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Ancient Greek
LUCANIA
Metapontion, struck circa 340-330 BC
Female head right / Seven-grain barley ear; ΜΕΤΑ upward to left
7.60 g, 20 mm, silver
References: HGC I, 1052, HN Italy 1538; Numismatic Notes and Monographs #47, The Coinage of Metapontum, 1931, Sydney P. Noe 509c (this coin); ex-Lloyd, Helbing 55:lot 3364 (pictured) 11/08/1928; ex-Woodward, Ars Classica XV: lot 174 (pictured) 07/02/1930; ex CNG Trition IV, Part 1, lot 47, 12/5/2000 paul1888
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Achaean League - Sparta (Laconia) 192/146 BCSparta (Laconia) Hemidrachm - Achaean League 192/146 BC. Ae 14, Weight 2.48g. Obv: Head of Zeus / monograms, Dioscuri caps all within wreath. Clerk, Achaean League pl. XIII, 6 http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=166481
Also listed an almost identical coin by Forum Member (Lloyd T) as:
Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta), ca. 85 BC, AR Hemidrachm: in the style of the Achaean League
Laureate and bearded head of Zeus right . / Central AX monogram, pilei of the Dioskouri flanking, ΛAI monogram above and ΩΠMY monogram below, all within laurel wreath.
HGC 5, 643 (S); Clerk 319; BCD Peloponnesos 865.4; SNG Copenhagen 320.
(13 mm, 2.36 g, 6h)
ex-BCD Collection; ex- Johan Chr. Holm (Denmark) 1976.ddwau
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Akragas. Eagle and Crab HemidrachmGreek Sicily. Akragas. 420-410 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.07 gm, 17.5mm, 1h) on Attic standard. Eagle standing left, clutching hare in its talons. / Crab seen from above, tunny left below. ⤹A-K-R-A around. VF. CICF 2005 Ponterio 134 #1368. SNG ANS 3 #1009; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #57; SNG Lloyd 826; HGC 2 #104; BMC 2 p.12 #65. cf. NAC 123 #111 (same rev. die).
Anaximander
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Akragas. Eagle and Crab StaterGreek Sicily. Akragas. 495-485 BC. AR Stater, Didrachm (8.69 gm, 19.1mm, 3h) on Attic standard. Eagle left, wings folded; AKRA above in large letters; faint circular border. / Crab in round shallow incuse. VF. Bt. Gables Coin, 1999. Westermark Akragas period I group II #133 (O54/R85); SNG ANS 3 #927 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 791 (same dies); HGC 2 #93; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #24. cf. Jenkins Gela group IIc plate 37 #8; NAC Auction 110 #5 (same dies).Anaximander
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Alexander IIIAlexander III AR Tetradrachm. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; shield in left field, pellet-in-Î below throne. 17.1 g.
Price 136; Troxell, Studies, issue L8.
Thanks for the atribution Lloyd!
Most lifetime issues of Alexander the Great were usualy bulky/thick, which did not alow for the entire design of the die to imprint on the coin. IMO looked better then the wide thin flan. (edit: though this one is Struck under Kassander)
The coin was hand stuck with a die/avil. Dies were usually made of Bronze because it was sofeter and easier to work with then iron, (though some were made of iron as well) then the was anealed to make it stronger and less brittle.
The planchets were made by pouring molten metal into a mold and saved until needed. When it was ready to be used, they heated it just below melting point and placed it between the dies and the punch die was struck with a hammer.
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"Building upon his father's success in Greece, Alexander III (Alexander the Great, reigned 336-323 BC) set about the conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. By the time of his death at the age of 31, he ruled most of the known world from Greece to Afghanistan. Initially Alexander continued to mint Philip's gold and silver coins. Soon, however, the need for a silver coinage that could be widely used in Greece caused him to begin a new coinage on the Athenian weight-standard. His new silver coins, with the head of Herakles on one side and a seated figure of Zeus on the other, also became one of the staple coinages of the Greek world. They were widely imitated within the empire he had forged."
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"......Alexander seems to have liked Amphipolis, because one of his last plans was to spend no less than 315 ton silver for a splendid new temple in the city that was to be dedicated to Artemis Tauropolus. It was never built, but after Alexander's death on 11 June 323 in Babylon, his wife queen Roxane settled in Amphipolis, which appears to have become one of the residences of the Macedonian royals. In 179, king Philip V died in the town."
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Amphipolis , ancient city of Macedonia, on the Strymon (Struma) River near the sea and NE of later Thessaloníki. The place was known as Ennea Hodoi [nine ways] before it was settled and was of interest because of the gold and silver and timber of Mt. Pangaeus (Pangaion), to which it gave access. Athenian colonists were driven out (c.464 BC) by Thracians, but a colony was established in 437 BC Amphipolis became one of the major Greek cities on the N Aegean. This colony was captured by Sparta, and Brasidas and Cleon were both killed in a battle there in 422 BC After it was returned to Athens in 421 BC, it actually had virtual independence until captured (357 BC) by Philip II of Macedon. He had promised to restore it to Athens, and his retention of Amphipolis was a major cause of the war with Athens. In 148 BC it became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Paul, Silas, and Timothy passed through Amphipolis (Acts 17.1). Nearby is the modern Greek village of Amfípolis."
