Athena

Italy, Lucania, Thurium

AR Stater, 7.93g. 21mm.  c.350-300 B.C.  Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone to right.; "sigma"" I on helmet flap. Rev. Bull charging to right; torch in exergue; traces of uncertain undertype in fields.   SNG ANS 1092. Historia Nummorum, Italy 1840.  Fine style and attractive dark toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Prospero collection, Baldwins, New York, Jan. 4, 2012, lot 86; acquired from Spink, August 30, 1985.

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about Extremely Fine $5,750.

Sicily, Syracuse, ex: Leu 1998

AR Hemidrachm, 1.94g. 15mm.  Period of Timoleon, 344-317 B.C. 
Three-quarter head of Athena facing wearing a crested helmet.  Rev. Horseman riding to right; star and grain ear in field to left.  SNG ANS 522.  SNG Lloyd 1450. Toned.

Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 74, 1998, lot 109.

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Very Fine $1,500.

Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.

AR Tetradrachm, 16.89g. 28.5mm. Lysimachia, c.297-281 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; monograms in field to left and in exergue; minute edge scrape at 7:00 rev.   Thompson 14var( monogram in exergue which could be missing on the coin quoted by Thompson). Expressive portrait in high relief.  Attractive collection toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 66, 1995, no. 44.

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about Extremely Fine $6,500.

Thessaly, Thessalian League

AR Drachm, 4.17g. 18mm. Mid-late 2nd century B.C.  Laureate head of Apollo to right.  Rev. Helmeted Athena striding to right with spear and shield.  BCD Thessaly 891.2  HGC 4, 213.  Multi-hued toning.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 552, March, 1992, lot 13
Ex: CNG 78, May 14, 2008, lot 484.

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Extremely Fine $1,250.

Pamphylia, Side

AR Drachm, 4.21g. 18.5mm. 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet.  Rev. Nike walking to left holding wreath; pomegranate in field to left.  Seyrig, Side 5.  SNG BN 721ff; faint scratches in upper left reverse field.  Magnificent obverse style in high relief and very rare in this quality.  Lightly toned.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 117, May 19-20, 2021, lot 246.

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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $4,350.

Cappadocian Kings, Arirobarzanes I, 96-63 B.C.

AR Drachm, 4.28g. 18mm. Dated year 13=83/82 B.C. Diademed head of Ariobarzanes to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding nike, palm branch, and helmet. Simonetta 21.  Toned.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 
Ex:  Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 341, October 1, 2020, lot 5019

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about Extremely Fine/good Very Fine $300.

Seleukid Kings, Seleukos VI with head of Ant. VIII

AR Tetradrachm, 15.13g. 28.5mm. c.96-94 B.C. Seleukia ad Kalykadnum mint. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding spear, shield, and wreath bearing nike. There is an uncertain plant to the left which E. Levante has suggested may be reeds that grow on the banks of the Calycadnus river(see: Houghton, Kraay/Morkholm Essays, p. 81). SC II, 2404.9. SNG Spaer 2782, but obverse die of 2779. Toned and with some light crystallization. Rare

The portrait is that of Antiochos VIII with his distinctive curly hair arrangement and long nose. The die was probably re-used from a Cilician issue of Antiochos VIII. There is not an extant die match with an Antiochos VIII issue, but the portrait style is clear. See: Houghton: SC II, p. 556.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54, March 24, 2010, lot 136.

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Extremely Fine $2,750.

Mysia, Pergamum
AE 16, 2.97g. Time of Trajan, 98-117 A.D. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rv. Nude youth standing holding uncertain object in left hand and raising right hand. SNG COP 448. Light brown and red patina with some light corrosion. See more detailed image
Extremely Fine/Very Fine $175.

Troas, Ilium(Troy), Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.

AE 18, 5.07g. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Verus to right. Rev. Athena Ilias standing to right; she holds spear in her right hand and spindle in her left hand; shield at her feet. Bellinger T 156. BMC 58. Dark brown patina. Rare

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Italo Vecchi, London, Auction 7, October 27, 1997, lot 1339 with original ticket.

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good Very Fine/about Extremely Fine $750.

Troas, Ilium(Troy), Commodus, Caesar, 174-180 A.D.

AE 26, 8.22g. Draped bust of Commodus to right.  Rev. Bust of Athena to right wearing aegis and crested helmet. RPC online, IV.2, 3138.  SNG COP 407. Bellinger_ .  Dark brown and green patina.   Rare and probably the finest known example; RPC only lists 2 examples, both in museum collections.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex:Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 186, March 8, 2010, lot 1588.

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Extremely Fine $2,500.

Pamphylia, Side, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.

AE 34, 23.20g, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. Athena hurling spear to right with aegis draped over her arm. SNG von Aulock 4821(dies). SNG France_. Light green and brown patina with some encrustation. Rare as are most large module provincial bronzes for Macrinus

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 757

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Very Fine $1,500.

Pamphylia, Side, Valerian I, 253-260 A.D.

AE 31, 14.34g. Alliance with Alexandria. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.  Rev. Athena of Side standing to right and holding a spear facing Isis of Alexandria who holds a situla; they clasp sistrum between them.  SNG France 876= Inv. Waddington 3481. Peter Weiss, "Auxe Perge", in Chiron 21, 1991, no. 372   Very rare alliance issue and with a green patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel, Germany ( collected, 1967-2015)

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about Extremely Fine/good Very Fine $1,500.

Cilicia, Anemurium, Diadumenian, 218 A.D.

AE 19, 3.31g. Dated year 2 of Macrinus=218 A.D. Bare head of Diadumenian to right. Rev. Helmeted bust of Athena to right. SNG Levante Supplement 116(dies). SNG Paris_. Ziegler_. Dark green and brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Aufhäuser, Munich, Aution 7, October 9, 1990, lot 557.
Ex: P. Vogl collection, Munich

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Very Fine $600.

Cilicia, Seleukia Ad Kalykadnum, Gallienus

AE 26, 7.77g. 253-268 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Draped bust of Athena to left wearing crested helmet. SNG BN 1068. Green patina

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 30, May 28, 2009, Lot 1168.

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good Very Fine $240.

Cilicia, Kolybrassos, Valerian II, 256-258 A.D.

AE 29, 11.96g. Draped bust of Valerian to right; eagle with spread wings below. Rev. Athena within tetrastyle temple. SNG Levante 349. Ziegler_. Dark gray patina with some metal flaws.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Athena, Munich, Auction 3, May 15, 1990, lot 505
Ex: Dr. P. Vogl collection

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Very Fine $350.

Galatia, Ancyra, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.

AE 29, 15.45g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. Helmeted Athena standing to right holding scepter and nike. SNG Paris 2493 var(bust type). SNG von Aulock 6168 var(bust type). BMC_. Hairline flan crack at 8:00 obv. Dark green and brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 880

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good Very Fine $1,350.