Greek Cities - Ancient coin
auction catalogs
Revised
11/19/11
Obviously, most
catalogs from most firms will have numerous coins from
Greek cities, usually with some cities
better-represented than others. This list is intended
to separate out those catalogs really worth consulting
for coins of particular cities or regions with the
expectation that the coins are outstanding or the
selection is remarkably strong.
I consider the "Greek" coins that
are "Greek Imperial" or "Roman Provincial" to belong
in a different category.
Major divisions: Magna Graecia (next), Mainland Greece, Asia Minor
Magna Graecia
NAC 13 (10/98) "Greek
Coins of Magna Graecia" VHV. VHQP. "It may be confidently stated
that this collection represents the most impressive and complete
array of coinage from Magna Graecia and Sicily ever brought to
public auction." 575 ancient Greek illustrated throughout + 32 color
E. Spectacular!
Greek
Sternberg 31
(1996, Oct. 27-28) MV, MQP. 936 Greek of Italy and Sicily on
35 ppl. + 1 E. About half AE and many AR fractions. (e.g.
55 of the Bretti at Bruttium) including 58 didrachms of Taras =
Tarentum
Greek of Italy
and Sicily (936), about half Greek AE and many Greek AR fractions,
Taras = Tarentum (51)
CNG 81 (2009, May 20) in two
volumes. 81/1 has 1332 ancients among 1473. 81/2 is Part II of "The
BCD Collection of Coins of the Peloponnesos"
with 921 lots including 167 RP. 81/1 has 100 Tarentum from the
"Colin E. Pitchfork collection of Tarentine Coinage" 58 of
Lysimachos, 75 Alexander the Great, 80 Thessaly, 133 RP, 81 RR, 180
RI, 61 Byz including AE, 3 DA, 6 Crusaders, 22 Turkoman AE, 4
Arabic, 76 British ("The Dr. William F. Blank Collection of British
Celtic Coinage")
BCD Peloponnesis (921), Tarentum (100), Lysimachos
(58), Alexander the Great (75), Thessaly (80), British Celtic (76)
CNG 82 (2009, Sept. 16) 1219
ancients among 1402. 134 "Dr. William F. Blank Collection of Celtic
Coinage," 102 "Colin E. Pitchfork Collection of the Coinage of
Metapontum," 45 tetradrachms of Lysimachos, 48 Macedonian regal
coinage, 30 oriental Greek, 30 central Asian, 433 other Greek, 73
RP, 66 RR, 118 RI, 63 "Migration era coinage from the
Giambia collection," 10 Byz, 19 Merovingian, 30 coins of the first
and second Bulgarian empires. Some BCD coins of Sikyon,
Argos, etc. with a few major pieces sold a second time, 11 British
Celtic
(134), Metapontum (102),
Lysimachos (45), Dark ages (63),
Bulgarian (30)
Mainland Greece
The
BCD catalogs are all wonderful, thorough, and amazing scholarly
resources for coins of regions of mainland Greece. They are listed
below, and a page duplicating this information but solely on the "BCD" catalogs is here.
Akarnanien
and Aetolien
M&M GMBH
(Weil am Rhein) 23
(2007, Oct. 18) "Sammlung BCD, Akarnanien
and Aetolien" 591 lots, most AE, of an extremely
important collection which includes many low-grade and AE
rarities of scholarly importance in addition to the finest AR.
This is as near to complete as a modern collection could be. A
major reference for the regions.
Greek Akarania (Acarania) and Aetolia (591)
[General collectors of Greek AR and Greek AE may
not need such a detailed reference, but it is essential for AR
and AE of the region]
Athens
CNG
86 is Triton XIV (2011, Jan. 4-5) 1112 ancients
among 1673. 440 G including 118 New Style tetradrachms of Athens
and 19 small early electrum of Ionia, 5Asia, 5 India, 105 Sasanian
(William Warden collection), 8 large lots RP, 44 RR, 276 RI
including some RP, 303 Byz (some AE and 95 gold fractions), 2 DA,
1 Aksum, 12 British
118 New Style tetradrachms of Athens
and 19 small early electrum of Ionia, Sasanian (105), Byz gold
fractions (95)
Boiotia
= Boeotia, including Thebes
CNG 71
was Triton IX
(CNG alone) (2006, Jan. 10) in two volumes. Volume 1 is the BCD
collection of coins of Greek Boiotia
(Boeotia), which includes
Thebes. This is now the definitive catalog for this region of
Greece, superceding the BMC catalog. With outstanding
commentary, it is far more than just a sale catalog. MV.
MQP. 630 lots in B&W (not color), with some enlargements.
