ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Gorgos, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; bow-in-bow case to left. Ashton 288; HN Online 1253; HGC 6, 1453. Toned, a hint of porosity. Good VF.
LYCIAN LEAGUE. Circa 48-27 BC. AR Quarter Drachm (11mm, 0.90 g, 1h). Masikytes mint. Head of Artemis right / Quiver; filleted palm frond to left; all within incuse square. Troxell, Lycian, Period 4, 131, dies 3/a; Müseler XI, 45. Deep iridescent tone, slight roughness, some hairlines. Near VF.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Uncertain dynast. Circa 480 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 9.30 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left / Forepart of a bull left in pellets-in-linear-square frame within incuse square. Müseler III, 31; Falghera 63; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –. Toned, granularity and roughness, scrapes on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Uncertain dynast. Circa 480 BC. AR Third Stater (12.5mm, 2.73 g, 10h). Uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left on convex circle / Head of panther facing in pellets-in-linear-square frame within incuse square. Cf. Müseler III, 34 (stater); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; cf. SNG von Aulock 4082 (stater). Lightly toned, granular surfaces, minor die break on reverse. VF. Very rare.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Khinakha(?). Circa 470-440 BC. AR Third Stater (14mm, 3.21 g). Uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left; pellet below; all on convex round shield / Triskeles in pelleted circle within circular incuse. Cf. Müseler IV, 76–7 (staters); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; cf. SNG von Aulock 4089 (stater); SNG Keckman 431 var. (no pellet, square incuse). Lightly toned, granular surfaces, some die wear. VF. Very rare.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Khinakha(?). Circa 470-440 BC. AR Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 1.46 g). Uncertain mint. Pegasos flying left / Head of panther facing in pelleted square frame within incuse square. Müseler IV, 85; cf. Falghera 73 (stater); SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; Klein 598. Toned, granular and porous surfaces, minor die break on reverse. Good VF.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. temp. Ddenewele or Erbbina. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 8.45 g, 9h). Telmessos mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Müseler VI,90; Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 463. Toned, broken and repaired, weakly struck and area of smoothing (around repair) on obverse. Good Fine. Rare. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 516 (18 May 2022), lot 285; Freeman & Sear inventory KLD020 (ND) (erroneously attributed to Kheriga).
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Trbbenimi. Circa 390-375 BC. AR Third Stater (16mm, 2.72 g). Wedrei mint. Facing lion scalp / Triskeles. Müseler VIII, 25–7. Lightly toned, area of weak strike. VF.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.76 g, 5h). Two wrestlers, nude, grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all in dotted square border within incuse square. Tekin Series 1; SNG BN 45. Toned, traces of find patina, lightly granular surfaces, minor flan flaws on obverse, small test cut and spot of encrustation on reverse. VF. Rare early wrestler issue. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Sheik Saud Al Thani Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 123, 9 May 2021), lot 764; Gorny & Mosch 196 (7 March 2011), lot 1815.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 333-325 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.76 g, 9h). Head of lion left / Helmeted head of Athena right. Atlan 162–4 var. (unlisted dies); SNG BN 739. Lightly toned, struck with worn reverse die. VF.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 13.75 g, 12h). Kleuch–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right; c/m: anchor within oval incuse / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left, KΛ-EY across field. SNG BN 694. Lightly toned, some horn silver, minor double strike on reverse. VF.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 145-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.49 g, 12h). Kleuch–, magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate to left, KΛE–YX across field. Arslan & Lightfoot Group 14, 371 (OD17/RD24); SNG BN 696. Dark find patina, light roughness. Good VF.
LYCAONIA, Laranda. Circa 324/3 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.61 g, 6h). Baal seated left, torso facing, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and scepter / Forepart of wolf left; inverted crescent above; all within dotted square border. Göktürk 82 var. (rev. type right, dotted circle); SNG BN 446 var. (rev. type right; Cilicia); SNG von Aulock 5422. Lightly toned, porous, delaminations. Good VF. Very rare with reverse type left.
CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 385/4-375 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 9.97 g, 10h). Aphrodite seated left, holding phiale; to left, small Eros flying right, crowning her; below throne, mouse left / Dionysos standing left, holding grape bunch on vine and thyrsos; to upper left, monogram above head of lion left; ΠOΛ to lower left. Casabonne Type 3; Lederer Group IX, 51 (same dies); SNG BN 31 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, large test cut with resulting flan cracks, second test cut on reverse. Good VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 73 (8 May 2022), lot 155.
CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.80 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape bunch on vine; ΔA to left; to right, owl standing right, head facing. Casabonne Type 7; SNG BN 180; CNG 114, lot 358 (same dies; hammer $1300). Toned, a little porosity, areas of roughness on obverse. Good VF.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 410-385 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.58 g, 6h). Satrap on horseback riding right / Hoplite kneeling left, wearing Corinthian helmet, holding spear and round shield. Casabonne Type F10; Müseler, Tarsos, Group 5, l; SNG BN 226. Weakly struck in center. VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 483 (6 January 2021), lot 203.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.56 g, 10h). Struck circa 380 BC. Female head facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing necklace / Bearded male head (Ares?) right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Casabonne Type 1; Moysey Issue 4; SNG BN 258–70. Iridescent tone, test cuts, double struck with somewhat worn obverse die, light scratch and scuff on reverse. Good VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 85 (5 January 2020), lot 181.
CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.75 g, 12h). Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) right / Helmeted male head (Ares?) right. Casabonne Type 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; SNG BN 278–81. Traces of find patina, some porosity and minor die wear. VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 10 (7 December 2019), lot 2212 (part of).
CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.83 g, 11h). Veiled and draped bust of female facing slightly left, wearing earrings and necklace / Bearded head of Herakles left, lion skin around neck. Gökturk 40; SNG BN 480. Lightly toned, minor cleaning marks on obverse. EF.
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5.5mm, 0.18 g, 12h). Archaic head of Apollo left / Owl standing left, head facing, within incuse square. CNG 94, lot 700; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Roughness and porosity, struck with worn obverse die. VF.