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Lot 3095 Sale 129 Ancient Gold - Greek

Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), gold stater, Babylon mint, issued 323-316 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with a serpent, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand and stylis, M in left field, **LU* below left wing to right **FILIPPOU*, to left **BA SILE[WS] (cf.S.6746; Price P146, SNG Munich-, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Saraglos -). Nearly extremely fine with traces of mint bloom and rare, in a ANACS slab graded EF 45.

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Lot 3096 Sale 129 Ancient Gold - Greek

Mysia, Kyzikos, electrum stater, (c.500 B.C.), 20mm, (16.09 g), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet, base of crest decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern, tunny fish to left below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.3478, Von Fritze I 67, pl. I 20, Greenwell 25; BMC 19 [PL.IV, 2], SNG France -; SNG von Aulock -; Boston MFA 1446; Dewing -; Gillet 1053 = Kunstfreund 3 = Jameson 2171 = Weber 4971; Gulbenkian 609 (all from the same obv. die). Very fine, struck from fresh dies and very rare.

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Lot 3097 Sale 129 Ancient Gold - Greek

Mysia, Kyzikos, (c.550-500 B.C.), electrum hekte, (1/6 stater), 11mm, (2.65 g), obv. forepart of a lion left, devouring prey; [tunny behind], rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.3468, Von Fritze I 41-2, SNG France 181 var. (hemihekte). Nearly very fine with scratch on obverse and reverse.

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Lot 3098 Sale 129 Ancient Gold - Greek

Ionia, Phokaia, (c.478-387 B.C.), electrum hekte, 10mm, (2.52 g), obv. ivy and fruit wreath on head of young Dionysos to left, small seal behind, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.4533, Bodenstedt 89 [dies b/**a*, p.155-156], McClean 8253, BMC 37 [same dies], SNG Cop. -, SNG Von Aulock -,). Very fine, very rare.

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Lot 3099 Sale 129 Ancient Gold - Greek

Egypt, Arsinoe II Philadelphos, (died 270/268 B.C.), gold mnaieion or oktadrachm (octodrachm), (27.86 g, Alexandria mint, struck under Ptolemy II, c.253/2 B.C., obv. head to right of Arsinoe, veiled and wearing stephane, lotus-tipped sceptre in background, K to left, rev. around **ARSINOHS FILADELFOU*, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet, (S.7768, Sv.1242, cf.Olivier Group 4 3430, cf.Troxell, Arsinoe, Group 3, p.44 and pl.7, 3, SNG Cop. -, Noeske -, Bement 1834, Hirsch 1819 (same obv. die), de Luynes 3583. Extremely fine and rare.

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