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ARGOLIS.ARGOS.After 343 BC.AR.Tetrobol. ( 2.48g, 16.4mm, 3h )

Forepart of wolf left.
Reverse. I - E / P - Ω / ΝΟ -Σ , Large letter A , within limbs eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed.
Ref:SNG Cop.42.
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GreeceGreece - Central, Peloponnesos, Crete & The Cyclades.
Thessaly, Akarnania, Boeotia, Euboia, Attica, Corinthia, Sikyonia, Peloponnesos, Argolis, Phokaia, Arkadia, Lokris.
2 commentsAnaximander
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Achaian League, Argos, ca. 195-188 BC, AR Hemidrachm Laureate head of Zeus left.
Wreath surrounding AX monogram; TK monogram above and wolf’s head below.

HGC 5, 714 (this coin) (R1); BCD Peloponnesos 1130 (this coin); Agrinion 302 (b) (same dies); Clerk 141.

(15 mm, 2.43 g, 6h).
Kirk Davis Classical Numismatics Catalogue 50, Fall 2006, 46; ex-BCD Collection: LHS Numismatics 96, 8 May 2006, 1130; ex-Coin Galleries Winter FPL 1981/82, 52.
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ArgolisArgos
90-40 BC
AR Hemidracha
14mm, 2.17g
Samson L2
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Argolis hemidrachmGreece, Argolis, Argos AR hemidrachm (c. 330-270 BC)
15mm; 2.39g; 0h;
o/ Forepart of a wolf left;
r/ Large A, A-P across upper fields, crescent below; all within incuse square.
HGC 5, 667 - BDC Peleponnesos 1094
1 commentsBruno V
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ARGOLIS, ARGOS120 - 80 BC
AR TRIOBOL 15.5 mm 2.33 g
O: WOLF FOREPART
R: LARGE A, EAGLE STANDING BELOW WITIN INCUSE SQUARE
ex BCD Collection, BCD Peloponnesos 1177
(Arkadia)
1 commentslaney
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ARGOLIS, ARGOS120 - 80 BC
AR TRIOBOL 15.5 mm 2.33 g
O: WOLF FOREPART
R: LARGE A, EAGLE STANDING BELOW WITIN INCUSE SQUARE
ex BCD Collection, BCD Peloponnesos 1177
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ARGOLIS, ARGOS AR HemidrachmOBVERSE: Forepart of a wolf left
REVERSE: Large "A", eagle below "I-E/P-W/NO-S" = Hieron (Magistrate)
Struck at Argos,90-40 BC
2.25g, 15.5mm
BCD Peloponnesos 1177
Ex Aegean Numismatics
1 commentsLegatus
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Argolis, Argos, (c.c. 400-375 B.C.), BCD Peloponnesos 1120 (Head of Hera left), AE-10, Wolf,Argolis, Argos, (c.c. 400-375 B.C.), BCD Peloponnesos 1120 (Head of Hera left), AE-10, Wolf,
avers:- Head of Hera right, wearing stephane.
revers:- Wolf head left.
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 9-10mm, weight: 0,95g, axis: 1h,
mint: Argolis, Argos, date: c.c. 400-375 B.C., ref: Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 1120 (Head of Hera left). BMC-,
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Argolis, Argos, 260s-250s BC, AR Triobol Forepart of wolf at bay to left, Θ above.
Large A with Δ-E above and eagle standing on harpa below; all within incuse square.

HGC 5, 670 (S); BMC 61; Mycenae pl. 24-25; SNG Copenhagen 42; BCD Peloponnesos 1109-1110.

(15 mm, 2.58 g, 1h).
Pars Coins.
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Argolis, Argos, 440s, 430s-420s BCTriobol. Forepart of wolf at bay to left, both legs extended forward and with head held level. Sigma O below neck.
Rev. A within shallow incuse square, containing square incuses on the upper part, pellet below cross bar. BMC 14, BCD 1030. Very rare.
Dino
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ARGOLIS, ARGOS, 90-40 BCHemidrachm, 16mm, 2.14g
Hieronos, magistrate.

