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Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11001 Gaul, Massalia. Circa 400-350 B.C. AR obol. Youthful male head left (Apollo?)/Wheel of four spokes, "M - A" in two of the quarters. 0.56 g. De la Tour 580. EF with excellent detail, irregularly shaped flan as often seen of this issue. Massalia was founded circa 600 B.C. and is today Marseilles, on the Mediterranean coast of France.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11002 Celtic Coinage. Britain, Chute type. Circa 85-55 B.C. AV (gold) stater. Abstract head right of Apollo/Disjointed horse left. 6.00 g. Van Arsdell 1205, Mack 32. VF This is one of the earliest Celtic gold issues minted in Britain, the prototype being the substantive Philip II of Macedon gold stater, which circulated, and was imitated, for hundred...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11003 Celtic Coinage. Britain, Ambiani. Circa 60-55 B.C. AV stater. Plain convexity/M-shaped Celtic horse and driver to right. 6.17 g. Van Arsdell 52 (imported coinage), cf. Scheers 153, Spink 7 (Gallo-Belgic issues), Mack 27. VF+.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11004 Calabria, Taras. 281-272 B.C. AR (silver) didrachm (or stater). Youth on horseback right, being crowned by Nike flying right/Taras seated right on dolphin, holding trident and cornucopia. 6.58 g. SNG ANS 1232, Vlasto 922. AU55 ICG, obverse die unusually well-executed. How to organize the thousand or so city-states of the Greek world, most of whi...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11005 Lucania, Herakleia. 370-281 B.C. AR nomos (or didrachm). Head right of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with Skylla/Herakles standing, facing, holding club, bow and lion's skin; in upper left field, vase. 7.74 g. Cf. SNG Ashmolean 628, SNG ANS 74. F/VF, small test cut at edge and obverse off-center. In Southern Italy, the wor...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11006 Lucania, Thourioi. 400-350 B.C. AR nomos. Head right of Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Skylla/Bull butting right. 7.62 g. BMC 29, cf. SNG ANS 1019. Fine+, particularly attractive style.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11007 Lucania, Thourioi. Circa 334-330 B.C. AR nomos. Head right of Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Skylla/Bull butting right; in exergue, thunderbolt. 7.90 g. SNG ANS 1084 (same dies). About EF, gold and blue toning somewhat splotchy in fields. The thunderbolt, or fulmen, was used as a symbol by the Epeirote King Alexander the...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11008 Bruttium. Brettian League, 215-205 B.C. AE (copper alloy) 20. Laureate head right of Zeus/Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield; owl in lower right field. Scheu 44, SNG ANS 106. EF40 ICG, even brown patina. Few Greek bronzes have today a known denomination, nor is it known what their effective worth was in ancient times, relative to...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11009 Sicily, Akragas. 470-420 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Eagle standing left, ethnic engraved in boustrophedonic form/Crab. 16.98 g. Dewing 555, SNG ANS 964. VF30 ICG with some porosity noted, primarily on the reverse. Quite an excellent example of this rare type. A boustrophedon is an inscription written from left to right, then right to left in alternat...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11010 Sicily, Akragas. Circa 440 B.C. Cast AE hexas. Eagle standing left on one side of tooth-shaped coin-weight/Crab; on base, two pellets. SNG Cop 63. VF/G (crab indistinct), attractive even green patina. These coin-weights of Akragas form a fascinating link between denomination-based bronze coins and weights per se, minted in a shape other than in...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11011 Sicily, Gela. Circa 490-475 B.C. AR didrachm. Horseman galloping right, brandishing spear held high in right hand/Forepart of man-headed bull swimming right. 8.37 g. Jenkins 42 (same dies), SNG ANS 7 (same obverse die). EF45 ICG with the reverse struck softly for the assigned grade; scattered encrustations on both sides. The reverse of this coi...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11012 Sicily, Gela. Circa 480-470 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike right crowning horses/Forepart of man-headed bull swimming right. 17.38 g. Jenkins 181 (same dies), BMC 43, SNG Cop 253. Fine/Fine+, sunken obverse markings indicating that this coin was overstruck on an earlier issue.