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Ancient Greek City Of Kos, Carian Islands, 88 To 50 BCE Bronze Coin, Head Of Asklepios And Rod With Snake, Collectibles And Numismatics

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, Diameter 13mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026.  Ancient Dorian Greek City States Of Carian Islands, Southwest Asia Minor, Kos, Standard Circulation Coin, Circa 88 To 50 BCE. Value Fractional Of A Greek Drachm. Composition, Bronze. Shape Round But Irregular. Hammered. Obverse With Head Of God Asklepios Facing Left. Reverse With Serpent Coiled Around Staff, The Rod Of Asklepios. A Greek Letter To The Lower Left Of The Snake. Circle Of Pellets All Around. Very Good Condition. References: SNG von Aulock# 8176. // Cos Or Kos Was A City Of Ancient Greece On The Island Of The Same Name. In 366 BCE, The Inhabitants Of The Town Of Astypalaea Abandoned Their Town To Populate Cos. The Ancient Polis Of Cos Was A Member Of The Dorian Pentapolis, Whose Sanctuary Was On The Triopian Promontory. Under The Athe...

Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, Chalkon Bronze Coin, Kolophon Circa 330 BCE With God Apollo And Horse, Fractional Drachm

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, Diameter 13mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026. Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, West Asia Minor, Kolophon, Standard Circulation Coin, Circa 360 To 330 BCE. Value Of A Chalkon 1/48 Of A Greek Drachm. Composition, Bronze. Shape Round But Irregular. Hammered. Obverse With Head Of God Apollo Facing Right, Bound With Taenia, Hair In Slightly Waved Locks. Reverse Forepart Of Horse Running To The Right, Magistrate Name To The Left And 3 Letters Abbreviation Of The City Name At The Lower Center. Very Good Condition. Colophon, Ancient Greek Word Romanized As Kolophon, Was An Ancient City In Ionia. Founded Around The End Of The 2nd Millennium BCE At The West Coast Of Asia Minor. It Was Likely One Of The Oldest Of The Twelve Cities Of The Ionian League. The City's Name Comes From The Word "Summit",...

King Mithridates VI, Tetrachalkon Bronze Coin From The Ancient Greek Hellenistic City Of Comana Pontica, Goddes Nike And Gorgoneion

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, Diameter 21mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026. // Ancient Greek Hellenistic City Of Comana Pontica, Asia Minor, Standard Circulation Coin, Circa 120 To 90 BCE. King Mithridates VI (120 to 63 BCE). Value Tetrachalkon 1/12 Fractional Of A Greek Drachm. Composition, Bronze. Shape Round But Irregular. Hammered. Obverse With Gorgoneion On Aegis, The Shield Of Gods, In This Case And According To Euripides (Ion 995) The Aegis Borne By Athena That Has The Skin Of The Slain Gorgon, However, Most Common In Greek Tradition Is That The Gorgoneion Was Added To It As A Votive Offering From A Grateful Perseus. Due The Origin Of This Coin, The Second Version Seems More Appropriate Due The Proximity Of Comana Pontica To Colchis. Reverse With Goddess Nike Advancing To The Right, Holding Wreath And Palm Branch And Some...

Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, Chalkon Bronze Coin, Kolophon Circa 350 BCE With God Apollo And Lyre Kithara, Fractional Drachm

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, Diameter 11mm, All measurements are approximate. Sold As Pictured. Provenance, Private Collector, Denmark, Acquired By tc&tc Private Collector in NYC 2026. Ancient Greek City States Of Ionia, West Asia Minor, Kolophon, Standard Circulation Coin, Circa 389 To 350 BCE. Value Of A Chalkon 1/48 Of A Greek Drachm. Composition, Bronze. Shape Round But Irregular. Hammered. Obverse With Head Of God Apollo Facing Right, Bound With Taenia, Hair In Slightly Waved Locks. Reverse With Kithara Lyre In Linear Square, Lettering Around And Outside The Square. Script In Greek With Name Of The City. Excellent Condition. Colophon, Ancient Greek Word Romanized As Kolophon, Was An Ancient City In Ionia. Founded Around The End Of The 2nd Millennium BCE At The West Coast Of Asia Minor. It Was Likely One Of The Oldest Of The Twelve Cities Of The Ionian League. The City's Name Comes From The Word "Summit", As It Was Sited ...

