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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG > eLive Auction 19

Lot number: 21 Price realized: 150 EUR   (Approx. 195 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.

Lot description: CALABRIA,  TARENT. AR-Didrachme, 280/272 v. Chr.; 5.26 g. Die Dioskuren reiten l.//Taras auf Delphin l. mit ihn bekränzender Nike, zwei Speeren und Schild. Ravel, Vlasto 773 ff.; Rutter, Historia Numorum 1011. Subaerat, kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. Estimate: 75 EUR

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 431

Auction date: 24 October 2018

Lot number: 198 IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 155-145 BC. AR Oktobol (21.5mm, 5.64 g, 12h). Euphemos, son of Pausianias, magistrate. Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse prancing right; Δ below / Bull butting left; EYΦHMΟΣ ΠAYΣANΙΟΥ in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 17 (O15/R5) = NFA XIII, lot 865 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Kayhan –. VF, lustrous, off center on obverse. Extremely rare, Kinns notes only the NFA example, none in CoinArchives.

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Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 141, lot 27, 10/10/2005

ETRURIEN, POPULONIA, Objekt-Nr.: 27
10 Asse (4,00 g.), 221 - 206 v.Chr. Vs.: Jugendlicher Kopf des Aplu mit Halskette und Lorbeerkranz n. l., dahinter X. Rs. glatt. I.Vecchi, The Coinage of the Rasna, a Study in Etruscan Numismatics, SNR 71, 1992, Nr.13 (stgl.).
Estimation: € 1.000,00

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Un dettaglio degli incredibili affreschi etruschi della tomba François di Vulci

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XVI	Auction date: 26 September 2018
Lot number: 87 Price realized: 40,000 GBP   (Approx. 52,652 USD / 44,676 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Etruria, Vulci AR Didrachm. 5th - 4th century BC. Winged Metus running to left, head facing, holding serpent in each hand / Cartwheel with long crossbar supported by two struts. EC I, 2.4 (O3/R2); HN Italy 207 (Volci?); Fiorelli collection, Naples 1866, p. 15 (= Sambon 12.2) 11.48g, 26mm, 1 or 7h.  Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; one of five examples known, of which this is the only example in private hands, and the second example recorded of this particular die combination which has never appeared in a public sale, otherwise known only from the Naples example.  From the collection of a Swiss Etruscologist; Ex Italo Vecchi Collection; Privately purchased from a European collector.  The only source of information we have for Metus (literally 'guardian or protectress'), the Etruscan name for the Greek Medusa, is derived from a famous mirror in Chiusi (see illustration below) which depicts her as an attractive winged woman in Hellenistic style, bare to the waist and seated in a posture of lament and apprehension. Other than in her bearing, the depction of Metus is iconographically no different to that of Nike, and indeed the significance of the scene and the mirror itself might be overlooked, but for the fact that Metus is specifically named by an inscription. That Metus is equated with the Greek Medusa is also certain, since she appears on the mirror alongside the other two figures who are also explicitly named: Menvra (Minerva) and Pherse (Perseus), who holds a curved blade and is apparently being instructed to cut off the head of Metus (cf. G. & L. Bonfante, The Etruscan Language, Manchester 2002 p. 159). The name Metus passed into Latin as a noun meaning fear, apprehension or dread - and we may certainly understand why. The depiction of a horrific divine being, rendered as a late archaic style running Gorgon is obviously apotropaic, as we should understand many of the Etruscan types to be. It is furthermore very rare in numismatic iconography. While the head of the gorgon Medusa is a frequently encountered numismatic type, utilised on the coinage of a great many Greek cities for similarly apotropaic reasons, the only other such similar portrayal as employed here in complete form with both wings and body seems to be from an uncertain mint in Caria in the 5th century BC (cf. Traité II 1606, pl. 145, 1 = de Luynes 275) which places the gorgon's head on a swastika of wings, thus implying a kneeling-running connotation without actually showing one. Estimate: 50000 GBP

ILLUSTRAZIONE: METUS CHE ASSISTE AL SACRIFICIO DEI PRIGIONIERI TROIANI, AFFRESCO DELLA TOMBA FRANCOIS (II SEC.A.C.), VULCI