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11013 Sicily, Leontinoi. Circa 476-468 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga driven right by charioteer; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses/Lion's head right with open jaws; around, four corn grains. 16.99 g. BMC 8, Dewing 619, SNG ANS 198. AU50 ICG, lightly porous on obverse but with wonderful detail; an excellent example of a rare issue. On the dati...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11014 Sicily, Motya. 405-397 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Eagle standing right, wing closed; above, Punic legend (ethnic or name of city)/Crab. 16.73 g. SNG ANS 499, cf. Jenkins (SNR 50) plate 5, 37-41 (these dies not listed). VF30 ICG, crystallization mainly confined to obverse. This very rare coin was struck in an ancient town on a small island off the nor...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11015 Sicily, Selinos. Circa 466-415 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga driven left by Artemis, Apollo beside her drawing bow/River-god Selinos sacrificing left over altar; bull and selinon leaf behind. 16.77 g. SNG Lloyd 1222 (same dies). EF40 ICG, some porosity and light marks. One of the most active and ebullient Sicilian coin types, this coin was stru...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11016 Sicily, Selinos. Circa 466-415 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga driven left by Artemis, Apollo beside her drawing bow/River-god Selinos sacrificing left over altar; bull and selinon leaf behind. 16.43 g. Boston MFA 320, SNG Lloyd 1232. VF30 ICG, on a large flan, possibly indicating an overstruck issue. Similar to the above lot, but struck a bit la...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11017 Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 430-420 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga right being driven by charioteer; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses/Head right of Artemis-Arethusa with hair bound with cord wound four times; around, four dolphins. 17.32 g. Dewing 824, SNG ANS 223, Boehringer 674. VF25 ICG, typical worn obverse (quadriga side) die. As much ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11018 Sicily, Syracuse. Circa 415-405 B.C. AR tetradrachm signed by the artist Eumenes on both obverse and reverse. Charioteer driving quadriga left with Nike flying right crowning charioteer, signature EV below horses; in exergue, dolphin chasing fish/Head left of Artemis-Arethusa with four dolphins around, signature EV below truncation. 16.84 g. Tud...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11019 Sicily, Syracuse. Hiketas, 287-278 B.C. AE 20.5. Laureate head right of youthful Zeus Hellenios/Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, star in lower left field. Cf. Calciati II, 168, Favorito 50a. VF30 ICG, bold VF with reverse somewhat doubled; even brown patina. The diversity of both ancient bronzes of Sicily and 20th century U.S. coin varieties ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11020 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II, 275-215 B.C. AR 16 litrai. Diademed and veiled head left of Philistis, wife of Hieron/Walking quadriga driven right by Nike. 12.94 g. SNG ANS 873 (same dies). EF45 ICG, lightly porous. Greek portraiture on coins was much enhanced by the generals of Alexander the Great, who established their dynasties, partly by comm...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11021 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieronymos, 215-214 B.C. AR 10 litrai. Diademed head left of Hieronymos/Winged thunderbolt. 8.50 g. SNG ANS 1028 (this obverse die). AU55 ICG, with delicate golden toning. This obverse die features the idealized portrait of Hieronymos without sideburn, as classified by Holloway in The Thirteen-Months Coinage of Hieronymos of S...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11022 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieronymos, 215-214 B.C. AR 10 litrai. Diademed head left of Hieronymos/Winged thunderbolt. 8.38 g. SNG ANS 1027, Holloway 994. EF45 ICG, stress/striking marks in obverse field. The king portrayed on this coinage, a youth of only 15 years old, perished with his family after a reign of only 13 months. The reverse type, a winged...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11023 Sicily, Syracuse. Republic, 214-212 B.C. AR 12 litrai. Helmeted head left of Athena/Artemis standing left, discharging arrow from bow, hound running left at her feet. 10.07 g. SNG Cop 878. EF45 ICG. This was the last Greek issue of Syracuse; after a siege of two years, the city was taken by the Romans under Marcellus. From the Collection of Dr....
