Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
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Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
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# 1 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 670... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 670 BC, Lydo-Milesian standard, flattened striated surface, ...
£2,600
# 2 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 620... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 620 BC, stylised head of lion right, two pellets behind, rev...
£1,600
# 3 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Erythrai, EL Hekte, c. 550-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Erythrai, EL Hekte, c. 550-500 BC, head of Herakles left, wearing headdress of lion's s...
£450
# 4 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL 1/24 Stater,... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL 1/24 Stater, c. 620 BC, scarab beetle, rev. rough square punch, 0.5...
£1,400
# 5 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 600-5... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 600-580 BC, head of Gryphon left, rev. quadripartite incuse...
£1,000
# 6 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 625-5... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 625-522 BC, head of calf left with seal [fwkh] above, rev....
£3,200
# 7 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 521... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 521-478, head of roaring lion right, rev. incuse head of...
£1,600
# 8 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 394... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 394 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, ...
£1,600
# 9 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 377... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 377-324 BC, head of Hermes right, wearing Petasos, rev. l...
£700
# 10 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375-325 BC, head of Persephone right, wearing grain wreath, ...
£950
# 11 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 454... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 454-428/7 BC, head of Aktaion right, wearing horn of stag, r...
£600 to £800
# 12 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375-326 BC, head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two s...
£950
# 13 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-500 BC, ram kneeling left, head turned backwards to right, t...
£2,000
# 14 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-400 BC, head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet, b...
£2,400 to £3,000
# 15 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-450 BC, head of Silenos facing with tunny upward to either s...
£2,800
# 16 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-500 BC, head of goat with long beard left, tunny to lower ri...
£2,000
# 17 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-450 BC, fisherman kneeling left, holding tunny in outstretch...
£2,100
# 18 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, Time of Alyattes (Early 6th... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, Time of Alyattes (Early 6th Century BC), EL Trite, head of roaring lion right, rev<P...
£2,100
# 19 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos (560-546... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos (560-546 BC), AV Stater, Sardis, foreparts of a lion and bull facing...
£14,000
# 20 - The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp... »
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Xerxes I to Darius II (c. 485-420 BC), AV Dari...
£1,500
The 'Kyrios' Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 670 BC, Lydo-Milesian standard, flattened striated surface, rev. two incuse squares, 2.36g (Weidauer Group II, 6; Artemision 29), nicely centred, slightly cut punch to right of reverse, otherwise good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2009, GK2755 - 'almost EF' - £3,250Sold by Spink on behalf of J. Linzalone [Wolfshead Galleries]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL Hekte, c. 620 BC, stylised head of lion right, two pellets behind, rev. rectangular punch divided into two incuse squares, 2.36g (Rosen -; Weidauer -; SNG von Aulock 7761), slightly porous, otherwise very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2012 - GK3206 - 'extremely rare very fine' - £1,350Purchased by Spink from J. Linzalone [Wolfshead Galleries], March 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Erythrai, EL Hekte, c. 550-500 BC, head of Herakles left, wearing headdress of lion's skin, rev. rough quadripartite incuse square, 2.62g (SNG von Aulock 1942), well-centred, nicely detailed, good very finePROVENANCESpink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1485- 'good very fine' - £320 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Uncertain, EL 1/24 Stater, c. 620 BC, scarab beetle, rev. rough square punch, 0.57g (Rosen 353 [1/48 Stater]; SNG Keckman II, 328-330 var.), clear strike on obverse, very fine, especially so for issuePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2011, GK3208 - 'rare and very fine' - £1,250Purchased by Spink from J. Linzalone [Wolfshead Galleries], March 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 600-580 BC, head of Gryphon left, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 2.59g (Bodenstedt 22), slight crack to edge of flan, otherwise, lustrous and toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2009, GK2753 - 'rare, extremely fine' - £1,650Purchased by Spink from J. Linzalone [Wolfshead Galleries], June 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Phokaia, EL Hekte, c. 625-522 BC, head of calf left with seal [fwkh] above, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 2.58g (BMC 26 same dies; Bodenstedt 21, dies b/a), well-struck, toned, lightly spotted but otherwise good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, 2014 - £1,850Roma Numismatics, Auction 7, 22 March 2014, lot 581 - 'extremely fine, extremely rare, Bodenstedt lists only two examples' - £1,300Roma Numismatics, Auction 4, 30 September 2012, lot 285 - 'only two others have been offered at auction in recent years' [unsold]Subject to 20%...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 521-478, head of roaring lion right, rev. incuse head of cockerel left, 2.54g (SNG Copenhagen 302; BMC 24; HGC 6, 931; Bodenstedt 7), well-struck and centred, about extremely fine, rarePROVENANCESpink 266, 27 March 2020, lot 534 - 'almost extremely fine, rare' - £850Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 394 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, rev. head of the Persian Satrap Pharnabarzos II right, wearing Persian tiara, within liminal frame and incuse square, 2.51g (Bodenstedt 71 (rev. B)), struck in high relief, some cracks to edge of flan but attractive and good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 2013, GK3262 - 'good very fine' - £1,650Purchased by Spink from a Private Investment Portfolio, 3 January 2013 [SPK2960/6]Gorny and Mosch, Auction 185, 8 March 2010, lot 143 - 'very fine' - €1,500Subjec...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 377-324 BC, head of Hermes right, wearing Petasos, rev. lion standing right within linear frame, 2.60g (SNG von Aulock 1724; Bodenstedt 82; McClean 7976; Weber 5618; Lockett 2762 = Pozzi 2326; SNG Copenhagen 313), struck in high relief, residually lustrous, good very fine or betterPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 2013, GK3263 - £800Purchased by Spink from a Private Investment Portfolio [SPK2941], 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375-325 BC, head of Persephone right, wearing grain wreath, rev. bull butting left, linear border surrounds, all within incuse square, 2.54g (Bodenstedt 88; SNG Lockett 2765; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 321; HGC 6, 1014), lightly toned and lustrous, very fine to good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Autumn 2019 [ref. C190008230] - £550Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 263 - 'good very fine' - £320Purportedly thereof 'from a private Swiss collection'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 454-428/7 BC, head of Aktaion right, wearing horn of stag, rev. facing gorgoneion within incuse square, 2.50g (Bodenstedt 54), struck in high relief, residually lustrous, very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, 2020 [ref. C201011197] - £695Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lesbos, Mytilene, EL Hekte, c. 375-326 BC, head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two stars flanking, rev. head of Persephone right, linear border surrounds, all within incuse square, 2.57g (Bodenstedt 99; SNG Copenhagen 321; BMC 98; SNG von Aulock 1729; Boston MFA 1735; SNG Lockett 2763 = Pozzi 2331), well-struck, lustrous and rare, good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, 2020 [ref. C201006712] - £750Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 70, 7 May 2020, lot 645 - 'near extremely fine' - £350Purportedly thereof 'from the inventory of a UK dealer'...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-500 BC, ram kneeling left, head turned backwards to right, tunny left below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 16.05g (von Fritze 47, Pl. I, 48; Greenwell 131; BMC 48; Boston MFA 1419 = Warren 1555; Jameson 2167; Weber 5016), striking split, otherwise lustrous and rare, very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Winter 2022 - £3,500Roma Numismatics, E-Live Auction 5, 27 September 2022, lot 392 - 'very fine, rare'' - £2,200From the Italo Vecchi CollectionRoma, E-Live Auction 1, 25-26 July 2018, lot 170, 'very fine,...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-400 BC, head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet, base of crest decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern, tunny fish left below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 16.12g (von Fritze 67, Pl. I, 20; Greenwell 25; SNG France –; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1446; Dewing –; Gillet 1053 = Kunstfreund 3 = Jameson 2171 = Weber 4971; Gulbenkian 609), rare, residually lustrous, softened to edges but otherwise very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Summer 2019 [ref. C190002102] - £3,500Roma Numismatics, Auction...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-450 BC, head of Silenos facing with tunny upward to either side, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 15.99g (cf. CNG Mailbid Sale 75, 23 May 2007, lot 336 ['3 known']; cf. 'AF Collection', Roma Numismatics, Auction XV, 5 April 2018, lot 220 [only a dozen known]; cf. von Fritze 77 [fractions]; SNG France -; Hurter & Liewald I, 77; BMC -; Gillet -; Gulbenkian -; Jameson -; Weber -), striking fissures to edges, otherwise well-centred on a pale-gold fabric, about very fine, extremely rarePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, by private treaty...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 550-500 BC, head of goat with long beard left, tunny to lower right, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 16.14g (von Fritze 48, Pl. I, 49), faint striking fissures, otherwise very fine and very rarePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Spring 2019 [ref. C190002101] - £3,600Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 53, 7 February 2019, lot 321 - 'about very fine' - £2,200Purportedly thereof 'from a private German collection'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Stater, c. 500-450 BC, fisherman kneeling left, holding tunny in outstretched right hand, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 16.30g (von Fritze 112, Pl. III, 31; Boston 1487; SNG France 253), striking fissures to edges, yet lustrous and lightly toned, good very fine and rarePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, £2,950Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 66, 9 January 2020, lot 441 - 'good very fine, rare' - £1,600Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 43, 3 February 2018, lot 151 [unsold]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view T...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, Time of Alyattes (Early 6th Century BC), EL Trite, head of roaring lion right, rev. double incuse punch, 4.78g (SNG Kayhan 1013), residually lustrous on a pale gold fabric, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos (560-546 BC), AV Stater, Sardis, foreparts of a lion and bull facing off, rev. two incuse square punches, side-by-side, 8.06g (Traité 1401-1403; Carradice, Pl. XI, 8; Berk 4; Kurth –; SNG Ashmolean 761; SNG von Aulock 2876; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG Lockett 2984; Boston MFA 2077 = Warren 1287; Sunrise 15), light rub to highest points, otherwise lustrous and well-centred, on a rich gold fabric, about extremely fine, an icon from the Dawn of NumismaticsPROVENANCESpink 207, 1-2 December 2010, lot 1252 - 'extremely fine' - £6,800Spink America, Ancient...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Xerxes I to Darius II (c. 485-420 BC), AV Daric, Great King in kneeling-running attitude right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse punch, 8.29g (Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B, Pl. XIII, 27), soft-of-strike at higher points, otherwise residually lustrous, very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2007, GK2288 - 'very fine' - £1,100Purchased by Spink, 13 July 2007 [SPK3662A] - £800Spink 125, 3 March 1998, lot 38 - 'very fine' - £400~ Originally consigned to Spink, 19 December 1997 ~Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Xerxes I to Darius II (c. 485-420 BC), AV Daric, Sardis, Great King in kneeling-running attitude right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse punch, 8.35g (cf. Carradice type IIIb), softness to high points, otherwise lustrous, about very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2008, GK2556 - 'very fine' - £1,100Purchased by Spink [SPK2454], 15 November 2006 - £850Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Xerxes I to Darius II (c. 485-420 BC), AV Daric, Sardis, Great King in kneeling-running attitude right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse punch, 8.25g (Carradice type IIIb, 42), handsomely centred and lustrous, a really pleasingly good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, February 2007, GK2148 - 'almost extremely fine' - £1,350Purchased by Spink, 4 December 2006 - £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II (c. 455-420 BC), AV Daric, Sardis, Great King running right, quiver at shoulder, holding a dagger and a bow, rev. oblong incuse punch of irregular ground, 8.36g (Carradice, Type IV, A; BMC Arabia Pl. XXVII, 7), an outstanding example, beautifully lustrous on an elliptical flan, some deposits to peripheries, otherwise a captivating extremely fine, very rarePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, June 2007, GK2241 - 'lustrous, extremely fine' - £2,000Purchased by Spink [SPK19870], 4 December 2006 - £1,500The pu...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, Kroisos (560-546 BC), AR Stater or Double-Siglos, forepart of lion right, confronting forepart of bull left, rev. two square punches, 10.49g (cf. Boston 2070; Traité I, 407; SNG Delpierre 2793; SNG Kayhan 1018; Rosen 662), waterworn, otherwise well struck, toned and rather imposing, almost very fine, scarcePROVENANCE"A Collection of Ancient Greek coins formed in the 1960s and 1970s, the Property of a Gentleman", Spink 221, 2 December 2013, lot 18 - 'good metal, about very fine' - £3,400Spink, by private treaty, August 1974 - £2,950 [with this ticket]G Zimmerman...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, temp. Cyrus - Darius I (550/39-520 BC), AR ½-Stater or Siglos, Sardis, forepart of lion right confronting forepart of bull left, rev. two square incuse punches, 5.34g (Traité I, 409ff; SNG Kayhan 1024ff; Berk 22; SNG Copenhagen 456; SNG von Aulock 2877ff; SNG Ashmolean 762ff), minor striking fissures, otherwise a most wholesome example, handsomely well-centred and struck-up, a most pleasingly good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty - £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, under Persian rule (c. 420-375 BC), AV Daric, Great King advancing right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse punch with rough striations (Carradice, type IIIb), slight deposits, but otherwise lustrous and very finePROVENANCE Spink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 104, 'Very fine' - £1,050Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lydia, under Persian rule, (375-350 BC), AV Daric, Great King kneeling right, holding spear and bow, rev. oblong punch, 8.27g (Carradice type IIIb), lustrous and toned, well-struck, good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 276, 'Good very fine' - £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thrace, Siris, AR Stater, c. 528-488 BC, ithyphallic satyr standing on left, right hand grasping right wrist of nymph fleeing to right, his left hand on her chin, pellets surround, rev. large incuse square divided diagonally, 10.00g (SNG ANS 956-61 (Lete); AMNG III/2, 14 (Lete); Svoronos pl. 7, 20; Traité I 1568 (Lete)), nicely struck and toned, rare and very finePROVENANCESpink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1478, 'Near very fine, rare - £1,700Roma Numismatics Auction V, 23 March 2013, lot 283, 'Very fine' - £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informatio...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thasos, Thrace AR Didrachm, c. 510-480 BC, ithyphallic satyr carrying struggling nymph in his arms right, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 10.94g (cf. SNG Copenhagen 1009; Svoronos pl. X, 4), well-centred, toned, about good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2012, GK3187, 'well-centred very fine' - £1,100 [SPK2800/2]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Macedon, Amphipolis, AR Drachm, c. 370-369 BC, laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, rev. AMPHIPOLITAION on raised square frame containing lighted torch, 3.52g (Lorber 55 (O3/R2); SNG ANS 80; SNG Lockett 1301, same dies), well-struck, handsome, good very finePROVENANCESpink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 21, 'good metal, good very fine' - £1,900Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17th September, 2008, lot 139, 'good very fine. Exceptional metal quality, centering, and sharpness for issue, with full nose.' - $3,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informatio...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Olynthos, Chalkidian League, (432-348 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Magistrate Aristonos, c. 350 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. XAL/KID/ION surrounding Kithara (lyre) with six strings, EPI-ARISTONOS in exergue, 14.52g, (Robinson & Clement 134 (obverse die); SNG ANS 497; Lanz 159, lot 79, (dies); Gulbenkian 422; Pozzi 753; SNG Lockett 1314), marvellous, struck in high relief, detailed, some very light scratches from a long-forgotten cleaning, but with pleasant toning emerging to the edges, extremely fine, a bargain at any pricePROVENANCESpink, 240, 27 June 2016, lot 10...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Archelaos I (413-400/399 BC), AR Stater, head of Apollo right, his hair bound in a taenia, rev. ARXE/LAO horse standing right, linear square within shallow incuse surrounds, 10.62g (Westermark Group II, Series 2 (O56/reverse die unlisted (cf. CNG Triton XXIV, lot 451)); SNG ANS 65), slightly marked but well-struck, very fine to good very fine with an obscure reverse dieSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Stater, Amphipolis, c. 340-325, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. PHILIPPOY charioteer driving biga right, crescent below horses, 8.62g (SNG ANS 255; Le Rider 96), lustrous and well-struck on a slightly short flan, attractive, good very fine or betterPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2007, GK2346, 'almost extremely fine' - £1,100 [SPK3318A/2]Purchased by Spink from R. Swan, 1 October 2007Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Stater, Pella, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. charioteer driving biga right, trident-head below horses, PHILIPPOY in exergue, 8.54g (cf. Le Rider 284 and SNG ANS 150 for dies), toned and lustrous, light evidence of a double strike on obverse, but a bold and attractive example, near extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, May 2010, GK2899, 'lustrous, a most attractive obverse. die, almost extremely fine' - £2,200 [SPK4923/8]Previously purchased from a British collectorSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium....
