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Pharnabazos obol (type 4)CILICIA - TARSOS - Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Obol (0,75 g. - 9 mm)
Vs: Baaltars seated left, holding scepter.
Rs: Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) right.
Ref: SNG France 257; SNG Levante 76.
Prov: LANZCaffaroApr 11, 2011
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Alyattes triteLydian Kingdom, Alyattes II or Uncertain King Before Kroisos, c. 610 - 561 B.C.
Electrum trite, Weidauer Group XVI, 86-89 var; SNG von Aulock 2868, Rosen 655, aVF, Sardeis mint, weight 4.682g, maximum diameter 13.0mm, c. 610 - 561 B.C.; obverse head of roaring lion right, with knob and rays atop snout, 'V' style mane; reverse irregular divided rectangular incuse;CaffaroFeb 28, 2011
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Miletos - 1/12th stater - lion's head - it's not a FAKE - I'll post new pics asapIONIA. Miletus. El 1/12 Stater, ca. 600-550 B.C.
Obv: Lions head right; Rev: Incuse punch containing Stellate pattern. Ref: Rosen 275.
Provenance: Ponterio, Bowers and MerenaCaffaroJan 21, 2011
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Alyattes hemihekteKINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 610-560 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (7mm, 1.07 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, chevron-style mane; sun on forehead / Incuse square punch. Weidauer group XV, 79-85.
Provenance: CNG el 247CaffaroJan 21, 2011
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Tarkumuwa obolCILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa. Cilician grandee (syennesis?) as karanos charged to prepare egyptian campain , 378-372 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.65 g).
O: Female head (Aphrodite?) right, wearing necklace /
R: Bearded male head (Ares? Sanda?) right, wearing Attic style helmet. Tarkumuwa in aramaic.
Ref: SNG BN 278.
Provenance: Helios Numismatik GmbHCaffaroDec 10, 2010
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Miletos - 1/24th stater - facing lion's headIONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (5 mm, 0.57 gm.)
Obv: Lion’s head facing. Rev: Incuse punch. Ref: Rosen 580 (for type) ?
Provenance: Vcoins, ANA
CaffaroDec 10, 2010
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Tyre - attic didrachmTyre. Uzzimilk (?) 357-333 BC. Attic didrachm, 8.67g.
Obv: Bearded god (Melqarth?) riding winged hippocamp to right, holding
bow. Beneath, waves. Guilloche border.
Rx: Owl standing to right, head facing, with crook and flail. In right field,
Phoenician numerals. Guilloche border.CaffaroNov 08, 2010
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Mallos obolMALLOS. AR-Obol, after 380 BC; 0,74 g.
Great king or royal hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear in his right and bow in his left bow /
Great king or royal hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear in his right and bow in his left bow
SNG France 2, 401; SNG Levante
CaffaroOct 19, 2010
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Mazaios obolCILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia. 361-334 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.67 g).
Baaltars seated left, holding grapes and grain ear in right hand, sceptre in left /
Lion bringing down stag to the left.
SNG Levante 112; SNG France 329.CaffaroOct 19, 2010
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Tyre - attic obolTyre
Nominal: AR - attic obol
0,6g - 7mm - St. 1
ca. 357-355 BC (or 343/2 BC under the king Azemilcus ('zmlk\) - Uzzimilk, 347-332 BC ?)
Vs.: Hippokamp über Wellen nach links
Rs.: Eule mit Hirtenstab und Dreschflegel unter dem rechten Flügel links.
BMC 43. SNG Cop. -. Slg. Klein 728 Betlyon, S. 53,33. CaffaroOct 15, 2010
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Pharnabazos stater (or cilician siglos) Type 3Cilicia, Tarsos. Satrap Pharnabazos, 379-374 BC. AR Stater (10.35 g). Female head three-quarter facing to left, wearing sphendone and necklace. Reverse: Helmeted male head left (Ares?) with name of Pharnabazos (PRNZBU) and Cilicia (HLK) in aramaic; in right field, ankh. SNG Cop 267-269; cf. Weber 7616 (plate 275). Flan crack at 6 o'clock on obverse; porous. Of excellent style and well detailed; Extremely Fine.
Ex Ira & Goldberg 55 lot 72. Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 151. CaffaroSep 20, 2010
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Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime IssueHemidrachm. obverse Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse ALEXAND[POY], Zeus seated left, legs uncrossed, holding eagle and scepter; M in left field, monogram below throneCaffaroAug 14, 2010
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Carradice Type II AR Siglos - Time of Darius I to Xerxes IPERSIA, Achaemenid Empire.
Time of Darius I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC.
AR Siglos (13mm, 5.22 g).
Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, shooting bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 12); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 23. VF, toned.
Provenance: CNG electronic auction 153, Lot: 71.Caffaro
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Tarkumuwa stater (or cilician siglos)CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.40 g, 12h). Struck circa 370 BC.
O: Baaltars seated right, head and torso facing, holding eagle-tipped scepter, grain ear and grape-bunch; thymiaterion to right; under throne, eagle standing right; all within crenelated wall /
R: Ana, standing right, facing Datames, standing left; thymiaterion between; all within dotted square border in linear border. Casabonne type 3; Moysey issue 5; SNG France 298. EF, small area of roughness on reverse. Rare issue with eagle under throne.
Provenance: CNGCaffaro
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Carradice Type III AR Siglos - Artaxerxes I - Darius IIIPERSIA, Achaemenid Empire.
Time of Artaxerxes I - Darius III, c. 420-375 B.C.
AR Siglos (12mm, 5.60 g).
Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear in his right and bow in his left bow / Incuse punch.
Carradice Type IIIb; S 4682. Struck on a good metal. Very large die. Choice pleasing VF.
Provenance: Pars coinsCaffaro
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