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194th BUY OR BID SALE
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1. SOUTHERN GERMANY, VINDELIKERTRIBE; 1st Century BC, 1/24 Stater, 0.30g.
Kostial, Sammlung Lanz-14; Steffgen and Ziegaus, JNG-44 (1994), pl. 1, 2; Allen-153,
pl 12. Obv: Youthful janiform head. Rx: Horse right; above, V (so-called Winkelspitz).
Ex Gemini XII, 11 January 2015, lot 5. VF............................................................. 2000
2. ATREBATES & REGNI; 55-45. BC, Stater, 5.90g. Van Arsdell-216-1. Obv: Plain. Rx:
Stylized, mane-less horse with triple tail galloping right; above, deformed charioteer
(resembling a fish); below, wheel; pellet in lozenge to left. Ex Gemini XII, 11 January
2015, lot 3. Area of flat strike on horse’s head and neck. VF.................................... 1350
3. ATREBATES & REGNI; 55-45. BC, Stater, 5.87g. Van Arsdell-216-1. Obv: Plain. Rx:
Stylized, mane-less horse with triple tail galloping right; above, deformed charioteer
(resembling a fish); below, wheel; pellet in lozenge to left. Ex Gemini XII, 11 January
2015, lot 2. aEF........................................................................................................ 1875
4. UNCERTAIN IONIA; 650-600 BC, 1/96 Stater, 0.17g. SNG Kayhan-691 (1/192, one
pellet). Obv: Two pellets. Rx: rough incuse square. Ex Gemini XII, 11 January 2015, lot
149. EF..................................................................................................................... 1875
5. IONIA, EPHESUS; c. 625-600 BC, EL Trite, 4.74g. Weidauer-40 (same dies). Obv:
Spotted stag grazing r.; above, retrograde, ΦΑΝΕΟΣ (“Of Phanes”). Rx: Two rough
geometric incuse punches (Reverse “F”). Ex Jonathan Rosen Collection Unusually nice
for this issue. Stag has complete head with eye. Legend is sharp but the tops of some of
the letters are off flan. aEF....................................................................................... 57000
6. UNCERTAIN CITY IN IONIA; 550-530 BC, Hecte (1/6 Stater), 2.30g. Obv: Horsefly.
Rx: Incuse square with rough surface. Traité II 2, 1870, pl. 152, 16 (same obverse die,
but struck in silver, attributed to Ephesus), cf. Hauck &Aufhauser 19 (2006), lot 108, and
Tkalec (29 Feb. 2000), lot 118). The hemihecte Triton VIII (2005), lot 407 could be part
of the same issue. The second recorded example of a very surprising coin, first because
its obverse die seems to show not a bee, as one might initially think, but a horsefly, and
second because the same obverse die was also used to strike a silver coin, the reverse
there showing a rosette within an incuse square. Where exactly these coins were struck
cannot yet be established. Extremely rare. One a few examples on the market, with one
sold in Gemini X, 13 January 2013, lot 96 at 40,000 USD hammer. This example is
slightly more worn with isolated areas of porosity. aEF.......................................... 24500
7. IONIA, PHOCAEA; 600 BC, EL Hecte, 2.59g. Bodenstedt-29. Obv: Three seals
swimming around central ringed pellet. Rx: Irregular incuse. This is one of the earliest
issues of Phocaea, as indicated by its low catalogue number in Bodenstedt. EF...... 4200
8. IONIA, PHOCAEA; 600, EL Hecte, 2.56g. Bodenstedt-29. Obv: Griffin’s head l. with
open jaws, to r. seal swimming upwards. Rx: Irregular four-part incuse. Tip of griffin’s
beak off flan. EF......................................................................................................... 2800
Siren
9. MYSIA, CYZICUS; 550-500 BC, EL Hemihecte (1/12 Stater), 1.37g. von Fritze-25,
Boston-1400. Obv: Siren l.; winged tunny above and below. Rx: Quadripartite incuse
square. Bold Fine....................................................................................................... 700
10. MYSIA, CYZICUS; c. 550-500 BC, EL Hecte (1/6 Stater), 2.64g. Von Fritze -; Hurter
& Liewald, SNR 81 (2002)-p. 28, no. 17; SNG von Aulock-7241. Obv: Bearded head of
Heracles l., wearing a helmet in the form of the head of a sea monster; below, tunny fish
l. Rx: Four part incuse square. A delightful little gem. The imagery is fascinating with
the head of Heracles wearing a helmet in the form of a sea monster. A tunny fish is below
signifying the Greek city of Cyzicus. Nice relief with sharp details. EF................... 3600
