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Sale 106
The September 3-5, 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 1000 |
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Iberia, Punic issues. Æ (1.58 g), ca. 237-209 BC. Laureate head of female left. Reverse: Helmet left. CNP 798; ACIP 583; SNG BM Spain 82-4. Very Rare. Uniform dark green patina. Choice Very Fine / Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Kunker 26, Sept. 2011 Auction 193, Auction Peus Nachf 323, Frankfurt am Main 1988, Lot 647.
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$120 |
Lot 1001 |
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Gaul, Massalia. Silver Obol (0.63 g), ca. 100-50 BC. Bare head of Apollo left. Reverse: M-A, wheel of four spokes. Depeyrot 31; SNG Copenhagen 723-7. Fine style and beautifully toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350
From the Lee Rousseau Collection.
Ancient Massalia was founded on the Gallic Mediterranean coast by Phokaians from Ionia ca. 600 BC. The city quickly grew very wealthy due to its control of the hinterland trade with the many Celtic peoples inhabiting the valley of the Rhône and its tributaries as well as regions further west. During the latter decades of the second century BC, native unrest threatened the stability of the region and the safety of the Massiliotes, which provided the impetus for Roman intervention in the region, leading to the conquest of the Ligurian tribes in 123 BC followed two years later by Roman subjugation of the Allobroges and the Arverni.
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$180 |
Lot 1002 |
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Gaul, Massalia. Silver Obol (0.60 g), ca. 100-50 BC. Bare head of Apollo left. Reverse: M-A, wheel of four spokes. Depeyrot 31; SNG Copenhagen 723-7. Boldly struck in high relief. Beautiful old cabinet tone. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimate Value $250 - 300
Ancient Massalia was founded on the Gallic Mediterranean coast by Phokaians from Ionia ca. 600 BC. The city quickly grew very wealthy due to its control of the hinterland trade with the many Celtic peoples inhabiting the valley of the Rhône and its tributaries as well as regions further west. During the latter decades of the second century BC, native unrest threatened the stability of the region and the safety of the Massiliotes, which provided the impetus for Roman intervention in the region, leading to the conquest of the Ligurian tribes in 123 BC followed two years later by Roman subjugation of the Allobroges and the Arverni.
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$198 |
Lot 1003 |
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Britain, Durotriges. BI Stater (4.56 g), ca. 65 BC-AD 45. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. Devolved head of Apollo right. Reverse: Disjointed horse left. Van Arsdell 1235-1; ABC 2157; SCBC 366. An area of softness on the obverse as struck. Lightly toned. NGC grade MS; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $400 - 500
Ex Winterbourne Strickland Hoard (PAS WILT-DF1BB7).
Discovered in summer 2013, the Winterbourne Stickland hooard was a rare Iron Age Hoard found in the county of Dorset, South West England, close to Maiden Castle, thought to be the capital of the Durotriges. They were the only tribe who did not add inscriptions to their coins and the only stribe to strike a stater in silver. The Cranbourne Chase stater envolved from a 4th Century BC Macedonian gold stater and was introduced around 60 BC and gradually debasedd until it disappeared around the time of the Claudian invasion in AD 43.
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$240 |
Lot 1004 |
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Eastern Europe, Geto-Dacian region. Imitating Philip II of Macedonia. Silver Tetradrachm (11.27 g), 3rd century BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Rider on horseback right; above, drapery(?); before, I; below, X. Cf. Kostial 445-56('Zangenlorbeer' and 'Dachreiter' types); cf. OTA ppl. 14-5; cf. CCCBM pl. 6, 102-6. Exceptional style, toned and dramatic. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Davisson's 29 (16 December 2010), 16.
