Le più belle rappresentazioni di guerrieri

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118	Auction date: 15 August 2024
Lot number: 33008 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Ancients ZEUGITANA. Carthage. Ca. 270-260 BC. AV trihemistater (23mm, 12.45 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Head of Tanit left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and pendant necklace / Horse standing right on single ground line, head left. Jenkins & Lewis 380.1 (this coin). The magnificent artistry of this large Carthaginian coin stands out, with wonderfully articulated details beautifully set against scintillating, satin surfaces. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 25 (25 June 2003), lot 130. Carthage, a Phoenician colony on the coast of North Africa, became a maritime powerhouse in the fifth century BC and challenged the Greek cities of Sicily and Southern Italy for control of the western Mediterranean. Starting in 265 BC, Carthage and Rome fought three titanic wars that produced more death and destruction than any other conflict before the 20th century. This large gold piece, much larger and heavier than contemporary Greek issues of Syracuse, was struck early in the First Punic War with Rome. These impressive coins enticed mercenary soldiers from many nations into Carthaginian service. A powerful head of the Phoenician goddess Tanit adorns the obverse, while a lithe horse, symbolizing the Carthaginian cavalry arm, occupies the reverse. Estimate: 50000-70000 USD

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Bellíssimo questo trimistatere.

[King John]

Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146	Auction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 2129 Price realized: 7,000 CHF   (Approx. 7,708 USD / 7,171 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: The Carthaginians in Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and North Africa. Shekel, Carthago (?) circa 300-260, AR 18 mm, 7.55 g. Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) l., wearing barley-wreath, pendant earring and necklace. Rev. Horse standing r., head turned back; in r. field, eight-rayed star and palm tree in the background. SNG Copenhagen 141. MAA 36. Jenkins-Lewis pl. 26, 15-17. Jenkins, Punic Sicily pl. 16. Wonderful old cabinet tone and good extremely fine Ex Naville VI, 1924, Bement, 605 and NAC 10, 1997, 194 sales. Estimate: 5000 CHF

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Di notevole bellezza 

[King John]

Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118 Auction date: 15 August 2024 Lot number: 34123 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction    Lot description: Ancients IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (10mm, 2.62 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Head of warrior left in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with spiral patterns on bowl; small seal swimming left below / Quadripartite incuse square with irregular interior surfaces. Bodenstedt 50. Stunning detail in the small seal as well as the visible facial features in the recesses of the helmet. Situated on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, Phocaea was an ancient Ionian city celebrated for its maritime prowess and commercial acumen. This mercantile dynamism was reflected in the city's distinct contribution to the history of coinage. Phocaea was among the earliest cities to produce electrum coinage, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver that was a precursor to the later, more standardized coinage in pure gold and silver. This Phocaean electrum coinage, minted around the sixth through fourth centuries BC, was characterized by a range of richly symbolic designs, including mystical creatures, prominent deities, and civic emblems, all indicative of their vibrant cultural life and marked by exceptional detail and high relief owing to the skill of Ionian die engravers. Phocaean coinage holds notable significance for its inclusion of the seal, a marine creature emblematic of the city's affiliation with the sea and its maritime economy.

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 566	Auction date: 17 July 2024
Lot number: 63 Price realized: 800 USD   (Approx. 735 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: KINGS of SKYTHIA. Skilouros. Circa 140-130 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.99 g, 12h). Olbia mint. Veiled head of Demeter right / Cart drawn by two horses right; palm frond above. Frolova, Skilura, Type IIГ, 13–7; Peykov G0320; Anokhin 581; HGC 3, 2046. Dark green-brown surfaces, light roughness. VF. From the Skillman Collection. Estimate: 200 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Particolare del mosaico delle terme di Cisiarii, la corporazione dei “carrettieri”, di Ostia.

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Belli entrambi 

[VALTERI]

Da un piccolissimo emiobolo, di alta epoca forse da Neandria nella Troade, un importante presidio per un guerriero, un elmo corinzio .

L' esemplare, con al rovescio bella anfora in quadrato incuso, passerà il prossimo 28 Luglio in NUMISMAD 16 al n. 32 .

[King John]

Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118	Auction date: 15 August 2024
Lot number: 34008 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Ancients SICILY. Camarina. Ca. 420-405 BC. AE tetras (18mm, 4.11 gm, 2h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Litra standard. Head of Gorgoneion facing, baring upper row of teeth with tongue protruding / KAMA, owl standing right, head facing, grasping lizard in left talon; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue, all within circular incuse. HGC 2, 546. This coin's Fine Style artistry brings the Gorgoneion and reverse scene to life, presented on a dark green flan with nuanced red accents. Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 8 (28 September 2014), lot 69.

