Greek Silver and Bronze

Lot 3469    SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Greek Silver and Bronze

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $540

ELECTROTYPES (6), Judaea, drachm, obv. bearded head right, wearing crested helmet right, rev. deity seated right on winged wheel, holding falcon, mask below in Hebrew "Yehud", (AJC 1, 115, 1, H.434) (original in BM and is unique, one of the great Biblical coins) RR on edge; Postumus, (A.D. 259-268), AE 40, obv. radiate bust of Postumus and Hercules jugate to right, around IMP C M CASS LATI POSTVMVS P F AVG, rev. Postumus at tripod sacrificing with Felicitas in centre, above FELICITAS POSTVMI, AVG in exergue, (cf.Gnecchi Vol.II, p.111-112, Pl.116,6-8), held with bronze surround; Elis, Olympia, stater, type c. mid 430's, obv. Zeus nude to waist seated left, rev. eagle flying left in incuse square, F A **L* around reversed, (Seltman 101a [Pl.III original illustrated of this electrotype in BM colln], BCD 44, cf.Weber 4023) with countermark of Apollo head; another Hadrian, by the Alpheios Master, obv. bare headed draped bust of Hadrian left, rev. The Zeus of Phidas seated left, holding Nike, (NCP P,XX as a copy of this coin in Florence = Seltman 1948, 5, BCD 322 [all from same dies]); Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), tetradrachm, Pergamum Mint, style of that issued c.287/6 - 282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, K below, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, to outer left N, cult image to left, crescent in exergue, to right **BASILEWS to left **LUSIMACOU, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 225, cf.Arnold-Biucchi 63, Obv. 12 [copy of example in BM]); Cilicia, Tarsos, (361-334 B.C.), stater, obv. Baal of Tarsos enthroned to left, with grapes etc., rev. lion on back of stag all within incuse square, (S.5649, SNG Levante 108, SNG France 2, 326). Very fine - extremely fine, second on a very large flan, originals are very rare or unique. (6)