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LHS Numismatik AG, Auction 96, lot 1477, 8/05/2006

Mantinea
The coinage of Mantinea of c. 370 -360
Estimate: CHF 300.00
Dichalkon (AE, 6.65 g, 17 mm, 4), c. 370-360s. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rev. Bearded warrior dancing right, as above. BMC –. MG 239. Pozzi (Boutin), 4341 (this coin). Nemea 1953. Traité III, 969-970, pl. CCXXVII, 6-7 (in the description in Traité the obverse heads are described as being both bearded and unbearded, and being of Lykaon and Arkas, but they are, in fact, both from the same die; the head is unbearded and is surely of Athena as noted long ago by Imhoof-Blumer in MG). Very rare. Dark green patina. Very fine.
From the collection of S. Pozzi.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: PATERA RAFFIGURANTE UN OPLITA CHE DANZA

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XVI	Auction date: 26 September 2018
Lot number: 334 Price realized: 4,000 GBP   (Approx. 5,265 USD / 4,468 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Cilicia, uncertain mint AR Stater. Persic standard. Circa 450-400 BC. Herakles(?) standing to right, preparing to strike fallen Amazon(?) who he holds by the helmet crest; I (Aramaic 'zayin'?) in left field / Bull standing to right, tail tied with ribbons(?); all within dotted border within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references including: BMC -; Traité -; Casabonne -; MIMAA -; SNG France -; SNG Levante -; but cf. Roma Numismatics XIII, 371 for similar themes. 10.76g, 21mm, 9h. Very Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished, and of great fascination.  From the collection of P.R., United Kingdom. The stance of the standing figure on the obverse is greatly reminiscent of the attitude in which Herakles is depicted while fighting the Hydra on certain very rare coins of Crete (see Roma IX, 9 and Svoronos 66, pl. XXIV, 23), and to a lesser extent, staters of Kition. The fallen figure in comparison is considerably more slight in build, with slender legs and waist, and what look to be well defined breasts. As such this type immediately recalls the myth of Herakles' ninth Labour and his battle with the Amazons after slaying their queen Hippolyta, with similar depictions preserved on surviving vases such as Tampa 82.11.1 and Met 61.11.16.  This cataloguer thus favours a Cilician origin for this coin on account of the coin's fabric, weight standard, the predominantly Cilician origin of the other coins with which it was reportedly originally found, and its obverse theme - since Amazons are represented at other Cilician mints including Soloi and on the three surviving coins of an uncertain mint (Roma XIII, 371; CNG 103, 344; CNG e386, 313). The latter issue depicts an Amazon on the obverse and the familiar Persian lion-bull combat motif on the reverse, together with the mysterious Aramaic legend 'DRGL' or 'RRYL', and may be related to the present issue.  Herakles' killing of the Amazon queen Hippolyta is one of the many tragic incidents that make Herakles such a flawed individual, driven by the whims of the gods, by misfortune and by his own violent nature to commit terrible crimes and acts of slaughter. Ordered by Eurystheos to bring him the Belt of Hippolyta as his ninth Labour, Herakles duly set out with his companions to retrieve this gift of Ares. When at last he reached the lands of the Amazons, Hippolyta herself came to meet the men, and impressed by Herakles and his exploits, agreed to give him the Belt. She would have done so had Hera not disguised herself and walked among the Amazons sowing seeds of distrust, claiming the strangers were plotting to carry off the Queen. Alarmed, the Amazons armed themselves and set off on horseback to confront the 'invaders'. Herakles, seeing this armed host approaching, guessed that Hippolyta had been plotting treachery all along and had never meant to gift him the Belt, so he killed her, and in the ensuing battle between the Greeks and Amazons he took the Belt and returned to Eurystheos.

illustrazione: Eracle combatte contro Ippolita, regina delle amazzoni, per sottrarle la cintura che la rendeva invincibile.

