Bull

AR Stater, 7.93g. 21mm.  c.350-300 B.C.  Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone to right.; "sigma"" I on helmet flap. Rev. Bull charging to right; torch in exergue; traces of uncertain undertype in fields.   SNG ANS 1092. Historia Nummorum, Italy 1840.  Fine style and attractive dark toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Prospero collection, Baldwins, New York, Jan. 4, 2012, lot 86; acquired from Spink, August 30, 1985.

AR Tetrobol, 1.82g.  16mm.  c.480 B.C.  Bull standing to right with head reverted; floral ornament above.   Rev. Corinthian helmet to left.   Svoronos, plate II, 15.  SNG ANS 932. A few light scratches in reverse fields.   Toned and scarce.

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 182, March 14, 2011, lot 159.

AR Obol, 0.99g. 11mm.  c.462-460 B.C.  Head and neck of bull facing to left.  Rev.  Head of horse to right within shallow incuse. Hermann Group III. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1105.

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AE 18, 4.39g. 3rd cent. A.D.  Draped bust of Tyche with turreted crown to right.  Rev. Eagle to right landing on bull's head.  Bellinger A-490. Dark brown and green patina.

Provenance/Pedigree.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 8, 1991, lot 108
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Munich
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 678.

AE 20, 5.42g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.  Rev. Eagle standing and facing on bull's head.  Bellinger A 441. Attractive brown patina and exceptional quality.

AE 35, 19.89g.  magistrate: Loukinios, son of Kletos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right.  Rev. City hero with double axe  standing to right holding the horn of a sacrificial bull that he is about to strike.     RPC VIII Online, unassigned id 20371(this coin).  Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen _.  Inv. Waddington_.  Mionnet_. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_ Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques_. KLM_. SNG Fitzwilliam_. SNG München_. Weber_. SNG Righetti_.  Possbily unique with only this example listed in RPC.

 Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Solidus, Munich, Auction 13, March 25, 2017, lot 183.

AE 15mm, 2.26g. Humped bull standing to right.  Rev. Zeus seated to left.  Lindgren I, 1733. Lovely green patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Numismatik Naumann 48, Munich, November 20, 2016, lot 292

AR Denarius, 3.77g. 20mm. Lugdunum, 15 B.C. DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. IMP X in exergue. Bull butting to right. RIC 167a. BMC 451. Giard 19. graffiti in field to left on rev. Fine style and excellent strike in high relief; old collection toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, pre 1975, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 14, 2017, lot 318.