O. Forepart of wolf at bay left
R. Large A; magistrate’s name across field; below, eagle standing right; all within incuse square

BCD Peloponnesos 1177-8; HGC 5, 692
2 commentsrobertpe
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Argolis, Argos, ca. 280-260 BC, Æ DichalkonHead of Hera right wearing stephane inscribed with APΓEI.
Palladion of Athena standing left brandishing spear and shield.

HGC 5, 697 (S); BMC 106-108; BCD Peloponnesos 1100-1104; SNG Copenhagen 57-58.

(16 mm, 3.75 g, 5h).
Gorny & Mosch 216, 16 October 2013, 2440.

A rare example on which the inscription on the stephane is easily read.
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Argolis, Argos, late 2nd Century - 80s BC AE Dichalkon
Wolf's head right
Rev. Pillar Fountain between helmet over wolf's head left on left and heta above monogram APX on the right. Rare.
BCD 1147
Dino
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Argolis, Argos. Æ9 (Circa 400-375 BC).Obv: Head of Hera left, wearing stephane.
Rev: Head of wolf right.
BCD Peloponnesos 1120
ancientone
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ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 90-50 BC.AR Triobol (15mm, 1.84 g, 11h). Xenophilos, magistrate. Forepart of wolf at bay right / Large A; XENO - F - I - L - OU around, facing head of Helios below crossbar; all within incuse square. BCD Peloponnesos 1179-81 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 51. VF, toned, a few deposits.

CNG 198, lot 97.
6 commentsDino
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Argolis, Argos. Wolf Head Obol.Greece. Argolis. 330-270 BC. AR Obol (0.85 gm, 12.0mm, 6h) of Argos on Attic standard. Wolf head left, Σ (retrograde) above. / Large A in shallow incuse square, 𐌲 - P above A, club left below. gVF. CNG 79 #292. Ex-Malter 55 (7 Nov. 1993) #182. Overstruck on uncertain type. SNG Cop 3 (Argolis-Aegean Islands) #54-55. BCD Pelop. 1080.3, 1090-1091; Babelon Traitė II/III #646 (pl.216 #18); BMC Pelop p.143 #94; HGC 5 #679; McClean II #6800 (pl.231 #26); SNG Lockett 2506.Anaximander
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Argolis, Epidauros ca. 250-240 BC, AR HemidrachmLaureate head of Asklepios left; Θ re-cut over an effaced E behind.
EΠ monogram within wreath.

HGC 5, 729; Requier Monnayage Series 4 [2], 202 (this coin) dies D2/R3, weight recorded as 2.34 g on BCD tag = Requier 2, 202); BCD Peloponnesos 1243-44 (same dies); Dewing 1931 (same dies).

(16 mm, 2.35 g, 7h).

Struck from worn dies as are all examples of this the last civic hemidrachm issue of Epidauros.

CNG Classical Numismatic Review XXXIX, 1, Spring 2014, 976803 from the BCD Collection; ex-1979/80 Epidauros Hoard (CH VII, 69).

This emission was the last civic silver issue struck by Epidauros. It was struck on a reduced weight standard that was adopted throughout most of the Peloponnesos from around 250 BC. It utilized an obverse die from the preceding emission on which the Θ mint control (D2) was re-cut over the earlier E mint control (D1). In 243 BC the last of pro-Macedonian tyrants that had ruled Epidauros for the previous fifty years was forced to step aside by Aretos of Sikyon, the strategos of the Achaean League. This event probably bought to an end the civic silver issues of Epidauros, although bronze civic coinage continued down to ca. 200 BC. After this, a few Epidauran issues in silver and bronze, conforming to Achaean League standards, were made in the period leading up to the defeat of the League by Rome in 146 BC
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Argolis, Epidauros ca. 250-240 BC, AR Hemidrachm Laureate head of Asklepios left, E behind.
EΠ monogram within wreath.
HGC 5, 729; Requier Monnayage Series 3 [2], 183 (this coin) dies D1/R3; BCD Peloponnesos 1242 (same dies).