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$840 |
Lot 1005 |
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Lower Danube, Imitating Maroneia. Silver Tetradrachm (16.98 g), 1st century BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: Nude Dionysos standing facing, head left, hold grapes and narthex stalks; in inner left field ΠA monogram; degraded legend around. Kostial -; OTA -. Very Rare imitation of Maroneia instead of Thasos. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
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$780 |
Lot 1006 |
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Lower Danube, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.12 g), 1st century BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos left. Reverse: Nude Herakles standing facing, head left, holding grounded club; in inner right field, amphora; degraded legend around. Cf. Kostial 971-4; OTA class II;. Cf. Lanz 956. Uniform golden toning. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
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$900 |
Lot 1007 |
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Lower Danube, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.26 g), 1st century BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: Nude Herakles standing facing, head left, holding grounded club; in inner left field, M; Θ-Θ flanking head; degraded legend around. Cf. Kostial 971-9; cf. OTA classes III and IIia. Uneven flan. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 450
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$810 |
Lot 1008 |
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Campania, Neapolis. Silver Nomos (7.52 g), ca. 395-385 BC. Head of the nymph Parthenope right, wearing hair band adorned with maeander pattern, pendant earring, and plain necklace. Reverse: NEAΠOΛI, man-headed bull (the river-god Achelous) walking right; above, Nike flying right, crowning him with wreath. Sambon 349; cf. AMB 45; HN Italy 176. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Magnificent style. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; From the collection of R. Capelli, Sternberg XX 20 April 1988, 32 ex Bank Leu 30, 28 April 1982, and from the collections of R. Jameson, 1857 and Marchese R. Venturi-Ginori (sold privately).
The beautiful head of Parthenope on this coin is the work of a highly skilled master-engraver, and compares admirably to the earlier works of Kimon and Euainetos designed for Syracuse. It is surely one of the most beautiful female heads in the entire Neapolitan series.
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$16,200 |
Lot 1009 |
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Calabria. Tarentum/Taras. Silver Didrachm (7.88g), 332-302 BC. Sa- and Kon-, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback riding right, crowning himself with wreath; below, ΣA above Ionic capital. Reverse: TAPAΣ, Taras astride dolphin left, holding serpent coiled around right hand; KON below. Vlasto 654-8. HN Italy 942. Scattered earthen deposits, otherwise struck from relatively fresh dies on a decent sized flan and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
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$408 |
Lot 1010 |
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.58 g), ca. 540-510 BC. META, barley ear. Reverse: Incuse barley ear. Noe 112; HN Italy 1479. A very pleasing Very Fine example with attractive antique toning. NGC grade VF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $700 - 800
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$780 |
Lot 1011 |
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.78 g), ca. 400-340 BC. Head of Demeter right, hair bound in sakkos; behind neck, letters. Reverse: META, barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, Λ[Ω]. Noe 511 (same dies); HN Italy 1538. Well struck and well centered. Lovely fine style and quite choice. Attractively toned. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $800 - 900
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$600 |
Lot 1012 |
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.53 g), ca. 340-330 BC. Obverse die signed by Aristoxenos. Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of olive and ivy, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; on neck truncation, artist's signature: [APIΣTΞE]. Reverse: META, Barley ear with leaf to left. Noe 422; De Luynes 472; HN Italy 1518. Very Rare. Lightly toned, minor scratch in reverse field noted for clarity. Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex M&M XXV 17 Nov. 1962 est. 2000 CHF sold to Hohlenstein per Dr. Alan Walker.
Like other artists who engraved coin dies for more than one city, Aristoxenos also produced dies for Lucanian Herakleia. This illustrates the pride cities took in their coinage, contracting out engraving work to the most skilled and well-known artists of the day.
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$4,320 |
Lot 1013 |
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.83 g), ca. 340-330 BC. Head of Leukippos right, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, cross-torch. Reverse: META, barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, |-H. Johnston class A, 5.7 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1555. Nice old toning. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Overstruck. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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Lot 1014 |
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.75 g), ca. 290-280 BC. Wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; behind, Δ. Reverse: META, barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, star above two amphorae; below leaf, ΦI. Johnston class D, 4.16; HN Italy 1625. Nicely toned and boldly struck. Struck in high relief. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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Lot 1015 |
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Bruttium, The Bretti. Silver Drachm (4.57 g), ca. 216-214 BC. Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; behind, amphora. Reverse: BPETTIΩN, River god standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding scepter; in right field, coiled serpent above [Σ]. Scheu 41; HN Italy 1961. Uniform old collection toning. An outstanding example. NGC grade AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $700 - 800
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$720 |
Lot 1016 |
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Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Nomos (8.02 g), ca. 480-430 BC. QPO, tripod with legs terminating in lion's feet; to left, heron standing right. Reverse: Incuse tripod. Gorini 20; SNG AN 259; HN Italy 2102. Plenty of luster still present with a hint of light toning. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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$690 |
Lot 1017 |
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Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Triobol (1.25 g), ca. 460-440 BC. QP-O, tripod. Reverse: Pegasos flying left; below, O. Attianese 74; HN Italy 2127. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350
From the Lee Rousseau Collection;.
