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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG > Auction 295	Auction date: 25 September 2017
Lot number: 405 Price realized: 600 EUR   (Approx. 712 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: SASANIDEN. Ardashir I., 224-241. AR-Drachme, Münzstätte B (Hamadan); 3,63 g. Drapierte Büste r. mit Tiara// Feueraltar. SNS Paris/Berlin/Wien Tf. 1, 8 ff. Sehr schön Estimate: 150 EUR

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 400	Auction date: 28 June 2017
Lot number: 61 Price realized: 75 USD   (Approx. 66 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 350-325 BC. AR Obol (13mm, 0.83 g, 1h). Horse prancing right / KIEPIEI-ΩN, warrior advancing right, holding shield and sword. BCD Thessaly I 1074; BCD Thessaly II 104.3; HGC 4, 672. VF, toned, minor porosity. From the BCD Collection. Estimate: 75 USD

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Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 106	Auction date: 13 September 2017
Lot number: 771 Price realized: 13,000 USD   (Approx. 10,875 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.62 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 176-177. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P XXXI IMP VIII COS III P P, DE GERM in exergue, pile of arms and armor. RIC III 362; MIR 18, 368-15/37; Calicó 1845 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 737; Biaggi –. Good VF.  Ex Continental Collection; Numismatic Fine Arts XXIX (13 August 1992), lot 379; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (5 December 1991), lot 134; Numismatic Fine Arts FPL 35 (Summer 1988), no 130. It was a great misfortune that Rome's most philosophically-minded emperor spent much of his reign preoccupied with the practical affairs of waging war. The Parthian War (AD 161-166) demanded that many troops stationed in the northern provinces be moved east. The Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatiae all quickly capitalized on the decreased military presence and swarmed southward, even posing a threat to Italy. Marcus took personal command in AD 167 and managed to establish peace through a series of hard-fought victories, which this scarce issue commemorates. It was during these campaigns that Marcus began writing his famous philosophical work, Meditations.  Estimate: 15000 USD

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XIV	Auction date: 21 September 2017
Lot number: 541 Price realized: 360 GBP   (Approx. 488 USD / 409 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar in North Africa, 47-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR to right. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; RSC 12. 3.80g, 17mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine. Minor flan flaw and crack. Lightly toned and lustrous.  This issue was probably struck in Africa during Caesar's campaign against Metellus Pius Scipio and Labienus. The types are purely propagandistic in nature; the obverse depicts Venus, from whom Caesar claimed descent via Iulus, son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas, who was himself the son of Anchises and Venus. The reverse depicts Aeneas' flight from the doomed city of Troy, with his elderly father Anchises upon his shoulder. As seen in the first books of the Aeneid, Aeneas is one of the few Trojans who were not killed in battle or enslaved when Troy fell. The city having been sacked by the Greeks, Aeneas, after being commanded by the gods to flee, gathered a group, collectively known as the Aeneads, who then travelled to Italy and became progenitors of the Roman people. Estimate: 400 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: GIULIO CESARE SCONFIGGE TITO LABIENO NELLA BATTAGLIA DI RUSPINA (4 GENNAIO DEL 46 A.C.)

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Greek 
Kings of Cappadocia. . Ariarathes I 333-322 BC.
Bronze Æ
13mm., 1,67g.
Archer wearing phrygian cap, standing right, drawing bow / Goat standing right.
very fine
Alram 349; SNG Helsinki II, 512; SNG Cop. 129.

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SYRIA, Decapolis. Nysa-Scythopolis. Marcus Licinius Crassus. Proconsul, 54-53 BCE. Æ (22mm, 5.33 g, 12h). Dated CY 10 (54 BCE). Head of Gabinius or Crassus right / Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus; [ΓAB NY in two lines to left, L-I (date) to right, Λ in exergue]. Barkay 5; Rosenberger 3; SNG ANS –; RPC I 4827; HGC 10, 388; DCA 593. Fair, brown surfaces, large metal flaw on obverse. There is some debate as to the identity of the figure on the obverse. Earlier issues from Nysa feature a bare male head with an accompanying legend of either “ΓA” or “ΓAB”, thus firmly identifying the portrait as that of Aulus Gabinius, governor of Syria from 57-55 BC. Gabinius was responsible for the restoration of a number of cities in the region, including Nysa, and as a result the city took the name Gabinia Nysa (as the ethnic reads on the reverse). Crassus was appointed governor of Syria following Gabinius, serving for only two years before being killed in battle against the Parthians in 53.While RPC, HGC, and DCA identify the figure as Gabinius (Rosenberger's description simply reads: “bust r., bareheaded, undraped"), Rachel Barkay, in her specialized study of the mint, argues: “The portrait on these coins differs from that on coins of Gabinius, and it also lacks an identifying legend. Since the coin was issued during the governorship of Licinius Crassus, it seems likely it bears his portrait as well.”

