152
Ionia, Herakleia ad Latmon (c.150-142 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.57g, 12h. Head of Athena facing
right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a volute, Pegasos, and the foreparts of five horses.
Rev.
HPAKΛEΩTΩN
, club to right, Nike advancing to left below, holding a wreath, between two
monograms, all within an oak-wreath (SNG Lockett 2823; Pozzi 2452; BMC 1 var). Reverse a little off-
centre, extremely fine.
$ 1,900
purchased from Spink & Son Ltd
ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 72, 26-28 March 2003, lot 3324
153
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum (c.160-150 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.75g, 12h. Magistrate Apollodoros
Kallikratou. Bust of Artemis facing right, diademed, a quiver over shoulder. Rev.
MA-ΓNHTΩN
, Apollo
standing left, resting on tall tripod, holding a branch tied with fillet, magistrate’s name
AΠOΛΛOΔΩPOΣ /
KAΛΛIKPATOY
on right, a maeander pattern below, all within a laurel-wreath (N. Jones, ‘
The Autonomous
Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander
’, ANS MN 24, 1979, 4b (this obverse die); Hunter p.347, 8).
Attractively toned, extremely fine.
Scarce
.
$ 1,250
154 155
154
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum (c.160-150 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.76g, 12h. Magistrate Apollodoros
Kallikratou. Bust of Artemis facing right, diademed, with bow and quiver at shoulder. Rev.
AΠOΛΛOΔΩPO
Σ
/ KAΛΛIKPATOY / MAΓNHTΩN
, Apollo standing left, resting on a tall tripod, holding a branch tied
with a fillet, maeander pattern below, all within a laurel-wreath (N. Jones, ‘
The Autonomous Wreathed
Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander
’, ANS MN 24, 1979, 4b (this obverse die); Pozzi 2463). Lightly
toned, about extremely fine.
Scarce
.
$ 800
ex Empire Coins, New York Auction 7, 2 May 1987, lot 58
ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 63, 21 May 2003, lot 489
155
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum (c.160-150 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.74g, 12h. Bust of Artemis facing
right, wearing a tiara, with a bow and quiver at her shoulder. Rev.
MAΓNHTΩN / EVΦHMOΣ / ΠAYΣANIOY
,
Apollo standing left on a meander pattern, holding a branch and leaning against a tripod surmounted by a
quiver, all within a wreath (N. Jones, ‘
The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander
’,
ANS MN 24, 1979, 8). Toned, good very fine.
$ 600