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"A quick look at the WildWinds database( http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/macedonia/kings/alexander_III/t.html ) indicates that the style and monograms are consistent with an Amphipolis issue, with perhaps a little less care than usual in the engraving of the reverse. The closest I could locate with a quick look is Price 133 (variant), although yours appears to have a shield rather than dolphin in the left field reverse."
Randygeki(h2)
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Alexander IIINew photo.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-40517
Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; shield in left field, pellet-in-Î below throne.
Price 136; Troxell, Studies, issue L8.
Thanks for the atribution Lloyd!Randygeki(h2)
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Alexander III AR Drachm, Teos Mint, 310-301 BCOBV: Head of Herakles in lionskin headdress
REV: Zeus seated left with right knee raised, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre in left. ALEXANDROU written vertically to right of sceptre. Monograms HDelta in left field below eagle and O looped inside the letter PI below the throne.
Price 2290 (courtesy lloyd T and altamura). The mintmark below the throne also bears some similarity to Price 2292 in which the "o" is fully separate from the PI. Added to the Wildwinds database.
diam 17 mm, wt 4.00 gmdaverino
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Bruttium, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Pegasus and Helmeted Athena Stater.Greek Italy. Bruttium. 350-274 BC. AR Stater (8.65 gm, 21mm, 6h) of Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Bridled Pegasus flying left, thunderbolt beneath. / Head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet and wearing pearl necklace, ΛΟΚΡΩΝ to left. EF. Bt. Rare Coins & Classical Arts, NJ, 2000. SNG ANS 3 #513-515; HN Italy 2342; HGC 1 #1574; Pegasi II (Locris) #11/2; ACNAC Dewing #521; Pozzi Paolini Gp II, g; SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #1869; SNG Lloyd 648; SNG Ashmolean II #1549, 1550, 1555; SNG Delepierre 482. cf. Triton XXV #44 (same obv. die).Anaximander
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CALABRIA TARAS Nomos. Circa 425-415 BC.23 mm 7,39 g.
Obv: Phalanthos, right arm outstretched and holding shield on left arm, riding dolphin left; cockle shell below.
Rev: Nude male figure, holding bird in his extended left hand and spindle in his right, seated right on himation draped over a stool.
Fischer-Bossert 270a; Vlasto 235-6; HN Italy 844; SNG Lloyd 140; BMC 78; SNG Newcastle 19; Boston MFA 59; de Luynes 286; Gulbenkian 24; McClean 558.
near VF
RareLeo
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Calabria, Taras (c. 344-340 B.C.), Silver Stater.8.03g., 2h
Naked youth on a horse pacing right, crowning the horse with a wreath held in his extended right hand, K(KAA?) and an upright club below the horse, rev. TAP-A-Σ, Phalanthos riding on a dolphin left, holding a kantharos in his extended right hand, and a trident and a shield in his left, Ω below dolphin's tail, waves below.
Fischer-Bossert, Group 49, 685 (V260/R532); Vlasto 509 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 173 (these dies); SNG ANS 960; HN Italy 887. An exceptional example, well-struck from fresh dies and perfectly centred on a flan of good metal, extremely fine and most attractive.
From Sovereign Rarities (2018)
The "K" or "KAL" engraver was one of the finest Greek masters working in the 4th century. His work though rare, can also be found on coins from Heraklea, Metapontion, and Thouroi.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras, Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos21mm, 8.04 g, 11h
Warrior, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; Ξ to left, API below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling oar in left arm, riding dolphin left; KΛ to left, TAPAΣ to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 74a, 914 (V357/R709); Vlasto 638; HN Italy 939; SNG ANS 1016 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd –; BMC 208 (same dies); Pozzi 123 (same obv. die). Very rare in this quality. Excellent style. Beautiful patina. Extremely fine.
Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 November 2015), lot 6; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 15.
The obverse of this nomos depicts an example of the mercenary cavalrymen for which Taras became famous in the Hellenistic period. The Tarentine cavalryman is believed to have been the first mounted warrior of the Greek world to carry a shield. This novelty made him popular in the armies of Hellenistic kings and led to the training of cavalrymen in the Tarentine style.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320 BC. AV Twelfth Stater – Obol 8.5mm, 0.66 g, 12h.
Head of Hera right, wearing stephanos; |- to left, [M to upper right, Φ to lower right] / Kantharos.
Fischer-Bossert G9 (V8/R9); Vlasto 8–9 (same dies); HN Italy 904; SNG ANS 957; SNG Lloyd 183; Bement 84; Jameson 152; de Luynes 254; Weber 546–7 (all from the same dies).
Scattered nicks and marks, edge marks from prior bezel. VF.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (13 October 2014), lot 20. Reportedly ex inventory of Rinaldi (Verona), 1957.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320-315 BC. AV Sixth Stater – Diobol9.5mm, 1.41 g, 11h
Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; [ΣA] and dolphin to left, TAPAΣ to right
Herakles, raising club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Nemean lion as it attacks him from the right; bow and quiver to left, |-H below.
Fischer-Bossert G14 (V11/R14); Vlasto 27; HN Italy 951; SNG ANS 1034; SNG BN 1492–3; SNG Copenhagen 834; SNG Lloyd 186; Boston MFA 73 = Warren 36; Hunterian 20; Jameson 161; McClean 599 (all from the same dies). Good VF.