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$312 |
Lot 1018 |
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Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Drachm (2.77 g), ca. 300-250 BC. Bare male head right. Reverse: KPO, owl standing right, head facing, on grain ear. SNG ANS 422; HN Italy 2195. Exceptional quality. Lovely old cabinet tone. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $1,200 - 1,400
Ex Hirsch 212 (22 November 2000), 29.
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Lot 1019 |
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Bruttium, Rhegion. Æ (7.26 g), ca. 350-280 BC. Facing lion's scalp. Reverse: [PHΓINΩN], laureate head of Apollo right; behind, oil lamp; below neck, monogram. Cf. SNG ANS 685-688 (symbol); HN Italy 2534a. Two-toned brown and tan patina. NGC grade XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $250 - 300
Ex Gorny & Mosch126 (14 October 2003), 1125; Gorny & Mosch 117 (14 October 2002), 16.
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$216 |
Lot 1020 |
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Sicily, Punic occupation. Æ (1.91 g), ca. 330-300 BC. Date palm with two bunches of fruits. Reverse: Pegasos flying left; below, aleph. MAA 23; CNP 355a; cf. SNG Copenhagen 107. Glossy chocolate-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Fritz Kunker Gmbh & Co Auction 257, 10 Oct. 2014.
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$216 |
Lot 1021 |
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Sicily, Entella. Siclo-Punic. Silver Tetradrachm (16.88g), ca. 300-289 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing a lion' skin headdress. Reverse: Head of a horse right; behind, palm tree; below nick, Punic letters "People of the Camp". Jenkins (SNR 57); SNG Cop 983; de Luynes 1449. A marvelous example from well excuted dies and struck in high relief. Lovely old cabinet toning adds to its appeal. NGC graded Choice AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5 edge marks. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500
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$2,280 |
Lot 1022 |
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Sicily, Messana. Silver Tetradrachm (17.45 g), ca. 420-413 BC. MESSANA, the nymph Messana, holding kentron and reins, driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath and holding fillet; in exergue, two dolphins confronted. Reverse: MEΣ-Σ-ANI-O-N, hare springing right; below, dolphin right. Caltabiano 499 (D202'/R207); SNG ANS 361 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1844 (same dies). A superb example. Boldly struck, perfectly centered with traces o luster present. Certainly among the finest to exist. Faint traces of sulphate deposits on the bottom rim. Nearly Mint State. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
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$9,600 |
Lot 1023 |
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Sicily, Panormos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.90 g), after 409 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, hippocamp right and Punic 'ZIZ'. Reverse: Head of youthful nymph left, hair bound with brand, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; around, four dolphins. Jenkins 33 (O8/R28); SNG Lloyd 1584 = Weber 1475; de Luynes 1084; Rizzo pl. LXIV, 28 (all from the same dies). Beautiful fine style and lovely old cabinet tone. The head is a direct copy of Kimon's first decadrachm issue. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; ex Naville Ars Classica IV, 17-19 June, 1922, Lot 290 "Superbe" le Grand - Duc Alexandre Michailovitch, de Arthur J. Evans et Dautres Amateurs.
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$15,000 |
Lot 1024 |
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Sicily, Syracuse. Hiketas II. Æ (10.72 g), 287-278 BC. Struck ca. 282-278 BC. ΔIOΣ EΛΛAN[IOΣ], laureate head of Zeus Hellanios right; behind, palladium. Reverse: ΣYPAK-OΣIΩN, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, star. CNS 168 Ds112 Rs96; cf. SNG ANS 804. Beautiful green patina. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Auction 1. 22/23. November 2010 conducted by Gorny & Mosch, Giessener Munzhandlung at the office of BW-Bank in Stuttgart, Germany.
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$660 |
Lot 1025 |
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Sicily, Syracuse. Pyrrhos. Æ (9.50 g), 278-276 BC. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: ΣYPA-KOΣIΩN, Athena Promachos standing right, wielding javelin and holding forth shield. CNS 176; BAR issue 52; SNG ANS 852. Glossy reddish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400
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$204 |
Lot 1026 |
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Sicily, Tauromenion. Campanian Mercenaries. Æ (2.89 g), 354/3-344 BC. Campanian helmet with cheek guards and gryphon crest. Reverse: TA monogram in laurel wreath tied at the top. Castrizio series I, 2; CNS 2. Fine dark green patina. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; From M&M AG Auctiones A.G. 29 12-13 June 2003 Lot 92 Purchased from Individual who attended auction in Basel, Switzerland.
