Electronic Auction 553
Date: 2024-01-03 00:00:00
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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.50 g). Helmeted head of Athena left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 111. Lightly toned, trace deposits, a few hairlines. VF.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. Fourrée Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. For prototype: cf. Weidauer Group I, 4; cf. SNG Kayhan 674. Marks, breaks in plating, exposing core. VF. From the MM Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 59 (11 July 2019), lot 225 (erroneously as non-fourrée).
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Phokaic standard. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Artemision 99 (forty-eighth stater); Elektron II 53; Traité I 117–8; SNG Kayhan –. Trace earthen deposits, hairlines. VF.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Ninety-sixth Stater (4.5mm, 0.15 g). Phokaic standard. Raised counterclockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Artemision 99 (forty-eighth stater; clockwise swastika); Elektron I 47; Traité I 239; SNG Kayhan –. Off center. VF. Rare denomination for series. Ex Auctiones GmbH eAuction 58 (17 December 2017), lot 102.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.27 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Floral design resembling palmette or fleur-de-lis / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Artemision –; Traité –; cf. SNG Kayhan 1531 (twenty-fourth stater); cf. Elektron I 33 (same). VF.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5.5mm, 0.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of cock right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; cf. Traité I 111 (twenty-fourth stater); CNG E-403, lot 195. Good VF. Well centered.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (5.5mm, 0.59 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Uncertain type / Incuse square. Scrape on obverse. Fine. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 246.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (7mm, 0.56 g). Head left with archaic features / Incuse square with small globules in relief. Cf. Weidauer 174 (EL hemihekte with similar style); Numismatik Naumann 67, lot 214; Gitbud & Naumann 34, lot 323; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, slightly granular surfaces, earthen deposits on reverse. Good VF. Very rare.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.56 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Paw of lion / Incuse square. Karwiese Series I, Type 3 (Ephesos); Kurth G34; Artemision 12–4; SNG Kayhan 1016. Struck with worn dies, minor marks. Near VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (14mm, 4.65 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Confronted heads of roaring lions, "sun" on foreheads (die positioned to feature the right side lion); [W]ALW[EL] (in Lydian) downward between / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVII, 99–100; Kurth G18; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1012. Scuffs and scratches, struck with worn obverse die. Near VF. The lion head/incuse coinage is among the earliest firmly attributed to the Lydian kingdom, and its origins date to the time of Alyattes, who ruled circa 620/10-564/53 BC. While most of the coins are anepigraphic, a small number of them bear the inscription Walwel or Kukalim in Lydian. Although these names likely equate to Alyattes and Gyges, respectively, hoard studies have shown that these coins were not only contemprary with one another, but also with the anepigraphic issues. Thus, while Walwel may refer to the king, Kukalim most likely refers to another member of the royal family or some other high official.All trites and hektes with the inscription Walwel or Kukalim are struck from obverse dies that are much larger than the respective denominations require. These dies contain two opposing lion heads with the Lydian inscription between, and the coin blanks were struck off-center, in such a way that only one of the lion heads would be visible with the inscription. The coins above are examples of this method, with each pair being struck from the same die, but on opposite sides. It is uncertain whether the dies were originally intended for a larger denomination, or whether the dies were designed so that coins could be struck with either facing lion head.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Minor marks, a few light scuffs on reverse. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.72 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Lightly toned, scratches, scuffs, marks. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.17 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, "sun" with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Kurth G29–30; SNG Ashmolean 757. Bankers' marks on edge. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twenty-Fourth Stater (5mm, 0.43 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 14; Kurth G57; SNG Ashmolean –. Scattered marks. Good Fine.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.44 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Granular surfaces. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13.5mm, 3.50 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Granular surfaces, horn silver on obverse, patches of find patina on reverse. Near VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.71 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Toned, typical granular surfaces, banker's mark on edge. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 1.71 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Typical granular surfaces, patch of horn silver on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8.5mm, 0.87 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; Kurth S8; SNG Ashmolean 775 (Persian Period). Typical granularity, small patch of horn silver on obverse. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8.5mm, 0.88 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; Kurth S8; SNG Ashmolean 775 (Persian Period). Toned, some granularity, flan flaw on obverse. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.36 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk –; Kurth S10; SNG Ashmolean 776–7 (Persian Period). Granular surfaces. VF. Well centered.