(15 mm, 1.98 g, 10h).
Gorny & Mosch 225, 15 Oct. 2014, 1494; ex- Kricheldorf 39, Feb. 1987, 62; ex-1979/80 Epidauros Hoard (CH VII, 69).

Struck on the reduced weight standard introduced around 250 BC. From the same dies as the following example (Requier 202) on which the E of the obverse has been re-cut to a Θ.
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Argolis, Epidauros ca. 290/80-260 BC, AR HemidrachmLaureate head of Asklepios left.
EΠ monogram within wreath.

HGC 5, 722 (R1); Requier Monnayage Series 2 [1], 124 (this coin; dies D4/R4); BCD Peloponnesos 1232-33 (same dies); Winterhur 2221 (same dies).
Hoard patina - an uncleaned example from the Epidauros Hoard.

(19.3 mm, 2.38 g, 3h).
Requier, Pierre. Le monnayage d'Épidaure à la lumière d'un nouveau trésor. Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 72, 1993, p. 29-46.
ex- BCD Collection; ex-1979/80 Epidauros Hoard (CH VII, 69).

Until the discovery of the Epidauros hoard, the hemidrachms of Epidauros were exceedingly rare, a handful of examples being known. The Epidauros hoard brought an additional 145 examples to light. Most of the specimens found in the market in the last thirty years originated from the hoard, including the four examples in this collection. Alan Walker and BCD divided Requier’s catalogue into four series, versus the two originally detailed in the latter. The Requier Series number as quoted in the attribution reflects the subdivision of the Epidauros emissions by Alan Walker and BCD, while the bracketed number is the original series number of Requier.
1 commentsn.igma
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Argolis, Epidauros, ca. 300-250 BC, Æ ChalkousLaureate head of Asklepios right.
E within laurel wreath. HGC 5, 740; BCD Peloponnesos 1245-1248; SNG Copenhagen 120; BMC 20.

(11 mm, 1.62 g, 8h).
Gorny & Mosch 225, 15 Oct. 2014, 1495; ex- Munzen u. Medaillen AG Basel 303, Sept. 1969, 316.

One of the finest known examples of this diminutive bronze.
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Argolis, Hermione, 360-320/10 BC, Æ Dichalkon Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia right.
Torch between letters E and P, all within a wreath of grain.

HGC 5, 754 (S); Grandjean Group II, emission 3B d40/r38; BCD Peloponnesos 1298.5 (this coin); Lindgren 1692 (this coin); BMC 15.

(13 mm, 1.80 g, 12h).
Kirk Davis Classical Numismatics, October 2008; Kirk Davis Catalogue 50, Fall 2006, 51; ex-BCD Collection: LHS 96, 8-9 May 2006, 1298.5; ex- Henry Clay Lindgren Collection #1692
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Argolis, Hermione, ca. 280-250 BC, AR Triobol Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
EP monogram above ΔI, all within wreath of grain.

BCD Peloponnesos 1302 (this coin); HGC 5, 748; Grandjean, Monnayage Group II, Emission 8, D16/R25 (this coin cited).

(15 mm, 2.58 g, 11h)
Auctiones GmbH 47, 24 April 2016, 25; ex- BCD Collection: LHS Numismatics 96, 8-9 May 2006, 1302; ex- GMRH, May 1979, SFr 500 (per BCD ticket); ex- Ashmolean Museum from the E.S.G. Robinson Collection, donated to the Ashmolean, disposed of as a duplicate.

This coin has a notable provenance that can be traced back to the collection of Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson (1887-1976) a classical numismatist and the Keeper of the Coin and Medal Department at the British Museum 1949-1952. He endowed the Ashmolean with his coin collection in 1964. Within three years of his death the Ashmolean disposed of this coin from the collection, despite the type being extremely rare. That's gratitude for you!
n.igma
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Argolis, Hermione, ca. 360-320/10 BC, AR Triobol Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
EP monogram within wreath.

