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Aspendos (BC 300-200) AE 16563 viewsca 4th-3rd cent BC. AE16 (3.83g). Forepart of horse springing right / Δ-Μ, sling. Olive-green patina, porosity, aVF. Joy coll.
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Priene (BC 150-125) AE 22788 viewsca 150-125 BC. AE22 (6.66g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right on amphora, star and ivy leaf above, ΑΧΙΛΛΕΙΔΗΣ (magistrate) below. Good VF, nice earthen over green patina. Bergman Coll.
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Ephesos (AD 138-161) AE 32 - Antoninus Pius673 viewsAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. AE32 (27.11g, 6h). Homonoia with Cyzicus. Paitos, grammateus. T AIΛIOC KAICAP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right within pelleted border / ЄΠI ΠAITOV ΓPAMMAΤЄOC OMONOIA, KVZIKOC down left field, ЄΦЄCOC up right, heroes Kyzikos and Androklos, each nude but for drapery over shoulder, standing vis-à -vis and clasping right hands; Kyzikos standing right and seen from behind; Androklos standing facing with head left and holding long scepter; all within pelleted border. Good VF, red-brown and dark green patina. Very rare.
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Aigai (AD 128-137) AE 20 - Sabina463 viewsSabina, Augusta, 128-136/7 AD. AE20 (5.10g). CABINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right / ЄΠΙ ΑΙΩ ΟΥΛ ΠΟΛЄ ΑΙΓΑ, Isis standing left, holding sistrum and raising hem of dress. Rare. VF.
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Harpasa (AD 193-217) AE 23 - Julia Domna240 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. AE23 (6.80g). IOVΛ ΔOMNA, draped bust right / APΠACHИΩИ, river god Harpasos reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows. Very rare. gVF.
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Mostene (AD 100-200) AE 19504 views2nd century AD. AE19 (9.3g). ΘΕΟΠΣΥÎΚΛΗΤΟÎ, laureate head of Senate right / ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΠMOΣΤΗΕÎΩÎ, Hero with double-axe on horse left. VF.
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Ilion (BC 301-281) AE 91303 viewsca 301-281 BC. AE9 (0.83g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a wreath / Hydria, ΙΛ-Ι. Near EF, glossy dark green, almost black, patina.
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Persian Kings (BC 420-330) 1/32 Siglos457 views5th century BC. AR 1/32 Siglos (0.16g, 5mm). Persian hero-king right, in running-kneeling position, holding bow and dagger / Oblong incuse. Rare. Almost extremely fine.
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Phokaia (BC 600-560) EL 1/6 Stater - B -944 viewsca 600-560 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm). Head of female left with a narrow hair band, long flowing hair, and an annular earing; behind, seal swimming downwards / Irregular incuse square. EF. Carr coll.
Unknown to Bodenstedt, this is the 5th example to appear at auction. Same dies as Numismatica Ars Classica 92 part 1, 23 May 2016, Lot 216 and ‘Prospero’, The new York Sale XXVI, 4 January 2012, Lot 520. Others known are: Nomos 15, 22 October 2017, Lot 153; CNG 108, 16 May 2018, Lot 196.Dec 20, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Hekte662 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.69g, 10.5mm). Head of Perseus to left, wearing winged helmet with hair hanging beneath and represented by dots; behind, tunny swimming downwards / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. A rare type with about 20 known. Carr coll.
William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled: The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, notes that the helmet is the helmet of Hades lent to him by the nymphs. The reference by Greenwell is to the ‘mission’ of Perseus to cut-off the head of Medusa. The next coin in the Greenwell listing notes a type where much of the detail of this slaying is depicted – see Coin ID #14069.Dec 20, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm?533 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Drachm(?) (5.07g, 20mm). Head of Kore Soteira left, with hair in sphendone; ΣΩTEIPA / Head of lion left; monogram to left; below, tunny left; KYZI.
The weight of this piece is significantly heavier than SNG BN 408-10, which are closer to 3.25g. Additionally, the obverse style is much closer to the following series featuring the seated Apollo reverse type. BN 419 fits the obverse style and weight, but is of the later reverse type, pointing to a possible hybrid or transitional issue. Very rare and interesting. Very fine, some porosity.Nov 29, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Hemidrachm317 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.48g, 12mm). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sakkos / Head of lion left; tunny fish below (off flan), KYZI around. A very rare denomination, one other example is documented as having been sold at auction (CNG E177 lot 93) in 2007, and a third example in poor condition was sold on eBay in 2015.Nov 28, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol364 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Obol (0.77g, 9.5mm). Two tunny facing left, one above the other / Quadripartite incuse square. This is the SNG von Aulock plate coin (7327), however the tunnies are oriented facing right in the SNG publication. Nov 27, 2019
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Kebren (BC 480-440) Obol371 viewsca late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.55g, 8mm). Head of a ram to left; below, tunny left. / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare, one of a very few known examples. Very fine.Nov 26, 2019
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Gargara (BC 350) AE 12461 viewsca 400-200 BC. AE12 (1.96g, 12h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Horse standing right; ΓAP above. Unpublished in the standard references. Very Fine. Extremely rare; possibly the first known example. From the inventory of a German dealer.Nov 25, 2019
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Philomelion (AD 198-217) AE 33 - Caracalla476 viewsCaracalla. 198-217 AD. AE33 (19.87g, 33mm, 6h). Hadrian magistrate. AY MAV ANTΩ NЄINOC AV, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΦIΛOMHΛ ЄΠI AΔPIANOV. Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear; shield at feet to right; serpent at feet to left. VF.Nov 25, 2019
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