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| Athens, Greece, "New Style" Tetradrachm, c. 122 - 121 B.C. |   | The "New Style" tetradrachms were issued by Athens as a semi-autonomous city under Roman rule. The new-style Owls are markedly different from the Owls of Periclean Athens or the "eye in profile" Athena head of the Fourth Century. They were struck on thinner, broad flans, typical of the Hellenistic period, with a portrait of Athena that reflected the heroic portraiture of the period. The owl now stands on an amphora, surrounded by magistrates' names and symbols, all within an olive wreath. The amphora is marked with a letter that may indicate the month of production. Letters below the amphora may indicate the source of the silver used in production. |
| SH62473. Silver tetradrachm, Thompson Athens 521c, Svoronos Athens pl. 53, 24 (same dies), VF, weight 16.675 g, maximum diameter 28.1 mm, die axis 0o, Athens mint, c. 122 - 121 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right, triple-crested helmet decorated with curvilinear ornament on the shell, Pegasos right above the raised earpiece, and protomes of horses above the visor; reverse A-QE / EURU-KLEI / ARI-ARA / AR/CIP, owl standing right on amphora on its side; the three Graces on right standing facing; M on amphora, ME below, all within olive wreath; magistrates Euryklei-, Ariara-, and Arxir-; $800.00 (€616.00) |
| Athens, Greece, "New Style" Tetradrachm, c. 109 - 108 B.C. |  | The "New Style" tetradrachms were issued by Athens as a semi-autonomous city under Roman rule. The new-style Owls are markedly different from the Owls of Periclean Athens or the "eye in profile" Athena head of the Fourth Century. They were struck on thinner, broad flans, typical of the Hellenistic period, with a portrait of Athena that reflected the heroic portraiture of the period. The owl now stands on an amphora, surrounded by magistrates' names and symbols, all within an olive wreath. The amphora is marked with a letter that may indicate the month of production. Letters below the amphora may indicate the source of the silver used in production. |
| SH62483. Silver tetradrachm, Thompson Athens 728f var (ME under amphora); Svoronos pl. 59, 11 var (same), VF, weight 16.643 g, maximum diameter 29.9 mm, die axis 0o, Athens mint, c. 109 - 108 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right, triple-crested helmet decorated with curvilinear ornament on the shell, Pegasos right above the raised earpiece, and protomes of horses above the visor; reverse A-QE / DA-MWN / SWS/IKRA/THS KLEI/DAMO, owl standing right on amphora on its side, bow and quiver on right, I on amphora, PE below, all within olive wreath; magistrates Damon, Sosikrates, and Kleidamo; $750.00 (€577.50) |
| Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Ionia, c. 155 - 145 B.C. |  | The magistrate's name is written EUFHMOS PAUSANIOU, with the last name in genitive, which means Euphemos was the son of Pausanios. |
| SH35578. Silver tetradrachm, BMC Ionia p. 162, 36; SNGvA 2042 var (magistrate), superb EF, weight 16.836 g, maximum diameter 34.2 mm, die axis 0o, Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint, c. 160 - 150 B.C.; obverse bust of Artemis the Hunter wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder; reverse MAGNHTWN / EUFHMOS / PAUSANIOU, Apollo naked standing half left, left arm resting on tripod, filleted branch in right, Maeander pattern below, magistrate's name with patronymic left, all within laurel wreath; luster, golden toning, wonderful style, beautiful!, ex CNG; SOLD |
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