HGC 5, 745 (R2); Grandjean, Monnayage group I, emission 1A, D3/R2 (this coin cited = Coll. BCD. 12); BCD Peloponnesos 1287; SNG Copenhagen 136.

(15 mm, 2.58 g, 7h).
Classical Numismatic Group; ex- BCD Collection; ex- Malcolm Hay (January 1975).
n.igma
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Argolis, Hermione, ca. 360-320/10 BC, AR Triobol Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
EP monogram within wreath.

HGC 5, 745 (R2); Grandjean, Monnayage group I, emission 1A, D1/R2 (this coin cited = Coll. N. Davis169 (= Coll. Jameson 1259)); BCD Peloponnesos 1288 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 136; Jameson 1259 (this coin); Dewing 1932 (same dies).

(15 mm, 2.84 g, 11h)
Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Auction 79, 17 September 2008, 295; ex- BCD Collection (not in LHS sale); ex- 'Continental' collection: Classical Numismatic Group XXIV, 9 December 1992, 255; ex- N. DAvis Collection; ex- Jameson Collection.

This triobol is the coin catalogued by Grandjean as D1/R2 Coll. N. Davis 169 (= Coll. Jameson 1259). It passed into the BCD Collection via CNG XXIV (1992) after the publication of Granjean's work in 1990. The Jameson collection was auctioned in Paris in the years 1913-1932.
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Argolis, Hermione. ca 210 BC.AE Dichalkon 2.26g
Obv: Head of Demeter, right
Rev: EP between two torches in wreath.
BCD 1305.1 (this coin). Agora 794.
ex Pegasi A21-116.
1 commentsDino
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Argolis, Hermione. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Triobol.
ovv: Wreathed head of Demeter left, in single pendant earring & necklace
rev: EP monogram within grain wreath.
SNG Lockett 2510; Jameson 1259; SNG Cop 136.
2 commentsDino
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Argolis, Hermione. 360-320/10 BC, Æ ChalkousWreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
Torch between letters E and P, all within wreath of grain.

HGC 5, 753 (C); Grandjean Group I, emission 2B, d28/r24 (this coin cited as Coll. BCD, 17); BMC 8; BCD Peloponnesos 1297;Weber 4241; SNG Copenhagen 140-3.

(13 mm, 2.36 g, 12h).
Classical Numismatic Group; ex- BCD Collection (not in LHS sale); ex- Munz Zentrum Sale XLIII, 27 April 1981, 86.
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Argolis, Hermione. 360-320/10 BC, Æ ChalkousWreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
Torch; E-P across field; all within wreath of grain ears.

HGC 5, 753 (C); Grandjean Group I, emission 2B, d38/r36 (this coin cited as Coll. BCD, 25); BCD Peloponnesos 1297.

(12 mm, 2.06 g, 12h).
Classical Numismatic Group, July 2009; ex- BCD Collection, purchased from Leu, January 1979; ex- Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955) with his ticket; ex- Professor Athanasios Rhousopoulos (1823-1898) Collection (R/G 5310 = Rhousopuolos Griechen 5310 per Hirsch ticket).
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Argolis, Hermione. ca 360-320 BC. AE15 ChalkousObv: Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
Rev: E-P to left and right of torch all within wreath.
BCD Peloponnesos 1295.1
ancientone
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Argolis, Hermione. Circa 360-320/10 BC, Æ ChalkousWreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left.
Torch between letters E and P, all within wreath of grain.

HGC 5, 753 (C); Grandjean Group I, emission 2B, d25/r24 (this coin cited as Coll. BCD, 13); BCD Peloponnesos 1297.