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11024 Siculo-Punic Coinage. Circa 330-320 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Wreathed head left of Persephone-Tanit surrounded by four dolphins; below chin, scallop shell/Horse standing right with palm tree behind. 16.80 g. Jenkins (SNR 56) 134 (same dies). AU55 ICG. Of particularly fine style, the obverse of this coin is copied from the Syracusan dekadrachms of c...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11025 Siculo-Punic Coinage, "The Mint of the Camp." Circa 305-295 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of young Melqart-Herakles wearing lion skin/Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. 17.44 g. Jenkins (SNR 57) 341 (same dies). AU55 ICG. The cult of Melqart was popular at many Phoenician cities of the West, predominantly at Gades (now Cadiz in southern Sp...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11026 Siculo-Punic Coinage, "The Mint of the Camp." Circa 305-295 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of young Melqart-Herakles wearing lion skin/Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. 17.01 g. Jenkins (SNR 57) 314 (same obverse die). EF. "The Mint (or People) of the Camp" is the most often seen inscription on the coins of the Siculo-Punic class. The lege...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11027 Siculo-Punic Coinage, "The Mint of the Camp." Circa 305-295 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of young Melqart-Herakles wearing lion skin/Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. 17.15 g. Jenkins (SNR 57) 312 (same obverse die). AU50 ICG, obverse somewhat weakly struck. G. Kenneth Jenkins' masterful die study of the coins of Punic Sicily appears in ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11028 Siculo-Punic Coinage, "The Mint of the Camp." Circa 305-295 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of young Melqart-Herakles wearing lion skin/Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. 16.93 g. Jenkins (SNR 57) 390 (same dies). EF40 ICG, weak reverse. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11029 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 350-320 B.C. AV stater. Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf/Horse standing right. 9.40 g. Jenkins and Lewis (Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins) Group III, plate 5, 113.1 (same obverse die). AU55 ICG. A "stater" is the common unit or denomination in a Greek coin series. It can be of any preci...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11030 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 310-290 B.C. Electrum stater. Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf, dot in front/Horse standing right on double exergual line, dot to right. 7.67 g. Jenkins and Lewis Group V, plate 10, 247.2 (same obverse die). EF45 ICG. Electrum (abbreviated EL) is an alloy of gold and silver, which, in its na...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11031 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 290-280 B.C. EL stater. Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf/Horse standing right, three dots on single exergual line. 7.38 g. Jenkins and Lewis Group VI, plate 14, cf. 327.1. EF45 ICG. The gold content of Jenkins Group VI was reduced to about 43-47 per cent of the total weight. From the Collect...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11032 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 300-260 B.C. AR stater (or shekel). Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf; field, dot placed to left of eye/Horse standing right, head reverted, with star of eight rays in right field; behind horse, palm tree. 7.53 g. Jenkins and Lewis plate 26, 15-7. AU50 ICG, quite rare in this condition. From t...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11033 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 254-250 B.C. EL trihemistater (or trihemishekel). Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf/Horse standing right, three dots on single exergual line; above, solar disk. 10.80 g. Jenkins and Lewis Group Xa, plate 19, 412 ff. Ex NFA XII, lot 35. EF45 ICG. This coin, along with other associated issues, ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11034 Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Billon tridrachm. Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf/Horse standing right with foreleg raised, head reverted; dot in lower field. 8.71 g. SNG Cop 394. About EF for issue. The term "billon," or base silver, is used to characterize coins composed of less than half their we...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11035 Macedon, Akanthos. Circa 470-450 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Lion right attacking bull left; in exergue, tunny/Ethnic in shallow incuse square around quadripartite with granulated surfaces. 16.71 g (Attic standard). Desneux ("Les tétradrachmes d'Akanthos") 97 (same reverse die). EF45 ICG. Herodotos, the father of written history, was alive when this c...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11036 Macedon, Akanthos. Circa 470-450 B.C. AR tetrobol. Forepart of bull left with head reverted; above, "A"/Quadripartite incuse square. 2.41 g. SNG ANS 47. AU50 ICG. Terms we have used to classify ancient coin denominations make better sense than some of those of U.S. or world coinage. Instead of trimes, stellas or bits, polupoltinniks, ponds or k...