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Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2025 NYINC Auction	Auction date: 17 January 2025
Lot number: 31014 Price realized: 7,500 USD   (Approx. 7,283 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: SICILY. Leontini. AR Tetradrachm (17.41 gms), ca. 425-415 B.C. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. Fine Style. HGC-2, 671; SNG ANS-256-7. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo left; Reverse: Head of roaring lion left; leaf to right, three barley grains around. A stunning example of the type, this resounding Mint State example provides exceptional centering and tremendous brilliance glistening throughout. A sharp strike and great metal quality augment its aspect merely that much more. To view all items from the S. P. Rutherford Collection, click here. From the S. P. Rutherford Collection. Estimate: $3000 - $6000

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 584	Auction date: 2 April 2025
Lot number: 118 Price realized: To Be Posted
Lot description: THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 400-360 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.93 g, 3h). Horse standing right, preparing to lie down / Warrior advancing right, wearing conical helmet, holding shield and lance. BCD Thessaly II 96 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 673. Toned, slight granularity. VF. From a collection of Greek fractions. Estimate: 300 USD

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Bella 

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 584	Auction date: 2 April 2025
Lot number: 500 Price realized: 140 USD   (Approx. 130 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CILICIA, Isaura. Severan Era. AD 193-235. Æ (17.5mm, 2.60 g, 6h). Bust of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Warrior riding lion right, holding sword in raised right hand. RPC V.3 Online 74817; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 258. Brown-green patina, minor marks. Good VF. A superb specimen. Estimate: 200 USD

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Sempre affascinanti i volti di Ercole 

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Nomos AG > Auction 35	Auction date: 15 June 2025
Lot number: 87 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: LUCANIA. Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 7.83 g, 9 h), by the Kal... engraver, struck under the magistrate Kal.... Head of Athena to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet ornamented with Skylla throwing stone to right, a triple pendant earring, and a pearl necklace; in the field to right, Δ/Κ/Φ. Rev. I-HP[AKΛHIΩN] Herakles standing facing, his head and torso turned to the right, wrestling the Nemean lion attacking to left; behind, to left, club with its head below; in the upper left field, ΚΑΛ; between Herakles's legs, Athenian owl standing to right, its head facing. HN III 1377. MAST 2. 12 (this coin). McClean 824. SNG ANS 63. Van Keuren 50. An absolutely superb coin, beautifully centered, very well-struck from fresh dies, and very attractively toned. Extremely fine. From a European collection, ex Tradart 1, 12 December 1991, 10. This coin is an absolute masterpiece of high Classical art. Estimate: 12500 CHF

Modificato 8 Aprile, 2025 da King John

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moneta di finissimo stile !!

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Roma Numismatics Limited, The Anders Collection, lot 485, 8/09/2022

Greek
Sicily, Nakone Æ Tetras or Trionkion. Circa 420-400 BC. Silenos, holding thyrsos and kantharos, seated on donkey to left; three pellets (mark of value) around / Female head to right; NAKONAION before. Campana 3; CNS 1; HGC 2, 956. 3.00g, 16mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine; smoothed and tooled.
From the Anders Collection, collector's tickets included.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Sileno sul dorso di un asino, bassorilievo del I secolo a.C., Museum of the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Bellissimi

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Nomos AG > Auction 35	Auction date: 15 June 2025
Lot number: 625 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: T. Carisius, 46 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.98 g, 1 h), Rome. Head of the sibyl Herophile to right, wearing a jewelled sphendone tied with bands. Rev. T • CARISIVS / III • VIR Sphinx with spread wings seated to right. Babelon (Carisia) 10. Crawford 464/1. CRI 49. RBW 1613. Sydenham 983b. Of fine style and nicely toned. Some areas of striking flatness, otherwise, extremely fine. From the collection of Robert Hoge, acquired in 1981 from the collection of Marguerite Stiles Whiting and Nestor L. Stiles, originally bought in 1941 for $1.50, supposedly from a Webb Collection (but not in Hess Luzern 211 (1932). Estimate: 500 CHF

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Nomos 35,  15 June 2025, lot 196

SICILY. Tauromenion. Campanian mercenaries, 354/3-344 BC. Onkia (Bronze, 13.5 mm, 2.12 g, 6 h). Campanian helmet to right. Rev. Monogram of TAV within laurel wreath. Castrizio Series I, 2. Campana (Kampanoi) 3. CNS 2. HGC 2, 1608. Attractive dark brown patina. Two minor edge splits, otherwise, good very fine.