Apollo was worshipped as the patron of colonists at Tarentum, and he was also the patron of the revered Pythagorean religious order at Tarentum, which existed until the late fourth century. The reverse motif of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion was also used on contemporary silver diobols of Tarentum and its colony Herakleia, though the silver issues usually chose the "tondo" scene of a crouched Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion with a stranglehold (a design also used on the Syracusan gold 100 litrae issue of Dionysios I).Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 415-405 BC. AR Nomos22mm, 7.88 g, 9h
Nude rider seated right on horse, which he crowns; kerykeion to right, ΛA in exergue / Phalanthos, nude, extending his hand, riding dolphin right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 21, 297 (V134/R229); Vlasto 320–1 (same dies); HN Italy 851; SNG Copenhagen 803 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 150 (same dies); SNG Lockett 351 (same dies); Hirsch 190 (same dies); Dewing 137 (same dies).
Even light gray tone, with iridescence around the devices, a few marks under tone on obverse, light scuffs under tone and die flaw on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1040.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 455 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 7.77 g, 5h
Taras, nude, extending hands, riding dolphin right; scallop shell and octopus below.
Taras, as Oikistes, holding spindle and kantharos, seated right on diphros covered with sheepskin.
Fischer-Bossert Group 8, 119j (V64/R81 – this coin); Vlasto, Taras, Type 1; Vlasto 165–6 (same dies); HN Italy 843; SNG Lloyd 130 (same dies); Jameson 2387 = Côte 62 = Weber 531 (same dies).
Toned, some die wear. Near VF.
From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Empire Coins. Ex Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 238.Leo
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Calabria, Tarentum. Taras riding dolphin and Hippocamp.Greek Italy. Calabria. 465-455 BC. AR Nomos (8.18 gm, 20.5mm, 9h) of Tarentum. Taras (Phalanthos) riding dolphin left, arms outstretched, cockle shell below, TAPA∫. / Hippocamp swimming left. gVF. CNG 72 #73. Same dies: D'Andrea Series VII Type 96; SNG ANS 1 #840; SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #776; Basel 75 = SNG Lockett 124; Hermitage I #45; Hirsch Collection 81; SNG France 6.1 #1600; SNG Lloyd 117-118; Ravel Vlasto 133. SNG France 6.1 #1600-1602; Fischer-Bossert Gp.7 #109 (V56/R71, 34 specimens). cf. HGC 1 #753.Anaximander
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CALABRIA. Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. Nomos26 mm, 7.88 g, 3 h
Τ-Α-ΡΑΝ-ΤΙ-Ν-ΟΝ ( retrograde ) Phalanthos, nude, riding a dolphin swimming to left, outstretching his right arm to left and resting his left hand on the dolphin's back; below dolphin, scallop shell; border of dots between two linear circles.
Rev. Nude jockey riding horse prancing to left.
Fischer-Bossert Group 13, V-/R140 ( a new obverse die for the series ). SNG Lloyd 146 ( same reverse die ).
Rare, especially since the obverse was unknown to Fischer-Bossert. Struck on a broad flan. Overstruck and with cleaning scratches on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.Leo
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Entella, Siculo-Punic "The Camp." Tetradrachm.Greek Sicily. Entella, Siculo-Punic "The Camp." 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.82 gm, 22.5mm, 6h) on Attic standard. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. / Horse head left, palm tree behind, astragalos (knuckle bone) before, Punic legend 'MHSBM' (Quaestors, Paymasters) below. EF. Bt. KJC Australia, 2002. Jenkins Punic 4 (SNR 57, 1978) #351 (O112/R286); HGC 2 #295; SNG Lloyd 1653 (same obv. die). cf. Roma Numismatics A4 #1135 (same dies), CNG 121 #103 (Jenkins 350).Anaximander
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria , Taras (c.380-340 B.C.), Silver Nomos7.65g.
Obv:Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting from a cantering horse left, ├ below horse.
Rev: TAPAΣ , Taras as an ephebos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a Corinthian helmet in his right hand and leaning on the back of the dolphin with his left, I and waves below (Fischer-Bossert 657 (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 (these dies); SNG ANS 929 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 169). An almost invisible metal-flaw on reverse, of charming style, attractively toned, about extremely fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras (c. 344-340 B.C.), Silver Stater.8.03g., 2h
Naked youth on a horse pacing right, crowning the horse with a wreath held in his extended right hand, K(KAA?) and an upright club below the horse, rev. TAP-A-Σ, Phalanthos riding on a dolphin left, holding a kantharos in his extended right hand, and a trident and a shield in his left, Ω below dolphin's tail, waves below.
Fischer-Bossert, Group 49, 685 (V260/R532); Vlasto 509 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 173 (these dies); SNG ANS 960; HN Italy 887. An exceptional example, well-struck from fresh dies and perfectly centred on a flan of good metal, extremely fine and most attractive.
From Sovereign Rarities (2018)
The "K" or "KAL" engraver was one of the finest Greek masters working in the 4th century. His work though rare, can also be found on coins from Heraklea, Metapontion, and Thouroi.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras, AR NomosCirca 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.04 g, 11h).