Boiotia, Boeotia (630)
Volume 2 of Triton IX (2006, Jan, 10-11) is HV,
HQP, with 1043 ancients among 1694, all in color, many with
one-sided enlargements. 20 Celtic, 14 ancient Britain, 220 G, 50
Alexander II, 54 early G electrum and gold, 57 Seleukid, 8
Jewish, 4 Arabia, 15 Ptolemies, 21 Parthia, 27 Baktria, 72 India, 31 Sasanian, 12 Huns,
114 RR, 249 RI, 2 DA, 57 Byz.
CNG 72 (2006, June 14)
MV. HQP. 2308 ancients, all in color with some
enlargments, plus 190 lots of antiquities. 55 Celtic, 946
Greek (including BCD Boiotia,
Part II, of 139 lots), 126 Oriental G, 146 RP, 78 RR, 609 RI,
252 Byz, 17 Ostrogoths, 24 Visigoths, 24 DA, 4 Aksum, 6
Islamic, 3 Crusaders, 17 Armenian, 47 English sceattas, 8
English. Auction 72 had a second volume, 55 pages
of literature only.
BCD
Boiotia, Part II (139)
CNG 73 (2006, Sept.
13) 1130 ancients among 1311, all in color with some
enlargements, plus 460 book lots. facing heads collection of
David Herman, 541 G (including "Boeotia
[sic], Further Selections from the BCD Collection," 58
pieces), 45 Oriental Greek, 98 ships on coins (G, R, RP,
Alexandre Barros collection), 79 RP, 53 RR, 214 RI, 40 Byz, 5
Aksum, 2 Crusader, 41 high grade Turkoman bronze, 9 English
facing heads (many), ships on coins (98),
Turkoman bronze (41), "Boeotia
[sic], Further Selections from the BCD Collection," (58)
CNG 74 is Triton X (CNG alone) (2007,
Jan. 9-10) HV. VHQP. 911 ancients among 1480. All in
color, many with at least one side enlarged. 8 Celtic, 454 G
(including many Greek facing busts from the David Hermann
collection, and "Further Selections from BCD Boiotia" 43
excellent pieces ), 33 India, 10 Sasanian, 49 RR, 272 RI, 43
Byz, 25 DA, 4 Aksum AV, 4Arab-Sasanian, 7 Anglo-Saxon
Greek facing heads from
the David Hermann collection (many), "Further
Selections from BCD Boiotia" (43)
CNG 75 (2007, May 23)
HV. HQP. 1342 ancients among 1533, plus books. All
in color, many with at least one side enlarged in color. 5
Celtic, 672 Greek (including 108 Boeotia,
BCD collection pieces), 43 India, 24 Sasanian, 26 Huns, *
Central Asia, 109 RP, 76 RR, 193 RI (including 14 cistophori of
Hadrian), 25 Byz, 6 DA, 4 Aksum AV, 7 Islamic, 3 Mongols, 140
Anglo-Saxon (The "Beowulf Collection:, all with at least one
side enlarged)
Anglo-Saxon, the "Beowulf Collection" 140, Huns (26), Boeotia (more from the) BCD
collection (108)
Corinth
Lanz 105 (26
Nov. 2001) "BCD Corinth" 981
ancient coins of Corinth. An important collection and catalog. MV.
MQP.
Greek Corinth (981)
Euboia
Lanz 111 (25 Nov.
2002) "BCD Euboia" MV. MQP. 604 Greek coins of Euboia. THE catalog
for Euboia.
Greek Euboia (604)
Lokris-Phokis
NAC 55
(2010, Oct. 8) "The BCD Collection, Lokris - Phokis" Hardcover. Superb reference
work, written by BCD himself, with very extensive commentary and
extremely thorough coverage of this narrow area of Greek coinage.
The definitive work. 475 lots, many with multiple coins. Many lots
have the finest known of the silver type, or are some copper rarity,
or have something else special to recommend them. BCD was as
complete with respect to copper as he was with respect to silver.
Magnificent, not for end-to-end highly valuable coins (although some
are), but for its value as a scholarly reference work.
Greek Lokris and Phokis (475)
Olympia/Elis
Leu 90 (May 10, 2004)
HV, HQP "BCD Olympia Collection"
345 lots of one city, Olympia also known as Elis.
Olympia Elis (345)
Leu 96 (2006, May 8-9)
MV. HQP. "Coins of Peloponnesos,
The BCD Collection." Hardcover. 423 pages. 1775 lots of ancients
from the Greek Peloponnesos. B&W photos. Only a few
enlargements. This is the definitive catalog which supercedes BMC by
far. It is far more than a sale catalog -- it is the most thorough
and up-to-date catalog with extensive commentary from two great
scholars (BCD and ASW). It does not include coins of Corinth (the
BCD collection was sold in Lanz 105 which is an essential
reference for Corinth) and the selection from Olympia/Elis is very
good, but not complete because most BCD pieces were sold in Leu 90
(listed above). A separate index is available, here.
