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Lot 4543 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.52 g), uncertain mint but probably Byzantium, issued after 281 B.C., probably about 200 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, lion head to extreme left, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU*, trident in exergue, (cf.S.6813, Thompson -, cf.Seyrig "Essays in Greek Coinage" to Stanley Robinson, Plate 23, 9 [similar obverse die]). Of great rarity, unpublished, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine, of fine style and probably unique.

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Lot 4544 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Thrace, Kingdom of, Koson, (c.42 B.C.), gold stater, (8.43 g), Northern Greece mint, obv. three togate figures advancing to left, the first and third carrying an axe over left shoulder, KO**SWN* in exergue, Brutus monogram to left, rev. eagle standing to left on sceptre, holding wreath in one claw, (S.1733, BMC 2, Winkler 1-3). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, rare.

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Lot 4545 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Kings of Bosphoros, Eupator with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, electrum stater (A.D. 154-172), (7.72 g) of year 461 = A.D. 164-165, obv. BACI**LE*WC EV**P*ATOPOC diademed and draped bust to right, rev. head to left of Marcus Aurelius facing draped bust to right of Lucius Verus with a dot between, **AXU* (461) below, (cf.S.5471, Frolova [p.163, Pl.XXVII, 25], MacDonald 471/2). Slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 4546 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Kings of the Bosphoros, Sauromates, with Septimius Severus, electrum stater, (A.D. 172-211), (7.71 g), struck year 493 = A.D. 196, obv. diademed and draped bust to right of Sauromates, around BACI**L*EWC CAYPOMATOY, rev. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, star before, date below **G*qV (493), dotted border, (cf.S.5476, Frolova p.175, obv. C, rev c [these dies], cf.BMC 9). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 4547 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Kings of Bosphoros, Rhescuporis II (III) with Elagabalus, electrum stater (A.D. 211/2-226/7), (7.49 g) of year 515 = A.D. 218-219, obv. BACI**LE*WC PHCKO**PORID*OC, diademed and draped bust to right, sword before, rev. laureate head to right of Elagabalus, EI**F* (515) between (S.5483, BMC 5 [p.70], Frolova [p.204-6, Pl.XLVII, 1ff], MacDonald 558/1). Nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 4548 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater (2.48 g), obv. helmeted head of Ares to right, rev. helmeted head of Amazon to right in linear border within incuse square, (cf.S.4248, Bodenstedt Em. 65, HGC 6, 991 [R2]). Nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 4549 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Ionia, Phokaia, (c.477-388 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.49 g), issued in 330 B.C. [Bodenstedt dating], obv. Omphale head to left in lion skin, club at shoulder and seal below, rev. quadrapartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4533, Bodenstedt 107 (dies f/**b*, SNG Cop. 1029). Good fine and scarce.

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Lot 4550 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Lydia, uncertain king, issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C., electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.30 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3400, Boston Museum 1769, cf.BMC 16 [p.3], Weidauer Typos I Nos. 76-78, Bellinger [Essays to Robinson] Gordion Hoard No.1104, Class XVI, SNG Cop. 452, Linzalone 1089 [p.194], ACNAC Rosen -, ACNAC Dewing -). Nearly very fine/extremely fine and very rare.

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Lot 4551 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), gold oktadrachm, commemorative issue for Arsinoe II, after 268 B.C., (27.88 g), Alexandria mint, obv. veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane, rev. double cornucopiae bound with fillet, around **ARSINOHS FILADELFOU*, (S.7768, Sv.408, BMC 12 [p.43]). Extremely fine and very rare.

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Lot 4552 Sale 104 Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy III Euergetes, (246-222 B.C.), gold oktadrachm or mnaeion, (27.81 g), Alexandria mint, commemorative issue struck under Ptolemy IV 221-205 B.C. obv. radiate diadem bust of Ptolemy III to right, wearing aegis with trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in lotus finial, dotted border, rev. radiate and filleted cornucopiae, **DI* below dotted border, around **PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS*, (S.7825, Sv.1117, BMC 103-4 [p.56], SNG Cop.196). Well centred, nearly extremely fine, with some underlying mint bloom, very rare.

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