ILLUSTRAZIONE: UN GUERRIERO PARTICO MOSTRA AL RE ORODE LA TESTA DI MARCO LICINIO CRASSO UCCISO NELLA BATTAGLIA DI CARRE (53 A.C.)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa AD 145/55-175. Æ (20mm, 4.31 g, 5h). Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right / View of the Akropolis seen from north and west; on right, steps of the Panathenaic way lead upward to the Propylaia; at summit, large statue of Athena Promachos standing right, Erechtheion to right; in center of rock, niche representing the Cave of Pan with his statue. Kroll 280; Walker, Chronological 111–13a; Svoronos, Monnaies , pl. 98, 21–9. Near VF, rough dark green patina, some smoothing. Very rare.
From the Trinacria Collection.
Because of the land’s mountainous terrain and the need of the local populace for defensive sites, most early settlements in ancient Greece were established on high rock outcroppings. Known in Greek as an akropolis (pl. akropoleis ), or citadel, these places were initially palace sites ( megara ) of the Bronze Age kings. During the Greek Dark Ages (circa 1100-800 BC), these akropoleis became refuges for the population of the towns which clustered around them. At the same time, they acted as each city’s cultural center with numerous temples and shrines populating the site.
The most famous Greek akropolis is that of Athens. Like other akropoleis , it has been occupied since the Bronze Age and figured prominently in Athens’ earliest mythology. Here, the contest between Poseidon and Athena for patronage of the city took place and her gift of an olive tree was located. Here too was the palace of Athens’ mythological first king, the chthonian Erectheus. Following the Greco-Persian Wars (490-479 BC), the Athenians attempted to reconstruct the Acropolis, since its temples had been destroyed by the Persians. Under the leadership of Perikles (460-430 BC), during the so-called Golden Age of Athens, an ambitious building program was begun to make the Acropolis the center of the new Athenian hegemony. Financed in large part by the Delian League’s treasury, which had been brought from Delos to Athens for safekeeping, most of the major buildings were constructed of Pentelic marble. In addition to a number of sacred precincts and smaller temples, several new constructions were included. The Erechtheion, a temple dedicated to Poseidon and Athena, contained the sacred olive tree and was located near the grave of Erechtheus. The Propylaia, or monumental gateway, sat at the summit of a long staircase which was the culmination of the Panathenaic Way and provided a grand entranceway to the Acropolis. The Temple of Athena Nike, built between 427 and 424 BC, was the earliest temple constructed in the Ionic Order on the Acropolis. And among the sculpture which decorated the Acropolis was a colossal bronze statue of Athena Promachos, one of the earliest works of the sculptor Pheidias.
The crowning achievement of the Acropolis was the Parthenon. Begun in 447 BC and dedicated to Athena, the Parthenon also acted as the state treasury, since it was here that the tribute of the Delian League was stored for safekeeping. A masterpiece of Greek engineering. it also was one of the most finely decorated of all the buildings of the Acropolis. Within the shrine was a large chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Athena in full armor. Around the entablature of the naos was a frieze, which has been generally interpreted as the performance of the Panathenaia (although this interpretation has been challenged). And the sculpture groups in the Parthenon’s pediments depicted the two events central to Athenian mythology: the eastern depicts the birth of Athena; the western, the contest between Athena and Poseidon. Considered the epitome not only of the Doric Order of architecture and the most important surviving building of the Classical period, the Parthenon (and with it the Acropolis) has become the visible symbol of all that was Classical Greece.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: L'ACROPOLI DI ATENE IN OCCASIONE DELLE FESTE PANATENAICHE

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North Africa, Carthage Æ23. Second Punic War. Circa 215-201 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; Punic letter below. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 302-315. 8.46g, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA DISTRUZIONE DI CARTAGINE (146 A.C.)

