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Sale 108
NY International Coin Auction January 8-10, 2019
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Lot 51 |
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Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.49 g), ca. 377-326 BC. Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet. Rev. Head of Hermes right, with kausia tied behind neck, all within linear square frame. Bodenstedt 86; HGC 6, 1012. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Berk BBS (15 March 2011), 17.
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| Unsold |
Lot 52 |
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Ionia, Uncertain mint. Electrum Trite (4.67 g), ca. 625-600 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides. Reverse: Rectangular incuse divided horizontally and vertically into several compartments, containing four pellets. McFadden 1; Weidauer -; Elektron I 16; SNG Kayhan 697. Light deposits. Sharp strike. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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$5,520 |
Lot 53 |
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Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.50 g), ca. 387-326 BC. Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent; below, [seal left]. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 111; SNG Copenhagen 1030; SNG von Aulock -. With a curious double strike. Minor scratches. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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$408 |
Lot 54 |
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Kingdom of Lydia, Cyrus - Darios I, Gold Stater, Light Standard (8.06 g), 545-520 BC. Mint of Sardes. Confronted foreparts of a roaring lion and a bull. Rev. two incuse punches with uneven surfaces, one smaller than the other (SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG von Aulock 8211). Lustrous, about Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $12,000 - UP
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 154208, January 2005 Ex RAJ Collection Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVII, 7 January 2014, lot 330.
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$15,600 |
Lot 55 |
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Caria, Knidos. Silver Tetradrachm (15.05 g), ca. 395-380 BC. Kleosthenes, magistrate. [K]-N[I], Head of Aphrodite left, hair in ampyx and sphendone; behind neck, prow left. Rev. Forepart of lion left; below, magistrate's name: [KΛ]EOΣΘENHΣ; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 32 (A13/P30); SNG Keckman -; Gulbenkian 761 (same obv. die). Hunt IV 379 (same obv. die). Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex CNG 106, 423.
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Lot 56 |
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Carian Satraps. Pixodaros. Gold 1/24 Stater (0.34 g), ca. 341/0-336/5 BC. Halikarnassos. Laureate head of Apollo left. Rev. Labrys; Π-I flanking handle. Konuk 32; Babelon 411-3; Traité II 107; SNG von Aulock 2374. Rare. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (CNG 100, 7 October 2015), 103; Goldberg (7 September 2004), 2108.
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$1,260 |
Lot 57 |
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Carian Islands, Kos, Silver Tetradrachm (15.24 g, 5h), 350-345 BC. Magistrate Theodotos. Head of Herakles facing left, wearing a lion’s skin headdress. Rev. KΩION, crab, a club and the magistrate’s name ΘEOΔOTOΣ below; all within a dotted square border within a shallow incuse square (Pixodarus Hoard, Cos (A. Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, phase 3, 9b (o2/r7) (this coin); SNG von Aulock 2747; Boston 2019). Fine style, lightly toned, about Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $12,000 - UP
Ex Hess - Leu, Auction 45, Lucerne, 12 & 13 May 1970, lot 291 Ex J. Vinchon, Monte-Carlo, 13-15 November 1986, lot 219 Ex Prospero Collection, The New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012, lot 555.
This coin published in Coin Hoards IX (Pixodarus Hoard, Cos), p. 230, 9b.
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Lot 58 |
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Pamphylia, Side. Silver Stater (10.88 g), ca. 460-430 BC. Pomegranate; to upper right, forepart of lion left. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Atlan 24 (O22/A22); SNG BN 626 (same obv. die). Mostly well struck on an excellent flan with an artful image of Athena on the reverse. Rare in such choice condition. Delicate old cabinet tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 May, 2013), 415.
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$2,400 |
Lot 59 |
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Cilicia, Soloi. Balakros. Silver Stater (10.90 g), Satrap, 333-323 BC. Baaltars seated left, holding scepter; grain ear and grapes to left, below throne, Σ; in right field, crested helmet and B. Rev. Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Cf. SNG Levante 53; cf. SNG BN 198; cf. SNG von Aulock 5873. Well struck and well centered. Lightly toned with some iridescence. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Lanz 106 (26 November 2001), 165.
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Lot 60 |
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Cilicia, Tarsos. Datames. Silver Stater (10.44 g), Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. Struck ca. 375 BC. Baaltars seated right, holding grain ear, grapes, and eagle-tipped scepter; below throne, bucranium; all within crenelated wall. Rev. Satrap, wearing Persian dress, seated right, holding arrow; in upper right field, winged solar disk; before legs, bow. SNG BN 286-8; SNG Levante 88. A wonderful strike on both sides with full borders well defined. A splendid example, quite rare in such high grade. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
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$2,760 |
Lot 61 |
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Arkadia, Kleitor. Silver Obol (0.88 g), ca. 370-350 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with cheek guards raised; behind, A. Reverse: K-Λ-H (retrograde), bridled horse galloping right. Warren 70 = BCD Peloponnesos 1421 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 220 (same dies). Very Rare. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - UP
Ex Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), 346; BCD Collection (LHS 96, 8 May 2006), 1421; Kato Klitoria Hoard, 1980 (CH VIII 147).
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$630 |
Lot 62 |
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Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Gold Stater (8.56 g), 312-281 BC. Babylon (I), in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia, ca. 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with serpent. Rev. [B]AΣ-IΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and cradling stylis; below left wing, MI; below right wing, monogram in wreath. SC 81.2; Price 3748; HGC 9, 3a. Fantastic style and struck in high relief, perfectly centered and lustrous. Mint State. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
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$6,600 |
Lot 63 |
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Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (16.70 g), 312-281 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris II, ca. 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Athena, brandishing spear and shield, in quadriga of elephants right; above elephants, Seleukid anchor; behind Athena, monogram; in exergue, two monograms. Cf. SC 130.18; HGC 9, 18a. Well struck in high relief, excellent detail. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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$2,040 |
Lot 64 |
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Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos III Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (16.77 g), 226-223 BC. Uncertain mint in northern Syria or Mesopotamia. Diademed head of Seleukos III right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; monograms in outer left and right fields. SC 932.1. HGC 9, 414f (R2). Very Rare. Struck from an obverse die of highly distinctive style. NGC grade XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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$480 |
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