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Stater, Pella, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. PHILIPPOY charioteer driving biga right, trident-head below, 8.53g (SNG ANS 149; Le Rider 290b), wonderful lustre, slight marks to the edges, some hairlining, but attractive and good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2008, GK2538, 'Minor edge marks, very fine' - £1,250 [SPK4276/3]Previously Purchased from Baldwin's Fixed Price List, Summer 2008Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Stater, posthumous, Lampsakos, c. 323, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. PHILIPPOY charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right, reversed EK monogram to lower right, A with crescent above below, grain-ear in exergue, 8.54g (SNG ANS 290; Thompson, Philip 35; Le Rider pl. 90, 9; ADM II Series VIII), well-struck, toned, softened but rare, very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2010, GK2922, 'Good very fine' - £1,250 [SPK28935/1]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more info...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Quarter-Stater, posthumous, Pella, c. 323-315, head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin right, rev. PHILIPPOY bow and club right above, trident right below, (SNG ANS 222; Le Rider 241; SNG Berry 103) well-centred, slightly marked but residually lustrous, about very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Quarter-Stater, posthumous, Pella, c. 323-315, head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin right, rev. PHILIPPOY bow above, club left and trident right below, 2.17g (Le Rider 128 I these dies; cf. Nomos AG 13, 7 October 2016, lot 162), slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine or betterPROVENANCESpink 207, 23 March 2011, lot 746 , 'rare, good very fine, reverse extremely fine' - £1,800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, c. 342-328 BC, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILIPPOY horseman riding right, holding palm frond, prow of galley left below, L in exergue, 14.46g (Le Rider 428; SNG ANS 548), handsomely struck, with beautiful tone and lustre, about extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased through Baldwin's by private treaty, Summer 2019 - £1,350Spink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1493, 'pleasing very fine, scarce' - £950Künker 288, 13 March 2017, lot 114 - €700Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information p...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pella, c. 342/1-337/6, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILIPPOY Philip riding left wearing kausia, right arm raised, facing head of Helios below foreleg of horse, 14.46g (Le Rider, p. 17, 98 (D57/R79); SNG ANS 356 (same obverse die); SNG Copenhagen 546 (same obverse die)), toned and very well-struck, good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 2013, GK3238, 'almost extremely fine' - £1,300 [SPK35358/1] Purchased by Spink from S. Ahghari, [Pars Coins] 4 April 2013Subject t...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pella, c. 342/1-337/6 BC, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILIPPOY horseman riding right holding palm frond, thunderbolt below, 14.57g (Le Rider p. 8, 195 (D114 / R157); SNG Alpha Bank 271), toned and lustrous, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2010, GK2984, 'Good very fine' - £1,600 [SPK29717/5]Baldwins 68, 28 September 2010, lot 3389, 'toned, about extremely fine' - £920 From The Dr E. O. and Mrs F. M. Halliwell Collection of Ancient and English CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, posthumous, Amphipolis, c. 323-315 BC, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILLIPPOY horseman galloping right, holding palm, monogram before, aplustre below, 14.35g (SNG ANS 740; Le Rider 344 pl. 46, 18), boldly struck, slightly split to edge, bright from previous clean, but some lovely golden tone beginning to appear, attractive good very finePROVENANCESpink 206, 2 December 2010, lot 1238, 'extremely fine' - £850Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for B...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Distater, Aegaea, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, hair flowing, with pendant earring, rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left, holding a wreath in right hand on ship's mast, vertical fulmen in her left, young athlete/pankratiast left to left field with both arms raised, L-O monogram to lower left, 3h, 17.19g (Price 196; Mueller 639; Noe, Sicyon 9; Lacroix [Revue Belge, 1964], pp. 52, Pl. II, no. 5), beautifully struck and well-centred, lustrous and...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Amphipolis, c. 330-320, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left with wreath and stylis, trident-head in left field, 8.56g (Price 172), slightly softened but residually lustrous, very finePROVENANCE Spink Numismatic Circular, December 2008, GK2603, 'good very fine' - £1,450 [SPK25112]DNW, Ancient Coins, 29 September 2008, lot 5497, 'good very fine' - £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inform...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Babylon, struck under Seleukis I Nikator, c. 305-295, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, HP monogram under left wing, BL monogram under right wing 8.59g (Price 3779), lustrous, slight wear to edges but otherwise about very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2007, GK2259, 'good very fine' - £1,375 [SPK19810/148]Previously purchased by Spink, 4 December 200...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Babylon, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, M behind, rev. ALEXANDROY/BASILEI[OS] Nike standing right holding wreath and stylis, LY in left field, 8.60g (Price 3691; Mueller 1271), slightly softened but residually lustrous, slight split to edge of flan but otherwise about very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2009, GK2738, 'rare, near extremely fine' - £1,800 [SPK4760/2]Previously purchased by Spink, 22 May 2009Subject to 20%...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Ake, 309/8 BC, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet, ornamented with gryphon rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, date in left field, 8.58g (Price 3294), struck in high relief, slightly softened but otherwise very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2008, GK2539, 'very fine' - £1,250 [SPK4276/4]Purchased by Spink from Baldwin's, 9 June 2008Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC) AV Stater, Sidon, struck under Menes, dated 324-323, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. [ALE]XANDROY Nike standing left holding wreath and stylis, palm frond and date (in Phoenician) to left, with SI below left wing, 8.55g (Price 3490a), struck in high relief on a lustrous, if slightly short flan, some softening to reverse but otherwise about good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, April 2008, GK2428, 'very fine' - £1,100 [SPK23139/104...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Byblos, lifetime or early posthumous issue c. 330-320, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXAND[ROY] Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, AP monogram to left field, 8.68g (Price 3423) lustrous, beautifully struck, light reddish tone to reverse, slightly to left of centre but otherwise about extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, lifetime issue of Lampsakos, c. 328-323, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left with wreath held in outstretched right hand, stylis in left, conjoined foreparts of horses in left field, D above O in left field, 8.61g (Price 1358c), nicely struck, particularly on reverse, flan slightly short but still detailed, lustrous and attractive, about good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informa...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Abydos, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left holding a wreath in her right hand and a stylis in her left, monogram above pentagram to left field, cornucopiae below left wing, 8.59g (Price 1524), obverse particularly well-struck in high relief, reverse slightly softened and off-centre but still pleasing, all upon a lustrous flan, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2010, GK2924, 'broad fl...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Quarter-Stater, Ampihpolis, c. 330-320, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. thunderbolt, club and bow, ALEXAND/ROY across fields, 2.16g (Price 165; SNG Alpha Bank 464-5), detailed and well-centred, lustrous and attractive, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2009, GK2819, 'rare, extremely fine' - £2,500 [SPK4756/3]Previously purchased by Spink, 29 September 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Side, c. 325-320 BC, head of Herakles right, clad in lion's skin, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in his left hand, wreath to left field, D-I below throne, 17.03g (Cf. Price 2949), bold and stylish portrait, toned good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2008, GK2577, 'toned, extremely fine, a lovely coin' - £1,000Purchased by Spink from S. Alghari, [Pars Coins] 8 July 2008Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more infor...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Myriandros, c. 328-326, head of Herakles right, clad in lion's skin, rev. ALEXANDROY Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in his left hand, monograms to left field and below throne, 17.08g (Price 3229; Muller 1302), beautifully-struck with an old cabinet tone, exceptional and very rare, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2008, GK2604, 'extremely fine' - £450Purchased from Spink by private treaty, 1974. With a stock ticket numbered G.0281, in...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Damascus c. 330-320 BC, head of Herakles right wearing lion's skin, rev. ALEXANDROY Zeus Aetophoros, DA below throne, forepart of ram in the left field, 17.06g (Price 3203), finely detailed, well centred, nicely toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2006, GK1923, 'extremely fine' [SPK2257/3]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Memphis, c. 332-323, head of Herakles right, clad in lion's skin, rev. [ALE]XANDROY Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand, rose to left field, DI below throne, O to right, 17.26g (Price 3971), slightly short flan, but a wonderful strike in high relief, attractively toned and good very finePROVENANCESpink 207, 23 March 2011, lot 751, 'good very fine' - £580Formerly held in storage by Spink-Smythe from October 2008Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Susa, c. 316-311, head of Herakles right, clad in lion's skin, rev. ALEXANDROY BASILEOS Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand, wreath in left field, monograms below throne, 17.01g (Price 3857), bold portrait struck in high relief, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, May 2009, GK2700, 'beautifully engraved dies, extremely fine' - £850 [SPK 4542/1]Purchased by Spink from S. Ahghari [Pars Coins]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inform...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Corinth, c. 310-290, head of Herakles right, clad in lion's skin, rev. ALEXANDROY BASILEOS Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand, Athena Nikephoros standing left in left field, monograms below throne, 17.01g (Price 969), well struck and toned, detailed good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2009, GK2820, 'lustrous, extremely fine' - £775 [SPK4796/2]Numismatica Ars Classica, 52, 7 October 2009, lot 104, 'extremely fine' - 850 CHFSubject to 2...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC), AV Stater, in the name of Alexander III, Susa, struck under Koinos, c. 322-320 BC, head of Athena right wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, LA below left wing, 8.61g (Cf. Price P207 (in the name of Philip III)), beautifully-struck in high relief, lustrous and attractive, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2010, GK2987, 'extremely fine' - £2,750 [SPK29548/1]Classical Numismatic Group, 85 (15 Sep...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC), AV Stater, uncertain eastern mint, c. 320 BC, head of Athena right wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, rev. PHILIPPO[Y] Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, ANT monogram to left field, 8.61g (Price P224), lustrous, well-struck, good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's Fixed Price List, Winter 2021 - £4,500, stock card includedNomos AG 23, 20 November 2021, lot 87, 'good very fine' - 3,800 CHFSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please vi...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Demetrios Poliorketes (294-288 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, diademed head right with bull’s horn, rev. BASILEOS/DIMITRIOY Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident, monograms to left and right, 16.97g (Newell 115, CV/196, pl. X, 15; HGC 3, 1014b), beautifully-struck and toned, minor graze on obverse portrait but otherwise extremely fine, delightfulPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, April 2008, GK2430, 'perfect metal, extremely fine' - £2,200 [SPK3433A/4]Previously purchased from Spink by private treaty, 1 April 2003 - £1,600...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Demetrios Poliorketes (294-288 BC), Salamis, c. 300-295 BC, winged Nike standing left on prow, blowing trumpet and holding mast, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY naked Poseidon standing left, chlamys wound round left arm, brandishing trident in right hand, monogram in form of double-axe on left, HP monogram between legs, 17.45g (Newell 60, pl. 3, 3 (reverse die)), excellent strike in high relief, toned and lustrous, really good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' t...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos III Doson (229-221 BC), AR Tetradrachm, head of Poseidon right, wreathed with marine plant, rev. BASILEOS ANTIGONOY on side of prow of war galley upon which sits Apollo holding out bow, monogram below (SNG Ashmolean 3264; SNG Alpha Bank 1046), very well centred, softening at higher points, very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2008, GK2541, 'good very fine' - £1,250 [SPK4292/1]Purchased by Spink from M. Tursi, June 2006Antigonos Doson was really a placeholder king between the death of Demetrius II and the succession of his...