Warrior, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; Ξ to left, API below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling oar in left arm, riding dolphin left; KΛ to left, TAPAΣ to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 74a, 914 (V357/R709); Vlasto 638; HN Italy 939; SNG ANS 1016 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd –; BMC 208 (same dies); Pozzi 123 (same obv. die). Very rare in this quality. Excellent style. Beautiful patina. Extremely fine.
Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 November 2015), lot 6; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 15.
The obverse of this nomos depicts an example of the mercenary cavalrymen for which Taras became famous in the Hellenistic period. The Tarentine cavalryman is believed to have been the first mounted warrior of the Greek world to carry a shield. This novelty made him popular in the armies of Hellenistic kings and led to the training of cavalrymen in the Tarentine style.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 415-405 BC.22mm, 7.88 g, 9h
Nude rider seated right on horse, which he crowns; kerykeion to right, ΛA in exergue / Phalanthos, nude, extending his hand, riding dolphin right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 21, 297 (V134/R229); Vlasto 320–1 (same dies); HN Italy 851; SNG Copenhagen 803 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 150 (same dies); SNG Lockett 351 (same dies); Hirsch 190 (same dies); Dewing 137 (same dies).
Even light gray tone, with iridescence around the devices, a few marks under tone on obverse, light scuffs under tone and die flaw on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1040.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320-315 BC. AV Sixth Stater – Diobol9.5mm, 1.41 g, 11h
Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; [ΣA] and dolphin to left, TAPAΣ to right
Herakles, raising club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Nemean lion as it attacks him from the right; bow and quiver to left, |-H below.
Fischer-Bossert G14 (V11/R14); Vlasto 27; HN Italy 951; SNG ANS 1034; SNG BN 1492–3; SNG Copenhagen 834; SNG Lloyd 186; Boston MFA 73 = Warren 36; Hunterian 20; Jameson 161; McClean 599 (all from the same dies). Good VF.
Apollo was worshipped as the patron of colonists at Tarentum, and he was also the patron of the revered Pythagorean religious order at Tarentum, which existed until the late fourth century. The reverse motif of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion was also used on contemporary silver diobols of Tarentum and its colony Herakleia, though the silver issues usually chose the "tondo" scene of a crouched Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion with a stranglehold (a design also used on the Syracusan gold 100 litrae issue of Dionysios I).Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos26 mm, 7.88 g, 3 h.
Τ-Α-ΡΑΝ-ΤΙ-Ν-ΟΝ ( retrograde ) Phalanthos, nude, riding a dolphin swimming to left, outstretching his right arm to left and resting his left hand on the dolphin's back; below dolphin, scallop shell; border of dots between two linear circles.
Rev. Nude jockey riding horse prancing to left.
Fischer-Bossert Group 13, V-/R140 ( a new obverse die for the series ). SNG Lloyd 146 ( same reverse die ).
Rare, especially since the obverse was unknown to Fischer-Bossert. Struck on a broad flan. Overstruck and with cleaning scratches on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 455 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 7.77 g, 5h
Taras, nude, extending hands, riding dolphin right; scallop shell and octopus below.
Taras, as Oikistes, holding spindle and kantharos, seated right on diphros covered with sheepskin.
Fischer-Bossert Group 8, 119j (V64/R81 – this coin); Vlasto, Taras, Type 1; Vlasto 165–6 (same dies); HN Italy 843; SNG Lloyd 130 (same dies); Jameson 2387 = Côte 62 = Weber 531 (same dies).
Toned, some die wear. Near VF.
From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Empire Coins. Ex Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 238.Leo
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GREEK, Metapontion, Lucania, Italy, 334 - 330 B.C., Gold 1/3 staterSH86428. Gold 1/3 stater, SNG Lockett 406; SNG ANS 395; HN Italy 1578; Noe-Johnston 3, G1 and pl. 18; SNG Lloyd -; SNG Cop -; Jameson -; Gulbenkian -; Pozzi -; Weber -, aVF+, fine style, marks, reverse double struck, weight 2.574 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 180o, Metapontion mint, c. 334 - 332 B.C.; obverse head of Demeter right, wearing stephane and pendant earring; reverse METAΠON, barley stalk, bird right on leaf to right; ex Forum (2007), ex Christie's Auction (1993) ; very rareJoe Sermarini
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Himera. Tyranny of Theron & ThrasydaiosGreek Sicily. Himera. Tyranny of Theron & son Thrasydaios. 480-470 BC. AR Didrachm (8.79 gm, 19.5mm, 1h) on Attic standard Cock standing left. ⤹ HIMERA (outwards) to left. / Crab seen from above. nEF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2006. Westermark Himera pl.3 #4 (same dies); HGC 2 #438; SNG ANS 4 #155-163; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #302-303; SNG Lloyd 1011-1012; ACNAC Dewing 613-614, Rosen 55. cf. Nomos 1 #20 (same dies), Kunker 376 #4306 = 341 #5434 (same).
Theron of Akragas and Gelon of Syracuse defeated Carthage in the Battle of Himera in 480 BC. Theron deposed the local tyrant of Himera and ruled over the city. The pairing of the crowing rooster on the obverse (Himera’s name means ‘daybreak’) and the crab of Akragas on the reverse aptly captures this political situation. Theron's son, Thrasydaios, succeeded him as tyrant in 472 BC, but Thrasydaios was defeated in battle by Hieron of Syracuse in 470 BC. The Carthaginians had their revenge in 408 BC when Himera was utterly destroyed.Anaximander
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Italy, Campania, Cales, SNG Copenhagen 323Italy, Campania, Cales mint, c. 276-260 B.C. AE, 19mm 5.37g, Sambon 916, SNG Lloyd 53, SNG Copenhagen 323, SNG ANS 193
O: Helmeted head of Athena l.
