I. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.39 g, 12 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. A lustrous and sharp example. Virtually as struck. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:500 CHF. Hammer price:1300 CHF.
II. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.35 g, 12 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. A lustrous and very sharply struck example. Virtually as struck. From an American collection, formed in the early 2000s. Starting price:500 CHF. Hammer price:2600 CHF.
III. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.40 g, 12 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. Lustrous, sharp and very attractive. Virtually as struck. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:500. CHF Hammer price:2000 CHF.
IV. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.31 g, 12 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. Lustrous, sharp and attractive. Very light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, virtually as struck. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:500 CHF. Hammer price:1550 CHF.
V. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 21 mm, 8.43 g, 12 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. A lustrous and sharply struck example. Light deposits and very light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:500 CHF. Hammer price:1300 CHF.
VI. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 4.12 g, 11 h). KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. BMC 2. Fischer-Bossert, type B. RPC I 1701. Rare and attractively toned. Light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:200 CHF. Hammer price:2025 CHF.
VII. SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 4.52 g, 9 h). Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents. Rev. ΚΟΣΩΝ / ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ Club to right; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. Fischer-Bossert, type A. Rare and attractive. Extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:200 CHF. Hammer price:1700 CHF.
VIII. MOESIA. Istros. Circa mid 5th century BC. Didrachm (Silver, 20 mm, 7.87 g, 11 h), Attic standard. Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPI Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; all within incuse square. AMNG -. BMC -. SNG BM -. SNG Stancomb -. SNG Copenhagen -. Cf Gorny & Mosch 181 (2009), 1200 (Drachm) and 229 (2015), 1130 (Didrachm). Extremely rare and of great interest. Somewhat granular and the reverse with some smoothing, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. The style and the reverse incuse of the earliest Istros silver coinage indicate a production date of around the mid 5th century BC. The issue is composed of Didrachms and Drachms to the attic weight standard, undoubtedly an adaptation to Athens as the dominant Black Sea trading power of the era. Starting price:200 CHF. Hammer price:1400 CHF.
IX. MOESIA. Istros. 4th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 20 mm, 5.51 g). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. ΙΣΤΡΙΗ Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; below dolphin, A. AMNG I, 416. SNG BM 237-238. Sharply struck and very attractive. Slightly double struck on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine. From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:100 CHF. Hammer price:185 CHF.
X. MOESIA. Istros. Circa mid to late 5th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 7.01 g, 5 h). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPI Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; all within incuse square. AMNG I 405. SNG BM Black Sea 225-6. An unusually attractive example of this rare early issue. Minor marks, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:250 CHF. Hammer price:550 CHF.
XI. MOESIA. Istros. Circa mid to late 5th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 6.86 g, 8 h). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPI Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; all within incuse square. AMNG I 405. SNG BM Black Sea 225-6. Rare and nicely toned. Minor scrape on the reverse, otherwise, about very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:100 CHF. Hammer price:240 CHF.
XII. MOESIA. Istros. Late 5th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 5.80 g, 12 h). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPI Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; all within incuse square. AMNG I 405. SNG BM Black Sea 225-6. Rare. Slightly rough, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:100 CHF. Hammer price:100 CHF.
XIII. MOESIA. Istros. Late 5th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 6.71 g, 9 h). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPI Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; all within incuse square. AMNG I 405. SNG BM Black Sea 225-6. Rare. Struck on a somewhat short flan and with light deposits, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:100 CHF. Hammer price:No Bids.
XIV. MOESIA. Istros. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 5.74 g). Two facing male heads side by side, one upright and the other inverted. Rev. IΣTPIH Sea eagle standing left on dolphin; to right, I; all within incuse square. AMNG I 415. SNG BM 227. Beautifully toned. Minor marks, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:100 CHF. Hammer price:130 CHF.
XV. MOESIA. Kallatis. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Tetrachalkon (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.54 g), Poly..., magistrate. Head of Dionysos right, wearing wreath of ivy; on neck, countermark: head of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver over her shoulder. Rev. ΠΟ/ΛY within wreath; above, KAΛΛA. AMNG I 221. Beautiful dark olive green patina. Area of flatness on the reverse from countermarking, otherwise, very fine. From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005. Starting price:50 CHF. Hammer price:55 CHF.
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