Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins
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Lotto 101 Head of Mercury r., wearing winged petasus; below neck, dolphin r.; below chin, caduceus; Rv. Mask composed of Silenus head l., and boars head r.; below, SEIC. HN Italy 343; SNG ANS 115. About extremely fine. Very rare.
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Lotto 102 Head of Athena l., wearing crested Italo-Corinthian helmet; Rv. Nike in car of biga racing l., holding reins and goad, CALENO in exergue. HN Italy 434; SNG ANS 171. Very fine.
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Lotto 103 Helmeted head of Athena right; sword behind / Nike in biga galloping left, holding kentron and reins. HN Italy 434. Good very fine.
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Lotto 104 Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet, decorated with olive-wreath and owl; Rv. Man-faced bull l.; Oscan ethnic above. MIAMG 716 var.; HN Italy 539. Very fine.
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Lotto 105 Head of nymph to l., wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; ΕΥΞ behind, TAP below; Rv. Man-headed bull walking to right, head facing, crowned with wreath by Nike flying above to r.; ΕΠΙ below, ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙ[ΤΩΝ] in exergue. Sambon 485; SNG ANS 384. Scratches, otherwise good very fine.
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Lotto 106 Head of nymph r.; club to l., A to lower r.; Rv. [NEO[ΠOΛI[TΩN], man-headed bull advancing r., head facing; above, crowning Nike flying right; Θ between legs. SNG ANS 376-8; HN Italy 571. Near extremely fine / good very fine. Refined style.
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Lotto 107 Female head r., hair bound with cords, club behind; Rv. Man-headed bull walking r., crowned by Nike above, Θ below, NEOΠOΛITHΣ in ex. SNG Lockett 82; SNG ANS 376; Sambon 480; HN Italy 571. Near extremely fine. Refined style.
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Lotto 108 Diademed head of nymph to r.; to left, Artemis running right, holding torch; XAPI below; Rv. [NE]ΟΠΟΛITH[Σ], man-headed bull walking r.; above, Nike flying r., placing wreath on bull's head; ΔΙ monogram below. Sambon -; HNItaly 579; SNG Copenhagen - (cfr. 419); SNG ANS - (cfr. 354). Very rare variant. Traces of ancient mechanical removal of oxidation. Fields gently smoothed. Curls (obverse), bull's head and Nike (reverse) probably tooled, otherwise good extremely fine. Refined style.
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Lotto 109 Diademed head of nymph r.; kantharos behind; Rv. Man-headed bull walking r.; above, Nike flying r., placing wreath on bull's head; K below. Sambon 467; HN Italy 579. Refined style. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 110 Head of nymph to left, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; cornucopia behind; Rv. Man-headed bull walking to right, head facing, crowned with wreath by Nike flying above to right; ΙΣ below, ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩ[Ν] in exergue. HN Italy 586; SNG BnF 856; SNG ANS 410. Fine style. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 111 Head of nymph facing slightly left; Rv. Lion crouching left; star above; in exergue, coiled serpent left. HN Italy 619; SNG ANS 590. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 112 Head of nymph facing slightly left; Rv. Lion crouching left; star above; in exergue, coiled serpent left. HN Italy 619; SNG ANS 590. Good very fine.
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Lotto 113 Head of nymph facing slightly left, Rv. Lion crouching left; star above; in exergue, coiled serpent left. HN Italy 619; SNG ANS 590. Good extremely fine. Slight corrosion.
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Lotto 114 ΦΙΣΤΕ–ΛΙΑ, young male head facing; Rv. Corn-grain and mussel; above, dolphin r.; Oscan ethnic ("FISTLVIS") around. HN Italy 613; SNG ANS 567-80. Porosity. Good extremely fine.
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Lotto 115 ΦΙΣΤΕ–ΛΙΑ, young male head facing; Rv. Corn-grain and mussel; above, dolphin r.; Oscan ethnic ("FISTLVIS") around. HN Italy 613; SNG ANS 567-80. Good very fine / extremely fine.
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Lotto 116 Head of Artemis to r.; Rv. Crescent; LOVCERI above. HN Italy 683; HGC 1, 612. Green patina. Very fine.
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Lotto 117 Head of Poseidon to r.; three pellets (mark of value) behind; Rv. Dolphin swimming to r.; LOVCERI below, trident to r. above. HN Italy 680; HGC 1, 609. Olive green patina. Good extremely fine. Exceptional condition for this type.
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Lotto 118 Taras, nude, riding dolphin right, extending left hand, right hand resting on dolphin's back; TARAS (retrograde) to left, scallop shell below, dot-and-cable border around, Rv. Incuse of obverse type; radiate border around. HN Italy 826; Vlasto 62-9. Good very fine. Slight porosity.
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Lotto 119 Taras seated to left on dolphin, both hands extended; TAPAΣ behind, scallop shell below; Rv. Female head (the nymph Satyra?) to left, hair tied with fillet, wearing pearl necklace; all within annulet within incuse circle. Fischer-Bossert 99 (V49/R61); Vlasto 141-150; SNG ANS 843; HN Italy 838. Good very fine / near extremely fine.
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Lotto 120 TAPAS, Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to l., both of his arms outstretched to l.; below, scallop shell; Rv. Hippocamp to r. Fischer-Bossert 108 g; Jameson 87; Vlasto 136. Slight porosity, otherwise good very fine.
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Lotto 121 Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocampus; Rv. [TAPAN]TINΩN, Herakles standing right, strangling the Nemean Lion to right; club to left, tiny K between legs of Herakles. Vlasto 1254; HN Italy 914. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 122 Helmeted head of Athena r., helmet decorated with Skylla; Rv. Herakles standing r., strangling Nemean Lion; club to l. Vlasto 1247 ff.; HNItaly 914. Some oxidation, otherwise good extremely fine.
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Lotto 123 Head of Athena to r., wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet and pearl necklace; Rv. Herakles kneeling r., holding lowered club in his r. hand and strangling the Nemean lion with his l. arm. HN Italy 911; SNG ANS 1428; Vlasto 1341. Dark patina. Exceptional condition for this type. High relief. Refined style. Good extremely fine.
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Lotto 124
Nude warrior on horseback left, holding bridles in his right hand and carrying small round shield in his left; below, Δ, Rv. TAPAΣ, youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on the dolphin; below, E above small dolphin and waves to left. HN Italy 870. Vlasto 388 var. (E retrograde). HN Italy 870; Vlasto 388. Near extremely fine. Minor corrosion.
Ex Artemide Auction 57E (8-9 January 2022), lot 58.