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip V (221-179 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Pella, diademed head right, rev. PHILIPPOY BASILEOS Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield and brandishing thunderbolt, monograms on the inner left and right fields, 17.05g (Mamroth, ZfN 40, 1; SNG Alpha Bank 1049; SNG Munich 1124), finely detailed Hellenistic portrait, well centred, good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198,19 March 2009, lot 258, 'rare, good very fine' - £2,300Margaretha Ley Co...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Paeonia, Patraos (c. 335-315 BC) AR Didrachm, uncertain mint, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. PATRAOY warrior on horse rearing to right, spearing enemy who defends himself with raised shield, 12.45g (Paeonian Hoard I, 445 (same obverse die); SNG ANS 1040 (same); Paeonian Hoard II, 192 (same dies); HGC 3.1, 148), about extremely fine, lovely tone and wonderful strikePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Summer 2021, £1,250Roma Numismatics, Auction XXI, 24 March 2021, lot 54, 'extremely fine, beautiful old cabinet tone' - £650Hess-Divo AG...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thrace, Abdera, AR Didrachm, Magistrate Molpagores, c. 411-385 BC, Gryphon seated left with right forepaw raised, rev. [E]PIMOL/PAGORE dancing girl standing left on tiptoes, wearing tall, circular headdress and small chiton, right hand raised, 13.04g (May 314), good very fine, toned and residually lustrousPROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Summer 2010 - £6,750HK Collection, Roma Numismatics, Auction XIX, 26 March 2010, lot 389, 'extremely fine; slight weak strike to rev., from dies of good style, lightly toned and lustrous' - £4,200Gorny and Mosch 1...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thrace, Maroneia, AR Tetradrachm, Magistrate Ikeseio-, c. 386-347 BC, horse cantering left with rein trailing, rev. EPI/IKE/SION vine with four bunches of grapes within linear square, around which is magistrate's name and kerykeion, all within shallow incuse square, 11.24g (West 91; Schønert-Geiss 421, V7/R12), toned and detailed, well-centred and preserved, near extremely fine, a lovely examplePROVENANCESpink 221, 2 December 2013, lot 52, 'toned, almost extremely fine, reverse good very fine' - £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AV Stater, Chalcedon, c. 260-230, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOS, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, who crowns king’s name, and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, a spear resting behind her, foreparts of two horses joined back to back and monogram on left, F/L monogram to left field, 8.54g (SNG Fitzwilliam 1843; Hunterian 16; Mueller 508), slightly softened to higher points, good very finePROVENANCESpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 401, 'good very fine'...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AV Stater, Pella (?), diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, a spear resting behind, monogram on left, 8.53g (Muller 507; Pozzi 1165; Ars Classica XIII, lot 682 = Ars Classica XVII, lot 410 (same dies); Vinchon (Apr. 1974), 88 (same dies)), beautifully-struck in high relief, with a dark, rich cabinet tone, lovely details and well-centred, some minor contact marks, but otherwise near extremely fine, a rare m...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AV Stater, Perinthos?, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, who crowns king’s name, and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, a spear resting behind her, foreparts of two horses joined back to back and monogram on left, 8.50g (cf. Thompson 256 for a Tetradrachm with these control marks), struck in high relief upon a broad flan, lustrous, extremely finePROVENANCESpink 206, 2 December 2010, lot 1234, 'lustrous, extremely fine' -...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pella, 287-282, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind, AP monogram in exergue, monogram within wreath to outer left, 17.22g (Thompson 250), toned, lustrous and struck in high relief, good very fine or betterPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, March 2009, GK3018, 'extremely fine' - £975 [SPK4543/8]Numismatica Ars Classica 51, 5 March 2009, lot 61...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Sardis, 297-287, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind, monograms to outer left and in exergue, 17.19g (Thompson 86; Mueller 406), perfectly centred with old cabinet tone, good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 253, '...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, 288-281, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind monograms to inside left and outside right, 17.22g (Thompson 200; Mueller 541), lovely strike, toned and lustrous, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 2002, GK2772, 'powerful portrait, extremely fine' - £1,200 [SPK4675/2]Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 8...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, 288-281, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind caduceus with handle to inner left, YE monogram to outer right, 17.30g (Thompson 195), well-struck, toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink 199, 25 June 2009, lot 562, 'extremely fine' - £950Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buye...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, 288-281, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind caduceus with handle to inner left, KP monogram to outer right, 17.26g (Thompson 191), darkly-toned, detailed good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2006, GK2089, 'toned and good very fine' - £750 [SPK19291/6]Baldwin's 47, 26 September 2006, lot 33,...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, 288-281, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind, club to inner left below monogram, HD monogram in exergue, 17.22g (Thompson 206), toned, nicely struck, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, June 2008, GK2497, 'powerful portrait, extremely fine' - £1,250 [SPL3702A/1];Numismatica Ars Classica 26, 2 April 2006, lot 249, 'ext...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Sestos, 297-287, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, herm and ear of corn on stalk with two leaves to left field, 16.88g (Cf. Muller 85), lustrous and well-struck, a variety unrecorded in Thompson, nearly extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2007, GK2344, 'attractive and elegant, extremely fine' - £700Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung 160, 9 Oc...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Ainos, 283-282, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, lion's head and enthroned cult image of Hermes Perpheraios in field, monogram on throne, 16.93g (Thompson 257; Müller 119), wonderfully-struck, lovely tone, detailed good very finePROVENANCESpink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1510, 'pleasingly good very fine' - £1,000from the collection of W. M. Stoecklin, Nomos AG 14, 17...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (328-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pergamon, 287-282, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, K below neck, rev. BASILEOS/LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left, holding Nike left in her right hand, resting her left on shield, with a transverse sceptre behind, cult image to inner left, herm to outer left, star in exergue, 17.06g (Thompson 223), toned, struck nicely in high relief, pleasing good very fine and rarePROVENANCESpink 200, 1 October 2009, lot 835, 'very fine, rare' - £1,200Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thrace, Thasos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 180-100 BC, head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, rev. IRAKLEIOYS SOTIROS THASION nude Herakles standing facing with club and lion skin, head to right, DI monogram to left field, 16.84g (SNG Copenhagen 1038), wonderful portrait, slight softening to reverse legend but otherwise a good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 2009, GK2771, 'finest style, almost extremely fine' - £620 [SPK4687/4]Purchased from M. Vosper, June 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Condi...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 490 BC, head of Athena right, wearing a crested Attic helmet, rev. ATHE owl standing right, its head facing, olive sprig to left, all within shallow incuse square, 16.91g (Svoronos, pl. 4, 6; Seltman, group G, cf. pl. X, A 148; BMC 4; Asyut 332), banker's mark to head of owl, lightly tool-marked but otherwise a lovely example of the archaic style, extremely rare and very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, with ticket - £5,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Attica, Aegina, AR Stater, c. 480-457 BC, 'land tortoise' with 'T-back' pattern on shell, seen from above, head in profile, rev. large incuse skew pattern, 12.06g (Gulbenkian 523; HGC 6, 448; Kraay & Hirmer 336; Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; SNG Copenhagen 507; SNG Delepierre 1528-9), slight die-flaw to obverse but a highly impressive reverse, overall very fine to good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, 2019 - £950, with ticketStrategically located between Attica and the Peloponnese in the Saronic gulf, Aegina was one of the more prominent Archaic states in...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Boeotia, Haliartos AR Stater, c. 525-480 BC, Boeotian shield, rev. refined H at centre of quardipartite incuse 'mill-saw' pattern, 11.94g (BCD 155; SNG Copenhagen 188), light porosity to higher points but otherwise well-struck and very fine to good very finePROVENANCESpink 240, 29 September 2016, lot 2757, 'about very fine' - £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Didrachm, c. 340 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, rev. LARI/[S]AION bridled horse pacing right, M to right field, 12.10g (Traité 700; Hermann Pl. 5, no. 2; BMC 55 [Pl. V, 14]; ACGC 396), darkly-toned, slight die-flaw to reverse, otherwise about very fine, a highly sought-after varietyPROVENANCESpink 200, 1 October 2009, lot 847, 'good very fine' - £1,050Previously purhcased from Spink by private treaty, 2009 [SPK20038/2]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Condition...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 370-350 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, her hair tied with a grain-wreath, rev. cavalryman on horse cantering right, holding a short spear, 6.00g (Herrmann pl. VI, 14; Grose 4624), a reverse of great rarity, toned and very finePROVENANCESpink 209, 6 October 2011, lot 594, 'very rare, very fine' - £600Previously purchased from Spink by private treaty, 2011 [SPK4990/7] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 356-342 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, wearing hair in grain-wreath, rev. LARIS/AION horse grazing right, 6.02g (Lorber, Phase L-III 51; SNG Ashmolean 3882; BCD 319), nicely toned and well-struck, a lovely example, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, March 2009, GK2644, 'good very fine' - £650 [SPK4559/2]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 356-342 BC, facing head of nymph Larissa slightly to left, rev. LARIS/AION horse grazing right (Lorber, SNR 79, 33), well-struck, residually lustrous example, lovely and good very finePROVENANCESpink 204, September 2010, lot 10, 'almost extremely fine' - £360Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 340-320 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, wearing a grain-wreath, rev. LARIS/AION horse grazing right, 6.06g (Dewing 1399; Lockett 7; Hermann pl. V, (O6/R7)), toned and lustrous, slightly spotted but otherwise attractive and good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 2009, GK2744, 'about extremely fine' - £650 [SPK4543/9]Numismatica Ars Classica 51, 5 March 2009, lot 618, 'good very fine' - 680 CHFSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lokris, Lokris Opuntii, AR Didrachm, c. 369-338 BC, head of Persephone right wearing wreath, single-pendant earring and a necklace with a thin band in hair behind her ear, rev. OPONTION Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested helmet, brandishing sword and shield, shield decorated with griffin and a palmette, a broken spear at his feet diagonally, 12.13g (SNG Copenhagen 42 (these dies); Nanteuil 885; BCD 72), lustrous and well-centred, attractive good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, March 2009, GK2645, 'almost extremely fine/good very fine' - £2950 [SP...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Boeotia, Thebes AR Didrachm, c. 426-395 BC, Boeotian shield, rev. head of bearded Dionysos right wearing ivy-wreath, 12.13g (Traité 200; BCD Boiotia 438; HGC 4, 1326; SNG Delepierre 1354), well-struck on a slightly short flan, darkly toned, very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, February 2008, GK2393, old tone, fine style - £600 [SPK23139/17]Acquired by Spink from the estate of a gentleman, 11 December 2007Previously stored with Spink as part of a storage portfolio from 15 October 1987 [ref. 0872]With old dealer's ticket "I, the son of Zeus, have come to this...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Euboea, Karystos AR Tridrachm, c. 300-250 BC, cow standing right with head towards suckling calf, rev. KA-RYS Cock standing right, 7.01g (Robinson ANS NNM 124, 1952, 17-18 (P5/A2); BCD Euboia 569, this obverse die), slightly worn to obverse, but residually lustrous and well struck, reverse attractively toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1531, 'good very fine' - £1,300Baldwin's 99, 4 May 2016, lot 122 £1,550Baldwin's, Dmitry Markov and M&M, New York Sale XXVII, 9 January 2008, lot 55, rare, toned, good very fine - $2,500Subject to 20% VAT on...