Catalog - SINCONA Auction 17

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Stater c. 330-250. Two nude wrestlers in contest, E between. Rev. Slinger in shooting stance to r., triskeles and club on r. 10.73 g. SNG ANS 239. SNG France 125. Extremely fine.

Ex Harmer Rooke Numismatists Ltd., New York.
Ex SINCONA auction 10, auctioned again as bidder did not pay.

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Tetradrachm c. 190. Head of Athena to r. wearing Corinthian helmet. Rev. Nike advancing to l. holding wreath in upraised right hand. Pomegranate below. AΘ in field. 16.58 g. BMC 21. SNG v. Aul. 4777 (this specimen). Extremely fine.

Ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 282, Frankfurt a. M. 30. 10. 1973. Lot 161.

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Stater (double siglos) 378/372. Head of Aphrodite facing. Rev. TaDaNMu Head of a bearded warrior to r., wearing an Attic helmet on which the Greek letter AYΣ. 10.44 g. cf. SNG v. Aul. 5937. Uncirculated-extremely fine.

The letters AY? may possibly be an artists signature.
Ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 284, Frankfurt a. M. 9. 12. 1974. Lot 457.

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Tetradrachm from 197. uncertain mint in Mesopotamia Diademed head to r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Apollo seated to l. on omphalos, holding bow and arrow. AΣ in outer l. field. 16.56 g. Houghton & Lorber 1133, 4b. Newell Western Seleucid Mints 845 (this specimen). Almost extremely fine.

This coin was formerly attributed to the mint of Nisibis.
Ex Auction Naville Ars Classica X, 1925, lot 977.
Ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 282, Frankfurt a. M. 30. 10. 1973. Lot 169.

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Drachm n. d. Apamea on the Orontes Diademed head of Antiochus III to r. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ Elephant to r., monogram on r. 3.78 g. SC 1065.6. ESM 631, pl. lxvii, 14-15. Very fine.

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Tetradrachm 57/55. Antioch Posthumous Philip I Philadelphos type. Diademed head to r. Rev. Zeus Nikephoros enthroned to l., monogram of Gabinius to inner left. 15.73 g. Houghton/Lorber 2489.1. Prieur 1. RPC I 4124. Almost extremely fine.

Purchased in Salzburg 1974.

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Bronze eighth unit year 4 (69/70 CE). Lulav bunch flanked by etrogim. Rev. Omer cup with pearled rim. 5.33 g. Meshorer 214. Hendin 1369. Very fine.

Ex Auction Frank Sternberg Zurich. May 1986, Lot 221.

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Gold octodrachm (Mnaieion) c. 273. Alexandria ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ Busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and wearing chlamys, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled, facing to r. Oval shield on l. Rev. ΘΕΩΝ Busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and wearing aegis, and Berenice I, diademed and veiled, facing to r. 27.56 g. Svoronos 603. SNG Copenhagen 132. Hazzard C1034. About extremely fine.

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Gold octodrachm (Mnaieion) 253/246. Alexandria Veiled head of deified Arsinoe II, (wife of Ptolemy II, died 270) to r., wearing stephane, lotus scepter over shoulder, Θ on l. Rev. ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ Double cornucopiae with fillets. 27.76 g. Svoronos 460. SNG Cop. 134. For the date, see H.A. Troxell, "Arsinoes non-era," ANSMN 28, pp. 35-56. Extremely fine.

Ex SINCONA auction 10, auctioned again as bidder did not pay.

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Gold octodrachm (Mnaieion) n. d. (221/205). Alexandria Deified bust of Ptolemy III, radiate, to r. He wears diadem and aegis, trident over shoulder. Lotus on the middle spike of the trident. Rev. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΛΙΟΥ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Radiant cornucopia with fillets. ΔΙ on lower r. 27.77 g. Svoronos 1117. SNG Cop. 196. Extremely fine.

Ex SINCONA auction 10, auctioned again as bidder did not pay.

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Tetradrachm 75/55. Tetradrachm. Posthumous issue. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΟΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ Draped bust with diadem to r. Rev:Maharajasa tratarasa Hermayasa Zeus enthroned to l. 9.34 g. Bop. Serie 10. monogram G. Lahiri 2. PMC 658. Extremely fine.

Ex Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 282, Frankfurt a. M. 30. 10. 1973. Lot 261.

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Magna Graecia. 10 Didrachms and drachms from diverse cities such as Tarentum, Neapolis, etc. Very good-fine. (10)

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Macedonia. 7 Tetradrachms and 12 Drachms of Alexander the Great. 2 Drachms of Philipp III. Contemporary and later. Diverse mints. Very good-fine. (21)

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Macedonian Empire. 7 Tetradrachms and 14 Drachms of Alexander the Great. 2 Drachms of Philipp III. Contemporary and later. Diverse mints. Very good-fine. (23)

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58 Drachms of Alexander the Great. Contemporary to later. Various mints. Very good-fine. (58)

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Thracian Kingdom. 6 Tetradrachms of Lysimachus. Very good-very fine. (6)

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Thasos. 6 Tetradrachms 2nd cent. One pierced. Fine-almost very fine. (6)

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Illyricum. 16 Drachms of Apollonia and Dyrrachacium. One pierced. Fine-almost very fine. (16)

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Athens. 7 Tetradrachms 4th-3rd cent. 1 New style tetradrachm. 3 Drachms. Very good-fine. (11)