The highlight of this sale is lot 187, a unique Roman medallion of the emperor Volusian, which has a very old pedigree!
To that end, he ordered Daedalus, the legendary inventor, to build a great labyrinth. Our 43rd sale features another run of RBW collection Roman Republican coins, which includes a few very rare types. This sale features a nice selection of Celtic drachms, one of them quite rare as well as a great selection of Sasanian coins.
Chios during the archaic period was a subject of Persia. and Square labyrinth (rev.
Owner and Executive Director: Reinhard G. DollingerIn 1991, Reinhard G. Dollinger joined the well reputed auctionhouse Dorotheum in Vienna as Specialist for Ancient Art. Greek bronzes are also well represented, such as a s... Europa (obv.) Numismatic Sale #59 Besides, that was where the goddess’s most famous temple was (Head of Helios in ¾ (obv.) The first coins were made of electrum (a mix of gold and silver) and quickly spread throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This meant that the city could mint high-quality coins which eventually became the standard for trade in the Classical period. Numismatic Sale #66 At that point in history, the Greek world was divided into roughly 2.000 city-states; most with their unique coin production and imagery. Truly, the city invested heavily in the education and military training of its citizens. Numismatic Sale #61 The reverse side depicted a rose.
This sale features... Theseus another legendary Greek hero finally slew the monster in another episode of the myth.
The most common type featured the characteristic Boeotian shield on the obverse and an amphora on the reverse side.
The standard reverse type of the city’s coinage was an incuse design also called “skew”.Sphinx (obv.) Worth noting is that in ancient numismatics (the study of ancient coinage) a coin’s front-side is called obverse and its back-side reverse. Archaic Miletus used electrum coins with a lion’s head on the obverse and an incuse square on the reverse.
Its importance must have been great for the people of Cnossus. Numismatic Sale #32 If you have not done so, please take a moment and register at o... It was the first island to use coins during the early sixth century. The most common issues portrayed the abduction of the beautiful nymph Europa by transformed into a bull.
In Greek, the island’s name sounds exactly like the word for apple (melon).
King Minos of Crete prayed for a strong white bull to sacrifice to sea-god . Located in the eastern Aegean near the coast of Asia, the city presented a rich numismatic tradition. There a... Numismatic Sale #80 Today ancient Greek coins are also numismatic coins. The coin, formerly residing in the Wiczay collection, was first published by Eck...
You will find some very rare Greek bronzes listed, a couple of which appear to be unpublished in the major references, as well as some...
Numismatic Sale #8 To protect their interests, both sides created strong alliances which eventually clashed violently in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE). and Pegasus (rev. Initially, Ephesus had its own weight standard but adopted the Aeginetean by the beginning of the Classical period. Numismatic Sale #27 ), Silver stater of GortynaThe city of Gortyna, or Gortys was the other most important Cretan city of the period. Just like the rose of Rhodes, the apple of Melos was a punning representation of the island’s name. ), Silver tetradrachm of SamosSamos is an island located right across the Greek Ionian cities of Asia Minor. It was also a reminder of a legendary past where kings, heroes, monsters, and gods walked the earth. He then enchanted Minos’s wife Pasiphae who fell madly in love with the bull that Minos had kept for himself.
The Lydians or the Ionian Greeks introduced coinage sometime in the 7 century BCE. The most popular were:The Attic (Athenian), based on the Attic drachma (4.3 g. of silver) The Corinthian, based on the Corinthian stater (8.6 g. of silver)The Aeginitan, based on the Aeginetan stater (12.2 g. of silver)The coinage of each city-state employed symbols drawn from history and myth. By the beginning of the Classical period in Greece, every major city had its own elaborate coin types. Agora Ancient Coins is a webshop devoted to high grade and rare ancient Greek coins, Roman coins and Byzantine coins. Due to their uniqueness in terms of material (electrum), iconography, and quality, Mytilenian issues are numismatic coins of high value. The coins of Mytilene did not follow a certain iconography and are usually anepigraphic (without inscriptions).
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Thebes’s coinage is one of the most distinct in the Greek world. Besides, this was the only city that kept issuing electrum coins until 326 BCE.
Numismatic Sale #28 Agora Sale #54 features a fantastic selection of ancient and Medieval coins and antiquities. Later, Corinth’s dispute with its colony Corcyra led to a major conflict that sparked the Peloponnesian War. Aegina’s badge was the tortoise.
The Melians finally chose to fight holding honor above everything and hoping that the Spartans will help them.
The first coins were made of electrum (a mix of gold and silver) and quickly spread throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. In this article, we will explore 15 distinctive ancient Greek coins of the Classical period. You can place bids or purchase lots immediately at the “Buy Price”. In the, the Thebans took Sparta’s side and exited the war in good condition. The labyrinth remains one of the most easily recognizable symbols on ancient Greek coins. During the Persian invasion of Greece, Aegina initially submitted to the Persians.
Poseidon did not like this and decided to punish the king. Aegina is an island near Athens in the western Aegean. The reverse side of its coinage commonly featured an amphora with a bunch of grapes. To that purpose, he sacrificed another bull to the god.
The city-state would never recover its strength facilitating the transition to the reign of Macedon.
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