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 460 BC, head of Athena right, wearing a crested Attic helmet, rev. ATHE owl standing right, its head facing, olive sprig to left, all within incuse square, 17.04g (Cf. Starr pl. XXII, 2; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1596), well-struck, toned and lustrous, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, May 2009, GK2703, 'very fine' - £895 [SPK4542/3] Purchased from S. Ahghari [Pars Coins], 13 March 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Attica, Aegina, AR Stater, c. 457-431 BC, 'Land Tortoise' with segmented shell pattern, rev. incuse skew pattern, 12.14g (Milbank pl. II, 12; SNG Copenhagen 516; SNG Delepierre 1535; Dewing 1683), struck in high relief, slightly off-centre but toned and very fine PROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, April 2008, GK2436, 'toned very fine' - £650 [SPK23139/109]Acquired by Spink from the estate of a gentleman, 11 December 2007Previously stored with Spink as part of an storage portfolio from 15 October 1987 [Ref. 0872] With old dealer's ticketSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Sikyonia, Sikyon, AR Didrachm c. 360-320 BC, Chimaera advancing left upon exergual line, right paw raised, wreath above, SI below, rev. dove flying left with wings open above and below, below dove's neck, I, all within olive wreath, 12.28g (BMC 56; BCD 219), wonderful design, well-struck, toned and lustrous, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2011, GK3120, 'well-centred, toned, almost extremely fine' - £3300 [SPK31310/3]Dove Collection, Morton and Eden 49, 24 June 2011, lot 212Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Elis, Olympia, 98th Olympiad (388 BC), AR Didrachm, head of Hera right, wearing stephanos ornamented with palmettes, rev. FA (retrograde), thunderbolt within olive-wreath, 12.00g (Seltman 283 - EM/B; BCD 93 = this coin; ex NFA VI, lot 224), toned, well-struck, good very finePROVENANCESpink 209, 6 October 2011, lot 601, 'toned, very fine' - £1,500Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 81, 20 May 2009, lot 2235BCD Collection, Leu 90, 10 May 2004, lot 93Numismatic Fine Arts VI, 27 February 1979, lot 224Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Cyclades, Paros, AR Drachm, c. 510-490 BC, goat galloping right, dolphin right in exergue, rev. irregular incuse punch, 6.06g (Sheedy 49 (these dies)), lustrous, good very fine and rarePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Winter 2015, with ticket - £4,950Hess Divo AG 329, 17 November 2015, lot 81, 'choice extremely fine' - 5,000 CHFNumismatica Genevensis 8, 24 November 2014, lot 43, 'superbe', type listed incorrectly as Sheedy 63 - 2,200 CHFDr A. Binkert Collection, Baldwin's, Dimitry Markov and M&M, New York Sale IV, 17 January 2002, lot 172 -$1,500S...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Aeolis, Kyme, AR Tetradrachm, c. 150 BC, head of the Amazon Kyme right, her hair bound with taenia, rev. KYMAION horse standing right with left foreleg raised, one-handed cup below, EYKTHYMON in exergue, all within laurel wreath, 16.77g (Oakley, Museum Notes 27, 57; BMC 77), lovely detailed portrait, toned, good very fine to near extremely finePROVENANCESpink 206, 2 December 2010, lot 1248, 'extremely fine' - £1,900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Ephesos, AR Tetradrachm, Magistrate Demokrates, c. 350 BC, bee from above, wings overlapping dotted border, E-PH across fields, rev. forepart of stag running right, head turned left, date palm to left, name of magistrate to right, 14.92g (Prospero 504; Rhousopolos 3669), about extremely fine, unusually well-preserved bee, reverse toned, lovelyPROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Winter 2018, with ticket - £5,750Gasvoda Collection, Classical Numismatic Group 109, 12 September 2018, lot 150, 'near extremely fine' - $4,500 Freeman and Sear, Manha...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, AR Tetrdrachm, Magistrate Euphemous, son of Pausanious, 150-140 BC, laureate and draped bust of Artemis right, wearing a stephane and quiver of arrows over shoulder, rev. MAGNITON/EUPHIMOS PAVSANIOY Apollo standing left on maeander pattern, holding laurel branch in his lowered right hand and leaning his left elbow on a tall tripod behind him, all within laurel wreath, 16.83g (Jones 24, 17c (this obverse)); SNG Copenhagen 844), well-struck upon a broad flan, perfectly-centred, detailed and bold, residually lustrous, really good very fine t...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Smyrna AR Tetradrachm, c.155-145 BC, turreted head of Tyche right, rev. SMYR-NAION within wreath, magistrates monogram below, 16.78g (Milne, Silver, (5a corr.; SNG Fitzwilliam 4575 (same dies); SNG Lockett 2849; Pozzi 2512; Boston MFA 1933 = Warren 1129), superb portrait, very finely detailed and well centred, lightly toned and in high relief, extremely finePROVENANCESpink 206, 2 December 2010, lot 1250, 'extremely fine' - £4,000Tyche was the goddess of fate and fortune, good and bad. Her divine identity was really a personification of the word which could just...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Teos, AR Stater, c. 510-490 BC, Gryphon seated right, left foreleg raised, cluster of grapes to right, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 11.89g (Balcer, SNR XLVII, 15; BMC 4), nicely toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink 204, 30 September 2010, lot 15, 'good very fine' - £900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ionia, Teos AR Didrachm, c. 478-468 BC, Gryphon standing right, raising forepaw, head of a Nubian right before, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 11.90g (Balcer --; SNG Copenhagen --), a variety of considerable rarity, unlisted and one of only two to be sold at auction, flan slightly short, but well-struck and nicely toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numimatic Circular, September 2010, GK2963, 'almost extrmely fine' - £2,300 [SPK29261/3] Purchased from Baldwin's, 20 July 2010 - £1,800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Satraps of Caria, Maussolos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 377-353 BC, laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, rev. MAYSSOLLO Zeus Laubrandos standing right, holding labrys over shoulder and long sceptre, 15.25g (Hurter, Pixodaros, pl. 33, 36 (same dies); SNG von Aulock 2359), struck in high relief, centred perfectly and darkly toned, extremely fine, marvellous and of great rarityProvenanceSpink Numismatic Circular, May 2010, GK2907, 'an excellent example in good metal, about extremely fine' - £5,500 [CG7727/1]Bryan Cooper Collection of Greek Coins, Baldwins, Dimitry Mark...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Caria, Satraps of Caria, Hidrieus, (351-344 BC), AR Tetradrachm, laureate head of Apollo facing slightly to right, wearing a chalmys around neck, rev. IDRIEOS Zeus Labraundos standing right, clad in long robe, holding double-ax (labrys) in right hand and sceptre in left (SNG Kayhan 880; SNG von Aulock 8046; BMC Caria pg. 183, 1; Babelon, Les Perses, pl. X, 8), beautifully struck and toned, lustrous, about extremely finePROVENANCEBaldwins, Fixed Price List Summer 2018, with ticket - £6950Kunker 304 (19 March 2018) lot 514Dr Busso Peus Nachfolger 384, 2 November 2005, l...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Caria, Kos AR Tetradrachm, c. 350-345 BC, head of Herakles left, clad in lion skin, rev. KOION crab within dotted border and incuse square, club and THEODOTOS below, 15.09g (SNG von Aulock 2747; Pixodaros Hoard Pl. 36.13), marvellous, perfectly-centred portrait, toned, slight softening to edge of reverse but otherwise marvellous, extremely finePROVENANCEBaldwin's Fixed Price List, Summer 2020, with ticket - £5,500 Gorny and Mosch 269, 9 March 2020, lot 423Gorny and Mosch 228, 9 March 2015, lot 148 The Otakirak Collection, Stack´s, Bowers & Ponterio New York 164, NYINC...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Caria, Kos AR Tetradrachm, c. 285-258 BC, head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. KOINON crab above magistrate’s name KLEINOS and bow in case, all within dotted linear square, 14.84g (Requier 38 (D13/R23); SNG Von Aulock 2753; Dewing 2388), lightly toned, good very fine, reverse highly detailedPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2008, GK2557, 'almost extremely fine - £1,850Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 78, 14 May 2008, lot 828Gorny and Mosch 107, 2 April 2001, lot 201Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please v...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Caria, Rhodes, AR Didrachm, c. 250-200 BC, Magistrate Arisokritos, radiate head of Helios facing slightly right, rev. ARISTOKRITOS rose with bud to right, aplustre to left, P-O across fields, 6.79g (Ashton 219; HGC 6, 1434; SNG Keckman 546), toned, lustrous, very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwins, 2019, with ticket [ref. C190000944 REE]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lykia, Dynasts of Kherei AR Stater, c.410-390, head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with spiral and three olive leaves, rev. head of dynast right wearing Persian headdress, Lykian legend surrounds, 8.55g (Mørkholm & Zahle II 39 (same dies); Falghera 169; Traité pl. XCIX, 3 (same dies); BMC 101; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 447 (same dies)), slightly worn obverse, but some nice details on reverse, good fine to very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, with ticket - £1,000 [ref. N0020]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pl...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Lykia, Mithrapata (c. 390-370 BC) AR Stater, head of lion facing, rev. MITHRA[PATA] Triskeles, facing head of Hermes to left all within incuse square, 9.77g (Podalia 105-8 (A14/P17); SNG von Aulock 4243 (same dies)), toned and very fine, a rare example of the Hermes symbolPROVENANCEPurchased by Private Treaty from Baldwin's, 2021 - £1,700 [ref. C212019957]Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 281, 20 June 2012, lot 123 - $1,300Gorny and Mosch 200, 10 October 2011, lot 1944 [Unsold]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms a...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater, struck under Persian commander Pharnabazos, c. 379-374 BC, 'Baal Tars' (Aramaic) Baaltars enthroned left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre, rev. 'Pharnabarzos Cilicia' (Aramaic) bearded male head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, 10.88g (SNG Levante 72; SNG France 253; SNG von Aulock 5929), brilliant, toned, marvellous and extremely finePROVENANCESpink 204, 30 September 2010, lot 17, 'about extremely fine', £800Spink Numismatic Circular, August 2004, GK1345, 'about extremely fine' - £720 [SPK6169/3]Leu 91, lot 181, 10 May 2004, lot 181, 'toned...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Cilicia, Tarsos, Mazaios as Satrap (361-334 BC), AR Stater, Baaltars seated half left, head facing, holding vine-branch with bunch of grapes, and stalk of corn, on which stands eagle in right hand, holding sceptre in left hand, BLTRZ = BAALTARS (Aramaic) right, below and left, rev. Lion attacking bull left, MZDI = Mazaios (Aramaic) above, symbol below, 10.91g (SNG Levante 106 (this coin)), cleaned, but an incredible specimen nonetheless, superb extremely finePROVENANCESpink 235, 22 March 2016, lot 1053, 'brilliant, mint state, a superb example' - £1,600;Purchased by S...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Cilicia, Tarsos, Mazaios as Satrap (361-334 BC), AR Didrachm, Baaltars enthroned left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre in right hand, thymaterion surmounted by eagle to left, ear of corn beneath throne, BLTR=BALTAARS (Aramaic) to right, rev. lion walking left, Z above, 10.73g (SNG Levante Supp. 1, 28 (this coin)), cleaned, some deposits but otherwise extremely finePROVENANCESpink 240, 26 September 2016, lot 2679, 'extremely fine' - £1,200Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 388, 1 November 2006, lot 204Numismatica Ars Classica 2, 21 February, lot 216 'sehr schones exemplar'Subject...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Cilicia, Tarsos, Balakros as Satrap (333-323 BC), AR Didrachm, draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, Corinthian helmet right to left, rev. Baaltars enthroned left holding lotus-tipped sceptre in right hand, ear of coin and grape bunch to left, ivy leaf above B to right, monogram below throne, 10.63g (SNG Levante 121), attractive, nicely toned, about extremely fine, a wonderful coinPROVENANCESpink 240, 26 September 2016, lot 2680 'toned, extremely fine' - £1,600Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VII, 13 January 2004, lot 32...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Phoenicia, Tyre, AR Shekel, dated Year 28 = 99/98 BC, laureate head of Melqarth right, rev. TYROY IEAI KAI ASYLOY eagle standing left upon prow of galley, wings closed, palm on right wing, HK date-mark above club to left field, monogram to right field, 14.36g (AUB 42; Rouvier 2009; Cf. Heritage Long Beach 3015, lot 23154 (these dies) and LHS Numismatik, Auktion 95, lot 721 (same)), perfectly-centred, lovely strike in fine style and well-toned, scarce and about extremely finePROVENANCESpink, Numismatic Circular, September 2009, GK2796, 'extremely fine' - £450 [SPK4683...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Characene, Hyspaosines (140-120 BC), AR Tetradrachm, dated Year 188 = c. 125-124 BC, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS HYSPAOSINOY Herakles seated left holding club, monogram on left, datemark in exergue (Alram 491 var. (date)), cleaned but pleasing and well-struck, rare and very finePROVENANCESpink 240, 26 September 2016, lot 2687, 'good very fine, rare' - £1,100Purchased by Spink from an investment portfolio, 19 April 2016Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Seleukis-on-the-Tigris, c. 292-291 BC, bearded head of Zeus right, rev. Athena brandishing a spear and shield, standing right in chariot drawn by four elephants, anchor right to upper right, SELEUKOS to left, BASILEOS/AO in exergue, 17.18g (SC 130.22; Houghton CSE, 921), toned, perfectly centred, very fine to good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Susa, c. 304-297 BC, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing helmet covered in panther skin and ornamented with bull's horns and ear, rev. BASILEOS/SELEUKOY Nike walking right, placing wreath on trophy of arms, AX monogram between, with H below her wings, 17.06g (SC 173.12; ESM 417), slightly softened to higher points with deposits, but a well-struck example, good very fine
