Catalogue

Lot 1874 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, issue of Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor, first reign, (322-313 B.C.), Chairios Magistrate, gold stater, (8.57 g), obv. quadriga driven by Nike to right, sun above, **KYPANAION* above, rev. Zeus-Ammon seated left, holding eagle, thymiaterion to left, traces of **XAIRIOS* [retrograde] to right, (S.6300, BMC 115 [same dies], Naville 81 [same dies], SNG Cop.1209, Pozzi 3268 [same dies]). Slightly wavy edge, some surface roughness, good fine and very rare.

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Lot 1875 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, issue of Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor, first reign, (322-313 B.C.), Chairios Magistrate, gold hemistater, (4.26 g), obv. horseman riding to right, petasos hanging from his neck, rev. silphion plant, traces of K-Y/**P*-A in two lines across field, cicada to lower left, (S.6303, BMC 131a [same dies], Naville 105 [same dies], SNG Cop.-). Surface roughness, good fine and very rare.

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Lot 1876 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Ophellas, (c.322-313 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.85 g), Polianthes Magistrate, obv. head of Zeus-Ammon left, **PO* to right, rev. head of nymph Kyrene right, [KY] behind head, (Naville 115, SNG Cop. -, BMC -). Struck slightly off centre, very fine and rare.

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Lot 1877 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor, (c.322-313 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.84 g), Chairis Magistrate, obv. head of Ammon to left, XAI behind head, rev. head of nymph Kyrene facing slightly right, (Naville 114, SNG Cop. 1213 [same dies], BMC 139 [same dies]). Struck from worn dies, very fine and rare.

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Lot 1878 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, second revolt of the Kyrenaikans, (c.305-300 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.59 g), obv. head of Ammon right, rev. upright thunderbolt, stars to left and right, (Naville 183-217, SNG Cop. 1233, BMC 216-20). Good very fine and very rare.

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Lot 1879 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor, first reign, (c.322-313 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.72 g), Sosis Magistrate, obv. head of Zeus-Ammon to left, rev. upright thunderbolt, Magistrate monogram to left, star to right, (Naville 225 [same dies], SNG Cop. -, BMC 224, Hermitage Sale II 1609, McClean 9947 = Consul Weber 4652). Some die rust, good very fine and very rare.

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Lot 1880 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kyrenaica, Kyrene, (322-308 B.C.), gold stater, (8.59 g), obv. slow quadriga driven by Nike, three quarter face to right, **KYPANAIO[N]* above, rev. Zeus Ammon standing facing head to left, sacrificing from phiale over thymiaterion and holding lotus-headed sceptre, on right, **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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Lot 1881 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), gold stater, (7.55 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, dotted border, (cf.S.6446 Jenkins & Lewis Group III, SNG Lockett 1049). Very fine.

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Lot 1882 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), gold tenth stater, (0.75 g), obv. palm tree with fruit, dotted border, rev. horse head to right, three dots lower right, dotted border, (S.6461, Jenkins Group III No.159 - 173, SNG Lloyd 1613, Pozzi 3290-1, CNP 239b, MAA 8, SNG Copenhagen 133). Die shift and small edge mark on obverse, die flaw on reverse, very fine and rare.

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Lot 1883 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Zeugitana, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.39 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, pellet before neck, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, pellet below belly, three dots below exergue line, dotted border, (cf.S.6456, Jenkins Group V No.284 (same dies), MAA 10, SNG Copenhagen -, Weber 8492 [same dies]). Good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 1884 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kings of Bosphoros, Rhescuporis II with Severus Alexander (AD 211-227), electrum stater, (7.75 g), of year 522 = A.D. 225-226, obv. BACI**LE*WC PHCKO**PORID*OC, diademed and draped bust to right of Rhescuporis, trident before, rev. laureate head to right of Severus Alexander, BK**F* (522) below (S.5484, Anokhin 642a, MacDonald 565/5, Frolova pg.213 B/b). Toned, good very fine - nearly extremely fine and rare.

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