From a European collection, acquired privately in 1990.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Elmo frigio da Italia meridionale, 350-300 a.C. circa, collezione privata

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Elmo stupendo 

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Nomos 35, 15 June 2024, lot 148

SICILY. Piakos. Circa 425-420 BC. Hemilitron (Bronze, 20 mm, 6.16 g, 3 h). Π•I•A•K•I•N• Laureate head of a young river-god (Symaithos?) to left, with a small horn over his ear. Rev. Hound attacking fawn to right; in the field to left, acorn; in left field, oak leaf. AMB 396. BMC 1. Calciati 1. Jenkins, Coinages, p. 92. HGC 2, 1100. Virzi, Private Plates, 1344. Very rare, sharply struck from fresh dies and with a splendid dark green patina, one of the finest examples known. Two minor edge breaks, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of Gary Davies, and the collection of D. Freedman, Triton V, 15 January 2002, 219, and that of T. Virzi (1881-1974).

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Nomos 35, 15 June 2024, lot 359

MYSIA. Kisthene. Orontes, satrap of Mysia, 357-352 BC. Tetrobol (Silver, 15 mm, 2.76 g, 9 h). Nude hoplite kneeling to left, wearing pilos and holding spear with his right hand and shield with his left. Rev. OPO-NT-[A] Forepart of a winged boar flying to right. Mast 3.12 (this coin). SNG Paris 1164A (Lampsakos). Troxell, Orontes 4. Rare and nicely toned. Somewhat porous, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, ex Tradart 3, 18 November 1993, 110.

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Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 154	Auction date: 19 May 2025
Lot number: 1369 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: The Roman Empire Galba, 68–69 Sestertius circa December 68, Æ 36 mm, 26.64 g. SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate head r. Rev. Galba, in military dress, standing r. on podium, accompanied by praetorian prefect behind him, addressing two helmeted soldiers, each with shields and one with spear, a horse facing between them. Before podium, two tunicate cursores, and in background, vexillum, signum and aquila, in exergue, ADLOCVTIO / [S C]. C 2. BMC 249. RIC 462. CBN –. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, among the finest specimens known. A magnificent portrait of excellent style struck in high relief and a finely detailed reverse composition. About extremely fine Galba's brief reign has long been recognised as one of the high points of Roman numismatic art, and this sestertius shows how imaginative and capable the Rome mint engravers could be when they were given the latitude to create a masterpiece. The reverse shows various figures and objects at contrasting angles and on different planes, thus providing the illusion of far greater depth than can literally exist on a piece of this scale. The result is spectacular – as if one is observing an actual congregation. All dimensions are fully realised and the scene creates the illusion of movement or agitation among those gathered to hear Galba speak. In a sense, this sestertius was a precursor to the multi-layered scenes that often occur on Rome mint medallions of the 2nd Century A.D. and beyond. This coin was produced in the seventh and final workshop identified by Kraay in his 1956 study of Galba's aes, the products of which he described as "...the most dramatic ever to be produced by the mint of Rome." Kraay's opinion was based not only upon the new array of elaborate reverse types from this workshop, but also on the imaginative artistry of its engravers. He considered this reverse to be an innovation on imperial coinage because it represented a departure from the "stiff and formal groupings" of the adlocutio sestertii of Caligula and Nero. He further notes: "Although only four men and a horse are shown below the rostrum, the impression of a larger crowd is effectively conveyed by the same device as was used on the panels of the Arch of Titus – the multiplication of fasces and standards, not all of which are connected to the figures shown." Estimate: 15000 CHF

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Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 154	Auction date: 19 May 2025
Lot number: 1133 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: *Greek Coins Macedonia, Mende Tetradrachm circa 460-423, AR 26 mm, 17.85 g. Dionysos reclining on a donkey walking r.; holding cantharus. Rev. MEN – ΔA – I – ON Vine with grape bunches. All within incuse square. Noe 90. AMNG II/2, 20. HGC 3.1, 547. Rare. A lovely specimen of this desirable issue struck on excellent metal and with a lovely old cabinet tone. Extremely fine Ex Schulman 200, 1937, 166; Leu 7, 1973, 126; Sotheby's 19-20 June 1991, Hunt part IV, 198; Stack's 9 December 1991, Price, 36 and Triton XXI, 2018, 390 sales. From the Paul Matthey and America collections. From the Kalliandra 1913 (IGCH 358). Estimate: 20000 CHF ILLUSTRAZIONE: Dioniso su asino e Satiri itifallici, 525-500 a.C. Da Taranto, via Mazzini/Via Duca degli Abruzzi. Museo Archeologico di Taranto, inv. 20238.

