Katalog - Auction 309

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Arethon, Sa- and Cas-, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to r., crowning horse; ΣΑ in upper left field, ΑΡΕ-ΘΩΝ in two lines below horse; Rv. Taras astride dolphin to l., holding tripod in outstretched r. hand; ΤAPAΣ downwards behind, CAèΣ] below. Vlasto 666-7; SNG ANS 1046-50; HN Italy 957. Extremely fine / good extremely fine.

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Warrior, holding shield and rein, on horseback left; EY (retrograde) behind, [NIKΩTTAΣ] below; Rv. TAPAΣ, Taras, holding trident, on dolphin r.; ΛY to left; below, hippocamp r. Vlasto 699; HN Italy 968. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Tooled in some details of the figures, otherwise good extremely fine. Fine style.

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Zop-, magistrate. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone; Rv. TAP, owl standing r., head facing; to r., magistrate's name: ZOP upwards over olive branch. Vlasto 1047-53; HN Italy 975. Traces of oxidation. Small crack visible on the reverse at 6 o'clock. Possible slight crystallisation, otherwise good extremely fine. Refined style.   From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.

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Lykon, Si- and Gy-, magistrates. Horseman, nude but for his helmet, striking downwards with a spear held in his r. hand, with a shield over his far shoulder and holding two reserve spears in his l. hand, riding a horse galloping to r.; in the field behind him, ΣΙ; below, ΛΥΚΩΝ; in the field to r., over the horse's head, Nike flying left bearing a wreath to crown the cavalryman; Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ,  Phalanthos, nude, holding a kantharos in his outstretched r. hand and a trident in his l., riding a dolphin swimming to l.; in the field to r., Γ[Y].Vlasto 727-9; HN Italy 1004. Good extremely fine / near FDC.  

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Warrior, nude but for his crested helmet, riding horse galloping to r., holding round shield, two lances and the reins in his l. hand, and a downwards pointing spear in his r.; behind, [ΕΥ]; below, ΣΩΣΤΡ / ΑΤ[ΟΣ]; Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ, Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to l., holding wreath-bearing Nike in extended r. hand, and cornucopiae in his l.; in field to r., vertical thunderbolt; to l., ΠΟΛΥ. Vlasto 713; HN Italy 1001. Extremely fine / good extremely fine. 

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Gu-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates. Warrior on horseback r., nude save for helmet, holding shield and two spears in left hand, brandishing spear held in right hand; ΓΥ behind, ΣΩΣΤΡAΤΟΣ below, Rv. Taras astride dolphin left, holding Nike and cornucopia; thunderbolt behind, ΠΟΛΥ before, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 714; HN Italy 1001; SNG ANS 1037. Near extremely fine.

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Nude youth on horseback r., crowning horse that raises l. foreleg; above, EY and below, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ and two amphorae, Rv. oecist riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and long trident; in r. field, B. Vlasto 764; HN Italy 1010. Near extremely fine. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 114 (2019), lot 1007. 

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Campano-Tarentine series. Diademed head of Kore Satyra l., hair in taenia, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Nude youth on horseback r., crowning horse and holding reins; ΦI before, TA over dolphin below horse. Vlasto 1005; HN Italy 1098. Attractive old cabinet toning. About extremely fine / good extremely fine.

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Diademed head of nymph l.; Rv. Nude youth crowning horse r. which raises left foreleg.; TA to l., dolphin below. Vlasto 1012–4; HN Italy 1098. Near extremely fine.

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Head of Athena facing slightly l., wearing triple crested helmet; Rv. Herakles strangling the Nemean lion; club and shield to left, AP monogram between legs. Vlasto 1463; cf. HN Italy 1062. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.

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Kantharos; pellets and star in field, Rv. A-Γ, kantharos surrounded by five pellets. Vlasto 1628 (this coin); HN Italy 1076. Porosity. Extremely fine.

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Kantharos; pellet above, star to l.; Rv. Kantharos; three pellets around. HN Italy 1076. Some green encrustation on obverse, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Two crescents back-to-back, pellets around; Two crescents back-to-back; pellets; star to r. Vlasto 1780; HN Italy 1077. Good very fine.

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Head of Herakles r., wearing lion's skin headdress; Rv. NIKAP - TAPANTINON, young man (Taras?) driving a prancing biga r., holding reins and trident. Vlasto 5, 23; Fischer 359. Fine style. Possible evidence of former mounting, otherwise good very fine.

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Lykinos, magistrate. Nude rider crowning horse left, ΣΥ to right, ΛΥKΙ-ΝΟΣ in two lines below; Rv. ΤΑ-ΡΑΣ; Taras riding dolphin left, brandishing trident, wearing chlamys around shoulders and left arm, to right owl standing left. Vlasto 836; HN Italy 1025; SNG ANS 1165. Some porosity. Near extremely fine.

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Lykinos, magistrate. Nude youth on horseback l., placing wreath on horse's head; ΣΥ above, ΛΥΚΙ / ΝΟΣ in two lines below; Rv. Taras astride dolphin l., hurling trident; owl standing l. behind. Vlasto 836; HN Italy 1025. Good extremely fine.

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Aristocles and Di-, magistrates. Warrior on horseback charging r., shield and two spears in left hand, preparing to cast a third in right; API-ΣTO/KΛ-HΣ below, ΔI behind; Rv. TAPAΣ, Taras astride dolphin left, cantharus in outstretched right hand, trident cradled in left arm; head of nymph left in right field. HN Italy 1033; Vlasto 877-82. Extremely fine.

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Aristocles and Di-, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback r., spearing downward; ΔI in left field; below, API-ΣΤΟ / ΚΛ-ΗΣ; Rv. Taras astride dolphin l., holding trident and kantharos; female head left in right field; TAP[ΑΣ] below. Vlasto 878; HN Italy 1033. Good very fine. Ex Artemide Auktion 25 (3-4 December 2022), lot 70.

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Aristokles and Di-, magistrates. Nude warrior on horseback r., holding round shield, two lances and a spear, ΔΙ behind; ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ in two lines below; Rv. Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos and trident; head of nymph to left behind, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 878; HN Italy 1033. Extremely fine.