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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.19 g, 12h). Pella mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 328/7-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, figure standing left with arms outstretched (boxer?). Price 187 (Aigai); Noe, Sicyon 3, obv. die A5; Le Rider, Alexander, p. 53 (for mint attribution). VF, toned, minor die wear on reverse.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: IL PUGILE DI LISIPPO.

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GALBA. 68-69 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.07 g). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck April to late 68 AD. GALBA IMP, Galba riding left, hand raised / HISPANIA, Hispania laureate and draped bust right, two javelins behind, shield below, two grain ears before. RIC I 2; RSC 77. (Image courtesy Numismatik Lanz München)

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MONNAIES GRECQUES
ILE DE CRèTE
No: 1185 Schätzpreis/Estimate CHF 360
d=17 mm
GORTYNA. Drachme, vers 100-80 av. J.-C. Tête diadémée et barbue de Zeus à d. Rv. GORTUNI/WN Héros nu à g., buste et tête de face, tenant un bouclier de la droite, une lance de la gauche; dans le champ à g., A. 3,13 g. Svoronos, C. 176, 147. M. J. Price, A Hoard from Gortyn, RN 1966, 137, 47 (des mêmes coins). Belle patine de collection.
Superbe
Provenance: Coll. SB et vente Monnaies et Médailles SA, Bâle 66 (1984), 132.

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Troas, Birytis Æ12. Circa 350-300 BC. Head of Kabeiros left, wearing pileus; two stars above / Club within wreath. SNG München 168; SNG Copenhagen 247. 1.21g, 11mm, 5h. Beautiful dark-green patina, Good Very Fine.

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Sicily. Solus circa 400-300 BC.
Bronze Æ
15mm., 2,38g.
Three-quarter facing head of Athena, turned slightly to the right, in triple crested helmet / KEFRA in Punic script; nude warrior in a pileus kneeling right shooting an arrow.
very fine
Jenkins 20; Calciati 5; Sear 1181; HGC 2, 1254.

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KELTISCHE MÜNZEN EINE BEDEUTENDE SPEZIALSAMMLUNG
GALLIA
AEDUI (Zentralgallien)
Dubnocov/Dubnorex. AR-Quinar, 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.; 1,37 g. Kopf r.//Krieger steht l. mit Eberstandarte. Delestrée/Tache 3212.
Feine Patina, gutes sehr schön

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GRIECHEN 
KRETA 
GORTYN 
 Stater (11,93g). ca. 425 - 360 v. Chr. Vs.: Nackter Minotauros in Knielaufschema n. r. Rs.: Swastikaähnliches Labyrinth mit fünf Punkten in der Mitte. In den vier Zwickeln je eine quadratische Vertiefung. Das Untergepräge bildet wohl ein Stater von Ägina. Svoronos, Crete 1 Taf. 4. 23 = BMC 1 Taf.IV 7 = Le Rider, Crete S.99 Nr. 2Taf. 24. 25 (anderer, aber sehr ähnlicher Stempel)
RR! Feine Tönung, Überprägungsspuren, ss
Trotz des archaischen Erscheinungbildes werden die ersten Münzen von Knossos erst in hochklassische Zeit datiert. Offenbar verlief die stilistische Entwicklung auf der weitab der künstlerischen Zentren gelegenen Insel deutlich verlangsamt ab. Der Bedarf an Schrötlingen wurde nicht aus eigener Produktion gedeckt, vielmehr wurden importierte Münzen (zumeist Ägina-Statere )überprägt. Die mangelnden technischen Vorraussetzungen auf der Insel erklären das urtümliche Wesen vieler kretischer Münzen. Den offenbar ambitionierten Stempelschneidern von Knossos, die den berühmtesten Mythos der mittlerweile kaum noch bedeutenden Stadt auf die Münzen setzten, gelang trotzdem ein überzeugendes Kunstwerk voller archaischer Kraft.

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Mysia. Cyzicus. c. 550-475 BC. Hecte, 2.69g. (h). Obv: Forepart of winged lioness left; at right, tunny fish. Rx: Four-part incuse square. von Fritze 96. SNG von Aulock 1179. Extremely sharp and unusual type. EF.
Although few wild lions still lived in classical Greece, the Greeks were deeply fascinated by the lion as a symbol of royal power and fighting spirit. The Myceneans consumed lion flesh (as proven by lion bones in Mycenean fireplaces) and appear to have exterminated the lions in mainland Greece; only a few lions are said to have survived until the 4th century BC in the Mt. Olympus area. The lion-hunt images on Macedonian coins and grave paintings perhaps attest the continued survival of wild lions in the Balkans. In any case, the Greeks were very familiar with the characteristics of lions and deeply respected their courage. The ferocity of wounded lions was proverbial, and the aggressiveness of a lioness, particularly when defending her cubs, was also well known. Our winged lioness gives an idea of that ferocity .