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THESSALY, Larissa. 3rd century BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (20.5mm, 8.05 g, 1h). Head of the nymph Larissa right; monogram to left; c/m: spiked helmet within incuse circle / ΛΑ-ΡΙ-ΣΑΙ[ΩΝ], warrior, holding spear, on horse rearing right; star to left. Rogers 309; BCD Thessaly II 394.1; HGC 4, 518. VF, dark green and brown patina.

 

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Kölner Münzkabinett > E-Auction 3	Auction date: 25 June 2017
Lot number: 193
MAKEDONIEN KOINON Pseudo-autonom, unter Severus Alexander, 222-235 n. Chr. AE-Diassarion Vs.: Kopf Alexanders des Großen mit Diadem n. r., Rs.: Alexander sprengt auf Bukephalos mit Lanze n. r. AMNG 127, 503. 12.34 g. tiefgrüne Patina, ss ex Slg. Dr. Theodor Grewer Starting Price: 60 EUR

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 40	Auction date: 28 October 2017
Lot number: 236 Price realized: 55 GBP   (Approx. 72 USD / 62 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.	s
Lot description:Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes II(?) Æ12. Circa 301-280 BC. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer standing right, drawing bow. Simonetta 1; Simonetta, Coins -; SNG Copenhagen -; Gitbud & Naumann 28, 198; CNG 90, 646. 1.73g, 12mm, 12h.  Very Fine. Well centred and in good style. Extremely Rare, only two examples on CoinArchives.  Extremely Rare Estimate: 60 GBP

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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) - Auction 46, Lot 258

CILICIA. Tarsos. Stater (Circa 410 BC). Obv: Warrior on horse trotting left; above, uncertain object (eagle flying left?). Rev: Archer kneeling right, drawing bow; Aramaic legend to right; all within linear border within incuse square. Cf. Casabonne Type D2/G1 (for obv./rev. type); SNG France -; SNG Levante -; SNG von Aulock -; cf. Traité II 521/509 (for obv./rev. type); CNG 100, lot 1550. Extremely rare Condition: Very fine. Weight: 10.37 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: 250 EUR

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Sebastianus. Usurper, AD 412-413. AR Siliqua (1.37 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint. [D N SE]BASTIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RES[TITV]-TOR REIP, Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe in extended right hand, spear in left. Unpublished. EF, toned, porous surfaces. Unique.
Sebastinaus was the brother of Jovinus, a usurper who had been proclaimed emperor by the Alans and Burgundians in AD 411. In AD 412 Jovinus elevated Sebastianus to co-emperor. This act proved the undoing of the revolt, as it forced Jovinus' ally, the Visigoth Athaulf, to switch allegiance to Honorius. In the following year, Athaulf, in concert with Honorius' Gallic prefect Dardanus, defeated Sebastianus, and sent his head to Honorius. Jovinus was likewise killed shortly thereafter.
The coins of Sebastianus have been the subject of great debate. Over the years a handful have come to light, but most of these have proven to be forgeries. At the time of her article on the Gallic usurpers, C.E. King determined that only two examples were certainly authentic (see C.E. King. “Fifth century silver coinage in the western Roman Empire: the usurpations in Spain and Gaul” in Mélanges Bastien). Since that time, one other has appeared (Waddell FPL 61 [Autumn, 1993], no. 118). All of these are from the mint of Arles, which struck siliquae for both Jovinus and Sebastianus. Prior to the appearance of the present coin, it appeared that their issues comprised two parallel series with the same reverse type but different reverse legend, RESTITVTOR REIP for Jovinus, VICTORIA AVGG for Sebastianus. While the extreme rarity of all these issues rendered any conclusion tentative, the appearance of the present coin of Sebastianus now disproves it.
In identifying the known fakes of Sebastianus, King and J.P.C. Kent (RIC X, p. 154) recognized that the forgeries were either Cigoi forgeries, tooled coins of Gratian, or unknown forgeries of significantly divergent style. The characteristics of the present coin clearly situate it among the genuine coins and not among the forgeries. The style of the obverse (including the legend), the weight, and the fabric of this coin are consistent with the two pieces that are known to be authentic. Further, the style of the reverse is a perfect match with the illustration that King used for Jovinus' Arles siliqua in RSC V (p. 193), particularly the rendering of the drapery on the torso, the legs, and below the legs of Roma. The reverse die for both of these coins must almost certainly have been engraved by the same celator. This is an authentic coin of one of the rarest emperors in all of Roman coinage.
Estimate: $20000