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11037 Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian Mint. Circa 500 B.C. EL stater. Lactating lioness advancing to left, lowered head facing/Two rectangular incuses divided by a narrow band. 14.00 g. VF with detail equal to any of the published specimens. This extremely rare coin is one of only a handful depicting this unusual and provocative coin type. Other examples...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11038 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 B.C. AV stater minted at Amphipolis, c. 340-328 B.C. Laureate head right of Apollo/Charioteer driving biga right, crescent in lower right field. 8.56 g. Le Rider group II, SNG ANS 255. AU55 ICG, quite a few surface marks for this lofty grade, but lustrous in fields.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11039 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 B.C. AV stater minted at Pella, c. 340-328 B.C. Laureate head right of Apollo/Charioteer driving biga right; under horses, Nike flying right holding wreath. 8.62 g. Le Rider group II.2, SNG ANS 159. AU55 ICG. While Le Rider's corpus on the coinage of Philip II of Macedon is unequaled for scope, many of the...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11040 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 B.C. AV stater minted posthumously, c. 323-316 B.C. at Lampsakos. Laureate head right of Apollo/Charioteer driving biga right, serpent below horses. 8.61 g. SNG ANS 286. AU50 ICG, small depression on cheek. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11041 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater attributed to Macedon, minted c. 330-320 B.C. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in left field, thunderbolt. 8.58 g. Price 164. EF40 ICG, several marks on obverse. The coinage of Alexander the Great was immense; his coins solidifi...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11042 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater attributed to Macedon, minted c. 330-320 B.C. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in left field, trident. 8.53 g. Price 172. EF, double-struck, which is especially evident on the obverse. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11043 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater attributed to Abydos, minted posthumously c. 310-301 B.C. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in lower left field, cornucopiae. 8.56 g. Price 1556. AU58 ICG, boldly struck and lustrous.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11044 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater minted posthumously in the East. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in left field, monogram within wreath; in lower field, monogram. 8.52 g. Cf. Price 3995. EF45 ICG. It has now been shown by recent hoards and through the work of ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11045 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater attributed to Babylon, minted posthumously c. 311-305 B.C. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; "MI" in lower left field, monogram within wreath in lower right field. 8.55 g. Price 3748. AU55 ICG, lustrous. From the Collection of Dr....
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11046 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted in Macedonia, perhaps at Amphipolis, 336-323 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. 16.74 g. Price 83, SNG Cop 673. EF45 ICG, obverse off-center, but well detailed reverse.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11047 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted in Macedonia, perhaps at Amphipolis, 336-323 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; rooster in left field. 17.02 g. Price 79. VF. Coins struck during the reign of Alexander the Great ("lifetime" issues) a...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11048 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Sidon, c. 331-327 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. 17.06 g. Newell (Dated Alexander Coinage of Sidon and Ake) 15, SNG Ashmolean 3067. AU50 ICG, lightly porous, wonderful relief. Earlier, Sidon ha...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11049 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Arados, c. 328-320 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin; behind neck, "B"/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; "AP" monogram below throne. 16.79 g. Price 3308. AU53 ICG with a few light knocks here and there, boldly struck. Field letter...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11050 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted in Macedonia, perhaps at Amphipolis, c. 323-320 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; Phrygian helmet in left field. 16.95 g. Price 112, SNG Cop 684. VF+.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11051 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm attributed to the Eastern empire, perhaps Babylon, c. 317-311 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram within wreath before; "H" beneath throne. 