(13 mm, 2.08 g, 12h).
John Jencek; ex- BCD Collection; ex- The Fountainhead of Fine Coins (December 1980); Found on the Megara acropolis according to Grandjean’s catalogue.
n.igma
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Argolis, Troizen, Commodus, BCD Peloponnesos 1341.2 (plate coin)Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 21mm, 9.61 g
obv. [M AVR KOMMO]DOC AV[G]
Laureate head right
rev. [TROI - ZHNIWN]
Hippolytus standing facing, head left, holding spear and ?; his dog at feet(?)
BCD Peloponnesos 1341.2 (this coin); NCP p.162, 7 (this coin) Thanks to BCD!
extremely rare, VF, black green patina with traces of lighter olive overtones, light roughness
Pedigree:
ex BCD coll.
ex A. Rhousopoulos coll.
ex LHS 96, 8./9. May 2006

A note from BCD: Troizen must have enjoyed a special status under Commodus, as did Aigion, Megara and Pagai. These cities and Epidauros are the only ones that issued non-Severan coins in the Peloponnesos, with the exception of the well-established mints of like Corinth, Patrai, Elis, Argos and Lakedaimon.

For more informations see the thread 'Coins of mythological interest'
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Argolis. Argos Argolis. Argos AR Triobol / Wolf
Attribution: BCD Peloponnesos 1075
Date: 330-270 BC
Obverse: Forepart of wolf at bay left
Reverse: N - I flanking large A, club below, grapes to left, all in incuse square
Size: 14.02mm
Weight: 2.62 grams
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Argolis. Argos (Circa 480-430 BC)Triobol AR

14 mm, 2.95 g

Obverse: Forepart of wolf at bay left

Reverse: Large A, two small incuse squares above, pellet below, all within shallow incuse square.

BCD Peloponnesos 1022-4; HGC 5, 663
Nathan P
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Argolis. Argos AR Hemidrachm / WolfAttribution: BCD Peloponnesos 1177
Date: 90-40BC
Obverse: Forepart of wolf left
Reverse: Large A, eagle standing right below
Size: 13.66 mm
Weight: 1.91 grams
Description: VF off center strike
3 commentsMark R1
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Argolis. Wolf Hemidrachm of Argos.Greece. Argolis. 343 BC. AR Triobol or hemidrachm (2.42 gm, 9.3mm, 3h) of Argos. Forepart of wolf at bay, legs outstretched, left. / Large A over crescent in shallow incuse square, Α-Ρ above. aVF. Pegasi Numismatics Sale 125 #108. SNG Cop 3 (Argolis-Aegian Islands) #29; Babelon Traitė II/III #640 (pl.216 #6); BCD Pelop. #1094; BMC Pelop. p.141 #60; HGC 5 #667; McClean II #6813-6829 (pl.232 #3-6).Anaximander
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Argolis: AR Triobol.Argos 125-80 B.C. 2.64g - 14.4mm, Axis 6h.

Obv: Forepart of wolf right.

Rev: A-P - Large A; A-P across field; below, club left; all within incuse square.

Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1140.1; SNG Copenhagen 37; BMC -.
Provenance: Ex Derek Glover. Chris Scarlioli Collection.
Christian Scarlioli
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Argolis: Magistrate Hieron, AR Triobol.Argos 90-50 B.C. 2.37g - 15.1mm, Axis 10h.

Obv: Forepart of wolf at bay to left.

Rev: I-E / P-Ω/ NO-Σ - Large A; I-E/ P-Ω / NO-Σ in three lines across field; below, eagle standing right on a thunderbolt; all within incuse square.

Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1177-8.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.
Christian Scarlioli
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Argos AR Tetrobol. WolfArgolis, Argos AR Tetrobol. 2,5 g, 15 mm. After 343 BC. Forepart of wolf left / Large A in shallow incuse square, AP above, crescent below. SNGCop 29.Podiceps
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Argos, Argoliscirca 3rd century BC
AR Triobol (15mm, 2.25g)
O: Forepart of wolf left.
R: Large A, eagle standing right on thunderbolt beneath; IP-EΩ-NO-Σ (Hieronos, magistrate) in corners, all within shallow incuse square.
SNG Cop 42; BCD Peloponnesos 1177; SNG Delepierre 2273; Sear 2795v
ex Empire Coins

The origins of Argos are pre-Mycenaean, making it one of the most ancient cities in Greece.
Argos played a prominent role in The Iliad, being claimed by Hera as "one of the three cities dearest to Me". While they did supply ships and soldiers (including the hero Diomedes) for Agamemnon's war with Troy, Argos later remained neutral during the Graeco-Persian wars. And though ostensibly allied with Athens during her war with Sparta at the end of the 5th century BC, Argos was basically a non-participant.

