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Sale 8
Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 2967 |
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Judea. Sebaste. Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus (218-222 AD). AE 23 mm. Draped bust right. Reverse: Demeter standing right, holding two ears of corn and torch, filled basket at left (cista mystica?). SNG ANS 1080 (same dies); cf. Meshorer, City Coins of Eretz Israel, p. 45, no. 119 for type. Dark green patina, with earthen highlights. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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$431 |
Lot 2968 |
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Judea. Tiberius. Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE 23 mm. Laureate head of Hadrian right. Reverse: Tyche standing left, holding scepter and head, foot resting on ship's prow. Rosenberger III, 13; SNG ANS 1115. Pleasing green to black patina, with touches of red, and earthen highlights. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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$207 |
Lot 2969 |
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Persia. Achaemenid Kings, c. 500-485 BC. AR Siglos (5.4 g). Nice for one of these. Persian hero or king kneeling right, holding spear and bow. Reverse: Rough incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIa, 15. Old collection toning, on good metal. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$127 |
Lot 2970 |
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Persia. Achaemenid Kings, c. 475-420 BC. AR Siglos (5.3 g). Persian king or hero right, in kneeling-running pose, holding spear and bow. Reverse: Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, 27. Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
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$127 |
Lot 2971 |
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Egypt. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I, as Satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.7 g), of 310-305 BC. Sharp strike on good metal. Choice style. Head of deified Alexander right, in elephant's skin headdress. Reverse: Athena Alkidemos, brandishing spear and shield, advancing right; helmet in right field, eagle below; X-A monogram. Svoronos 162; SNG Cop. 29. Lovely old toning, slightly iridescent. Trivial counterstamp behind Alexander's eye. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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$863 |
Lot 2972 |
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Egypt. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I, as King, 305-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.3 g). A splendid example. By the "Delta" Master. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, tiny Δ behind ear. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, at left, P, monogram below. SNG Cop. 71; Svoronos 255. Very attractive gray toning, with hints of pink and russet. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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Lot 2973 |
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Egypt. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I, as King, 305-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.5 g), of c. 305-285 BC. Less common issue for the "Delta Master." Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, tiny Δ behind ear. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, PM above monogram. BMC p.15, 15. With lightly iridescent toning. Some surface roughness, mostly on reverse. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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$132 |
Lot 2974 |
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Siculo-Punic. Circa 350-320/315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Delightful artistic conception and workmanship. Among the most charming die pairings in the Siculo-Punic series. Wreathed head of Arethusa left. Reverse: Horse, in three-quarters profile, galloping to the right, palm tree behind. Cf. Jenkins SNR 56, 123; Boston MFA 488. Chipped die on reverse, at 7 o'clock. Lightly toned, iridescent in the recesses. Both dies of masterful quality. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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$2,645 |
Lot 2975 |
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Siculo-Punic, c. 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.0 g). Head of youthful Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Head of horse left, palm tree behind; below, in Punic, "People of the Camp." SNG Cop. 984. Attractive old toning. Some surface delamination, mostly to reverse. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$276 |
Lot 2976 |
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Ancient Greece. Four AE Coins, c. 400-100 BC. A variety of items and sizes. Including: a small AE of Metapontum, barley grain / Tripod; Agrigentum, Hemilitron, Eagle on hare / Crab; Athens, AE 21, Helmeted head of Athena right / Athena next to olive tree (Svor. pl. 87, 27-30); and a serrate AE 24 of Antiochus VI, elephant reverse. Also a worn Sestertius of Vespasian and a Denarius of Antoninus Pius, Laetitia reverse. Lot of 6 coins. Coins range from Good to near Extremely fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 200.
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$115 |
Lot 2977 |
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Ancient Greece. Four Greek AR Coins, 5th-3rd centuries BC. Athens, AR tetradrachm, after 449 BC.: Athena head right / Owl standing right, short test cut on each side. Also, Syracuse, Corinthian-style stater of Agathokles, 317-289 BC.: Head of Athena right, with helmet decorated with griffin / Pegasus flying left. A Nomos of Velia, c. 365-340 BC.: Head of Athena left, with helmet decorated with griffin / Lion walking right, in exergue, owl. And lastly, Neapolis, AR Nomos, c. 300-250 BC.: Head of nymph right, astragalos behind / Man-head bull right, Nike flying above. Lot of 4 coins. Athens attractively toned; Agathokles some tooling in cleaned areas; Velia, some porosity in fields; Neapolis, darkly toned. Good to Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$368 |
Lot 2978 |
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Ancient Greece. Three Small Denomination AR's. A good little group. Cnidos, c. 390-330 BC., AR Diobol: Head of Aphrodite right / Head of bull facing (SNG Cop. 302). Along with, Corcyra, c. 450-350 BC., AR Triobol: Vase / Star of eight rays (Cf. SNG Cop. 152). And last, Lycian League, Kragos, AR Drachm: Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre (SGC 5267). Lot of 3 coins. All with nice old collection toning. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$288 |
Lot 2979 |
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Ancient Greece. Three Silver Coins. First: Danube Region, c. 3rd century BC., AR Tetradrachm imitating Philip III of Macedon: Head of Herakles right / Zeus enthroned left (Göbl OT 579). Also, Corinth, c. 400-350 BC., AR Stater: Pegasus, with curled wing, walking left / Helmeted head of Athena left (Cf. SNG Cop. 33). And last, Rhodes, c. 387-304 BC, AR Didrachm: Facing head of Helios, turned slightly to right / Rose bud in profile, E at left (SGC 5037). Lot of 3 coins. All toned, two deeply so. Rhodes with smoothing and tooling. Very Good to Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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$150 |
Lot 2980 |
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Ancient Greece. Four Small Denomination AR Coins, 4th-3rd centuries BC. Including: Arcadian League, c. 370-280 BC, AR Triobol: Head of Zeus left / Pan seated left (SGC 2687); Argolis, c. 465-420 BC., AR Diobol: Forepart of wolf left / Large A in stepped incuse square (SNG Cop. 2); Caria, c. 390-330 BC., AR Diobol: Head of Aphrodite, hair in sphendone / Forepart of lion right. Last, a Tetrobol of Kos, c. 300-190 BC: Head of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Top view of crab, club below (Cf. SGC 4993). Lot of 4 coins. All coins toned, the Cos coin with some surface irregularities. Good.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$75 |
Lot 2981 |
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Ancient Greece. Lot of South Italian and Sicilian AE's, mostly 3rd century BC. AE 19 of the Arpi, Apulia: Bull right / Prancing horse right (SNG Cop. 607). AE 23 probably of the Lokroi Epizephyrioi: Helmeted head of Athena left / Pegasus left (Cf. SNG Cop.1888). AE 23 of Hicetas: Wreathed head of Persephone left / Fast biga right (SNG Cop. 801ff.) AE 27 of Hieron II: Head left / Horseman with spear right (SNG Cop. 834ff.). AE 17 of Taurumenium: Apollo head left / bull left (SNG Cop. 917). Also two AE 16's of Carthage: Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse right, palm tree behind. Lot of 7 coins. All dark brown to blackish patinas, one green-brown. Fine.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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$138 |
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