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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 110 (2018)

Numismatica Ars Classica · 2018 · 15 plate pages

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  Page 10 Bruttium · Rhegium

  Greek coins Bruttium; Rhegium Tetradrachm circa 435-425_ AR 17.46 Lion' $ mask [acing Rev. RECINOS Apollo Iocaslus seated himalion Over lower limbs: hand holding long slall' and hand resling on hip_ Below chair. dog; all within olive wrealh de Luynes 788 (these dies). Herzlelder 41_ Historia Numorum Italy 2488. Rare. Oflovely style and with an allraclive dark tone. Extremely [ine aboul extremely line 12*000 Ex VAC IU...

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  Page 11 Messana · Rhegium

  Tetradrachm circa 415-400. AR 17.334 g Lion' $ mask facing: Rev. PHIINON Laureale head of Apollo [: behind. tWo olive leaves Herzlelder 85. Dewing 535. Historia Numorum Hualy 2496. Very rare. Struck in high reliel' and with superb old cabinet tone: portrail ol Apollo of excellent style struck on Very broad Ilan. aboul exlremely line 25*00O Ex SKA 1986. 79 Waddell 58, 1993_ 15: Waddell 62, 1994,33; Leu 83, 200Z. 44 an...

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  Page 12 Akragas

  Sicily, Agrigentum Didrachm circa 495-485_ AR 8.71 g AKRA Eagle standing with folded wings_ Rev. Crab. SNG Lloyd 79] (these dies) SNG ANS 927 (these dies) Westermark Akragas group 133 (OS4/RXS). Good extremely line "00O Ex Kunker [68. 20iu. 71[9 and Kanker [93.2014,47 sales. Drachm circu 213-241 AR 3.27 g Laureale head of Leus Rev. AKPATAN - TINQN Eagle standing with open Wings: in lield. E. SNG Ashmolean 1684 (thest...

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  Page 15 Syracuse

  Syracuse Tetradrachm circa 482. AR 17.02 g. Slow quadriga driven by charioleer: holding kentron und reins: above: Nike Ilying CTOwn horses. Rev IV RAK 1-[-ON Pearl-diademed head ol Arethusa wearing necklace: uround. four dolphins swimming elockwise: SNG ANS [5 (these dies) SNG Lockelt 876 (these dies) Boehringer 62 (V3Z R4H) porlrait ol allraclive style struck on Furge (lan: Aboul exlremely line Q0O Ex Hess-Divo sale...

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  Page 18 Syracuse

  Tetradrachm circa 310-305_ AR 17.004 & KOPAX Head ol Kore-Persephone r Wearing barley wrealh carring with drop pendant and necklace: hair (lowing freely over neck in loose curls Rev: AT AOOKAEOX Nike. naked to hips standing holding nail in hand and hammer in lowered about to allix conical helmel Lop of trophy of" arms consisling Ol" cuirass; shield and greaves: In lield monogram Al and in lield; triskeles. Gulbenkian...

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  Page 20 Ptolemaic · Syracuse

  issued under variety ol' circumstances ranging from Agathocles" departure Africa 510 t0 his second return ( Syracuse 307. It also possible they were issued afler the treaty of' 306/5 as retlection of the venture which in manly respects Was success Its designs. Essence copy silver tetradrachms that Ftolemy had issued as satrap ditfers Irom the originals three substantial details: the pontrait lacks the royal diadem an...

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  Page 24 Epirus · Syracuse

  Tetradrachm Thermae Himerensis circa 350. AR [6.95 g Fast quadriga driven by charioteer; holding reins and kemtron: above. Nike (lving cTOWn him. Below horses: signalure KLE: xcrguC. OERMITAN allac. Rev. Head ol" Tanit (Kore-Persephone ) caring barley wreath earring und necklace: hair caught up behind Saccos Around. lhree dolphins. ZIN 1935. pl. IX (this coin). Jenkins Punic Sicily Thermai and pl. 22 (this coin illus...

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  Page 37 Syracuse

  Decadrachm Carthage circa 260. AR 37.86 Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) wearing barley wreath and earring. Rev. Pegasus (lying below. rst (in Ihc land) in Punic characlers. SNG Stockholi 663 (this obverse die). Jenkins Punic Sicily IV. series 6. 452 Rare. Struck on very broad [lan and wilh an alraclive Lone- Minor mark $ on obverse. otherwise good Very [ine aboul extremely line 35*QuQ Ex Armer-Rook: 19 Januan [978. 1...