Recent speculation dates this coin to the time of Cleopatra VII and may in fact have been issued by her. I remain skeptical, however it is an interesting theory.
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Argos, Argolis100/90 - 50 B.C.
Bronze Dichalkon
3.69 gm, 17 mm
Obv.: Head of Hera right, wearing stephane
Rev.: Pillar fountain; monogram to left, wreath to right.
BMC 10, p. 147, 146
[BCD Peloponnesos 1158.3; SNG Copenhagen 76]
Jaimelai
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Argos, Argolis 125-80 BC.AE 15MM, 2.55g. Dichalkon.
Laureate Head Apollo, right
Wolf standing at bay to right. APX monogram above.
BCD 1149.
ex BCD collection.
Dino
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ARGOS, Argolis. 343-280 BC.AR Obol.
obv: wolf l.
rev: crested helmet

Ex BCD with tag & photos. RARE type.
Dino
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Argos, Argolis. AR triobolObv: Forepart of wolf left.
Rev: A in shallow square incuse; below, pellet.
480-460 B.C.
BCD 1015
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Crete, Gortyna. Europa & Eagle Stater.Greece. Crete. c. 330-270 BC. AR stater (15.23 gm, 24.0mm, 2h) of Gortyna. Europa seated facing in tree, raising her veil and hand on the back of eagle with its wings spread. / Bull standing right, head reverted. VF Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2021. Ex-Thomas Bentley Cederlind, CNG 102 #318; Hirsch 275 (22 Sept 2011) #3648; G. Hirsch 135 (19 Jan 1982), #380. SNG Cop. 3 (Argolis-Aegean Islands) #443v; BMC Crete 30; Boston MFA 117; Svoronos Crète p.168 #84 (pl.XV #7) (same obv die). cf. Heritage Auction 3061 #29134.1 commentsAnaximander
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EB0045 Forepart of wolf / Large AArgos, Argolis. Circa 3rd Century BC. AR Hemidrachm.
Obverse: Forepart of wolf left.
Reverse: Large A in incuse square; I-E-Ρ-Ω-NO-Σ, eagle standing right below.
References: SNG Cop 42; Grose 6549.
Diameter: 15mm, Weight: 2.477g.
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EB0046 Forepart of wolf / Large AArgos, Argolis. 350-228 BC, AR Triobol (Hemidrachm?).
Obverse: Forepart of wolf left.
Reverse: A within incuse square, A-Ρ across upper fields, club below.
References: Grose 6549; BMC 57; Traité II-3, 639; Sear -.
Diameter: 15mm, Weight: 2.704g.
Note: On reverse, something outside of and below incuse square, perhaps vestiges of club and something else.
EB
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GREEKAR obol. Argos. (Argolis).260-250 BC. 0,78 grs. Head of wolf left. Θ above / Large A. Δ-E across upper field, thunderbolt below. All within incuse square.
BCD Peloponnesos 1107. BMC 90.
Ex Spink.
1 commentsbenito
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GREEK, Achaean League, Argos, ca. 175-168 BC, AR Hemidrachm - Agrinion 308Laureate head of Zeus right. / Wreath surrounding AX monogram in centre; TK monogram above and Harpa right below.
BCD Peloponnesos 1136 (this coin); Clerk 147; Agrinion 308 (same dies).
(17 mm, 2.47 g, 12h)
ex- BCD Collection; LHS 96, Lot 1136 (8 May 2006); ex- Empire Coins Fixed Price List 76 (September 1995).