 

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Dix Noonan Webb Ltd > Auction 148	Auction date: 18 September 2018
Lot number: 1312 Price realized: 220 GBP   (Approx. 289 USD / 247 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Ancient Coins from Various Properties ANCIENT COINS, Greek Coinages, Kings of Pæonia, Patraos, Tetradrachm, diademed head of Apollo right, rev. helmeted warrior on horseback right, holding lance and riding down enemy on ground, 12.50g (SNG ANS 1045). Very fine £140-180 Provenance: Bt Spink February 1949

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Castor and Pollux fighting at the Battle of Lake Regillus. Woodcut from Engraving by John Reinhard Weguelin (1849 to 1927)

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Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 52	Auction date: 8 November 2018
Lot number: 46
Sicily, Gela, Litra, ca. 430-425 BC; AR (g 0,69; mm 13; h 12); Warrior riding horse l., holding shield and spear, Rv. ΓΕΛΑΣ, forepart of man-headed bull r. Jenkins, Gela, 401; SNG ANS 82; HGC 2, 374. Toned, minor flattening, anyway extremely fine. Estimate: 180 GBP

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 430	Auction date: 10 October 2018
Lot number: 176 Price realized: 800 USD
CILICIA, Tarsos. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Stater (18.1mm, 10.55 g, 1h). Horseman riding right; ankh below horse's belly / Archer (the god Nergal), holding spear and bow, standing right on lion sitting right; tree to left, NRGL TRZ in Aramaic in right field. Casabonne Type D4 (pl. 2, 12); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock –. VF, test cuts on both sides, compact flan. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. Estimate: 200 USD

ILUSTRAZIONE: Nergal, Antica divinità mesopotamica del Sole e del fuoco, rappresentante il calore solare e altre manifestazioni violente della natura, come inondazioni e pestilenze. Un’epopea, rinvenuta in lingua accadica, lo fa discendere agli inferi, vincere e sposare la dea Ereshkigal.

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LHS Numismatik AG, Auction 95, lot 510, 25/10/2005

The Sikeliotes
Estimate: CHF 1'000.00
Dilitron (Silver, 1.73 g 9), Morgantina, 215-212. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Armored cavalryman on horse galloping to right, holding lance; above, monogram of . Basel 416. Morgantina IV. SNG ANS 1169. Very rare. Nicely toned. Extremely fine.
Ex Münzen und Medaillen 88, 17 May 1999, 86 and Leu 65, 21 May 1996, 116.

 

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XVI Auction  date: 26 September 2018       Lot number: 328

Price realized: 2,400 GBP   (Approx. 3,159 USD / 2,681 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Circa 440-400 BC. Horseman (Syennesis?) riding to left, wearing kyrbasia, holding lotus flower in right hand and reins in left, bow in bowcase on saddle; Key symbol below horse / Archer in kneeling-running stance to right, quiver over shoulder, drawing bow; Key symbol and Aramaic 'TRZ' behind, all within dotted border within incuse square. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Levante -; SNG France -, cf. 213 for types = Casabonne Type D2, pl. 2, 10 = MIMAA pl. V, 6 = Traité II, 523. 10.98g, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished. 
From the collection of P.R., United Kingdom.
Estimate: 2000 GBP

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Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 80, lot 3065, 3/06/2014

L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. Silver Denarius (3.92 g), 49 BC. Military mint traveling in the East. Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center and ear of grain between each leg. Reverse [L]E(NT) (MAR) COS, Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. Crawford 445/1b; HCRI 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a. Rare. Well struck with delicate iridescent toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Identical to the previous lot, but lacking the harpa on the reverse. The harpa was a form of denticulated sickle and is usually associated with the god Saturn, who used it to mutilate his father, Uranus. Perseus also used a harpa to cut off the head of Medusa. On the coins of this issue where it does appear it signifies the aerarium, Rome's treasury, which was located in the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, but may also allude to the gruesome desire to cut off Caesar's head. If the common man drew such an association, it is perhaps for this reason - which would of course not fit with the honorable idealism of the Pompeians - that it was removed from the design. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ex Heritage 3011/Gemini VIII (14 April 2011), 225; Numismatica Genevensis 3 (29-30 November 2004), 100.

