july 27, ancients, pg.1
Jonathan K. Kern Co. J u l y
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390-330 BC tiny silver diobol (1.02 gm) from the Greek city of Ephesus in Ionia Obv: bee Rev: two stags heads facing F+, bee way off center $97
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323 BC-310 BC silver drachm in the name of Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Ch VF............................................................ $247
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520-475 BC silver stater from the Greek island of 485-465 BC silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, 100% Teos Obv: crouching griffin (winged lion body, with a Greek colony on the island of Sicily Obv: 297-281 BC silver drachm with the name of head of eagle) one paw raised Rev: quadriparte late archaic style diademed bust of Arethusa surrounded by four dolphins Rev: walking chariot, Lysimachus, continuing the types of Alexander punch. I picked this one because of the great horses being crowned by Nike NGC VF..... $1775 Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus enthroned, Pegasus and 100% condition and incredible roundness. Ex: JKKern 360-330 BC silver stater of Sicyon, near Sparta, lion left, NGC XF Very big flan..................... $517 NGC CH XF*................................................. $5977 Greece Obv: Chimaera, the mythological fire breathing creature defeated by Bellerephon riding Pegasus. Rev: dove flying NGC XF PQ...... $2377 100%
450-350 BC silver siglos of the Persian Empire Obv: unnamed Great King, advancing with spear 100% and bow Rev: irregular punch NGC Fine.... $97 500-450 BC electrum (pale gold) stater from the Another raw G-VG.......................................... $37 important Greek seaport of Kyzicus, on the coast Another raw King with dagger G-VG............. $37 of Asia Minor Obv: crouching griffin on tuna 75% 100% fish Rev: irregular 4 part square. Very thick 16.09 359-335 BC silver tetradrachm (12.37 grams) of 246-222 BC huge bronze of Ptolemy III of Egypt grams. NGC VF............................................ $8700 Lycceius, king of Paeonia, in northern Greece Obv: Obv: diademed and horned bust of Zeus-Ammon laureate bust of Zeus, early die use without the Rev: eagle on thunderbolt, cornucopiae left field, 100% later damage Rev: Hercules wresting the Nemean Chi-Rho monogram between legs superb eye 425-375 BC? Silver drachm from the Greek seaport lion NGC AU................................................. $1577 appeal NGC XF............................................ $1577 of Apollonia Ponitika on the west coast of the Black Sea Obv: Gorgoneion Head Rev: anchor, 100% crayfish, AP monogram NGC Ch Fine........ $177 500-400 BC? Silver hemidrachm (2.15 grams) from the Greek city of Kolchis, in the southeast region of the Black Sea. Kolchis had the legendary Golden Fleece enshrined, which was the sacred object of Jason and the Argonauts quest. Obv: archaic female head Rev: bull’s head VF but off center, 100% 100% rare................................................................ $277 335-315 BC silver tetradrachm of King Patraus of 90% 420-405 BC bronze tetras from Gela, a Greek colony Paeonia Obv: Apollo Rev: horseman spearing on the island of Sicily Obv: bull butting left in fine fallen soldier NGC Abt Unc......................... $577 200-50 BC silver tetradrachm from the Greek city of Maroneia, reknown for its fine wines Obv: style, 4 pellets beneath Rev: young horned head of wreathed bust of Dionysus, the original party god river god Gelas EF dark patina.................. $577 Rev: nude Dionysus standing, holding bunch of grapes and some party banners NGC MS edge bend (imperfect planchet, few surface spots) $770 100% 100% 465-430 BC silver stater (10.8 grams) from the Greek 336-323 BC gold stater from lifetime of Alexander city of Aspendus in Asia Minor Obv: naked Greek 100% warrior advancing, holding shield and dagger Rev: 390-350 BC bronze trias from the Greek colony of the Great of Macedonia, and his conquered territories Obv: helmeted Athena Rev: Nike, triskeles of human legs VF by wear, but flatly struck Aitna, on the slopes of Mt Aetna, in the island of goddess of victory NGC Ch XF................... $4377 and off center. Quite rare............................. $297 Sicily Obv: wreathed female goddess, possibly 100% Demeter Rev: rearing horse. Patinated VF, very 182-149 BC bronze 21 mm of Prusias II, king of rare................................................................ $477 Bithynia in Asia Minor Obv: excellent bust of Dionysus, god of wine Rev: the Centaur Chiron, playing lyre NGC AU* choice black patina ex: JKKern.......................................................... $387 100% 100%