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THESSALY, Pharsalos. 3rd quarter of the 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.82 g, 7h). Head of Athena l., wearing pearl necklace, pendant earring and crested Attic helmet with raised cheek flaps, adorned with scroll, olive twigs and Skylla; A behind neck / Φ-A-P-ΣA from top r., down and circular, horse’s head and neck r. in flat, slightly concave field. Lavva 161 (V75/R93) (these dies). VF, lightly toned; some die rust on the obv., but an attractive, well centred and struck coin.
Same rev. die as lot 658 above.

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PHRYGIA. Synnada. Gallienus (253-268). Ae.
Obv: AVT K Π ΛΙ EΓ ΓAΛΛIHNOC. 
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: CYNNAΔEWN IΩΝΩΝ. 
Two gladiators fighting; above, baitylos between two palm fronds.
SNG v. Aulock 3998.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 15.63 g.
Diameter: 31 mm.

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RÖMISCHE PROVINZIALPRÄGUNGEN
PISIDIEN
OLBASA
Objekt-Nr.: 1963
Geta, als Caesar, 198 - 209 n. Chr.
AE (4,20 g.), Vs.: P S GETAS C, drapierte Büste r. Rs.: C OLB A SENE, gerüstet n. l. stehender Krieger mit Schild und Lanze. H.v.Aulock, JNG 21, 1971, Nr.19. Dunkelgrüne Patina, ss­vz
Estimation: € 100,00

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ROMAN REPUBLIC. C. Malleolus, 96 BC. AR Denarius (3.91 gm). Helmeted head of Mars, axe above / Soldier standing holding spear, trophy to left, prow at right. Poblicia.6a. Cr.335/3b. Toned VF. Scarce. [Est. $300]

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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (27mm, 15.77 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL [AVG FEL] around, CER SAC/CAP OEC/ISI HEL above and below, prize urn containing two palms. Sawaya 851 (D111/R301; Valerian II); SNG Copenhagen 439. VF, green patina with earthen highlights, minor roughness. Many cities throughout the eastern portion of the Roman Empire periodically held smaller versions of the four Iselastic Games of Greece (so called because victors in the ceremonies were granted iselasticum, the right to reenter their native cities in triumph following the games) – the Pythian, Olympian, Isthmian, and Nemean. Like the Greek originals, these smaller versions included a number of athletic contests, as well as music and poetry competitions. Often such events were associated with important civic cults of each city. At Heliopolis (modern Baalbek), the site of a massive temple complex dedicated to Jupiter-Zeus-Baal-Hadad, Venus-Aphrodite-Astarte, and Bacchus-Dionysus, these games were known as the Certamina Sacra Capitolia Oecumenica Iselastica Heliopolitana (the “Sacred Capitoline Ecumenical Iselastic Games of Heliopolis”). Here, celebrations were held in honor of Jupiter-Zeus-Baal-Hadad, not only associating this god with his counterpart at Rome, but also the city with the Empire as a whole.

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 MASSALIA - MARSEILLE(Ve - Ier siècles avant J.-C.) Litra à la tête casquée à droite, revers en rosace N° v34_1173   
Date : c. 450-410 AC.
Métal : argent
Diamètre : 9,5mm
Poids : 0,89g.
Degré de rareté : R3
Etat de conservation : TTB+ Prix de départ : 280 €  Estimation : 450 €   

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Gaul. Southwestern Gaul.
Drachm, imitation of Rhoda, IIIrd c. BC (Ar - 5,01g). BN -, Cf. Savès 483 (obv.) / 481 (rev.). Light gray tone. Very rare. From the Sucellus collection. About extremely fine.

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Syria (Seleucid Kingdom). Seleukos I Nikator, 312-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.01g). Susa, 305-295 BC. Helmeted bust right of hero assimilating Dionysos, Alexander, and Seleukos, wearing helmet covered with panther-skin and adorned with bull's horns and ear, panther-skin tied around neck. Reverse : Nike standing right, crowning trophy of arms; to lower left, M; between Nike and trophy, AX. SC 174.14; ESM (Persepolis) 420. A few minor marks. Dark toning. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.

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SICILY. Syracuse. Agathocles (317-289 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.01 gm, 12h). Struck ca. 310/08-306/5 BC. ΚΟΡΑΣ, wreathed head of Kore ("maiden") right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace / [ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΣ], Nike standing right, half draped, erecting trophy of helmet, cuirass and shield on post; to left, triskeles; between Nike an trophy, AIK monogram. Ierardi 98 (O20/R59). Gulbenkian 334 (same rev. die). Kraay-Hirmer 137 (same reverse die). Sharply struck from dies of particularly charming style. Exceptional metal quality, with considerable original luster. NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Fine Style. From the Northern California Collection. This beautiful tetradrachm falls into the first series of coins struck in the name of Agathocles, who ruled Syracuse as a military strongman or "tyrant" and later styled himself "King of Sicily." In many ways he was a western counterpart to the Hellenistic rulers who carved up Alexander the Great's vast empire to the east. The son of a simple potter, he joined the army and rose through the ranks to become a strategos, or general. Ambitious, audacious and unscrupulous, he was banished for attempting to overthrow the democratic government of Syracuse, but returned in 317 BC leading an army of mercenaries, seized the city, and banished or murdered all of his opponents. War with Carthage followed; with Syracuse under siege, he staged a daring attack on the African hinterlands of Carthage that turned the tide of war in his favor. Though ultimately defeated in Africa, Agathocles returned to Sicily strengthened and was able to conclude a treaty with Carthage on favorable terms. The Kore tetradrachms were struck following an impressive victory over Carthaginian forces outside the gates of Sicily in 310 BC. The reverse, depicting Nike erecting a trophy, proved highly influential and was widely copied by other Greek kingdoms and the Romans for centuries to come. The coins are found in two main varieties based on the engraving style, termed "Sicilian" and "African," although both were probably struck in Syracuse. This piece is an exemplar of the finest Sicilian style, with a lovely head of Kore and a lush figure of Nike, clearly the work of a master engraver.