17.08 g. Price 3704. AU55 ICG, of excellent style. From the ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11052 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Amphipolis, c. 315-294 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; torch and letter in left field, star and letter under throne. 17.07 g. Price 479. AU50 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11053 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Carrhae, c. 305-300 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; crescent and two monograms in field. 16.79 g. Price 3818, SNG Cop 851. VF+, light porosity. Carrhae was a city in Mesopotamia; notably, it was...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11054 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Tyre, c. 305-290 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; two monograms in field. 17.12 g. Price 3538. AU53 ICG, wonderfully detailed reverse with the obverse softly struck.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11055 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Miletos, 295-275 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram, star and lion; under throne, "AP" monogram. 17.02 g. Price 2158. AU53 ICG, obverse weakly struck. From the Collection of ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11056 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR Tetradrachm minted at Magnesia 282-225. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. AU50 ICG.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11057 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Perga, dated year 14 (208/7 B.C.). Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin, anchor countermark to left of ear/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; letters in left field are date (year 14), referring to a local era which Perga adopted. 16.19 g. P...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11058 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Temnos, c. 188-170 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram and oenochoe (small to medium one-handled vase often containing wine) under vine. 16.82 g. Price 1677. AU50 ICG, reverse...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11059 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR Tetradrachm minted at Mesembria 175-124 B.C.. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. AU53 ICG. Superbly detailed with extremely high obverse relief.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11060 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. Celtic imitation of an Alexander the Great silver tetradrachm, minted in the Danube area, 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. 16.15 g. Cf. Kostial (Kelten im Osten) 881, Forrer unlisted, cf. Price plate 153...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11061 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Odessus, c. 125-70 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram under throne. 16.89 g. Price 1201. EF45 ICG, double-striking particularly noticeable on obverse.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11062 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm attributed to Kolophon, c. 323-319 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, kithara. 4.26 g. Price 1770, SNG Cop 964. AU55 ICG, its information slip mistakenly listing Sardes as the mint.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11063 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm minted at Sardes, c. 334-323 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. 4.25 g. Cf. Price 2576, Thompson 134 ff. AU58 ICG, boldly struck. The former capital of the Lydian monarchy, Sardes was prob...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11064 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm minted at Miletos, c. 325-323 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. 4.29 g. Price 2090, Thompson 55 ff. AU58 ICG, prooflike fields; probably the finest executed reverse die this cataloguer has...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11065 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm minted at Lampsakos, c. 328-323 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, club. 4.26. Price 1347. EF, delicately toned in devices.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11066 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm minted in Western Asia Minor, c. 323-280 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field. 4.21 g. Price 2780, SNG Cop 967. VF+, obverse die flaw. A complete suite of silver denominations minted by Alexa...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11067 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm attributed to Ionia, perhaps Kolophon, c. 310-301 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram in left field, crescent under throne. 4.31 g. Price 1825. VF+.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11068 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR drachm attributed to Ionia, perhaps Kolophon, c. 310-301 B.C. Head right of Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram, crescent under throne. 4.36 g. Price 1825. About EF, with an AR tetrobol of Histiaia in Euboia (VF). (Total: ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11069 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. Two VF25 ICG drachms minted by Alexander, plus a drachm minted at Kragos as part of the Lycian League coinage (head of Apollo right/Kithara). The last coin is nearly Mint State, but was not graded by ICG because the obverse is significantly off-center. (Total: 3 coins) From the Collectio...