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JDL Collection Part II: Geek Coins 
ASIA. KINGDOM OF PERSIA. 
DARIUS I, 522–486. Daric, Sardis c. 510–485, Persic standard, AV 8.34 g. Obv. Darius I, bearded, in kneeling-running attitude right on ground line, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver at shoulder, shooting with his bow. Rev. Oblong incuse. Literature Traité II/1 - BMC Persia - E. Babelon, Les Perses achéménides, les satrapes et les dynastes tributaires de l’empire, Cypre et Phénicie , Paris, 1883, - I. A. Carradice, Coinage and Administration in the Athenian and Persian Empires , BAR International Series 343, Oxford, 1987, pl. XI, 11 G. Le Rider, La Naissance de la monnaie : pratique moné- taire de l’Orient ancien , Paris, 2001, pl. V, 12 E. S. G. Robinson, ”The Beginnings of Achaemenid Coi- nage”, NC 1958, p. 189, pl. XV, 10–13 M. C. Root, ”Evidence from Persepolis for the Dating of Persian and Archaic Greek Coinage”, NC 1988, p. 11, pl. 1, 5 M.-M. Bendenoun, Coins of the Ancient World, A portrait of the JDL Collection , Tradart, Genève, 2009, 35 (this coin) Condition Very rare. Struck on a broad flan and complete, extremely fine. Provenance Tradart Genève SA, Genève 1994, lot 112. Monnaies et Médailles SA 76, Basel 1991, lot 833. The gold daric of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, with its iconic archer design, is among the most familiar coins of antiquity. Coins of this type were struck from about 510 or 505 B.C. until about 300 B.C., with the last issues being produced in the region of Babylon by Alexander III and his successors after the fall of the Persian Empire. By about 650 B.C. Persian tribes had established a strong enough political identity in the Fars province of Iran that we may say the Persian Empire was founded. Cyrus ”the Great” (c.559/8-530) is the first of its kings mentioned in historical texts (rather than in later genealogical lists). He was a dynamic, aggressive ruler who conquered regions spanning Central Asia to Lydia and Phoenicia, transforming the Achaemenids into one of the great powers of the Western world. This daric is attributed to the reign of one of Cyrus’ most illustrious successors, Darius I (522/1-486), who expanded the empire by conquering vast territories from Greece to the Libyan desert, the Caucasus, the Persian Gulf and Pakistan. Despite his many suc- cesses, Darius is most often remembered for his monumental defeat by the Greeks in 490 at the Battle of Marathon. Though Cyrus had inaugurated Persian Imperial coinage when he struck issues modeled after those of the Lydian King Croesus, whom he had defeated in 546, Darius seems to have made the first distinctively Persian coinage. In about 520 he introduced silver sigloi that showed on their obverse a crowned archer seen from the waist-up. The archer probably represents a Persian king, though perhaps a royal hero. Darius modified his design in about 510 or 505 by showing the full figure of the archer, with a quiver on his back, kneeling as he prepares to discharge an arrow. He produced coins with this design in both silver and gold. Greek sources call the largest gold pieces darics (after Darius' name) or toxotai (”archers”). They are believed to have been worth 20 of the silver sigloi, which mainly were used in the westernmost parts of modern Turkey. Darics, however, circulated in many parts of the ancient world. In about 490 or 480, Persian coinage was further modified. The new issues, perhaps introduced by Darius’ son, Xerxes (486-465), show the archer in a nearly identical pose, though he appears to be simultaneously running and kneeling. Furthermore, instead of drawing his bowstring, he holds the bow in his extended left hand, and in his right hand he holds a spear or, on some later issues introduced in around 450, a dagger.

illustrazione: battaglia di Platea combattuta da una coalizione di città-stato greche contro i Persiani nel 479 a.C. Durante una fase preliminare della battaglia il comandante spartano Amonfareto si rifiuta di eseguire l'ordine impartito dal re Pausania di ritirarsi ritenendolo contrario agli usi di guerra della sua patria. Erodoto riferisce (IX 53, 2 - 57,3) che Amonfareto decise di far conoscere la sua decisione "votando" con una grossa pietra, imitando in tal modo la procedura di voto tipicamente ateniese.