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Bello

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Bellissimo.

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 565	Auction date: 3 July 2024
Lot number: 556 Price realized: 325 USD   (Approx. 303 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/7). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Roma standing facing, head left, holding Nike, spear and shield, shield decorated with a gorgoneion. Köln 1064 –; Dattari (Savio) 4860; K&G 74.56; RPC VIII Online 3090 (this coin cited); Emmett 3504.4 (R4). Dark brown patina. Good VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions X (21 March 1990), lot 398. Estimate: 100 USD

[King John]

Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118	Auction date: 15 August 2024
Lot number: 33010 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Ancients MACEDON. Chalcidian League. Ca. 432-348 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 14.46 gm, 1h). NGC AU★ 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, light marks. Olynthus, 383-382 BC, Olympichus, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Χ-Α-Λ-ΚΙΔ-ΕΩΝ / ΕΠΙ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΧΟΥ, cithara (lyre) with seven strings. SNG ANS 508. A spectacular example with toning and luster that gives this piece an ethereal quality. Must be enjoyed in hand. From The L. William Libbert Collection. Ex Nomos, Auction 1 (6 May 2009), lot 43. Estimate: 10000-15000 USD

 

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Ritratto di raffinato stile 

Modificato 30 Luglio da santone

[King John]

Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118	Auction date: 15 August 2024
Lot number: 34048 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Ancients MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Philip III Arrhidaeus (323-317 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.58 gm, 9h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, brushed. Lifetime issue of Abydus, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three tight corkscrew curls and loose over left shoulder, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; HM monogram above cornucopia in left field. Price P30. This piece features bright, eye-catching surfaces that put a spotlight the beautiful Fine Style rendering. Ex Étienne Regnard Collection. Born ca. 359 BC, Arrhidaeus was the illegitimate son of Philip II, king of Macedon, by a Thessalian dancer. According to Plutarch, a poisoning attempt by Philip's jealous wife, Olympias, left Arrhidaeus intellectually disabled and subject to epileptic fits. When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in June, 323 BC, a council of generals met and determined that Arrhidaeus would be crowned as Philip III, and would reign jointly with the infant Alexander IV. However, neither had any real power, this being held by a succession of Macedonian generals. The new king proved as compliant and simple-minded as the generals had hoped, but in 320 BC, Arrhidaeus married a niece of Philip II's, Eurydice, who had more than enough ambition for the both of them. In 317 BC, she threw her support behind Cassander's successful bid to replace Polyperchon as regent. Cassander, in turn, left her and Arrhidaeus in charge of Macedon while he went on campaign in Asia. Polyperchon joined forces with Alexander's mother, Olympias, and invaded Macedon. Eurydice and Arrhidaeus raised an army to oppose them, but their soldiers refused to fight. Arrhidaeus and Eurydice were captured; Olympias ordered Arrhidaeus to be executed and compelled Eurydice to commit suicide.

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Bellissimo ritratto.

[King John]

Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3118	Auction date: 15 August 2024
Lot number: 33034 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Ancients Anonymous. Ca. 280-250 BC. Aes signatum ingot (currency bar, 155 x 85 x 15mm, 1578.50 gm). Choice VF. Rome, ca. 260-250 BC, Light Janus-Mercury Series. Sword on raised rectangle / Scabbard with handle guard at top, loop for hanging, and point guard at bottom; all on a raised rectangle. Crawford 8/1. Thurlow-Vecchi AS 16. Vecchi, currency bar 18. HN Italy 260. Aes Grave, E L Haeberlin, 1910, Plate 32. Le Monete Dell' Italia Antica, G Garrucci, 1885. Pleasing light green and brown patina; exceptional style for the type. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Münzhandlung, Auction 60 (2-4 Dec 1968), lot 402. Extremely rare (R5) – only two full bar specimen (British Museum and a museum in Naples) are shown in literature. Both were in Garrucci's 1885 book. Haeberlin includes three partial bars (765, 573, and 353 gm). Sotheby's auctioned one of the partial bars when they sold the Virgil Brand Collection, Part Three (9 June 1983), lot 193. XRF analysis averages testing the center and edges: 87% copper, ~3% lead, ~3% zinc, ~3% tin. The lower concentrations of tin and lead, and higher zinc, leads to a later date in the series. Historical research assistance and XRF data analysis generously provided by noted Roman Republican bronze scholar Gene McPherson. Lot description from the Hirsch catalog: According to expertise from the Centre de Recherches de L'Histoire et de la Siderurgie in Jarville, the specimen has all the characteristics of an old piece because of the small traces of corrosion seen there. The expertise of the aforementioned institute from 31 July 1968 is supported by an assessment of the Staatlichen Münzsammlung München from 12 August 1968, which concurs with the verdict that the two pieces are originals (referring to Lot 401 in the same sale, which was another Aes Signatum bar but from the Heavy Series). Estimate: 50000-75000 USD