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11070 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip III, 323-317 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted in the East, probably Babylon, 323-317 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; wheel in left field and two monograms. 16.68 g. Price P189. Boldly struck VF, slightly porous with the obverse being somewhat off-center. Ph...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11071 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip III, 323-317 B.C. AR drachm minted at Lampsakos, 323-317 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, buckle. 4.21 g. Price P15. AU53 ICG, particularly attractive reverse.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11072 Kingdom of Macedon. Perseus, 179-168 B.C. AR tetradrachm, reduced weight issue. Diademed head right of Perseus/Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, all within oak wreath; underneath, plow. 15.45 g. Cf. Dewing 1213. EF40 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11073 Macedon as a Roman Province. Aesillas as Quaestor, 93-88 B.C. and later. AR tetradrachm minted at Pella, c. 80-70 B.C. Head right of Alexander the Great, monogram in front/Fiscus (money chest), club of Herakles and quaestor's chair, all within laurel wreath. 16.85 g. SNG Cop 1327. AU58 ICG, boldly struck and choice. Aesillas was appointed durin...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11074 Thrace, Abdera. Circa 385-375 B.C. AR light-weight drachm. Griffin springing left/Stag standing left; above, magistrate's name. 2.83 g. May (The Coinage of Abdera, 540-345 B.C.) 453 (same dies). EF45 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11075 Thrace, Istros. 4th century B.C. AR stater. Two young male heads facing, side by side, one inverted/Sea eagle standing left on dolphin left. 5.61 g. BM Black Sea 246. EF45 ICG.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11076 Thrace, Maroneia. Circa 400-350 B.C. AR light-weight drachm. Forepart of prancing horse left/Dotted square containing vine branch with hanging cluster of grapes. 2.90 g. BMC 31. AU50 ICG. Homer mentions the excellent wine of this ancient city, of which Apollo and Dionysos were favorite gods. In the Odyssey, it is Maron, a son of Dionysos, who g...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11077 Thrace, Maroneia. Circa 360-350 B.C. AR stater. Bridled horse rearing left/Linear square containing vine with four bunches of grapes; around, magistrate's name and fly within shallow incuse square. 11.23 g. Schönert-Geiss 451. AU50 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11078 Islands off Thrace, Samothrace. 2nd-1st centuries B.C. AE 17. Helmeted bust right of Athena/Cybele enthroned left, holding patera and scepter. SNG Cop 998. EF40 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11079 Islands off Thrace, Thasos. After 148 B.C. AR tetradrachm of the Dionysos/Herakles standing type (VG-Fine), along with an AR drachm of Calchedon in Bithynia (bull standing left/Granulated incuse square, About EF condition, but head of bull off flan), and an AR tetrobol of histiaia in Euboia (head right of nymph Histiaia/Nymph Histiaia seated rig...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11080 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Sestus, 297-281 B.C. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, with horn of Ammon/Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and spear; in left field, herm. 17.03 g. Müller 85 (as Sestus), Thompson unlisted. EF45 ICG. A herm is a pillar set up for devotion to the god He...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11081 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Magnesia, 297-281 B.C. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, with horn of Ammon/Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and spear; in left field, monogram and trident. 17.30 g. Thompson 108. AU53 ICG. After the death of Alexander the Great, his vast empire was sp...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11082 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at an uncertain mint, 297-281 B.C. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, with horn of Ammon/Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and spear; in left field, monogram. 16.26 g. Müller 391 (as Sieion mint), Thompson unlisted. VF25 ICG. From the Collection of Dr. Josep...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11083 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 B.C. AR drachm minted at Colophon, 299-296 B.C. Head of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, forepart of lion left over crescent; under throne, pentagram. 4.08 g. Thompson 127. AU58 ICG, lustrous and virtually Mint State. Coins proclaiming Lysimach...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11084 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 B.C. AR drachm minted at Ephesos, c. 294-287 B.C. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, with horn of Ammon/Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and spear; in left field, kithara. 4.33 g. Thompson 174. AU50 ICG, beautifully toned in blued and golden hues. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M....