Lovely Archaic Head
11. MYSIA, CYZICUS; c. 550-475 BC, EL Hecte (1/6 Stater), 2.68g. cf. von Fritze-66, pl.
II, 19 (stater); Rosen-447; Greenwell, Cyzicus-78, pl. III, 31. Obv: Archaic male head l.,
with pointed beard; hair hanging long behind and represented by dots; below, tunny fish
l. Rx: Four part incuse square. Some wear on high points but otherwise a lovely specimen
with high relief and wonderful detail. EF.................................................................. 3600
Athena on Electrum
12. MYSIA, CYZICUS; c. 500-470 BC, EL Hecte (1/6 Stater), 2.67g. von Fritze-67, pl.
II, 20 (stater); Boston-1447; SNG von Aulock-1187. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena l.
Below, tunny-fish l. Rx: Four part incuse square. An elegant type from the time of the
transition between late archaic and early classical style. Athena wears an Attic helmet as
on Athenian coins, but the Cyzicene coin does not copy Athens and was by a much more
talented engraver than those at the contemporary Attic mint. A fabulous piece! Perfectly
centered with sharp details and high relief. Lustrous surfaces. Mint State................ 3700
13. MYSIA, CYZICUS; 550-500 BC, EL Hemihecte (1/12 Stater), 1.37g. NFA XX,
10 March 1988, lot 709; for the type cf. von Fritze-97, pl. III, 16 (stater) and Rosen
Collection-473 (hecte). Obv: Chimera l. on tunny fish l., forelegs extended in semi-
crouch. Rx: Quadripartite incuse square. VF...........................................................1150
14. MYSIA, CYZICUS; c. 550-475 BC, EL Hecte (1/6 Stater), 2.72g. cf. von Fritze-112,
pl. III, 31 (stater). Obv: Nude youth kneeling l., holding tunny fish by tail. Rx: Four part
square incuse. A brilliantly defined figure. Traces of overstriking. Von Fritze shows this
type as a stater, but corresponding hectes, twelfths, and twenty-fourth staters are also
known today. Near Mint State.................................................................................... 2700
15. MYSIA,CYZICUS ;c.550-475BC,ELHecte(1/6Stater),2.65g.cf.vonFritze-129 15
(stater);Greenwell,Cyzicus-75,pl.III,27.Obv:Frontalgorgoneionwithprotudingtongue,
tunnyfish l.below;a testmark“x”on :Fourpart incusesquare.Tunnyfish isoffflan,
but gorgon is in incredibly nice relief and well-centered. A fantastic piece. EF+..... 3600
16. MACEDONIA,ALEXANDERIIITHEGREAT,336-323BC ;MagnesiaadMaeandrum,
c. 319-305 BC, Stater, 8.56g. Price-1963. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r. Rx: Nike
standing l., holding wreath, owl in l. field, monogram in r. field. Near Mint State. 2950
17. MACEDONIA, PHILIP III; 323-317 BC. Babylon, c. 311-305 BC. Stater, 8.57g. Price-
P178a. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r. Rx: Nike standing l., holding wreath, ΛY below
r. wing, M below l. wing. A pretty example that is ever so slightly off-center. aEF.. 4300
Ptolemy I Portrait
18. PTOLEMAIC, PTOLEMY I; 305-283 BC. Gold Pentadrachm, 17.66g. Svoronos-, cf.
197 (same monogram, but different denomination). Obv: Diademed bust r. of Ptolemy
I wearing aegis around neck. Rx: ΠTOΛEMAIOY - BAΣIΛEΩΣ Eagle standing l. with
folded wings on thunderbolt, MI monogram in l. field. Coins bearing the portrait of
Ptolemy I are much scarcer and more desirable than those of Arsinoe. Near Mint State
with light graffiti on reverse fields........................................................................... 18500
19. BRUTUS; Tomis, under Brutus, 44-42 BC, Stater, 8.38g. Sear-1708 var. Obv: Head of
deified Alexander the Great r., with horn of Ammon. Rx: Athena seated l. holding Victory
and resting l. arm on shield, l. and r. ΛYΣIMAXOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ, uncertain letters below
her r. arm, mintmark TO on throne, trident in exergue. Mint State......................... 1400
Tiberius Tribute Penny in Gold
20. TIBERIUS; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, Aureus, 7.62g. BM-46, C-15 (40 Fr.), Paris-26,
RIC-29 (R), Calicó-305. Obv: TI CAESA[R DIVI] - AVG F AVGVSTVS Head laureate
r. Rx: PONTIF - MAXIM Livia seated r. holding scepter and branch, throne legs