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[King John]

Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 5	Auction date: 12 May 2024
Lot number: 130 Price realized: 120 CHF   (Approx. 132 USD / 123 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CILICIA. Uncertain mint, probably Tarsos. Circa 400-350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10.93 mm, 0.85 g). Bearded head right in Persian style, wearing kalathos, circular earring and necklace. Rev. Bearded head facing (Nergal ?), wearing kalathos, set on lion's head facing (out of flan). Gokturk - . SNG France 485. SNG Copenhagen - . Mildenberg, Kleingeld 25. Winzer 3.1 (Artaxerxes III). SNG Levante - . Troxell & Kagan - . SNG von Aulock - . Sunrise 103. Reverse slightly off center. Some roughness, otherwise, Very Fine. Rare. Starting price: 30 CHF ILLUSTRAZIONE: Cypriot limestone head of a male statue of the Achaemenid period with Persian features: he wears a wreath with beads or acorns. The stylized treatment of the hair and beard is characteristically Persian, British Museum

[King John]

Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146	Auction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 2069 Price realized: 32,000 CHF   (Approx. 35,238 USD / 32,782 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Catana. Tetradrachm circa 465-450, AR 26 mm, 17.34 g. The river-God Amenanos as bearded man-headed bull r., r. leg bent at knee; above, naked Silenus leaping r.; below, sea-monster. Rev. KA – TAN – AIO – N Nike, wearing long chiton, striding l. and holding taenia in outstretched r. hand. Rizzo pl. IX, 13 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer 28 (these dies). Biucchi, ANS NS 18, 63 (this coin). Very rare. A spectacular and finely engraved reverse die in superb late Archaic style. Lovely light iridescent tone and excellent metal. Area of weakness on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine Ex NAC sale 18, 2000, 78. From an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s. Estimate: 15000 CHF

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 568	Auction date: 14 August 2024
Lot number: 111 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: LYCIA, Uncertain. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (18mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Winged and draped bust of Hermes right, kerykeion over shoulder / Warrior, holding spear and shield, standing facing; to left, O above B. Müseler X, 5 var. (letters on rev.); SNG Keckman 636. Glossy dark green patina, softly struck on obverse, some surface flaws on reverse. VF. Very rare. Estimate: 100 USD

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Il 5/8/2024 alle 15:11, King John dice:

Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146	Auction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 2069 Price realized: 32,000 CHF   (Approx. 35,238 USD / 32,782 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Catana. Tetradrachm circa 465-450, AR 26 mm, 17.34 g. The river-God Amenanos as bearded man-headed bull r., r. leg bent at knee; above, naked Silenus leaping r.; below, sea-monster. Rev. KA – TAN – AIO – N Nike, wearing long chiton, striding l. and holding taenia in outstretched r. hand. Rizzo pl. IX, 13 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer 28 (these dies). Biucchi, ANS NS 18, 63 (this coin). Very rare. A spectacular and finely engraved reverse die in superb late Archaic style. Lovely light iridescent tone and excellent metal. Area of weakness on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine Ex NAC sale 18, 2000, 78. From an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s. Estimate: 15000 CHF

 

Bellissima moneta.

[Oppiano]

Il 21/07/2021 alle 10:21, King John dice:

 

A proposito di guerrieri…

segnalo il Lotto 558 che sarà esitato alla prossima Auction 309 della Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o at Savino & Partners a.s. di Praga il prossimo 26 settembre:

Arkadia, Pheneos (c.ca 360-350/40 BC), Stater; AR (10,92 g; 23,96 mm)

Head of Demeter to right, wearing grain ear wreath, elaborate disc and crescent earring with pendants, and pearl necklace; Rv. Hermes, nude but for his petasos and a cloak over his shoulders, holding kerykeion in right hand, partially facing and advancing left, his head turned right to gaze at the infant Arkas, whom he holds on his left arm with his left hand, and who raises his right hand towards Hermes' face; ΦΕ-ΝΕ-ΩΣ around below. Schultz 6.13 (V3/R5 – this coin); Traeger, Arkadien 515; BCD Peloponnesos 1622; HGC 5, 976; SNG Berry 867; SNG Fitzwilliam 3897; SNG Lockett 2525; BMC 13; Gillet 1001 = Regling, Antike 664; Kraay & Hirmer 515; Locker Lampson 241 = Weber 4322 (all from the same dies). Extremely fine. Refined style.