R: CALENO, Cock standing r.; in field l., star
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Kamarina. Athena and Owl TetrasGreek Sicily. Kamarina. c. 420-410 BC. Æ Tetrantes (1/4 litra = 3 onkia) "Tetras" (3.29 gm, 14.6mm, 7h). Head of Athena left in crested Attic helmet decorated with wing. / Owl standing facing, grasping lizard in talons, ΑΜΑꓘ to right. Three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. EF. CNG 46 #79. SNG ANS 3 #1230; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #169; SNG Lloyd 882; SNG Munich 419; HGC 2 #548; McClean I #2160; Jenkins & Westermark Kamarina #198 (Period 3); Calciati CNS III pg. 61 #28ff.Anaximander
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Katane. Quadriga and Apollo TetradrachmGreek Sicily. Katane. 450-445 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.96 gm, 26.8mm, 11h) on Attic standard. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right. / Laureate head of Apollo right. KATANAI-ON. gVF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction 17 #36. SNG ANS 3 #1245 (same dies) w/ obv. die link to #1244 & rev. die link to #1246. Same obv. die: Basel 324; Gulbenkian 177; Rizzo pl.X #3; Kraay & Hirmer 35; Mirone 34; SNG Lloyd 892. HGC 2 #566; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #176.Anaximander
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Leontini. Apollo and Lion head TetradrachmGreek Sicily. Leontini. 455-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.13 gm, 26.1mm, 2h) on Attic standard. Laureate head of Apollo right with hair rolled up and bound. / Head of lion right w/ open jaw, four barley ears around. ⭮ LE-O-NT-INO-N (inwards, T inverted). gVF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction XV #35. Same dies: SNG ANS 4 #225; Rizzo pl. XXIII #4; Triton XIII #37. Same obv. die: Boehringer #37; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #347; SNG Fitzwilliam 1053; SNG Lloyd 1054; SNG Lockett 797. Same rev. die: Gulbenkian 217. HGC 2 #667; Basel 349; ACNAC Dewing 624-628; Gillet 444.Anaximander
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Lucania, Herakleia. Athena with Scylla-crested helmet and Herakles wrestling the Nimean Lion. Nomos.Greek Italy. Lucania, Herakleia. 420-390 BC AR Nomos (7.34 gm). Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with Scylla, A behind. APIΣΤΟΞΕNOΣ in minute letters at base of crest. Light circular bankers mark to r. / Herakles strangling the Nemean lion, club to l. A and minute sideways Σ at ankle, HPAKΛEIΩN to r., APIΣΤΟΞΕ on exergue line (remnant visible). VF. Pegasi 136 #17. SNG ANS 2 #55 (same dies); HN Italy 1374; HGC 1 #977; Jameson 234; SNG Lloyd 271; E.Work 20d/Rᵪ15 with die link to obv.19; Van Kearen 10. SNG Cop - . cf. NAC Auction O #1088 (same dies).Anaximander
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Lucania, Metapontom staterHead of Demeter right hair bound with fillet, wearing earring. Punch mark on ear.
METAΠON (retrograde) Ear of barely with leaf to right; on which palmette.
circa 400-340
6.09g
Noe 485b. Jameson 287. SNG Lloyd 365. SNG ANS 367. Historia Numorum Italy 1540.
An extremely rare variety, only two specimens cited by Noe
This example has the reverse ethnic in retrograde and low weight. Ancient counterfeit?
Ex-Calgary coin.Jay GT4
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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos28.5mm, 7.97 g, 12h
Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. 48, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828-44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Dewing 406–7. VF, lightly toned. Good metal. Leo
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Macedonia, Alexander the GreatAR Tetradrachm
16.7g
Eastern style, probably Babylonian mint, most likely dating to the period 315-300 B.C. (controls marks too worn to attribute fully)
Thanks to FORVM members Lloyd T and Meepzorp for their help attributing this coin.
Per Lloyd T:
"The chubby Herakles head and reverse portrayal of the throne with prominant "bell cap" bases to the legs are characteristics of this period of Babylonian output, although to be found to varying degress in other eastern issues."
