TRITON II
Three Important Lycian Staters of Phaselis
442. Hidrieus. 353-344 BC. AR Drachm (3.76 gm). Laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right / ΙΔΡΙΕΩΣ, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding double axe (labrys) over shoulder and lotustipped sceptre. SNG von Aulock 2367 (this coin); SNG Finland 278. Lightly toned, choice EF, well centered, fine style. Rare denomination. ($3000) 446. LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 550 BC. AR Stater (10.86 gm). Prow of galley right ill the form of a boar's head, exophthalmic eye / Divided incuse punch. SNG von Aulock 4389; Heipp-Tamer, Die Münzprägung
der
Lykischen
Stadt
Phaselis
in Grieschischer
(Saarbrucken, 1993), pg. 129,1. Toned EF. Very Rare!
Phaselis was founded in 690 BC by settlers from the island of Rhodes. In the same year, the great Rhodian seafarers also founded Gela, 011 the island of Sicily, thus extending their influence across the Greek world. The colony of Phaselis was the one purely Greek city in Lycia and differed in language, culture and alpliabet from the adjacent cities of the region.
443. Pixodaros. 340-334 BC. AR Didrachm (6.94 gm). Laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right / ΠΙΞΩΔΑΡΟΥ, Zeus Labraundos standing, holding double axe (labrys) and lotus-tipped sceptre. SNG Copenhagen 597; SNG von Aulock 2375; Weber 6608 (same obverse die). Toned EF. ($1200) From the Phoenix Art Museum.
Ex Orme Lewis Sr.
It should be noted that the coinage of Phaselis is amongst the earliest, if not the earliest of all silver coinage struck in Asia Minor. Struck circa 550 BC, this coin is roughly contemporary with the silver issues of King Kroisos of Lydia and represents the dawn of this medium of exchange in Asia Minor.
Collection.
444. ISLANDS OFF CARIA. Rhodes. Circa 375-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.78 gm). Facing head of Helios, slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟΝ, rose with bud; F to left, dolphin to right. Cf. SNG von Aulock 2787. Toned, good VF. Very rare variety, unpublished in the major references. ($4000)
447. Phaselis. Circa 530 BC. AR Stater (10.80 gm). Prow of galley right, resembling the forepart of a boar; shields visible along gunwhale / Irregular incuse punch. Kagan, "IGCH 1185 Reconsidered," in Revue Beige 1992, 27, pi. iii, 27. Toned EF. Very Rare! ($2500)
Ex Olga H. Knoepke Collection (Glendining's and A.H. Baldwin & Son, 10 December 1986), lot 302; Hess-Leu Auktion (7 April 1960), lot 225.
The staters of Phaselis, similar to Asyut 732, are zoell known, being represented in nearly all major collections. These staters show a similar obverse design, yet the reverse punch is neatly divided. Asyut dates these to circa 500 BC. The staters offered in this lot and the following have an unformed and irregular incuse punch and represent the earliest coins struck at this Lycian city.
448. Phaselis. Circa 530 BC. AR Stater (10.87 gm). Prow of galley left, resembling the forepart of a boar; shields visible along gunwhale / Irregular incuse punch. Cf. Kagan, "IGCH 1185 Reconsidered," in Revue Beige 1992, 27 (galley right); cf. Asyut 732ff for later type. Toned EF. Very Rare and unpublished! ($2500)
445. Rhodes. Circa 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (12.45 gm). Facing radiate head of Helios, slightly right / ΡΟΔΙΟΝ, rose with bud; prow to left, magistrate ΑΜΕΙΝ-ΙΑΣ below. SNG Helsinki 542; SNG von Aulock 2799; SNG Lockett 2949; Boston MFA 2054. Nice EF, wonderful facing head of Helios. ($1500) From the Phoenix Art Museum. Ex Orme Lewis Sr.
Zeit
($4000)
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