Poseidon

Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283 B.C. ex: Benson, et

AR Tetradrachm, 17.17g.  26mm.  Salamis mint, c.300-295 B.C. Nike alightlng on the prow of a defeated galley of Ptolemy and blowing a trumpet.  Rev.  Poseidon hurling trident to left; monograms in fields to left and below.  Newell 23(this coin listed).  Lovely old cabinet toning.  This is of the finest style and with a stellar pedigree.

This is an early issue from Salamis near where the referenced naval engagement was fought and very different from the common later ordinary style issues from Pella and Amphipolis.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Durefle collection, Sotheby, May 28, 1900, lot 213, bought by Raedy for £18/5
Ex: Frank Sherman Benson collection, Sotheby, Feb. 3, 1909, lot 432, bought by Dr. Hirsch for £19/10
Ex: Vicomte Sartiges collection, published in Paris, 1910, no. 209.
Ex: Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, December 3, 1966, lot 243.

 

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Extremely Fine $40,000.

Thessaly, Skotussa, ex: BCD collection

AR Hemidrachm, 2.41g. 15 mm. late 3rd century B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Artemis to right. Rev. Poseidon seated to left of a rock hoding dolphin and trident.  SNG COP 253. Very rare in this quality; toned with amber and blue highlights.

Pedigrees/Provenance:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 71, May 3, 1995, lot 216
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1341.

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good Very Fine $3,750.

Cilicia, Kelenderis, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.

AE 28, 10.78g.  Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right.  Rev. Poseidon standing to left holding trident and dolphin.  Cf SNG Levante Supplement 136/133 for obv and rev types; otherwise unpublished.  Lovely green patina with some earthen deposits.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 117, October 14, 2002, lot 403.

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about Extremely Fine $1,000.