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A COLLECTION OF ETRUSCAN, EARLY ITALIAN AND ROMAN COINAGE, STRUCK COINAGE, C entral Etruria, Uncertain mint (3rd Century BC), Æ 25-Units, helmeted head of Minerva facing right, XXV on right, rev incuse cock standing left; within a laurel-wreath border, 10.25g, 3h (EC 6.10 (34) (O1/R3), this coin, illustrated on pl. 114; SNG Spencer-Churchill 2, this coin; Sambon 137; Vecchi, SNR 72, 1993, 30.1, this coin; Vicari, RIN XCIII, 1991, 102, this coin listed; HN Italy 81). Attractive dark green patina, very fine and very rare, with a wonderful old pedigree . ex Merzbacher, 15 November 1910, lot 15 ex Prof S Pozzi collection, Naville I, 1921, lot 47 ex Spencer-Churchill collection, Naville, 1933, lot 10 ex Lockett collection, Greek (Part I), Glendining’s, 25 October 1955, lot 29 (part) £500-700

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GREEK. Asia Minor. Amisos. SNG BM Black Sea 1147-9.  Circa 100-85 BC. Æ 20-21mm. Helmeted head of youthful Ares / Sword in sheath.

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MACEDON, Kings of. Alexander III.
Estimate $150
MACEDON, Kings of. Alexander III. 336-323 BC. Æ 16mm (3.86 gm). Macedonian shield with head of Herakles 3/4 facing right in center / Crested helmet; grain-ear. Price 2806-2807; SNG Alpha Bank 849. Nice VF, brown patina. ($150)From the David Freedman Collection.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: BATTAGLIA DI CHERONEA

 

 

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SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (14mm, 3.11 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing Phrygian helmet / Owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; ••• (mark of value) in exergue. Westermark & Jenkins Period 3, 202; CNS 39; HGC 2, 549. VF, dark green-brown patina. Rare issue with Phrygian helmet. From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

FIGURA: ELMO DI TIPO FRIGIO-CALCIDICO DEL IV SECOLO A.C. VENDUTO NEL 2009 DA CHRISTIE'S (STIMA 150.000-250.000 DOLLARI)

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@apollonia guarda questa moneta del Koinon Macedone. L'ho scoperta da poco: bella, vero? 

Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann)

Auction 37,

lot 413 ,

1. Nov. 2015

MACEDON. Koinon. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Severus Alexander (222-235). Ae.
Obv: AΛEΞANΔPOV. 
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev: Macedonia seated left, receiving helmet (?) from Nike, shield with depiction of riding Alexander.
AMNG - ; SNG Cop. -.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 9.98 g.
Diameter: 25 mm.

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[King John]

Nella moneta del post precedente può darsi che il personaggio a cui la Nike proge l'elmo non è la Macedonia ma Alessandro, come avviene su questo medaglione contemporaneo.

Gold medallion, 218-246 CE. Goddess Nike hands Alex. a helmet. Her shield portrays a Greek warrior defeating an Amazon.

[apollonia]

14 ore fa, King John dice:

@apollonia guarda questa moneta del Koinon Macedone. L'ho scoperta da poco: bella, vero? 

Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann)

Auction 37,

lot 413 ,

1. Nov. 2015

MACEDON. Koinon. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Severus Alexander (222-235). Ae.
Obv: AΛEΞANΔPOV. 
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev: Macedonia seated left, receiving helmet (?) from Nike, shield with depiction of riding Alexander.
AMNG - ; SNG Cop. -.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 9.98 g.
Diameter: 25 mm.

Sì, interessante. Il bronzo non risulta catalogato nè dal Gaebler nè nella SNG Cop.

 

[apollonia]

14 ore fa, King John dice:

Nella moneta del post precedente può darsi che il personaggio a cui la Nike proge l'elmo non è la Macedonia ma Alessandro, come avviene su questo medaglione contemporaneo.

Gold medallion, 218-246 CE. Goddess Nike hands Alex. a helmet. Her shield portrays a Greek warrior defeating an Amazon.

 

Dal confronto direi che si tratta proprio di un elmo, e con tutta probabilità, chi lo riceve è Alessandro.