Ancient Michoacan Colima Pottery Mask Or Applique, Circa 500 BCE West Mexico, A Pre Columbian Ceramic Idol Head, Prehispanic Antiquities Art

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, 2.55 x 2.35 x 1.5 inches. All measurements are approximate. Very Good Condition, No Repairs. Sold As Pictured. Provenance: Ex-Sullivan Collection, Acquired Before 2000; Ex-G. Martin Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Acquired In The 1980s. Ancient Pre-Columbian Art, West Mexico, Michoacan, Colima Region, Dated As Circa. 500 To 100 BCE. A Pottery Maskette Or Applique Of An Annular Convex Form With A Projecting, Narrow Nose With A Septum Ornament, Full, Gently-Parted Lips, And Bulging, Heavy Lidded Eyes, All Flanked By A Pair Of Tab-Shaped Ears. Six Petite Perforations Line The Periphery Allowing The Maskette To Be Strapped To Another Object. All Items Legal To Buy/Sell Under U.S. Statute Covering Cultural Patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14. // Ancient Idols, Pottery Figurine, West Mexico Indigenous Art, Native American, Mexican Indians, Ceramic Sculpture, Pre-Hispanic Michoacan Art, Ethnic Pottery, Antiquities And ...

Ancient Pre-Columbian Sculpture, Olmecoid Veracruz Head Of A Priestess, A Water Deity Pseudo Chalchiuhtlicue, Prehispanic Antiquities Art

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, 2.75 x 1.65 x 1 inches. All measurements are approximate. Very Good Condition, No Repairs. Sold As Pictured. Provenance: ex-private Leonard collection, Virginia, USA, acquired before 1979. Ancient Pre-Columbian Art Dated As Between 200 BCE To 300CD, An Olmecoid Veracruz Head Of A Priestess, Distinguished By Its Finely Striated Hair, Carefully Incised To Create Texture And Rhythm Across The Surface. The Facial Features Are Sensitively Rendered, Offering A Glimpse Into The Aesthetic Priorities Of Gulf Coast Artisans. Very Tall Headdress Probably Associated To A Water Deity Pseudo-Chalchiuhtlicue. All Items Legal To Buy/Sell Under U.S. Statute Covering Cultural Patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14. // Ancient Idols, Pottery Figurine, West Mexico Indigenous Art, Native American, Mexican Indians, Ceramic Sculpture, Pre-Hispanic Michoacan Art, Ethnic Pottery, Antiquities And Rare Collectibles, Ancient Art, Mexican Nativ...

Ancient Pre Columbian Nayarit Pottery, Man In Bed, A Recumbent Figure Dated Circa 200 AD, West Mexico, Mesoamerican Burial Art

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  Find Us Here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllureAuctioneers Dimensions, 3.25 x 2 x 1.75 inches. All measurements are approximate. Very Good Condition, No Repairs. Sold As Pictured. Provenance: ex-Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 1980. Ancient Pre-Columbian Art Dated As Between 200 BCE To 200 AD, A Nayarit Culture Recumbant In Bed Figure, Burial Representation Of A Man On A Raised Platform Similar To A Bed, With A Wide Band Around The Chest And Abdomen And Keeping Him Tied Up To The Furniture, While A Pair Of Rigid Wooden Pieces Hold The Disproportionally Large Head In Place And Facing Up. Red Pigment Accentuating Those Supporting Elements Previously Mentioned. Small Piece, Usually Votive In Its Conception. All Items Legal To Buy/Sell Under U.S. Statute Covering Cultural Patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14. There are many distinct groups within the agglomeration referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb tradition, foremost among them the Jali...