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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Numismatics| ▸ |Signed||View Options:   | | | Some of the finest master die engravers were famous in their own time and even cut dies for several cities. Only the most exceptional die engravers, and even then only rarely, were permitted to sign their work. Most of these "signatures" consist of only a few discrete letters, sometimes hidden in the hair but sometimes more prominent. Examples include KIM for Kimon, |
Signed! The KE monogram is the signature of Kleudoros, the artist or mint master of Velia. Interesting helmet decoration. We know his name because he signed his full name in the genitive case on one obverse die. On his reverses there is, in addition, usually a control mark, ether Θ, φ, or A.GI13690. Silver didrachm, Williams Velia 349 (O180/R253), SNG ANS 1339 (same dies), SNG Munchen 868 (same), McClean 1449 (same), HN Italy 1296, HGC 1 1314, aVF, nicely toned, old scratch on obverse, small test cut on edge, weight 7.606 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 0o, Velia mint, c. 340 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Athena left, wearing crested Phrygian helmet decorated with sphinx,
(Kleudoros monogram) behind neck; reverse lion left devouring prey, Φ below, YEΛHTΩN in exergue; SOLDSyracuse, Sicily, c. 415 - 410 B.C., Double Signed by Eumenes
Boldly signed by the artist Eumenes (Eumenos) on both the obverse and reverse.SH28067. Silver tetradrachm, Tudeer 17, 23 (same die); SNG ANS 258 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XLII, 12; Jameson 792; Weber 1596, VF, toned, small cut, weight 17.041 g, maximum diameter 24.5 mm, die axis 0o, obverse charioteer driving galloping quadriga left, kentron in right, reins in left; Nike flying above crowning charioteer; signature EVMHNOV in ex; reverse ΣYPAKOΣION (final N retrograde), head of Arethusa left, four dolphins around, EVMHNOV behind; rare; SOLD
Pharsalos, Thessaly, Greece, Late 5th-Mid 4th Century B.C., Both Dies Signed By Telephantos
Signed by the master engraver Telephantos. The tiny letters on the obverse left and reverse exergue are the initials and signature of Telephantos.GS86218. Silver drachm, Lavva 105 (V51/R58); BCD Thessaly II 640 (same rev. die); BMC Thessaly p. 43, 6 & pl. IX, 9 (same); HGC 4 624; BCD Thessaly I -, Choice gVF, superb classical style of the master engraver Telephantos, well centered and struck, a few light marks, weight 5.794 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 195o, Pharsalos (Farsala, Greece) mint, late 5th-mid 4th century B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with raised cheek-piece, small TH behind neck; reverse Φ-A-P-Σ (clockwise from lower right), Thessalian cavalryman on horse prancing right, wearing petasos, chlamys, and chiton, lagobolon over right shoulder in right hand, reins in left hand; TΕΛΕΦANTO small, retrograde, and low relief in exergue; SOLD
Syracuse, Sicily, c. 405 B.C., Signed by Kimon
The finest style by one of the greatest masters of numismatic art. The famous master-engravers who signed their work in gold and silver also signed some bronze coins. This is the first example with a clear KIM signature that we have seen.SH17090. Bronze hemilitron, Calciati II p. 45, 19 fr 1; HGC 2 1479; SNG ANS -; SNG Cop -; SNG Munchen -; BMC Sicily -, EF, attractive green patina, weight 3.666 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 225o, Syracuse mint, c. 415 - 405 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Arethusa left, hair bound with ampyx and sphendone, signature KIM in lower right field; reverse wheel of four spokes, ΣY-PA in upper quarters divided by spoke, dolphin head down and inward in each of the lower quarters; SOLD
Naxos, Sicily, c. 415 - 403 B.C.
