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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1945572, member: 15445"]My favorite five of 2014:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]338639[/ATTACH]<b>AEOLIS, Kyme</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm </b></p><p><b>ca. 165 BC</b></p><p> </p><p>15.55 grams, 29 mm.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Horse pacing right, one-handled vase at feet; KYMAIΩN to right, KAΛΛIAΣ in exergue, all within laurel wreath.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> a gEF coin, well centered, well struck, & beautiful.</p><p><b>Other:</b> Sear 4183. NS.4183, BMC Troas 73, Oakley ANSMN 27 pl. 4, 17. SNG Cop. 103, SNG vonAulock 1636. Ex McHugh collection, ex Nobel sale 103 lot 4653 Nov 2013. From Del Parker Jan 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338640[/ATTACH]<b>SIKYONIA, Sikyon</b></p><p><b>AR Stater </b></p><p><b>335-330 BC</b></p><p> </p><p>11.94 grams, 23.2 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Chimera advancing left, paw raised, wreath above, ΣΕ below.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Dove flying left, I left, all within olive wreath.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> a gVF nicely toned coin.</p><p><b>Other:</b> Sikyon mint. BCD Peloponnesos 219, Traité III 776, BCD Peloponnesos pg 40, 56. SNG Cop 48 var (N instead of I). Ex CNG auction 312 lot 88 originating from a 1930’s collection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338641[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>BABALONIA, Babylon </b></p><p><b>AR Stater (or Dishekel) </b></p><p><b>328-321 B.C. </b></p><p> </p><p>16.08 grams, 22 mm x 5.5 mm thick</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Ba’al seated left holding scepter</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Lion walking left, control mark Г above.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> good Fine to a Very Fine nicely toned & centered.</p><p><b>Other: </b>Good silver 5.5 mm thick. Anonymous mintage of Eastern Alexandrine empire under the successors of Mazaeus (Stamenes 328-323 B.C., Archon 323-321 B.C.) See BMC.34, BMC.184/36. Babylonian stater coin sometimes called a tetradrachm according to the Attic standard due to its 16 gram weight.</p><p>Ex Pegasi auction #19 lot 181 November 18, 2008.</p><p>From private sale January 11, 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338642[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kingdom of Characene</b></p><p><b>(Tigris Valley - Kuwait)</b></p><p><b>Attambelos I</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm </b></p><p><b>44 - 39 B.C.</b></p><p> </p><p>12.39 gms, 27.1 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed bearded head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Naked Hercules seated left on stone (possibly an Omphalos stone)</p><p>club resting on knee held with right hand. Monogram above right arm. BAΣΙΛ[?] / ATTAMB[?] to right, [Σ]ΩTHP[?] to left.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> gVF with sharp strike on good silver fabric. Coin is nicely centered with attractive toning. Some letters off the flan as noted with only rough planchet surface in exergue.</p><p><b>Other:</b> BMC 3. Listed in the Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Persia page 291 & plate LV #11. Coin may be dated 269-273 a.s. = 44-39 B.C.</p><p>The existence of king Attambelos I was unsuspected until 5 silver tetradrachms were acquired by a soldier in Mesopotamia and submitted to the British Museum in 1920.</p><p>Purportedly purchased from BC Universal, New Britain CT in 2011. From private sale March 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338645[/ATTACH]<b>SICILY, Messana</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm </b></p><p><b>480-461 BC</b></p><p> </p><p>17.21 grams, 25 mm.