500-470 BC silver stater from Acragas, a Greek city-state colony on the western side of Sicily. Spectacular temples still stand there today. Obv: sea eagle standing, city name in retrograde Greek letters Rev: crab NGC choice Fine, way PQ $1077
386-338 BC silver hemidrachm (about 2.4 grams) from the Thracian Cherosonesus (Gallipoli of WWI) probably the Greek city of Kardia, whose civic badge was a lion. Obv: forepart of roaring lion, looking backwards at a grasshopper. This motif sounds like some Aesop’s fable which was lost in antiquity. Rev: square punches, dots, ANACS EF40, PQ choice centering Very rare obverse die. I have seen three of these out of 6,000 coins. $377
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386-338 BC silver hemidrachm 100% from (Kardia?) Thracian Cherosonesus Obv: forepart 328-311 BC silver stater (16.80 grams) from Babylon of lion looking back Rev: Obv: god Baal enthroned, holding scepter Rev: lion globe over bunch of grapes striding left NGC XF..................................... $1077 in recessed squares ANACS EF 40.......................... $197
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485-465 BC silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, a Greek colony on the island of Sicily Obv: late archaic style diademed bust of Arethusa surrounded by four dolphins Rev: walking chariot, horses being crowned by Nike NGC VF, fine style ex: JKKern.................................................... $2700
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336-323 BC silver drachm from the lifetime of Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Mint State..................................................... $775
386-338 BC silver hemidrachm from Kardia? Nice round raw Abt Unc.............. $247
179-168 BC silver drachm (2.6 grams) of king Perseus of Macedon, struck to pay his Greek mercenaries from the island of Rhodes Obv: facing head of Helios Rev: rose, emblem of Rhodes NGC AU........................................................ $577
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165-130 BC silver drachm of Menander, king of the far eastern Greek kingdom of Bactria Obv: his helmeted and draped bust, Greek legend Rev: 100% Athena, Karosthi legend raw EF huge flan, some 323 BC-310 BC silver drachm in the name of light rev deposits.......................................... $137 Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Continued on next page Ch VF............................................................ $247
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390-330 BC tiny silver diobol (1.02 gm) from the Greek city of Ephesus in Ionia Obv: bee Rev: two stags heads facing F+, bee way off center $97
The Ancient World
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323 BC-310 BC silver drachm in the name of Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Ch VF............................................................ $247
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520-475 BC silver stater from the Greek island of 485-465 BC silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, 100% Teos Obv: crouching griffin (winged lion body, with a Greek colony on the island of Sicily Obv: 297-281 BC silver drachm with the name of head of eagle) one paw raised Rev: quadriparte late archaic style diademed bust of Arethusa surrounded by four dolphins Rev: walking chariot, Lysimachus, continuing the types of Alexander punch. I picked this one because of the great horses being crowned by Nike NGC VF..... $1775 Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus enthroned, Pegasus and 100% condition and incredible roundness. Ex: JKKern 360-330 BC silver stater of Sicyon, near Sparta, lion left, NGC XF Very big flan..................... $517 NGC CH XF*................................................. $5977 Greece Obv: Chimaera, the mythological fire breathing creature defeated by Bellerephon riding Pegasus. Rev: dove flying NGC XF PQ...... $2377 100%
450-350 BC silver siglos of the Persian Empire Obv: unnamed Great King, advancing with spear 100% and bow Rev: irregular punch NGC Fine.... $97 500-450 BC electrum (pale gold) stater from the Another raw G-VG.......................................... $37 important Greek seaport of Kyzicus, on the coast Another raw King with dagger G-VG............. $37 of Asia Minor Obv: crouching griffin on tuna 75% 100% fish Rev: irregular 4 part square. Very thick 16.09 359-335 BC silver tetradrachm (12.37 grams) of 246-222 BC huge bronze of Ptolemy III of Egypt grams. NGC VF............................................ $8700 Lycceius, king of Paeonia, in northern Greece Obv: Obv: diademed and horned bust of Zeus-Ammon laureate bust of Zeus, early die use without the Rev: eagle on thunderbolt, cornucopiae left field, 100% later damage Rev: Hercules wresting the Nemean Chi-Rho monogram between legs superb eye 425-375 BC? Silver drachm from the Greek seaport lion NGC AU................................................. $1577 appeal NGC XF............................................ $1577 of Apollonia Ponitika on the west coast of the Black Sea Obv: Gorgoneion Head Rev: anchor, 100% crayfish, AP monogram NGC Ch Fine........ $177 500-400 BC? Silver hemidrachm (2.15 grams) from the Greek city of Kolchis, in the southeast region of the Black Sea. Kolchis had the legendary Golden Fleece enshrined, which was the sacred object of Jason and the Argonauts quest. Obv: archaic female head Rev: bull’s head VF but off center, 100% 100% rare................................................................ $277 335-315 BC silver tetradrachm of King Patraus of 90% 420-405 BC bronze tetras from Gela, a Greek colony Paeonia Obv: Apollo Rev: horseman spearing on the island of Sicily Obv: bull butting left in fine fallen soldier NGC Abt Unc......................... $577 200-50 BC silver tetradrachm from the Greek city of Maroneia, reknown for its fine wines Obv: style, 4 pellets beneath Rev: young horned head of wreathed bust of Dionysus, the original party god river god Gelas EF dark patina.................. $577 Rev: nude Dionysus standing, holding bunch of grapes and some party banners NGC MS edge bend (imperfect planchet, few surface spots) $770 100% 100% 465-430 BC silver stater (10.8 grams) from the Greek 336-323 BC gold stater from lifetime of Alexander city of Aspendus in Asia Minor Obv: naked Greek 100% warrior advancing, holding shield and dagger Rev: 390-350 BC bronze trias from the Greek colony of the Great of Macedonia, and his conquered territories Obv: helmeted Athena Rev: Nike, triskeles of human legs VF by wear, but flatly struck Aitna, on the slopes of Mt Aetna, in the island of goddess of victory NGC Ch XF................... $4377 and off center. Quite rare............................. $297 Sicily Obv: wreathed female goddess, possibly 100% Demeter Rev: rearing horse. Patinated VF, very 182-149 BC bronze 21 mm of Prusias II, king of rare................................................................ $477 Bithynia in Asia Minor Obv: excellent bust of Dionysus, god of wine Rev: the Centaur Chiron, playing lyre NGC AU* choice black patina ex: JKKern.......................................................... $387 100% 100%
500-470 BC silver stater from Acragas, a Greek city-state colony on the western side of Sicily. Spectacular temples still stand there today. Obv: sea eagle standing, city name in retrograde Greek letters Rev: crab NGC choice Fine, way PQ $1077
386-338 BC silver hemidrachm (about 2.4 grams) from the Thracian Cherosonesus (Gallipoli of WWI) probably the Greek city of Kardia, whose civic badge was a lion. Obv: forepart of roaring lion, looking backwards at a grasshopper. This motif sounds like some Aesop’s fable which was lost in antiquity. Rev: square punches, dots, ANACS EF40, PQ choice centering Very rare obverse die. I have seen three of these out of 6,000 coins. $377
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386-338 BC silver hemidrachm 100% from (Kardia?) Thracian Cherosonesus Obv: forepart 328-311 BC silver stater (16.80 grams) from Babylon of lion looking back Rev: Obv: god Baal enthroned, holding scepter Rev: lion globe over bunch of grapes striding left NGC XF..................................... $1077 in recessed squares ANACS EF 40.......................... $197
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485-465 BC silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, a Greek colony on the island of Sicily Obv: late archaic style diademed bust of Arethusa surrounded by four dolphins Rev: walking chariot, horses being crowned by Nike NGC VF, fine style ex: JKKern.................................................... $2700
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336-323 BC silver drachm from the lifetime of Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Mint State..................................................... $775
386-338 BC silver hemidrachm from Kardia? Nice round raw Abt Unc.............. $247
179-168 BC silver drachm (2.6 grams) of king Perseus of Macedon, struck to pay his Greek mercenaries from the island of Rhodes Obv: facing head of Helios Rev: rose, emblem of Rhodes NGC AU........................................................ $577
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165-130 BC silver drachm of Menander, king of the far eastern Greek kingdom of Bactria Obv: his helmeted and draped bust, Greek legend Rev: 100% Athena, Karosthi legend raw EF huge flan, some 323 BC-310 BC silver drachm in the name of light rev deposits.......................................... $137 Alexander the Great Obv: Hercules Rev: Zeus NGC Continued on next page Ch VF............................................................ $247