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$168 |
Lot 1027 |
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Macedon, Chalkidian League. Silver Tetradrachm (14.39 g), ca. 432-348 BC. Olynthos, ca. 361-358 BC. Olympichos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Χ-A-Λ-KIΔ-[E]ΩN, kithara within incuse square; in exergue, magistrate's name: [EΠI OΛYMΠIΧOY]. Robinson & Clement grp. T, 116 (A74/P99); SNG ANS 508; BMFA 581; Kraay-Hirmer 413 (same dies). Boldly struck in high relief, perfectly centered on a flan of excellent metal. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; NYINC Triton VI Lot 140, 13, January 2003.
Although the Chalkidian League was founded during the Peloponnesian War, its coinage in its entirety dates to the fourth century (see U. Westermark, "The Coinage of the Chalkidian League Reconsidered," Studies R. Thomsen, p. 100). The head of Apollo, the youthful sun-god, found on the obverse is of an outstanding radiant handsomeness, and strongly influenced the Apollo-head found on the staters of the slightly later gold coinage of Philip II of Macedonia.
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$6,000 |
Lot 1028 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip II, 359-336 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (15.39g). Amphipolis mint, early posthumous issue. Head of Zeus laureate right. Reverse: Naked youth on horse prancing right holding long palm branch and reins; aplustre below; Γ under foreleg. Rider pl. 46, 18; SNG ANS 740. Boldly struck throughout and well centered, struck from well excuted dies. Lusterous and untoned. NGC graded AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
Reportedly, this is a commemorative issue on Philip's triumph at the Olympic games of 356 BC.
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$1,620 |
Lot 1029 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm (14.14 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, lifetime issue, ca. 354/3-349/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, king on horseback left, wearing kausia and extending arm; below raised foreleg, Δ; below belly, radiate head of Helios facing. Le Rider 137a (D79/R109) = Kraay-Hirmer 562 = Burton Y. Berry, A Numismatic Biography (1971), p. 22, 51 = Robin Lane Fox, The Search for Alexander (1980), p. 51, illus. (this coin). Boldly struck in high relief with a wonderful old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Orme Lewis Sr. / Phoenix Art Museum Collection (Triton II, 2 December 1998), 310; NFA XVIII (1 April 1987), 104; Bank Leu 13 (29 April 1975), 118; Hess-Leu (24 March 1959), 160.
The tetradrachms of Philip II were struck in large quantities thanks to his control of the important mines of Mount Pangaion after 354 BC. The coins enjoyed a wide popularity even beyond the borders of the Macedonian kingdom and provided the model for the imitative coinages of the Danubian Celts. The obverse features the head of Olympian Zeus, the chief god of the Macedonians while the reverse depicts a Macedonian rider wearing a kausia - the national Macedonian hat similar to the petasos. His bearded face and what may be the trailing end of a diadem behind his head indicate that he is none other than the king himself.
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$9,900 |
Lot 1030 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Æ Unit (7.25 g), 359-336 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of male right, wearing tainia. Reverse: FI?I??OY, horseman riding right; NE monogram below. HGC 3, 882; SNG ANS –; SNG Alpha Bank 401. Attractive dark brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $100 - 120
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$78 |
Lot 1031 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (13.25 g), 336-323 BC. Aigai(?). Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: [AΛEΞ-]ANΔPOY, eagle with closed wings standing right, head left, on thunderbolt. Cf. Price 142-3, and pl. CXLIII; PCG IV.B.3, pl. 29, 3; Pegan pl. X, 2; Traité II pl. CCCXI, 18. An item of the very greatest rarity and interest. Only nine specimens known! Rough surfaces and original hoard patina. Fine. Estimate Value $750 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; CNG 45 (18 March 1998), 181.
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$1,170 |
Lot 1032 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.57 g), 336-323 BC. Tyre, lifetime issue, RY 25 of 'Ozmilk (325/4 BC). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is adorned with a griffin springing to right. Reverse: AΛEΞAN-ΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and stylis; in right field (date (off flan). Hendin 1089. Price 3261 (Ake-Ptolemaïs); Newel 21 (this coin). Very Rare. Well struck and well centered. Lustrous surfaces. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex UBS 49 (13 September 2000), 67; Hermitage Collection (Prince Yakountchikoff, Petrograd) (Schlessinger [13], 4 February 1935), 692.
Attributed to the Phoenician mint of Ake-Ptolemaïs by Newell who subsequently was followed by Price, recent scholarship indicates that this coin was struck at Tyre and is dated to the 25th regnal year of the reign of 'Ozmilk. 'Ozmilk was the king of Tyre during Alexander's siege of the city, and he survived the city's sacking by seeking refuge in the temple of Melqart. Alexander spared 'Ozmilk, and even retained his services afterwards.