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Susa, c. 304-297 BC, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing helmet covered in panther skin and ornamented with bull's horns and ear, rev. BASILEOS/SELEUKOY Nike walking right, placing wreath on trophy of arms, a monogram between, with another below her wings, 17.10g (Newell, ESM, 426; Houghton, CSE, 1023; SC 173.4; HGC 9, 20), lightly toned, well-struck and pleasing, good very fine to extremely fine example of a lovely typePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Co...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Drachm, Susa, c. 304-295 BC, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing helmet covered in panther skin and ornamented with bull's horns and ear, rev. BASILEOS/SELEUKOY Nike walking right, placing wreath on trophy of arms, AX monogram between, with H below her wings, 4.28g (SC 174.5; ESM 418), darkly toned, detailed and well-struck, near extremely finePROVENANCESpink 244, 29 March 2017, lot 63, 'extremely fine, rare', £1900Spink 225, 25 June 2014, lot 90 [Unsold] Spink New York 318, lot 1350Subject to 20%...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), AR Drachm, Susa, c. 304-295 BC, head of Alexander the Great right, wearing helmet covered in panther skin and ornamented with bull's horns and ear, rev. BASILEOS/[SELEUKOY] Nike walking right, placing wreath on trophy of arms, AX monogram between, with H below her wings, 4.28g (SC 174.5; ESM 418) lovely dark tone, attractive good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2009, GK2591, 'toned, good very fine' - £1,850 [SPK 3749A/5]Purchased by Spink from S. Ahghari [Pars Coins], 8 July 2008Subject...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Pergamum, Philetairos (282-263 BC), AR Tetradrachm c.269-263 BC, diademed head of Seleukos I right, rev. PHILETAIROY Athena enthroned left holding shiled decorated with gorgoneion and spear, small sphinx seated right at the back of the throne with A below, bow right field, 17.25g (SNG France 1600; Newell, NNM 76, 41 and pl. 10, 2, obv. die),lustrous, well centred good depth and highly detailed, extremely finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009,...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Pergamum, Eumenes I (263-241 BC), AR Tetradrachm, c. 255-241 BC, laureate head of Philetairos right, rev. PHILETAIROY Athena enthroned left holding shield decorated with gorgoneion and spear, Ivy leaf below her arm, small sphinx seated right at the back of the throne with A below, bow right field, 17.01g (Westermark Group III, V.XXII/R.1; SNG BN 1606; SNG Ashmolean 752; BMC 34; Bement 1390; SNG Copenhagen 334), bright, large flan, very well-detailed strike in relief and little softening at higher points, extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, Wi...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos II Theos (261-246 BC) AR Tetradrachm in the name of Seleukos I, and types of Alexander III,'The Great', Laodikeia ad Mare, head of Herakles right clad in lion skin, rev. SELEUKOY Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand, dolphin left to left field, AXP monogram to left field, AB monogram beneath throne, BASILEOS in exergue, 17.07g (SC 576.6), well-struck, toned and lustrous, attractive good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, 2018, with ticket - £1,000 [ref. C189NM001956]Roma...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos Hierax (c. 246-226 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Lampsakos, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding bow and arrow, bee to left field, 15.67g (SC 850.2), struck in high relief, darkly toned and lustrous, a rare good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 288, 'good very fine' - £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Tryphon (142-138 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS TRYPHONOS/AUTOKRATOROS Macedonian helmet with ibex-horn, monogram on left, all within oak-wreath, 16.93g (Newell SMA 264), exceptional, beautifully-struck and toned, a wonderful example of a great rarity, about extremely fine, not to be missedPROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 302, 'rare, exceptional, extremely fine', £7,200Soth...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos Epiphanes (128 BC), usurper, AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY EPIPHANOY, Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding tiller and cornucopia, on left, N in circle behind, 16.82g (SC 2208; Houghton 689) a rare and important issue, the first with a standing Tyche and a scarce portrait of a young Antiochos, toned and detailed, very fine to good very finePROVENANCESpink 209, 6 October 2011, lot 604, 'good very fine', £2,100Purchased by Spink, 15 March 2011 [SPK4017/1]Subject to 20% V...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios III Eukairos (95-88 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Damascus, SE 216 = 97/96 BC, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS DIMITRIOY THEOY/PHILOPATOROS SOTIROS cult-statue of Atagartis standing facing, holding flower in left hand, ear of corn at either side of head, date-mark in exergue, 15.69g (SC 2450; SNG Israel 2925; HGC 9, 1305), detailed, good very fine, scarcePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 312, 'very fine' - £750Subject...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Pergamum, Eumenes I (263-241 BC), AR Tetradrachm c. 255-241 BC, in the names and types of Philetairos, laureate head of Philetairos right, rev. PHILETAIROY Athena enthroned left crowning the royal name with a wreath held in her right hand, resting her left arm on shield, ivy leaf in the outer left field, A in the innter left field, bow in the right field, 16.97g (SNG France 1610; SNG Copenhagen 335; Dewing 2208; Westermark V.LIII / R.1), well-centered, nicely toned and very highly detailed, extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by prviate treaty,...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias I 'Chlorus' (230-182 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Diademed and bearded head right, rev. [B]ASILEIO[S] PROYSIOY Zeus Stratios standing left, holding sceptre and crowning king's name with wreath, thunderbolt and monogram on left, 16.95g (Recueil Générale - , cf. p.220 and pl. XXIX), die-flaw to lower part of obverse, with mark of errant flan to left, otherwise toned with an excellent portrait, good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 Marc...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias I 'Chlorus' (238-183 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Diademed head right rev. PROYSIOY BASILEOS Zeus Stratios standing left holding a wreath over the royal name in his left hand and a vertical sceptre in left, thunderbold inner left filed above ME, ligate, monogram below, 16.90g (Recueil Général 9b. Jameson 1387; SNG von Aulock 6878), spectacular Hellenistic portrait beautifully centred, die flows on the obverse, nicely toned, extremely finePROVENANCESpink 227, 17 December 2014, lot 10, 'Superb portrait, extremely fine' - £1,200Purchased by Spink fro...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Bithynia, Prusias II (183-149 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and winged head right, rev. BASILEOS PROYSIOY Zeus Stratios standing left, crowning king's name with right hand, holding vertical sceptre with his left, eagle standing right upon thunderbolt above monogram to left field, 16.99g (Cf. Waddington p. 225; SNG von Aulock 251-254 var.; BMC 2 var.), toned, a bold portrait nicely-struck on a broad flan, good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, with ticket - £875 [ref. LM62279]A. Franklin Collection, Baldwin's 99, 4 May 2016, lot...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Parthia, Mithradates II (123-88 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed bust left with long beard, wearing regal robe, rev. BASILEOS MEGALOY ARASKOY EPIPHANOY Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding out bow, 15.98g (Shore 67; Selwood 24.4), beautifully-struck, highly detailed, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink 204, 30 September 2010, lot 27, 'about extremely fine' - £600Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Diodotos I, in the Name of Antiochos II AV Stater, mint A (near Ai Khanoum), Attic standard, c. 255-235 BC, diademed head of Diodotos I right, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOCHOY Zeus advancing left, holding thunderbolt and aegis, eagle at his feet, N in left field, 8.24g, (Mitchener 63a; SC 629.1), attractively lustrous and beautifully-struck, test cut to upper left of obverse, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 414, 'extremely fine' - £1,900Sold on behalf of Antiques by Jules, LondonClassical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 64, 24 Se...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Diodotos II (c. 250-230 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS DIODOTOY Zeus striding left, aegis over arm, hurling thunderbolt, wreath above eagle in left field, P in right inner field, 16.63g (SNG ANS - , cf.89-91; Bib. Nat. - , cf. series 6), softened to higher points, well-centred, apparently unrecorded with this control mark, very finePROVENANCESpink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 120, 'very fine' - £800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Euthydemos I(c. 230-200 BC), AR Tetradrachm, c. 206-200 BC, diademed mature head right, rev. BASILEOS EUTHYDEMOY naked Herakles seated left on rock, resting club on rock at his side, monogram behind, 16.73g (Mitchiner I, p. 53,89c; Bopearachchi, p. 156,9-12 (Rev.) and 158-159,16 (obv.).; HGC 40; Kritt p. 139, A16; cf. SNG ANS 131), slightly softened to lower edge of flan, but still a bold, detailed and marvellous portait struck in high relief, well-centred and lustrous, near extremely finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Ste...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Demetrios I (c. 200-185 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Panshir, c. 190-174, diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant-scalp headdress, rev. BASILEOS DIMITRIOY Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath, holding club and lion’s skin, KP monogram on left, 16.90g (SNG ANS 189; Mitchener 103d var.), marvellous portrait, toned, slightly off-centre to reverse, overall good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 365, 'good...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Demetrios I (c. 200-185 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant-scalp headdress, rev. BASILEOS DIMITRIOY Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath, holding club and lion’s skin, KP monogram on left, 16.90g (SNG ANS 189; Mitchener 113d var.; Bop. Series 1,C), minor flan crack, toned good very finePROVENANCESpink 200, 1 October 2009, lot 886, 'about extremely fine' - £1,250Bought into stock by Spink, July 1993 [Sale doc. P0750/1]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms an...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Euthydemos II (c. 190-171 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Panshir, c. 185-180, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BASILEOS EUTHYDEMOY Herakles standing facing, holding wreath in his right hand, and a club and lion skin in his left, KP monogram to left field, 16.91g (Mitchener 113d; SNG ANS 216) toned, lustrous and well-struck, good very fine example of a sought-after typePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 306, 'extremely fine' - £2,200Sub...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Antimachos I (c. 174-165 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia rev. BASILEOS THEOS ANTIMAXOY Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm-branch with ribbon, monogram on right, 16.84g (Mitchener 124a; cf. SNG ANS 282, drachm; Bib. Nat. 1,E), toned, good very finePROVENANCESpink 206, 1 December 2010, lot 1277, 'about extremely fine' - £500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Agathokles (c. 171-160 BC), AR Tetradrachm, in commemoration of Euthydemos I, c. 171-168, EYTHYDEMOY THEOY diademed head right, rev. BASILEIONTOS AGATHOKLEOS naked Herakles seated left on rock, resting club on rock at his side, monogram behind, DIKAIOY in exergue, 16.67g (SNG ANS 261; Bib. Nat. 16, B; Mitchener 145), toned and lustrous, marvellous strike and perfectly-centred, some surface marks but otherwise a beautiful and exceptional coin of great rarity, good very fine to extremely fine, not to be missedPROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Agathokles (c. 171-160 BC), AR Tetradrachm, in commemoration of Demetrios I, AR Tetradrachm, Panshir, c. 171-168, DIMITRIOY ANIKITOY Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress rev. BASILEIONTOS AGATHOKLEOYS Herakles standing facing with club and lion skin in left hand and crowning himself with wreath in right, KP monogram to left field, DIKAIOY in exergue, 16.36g (Bop. series 17, A = Mitchener 146), light erosion to surfaces, still toned, lustrous and detailed, near extremely fine, one of only two examples of this excellent typ...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Merv, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BASILEOS EUKRATIDOY the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram to lower right, 17.04g (Mitchener 168a; Bop. 1D; SNG ANS 432), well-struck, good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, with ticket - £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Balkh, c. 160-135, in commemoration of his parents, Heliokles and Laodike, BASILEIIS MEGAS/EUKRATIDIS diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with bull's horn and ear, rev. ILIOKLEIOS/KAI LAODIKIS jugate busts right, monogram behind, 16.79g (Mitchener 182b; Bop. 15A; SNG ANS 526), slightly sandy, with a cut to upper right of obverse, otherwise toned good very finePROVENANCESpink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 129, 'good very fine and rare' - £820Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium....