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  Page 40 Ptolemaic

  15 shekels Carthago 201-195. E 93.95 g Head ol" Tanil (Kore-E ersephone) wearing barley-wrealh bar and triple pendan earring and necklace. Rev- Unbridled horse standing above: sun disk MMA 104 SNG Copenhagen 400. Jenkins-Lewis pl: 28, H(these dies). Extremely rare. Gireen palina and very line about Very line 'Qoo Ex Gornv Mosch sale 228, 20l5, 190. Despite Hannibal ' early Victories over the Romans during the Second ...

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  Page 43 Elis · Thasos · Thrace

  Uncertain tribes Tetrobol circa 50O. AR 2.72 Facing bearded head of Dionysus; earing headband terminating in bunches &" grapes- Rev. Quadripartile incuse square. Traite [821 and pl: LVIII [0 = Svoronos. Hellenisme Primitil' 2 and pl. VL Baldwin Facing Heads on Ancient Greek Coins pl 1. (these dies) Regling pL: 219 (these dies and in Berlin). cl Sotheby'$ sale Julv 1996. Highly important Cireek and Roman coins 41 OF t...

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  Page 44 Lydia

  Kings of Lydia, Time of Croesus; 561-546 or later Stater light series- Sardes circa 550-520. AV 8.06 g Conlronled foreparts ol lion wilh elended [oreleg_ and bull. Rev. Bipartile incuse square o[ unequal size. Beston 2073 Dewing 2431_ Carradice BAR 343. pL 10. 6. Rare. Perleelly struck and centred on Veny broad Ilan- Lighl reddish Lofe . virlually struck and almosl Fdc 25*00O Privately purchased from Tradart in 2O]O ...

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  Page 57 Ptolemaic

  1. 103 Tetradrachm. Alexandria 221-203. AR 13.97 g Joined draped busls of" Serapis wrealhed: and Isis diademed. Rev. HTOAEMAIOY BALIAES2I Eugle standing thunderboll: behind. doubl Camu- copiac and below the legs. 4L. Svoronos [24. SNC; Copenhagen 197-198 Landvaller 21_ Two superb porrails o[ line slyle and with superb old cabinel tone: Aboul extremely line extremel...
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  Page 62 Cyprus

  1. 17 Tetradrachm Cyprus 114. AR 13.80 g Diademed busL ol Ptolemy 5with aegis: Rev: BALIAES2E HTOAEMAIOY Eugle slanding thunderbol: in lield LA and in [ IA Svoronos 1734. SNG Copenhagen 376. Light iridescent Lone and extremely [ine 750 Ex Ira Larry (oldberg sale 69. 20l2, 3214
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  Page 63 Cyprus · Ptolemaic

  1. 119 Bronze. Paphus Cyprus cirea 47 BC E15.21 g. Diademed bust o[ Cleopalra 4S Aphrodile. wilh Cacsarion 4s Eros. in her ars: sceplre AL [ar shoulder: Rev_ BALIAIEXHIZ| KAEOHATPAL Two cornucopiae bound with lillets: lield KYIIP ligale. BMC 2 Svoronos 1874 and pL: LXIL 26. RPC 3901.9. Very rare und unusually linc condilion for Ihe issuc. Lovely green palina and Ve...
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  Page 64 Cyrenaica · Cyrene · Delphi

  1. 120 Tetradrachm circa 450-440 BC. AR 16.49 g Silphium plant wilh LwO Pairs ol leaves and live umbels Rev. BAP Pearl-diademed. bcarded and horned head of Zcus Ammon Traite pl. CCLXIX BMC (these dies) Ven rare . magnilicent portrail o excellent style: lovely old cabinel tone. An edge nick a eleven elock on obverse. Olherwise good very line 10" QOO Ex MeM GmbH salz...
  2. 121 Tetradrachm circa 485-475. AR 17.36 g. Silphium plant with Lwo pairs Ol leaves and three umbels: sides: Iruil: Rew. Bearded und horned hcad ol Ammon within incuse square- As}ul 842 (Lhis coin. allribuled to Barce) . SNG Copenhagen Bultrey . The Coins from Lhe: Sanctuary o[' Demeler and ersephone. 72 (these dies). Vcry" rare and in god condilion for this dill...