FORVM member Lee S describes this as follows in a post:
"A nice, recognisable silver lump of currency over 2200 years old, and you can hold it in your hand (like some merchant or soldier did more than 2 millennia ago) without worry about degrading it.... I feel sometimes these worn examples are better ambassadors of history than a mint example.. A closer connection to our ancestors!" Sosius
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Naxos. Archaic Dionysios and Grapes Litra.Greek Sicily. Naxos. 530-510 BC. AR Litra (0.73 gm, 10.4mm, 12h). Archaic, bearded head of Dionysios left. / Bunch of grapes with tendril, ͶΟΙΧΑͶ (ΝΑΧΙΟΝ in retrograde), all in both a linear and a dotted border. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2000. SNG ANS 4 #513; HGC 2 #967; Cahn Naxos p.106 #21 (V14/R20); Campana CNAI Naxos #2; Jameson 671; Pozzi 504-505; SNG Lockett 839; Rizzo pl. XXVIII #5; SNG Cop - ; SNG Lloyd 1149; SNG Lockett 839. cf. CNG 93 #62 (same dies).Anaximander
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Selinos. Artemis and Apollo Quadriga Tetradrachm.Greek Sicily. Selinos. 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.84 gm, 27.5mm, 6h). Artemis driving quadriga left, Apollo drawing bow. ΣΕΛΙΝ-ΟΝΤ-ΙΟͶ (inwards). / River god Selinos with lustral branch and patera over sacrificial altar, rooster at left, bull on base & selinon leaf behind. ΣΕΛΙͶΟΣ above. gVF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction XI #86. Same dies: SNG ANS 4 #691; HGC 2 #1220; Schwabacher #10 (Q3/S10); Goldberg 80 #3249; Hunterian 20. SNG Lloyd 1230/1227 (same obv./rev. dies). Same obv. die: Gulbenkian I #244; Basel 407 = SNG Lockett 361; Rizzo pl.31 #13.
Selinos was one of the earliest Sicilian cities to issue coins, in the late sixth century BC. The city name is derived from the wild celery, selinon, that grew in the region. Motifs run rampant here: chariots (Syracuse), a selinon leaf (Selinos), the cockerel before an altar (Himera), and bull (Akragas). The latter may be the infamous brazen bull of the tyrant Phalaris of Akragas, in which he allegedly roasted his victims alive. Of course, the bull motif may connect to river gods (such as that of Hypsas, featured on didrachms of Selinos). Selinos had earlier been named Heraclea Minoa, and the bull could be a canting reference to that era.Anaximander
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Selinos. Herakles and Cretan Bull Didrachm.Greek Sicily. Selinos. 417-409 BC. AR Didrachm (7.86 gm, 23.7mm, 6h). Herakles brandishing club and grasping charging Cretan bull, right. ΣΕΛΙ-ΝΟΤ-ΙΟͶ (inwards). / River god Hypsas, holding phiale to l. and lustral branch, pouring libation over alter entwined by snake, selinon leaf to r. over crane, ΗΥΨ-ΑΣ above. VF. Bt. Gables Coin, 1999. ex-Ars Classica XVI (3 July 1933) #642. Same dies: SNG ANS 4 #702; Gulbenkian I #246. Same obv. die: SNG ANS 4 #703-705; Rizzo pl. 31 #16; Babelon de Luynes #113; SNG Lloyd 1261-1262. SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #601; HGC 2 #1224.
Selinus had earlier been named Heraclea Minoa, and the bull could be a canting reference to that period. The bull could also be a reference to the river god Hypsas.Anaximander
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Sicily, AgyrionSicily, Agyrion, 344-336 BC, AE15. Youthful head of Herakles left / forepart of man-headed bull left. SNG Lloyd 854, Calciati 10. MFB 5.
Ex. LanzMolinari
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SICILY, Himera. AR litra430-420 BC
11 x 12 mm, 0.68 gm
Obv: bearded and helmeted head right
Rev: Corinthian helmet right
Ref: SNG Lloyd 1029
from Ira & Larry Goldberg, Pre Long Beach Auction September 2013, part of a mixed lot.
ex CNG Sale XXV, lot 71, 3/24/93
ex CNA II, lot 31
Well-centered, good details. A very nice example of the issue.TIF
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SICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 350-310 BCSICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 350-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.06 g, 1h). Charioteer driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer; Punic RŠMLQRT in exergue / Wreathed head of Kore-Persephone right; three dolphins around. Jenkins, Punic 48 (O17/R37); CNP 318; HGC 2, 741; SNG Lloyd 1599 (same dies). . Toned, cleaning scratches, hornsilver, corrosion. VF.
From the Sigmund Collection.Mark R1
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SICILY: AgyrionSicily, Agyrion, 344-336 BC, AE15. Youthful head of Herakles left / Achelous Palagkaios as (the forepart of) a man-headed bull left. SNG Lloyd 854, Calciati 10. MSP I, 14.
Ex. KuenkerMolinari
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Syracuse Dilitron of TimleonRuler: Timoleon
State, City: Sicily, Syracuse
Coin: VF bronze Drachm/Dilitron
ΣIEYΣΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ - Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ - Horse prancing left.