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11085 Kingdom of Thrace. Mithradates VI, in the name of Lysimachos, c. 88-86 B.C. AV stater minted at Istros. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon/Athena Nikephoros enthroned left. 8.38g. EF with abundant remaining luster.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11086 Kingdom of Thrace. Mithradates VI, in the name of Lysimachos, c. 88-86 B.C. AV stater minted at Tomis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon/Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; mintmark "TO" on seat, trident in exergue. 8.43 g. SNG Cop 1091. AU58 ICG, not as many die-breaks as often seen.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11087 Thessaly. The Thessalian League, 196-146 B.C. AR double victoriatus minted c. 44-40 B.C. Head right of Zeus crowned with oak leaves/Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and brandishing spear; tripod in right field. 5.99 g. Dewing 1373. AU55 ICG, of late style. At this time (remember Julius Caesar died in 44 B.C.) Roman Republican coina...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11088 Thessaly. The Thessalian League, 196-146 B.C. AR double victoriatus minted c. 44-40 B.C. Head right of Zeus crowned with oak leaves/Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and brandishing spear. 5.89 g. Dewing 1371, SNG Cop 291. AU50 ICG, also of late style. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11089 Thessaly, Larissa. Circa 340 B.C. AR drachm. Head of the nymph Larissa three-quarters facing to left/Horse grazing right. 6.17 g. Dewing 1396, SNG Cop 122. AU55 ICG, of lovely style with a few flan flaws on obverse. This important town in Thessaly issued some of the loveliest of all Greek coins. Facing, or three-quarters facing heads are the mo...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11090 Thessaly. The Perrhaebi, c. 400-334 B.C. AE 21. Veiled head of Hera facing/Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. SNG Cop 196. Overall VF but with scattered craters filled with powdery green cancroid. While the firm that sold this coin to Dr. Seventko in 1991 described it as having "brown patina with red highlights," through eithe...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11091 Akarnania, Leukas. 400-330 B.C. AR stater of the Corinthian type. Pegasos with curled wing flying right/Head left of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, bunch of grapes. 8.01 g. Calciati 39, BMC 47. Pitted, especially so on the reverse, otherwise About VF.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11092 Akarnania, Thyrrheion. 350-250 B.C. AR stater of the Corinthian type. Pegasos flying left/Head left of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, Artemis holding two flamed torches. 8.31 g. Calciati 25. EF40 ICG, moderate flatness due to strike and wear. At least twenty-seven mints issued coins of the Corinthian type. Besides in Corinth herself,...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11093 Attica, Athens. 430-404 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of Athena wearing crested helmet/Owl standing right, head facing. 17.16 g. SNG Cop 31, Dewing 1613. Superb, showing little actual wear, accompanied by lustrous fields and a very bold strike. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11094 Attica, Athens. 430-404 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of Athena wearing crested helmet/Owl standing right, head facing. 17.11 g. Dewing 1612, Svoronos plate 16, 9. EF with light mark on cheek. Since precious metal coins had such immense buying power in ancient times, their weight was very carefully adjusted so that only a few hundredths of a ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11095 Attica, Athens. 430-404 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of Athena wearing crested helmet/Owl standing right, head facing. 16.61 g. Svoronos plate 17, 5. Porous VF with some old scratches on the reverse. From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11096 Attica, Athens. 89-88 B.C. AR "New Style" tetradrachm. Head right of Athena Parthenos wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet/Owl standing right, head facing, on prostrate amphora; in right field, gorgoneion. 16.48 g. Thompson 953, Svoronos plate 66, 3. EF40 ICG with a sizable test cut at the edge not mentioned by ICG.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11097 Aigina. Circa 510-485 B.C. AR stater. Turtle with thin collar, single row of dots down the middle/Incuse square divided into eight triangular compartments, of which five are sunken. 12.34 g. Price and Waggoner (Archaic Greek Silver Coinage: The "Asyut" Hoard) 453, Dewing 1660. F-VF, obverse double-struck and consequently blundered.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11098 Aigina. Circa 370 B.C. AR stater. Tortoise/Incuse right-angled skew pattern. 12.33 g. Dewing 1686, BMC 165. VF with an obverse flan flaw; reverse off-center and scratched.
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11099 Aigina. Circa 510-485 B.C. AR obol. Turtle with single row of dots down the middle/Incuse square with dividing lines. 0.97 g. Dewing 1670, SNG Delepierre 1530. About Fine, irregularly shaped flan. As hoards are found and new scholarship promulgated, our glimpses into ancient numismatics change. One of these parameters is the question of dating ...
Date 27.07.2002
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 296, Lot 11100 Corinthia, Corinth. 350-306 B.C. AR stater. Pegasos flying left/Head left of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, Thessalian helmet. 8.66 g. Calciati 402, Ravel 1040. VF.
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