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Moneta e vaso, notevoli @King John  : come sempre, grazie per le Tue ricerche ed una buona serata

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Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 154	Auction date: 19 May 2025
Lot number: 1246 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Greek Coins Islands off Troas, Tenedos Didrachm circa 490-480, AR 19 mm, 8.94 g. Janiform head: on the l., a bearded male face l.; on the r., a female face r.; both wearing necklace, stephane, and both share a disc earring with a rosette pattern and a double-curved pendant. Rev. TEN – E (retrograde) Bearded male head l., wearing a Corinthian helmet and a pearl necklace; all within incuse square. BMC 8 = Traité I, 630, pl. XIV, 9 var. (left Janiform head without beard). An apparently unique variety of an exceedingly rare type. A janiform portrait of enchanting beauty, work of a very talented engraver, in the finest style of the period. A lovely light old cabinet tone. Extremely rare / about extremely fine Ex Nomos I, 2009, 95 and Triton XV, 2012, 1002 sales. The jugate male and female head on the obverse of the coins of Tenedos has always been rather enigmatic but has often been considered to be a combined representation of Zeus and Hera. After all, the male head is always bearded, and on later issues, is usually shown wearing a laurel wreath. If the male head is Zeus, then by default the female head, distinguished only by a stephane and earring-both somewhat generic female attributes-is assumed to be Hera as the wife of Zeus. While most issues of Tenedos feature a double-bladed axe on the reverse, this early didrachm features a helmeted and bearded male head in connection with the abbreviated city ethnic. It seems very likely that this helmeted head was intended to represent Tenes, the eponymous hero of Tenedos. According to the foundation myth of Tenedos, Tenes was a son of King Cygnus of Colonae and his first wife, Proclia, a daughter or granddaughter of the Trojan king Laomedon. After Proclia died, Cygnus took a new wife named Philonome, who, in stereotypical evil stepmotherly fashion, conceived a hatred of her stepchildren. She falsely accused Tenes of rape and convinced Cygnus to condemn him and his supportive sister, Hemithea, to death. Brother and sister were imprisoned in a chest and cast into the Aegean Sea with the expectation that they would be carried away from Colonae and drowned. However, instead of drifting to their doom, Tenes and Hemithea were brought to safety on the shore of an island known as Leucophrye. It was renamed Tenedos after the local inhabitants accepted Tenes as their king. Cygnus later uncovered his wife's terrible crime and ordered Philomene to be buried alive in punishment before setting sail to reconcile with his children. Unfortunately, Tenes was not in a forgiving mood. When Cygnus' ship landed at Tenedos, Tenes is said to have quickly snatched up an axe and cut the moorings to set his father adrift. It was believed that Tenes met his end while defending Hemithea against the unwanted advances of the Achaean hero Achilles. Although Thetis had warned Achilles to spare the life of Tenes lest he suffer punishment from Apollo, the great hero disregarded his mother and plunged his sword into Tenes' heart, killing him instantly. At that moment, Achilles sealed his doom to die in the Trojan War. Estimate: 150000 CHF

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Un buon Ferragosto a Te @King John ed un sempre sincero grazie per questa Tua opera

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17 ore fa, VALTERI dice:

Un buon Ferragosto a Te @King John ed un sempre sincero grazie per questa Tua opera

 

@VALTERI Ricambio di vero cuore e grazie mille per il gentile pensiero.

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Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger > Auction 401	Auction date: 25 September 2025
Lot number: 2142 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, GRIECHISCHES MUTTERLAND, THESSALIEN, PELINNA. Trihemiobol. Ca. 425-400. Thessalischer Reiter mit Petasos und 2 Speeren nach l. Rs: Krieger mit 2 Speeren und Schild in Angriffsstellung l. SNG COP. 185. BCD Coll. II 514. Schöne Tönung. L. korrodiert. R vz Ex GM 236, 2016, Los Nr. 177B. Estimate: 1250 EUR

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Numismatica Ars Classica > Summer Sale 2025	Auction date: 30 July 2025
Lot number: 298 Price realized: 275 CHF   (Approx. 341 USD / 296 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Kierion Obol circa IV-III century BC, AR 12 mm, 0.83 g. Horse standing r., about to roll. Rev. Warrior advancing r. Moustaka 139. BCD Thessaly I, 1434.2 (this coin). Very rare. Light iridescent tone and extremely fine / good very fine Ex Nomos sale 4, 2011, BCD, 1434 (part of). Estimate: 300 CHF