148
Aiolis, Kyme (c.165-140 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.05g, 12h. Magistrate Straton. Head of the Amazon
Kyme facing right, her hair bound with a taenia. Rev.
KYMAIΩN
, horse standing right, a one-handled cup
below its raised left foreleg, magistrate’s name
ΣTPATΩN
in exergue (J. Oakley, ‘
The Autonomous Wreathed
Tetradrachms of Kyme, Aeolis
’, ANS MN 27, 1982, 47a (this coin)). Toned, a few marks and some light
smoothing in obverse field, otherwise good very fine.
$ 500
ex Kölner Münz 12, 26-28 March 1973, lot 52
149
Aiolis, Kyme (c.165-140 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.57g, 12h. Magistrate Olympios. Head of the Amazon
Kyme facing right, her hair bound with a taenia. Rev.
KYMAIΩN
, horse standing right, its left foreleg raised,
a one-handled cup below, magistrate’s name
OΛYMΠIO
Σ
in exergue, all within a laurel-wreath (J.H. Oakley,
‘
The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Kyme, Aeolis
’, ANS MN 27, 1982, p.32, obverse die 53;
BMC 81; de Luynes 2524). Extremely fine.
$ 900
150
Aiolis, Myrina (c.160-143 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.27g, 12h. Head of Apollo facing right, laureate.
Rev.
MYPINAIΩN
, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding a branch and phiale a monogram on left, omphalos
and amphora at feet, all within a laurel-wreath (Sacks, Issue 18.11l (these dies); SNG von Aulock 1664).
Extremely fine.
$ 900
151
Lesbos, Mytilene (c.377-326 BC), Electrum Hekte, 2.6g. Head of Dionysos facing right, wearing ivy
wreath. Rev. Diademed head of youthful male (Pan?) facing right, within linear square border (Bodenstedt
81 (dies g/
θ
); SNG Copenhagen 322 (same dies); HGC 6, 1007). Superb, extremely fine.
$ 1,200
