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Pamphylia, Aspendos. Silver Stater (10.88 g), ca. 380-330/25 BC. Two nude wrestlers grappling; between,

AK. Rev.

EST

EDI

[

], slinger preparing to hurl stone standing right; in right field, triskeles. (Tekin series

D; SNG BN 84). Extremely fine.

$ 500

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Cilicia, Aegeae. Autonomous (under Caracalla). ca. A.D. 216-217. Billon Tetradrachm (11.78 g). Diademed

and draped bust of Asclepius right; serpent-entwined staff before. Rev. Asclepius standing facing, head

left, leaning on serpent-staff, within octastyle temple. (cf. Prieur 723 for a similar obverse; H. Bloesch,

“Caracalla in Aigeai,” Atti (Proceedings). Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica, Roma 1961 (1965),

307 seq. Apparently unpublished and a very interesting type). A little rough, very fine nonetheless.

Very fine.

$ 2,500

The sanctuary of Asclepius in Aegeae was certainly not as famous as the ones in Epidaurus, Cos or Pergamum, but was still well

known. The rather unusual use of base silver for these rare autonomous issues (dated 262 and 263 of the local era, or A.D. 215/6

and 216/7) as well as their types refer to an illness of Caracalla and of his attempt at being healed by visiting sanctuaries of Asclepius

such as Pergamum and probably Aegeae.

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Cilicia, Mallos. Silver Tetrobol (3.04 g), ca. 425-385 BC. Winged figure of Kronos facing, holding

circular shield or disk. Rev. Swan standing left in beaded square border within incuse square. (Casabonne

type 4; SNG BN -; cf. SNG Levante Suppl. 22 (stater); cf. SNG Tahberer 923 (stater)). Lightly toned.

Choice very fine.

$ 400

ex Lanz 30 (26 November 1984), lot 318

ex Empire Coins 3 (5 May 1985), lot 43.

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Cilicia, Nagidos. Silver Stater (10.67 g), ca. 400-385 BC. Aphrodite seated left, holding patera over altar at

her feet to left, and resting arm on the back of the chair; to right, Eros standing left, crowning her with

wreath. Rev.

NAGIDEW

], Dionysos standing facing, head left, holding grape-bunch on vine and thyrsos.

(Casabonne type 4; Lederer 25 (same dies); SNG BN -; SNG Levante -). Very fine.

$ 300

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