 

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Bertolami Fine Arts, Mail Bid Sale 2, lot 71, 10/12/2010

Anonymous, Semuncia, 217-215 BC, AE, gr. 6,6, mm 19, Turreted and draped female bust r., Horseman galloping r., holding whip; ROMA below. RRC 39/5; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 136; RCV 619; Catalli 2001, 34/5.
Of the highest rarity, only 7 BNParis, 3 BMCRRLondon, 11 Priv Coll known specimen. About extremely fine.

 

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XVI Auction  date: 26 September 2018       Lot number: 328

Price realized: 2,400 GBP   (Approx. 3,159 USD / 2,681 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Circa 440-400 BC. Horseman (Syennesis?) riding to left, wearing kyrbasia, holding lotus flower in right hand and reins in left, bow in bowcase on saddle; Key symbol below horse / Archer in kneeling-running stance to right, quiver over shoulder, drawing bow; Key symbol and Aramaic 'TRZ' behind, all within dotted border within incuse square. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Levante -; SNG France -, cf. 213 for types = Casabonne Type D2, pl. 2, 10 = MIMAA pl. V, 6 = Traité II, 523. 10.98g, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished. 
From the collection of P.R., United Kingdom.
Estimate: 2000 GBP

La perfezione del particolare unita alle massime simbologie, l'arciere con l'arco fa parte della storia della moneta nel tempo ...grandissima moneta in incuso

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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), Auction 61, lot 273, 7/01/2018

Greek Coins
PISIDIA. Isinda. Ae (2nd-1st centuries BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev: ΙΣΙΝ. Warrior, holding spear, on horse galloping right. SNG BN 1573; SNG Copenhagen 158. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 5.88 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: ANFORA GRECA DEL V SECOLO A.C. CHE RAFFIGURA IL COMMIATO DALLA FAMIGLIA DI UN GIOVANE CHE PARTE PER LA GUERRA (LOUVRE)

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 4, lot 227, 30/09/2012

Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander Æ18.
Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander Æ18. Uncertain mint, circa 305-298 BC. Helmet with cheekguards left / BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣANΔΡOΥ, spearhead right. SNG München 1035; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Copenhagen -. 4.14g, 18mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine, with a pleasant green patina. Rare.

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Münz Zentrum Rheinland, Auction 183, lot 6090, 17/01/2018

MEDAILLEURE des XIX. u. XX. Jh. ÖSTERREICH RUEPP, Richard *1885 Bratislawa +1958 Wien, österr. Bildhauer und Medailleur (ThB XXIX 171). Medaille 1919 STRUNZ, Irma. Kopf als Amazonenkönigin Pentesilea mit attischem Helm und Bogen n.l.  darunter Zitat DEN LIEB ICH, DER UNMÖGLICHES BEGEHRT (Faust II 2). Br-76mm. W.-T. 8611, Ostmark 58, 10, Münze Wien I 24, 249 (als NP). Kratzer u. Rf.,

IMMAGINE: Achille insegue Pentesilea (vaso greco del IV secolo a.C. conservato all'Hermitage di San Pietroburgo)

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Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (DE), Auction 13, lot 827, 9/10/2003

RöMISCHE MüNZEN
KAISERZEIT
KONTORNIATEN, 360-425.
No.: 827
Schätzpreis/Estimate: EUR 1.200,-
d=39 mm
Kontorniat. Trajan. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS III Drap., gep. Büste mit L. n. r., vom Rücken gesehen. Rv. Achilleus, nackt vom Rücken gesehen, mit Helm, Lanze und Schild n. r. stehend, mit der Rechten fängt er die von ihrem Pferd tot zu Boden sinkende Penthesilea auf; sie trägt eine phrygische Mütze an ihrem l. Arm hängt die Pelta. 22,94 g. Alföldi, K-M 380, 298,5 und Tf. 219, 8 (dieses Exemplar). Selten. Gestopftes Loch/Reste eines Henkels.
Gutes schön
Aus Auktion Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, Mannheim 23 (1982), 122a.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: ACHILLE LOTTA CONTRO PENTESILEA, VASO DEL PITTORE EXEKIAS DEL 525 A.C. CIRCA DA VULCI (BRITISH MUSEUM)

