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Lot 3301 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Mysia, Kyzikos, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.415 grams), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. within incuse square a roaring lion head to left, X before, (S.3851, BMC 123, SNG Cop. 49). Fine/very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3302 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Mysia, Pergamon, Kingdom of Attalos I, (241-197 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.384 grams), Pergamon mint, obv. laureate head of Philetairos to right, rev. Athena seated to left on throne resting left arm on shield, and crowning legend **FILETAIROU, far left leaf, A before Athena, (S.7220, SNG von Aulock 1356, BMC 35). Some minor porosity, has been cleaned, otherwise good very fine, rare.

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Lot 3303 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Aeolis, Cyme, (c.150 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 grams), obv. head of Amazon Cyme to right with hair bound with ribbon, rev. horse pacing to right, one handled vase at feet, all within laurel wreath, before **KUMAIWN, below in exergue **DIOGENHS/AMFIKTUWN, (cf.S.4183, Oakley Issue 74 [ANSMN 27], SNG Delepierre 2555). Nearly extremely fine and a rare overstrike of magistrates.

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Lot 3304 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lesbos, island of, (550-500 B.C.), billon stater, (14.55 grams), obv. confronted lions, profiles forms a facing panther's head, rev. incuse square punch, of rough form, (cf.S.3483; Traite I, 548 (Pl.XIV, 3; cf.Waddell list 55, Spring 1992, 71, [US$3000]). Fine, with unique use of illusion, extremely rare.

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Lot 3305 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver tetartemorion, (0.198 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, line bordered curved wings, dotted border, rev. traces of eagle head in crude incuse square, (S.4363, BMC -, Karwiese Series IV). Off centred, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3306 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.354 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F, rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **XHNODOTO[S] (Xenodotos), (cf.S.4371, Noted magistrate in Munsterberg p.86, BMC 43, Head p.34, and noted in Mion. Sup.VI, p.202) Slightly off centred on the obverse otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3307 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.752 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **[F], rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right partial magistrate's name **..O..INOSTRA.., (cf.S.4371, unlisted Magistrate in Munsterberg). Some minor porosity and test punch on reverse, hammered on obverse near edge, otherwise fine and an unlisted reading for a magistrate's name.

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Lot 3308 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.024 grams), obv. bee with tendrils, line bordered curved wings, E **F* across, dotted border, rev. crude quadripartite incuse square, (S.4363, BMC 10). Off centred on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3309 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (c.128-127 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.636 grams), year Z = 7 = 128-7 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left Z over monogram **EFE, to right torch, Artemis Ephesia above, (cf.S.4745, Kleiner 11 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.24], BMC 158). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 3310 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Heraclea ad Latmun, (after 150-145 B.C.), tetradrachm (stephanophoros), (16.85 grams), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, adorned in front with foreparts of five horses, behind raised cheekpiece with Pegasus running and at back with tendril, also with triple-pendant ear-ring and pearl necklace, rev. oak-wreath enclosing club, above **HRAKLEWTWN*, below Nike standing to left holding wreath all between to monograms **SKA and **WDIR*, (cf.S.4453, [£550], SNG Lockett 2823 [Pl.XLIX], Pozzi Collection [lot 2452]. Nearly extremely fine, rare.

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Lot 3311 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, (c.mid 4th century B.C.), silver diobol, (1.442 grams), obv. armed horseman prancing to right, with spear, rev. humped bull butting to left, **MANG* above, Maeander pattern below, (cf.S.4480, SNG Cop. 809). Good fine.

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Lot 3312 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, (mid 4th century B.C.), silver obol, (0.820 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, in crested helmet wreathed with olive, rev. trident M A in lower field, all within circular Maeander pattern, (S.4483 [£110], BMC 15-16 [p.160]). Slightly off centred reverse, very fine and rare.

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Lot 3313 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, (4th-3rd century B.C.), AE 16, (4.462 grams), obv. armed horseman prancing to right, with spear, rev. humped bull butting to left, **MAG* above, **EUKLHS/AR* in exergue, meander pattern around, (cf.S.4487, SNG Cop. 830). Dark green patina, very fine/good very fine and a very rare magistrate.

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Lot 3314 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (1.154 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14). Very fine/nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3315 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (1.142 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14). Good very fine/nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3316 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Pergamon, (c.92-88 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.678 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above **AS/PRU* monogram, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 29, example in ANS, Pinder -). Brilliant, off centred, otherwise extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3317 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Phocaea, (c.520-500 B.C.), silver trihemiobol or diobol, (1.258 grams), obv. female head (nymph) helmeted to left, rev. crude incuse square, (S.-, SNG Von Aulock 1813-5, Traite XIII, 18 (assigns to Phocaea), ACNAC Rosen 596-7). Old hoard patina, otherwise, very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3318 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Smyrna, (c.2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 21, (7.06 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. the poet Homer seated to left with the Magistrates names Herod and Archios, to right **ZMURNAI[WN]* above, to left in two lines **HRWDHS ARCIOU*, (S.4571, Hunter 29 [p.361]). Choice dark green patina, extremely fine and extremely rare in this condition, with a superb figure of the seated Homer.