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$11,700 |
Lot 1033 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.54 g), 336-323 BC. Kallatis, ca. 250-225 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is adorned with serpent coiled to right. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, K; below left wing, Φ. Cf. Price 907. A trace of luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Spink's Numismatic Circular 108 (August 2000), 2836.
The shape of the secondary control (Φ) below the wing of Nike is slightly different than how it is described by Price, nor does Hersh note this rendition of it in his Additions and Corrections to Price's corpus.
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$6,300 |
Lot 1034 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.09 g), 336-323 BC. Babylon, lifetime, ca. 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, thunderbolt above M; below throne, monogram. Price 3680; cf. Kraay-Hirmer pl. 173 (decadrachm of the same style). Amongst the finst known tetradrachms of Alexander the Great, and by the same hand that made Alexander's famous decadrachms. A life-time iss of superb artistic merit. Some trace of silver oxide remain on the reverse. A fabulous example. Mint State. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex CNR XXII, 3 (Fall/Winter 1997), 16; CNA XI (3 May 1990), 37.
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$6,600 |
Lot 1035 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.18 g), 336-323 BC. Kyzikos, ca. 280-275 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, race-torch and monogram; below throne, monogram in circle. Price 1340a. Wonderful expressive portrait. Boldly struck. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Tkalec (23 October 1998), 28.
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$1,620 |
Lot 1036 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (16.65g). Mint of Byblos, late liftime or early posthumous. Head of Heracles facing right wearing lion's scalp. Reverse: Zeus seated, foreleg bent on throne holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. Price 1375; Muller 1375. Boldly struck in high relief. Attractive light toning adds to its appeal. NGC dates this lifetime - early posthumous; Price as late lifetime. Regardless a lovely coin of excellent fine style. NGC graded AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimate Value $700 - 800
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$480 |
Lot 1037 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.88 g), 336-323 BC. Aspendos, CY 5 (ca. 208/7 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, AΣ above date (E). Price 2884. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $450 - 500
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$312 |
Lot 1038 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.24 g), 336-323 BC. Mylasa, ca. 300-280 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram in circle. Price 2486; Thompson 9. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350
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$180 |
Lot 1039 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios I Poliorketes. Silver Tetradrachm (17.13 g), 306-283 BC. Tarsos, ca. 298-295 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet and holding stylis. Reverse: BA-ΣIΛE-ΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident, chlamys draped over extended arm; in left field, monogram in circle; in right field, ΠAP monogram. Cf. Newell 36 (Z instead of ΠAP monogram); SNG Alpha Bank -. A handsome example of this historically important type. The Nike particularly well struck, unlike her countenance on most of the tetradrachms from the hoard of a couple of decades ago and which still regularly appear in trade. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Glendining's (14 June 1995), 16.
The combination of controls on the reverse of the handsome tetradrachm of Demetrios I Poliorketes is known only from an Alexandrine stater, Newell 33. Newell 36, the citation provided here, references a tetradrachm with a different magistrate's control in the right field of the reverse, having the letter Z in place of the ΠAP monogram.
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$4,560 |
Lot 1040 |
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Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios I Poliorketes. Silver Drachm (4.20 g), 306-283 BC. Uncertain mint, perhaps Chalkis in Euboia, ca. 290-289/8 BC. Diademed and horned head of Demetrios I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, foot propped on rock, holding trident and resting arm on leg; in outer left field, monogram. Newell 154, pl. XVI, 9 (same obv. die); cf. SNG Alpha Bank 953 (tetradrachm). Rare. Fine Hellenistic style Very attractive and lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 550
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 5 (Spring 1998), E62.
The diademed portrait of Demetrios Poliorketes, which is included among the earliest numismatic depictions of a living Hellenistic king, elevates him to the status of a god through the addition of horns. These not only respond to the horn of Ammon on Lysimachos' celebrated coin portrait of the deified Alexander the Great, but refer to Demetrios' association with Poseidon (in his aspect as Taureos), whose sacred animal was the bull. Indeed, the Athenians hailed him as a son of the sea-god when he entered their city in 291/0 BC. Should there be any doubt about his connection to Poseidon, a depiction of the god - probably representing a lost statue - appears on the reverse.At the time of writing in 1927, Newell knew of just three examples of this coin, all in public collections. Based on style, he placed the issue at Chalkis in Euboia. It is possible the die engraver moved about during these troubled times and the actual mint was another Euboian city. However, if we take into account the activity of the Chalkis mint around 290 BC and a little later it does not seem impossible that the mint produced these drachms and their accompanying tetradrachms as the second leg of a near-contemporary but separate operation and obviously for some special purpose. The first - and much more numerous - leg, composed only of tetradrachms, would in this case be Newell's nos. 146 to 152. It is possible that the position in time of these two legs should be reversed, but more work is needed before this can be said for sure.
