Bull

AR Tetrobol, 1.82g.  16mm.  c.480 B.C.  Bull standing to right with head reverted; floral ornament above.   Rev. Corinthian helmet to left.   Svoronos, plate II, 15.  SNG ANS 932. A few light scratches in reverse fields.   Toned and scarce.

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 182, March 14, 2011, lot 159.

AR Hemidrachm, 2.87g. 15mm.  c.440-400 B.C.  Thessalos wearing cloak and petasos restraing bull to right.  Rev. Forepart of a horse within shallow incuse square.  Boston 933.  Fine style and lovely toning.  

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction VI, November 25, 1976, lot 42.
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1353.

AR Stater, 10.60g. 20x15mm. Foreparts of a lion and a bull confronting. Rev. Two incuse punches. SNG von Aulock 2873. Rosen 662. Lightly toned and well struck

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: NAC, Zürich, Auction 114, May 6, 2019, lot 1208

AR Half Stater, 5.00g. 14x13mm. Foreparts of a lion and a bull confronting. Rev. Incuse punch. SNG von Aulock 2877. Toned; some light porosity.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: NAC, Zürich, Auction 114, May 6, 2019, lot 1210

AE 20, 5.42g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.  Rev. Eagle standing and facing on bull's head.  Bellinger A 441. Attractive brown patina and exceptional quality.

AE 35, 19.89g.  magistrate: Loukinios, son of Kletos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right.  Rev. City hero with double axe  standing to right holding the horn of a sacrificial bull.     RPC VIII Online, unassigned id 20371(this coin).  Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen _.  Inv. Waddington_.  Mionnet_. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_ Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques_. KLM_. SNG Fitzwilliam_. SNG München_. Weber_. SNG Righetti_.  There is only one example listed in RPC and possibly unique.

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Solidus, Munich, Auction 13, March 25, 2017, lot 183.

AE 15mm, 2.26g. Humped bull standing to right.  Rev. Zeus seated to left.  Lindgren I, 1733. Lovely green patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Numismatik Naumann 48, Munich, November 20, 2016, lot 292

AE Struck Quadrans, 11.87g. 27mm. Sicilian mint; c.214-212 B.C. Anonymous; Corn series. Head of Hercules to right wearing boar’s skin; three pellets behind. Rev. ROMA. Bull charging to right; snake below; three pellets and corn ear above. CR 42/2. Sydenham p. 10 note. RBW 140. Dark brown patina; some light cleaning. Some weaknesses, probably from an over-strike as is typical for this type, but unusually complete and good metal.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: CNA (Classical Numismatic Auctions), Pennsylvania, Auction VIII, September 27, 1989, lot 290, with original ticket