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Merv, c. 160-135, diademed and draped bust, wearing crested helmet decorated with bull's horn and ear left, seen from behind, preparing to hurl spear left, rev. BASILEOS MEGALOY/EUKRATIDOY the Dioskouri riding right with palms and spears, 16.96g (Mitchener 179a; SNG ANS 485; Bib. Nat. 8B), handsome, toned and lustrous, good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Balkh, c. 160-135, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with bull's horn and ear, rev. BASILEOS EVKRATIDOY MEGALOY the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram to lower right, 16.99g (Mitchener 177i; SNG ANS 468; Bib. Nat. 6,T), beautifully-struck and toned, near extremely fine, delightfulPROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009,...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Indo-Greek Kingdom, Antialkidas (c. 115-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS NIKIPHOROY ANTIALKIDOY diademed and draped bust left, seen from behind, preparing to hurl spear, rev. 'Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialikidasa' (Kharosthi) Zeus standing facing, holding Nike and sceptre, in front of elephant left, monogram on left, 9.87g (Bib. Nat. 8A), toned, slight split to edge but otherwise very fine to good very fine, rarePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as the 'John Marshall Collection' through Spink in 2009:Spink 198, 19 March 2009, lot 3...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS ANIKHTIOY PHILOXENOY diademed and draped bust right, rev. 'Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa' (Kharosthi) Philoxenos riding upon rearing horse right, in military attire, monogram to lower right, 9.75g (SNG ANS 1163; Bop. 3E), slightly off-centre to obverse, otherwise with a nice old cabinet tone, very finePROVENANCESpink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 137 , 'good very fine' - £900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (305-282 BC), AR Tetradrachm, c.310-305 BC, head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon right, clad in elephant's skin and aegis, rev. ALEXANDROY Athena Alkidemos advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield, monogram and eagle in the right field, 15.66g (BMC 26; Cf. SNG Copenhagen 26; Svoronos 107), highly detailed, nicely toned obverse, patchy but inconsequential discolouration on the revese, extremely finePROVENANCESpink, 199, 25 June 2009, lot 415, 'near extremely fine' - £1,150Subject to 20% VAT on Bu...
The 'Kyrios' Collection | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (305-282 BC), AR Tetradrachm, c. 306-300 BC, head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon clad in elephant's skin and aegis rev. ALEXANDROY Athena Alkidemos advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield, helmet above monogram and eagle in the right field, 15.82g (CPE 63, SNG Copenhagen 19; Svoronos 168), highly detailed, softening at higher points, especially on the obverse, nicely toned, small split and some clipping, good very finePROVENANCEFrom the Collection of the late Reverend D. R. Steele, sold as th...
The 'Kyrios' Collection |Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (305-282 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed head of Ptolemy right wearing aegis around neck rev. PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS eagle standing facing left on thunderbolt, two monograms in the left field, 14.31g (CPE 168; SNG Copenhagen 70; Svoronos 255), exceptionally detailed, especially the reverse, well-centred, extremely finePROVENANCESpink 225, 25 June 2014, lot 112, extremely fine - £800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Other Properties - The Roman Empire
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC VF | Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), AV Aureus, Lugdunum, c. 11-10 BC, AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head right rev. Diana advancing right, wearing long drapery and polos on head, holding bow in left hand, taking arrow from quiver with her left IMP-XII across field, SICIL in exergue, 7.81g, 3h (Cohen 171; RIC I, 196; Calicó 234), smoothed and lightly cleaned, possibly from past-mounting, otherwise with residual honey-golden tone in recesses, struck details almost very fine / good fine, rare, in NGC Ancients holder, graded VF ~ Bent, Punchmark, Ex Jewellery (Ce...
Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), AR Denarius, Lugdunum, AVGVSTVS DIVI F bald head right, rev. Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing left, holding plectrum and lyre, IMP-X across fields, ACT in exergue, 3.66g (Cohen 144; BMC 461; RIC 171a; CBN 1397), marked from excavation but well-centred for issue and retaining some lustre among the dark tone, a bolder very fineApollo was Augustus' god. Augustus had always made it very clear that Apollo was his particular patron clearly wanting to be identified with Apollo to a degree. He even went so far as to plant laurel trees outside his house and pu...
(x) Roman Empire, Augustus (31 BC-AD 14) AR Denarius, uncertain Spanish mint, possibly Colonia Patricia, 18-16 BC, SPQR CAESARI AVGVSTO, bare head right, rev. VOT P SVSC PROP SAL ET RED I O M SACR, Mars standing left wearing helmet and holding paraxonium and vexillum, 3.68g (RIC 150a), lightly toned with superb detail, extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, August 2002, RM0954, 'Good portrait. Attractively toned. Extremely fine.' - £975Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice VF | Roman Empire, Tiberius (14-37), AV Aureus, AD 30-37, Lugdunum, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding vertical sceptre in her right hand, palm frond in her left, ornate throne, single line below, 7.77g, 11h (Cohen 15; BMC 46; RIC I, 29; Calicó 305c), a historic pin-mark and scratch beforer nose and traces of smoothing before PAX, otherwise with a sumptuous honey-blue tone overlying lustrous and largely original fields, all providing a fitting frame for the classic Tiberian visage, a...
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice VF | Roman Empire, Claudius (41-54), AV Aureus, AD 46-47, Lugdunum, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right rev. SPQR | P P | OB C S within wreath, 7.71g, 7h (BMC 42; RIC I 40 [Rome]; Lyon 182; Calicó 379), tine marks to edge, otherwise handsome reddish-orange warmth to residually lustrous fields, a pleasing very fine example of the 'Citizen Saviour' issue, in NGC Ancients holder, very harshly graded Choice VF ~ Ex Jewellery (Cert. #6768668-003) [Strike 5/5; Surfaces 2/5]The reverse of this coin utilises a motif first seen on the coina...
NGC XF | Roman Empire, Claudius and Agrippina (41-54), AV Aureus, AD 50-54, Rome, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head right, rev. [AGR]IPPINAE AVGVSTAE, diademed head right, 7.56g [116.8grns], 5h (Cohen 3; BMC 72; RIC I², 80; RCV 1885; Calicó 396e), the reverse a trace off-struck, otherwise lightly toned with deft rim marks, nevertheless a wholesome and pleasing very fine, very rare, especially in this state and with a fine pedigree, in NGC holder, graded XF [Strike 4/5; Surfaces 3/5] (Cert. 6296643-001)ProvenanceH. Osborne O'Hagan, Sotheby's, 13 July 1908, lot 108* - 'ver...
(x) Roman Empire, Claudius (AD 41-54) AE Sestertius, TI CLAVDIVS AVG PM TRP IMP, laureate head right, rev. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus, with equestrian statue on top, SC across fields, 27.22g (CBN, 162; Cohen, 48; RIC 98; BMC 122), attractive patina, good details with slight verdegris on the reverse, near extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, September 1998, 5470, 'rare, very fine to good very fine' - £850 [ref. R4494]From the Byron Reed Collection, Spink 116, 10 October, 1996, lot 2638, 'very fine' - £780, with ticketSubject to 5% tax on Hammer P...
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice VF | Roman Empire, Nero (54-68), AV Aureus, AD 64-65, Rome, NERO CAESAR, laureate head right rev. AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding branch and Victory on globe, 7.24g, 6h (Cohen 44; BMC 56; RIC 46; Calicó 402), lightly cleaned and a trace off-centre, test marks to edge, otherwise residually lustrous, a pleasing very fine, in NGC Ancients holder, very harshly graded Choice VF ~ Ex Jewellery (Cert. #6768668-004) [Strike 5/5; Surfaces 2/5]The reverse celebrates the Triumph of Corbulo in Armenia in 63 and depicts Nero's Co...
(x) Roman Empire, Nero (AD 54-68) AE Sestertius, Lugdunum c. AD 65, NERO CLAVD AVG GER PM TRP IMP PP, laureate bust left, rev. PACE PR TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, Temple of Janus with closed double doors, 28.46g (BMC 320; RIC 439), a lovely coin with an attractive patina and some fanstastic detail, especially on the temple itself, near good extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased from Spink by private treaty, c. 1997-2004, with ticket - £690"But with blood and slaughter the whole world would welter, did not the bars unbending hold the wars barricaded". So, the god Janus remarks in Ovid's Fasti a...
(x) Roman Empire, Galba (AD 68-69) AE Sestertius, IMP SER GALBA AVG TRP, laureate head right rev. SPQR OB CIV SER in three lines within oak wreath, 25.32 (RIC 262), good detail, about extremely fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AV Aureus, Rome, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated left holding olive branch and winged caduceus, 6.94g (RIC 28) residually lustrous with some softening at higher points and scratches, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Judaea, The Jewish War, (AD 66-70) AR Shekel, dated Year 3 = AD 69/70, 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew) surrounding cup with pearled rim, 'Year 3' above rev. 'Jerusalem the Holy' (Paleo-Hebrew) surrounding sprig of three pomegranates, 14.15g (Kadman 20; Meshorer 202; AJC II 18; Hendin 1361), obverse extremely fine and perfectly-centred, reverse slightly worn to upper edge but otherwise, toned, lustrous, and extremely fine, a lovely example of this iconic issuePROVENANCEPurchased from L. Alexander Wolf Ancient Art and Artefacts, Jerusalem, 2005"Upon my arrival in Acre, I was shown silver...
The 'Ostorius' Collection | Roman Empire, Titus, as Caesar, AV Aureus, AD 74, Rome, IMP VESP T CAESAR, laureate head right rev. PONTIF TR POT Fortuna standing to left on cippus, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 6.16g, 7h (RIC 696 [Vespasian]; BMC 153 [Vespasian]; Calicó 751), lightly cleaned and smoothed to rims, otherwise on a neat round flan, very fine, the portrait marginally bolder, with NGC Ancients ticket, very harshly graded TOOLED (Cert. #6768668-005)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch VF | Roman Empire, Titus (AD 79-81), AE Sestertius, T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II laureate head right, rev. IVDEA CAPTA, palm tree, to the left, Titus standing right in military dress, holding spear and paramozium, his left foot resting upon a helmet, to the right, a captive Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, 26.94g (RIC 422; BMC 631; Cohen 113; Hendin 1523), lovely patina and an impressive portrait, slight softening to legend but otherwise good very finePROVENANCEBaldwin's, M&M and Dmitry Markov, New York Sale XXVIII, 5 January 2012, lot 1064 [unsold] Spink 25, 24-25...
Roman Empire, Titus (AD 79-81), AE Sestertius, IMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TR P PP COS VIII, laureate head left rev. PROVIDENT AVGVST, Divus Vespasian and Titus standing facing each other, together holding globe over rudder, 23.95g (RIC 162), attractive dark patina with some softening and deposits, very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's, 12 April 2012 [ref. FG45524] - £410Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice Fine | Roman Empire, Trajan (98-117), AV Aureus, AD 101-102, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right, rev. P M TR P COS IIII P P, Hercules standing facing on low base, holding club and lion skin, 7.18g, 7h (Woytek 99c; RIC II, 50; Calicó 1053), residually lustrous, about very fine, and in areas pleasingly so, in NGC Ancients holder, very harshly graded Choice F ~ Brushed (Cert. #6768668-006) [Strike 5/5; Surfaces 3/5]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC AU 'Fine Style' | Roman Empire, Hadrian (117-138), AV Aureus, AD 119-120, Rome, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. P M TR P COS III Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, GEN-P R across field, 7.30g, 6h (Cohen 796; RIC II.3 194 [123]; BMC 273 corr.; Biaggi -; Calicó 1267a), organic deposits in recesses and with a minor flan split at 12 o'clock, otherwise sharply centred and handsomely lustrous, some die softness to highest points otherwise a pleasingly bold extremely fine and admittedly rather 'mint fre...