One of the more refined images of Zeus on this series of Achaian League emissions, complimented by the slightly oval flan.
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GREEK, Argolis, Argos, AR Triobolcirca 3rd century BC
AR Triobol (15mm, 2.2g)
O: Forepart of wolf left.
R: Large A, eagle standing right on thunderbolt beneath; IP-EΩ-NO-Σ (Hieronos, magistrate) in corners, all within shallow incuse square.
SNG Cop 42; BCD Peloponnesos 1177; SNG Delepierre 2273 ; Sear 2795v
ex Empire Coins

"... one of the three cities dearest to Me"
~ Hera (Iliad)
1 commentsEnodia
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GREEK, ARGOLIS, Argos, AR Triobol, 330-275 B.C.ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 330-275 BC. AR Triobol or Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.45 g, 12h).
Obv: Forepart of wolf left
Rev: Large A; crescent moon below; all within shallow incuse square.
BCD Peloponnesos ; BCD Peloponnesos II –; HGC 5, –.
Toned and porous surfaces, struck from a worn obverse die.
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GREEK, Argolis, Argos, AR Triobol, 480-430 B.C.ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 480/70-440/30 BC. AR Triobol or Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.88 g, 12h).
Obverse: Forepart of wolf at bay left
Reverse: Large A; two small incuse squares above; all within shallow square incuse.
BCD Peloponnesos 1025 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 663.
Rare without a pellet below A.
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GREEK, Argolis, Epidauros ca. 290/80-260 BC, AR Hemidrachm - HGC 5, 722Laureate head of Asklepios left. / EΠ monogram within wreath.
Requier Monnayage, Series 2 [1], 137 (D4/R5; this coin); BCD Peloponnesos 1234 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 116 (same dies); HGC 5, 722 (R1).
(14 mm, 2.50 g, 9h)
CNG; ex-BCD Collection; ex-1979/80 Epidaurus Hoard (CH VII, 69)
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GREEK, Argolis, Hermione, 360-320/10 BC, AE Chalkous - BCD Peloponnesos 1297Wreathed head of Demeter Chthonia left / Torch flanked by E- P, all within wreath of grain ears.
Grandjean Group I, emission 2B, d33/r30 (this coin illustrated) = Pozzi (Boutin) 4276 (this coin); BCD Peloponnesos 1297; SNG Copenhagen 140-3.
(13 mm, 2.48 g, 12h)
Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 81 (20 May 2009) Lot 2511; ex- BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), purchased from Leu, January 1979; ex- S. Pozzi Collection, 4276 (Boutin).

This coin has a notable provenance, dating back to the turn of the twentieth century and the collection of the eminent Paris surgeon Professor Samuel Pozzi (1846-1918).
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GREEK, Argolis, Hermione. ca 210 BC., AE Dichalkon.Argolis, Hermione. ca 210 BC.
AE Dichalkon 2.26g
Obv: Head of Demeter, right
Rev: EP between two torches in wreath.
BCD 1305.1 (this coin). Agora 794.
ex Pegasi A21-116.
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GREEK, Argos in Argolis aprox. 3rd century BC.AR Hemidrachm of the city Argos in Argolis aprox. 3rd century BC.
Weight: 2.2gr; Ø: 15mm
Obv: Fore part of lion left.
Rev: A in center, an eagle below, I-E-Π-Ω -NO-Σ around.
Minted by the Magistrate Hieron.