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ROMAN REPUBLIC
No.: 350
Schätzwert/Estimate: CHF 2500.-
L. Aemilius Buca. Denarius 44, Rome. In memory of the death of C. Iulius Caesar. CAESAR IM - P - M Laureate head of Julius Caesar to r., crescent in back. Rev. L AEMILIVS - BVCA Venus standing to l. in attitude of mourning, holding Victory and long sceptre. 3,97 g. Cr. 480/4. Syd. 1060. Graffito on rev. Good very fine.

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  EPIRE - AMBRACIE(426-404 avant J.-C.) Statère N° v34_0151   
Date : c. 420-410 AC
Nom de l'atelier : Ambracie
Métal : argent
Diamètre : 20mm
Axe des coins : 6h.
Poids : 8,44g.
Degré de rareté : R2
Etat de conservation : TTB+ Prix de départ : 325 €  Estimation : 550 €   
Prix réalisé : 580 €  Nombres d'offres : 5   Offre maximum : 680 €   
Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais un peu court au droit. Très beau Pégase. Petite Athéna de style archaïsant. Sujet énigmatique au revers. Recouvert d’une magnifique patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets mordorés et bleutés acier. N° dans les ouvrages de référence : B. traité279 pl. 280/1 - Delepierre1184
Pedigree : Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES IV, n° 54.
Titulature avers : Anépigraphe.
Description avers : Pégase volant à gauche.
Description revers : Tête d'Athéna à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière A ; devant le casque ; héros nu et casqué, debout à gauche, tenant un bouclier ovale et une épée.

Commentaire à propos de cet exemplaire : Notre type est encore archaïsant et doit être frappé en début de période. Trace de cassure de coin devant le museau du cheval.
Commentaires : Ce type est mal décrit dans l'ouvrage d'E. Babelon et ne figure pas dans la collection du British Museum. Le héros est coiffé du pilos. Il pourrait ressembler à l'Ajax qui figure au revers des monnaies d'Oponte (S.2326). Il pourrait aussi s'agir du héros éponyme d'Ambracie, Ambrax, fils de Thesprotos, fondateur de la cité.
Historique : La cité était située sur un promontoire au fond du golfe d'Ambracie sur la rive gauche de l'Arachtus à 80 stades de la côte (14 kms). La cité fut colonisée par les Corinthiens vers 660 avant J.-C. Pendant la guerre du Péloponnèse, les Ambraciotes furent de fidèles alliés des Corinthiens et des Lacédémoniens. Elle lutta efficacement contre les Acarnaniens. A la suite de l'intervention d'Athènes dans la région sous la direction de Phormion, Ambracie conclut une paix perpétuelle avec Argos et Leucas. Ambracie envoya des renforts à Syracuse lors du débarquement athénien en Sicile en 415 avant J.-C. Sous Pyrrhus, elle était la capitale du royaume d'Epire.

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Greek 
Troas, Birytis Æ12. Circa 350-300 BC. Head of Kabeiros left, wearing pileus; two stars above / Upright club, B-I P-Y across fields, all within wreath. SNG München 168; SNG Copenhagen 247. 1.22g, 11mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Good style, well struck. Pleasant green patina.

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 36	Auction date: 27 May 2017
Lot number: 835
Lot description: Gratian Æ Centenionalis. Alexandria, AD 378-383. D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, right holding spear and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing facing on galley, head right, raising right hand; Victory at helm; wreath in left field, SMKA in exergue. RIC 14a. 5.62g, 24mm, 2h. Estimate: 50 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: un membro dei Domestici Equites, guardia imperiale al tempo della battaglia di Adrianopli (378 d.C.)