Roman Empire, Hadrian (AD 117-138), AV Aureus, Rome, AD 118, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. PM TRP COS II, radiate and draped bust of Sol right, ORIENS in exergue, 7.04g (Calicó 1296; RIC 43c), well-centred, softened at higher points, good fine to very finePROVENANCEDix Noonan Webb 156, "Ancient Coins from Various Properties", 20 February 2019, lot 702 - 2019 - 'fine, rare'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135) AR Shekel (or Tetradrachm), undated, attributed to year 3 = AD 134-135, 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem, show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side, star above façade rev. 'for the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left, 13.83g (Hendin 1411; Mildenberg 84.4 (O12/R65); TJC 267), lustrous and well-struck, wear to edges typical of issue, but an exceedingly rare die combination, especially so in this condition, excellent...
(x) Roman Empire, Antinous AE Drachm, dated RY 19 of Hadrian, AD 134/5, ANTINOOY HEROOS, draped bust right wearing Hemhem crown, rev. Antinous cloacked and holding Caduceus on horseback right, L I TH date below horse, 23.96g (Köln 1276; Dattari (Savio) 8004; K&G 34a.1; RPC III 6062; Emmett 1346.19), lovely brown patina with a few patches of verdigris, some test cuts and small cracks in the flan, about good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, July 1999, R2489, 'an uncommonly pleasing coin, very fine'In September AD 130, Hadrian and his lover visited Libya where they offered to kill a...
Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AV Aureus, AD 140/141, Rome, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust right, rev. togate Antoninus seated left on chair set on low platform, Liberalitas to left, draped with both hands emptying coins out of cornucopia into the fold of a toga, held out in both hands by togate citizen standing below, LIBERALITAS | AVG II in two lines in exergue, 7.13g, 5h (RIC III 74b; BMCRE 216 and Pl. V, no. 12 same dies; Biaggi 734 var. [bust type]; Calicó 1560), a touch of rub to hair, otherwise lustrous, almost extremely fine / good very fine,...
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC Choice AU | Roman Empire, Antoninus Pius (138-161), AV Aureus, AD 158-159, Rome, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIILaureate head right rev. VOTA SOL DECENN II, Antoninus standing facing, togate, sacrificing at altar, with patera in right hand over tripod, prostrate bull in background, COS IIII in exergue, 7.25g, 5h (Cohen 1111; BMC 948; RIC 292d; Calicó 1705), usual striking splits, with a slight bend to flan and minor mineralisation in legend recesses, otherwise lustrous, handsomely bold for strike, extremely fine, albeit a trace off-centre, in NGC Ancients holde...
The 'Ostorius' Collection | NGC VF | Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), AV Aureus, AD 163-164, Rome, ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate and draped bust right rev. P M TR P XVIII • IMP II COS III Victory, half-draped, standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG set on a palm tree, 7.33g, 5h (Cohen 466; BMC 270 note; MIR 18, 94-2/35; RIC 90 var. (with drapery); Calicó 1888 this obverse die), lightly cleaned, but residually lustrous with a trace of tone, well centred for strike, very fine, in NGC Ancients holder, graded VF ~ Ex Jewellery (Cert. #6768668-009) [Strike 5/5; Surfaces 2/5...
Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), AV Aureus, struck Summer-December AD 166, Rome, M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. TR P XX IMP IIII COS III, Victory standing facing, head right, holding palm branch in right hand and fixing to a palm tree a shield inscribed VIC / PAR, 7.25g [111.9grns], 12h (Cohen 877 variety; BMC 404; RIC III, 161; Tyssen [1802], 2492; Biaggi 897; Calicó 1993 these dies; MIR 18, 141-2/37; Faces of Power 294), die softness on highest points, otherwise lustrous, almost extremely fine, rare, especially in this laudable grade...
NGC Ch VF ~ Ex-Jewelry | Roman Empire, Septimius Severus (AD193-211) AV Aureus, struck 197/198, L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X laureate bust right, draped around left shoulder rev. VICT. AVG. G. COS. II. PP. Victory striding left, laurel wreath in right hand, palm frond in left, 7.34g (BMC 257 ; Calico 2553; RIC 120; Balderston coll. 29 (Glendining, 18 June 1937, this coin); cf. Gantz coll. 557 (Glendining, 27 May 1941)) a marvellous issue, tarnished slightly by scuffs at ten and twelve o'clock, incorrectly analysed as mounting marks. Wonderfully-struck, near extremely fine. In NGC holder, brutally...
Roman Empire, Balbinus (AD 238), AR Antoninianus, Rome, IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. FIDES MVTVA AVGG clasped right hands, 4.11g (RIC 11; RSC 6) toned, slight wear to edge but otherwise a lovely portrait, about extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty, Summer 2020 - £820Roma Numismatics, Auction 67, 6 February 2020, lot 1004 In March AD 235, Severus Alexander, the last of the Severan dynasty was murdered by his own troops in Moguntiacum, modern-day Mainz. The murder of this rather lacklustre emperor brought about the most...
Roman Empire, Pupienus (AD 238), AR Denarius, Rome, IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. P M TR P P COS II P P Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and sceptre, 2.75g (RIC 6; RSC 26; Cohen 26) toned good very fine to extremely fine, pleasing portraitPROVENANCEPurchased from Baldwin's by private treaty - £750Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH Auktion 84, 13 May 2009, lot 737 - €380Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Julian II, ' The Apostate' (AD 360-363), AV Solidus, Constantinople, FL C IVLIANVS P P AVG diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. VIRTVS EXERCITV ROMANORVM soldier advancing right, head left, dressed in military outfit and holding trophy over shoulder with left hand, and the hair of a kneeling captive with his right, helmet behind, pellet above head of captive, CONSP, with palms to left and right, in exergue, 4.48g (RIC 157 var. (reverse lettering); Cohen 78 var. (same)), perfectly-centred, well-struck and lustrous, some softening of details but otherwise very fine, a rev...
Other Properties - The Roman Republic
The 'Eleutherios' Collection | Roman Republic, Julius Caesar (49-44 BC), AR Denarius, April-August 49 BC, Travelling Military Mint, Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent, CAESAR in exergue, rev. Pontifical emblems: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex, all within dotted border, 3.88g, 6h (BMC [Gaul] 27-30; RRC 443/1; Sydenham 1006; CRI 9; RSC 49), off-struck but key devices largely centred, much residual lustre with a hint of tone, almost very fine, a classic Ancient typePROVENANCEThe 'Eleutherios' Collection of CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
(x) Roman Republic, Mark Antony and Octavian as Imperators and Triumvirs, with M. Barbatius Pollio as Quaestor pro Praetore, (43-30 BC) AR Denarius, Ephesus, c. 41 BC, M ANT IMP AVG III VIR RPC M BARRAT Q P, bare head of Mark Antony right, rev. CAESAR IP PONT III VIR RPC, bare head of Octavian right, 3.83g (Sydenham 1181; RRC 517/2; CRI 243; BMCRR East 104; RSC 8b), nicely toned with some softened details and some die wear on the obverse legend, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2003, RM1024, 'broad flan, dark tone, good very fine' - £650Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Pr...
(x) Roman Republic, Q. Caepio Brutus, AR Denarius, struck by Lentulus Spinther, 42 BC, Military Mint, probably Smyrna, BRVTVS, Simpulum between sacrificial axe and knife, rev. LENTVLVS SPINT, jug and lituus, 3,72g (RRC 500/7; Sydenham 1310; BMCRR East 80; C 6), remarkably well centred, nicely toned, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, April 2004, RM1781, 'attractively toned. Almost extremely fine' [SPK1180/41] - £1,275Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Roman Republic, Mark Antony and Cleopatra AR Denarius, ANTONI ARMENIA DEVICTA head of Mark Antony right, Armenian tiara behind rev. CLEOPATRAE REGINAE REGVM FILORVM diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right, prow of galley right at point of bust, 3.29g (Crawford 543/1; Sydenham 1210; CRI 345; BMCRR East 179-181; RSC 1), toned, light softening to higher points but a well-centred example for type and about good very fine, rare and iconicPROVENANCEG. H. Abbott Collection, Glendining, 11 October 1951, lot 437 - 'fine and rare' - £21 Leak(?) Collection, 25th October 1911, no. 122Purchased from L...
Other Properties: Ancient Greece
Sicily, Gela, AR Tetradrachm, 480-470 BC, charioteer driving quadriga right, Nike flying right above crowning horses, rev. GELAS forepart of man-headed bull right, 16.46g (Jenkins, Gela 181; SNG ANS 35; Boston MFA 234), well-centred, toned, magnificently rich in detail, slightly softened to inscription, near extremely finePROVENANCEPurchased by a distinguished collector from Spink, 1961, with ticketListed as purchased by Spink from 'Laus. IX, 1960' by private treaty [Inventory number G. 18051] "But why do I entertain you with stories of others?' said Achelous, 'Indeed, young man, I have often...
Sicily, Selinos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 466-415 BC, Apollo and Artemis driving biga right, Apollo shooting an arrow and Artemis holding the reins, barley grain in exergue rev. nude Silenos standing left, holding branch in left hand and pouring libation over garlanded altar with right, cock standing right before, statue of bull standing left on platform upon stepped block in right field, a Selinon leaf above, 16.64g (SNG Munich 886 (these dies)), lovely old cabinet tone, scratched but retaining a residual lusture, about very finePROVENANCEFrom the Tessin Collection, assembled in the 1920s, with old...
Sicily, Syracuse, AR Tetradrachm, temp. first tyranny, c. 485-466 BC, charioteer driving biga right, Nike flying right above rev. SYRAKOSION diademed head of Arethusa right, four dolphins around, 17.22g (Boehringer 266 (V120/R180)) obverse porous, about good fine, reverse slightly off-centre but good very fine, attractive inscription, rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sicily, Syracuse, temp. Agathokles (317-289 BC), EL 50 Litrai, laureate head of Apollo left, rev. SYRAKOSION, tripod, 3.52g (Jenkins, Electrum, Group C, dies O13/R16; BAR Issue 10; HGC 2, 1294), struck slightly off-centre, sharp detail, about extremely finePROVENANCESpink 202, 25 March 2010 lot 398 - 'about extremely fine' - £1,100Sold on behalf of Antiques by Jules, LondonSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sicily, Syracuse, AR 12 Litrae, 214-212 BC, helmeted head of Athena left, rev. Artemis standing left, shooting bow , with dog leaping left at feet, SYRAKOSION to right, 10.15g, (A. Burnett, "The Enna hoard and the silver coinage of the Syracusan democracy," SNR 62 (1983), pl. 9, D21 (92) (same dies); SNG ANS 1040) toned, in excellent condition, with slight die rust, well-struck on broad flan, about extremely finePROVENANCEStack's Bowers, c. 1995, with description printoutSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Macedon, Akanthos, 'The Sun, the Moon and the Circle of Life', AR Tetradrachm, c. 525-470 BC, lion right attacking Bull left and biting into its rear, acanthus leaf below beaded exergual line, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 12h (Jameson I, 207/929; Desneux 72/46f; SNG Lockett 1281 these dies), a trace of softness to highest points, otherwise neatly struck and lightly toned, a wonderfully captivating if unsavoury depiction, perfectly struck, near extremely fine, very rarePROVENANCEThe Coin Cabinet of the Late Robert P. Ball, Spink 382, 15 January 2023 [unsold]Bank Leu, by private treaty, 197...
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, posthumous, Pella, c. 336/5-329/8, laureate head of Zeus right rev. PHILIP-POY nude rider on horseback right, holding reins in left hand and palm frond in right, grape cluster below horse (SNG ANS 425 (these dies)=Le Rider 421a) well-struck, lustrous and toned, a scarce type, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'The Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, uncertain mint (Amphipolis?), head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coild serpent rev. ALEXANDROY Nike standing left holding wreath and stylis, thunderbolt to left field, 8.64g (Price 164), toned, lustrous and detailed, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC), AV Stater, in the names and types of Philip II, Abydos, c. 318, laureate head of Apollo right rev. charioteer riding biga right, holding kentron and reins, star and monogram to lower right, PHILIPPOY in exergue, 8.56g (SNG ANS 300; Thompson, Essays to Naster, 25), lustrous and detailed, perfectly centred and struck in high relief, very slight cut to edge of reverse, but otherwise near extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, March 2011, GK3020, 'lustrous extremely fine' - £3,300 [SPK29364/7]Purchased by Spink from S. Ahghari [Pa...
Kingdom of Macedon, Perseus (179-168 BC) AR Tetradrachm, reduced standard, Pella or Amphipolis, c. 179-172, diademed head right rev. BASI-LEIOS/PER-SEIOS Eagle with wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt, KE monogram above, AY monogram to right, AO monogram between legs, all within oak wreath, below, plough left, 15.02g (De Luca, Tetradrachms 268; Mamroth, Perseus 22, Tafel II, pl. 4), lightly toned and lustrous, well-struck obverse, reverse slightly dulled but otherwise about very finePROVENANCESpink, by private treaty, 23 October 2001 - £900 [Sale Doc. #03 CN031384]Purchased into stock...