 

Prezzo di partenza: 2.200 euro 

https://www.bertolamifineart.cz/uk/auction-0309/arkadia-pheneos-cca-360-35040-bc-stater-ar-1092-g-2396-mm-6210

[King John]

eu Numismatik AG > Auction 15	Auction date: 1 June 2024
Lot number: 125 Price realized: 5,500 CHF   (Approx. 6,085 USD / 5,614 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: KINGS OF SOPHENE. Arsames, circa 255-225 BC. Dichalkon (Bronze, 20 mm, 6.92 g, 9 h). Head of Arsames to right, wearing bashlyk with beaded edges, tied with a diadem. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APΣAMOY Arsames, wearing conical tiara, on horseback to right, hurling javelin at two attacking soldiers; below his horse, a third, fallen enemy. Kovacs 1. An exceptional example of this earliest Armenian issue, with a beautiful reverse and very likely the finest known. Minor adjustment marks, otherwise, about extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. While earlier authors, based on the different headgear depicted on the coins, posited two kings named Arsames, Kovacs assumes only one such ruler of that name. He divides the coinage of this Arsames, the founder of Arsamosata, Arsameia on the Euphrates, and Arsameia on the Nymphaios, into an early and a late group, with the early one supposed to depict the king wearing a pointed bashlyk and the late one with a conical tiara. However, the exceptionally detailed reverse of our coin unambiguously shows that the king also wears the conical tiara in the depicted battle scene. While this confirms Kovacs' assertion that the coins should be attributed to only one Arsames, it also challenges his division into two temporally distinct groups. Apparently, Arsames used the different headgear simultaneously, an observation also emphasized by Kovacs 3, a coin type showing Arsames with the pointed tiara, whose reverse, however, resembles more Kovacs 5 (with conical tiara) due to the vertical legends. Simultaneously, the reverse of Kovacs 4, with the horizontal legend and the king in armor on horseback to right, despite the conical tiara on the obverse, certainly belongs to Kovacs 1-2 iconographically. Hence, all evidence points towards the simultaneous adoption of two distinct headgears by the king, rendering Kovacs' proposal of a tumultuous early reign of Arsames, succeeded by a more stable later reign, obsolete. Estimate: 2000 CHF

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Lotto 70303    MEXICO. Chihuahua. 1/8 Real, 1855. PCGS VF-30.

Sold $120
Est: $100-$200
Lot Description
MEXICO. Chihuahua. 1/8 Real, 1855. PCGS VF-30.

KM-319. Well-produced for this crude issue and free from the tooling and repairs often found on the type. The native warrior holding his bow and arrow in a defiant stance, an iconic image of Chihuahuan coinage, presents excellent clarity and definition. The deep ebony patina lends the coin a rather dignified look.

Estimate: $100 - $200.

PCGS # 702891

November 2023 World Collectors Choice Auction - Mexico Part 1 - Lots - 70001-71011
Lot Is Closed Live Bidding began Oct 31, 2023 @ 9:00 AM PDT

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-15XZ45/mexico-chihuahua-18-real-1855-pcgs-vf-30

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IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (10mm, 2.62 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Head of warrior left in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with spiral patterns on bowl; small seal swimming left below / Quadripartite incuse square with irregular interior surfaces. Bodenstedt 50. Stunning detail in the small seal as well as the visible facial features in the recesses of the helmet.

Situated on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, Phocaea was an ancient Ionian city celebrated for its maritime prowess and commercial acumen. This mercantile dynamism was reflected in the city's distinct contribution to the history of coinage. Phocaea was among the earliest cities to produce electrum coinage, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver that was a precursor to the later, more standardized coinage in pure gold and silver. This Phocaean electrum coinage, minted around the sixth through fourth centuries BC, was characterized by a range of richly symbolic designs, including mystical creatures, prominent deities, and civic emblems, all indicative of their vibrant cultural life and marked by exceptional detail and high relief owing to the skill of Ionian die engravers. Phocaean coinage holds notable significance for its inclusion of the seal, a marine creature emblematic of the city's affiliation with the sea and its maritime economy.

2024 August 15 - 17 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3118

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PAEONIAN KINGDOM. Patraus (ca. 335-315 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 12.80 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Laureate head of Apollo right, beardless and with short hair / ΠΑT-PA-OY, warrior on horse rearing right, spearing enemy who defends with shield and spear. SNG ANS 1040 (same rev. die). A strong strike with hints of peachy toning.

LOT #34055

2024 August 15 - 17 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3118