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SWITZERLAND. Scipio Departs for Africa / Meeting Between Scipio and Hannibal. AR Medal (32mm, 9.45 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Scipio Departs for Africa: Scipio stands on stern of ship, bidding farewll to comrades on shore at left; behind Scipio, two priestesses sacrifice an animal upon an altar; dated year 542 (212 BC) in exergue / Meeting Between Scipio and Hannibal: Scipio and Hannibal confront each other, acommpanied by two advisors; in background are the soldiers of the two armies; dated AR 550 (204 BC) in exergue. Eisler 32a; Catenacci pp. 66-7. EF, toned. From the RBW Collection, purchased from Leu, July 1992.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: INCONTRO TRA SCIPIONE E ANNIBALE

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THESSALY, Ainianes. Hypata . Mid 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.49 g, 11h). Laureate and bearded head of Zeus to r. / ΑΙΝΙΑΝ l. up, ΩΝ r. down, The hero Phemios, naked but for a belt holding a short sword in a scabbard, chlamys draped over his shoulders and his left arm, standing l., facing front with his head turned to r., hurling a javelin with his r. hand and holding his petasos with his l. as if it were a small shield. SNG Ashmolean 3826. Pozzi (Boutin) 2710. VF, slightly uneven old toning and surfaces a little “weathered”; much rarer than the obv. “head left” hemidrachms and perhaps the prototype of the series.

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CRETE, Kydonia. Circa 320-270 BC. Stater (Silver, 20mm, 11.60 g 7). Head of a maenad to left, wearing a vine wreath. Rev. ΚΥ[ΔΩΝ] The archer Kydon standing left, stringing his bow. Gorny & Mosch 232, 2015, 239 (same dies, but at an earlier state). Cf. Le Rider pl. X, 1-5. Svoronos p. 103, 24 and cf. pl. IX, 15. Struck from a worn and damaged obverse die. Uncleaned as found, otherwise, nearly very fine. 

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"Victory coin" of Alexander the Great, minted in Babylon c.322 BCE, following his campaigns in India. Obv: Alexander being crowned by Nike. Rev: Alexander attacking king Porus on his elephant. Silver. British Museum.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: RITRATTO DI ALESSANDRO IL GRANDE

 

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Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 50	Auction date: 10 December 2017
Lot number: 783
Constantine I (307/310-337). Æ Follis (18mm, 3.09g, 6h). Siscia, 319-20. Helmeted and draped bust l., holding spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm. R/ Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT/PR in two lines over altar decorated with an S; ASIS-star. RIC VII 95. Scarce, Good VF Starting Price: 50 GBP

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KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos (Circa 335-315). Tetradrachm. Damastion mint (?).
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev: ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ. 
Warrior on horse rearing right, spearing enemy warrior holding shield and spear.
SNG ANS 1024 ff.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 12.48 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: STRUMENTI CHIRURGICI GRECO-ROMANI

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > ANA Signature Sale 3056	Auction date: 3 August 2017
Lot number: 30084 Price realized: 3,700 USD   (Approx. 3,115 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (305-281 BC). AV stater (17mm, 6.79 gm, 12h). Choice VF, ex mount. Cyrenaica, ca. 300-298 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around base of neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, the deified Alexander the Great standing left, holding thunderbolt, in car of chariot drawn to left by four elephants, Δ-O monogram and TI in exergue. Svoronos 133 and Plate IV, 21. Jenkins, Phacous, group G-10. Edges trimmed and smoothed, and corresponding edge marks suggesting jewelry wear, otherwise a presentable and affordable specimen of this historic type. The gigantic figure driving the elephant cart on the reverse has been variously identified as Zeus (since he holds a thunderbolt) or the deified Alexander the Great. The face of the figure is seldom struck up well enough to show much detail, however this example is sharp enough to show the driver is a beardless young male, hence probably Alexander, now deified and of superhuman size (he towers over the elephants pulling the chariot!). Alexander's body was hijacked from a funeral cortege headed back to Macedon by Ptolemy I, who interred the conqueror's corpse in Memphis. Later Ptolemaic rulers moved his body to Alexandria and replaced his golden sarcophagus with a crystal one housed within an elaborate tomb.  HID02901242017 Estimate: 6000-8000 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Carro falcato, possedeva due lame sulle ruote, tecnologia sviluppata dai persiani e riutilizzata dai regni ellenistici