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Pentesilea, regina delle Amazzoni, combatté valorosamente nella guerra di Troia e, dopo molte battaglie vittoriose, cadde trafitta dalla lancia di Achille.Questi, dopo averla uccisa, se ne innamorò tanto da macchiarsi di necrofilia. Successivamente avrebbe voluto darle sepoltura regale, ma fu accusato da Tersite di condotta lussuriosa. Tra i due scoppiò una lite che suscitò l'indignazione dei Greci. Diomede, cugino di Tersite, gettò il corpo della donna nello Scamandro, ma Achille lo recuperò e onorò Pentesilea con solenni esequie.

L'episodio di Achille e Pentesilea non viene raccontato nell'Iliade, ma l’oltraggio fatto da Achille al suo cadavere è così caratteristicamente omerico da far pensare che i versi che lo riguardavano furono forse soppressi dai revisori omerici all’epoca di Pisistrato.Ditti Cretese (IV, 2-3)racconta che Pentesilea, arrivata a Troia con il suo esercito, venne trattenuta da Paride con ricchi doni.  Achille la trafisse con la lancia nel loro primo scontro. Poi, presala per i capelli, la gettò giù dalla sella, mentre i suoi compagni lo incitavano a darla in pasto ai cani perché Pentesilea aveva forzato la natura femminile.  Achille, pur desideroso di fornirle gli onori funebri, venne privato del suo corpo da Diomede, che lo gettò nello Scamandro. La figura di Pentesilea morente sorretta da Achille era scolpita sul trono di Zeus ad Olimpia. 
Il duello tra Achille e Pentesilea, dipinto sull’anfora conservata al British Museum di Londra, è realizzato in forme serrate, di una concisione assoluta. I due avversari estremamente ravvicinati sono disposti in una sorta di triangolo, l’amazzone in ginocchio, Achille tutto impegnato dietro la lancia, nel suo gesto di morte, in uno spasimo d’ inesorabile, tremenda concentrazione. 
 

 

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Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 95, lot 221, 30/09/2014

RÖMISCHE PROVINZIALPRÄGUNGEN 
THRACIA 
Augusta Traiana 
Geta (209-211) 
(D) Lokalbronze (5,87g). Av.: Büste mit Lorbeerkranz und Kürass n.r., auf dem Rücken Aegis. Rv.: Thanatos auf Fackel gestützt v.v. Varbanov 1266. Stellenweise etwas rau. Schöne grüne Patina.
s.sch.-vzgl./s.sch.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: THANATOS, personificazione maschile della morte presso gli antichi Greci. Ricordato già in Omero come fratello di Ipno (il Sonno), compare in Esiodo come dio crudele, figlio della Notte, abitante nel mondo sotterraneo dal quale viene a sorprendere i mortali. Nell’Alcesti  di Euripide Thanatos è il tetro sacerdote sacrificante dell’Ade che combatte con Eracle venuto a riprendere Alcesti; compare anche nella leggenda di Sisifo, dal quale è messo in catene. Nell’arte è raffigurato come genio alato.

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 426	Auction date: 8 August 2018
Lot number: 323 Price realized: 1,100 USD   (Approx. 952 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
AEOLIS, Aegae. Messalina. Augusta, AD 41-48. Æ (16mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Struck under Claudius, circa AD 43-48. Draped bust right / Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding eagle and scepter. RPC I 2430; SNG Copenhagen 23. VF, dark green to black patina, minor roughness. Estimate: 500 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA BELLA E SPREGIUDICATA MESSALINA, MOGLIE DI CLAUDIO

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 25 | Silver	Auction date: 16 September 2018
Lot number: 510 Price realized: 180 EUR   (Approx. 210 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lydia. Tralleis (as Caesarea). Claudius, with Messalina AD 41-54. Struck circa AD 43-49, Bronze Æ, 18mm., 4,50g. [TI KΛAY KAI CЄBAC], bust of Messalina and laureate head of Claudius facing one another / BPETANNIKOΣ KAI-ΣAPEΩN, Britannicus standing left, holding grain ears. nearly very fine, RPC I 2654; SNG Copenhagen 691. Starting Price: 75 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: CLAUDIO FA UCCIDERE LA MOGLIE MESSALINA, REA DI UNA LUNGA SERIE DI TRADIMENTI, L'ULTIMO DEI QUALI CON GAIO SILIO CON CUI MESSALINA MIMO' ADDIRITTURA IL MATRIMONIO NEL 48 D.C.

