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Lot 4523 Sale 119 Ancient Gold - Greek

Macedon, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.43 g), Pella II mint, issued c.340-328 B.C., obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, rev. galloping biga to right driven by charioteer holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, horizontal thunderbolt below horses, in exergue **FILIPPOU*, (cf.S.6663, Le Rider Group II cf.Pl.56, SNG ANS 130-137), Well centred, of fine style, good extremely fine and very scarce.

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Lot 4524 Sale 119 Ancient Gold - Greek

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.51 g), Byzantium mint, posthumous issue c.205-195 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena Nikephoros enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU*, lion's head to left in outer left field, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, cf.Seyrig, `Monnaies de Byzance et de Calcedoine' [Essays to S.Robinson], No.7-10 [Plate 23], Marinescu Em. 47, 122.39 [O47/R116]). Extremely fine but virtually as struck, off centred on reverse, extremely rare.

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Lot 4525 Sale 119 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, (c.435-331 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.87 g), obv. female head (Kyrene) to right, rev. head of Karneios to right, (Naville 9, SNG Cop. 1186, BMC 65, cf.CNG 78 [lot 1002 fine realised hammer $700US). Fine and rare.

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Lot 4526 Sale 119 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, (322-308 B.C.), gold stater, (8.59 g), obv. slow quadriga driven by Nike, three quarter face to r., KYPANAIO[N] above, rev. Zeus Ammon standing facing head to left, sacrificing from phiale over thymiaterion and holding lotus-headed sceptre, on r., **POLIANQEUS*, (S.6301, BMC 120 (p.30), Fr.553, SNG Cop.1210 [Pl.XXIX). Knock in field on reverse, very fine and very rare.

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