SNG Copenhagen 42 - Dewing 1926/27.
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Peloponnese, Argolis, Argos, WolfArgos
AR-Obol, 330-270 v.Chr
Obv.: Av: Head of wolf right
Rev: Large A; Π-P across upper field, club right below; all within incuse square.
BCD Peloponnesos 1085, SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Peloponnesus pg. 143, 93.
shanxi
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Peloponnesos. Argolis, Argos, AE17 Dichalkon.Obv: Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephan.
Rev: Pillar fountain; helmet to left, archaic heta to right.
BCD Pelop. 1124–1126
Late 3rd-early 2nd centuries BC.
ancientone
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Plautilla - Hermione, Argolis202-205 AD
draped bust right
ΦOVΛBIA ΠΛAVTIΛΛA
turreted Kybele? facing, head left, holding phiale over altar and pomegranate
NCP p, 51 (?); LHS 96, Lot 1306,
4,2g 20mm
ex Sol
J. B.
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Provincial, Epidauros, Argolis, Pelopponesus, AE16, IεPA εΠIΔAYPIOCAE16
AE
Roman Provincial: Epidauros, Argolis, Pelopponesus
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
16.00mm 2.94gr 8h
O: [...] CεYHPOC; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: IεPA εΠIΔAYPIOC; Tyche standing facing head left, holding patera in right hand; cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Epidauros, Argolis, Pelopponesus Mint
cf. Santangelo II, Portici 7563.
Nummitra Auctions/Kamil Igras Auction 15, Lot 633.
2/4/24 3/19/24
Nicholas Z
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Argolis, Troizen, Commodus, BCD Peloponnesos 1341.2 (plate coin)Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 21mm, 9.61 g
obv. [M AVR KOMMO]DOC AV[G]
Laureate head right
rev. [TROI - ZHNIWN]
Hippolytus standing facing, head left, holding spear and ?; his dog at feet(?)
ref. BCD Peloponnesos 1341.2 (this coin); NCP p.162, 7 (this coin) Thanks to BCD!
extremely rare, VF, black green patina with traces of lighter olive overtones, light roughness
Pedigree:
ex BCD coll.
ex A. Rhousopoulos coll.
ex LHS 96, 8./9. May 2006

A note from BCD: Troizen must have enjoyed a special status under Commodus, as did Aigion, Megara and Pagai. These cities and Epidauros are the only ones that issued non-Severan coins in the Peloponnesos, with the exception of the well-established mints of like Corinth, Patrai, Elis, Argos and Lakedaimon.
Jochen
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Sources - Argolis Triobol Wolf ForepartBCD Peloponnesos: LHS Numismatics. Coins of Peloponnesos. The BCD Collection. Catalog of public auction 96, 8-9 May 2006 (Zurich) [reference accessed via the acsearch.info website].
BMC Peloponnese: Gardner, Percy. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Peloponnesus (excluding Corinth). London, 1887.
HN Peloponnese: Head, Barclay V. [Wiki] Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics, 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 1911. Online at https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=peloponnesus
McClean II: Grose, S. W. Fitzwilliam Museum. Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins. Volume II: The Greek Mainland, The Aegaean Islands, Crete. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 1926.
Traité: Babelon, Ernest. Traité des Monnaies Grecques et Romaines: Tome Troisième. Paris: 1914
Tracy Aiello
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Wolf Forepart, Eagle On Harpa, Large AArgos, Argolis (Peloponnese Peninsula)

Obv: forepart of wolf1 facing l., 𝝝 [a circle with a dot inside] above.
Rev: large A in shallow incuse square; 𝚪 to l. of top of A, Υ to r. of top of A, below an eagle with closed wings standing r. on harpa.
Denomination: silver triobol2; Mint: Argos; Date: c. 322 - 229 BC3; Weight: 2.5g; Diameter: 15mm; Die axis: 120º; References, for example: BMC Peloponnese p. 142 no. 79 and 80; Traité III, p. 470, no. 640, pl. CCXVI no. 114; McClean II p. 457 no. 6835; BCD Peloponnesos 1111 and 1112.

Notes:
1According to Head in Historia Numorum "[t]he wolf is the well known symbol of Apollo Lykios, whose worship at Argos dates from very remote times."
2McClean states "Nos. 6801 seq. are more conveniently regarded as Attic tetrobols than Aeginetic triobols or hemidrachms." (p. 455).
3This is the date given in Head Historia Numorum and McClean.
4Interestingly there is no mention of the device, circle with the dot inside, above the wolf but it is clearly visible when looking at no. 11 on plate CCXVI.

Provenance: Harlan J. Berk June 10, 2020

Photo Credits: Harlan J. Berk

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