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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 416
᷅ SOLD: Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, Boar, 454-427 BC
Province: Lesbos, Mytilene
Date: 454-428/7 BC
Denomination: EL Hekte
Composition: Electrum (mixture of gold and silver)
Obverse: Forepart of boar right
Reverse: Head of lion right in linear square within incuse square
Size: 10mm, 2.50g, 12 h
Grade: gF, well toned
Provenance: Triskeles Auction 326, Lot 110
Reference(s): Bodenstedt 41;SNG Copenhagen 309; HGC 6, 967
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 499
᷅ SOLD: Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, Dionysos, c. 412-378 BC
Province: Lesbos, Mytilene
Date: circa 412-378 BC
Denomination: EL Hekte
Composition: Electrum (mixture of gold and silver)
Obverse: Head of lo, wreathed, facing right, with small cow's horn
Reverse: Head of youthful Dionysos, wearing ivy wreath, facing right, within linear square; all within shallow incuse square
Size: 10.38mm, 2.51g, 12h
Grade: aEF, exquisite style, boldly struck, well centred, lustrous
Provenance: ex Solidus Numismatik e.K. Premium Auction 20 (21 Oct 2017), Lot 78
Reference(s): Bodenstedt 77; SNG von Aulock 721; Dewing 2238; HGC 6, 1003; SNG Copenhagen -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 119
᷅ SOLD: Licinius I Follis
Ruler: Licinius I.
Date: 312-313 AD.
Denomination: Follis.
Composition: Bronze.
Obverse: Laureate cuirassed and draped bust of Licinius I facing right. Legend: IM LIC LICINIVS PF AVG.
Reverse: Jupiter with cloak hanging on left shoulder is standing with head facing left holding Victory on a globe leaning on a sceptre. There is an eagle to the left with a wreath. Legend: IOVI CONSREVATORI AVGG NN.
Size: 23mm.
Reference(s): RIC VI Thessalonika 60.
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 630
᷅ SOLD: Lucania, Metapontion, AR Nomos, Demeter, struck c. 330-290 BC
Province: Lucania, Metapontion
Date: circa 330 -290 BC
Denomination: AR Nomos
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of Demeter, right, wreathed, wearing earring; below chin, ΔAI
Reverse: META, Eight-grained barley-ear; leaf to right; above leaf, plow; below leaf, MA[X]
Size: 21.85mm, 7.88g, 5h
Grade: gVF, toned, area of flat strike
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 11
Reference(s): Noe-Johnston Class C, 1.2 = Jameson 316 (same dies); HN Italy 1581; SNG Copenhagen 1227 (but no letters on obv.); SNG ANS 481; SNG Gale -; BMC Italy -; SGCV I -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 502
᷅ SOLD: Lucania, Velia, AR Nomos, c. 300-280 BC
Province: Lucania, Velia
Date: circa 300-280 BC
Denomination: AR Nomos
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with olive wreath on bowl
Reverse: ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ, lion prowling right; below, N; in exergue, thyrsos right
Size: 21.32mm, 7.5g, 10h
Grade: gVF, lightly toned, slight golden tint, light bumps and scrapes
Provenance: ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf Auction 420 ( 1 November 2017), Lot 1018; ex Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (DE) Auction 30 (28 May 2009), Lot 875; ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung Auction 58 (1992), Lot 40
Reference(s): Williams Velia 390 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1571 (same dies); SNG Gale 909 (same dies); SNG ANS 1351 (same dies); BMC Italy [Velia] p. 310, 66-67; HN Italy 1300; SNG Soutzos -; SGCV I -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 620
᷅ SOLD: Lycian League, AR Hemidrachm, c. 30-27 BC
Province: Lycian League, Masikytos mint,
Date: circa 30-27 BC
Denomination: AR Hemidrachm
Composition: silver
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, Λ-U on either side of neck
Reverse: Kithara; filleted branch to lower left; M–A across field,; all within incuse rectangle
Size: 14.52mm, 1.72g, 12h
Grade: VF, toned
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 241
Reference(s): Troxell Lycian League, Lycian Period IV, 107; SNG Copenhagen 89; RPC I 3305; cf. (for type) SGCV II 5293
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 648
᷅ SOLD: Lydia, Nacrassa, AE17, Pseudo-autonomous Issue, Time of Trajan to the Antonines, 98-161 AD
Ruler: Pseudo-autonomous
Province: Lydia, Nacrassa
Date: 98-161 AD (Time of Trajan to the Antonines)
Denomination: AE17
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: [IEPA] CVNKΛHTOC, Young male bust of Senate, right; border of dots
Reverse: [NAKP]A CIΤΩΝ, Turreted bust of city-goddess (or Roma), right, shoulders draped; border of dots
Size: 16.80mm; 2.3g, 12h
Grade: aVF, green patina, dirt, rough surfaces, cleaning scratches, small bits of encrustation
Reference(s): BMC Lydia p. 166, 9; Lindgren III 491 (obv. legend); SNG Copenhagen 290 (same); SGICV -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 128
᷅ SOLD: Lysimachos Tetradrachm: Real Portrait!
Ruler: Lysimachos (former General of Alexander the Great and King of Thr
Date: 286-281 BC at Pella.
Denomination: Tetradrachm.
Composition: Silver.
Obverse: Head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena enthroned left holding Nike and transverse scepter leaning elbow on shield 'HP' monogram at inner left field.
Size: 28mm.
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 151
᷅ SOLD: Macedon under the Romans, AR Tetradrachm, 158-149 BC
Province: Macedon.
Date: 158-149 BC.
Denomination: Tetradrachm.
Composition: Silver.
Obverse: Bust of Artemis facing right within Macedonian shield.
Reverse: Club of Herakles and monogram within wreath; thunderbolt to the left.
Size: 16.88g.
Reference(s): AMNG III-159 SNG Cop-1310.
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 419
᷅ SOLD: Macedon under the Romans, Koinon of Macedon, AE Diassarion, Nero, 50-54 AD
Ruler: Koinon of Macedonia, during time of Nero
Province: Macedon
Date: 50-54 AD
Denomination: AE Diassarion
Composition: Copper
Obverse: KAIΣAP NEPΩN, Bare head of Nero to left
Reverse: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ, Macedonian shield
Size: 24.31mm, 9.0g
Grade: gVF, toned
Provenance: ex Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 1, Lot 696; from a European collection, formed before 2005
Reference(s): SNG Copenhagen 1335; RPC I 1614; AMNG III 242
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 147
᷅ SOLD: Macedon, King Philip II Bronze Coin, 359-336 BC, Father of Alexander The Great
Ruler: Philip II
Province: Macedon
Date: 359 - 336 BC
Composition: Bronze.
Obverse: Diademed head of a youth facing right.
Reverse: Young boy riding a horse. Legend above reads: Phillipou (of Phillip).
Size: 18mm.
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 155
᷅ SOLD: Macedon, King Philip III Drachm, 323-317 BC
Ruler: King Philip III
Province: Macedon
Date: 323-317 BC.
Denomination: Drachm.
Composition: Silver.
Obverse: Herakles facing right wearing the nemean lionskin.
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne holding scepter and eagle. Monogram to left under eagle and also under throne. Alexandrou in right field and Basileou under throne.
Size: 17mm.