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507 Ionia, Herakleia ad Latmon (c.150-142 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.82g, . Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a volute, Pegasos, and the foreparts of five horses. Rev. HPAKΛEΩTΩN, club to right, Nike advancing to left below, holding a wreath, between two monograms, all within an oak-wreath (SNG Lockett 2823; Pozzi 2452; BMC 1 var.). Lightly toned, extremely fine. $ 4,250 Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction VI, Zurich, 25-26 November 1976, lot 99 Ex Spink & Son Numismatics Ltd., Auction 20, Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 301 Klazomenai Tetradrachm With a Beautiful Facing Head of Apollo First Published in 1966 508 Ionia, Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.19g, . Head of Apollo facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. KΛAIOMENION (only partially visible), swan standing to left with its wings open and its head turned back to face to right, magistrate’s name not clearly visible (S. Hurter, ‘42 Tetradrachmen von Klazomenai’, SNR 45, 1966, 12 (this coin); BMC 18, pl. VI, 8). Lightly corroded surfaces, toned, very fine and rare, an extremely beautiful facing head of Apollo of the finest classical style. $ 7,000 This coin published in ‘42 Tetradrachmen von Klazomenai’, S. Hurter, SNR 45, 1966, 12. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, Zurich, 3 May 1983, lot 378 Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 1, Zurich, 29 & 30 March 1989, lot 198 Ex Peus, Auction 329, Frankfurt, 31 October – 5 November 1990, lot 194
From The Cabinet of The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston 509 Ionia, Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 4.09g, . Head of Apollo facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. KΛA, swan facing to left, with its wings open, [AΠO]ΛΛAΣ above (Boston 1863 (this coin); Babelon, Traité II, pl. 155, 25). Attractively toned, superb classical style, extremely fine and very rare. $ 6,500 Ex Warren Collection, 1809 Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Collection, no. 1863 Ex Hess - Leu, Auction 24, Lucerne, 16 April 1964, lot 201 Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 36, Zurich, 7 & 8 May 1985, lot 156 The dies for this coin have been engraved in the highest classical style. They compare to the tetradrachms being struck at Amphipolis in the fourth century and an engraver of equal artistic talent was responsible for the coin above. 510 Ionia, Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, 1.97g, . Magistrate Mnesitheos. Head of Apollo facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. KΛ-AZO, swan standing to left, its wings spread, MNHΣI-ΘEOΣ before and above, a kantharos in left field (BMC 27; SNG Copenhagen 24; SNG München 464). Toned, good very fine, an attractive little coin. $ 1,800 Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 16 February 1988 511 Ionia, Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, 1.90g, . Head of Apollo facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. Swan standing to left, its wings spread, magistrate’s name AΠOΛΛAΣ (?) above, ram’s head (?) in left field (cf. BMC 23; cf. SNG Lockett 2793). A little softly struck on the reverse, toned, very fine. $ 1,200
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Page 11 and 12: 517 Ionia, Miletos (c.350-334 B.C.)
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Page 19 and 20: The Unique Tetradrachm of Halikarna
Page 21 and 22: 536 Caria, Kaunos (c.410-390 B.C.),
Page 23 and 24: 541 Caria, Knidos (c.395-380 B.C.),
Page 25 and 26: An Exceptional Tetradrachm of Hidri
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