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Lot 3319 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Teos, (c.540-520 B.C.), silver trihemiobol, (1.256 grams), obv. griffin seated to right, rev. crude incuse square, (S.3511 [£200], cf.Balcer 57-59 [p.33]). Rough horn silver surface, otherwise very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3320 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Teos, (late 6th century B.C.), silver tetartemorion. (0.206 grams), obv. griffin head right, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.-, cf.Balcer 80 [p.37]). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 3321 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Island of Samos, (c.470-460 B.C.), silver triobol or hemidrachm, (1.420 grams), obv. forepart of winged boar to right, rev. lion's head to right within incuse square, (S.4627 [£100], Barron Pl.XV, 12, BMC 62). Good fine/very fine and rare.

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Lot 3322 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lydia, Sardes, time of King Croesus or later, (c.550-520 B.C.), silver stater or double siglos, (9.314 grams), obv. confronting foreparts of lion, facing right, and bull facing left, rev. two incuse punches of unequal size, side by side, (S.3419 [£1250], Traite pl.10,7, SNG von Aulock 2873, I. Carradice, Coinage of the Persian Empire BAR Inter. Ser. 343, [1987], Pl.10, 2). Surface porosity, otherwise good fine and very rare.

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Lot 3323 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lydia, Sardis, time of King Croesus or later, (c.550-520 B.C.), silver half stater or siglos, (5.248 grams), obv. confronting foreparts of lion, facing right, and bull facing left, rev. two incuse punches of unequal size, side by side, (S.3420 [£450], BMC 41, Traite pl.10, 9, SNG von Aulock 2877, I. Carradice, Coinage of the Persian Empire BAR Inter. Ser. 343, [1987], Pl.10, 3). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 3324 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lydia, Sardis, Germanicus, (c.A.D. 30-40), AE 15, (3.050 grams), obv. bare head of Germanicus to left, **GERMANIKIS KAISAR*, rev. Athena helmeted standing to left, holding spear etc., around **SARDIANWN MNASEAS*, (S.357, RPC 2993, Weber 6906). Dark brown-black patina, good fine and rare.

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Lot 3325 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lydia, Tralles, (c.155-145 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.324 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **[T]RA, to right a filleted tripod, (cf.S.4745, Kleiner and Noe Series 23, same dies as No.51, BMC 13 (same obverse die), Hunter 2 (same obverse die), SNG von Aulock 3252 [same obverse die]). Nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3326 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Caunos (Kaunos), Uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.834 grams), obv. Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, rev. rough triangular shape on crude incuse square, (S.-, Koray Konuk 'The Early Coinage of Kaunos' in Essays Price, No.11, [dies of obv. 9, rev.8, 7 known, Pl.47, 11 same dies with advanced state of deterioration], Hyla Troxell 'Winged Carians' in Essays Thompson, No.6 [same dies in advanced stage of deterioration]). off centred slightly on the obverse, with advanced deterioration of the dies as are most known examples from these dies, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3327 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Cnidos, (c.520-495 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.198 grams), obv. forepart of lion to right, with usual die deteriation, rev. head of Aphrodite to right of fine archaic style, hair in lines and bound with plain diadem, all within incuse square, (S.3543 [£450], Cahn, (Knidos) No.49 [same dies], McClean 8470 [same dies], SNG Cop. 215 [same dies]). Light tone, good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3328 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Idyma, (late 5th early 4th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.355 grams), obv. head of horned Pan facing, rev. traces of **IDUMION* around a fig-leaf all within an incuse square, (S.4904 [£550], BMC 1-5 [p.127], SNG Cop. 419). Dark cabinet tone, worn, very good/fine and very rare.

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Lot 3329 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Hecatomnos as Satrap, (395-377 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.15 grams), obv. lion head to left, foreleg below, rev. ornamental star within incuse circle, (S.4951, BMC 37-41, SNG Cop. 588-9). Off centred on the obverse, nearly extremely fine, rare.

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Lot 3330 Sale 73 Greek Silver & Bronze

Pamphylia, Aspendos, (c.375-360 B.C.), silver stater, (10.748 grams), obv. two naked athletes as wrestlers grasping each other by the hands, AA between, dotted border, rev. slinger advancing to right about to discharge his sling, triskeles before, behind **[ES]T*FE**DIIUS*, all within square dotted border, (cf.S.5396, BMC 28, SNG France 3, 81, SNG Cop. 229). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.

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