flee to Asia Minor, where he was granted the territory of Pergamon as a reward from the Great King. His descendants ruled over the city until at least 400 BC, so it is likely that the satrap depicted here is one of the Gongylid rulers.