The late fifth century saw an explosion in the quantity and quality of dies engraved for the great cities of Sicily. Among the engravers who signed their works is Prokles, who created dies for both Naxos and Katane, on whose tetradrachms we find his full signature. Though the quality of his work for Katane is equally excellent as it is for Naxos, the quantity of his work at Naxos suggests that this was his home city.SH86583. Silver litra, Cahn Naxos 134 - 137 (also Π on neck, diff. dies); SNG Cop 496 var. (unsigned); BMC Sicily p. 121, 26 var. (same); HGC 2 975 (R2) var. (same), Choice aEF, superb style, well struck, light toning, lightly etched porous surfaces, weight 0.718 g, maximum diameter 11.4 mm, die axis 0o, Naxos mint, c. 415 - 403 B.C.; obverse NAEΞIΩN, head of young Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy, Π (monogram of master engraver Prokles) on right side of neck; reverse grape bunch on vine, with three leaves and tendrils; extremely rare; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C.
The K behind the ear appears on a few tetradrachms from Tyre and Sidon. This type is also known without a letter behind the ear and with a Δ behind the ear.SH32904. Silver tetradrachm, Lorber CPE 505c, Svoronos 715, SNG Cop 506; SNG Milan 141, BMC Ptolemies p. 27, 32, Hosking 98, Malter -, Hosking -, EF, nice high-relief portrait, weight 14.226 g, maximum diameter 25.1 mm, die axis 0o, Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) mint, probably 274 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis, signature K behind ear; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head left, wings slightly open, ΣI left; very rare; SOLD
Pharsalos, Thessaly, Greece, Late 5th-Mid 4th Century B.C., Obverse Die Signed By Telephantos
The tiny letters on the obverse and reverse are artist signatures. TH has been identified as master die cutter Telephantos.SH70331. Silver drachm, Lavva 98a (V49/R56), BCD Thessaly II 639, VF, obverse a little off-center,, weight 6.023 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 180o, Pharsalos (Farsala, Greece) mint, late 5th-mid 4th century B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with raised cheek-piece, small TH behind neck; reverse Φ-A-P-Σ (clockwise from upper right, Σ and P retrograde), Thessalian cavalryman on horse prancing right, wearing petasos, chlamys, and chiton, lagobolon over right shoulder in right hand, reins in left hand; SOLD
Neapolis, Campania, Italy, 300 - 275 B.C.
The small AP monogram AP on the obverse has traditionally been attributed as a die engraver's signature (Artemi). This masterpiece should be signed by the artist but Historia Numorum notes it more likely refers to the moneyer.SH21626. Silver didrachm, SNG Cop 431 (same reverse die), HN Italy 579 var, VF, fine classical style, nicely toned, weight 7.300 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 45o, obverse head of nymph right, Artemis-Hecate running right with torch behind, AR monogram before; reverse man-faced bull standing right, head turned facing, Nike above flying right and placing wreath on bull's head, Π below, NEOΠOΛITΩN in exergue; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Lifetime Issue! Signed by the artist!(?) The K behind Herakles ear had traditionally been identified as the signature of the artist. Matt Kreuzer, however, believes the K (the Greek numeral 20) was used c. 325 B.C. to introduce the Attic drachm to Miletos by indicating either that 20 of these was equal to a gold stater, or that one of these drachm was equal to 20 of the 3 to 4 gram bronzes circulating at the time.SH63774. Silver drachm, ADM I 80 (same dies), Price 2090A, SNG Alpha Bank 630, Müller Alexander -, SNG Cop-, SNG Saroglos -, Choice VF, toned, weight 4.214 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 0o, Ionia, Miletos (near Balat, Turkey) mint, lifetime issue, c. 325 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck, K on lion's jaw behind Herakles' ear; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg forward, feet on footstool, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward behind, ΔH monogram (control) in left field; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, 305 - 282 B.C.
Most references attribute this rare type, struck on Rhodian standard, to Alexandria. BMC tentatively suggests Mylasia. Matt Kreuzer believes the monogram should be read Salamis.SH60666. Silver tetradrachm, Rhodian standard; Svoronos 201; SNG Cop 48; BMC Ptolemies p. 19, 50 (Mylasia?); Noeske -, gVF, scratches, wavy flan, weight 14.667 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria (or Salamis?) mint, 294 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, small Δ behind the ear; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, head left, monogram left; rare; SOLD
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