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Biga of mules (an apene) driven right by seated charioteer. Nike above crowning mules.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Hare bounding to right with spray of olive beneath. MEΣΣA.ИIOИ. (retrograde Ns)</p><p><b>Grade:</b> a nicely toned Good Fine coin with claims to aVF.</p><p><b>Other:</b> Similar to Sear 843 & 847. SNGANS.314. From Pegasi Jan 2014.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1945572, member: 15445"]My favorite five of 2014: [ATTACH=full]338639[/ATTACH][B]AEOLIS, Kyme AR Tetradrachm ca. 165 BC[/B] 15.55 grams, 29 mm. [B]Obv:[/B] Head of Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon. [B]Rev:[/B] Horse pacing right, one-handled vase at feet; KYMAIΩN to right, KAΛΛIAΣ in exergue, all within laurel wreath. [B]Grade:[/B] a gEF coin, well centered, well struck, & beautiful. [B]Other:[/B] Sear 4183. NS.4183, BMC Troas 73, Oakley ANSMN 27 pl. 4, 17. SNG Cop. 103, SNG vonAulock 1636. Ex McHugh collection, ex Nobel sale 103 lot 4653 Nov 2013. From Del Parker Jan 2014. [ATTACH=full]338640[/ATTACH][B]SIKYONIA, Sikyon AR Stater 335-330 BC[/B] 11.94 grams, 23.2 mm [B]Obv:[/B] Chimera advancing left, paw raised, wreath above, ΣΕ below. [B]Rev:[/B] Dove flying left, I left, all within olive wreath. [B]Grade:[/B] a gVF nicely toned coin. [B]Other:[/B] Sikyon mint. BCD Peloponnesos 219, Traité III 776, BCD Peloponnesos pg 40, 56. SNG Cop 48 var (N instead of I). Ex CNG auction 312 lot 88 originating from a 1930’s collection. [ATTACH=full]338641[/ATTACH] [B]BABALONIA, Babylon AR Stater (or Dishekel) 328-321 B.C. [/B] 16.08 grams, 22 mm x 5.5 mm thick [B]Obv:[/B] Ba’al seated left holding scepter [B]Rev:[/B] Lion walking left, control mark Г above. [B]Grade:[/B] good Fine to a Very Fine nicely toned & centered. [B]Other: [/B]Good silver 5.5 mm thick. Anonymous mintage of Eastern Alexandrine empire under the successors of Mazaeus (Stamenes 328-323 B.C., Archon 323-321 B.C.) See BMC.34, BMC.184/36. Babylonian stater coin sometimes called a tetradrachm according to the Attic standard due to its 16 gram weight. Ex Pegasi auction #19 lot 181 November 18, 2008. From private sale January 11, 2014. [ATTACH=full]338642[/ATTACH] [B]Kingdom of Characene (Tigris Valley - Kuwait) Attambelos I AR Tetradrachm 44 - 39 B.C.[/B] 12.39 gms, 27.1 mm [B]Obv:[/B] Diademed bearded head right [B]Rev:[/B] Naked Hercules seated left on stone (possibly an Omphalos stone) club resting on knee held with right hand. Monogram above right arm. BAΣΙΛ[?] / ATTAMB[?] to right, [Σ]ΩTHP[?] to left. [B]Grade:[/B] gVF with sharp strike on good silver fabric. Coin is nicely centered with attractive toning. Some letters off the flan as noted with only rough planchet surface in exergue. [B]Other:[/B] BMC 3. Listed in the Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Persia page 291 & plate LV #11. Coin may be dated 269-273 a.s. = 44-39 B.C. The existence of king Attambelos I was unsuspected until 5 silver tetradrachms were acquired by a soldier in Mesopotamia and submitted to the British Museum in 1920. Purportedly purchased from BC Universal, New Britain CT in 2011. From private sale March 2014. [ATTACH=full]338645[/ATTACH][B]SICILY, Messana AR Tetradrachm 480-461 BC[/B] 17.21 grams, 25 mm. [B]Obv:[/B] Biga of mules (an apene) driven right by seated charioteer. Nike above crowning mules. [B]Rev:[/B] Hare bounding to right with spray of olive beneath. MEΣΣA.ИIOИ. (retrograde Ns) [B]Grade:[/B] a nicely toned Good Fine coin with claims to aVF. [B]Other:[/B] Similar to Sear 843 & 847. SNGANS.314. From Pegasi Jan 2014.[/QUOTE]
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