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Lot 1041 |
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Thraco-Macedonian Region, Uncertain mint. Silver Drachm (4.02 g), ca. 500 BC. Forepart of goat right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Tzamalis -; Dewing 1008 (same obv. die); cf. Rosen 311 (same obv die, but electrum). Extremely Rare - the second known example. Struck in high relief. Old cabinet tone. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Triton XVII, January 7&8, 2014, Lot: 114.
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Lot 1042 |
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Thrace, Dikaia. Silver Hemidrachm (2.04 g), ca. 500-480 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Cock standing right, eating worm, in dotted square within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 553. Rare. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350
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Lot 1043 |
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Thrace, Apollonia Pontika. Silver Drachm (3.42 g), late 5th-4th centuries BC. Upright anchor; crawfish and A flanking stem. Reverse: Facing gorgoneion. Topalov 41; SNG BM 153-6. Perfectly centered on an oblong flan and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Pars Coins.
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Lot 1044 |
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Moesia, Istros. Silver Drachm (5.37 g), 4th century BC. Facing male heads, the left inverted. Reverse: IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin in talons; below, monogram. AMNG I 417; SNG BM 247-8. Lightly mottled toning with traces of luster. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 450
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Lot 1045 |
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Moesia, Istros. Silver Drachm (4.31 g), 4th century BC. Facing male heads, the left inverted. Reverse: IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin in talons; below, monogram. AMNG I 421; SNG BM 253. Untoned and lustrous. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $400 - 450
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Lot 1046 |
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Thrace, Mesambria. Æ (5.25 g), ca. 325-175 BC. Facing helmet. Reverse: M-E-Σ-A within spokes of wheel. SNG BM 272-4. Glossy hard dark green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Lanz 112 (25 November 2002), 87.
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Lot 1047 |
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Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.14 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Pergamon, ca. 287/6-282 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon; below neck truncation, I. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in outer left field, crescent; in inner left field, cult statue; in exergue, ΠA monogram. Thompson 222. Of the finest style and beautifully toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Property of a Lady (Spink 121, 7-9 October 1997), 331.
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Lot 1048 |
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Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Drachm (4.30 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Ephesos, ca. 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against her far shoulder; in inner left field, bow and quive. Thompson 171; Müller 296. Lovely fine style. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400
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Lot 1049 |
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Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.21 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedonia or Thrace, early posthumous issue, ca. 280 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right, with Ammon-horn. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left on throne with spiral ornament, holding Nike and resting arm on shield set behind her; leaning against her far side, a spear; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, ΣTH. Thompson -; Müller -; CH VI (1981), fig. 3, 10; NFA XVI (1985), 114 (same obv. die); Sotheby's, Zurich (28 October 1993), 361 (same obv. die). Traces of mint luster present. SupEF. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Stack's Auction (New York, 10 June 1997) lot 210.
The Myron hoard (IGCH 150) was probably deposited in the decade 280-270 BC. This issue possesses certain remarkable features, such as the highly distinctive style of the portrait of the Macedonian conquerer, and the unusual addition of an abbreviated name "ΣTH" in the exergue on the reverse. As this name inscribed beneath Athena is not in monogram form there would appear to be a distinct possibility that it represents a local ruler, perhaps a Thracian chieftain or king. Ptolemy Keraunos, eldest son of Ptolemy I of Egypt and half-brother of Ptolemy II, as well as the assassin of Seleukos I of Syria (the last of the Diadochoi), posed as the avenger of Lysimachos, ruling for about seventeen months in Macedonia and Thrace before perishing in a reckless attack on a band of invading Gauls.A close stylistic counterpart of the portrait on this Lysimachos issue may be recognized in the Herakles head on an Alexander-type tetradrachm which appears to come from the Amphipolis mint (cf. Price pl. XXXIII, 545). This is dated by Mathisen to 281/0 BC, i.e., the very time that Keraunos was exercising his precarious rule in the country.
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