Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins
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Lotto 521
Head of Zeus R., wearing oak wreath; behind head, monogram; Rv. ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN / K-OT/T-Y Athena Itonia striding r., hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left. Thessaly II 812; HGC 4, 208. Good very fine.
Ex Solidus Auction 100 (17 May 2022), lot 106.
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Lotto 522 Cow suckling calf; Rv. Δ-Υ-Ρ, floral pattern within linear square; in exergue, club. SNG Copenhagen 421; BMC 6. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 523 Andriskos and Nikandros, magistrates. ΝΙΚΑΝΔΡΟΣ, magistrate's name above cow standing l., looking back at suckling calf, monogram below; Rv. AΠOΛ ΑΝ-ΔΡΙΣ-ΚΟΥ, legend in four segments around double-lined quadrilateral containing stellate pattern. Cf. A. Maier, Die Silberprägung von Apollonia und Dyrrhachion 13. Slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine.
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Lotto 526 Pegasus with straight wings flying to r.; below, Λ; Rv. Head of Athena to r. wearing plain Corinthian helmet; behind her neck, kantharos. BCD Akarnania-Aetolia 187; Pegasi 29. Porosity. Good very fine / near extremely fine.
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Lotto 527 Pegasos flying left, Rv. ΘΥΡΡ, head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind neck guard, rhyton ending in forepart of a griffin. BCD Akarnania 367. Calciati 2. Rare. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 528 Frontal bull’s head, the hair shown in ringlets, O to l., Φ to r.; Rv. Boar forepart to r. in incuse square showing both legs. Williams 226 (O.159 / R.132). Good very fine / about extremely fine.
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Lotto 529
Eu(w)ara-, magistrate. Boeotian shield; Rv. Amphora; EY/P left, FA/A right, club and grapes above. Hepworth, "The 4th Century BC Magistrate Coinage of the Boiotian Confederacy," in Nomismatika Xronika (1998), 43; BMC Central Greece pg. 82, 140. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 530 Dio–, magistrate. Boeotian shield; Rv. Amphora; Δ-IΩ across field; all within incuse concave circle. Hepworth 30; BCD Boiotia 471; HGC 4, 1330. Lovely old cabinet tone. Good very fine.
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Lotto 531 Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to r.; Rv. The nymph Histiaia seated to r. on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣTI-AIEΩN around. HGC 4, 1525; BCD Euboia 425-432. Good extremely fine.
Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 130 (2 July 2023), lot 217. -
Lotto 532 Archaic head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet and disk earring; Rv. AΘE, Owl standing to r., head facing; olive sprig behind. HGC 4, 1591; Seltman Group E, F; HGC 4, 1591. Good very fine.
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Lotto 533
Head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, round earring with central boss, and pearl necklace; Rv. Owl standing to r. with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597. Near extremely fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 109 (11 May 2023), lot 227.
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Lotto 534
Helmeted head of Athena r., with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near extremely fine.
Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 129 (4 June 2023), lot 154.
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Lotto 535
Helmeted head of Athena r., with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good very fine / near extremely fine.
Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 130 (2 July 2023), lot 201.
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Lotto 536 Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; HGC 4, 1597; Kroll 8. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 537 Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll / ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. SNG Münich 52; SNG Copenhagen 32. Near extremely fine. Refined style.
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Lotto 538
Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Owl standing r., head facing; olive spring behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31. Possible tooling following cleaning intervention, otherwise good extremely fine.
Ex Notaras Coins & Antiquities, private sale.
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Lotto 539
Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Owl standing r., head facing; olive spring behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31. Possible tooling following cleaning intervention, otherwise good extremely fine.
Ex London Fine Art Consultants, private sale.
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Lotto 541 Helmeted head of Athena r., frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; above to l., olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Possible traces of tooling following former cleaning interventions, otherwise good extremely fine.
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Lotto 542 Head of Athena to r., wrearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette; Rv. ΑΘE, owl standing r., head facing; to l., olive sprig; all within incuse square. Kroll 10 ff.; Svoronos pl. 11, 20. Good very fine / near extremely fine.
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Lotto 543 Sea turtle, Rv. Square incuse with windmill pattern. SNG Copenaghen 502; HGC 6, 429. Good very fine. Slight porosity.
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Lotto 544 Land tortoise with segmented shell, Rv. Large incuse square with skew pattern. SNG Copenaghen 517. BMC 146-65; HGC 6, 437. Good very fine.
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Lotto 545 Pegasos flying to l., koppa below; Rv. Head of Aphrodite l., wearing sakkos, pendant earrings and necklace, I to left. BCD Corinth 169 var. (monogram); BMC 355, pl. X, 24; SNG Copenhagen 114. Extremely fine. Refined style.
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Lotto 546 Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, wreath; below neck, A. BCD Corinth 116; Calciati 403; Ravel 1041. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich (private sale). -
Lotto 547 Pegasos flying l., Q below; Rv. Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with laurel wreath, A – [P] below, aegis behind. Pegasi 427; Ravel 1009. Good very fine.