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 16, lot 347, 26/09/2018

Cyprus, Lapethos AR Stater. Circa 435 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Head of Athena facing, wearing open-faced helmet with transverse crest, and necklace; decorative elements in upper corners, all within dotted border within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. BMC 7-9, pl. VI, 6-8; cf. Tziambazis cf. 48; NAC 52, 791 (same dies). 11.08g, 24mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Of the greatest rarity - the second known example, and by far the finest.
From a private English collection, outside of Cyprus before December 1992.

 

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 16, lot 346, 26/09/18

Cyprus, Lapethos AR Stater. Sidqmelek, circa 435 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; Phoenician inscription 'King of Lapethos' before / Head of Athena facing, wearing necklace and helmet decorated with bulls horns, each with crest attached, and bull's ears; Phoenician inscription 'of Sidqmelek' around. Bank of Cyprus 1984-01-26 (same dies); BMC 7-9, pl. VI, 6-8 (same dies); Tziambazis 48 (same dies); Traité II, 1361-3 and pl. CXXXVI, 12-14 (same dies). 10.88g, 23mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine; obv. die worn as usual. Extremely Rare; only two other examples on CoinArchives.
From a private North American collection, outside of Cyprus before December 1992.
Lapethos, one of the ancient kingdoms of Cyprus, was, according to tradition, founded by Praxandros from Lakonia in the Peloponnese. However, the city figures little in recorded history; its earliest kings that we know of were Demonikos and Sidqmelek, who reigned in that order, though not necessarily in direct succession. A change from Greek rulers to Phoenician ones occurred at Salamis around this time, which consequently has seen Sidqmelek characterised as a Phoenician interloper, though Christopher Tuplin (Achaemenid Studies, 1996, pp. 46) observes that all of the coins of Lapethos are inscribed in Phoenician down to the time of Alexander, and fathers with Greek names gave their sons Phoenician names, and vice versa, at both at Marion and Salamis. That being said, Kagan (1994) notes that the "changes in type... first to that used by Sidqmelek and then to the coins of Andr- and Demonicus II is quite extraordinary from a numismatic perspective and indicative of some sort of change". Indeed, the depiction of what we assume to be Athena on the reverse of this and other coins of Sidqmelek is decidedly un-hellenic.
It is certainly possible, given the nature of the ongoing series of revolts and Athenian interventions in Cyprus in the first half of the 5th century which ended in the sudden withdrawal of the Athenians in 449 BC, that a change of government did occur, with an Achaemenid-backed dynasty taking power, before eventually being overthrown or usurped.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: STATUA DI ATENA PARTHENOS, OPERA DI FIDIA

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@rorey36 che ne pensi?

Classical Numismatic Group, Web Shop

731834.
Sold For $145
LYCIAN LEAGUE. Masikytes. 1st Century BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.77 gm). Laureate head of Apollo right, hair in cork screw curly, Λ-Υ to either side / Lyre, M-A across field, tripod in lower right field, all in incuse square. Troxell, The Coinage of the Lycian Leagure, NNM 162, Period 4, Series 6, 110; RPC 3310. EF. $145.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Statua di Apollo lampadoforo, I secolo a.C., bronzo, 128cm (altezza), 33cm (larghezza); Soprintendenza Pompei

 

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[Ospite]

Apollo era il dio protettore della Lycia, almeno dalla Lega in poi (170 ac.) Ci sono  centinaia di ritratti diversi sulle monete. Basta guardare su acseach "Lycian League" (o Lykischer Bund). 

Qualche leggera somiglianza c'è ma non di più.

Ciao

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