Mint: (circa 339/8-334)
Wt./Size/Axis: 17.20g / 27mm / 10h
References:
SNG ANS 533-41
SNG Lloyd 1456-7
SNG Cop 725
Calciati 80-6Constantine
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Syracuse, Agathokles. Artemis Soteira and Winged Thunderbolt Æ.Greek Sicily. Syracuse, Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ (9.54 gm, 22.5mm, 12h). Bust of Artemis Soteira right, quiver at shoulder. ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ. / Winged thunderbolt, ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΣ above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ below. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 1999. SNG ANS 5 #708-731; Calciati CNS II p.277 #142; HGC 2 #1537; McClean I #2848-2860 (pl.103 #3-6); SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #779; SNG Lloyd 1511-1513. cf. Bertolami EA 80 #316.Anaximander
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Syracuse, Dionysios I. Arethusa and Octopus Litra.Greek Sicily. Syracuse, Dionysios I. 405-395 BC. AR Litra (0.77 gm, 11.7mm, 12h). Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone, dolphin to right. ΣVΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before. / Octopus. A hidden legend (ΣΥΡΑΚΟΥ) is allegedly formed by the octopus tentacles. VF. Bt. FUN show, 2017. Same dies: SNG ANS 5 #293-294; HGC 2 #1381; McClean I #2794 (pl.99 #22); SNG Ashmolean II #2018; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #675; SNG Delepierre 680; SNG Fitzwilliam II #1259; SNG Lloyd 1400-1402; SNG München 1096.Anaximander
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Syracuse, Dionysios I. Arethusa and Wheel Hemilitron.Greek Sicily. Syracuse, Dionysios I. 405-395 BC. AR Hemilitron (0.33 gm, 8mm, 12d). Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone (sakkos). / ΣΥ ΡΑ and two dolphins within segments of four-spoke wheel. aVF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2009. SNG ANS 5 #301-303; HGC 2 #1392; C.Boehringer Münzprägungen pl.II #19; Manganaro Mikrà 27 (pl.4 #43); McClean Coll. I #2727 (pl.97 #3); SNG Ashmolean II #2019; SNG Cop 1 #669; SNG Lloyd 1379.Anaximander
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Syracuse, Hieron II. Apollo and Isis 2 1/2 LitraGreek Sicily. Syracuse, Hieron II. 274-216 BC. AR 2 1/2 Litra (2.22 gm, 14.1mm, 3h) struck 216-215 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left. / Isis standing left, holding scroll and palm branch, veil billowing behind, E in right field. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ. gVF. CNG 51 #156. Rare. Same dies: SNG Lockett 1024; Caltabiano et al. Siracusa #299 (D1/R1); Carroccio BAR 69; HGC 2 #1420; SNG Lloyd 1571 = Pozzi 666; SNG Fitzwilliam 1440. cf. CNG 106 #54.
References disagree on the date of this type, from 275 BC (Hieron II) to the end of the 5th Republic in 212 BC.Anaximander
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Syracuse, Hieronymos 10 Litrai.Greek Sicily. Syracuse, Hieronymos. 215-214 BC. AR 10 Litrai (8.46 gm, 23.3mm, 12h). Diademed head of Hieronymos left, ꓘ to right. / Winged thunderbolt, ΚΙ (magistrate) above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΙΕΡΩΝΟΥΜΟΥ. EF. Bt. Coral Gables, 1999. Same dies: Holloway 46 (O21/R38); CNG Web Shop #182242. Same obv. die: SNG ANS 5 #1028-1030; ACNAC Dewing 962; Burnett Enna 61; Carroccio BAR 79; SNG Lloyd 1565. HGC 2 #1567; McClean I #2952 (pl.107 #1).Anaximander
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Syracuse, Second Democracy. Quadriga and Arethusa Tetradrachm.Greek Sicily. Syracuse, Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.21 gm, 27.8mm, 5h), 450-440 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike above, crowning horses. ex: ketos (sea serpent) right. / Head of Arethusa right, hair bound by wide taenia, wearing earring and necklace; four dolphins around. ΣV-RΑΚΟΣ-Ι-Ο-Ͷ (inward, Ν retrograde). EF. "19 known." SNG Lockett 941 (same dies); Bement 475 (same dies); Boehringer gp.4 series XVIb #564 (V285/R379); HGC 2 #1311; SNG Munchen 1023 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1326 (same rev. die); Dewing 808 (same obv. die). SNG ANS - ; SNG Cop - ; cf. NAC 82 #56 (same dies); Baldwin 75 #2158.
You can see a near-identical type in the Best of Type gallery, from the collection of Joe Sermarini.Anaximander
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Syracuse, Sicily, Tyrant Agathokles, 317 - 289 B.C.Silver tetradrachm, Ierardi 40 (O7/R23), SNG ANS 639 (same dies), SNG Delepierre 701, SNG Lloyd 1479, Boston MFA 460, HGC 2 1348 (S), SNG Cop -, SNG München -, gVF, superb classical style, excellent centering on a tight flan, toned, flan flaw on obverse, Syracuse mint, weight 16.954g, maximum diameter 25.2mm, die axis 270o, c. 317 - 310/305 B.C.; obverse head of Persephone (or Arethusa) left, crowned with grain, wearing triple-drop earrings and a pearl necklace, surrounded by three dolphins, NI below; reverse quadriga galloping left, young charioteer wearing long chiton, kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, triskeles above; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN over AI monogram in exergue; ex Helios Numismatik, auction 6 (9 March 2011), lot 345; scarce.
With an army of mercenaries, through deceit, and after banishing or murdering some 10,000 citizens, Agathocles made himself master of Syracuse and later most of Sicily. Machiavelli wrote of him, "It cannot be called prowess to kill fellow-citizens, to betray friends, to be treacherous, pitiless, and irreligious" and cited him as an example of "those who by their crimes come to be princes." According to the historian Justin, very early in life Agathocles parlayed his remarkable beauty into a career as a prostitute, first for men, and later, after puberty, for women, and then made a living by robbery before becoming a soldier and marrying a rich widow.
FOVM Ancient Coins / From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam
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Taras, Calabria281-276 BC
AR Diobol (11.5mm, 1.17g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone.
