Bull

AR Obol, 0.42g. 8mm.  c.510-475 B.C. Bull standing to right with head reverted.  Rev. Acorn within incuse.    HN I, 1742.  SNG Ashmolean 852.  Scarce and of exceptional quality.  

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 88, May 17, 1999, lot 34.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection

AR Stater, 8.02g.  29.5mm.  c.550-210 B.C.  Bull standing to left with head reverted; abbreviated ethnic inscription in exergue.  Rev. Bull standing to right with head reverted; all incuse. Gorini 2.  DeLuynes 552.  Dewing 406-7.   HN Italy, 1729; typcial irregular but natural flan.     Well struck and toned.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess/Leu, Lucerne, Auction 31, Dec. 6-7, 1966, lot  58.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 91, May 10-11, 2004, lot 41.

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.

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 Obol, 0.99g. 11mm.  c.462-460 B.C.  Head and neck of bull facing to left.  Rev.  Head of horse to right within shallow incuse. Hermann Group III. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1105.

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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.

AE 18, 4.39g. 3rd cent. A.D.  Draped bust of Tyche with turreted crown to right.  Rev. Eagle to right landing on bull's head.  Bellinger A-490. Dark brown and green patina.

Provenance/Pedigree.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 8, 1991, lot 108
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Munich
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 678.

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 that he is about to strike.     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_.  Possbily unique with only this example listed in RPC.

 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

AR Denarius, 3.77g. 20mm. Lugdunum, 15 B.C. DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. IMP X in exergue. Bull butting to right. RIC 167a. BMC 451. Giard 19. graffiti in field to left on rev. Fine style and excellent strike in high relief; old collection toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, pre 1975, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 14, 2017, lot 318.