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AV Stater, posthumous issue, Byzantion, c. 250-230, head of the deified Alexander right with horn of Ammon, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, lion's head in outer left field, trident in exergue, 8.52g (Marinescu, Lysimachi, Group III, Issue 47, no. 122 (pl. 11, O47/R116); HGC 3.2, 1492; SNG Copenhagen 1086), slighly off-centre strike, but well-preservered portraiture despite some gouges to edge of flan, near good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (306-281 BC) AR Tetradrachm, uncertain Thracian Mint, head of the deified Alexander with horn of Ammon right rev. BASILEOS/LYSIMAXOY Athena Nikephoros enthroned right upon prow, resting left arm on shield, Nike standing left crowning name of king, L-PH monogram to left field, spearhead left in exergue, (Mueller 320 var. (Spearhead in exergue)), detailed, boldly-struck and imposing, lustrous, slight scratches to fields but otherwise very finePROVENANCEBaldwin's, by private treaty, 19 May 1971 - £185 [ref. W160]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informa...
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Smyrna, c. 287-281, head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena Nikephoros seated left, resting upon shield, transverse sceptre behind, monogram to outer left, head of lion right to inner left, 17.16g (Thompson 237) well-struck and beautifully toned, detailed and pleasing, good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, October 2011, GK3051, 'good very fine' - £1,000 [SPK3975a/2]Purchased by Spink from M. Vosper, 7 February 2011Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
Attica, Athens, (c. 454-404 BC), AR Tetradrachm, helmeted head of Athena right with frontal eye, rev. ATHE, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left, 16.88g (Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597), lightly toned, high relief and well centred, good very finePROVENANCESpink, private treaty, 1 October 2002 [sale doc. 06 CN542543/purchase doc. 01 Z0000475], with ticketSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Attica, Athens (after 449 BC), AR Tetradrachm, head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet, rev. ATHE owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray and crescent behind, 16.98g (Dewing 1592 ff.; Svoronos pl. 12, 22. SNG Copenhagen 36), well-struck in high relief, nicely centred good very finePROVENANCESpink 204, 30 September 2010, lot 12, 'good very fine' - £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mysia, Kyzikos, EL Hekte, c. 550-500 BC bearded male head with archaic 'almond shape' eyes and archaic braids, tunny fish below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 2.62g (von Fritze I, 66; SNG Paris 194), good detail, well centred, exceptionally well preserved for issue, about extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Pisidia, Selge AR Stater, 380-370 BC, two wrestlers facing and grappling one another rev. SEGLEON slinger wearing short chiton standing right, preparing to launch slingshot, astragalos to right, all within incuse square, 10.86g (SNG Copenhagen 241; cf. SNG France 1919) toned and lustrous, good very fine or betterPROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, December 2010, GK2998, 'toned, almost extremely fine' - £585 [CG7727/11]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, Struck c. 173/2-169/8 BC, diademed head right, stars adorning diadem, rev. BASILEOS/ANTIOXOY/THEOS/EPIPHANOY Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre in left hand, Nike standing right with laurel crown (SC 1396c), cleaned but very well-struck, detailed and attractive, rare type, good very finePROVENANCESpink, by private treaty, 28 January 1997 - £375 [Sale Doc. CSS19991]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, Dated SE 161 (152/1 BC) Diademed head right rev. BASILEOS/DIMITRIOY/SOTIROS Tyche seated left on throne supported by tritoness right, holding sceptre and cornucopia, two monograms to left field, date mark in exergue (SC 1641.6c) Toned, detailed, good very fine or betterPROVENANCEPurchased from Spink by private treaty, 28 January 1997 [ref. CSS19991/P1255] - £375Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Alexander I Balas (152-145 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Ptolemaic standard, Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos), dated SE 163 = 150/49, diademed head right rev. ALEXAND[ROY/BAS]ILEIOS eagle, wings closed, standing left on palm branch, date-mark above monogram to left field, trident to right, 14.27g (Sawaya 13-20 (D5/-); SC 1824.2), well-struck, slightly above centre to reverse, light tone to upper edge of obverse, about good very fine, rarePROVENANCESpink, by private treaty, 21 November 1997 - £345 [Sale Doc. G3598/2870]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informatio...
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII (125-121 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemais, jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane right, and Antiochos, diademed right rev. BASILEISSIS KLEOPATRAS THEAS/KAI BASILEOS ANTIOXOY Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding sceptre in left hand, monogram to left, 16.62g (SC 2271.1) well-struck with old cabinet tone, very finePROVENANCEAbbott Collection, Glendining, 10 October 1951, lot 325, 'very fine' - £19 William J. Macdonnell Collection, 24 October 1910 (per ticket)Purchased from Lincoln Coins, 26 Februa...
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos VIII Grypos (125-96 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, diademed head right rev. BASILEOS/ANTIOXOY/EPIPHANOUS Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding sceptre in left hand, PEA vertical in left field, monogram below throne, all within laurel wreath border, 16.17g (SC 2309.2) struck in marvellous style with lovely toning, good very fine to extremely finePROVENANCEMajor General H. L. Haughton Collection, Sotheby's 30 April 1958, lot 253, 'a very fine piece'Reverend Rogers Collection, Naville, 15 June 1926, no. 1426 - 'tres beau'Subject to 20% VAT on...
Syria, Seleucia Pieria, AR Tetradrachm, dated ZI = 88 BC, turreted head of Tyche right, fillet border, rev. SELEUKEWN / THS IERAS / KAI / AUTONOMOY, filleted thunderbolt placed on stool, datemark ZI (=96/5 BC) beneath, monogram in right field, all within wreath (BMC 23; SNG Copenhagen 398; SNG Lockett 3204 (these dies)), toned and well-struck, very finePROVENANCESpink, private treaty 10 March 1961, sold to a distinguished collector as a substitute for Lockett XII lot 2655Acquired by Spink from Chandon de Brialles, Ettiene Bourgey, June 1959, with ticket. The run of Seleucia Tetradrachms in Bou...
Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradites VI Eupator (120-63 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Pergamon, dated 209 SE = 88/89 BC, diademed head right rev. BASILEOS/MITHRADATOY/EYPATOROS Pegasos grazing left, crescent and star to left field, TH-S (date) to upper right of pegasos, monogram to left field, all within ivy-wreath, 16.51g (SNG Lockett 2646 (this coin); Boston 1357; SNG Cop 234-235 var.; BMC 2-4 var.), well-struck on a broad flan with lovely toning and residual lustre, a few very light scratches to higher points, but otherwise a wonderful example of a great rarity, and, moreover, part of one of the great col...
Kingdom of Baktria, Euthydemos I Theos Megas (c. 260-200/195 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Mint A (near Aï Khanoum), c. 225-215BC, diademed head right rev. BASILEOS/EYTHYDEMO[Y] Herakles seated to left on rock, holding club set on rocks, (Mitchiner 85c; Bopearachchi 5B), slightly softened to edges, residually lustrous, very fine to good very finePROVENANCESpink, by private treaty, 16 December 1992 - £500 [Sale Doc. #CSS13868]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Baktria, Antimachos I (c. 180-165 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Baktra, diademed and draped bust right, wearing flat-topped Kausia, rev. BASILEOS/ANTIOXOY Poseidon standing facing, nude to the waist, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in left, monogram to lower right, (Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchener 124b), beautifully-struck upon a broad flan, detailed and perfectly centred with a stellar portrait, lustrous and attractive, extremely finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, February 2000, 40, 'a superb coin with a magnificent portrait, extremely fine to good extremely...
Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 170-145 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Pushkalavati, c. 160-135, draped bust right, wearing helmet adorned with bull's horn, all within fillet border rev. BASILEOS/MEGALOY Dioskouri galloping right, each holding spear and palm-branch, monogram in right field, EYKRATIDOY in exergue, (Mitchiner 177ee; Bopearachchi series 6, 29), bold and imposing strike, lustrous, slight deposits to reverse but otherwise good very fine or betterSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I (305-282 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Alexandria, c. 300-285 BC, diademed head right, with aegis around neck rev. PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS eagle standing right upon thunderbolt, wings closed, R above I-M monogram in left field,14.27g (Svoronos 252 Pl. IX, 8; SNG Copenhagen 69) extremely fine, wonderful strike, imposing portrait with lovely toning, an excellent examplePROVENANCEG. H. Abbott Collection, Glendining, 10 October 1951, lot 353 - 'very fine'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I (491-518) AV Solidus, Constantinople, DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear behind head and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I Victory left holding long voided cross, star in left field, CONOB in exergue, 4.35g (SB 3), well centred strike, good detail with some softening on the obverse, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) The Leja Park Collection | Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 'The Great', (527-565) AV Solidus, Constantinople, 545-565, D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I Angel standing facing, holding long linear staff surmounted by staurogram in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left, star to right field, CONOB in exergue, 4.29g, (DOC 9j; MIB 7; SB 140) Glistening, perfectly-centred and well-struck, attracti...
Byzantine Empire, Constans II Pogonatus (641-668), AV Solidus, Constantinople, 647, DN CONSTANTINVS PP AVG bust of Constans II facing, with short beard and mustache, wearing crown and chlamys pinned at right shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand, rev. VICTORIA AVG B cross otent with base on three steps, S in right field, CONOB in exergue, 4.48g (SB 947), well-centred, great detail, extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC MS [Strike 4/5, Surfaces 2/5] | Byzantine Empire, Constantine IV (681-685), AV Solidus, Ravenna, dN CONSTA-NTINO PP, three-quarter facing bust of Emperor, with short beard, wearing a plumed helmet and cuirass holding a spear and shield, rev. VICTORIA-AVGVSTOR, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.34g, 6h (MIB - [cf. 57]; DOC -; S -), smoothed and tooled in right reverse field, otherwise lustrous and boldly struck up on an elliptical flan, a handsome extremely fine, an extremely rare variety, in NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded MS [Strike 4/5, Surfaces 2/5] (Cert. #6295562-001)...
Byzantine Empire, Justinian II, first reign (685-689), AV Solidus, Constantinople, 2nd Officina, IhS CRISTOS REX REGNANTIUM draped bust of Christ facing, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left rev. DN IUSTINIANI ANI S SERV ChRISTI B Justinian II, crowned, bearded and wearing loros, standing facing, holding cross potent on three steps in his right hand and akakia in his left, CONOP in exergue, 4.37g (SB 1248), lustrous, detailed, slight wear to edges but otherwise good very finePROVENANCESpink Numismatic Circular, November 1951, 49433, 'a remarkable specim...
Byzantine Empire, Justinian II, First Reign (685-689), AV Solidus, 687-690, Constantinopolis Signature, Suspected Mint at Naples or Ravenna, d N IVST-INIANO PP I, bust of Justinian II facing, wearing crown with cross and unusual chlamys, globus cruciger in right hand, rev. VICTORIA-AVGVSTOR, cross potent with base on three steps, Theta in right field, CONOB in exergue (DOC 70; MIBE 35; Sear 1311 uncertain Italian mint), lightly cleaned and surface marked, otherwise a bolder very fine, extremely rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions fo...
Byzantine Empire, Michael III, 'The Drunkard' (842-867), debased EL Semissis, Syracuse, mIXAHL crowned facing bust of Michael III, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger with patriarchal cross. rev. mIXAHL crowned facing bust wearing loros and holding globus cruciger with patriarchal cross, 1.53g (DOC 9; SB 1694), wonderfully toned, rare and lovely with a clean strike, extremely finePROVENANCEGlendining, 11 September 1952, lot 191 - £4, 5s - 'very fine'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Romanos III Argyros (1028-1034), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhm Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, rev. 'OHTH RomLho Romanos seated facing, placing right hand on breast and holding globus cruciger in left, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos, four pellets in Ioros end, M-TH, each letter with macron, above, in upper field, 6h, 4.38g (SB 1819), detailed and attractive, well-centred, good very finePROVENANCEPurchased from Spink by private treaty, January 1953 - £11, 10/-Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inf...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067) AV Tetarteron Nomisma, half-length facing bust of the Theotokos, orans, MHP-THN across fields, rev. crowned facing bust of Emperor, wearing short beard and loros, holding globus cruciger, the crown topped with cross and with pendilia, 3.99g (DOC III, 3; SB 1849), nice details, light toning to reverse, good very fine or better for issuePROVENANCEPurchased from Spink by private treaty, 7 January 1959 [G. 16312/I. 1756] (part) - £20"Collection of a Late Foreign Ambassador", Glendining, 3-4 July 1957, lot 665 - 'extremely fine' - £7Described by bo...
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