R: Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean lion; owl standing left above lion.
D'Andrea XLI, 1031; D'Andrea Diobols G, 183; Vlasto 1321; Cote 463; SNG Cop 976; SNG ANS 1413; SNG Lloyd 245; HN Italy 976
Scarce
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection. ex Naville Numismatics
Enodia
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Tarentum AR NomosITALY. Calabria , Taras (c.380-340 B.C.), Silver Nomos, 7.65g.
Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting from a cantering horse left, ├ below horse. Rev. TAPAΣ , Taras as an ephebos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a Corinthian helmet in his right hand and leaning on the back of the dolphin with his left, I and waves below (Fischer-Bossert 657 (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 (these dies); SNG ANS 929 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 169). An almost invisible metal-flaw on reverse, of charming style, attractively toned, about extremely fine.
Ex：The Prospero Collection (The New York Sale, Auction XXVII, 2012)
The city of Tarentum was renowned throughout the ancient world for the quality of its horsemen, who served as mercenary cavalry for many foreign kings including Antigonos I, Demetrios I and Alexander of Epirus. The horsemen of Tarentum served as hippokontistai (mounted javelinmen), or in their specific case, elaphroi (skirmishing cavalry which throw javelins and dismount for hand to hand combat), but such was their fame that the term Tarantinoi came to mean any such skirmishing cavalry unit, regardless of their origin. Indeed, Asklepiodotos mentions Tarantinarchos (leader of Tarentines) as a military rank in Hellenistic Athens.
The scene depicted here is from an equestrian event of the Hyakinthia (the ceremonial games of Hyakinthian Apollo) which celebrated those special skills necessary in war. The armed rider would dismount at full gallop, run alongside his horse, and then remount in stride.Leo
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temp. STUART, William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1677-1690, AR Medal by George Bower 1688 * GVIL · SANCROFT · ARCHIEPISC · CANTVAR · 1688 Bust of William Sancroft, the Archbishop of Canterbury, wearing camauro and canonical robes, facing right.
Seven medallions of the Bishops committed to the Tower of London: Bishops Henry Compton (middle – London), Francis Turner (upper right, proceeding clockwise – Ely), Thomas Ken (Bath), Sir John Trelawney (Bristol), Thomas White (Peterborough), John Lake (Chichester), and William Lloyd (St. Asaph); twelve stars around; signed GB·F· (George Bower fecit) below.
MI 622/37; Eimer 288b. By G. Bower. Dated 1688.
(51 mm, 53.45 g, 12h).
CNG 85 (15 September 2010) Lot 1562: California Collection of British Historical Medals.
This remarkable medallion portrays no less than eight people directly associated with a historical event that did much to shape the modern secular British democracy. In 1687, King James II enacted unilaterally and against the will of the Parliament the Declaration of Indulgence as the first step in establishing the freedom of religion in England. The ensuing protest concerned the legality of James right to make the dispensation in the absence of the support of Parliament, plus the absence of a guarantee that the Anglican Church would remain as the established church. Many leaders within the clergy refused to read the Declaration in church from the pulpit as instructed by the King in early 1688. This culminated in a petition to the King against the reading of the Declaration. The petition originated from the hand of the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Sancroft, depicted on the obverse of the medal and was signed by the six other bishops identified around the margin of the reverse of the medallion. Bishop Henry Compton, depicted in the centre of the reverse, was included on the medal due to his earlier dissent to the King’s approach to Catholicism, for which James removed him from office.
The seven bishops who signed the petition were charged with seditious libel and imprisoned in the Tower of London in May 1688. Brought to trial before the Court of the King’s Bench, the bishops were acquitted. This served as a precursor to James’ deposition shortly thereafter.
This medal was issued following the trial, in commemoration of the action taken by William Sancroft and his fellow bishops in refusing to follow James II’s edict to read the Declaration of Indulgence from the pulpit. The medal connects directly with one of the key events in British history, which lead ultimately to the deposition of James II by his son-in-law and daughter, William III and Mary II of Orange on 5 November 1688. As a direct result of the action of the seven bishops, the right to petition the king was enshrined in the new Bill of Rights in 1689. Simplistically, some people see this medal as a testament to religious intolerance, although the issues of the time that brought it into being were far more complex, involving matters of secular authority, constitutional right, and the very basis of power in the evolving secular democratic British state. This is demonstrated by the decision of Sancfroft and five of the seven bishops that they could not swear allegiance to the new protestant King William III, for to do so would be a repudiation of their prior sworn loyalty to the deposed Catholic King James II. As a result, Sancroft was dismissed from his role in 1690 and died in relative obscurity three years later.
Few coins, or medals, connect so directly with history and in doing so depict so many influential participants. The medal was the work of George Bower (d. 1690) a medallist who worked in London from 1650-1689. He had been appointed to the position of Engraver of the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary in 1664.
n.igma
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VeliaAR stater, signed by Philistion, 7.30g, circa 305-290 BC, Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with winged Nike in quadriga on bowl, pegasus on neck guard, FILISTIWNOS on crest holder; Q behind, E before. Rev: Lion crouching left holding sword in mouth and right paw, the Dioskouroi above between F-I; UELHTWN in exergue. Williams 409 (c), this coin.
ex Lloyd and Evans collections
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