Greek Peloponnesos (1775)
Peloponnesos
Leu 96 (2006, May 8-9)
MV. HQP. "Coins of Peloponnesos,
The BCD Collection." Hardcover. 423 pages. 1775 lots of ancients
from the Greek Peloponnesos. B&W photos. Only a few
enlargements. This is the definitive catalog which supercedes BMC by
far. It is far more than a sale catalog -- it is the most thorough
and up-to-date catalog with extensive commentary from two great
scholars (BCD and ASW). It does not include coins of Corinth (the
BCD collection was sold in Lanz 105 which is an essential
reference for Corinth) and the selection from Olympia/Elis is very
good, but not complete because most BCD pieces were sold in Leu 90
(listed above). A separate index is available, here.
Greek Peloponnesos (1775)
CNG 81 (2009, May 20) in two
volumes. 81/1 has 1332 ancients among 1473. 81/2 is Part II of "The
BCD Collection of Coins of the Peloponnesos"
with 921 lots including 167 RP. 81/1 has 100 Tarentum from the
"Colin E. Pitchfork collection of Tarentine Coinage" 58 of
Lysimachos, 75 Alexander the Great, 80 Thessaly, 133 RP, 81 RR, 180
RI, 61 Byz including AE, 3 DA, 6 Crusaders, 22 Turkoman AE, 4
Arabic, 76 British ("The Dr. William F. Blank Collection of British
Celtic Coinage")
BCD Peloponnesis (921), Tarentum (100), Lysimachos
(58), Alexander the Great (75), Thessaly (80), British Celtic (76)
Thessaly
Nomos 4 (2011, May
10) VHV. VHQP. Hardcover. "Coins of Thessaly, the BCD Collection" 437 of
the highest quality and rarest coins of Thessaly. This catalog is a
treat to read with cataloging by Walker often followed by comment by
BCD, who know these coins as well as anybody. A major reference.
Greek Thessaly (437)
(CNG) Triton XV (2012, Jan. 3) part (There are two other bound parts). This part is hardcover with 1000 lots of "Coins of Thessaly, the BCD Collection"
1000 BCD Thessaly, 307 Greek, 8 Celtic (8) A.K. Collection (5), 23
Oriental Greek, 12 Central Asian, 66 Roman Provincial, 46 Roman
Republican, 85 Roman Imperial, 84 Byzantine, 4 Early Medieval &
Islamic
1000 BCD Thessaly (1000)
Asia Minor
M&M 72
(10/87) VHV. HQP. 781 ancients on 47 ppl + 3 E. 460
Archaic Greek, 258 G, 46 R, 14 Byz.
archaic Greek (460, the
Jonathen Rosen collection)
Peus 372 (2002, Oct. 30) 1425 ancients and
Arabic (only). Ancients on 54 ppl among 70 ppl. 469 G including many
AR fractions, a collection of 121 electrum of Asia
Minor, 41 Seleucid, 7 Persis, 118 Parthian (including many
tetradrachms), 30 Sas, 23 Bactrian.
electrum of Asia Minor (121),
Parthian (many tetradrachms) (118), Greek AR fractions (many)
Kyzicos =
Cyzicus
Markov 9 (12/00)
232 ancients among 452, plus 3 color E among 4. 16 electrum staters
of Kyzikos (all also enlarged), 49 G, 25 Parthian, 26 RP, 7 RR, 57
RI, 11 Byz, 39 Arabic
electrum of Kyzikos (16)
Lycia
Peus 360 (1999,
April 27-30. Two volumes. 821 ancients on 34 ppl and 10 ppl
Arabic among about 6000 on 326 pages of text and 291 ppl. 145
Greek coins of Lycia "Sammlung T. Reuter", 80 G, 28 Persis, 5
Elymais, 33 Parthian, 25 Sas, 39 RR, 209 RI, 184 RP, 69 Byz
Greek coins of Lycia "Sammlung T. Reuter"
(145)
Rhodes
and Caria
Lanz 131 (2006,
27 Nov.) "Sammlung Karl. Coins of Caria" MV. HQP. 822
Greek ancients, all in color. An important specialized
collection of coins of Caria including Rhodes. Including 49
satraps and dynasts, 46 large RP of Stratonikeia.
Caria = Karia (387), Rhodes (464, including 142 AE) [A
major reference work]
Gorny 169 (2008 Oct. 18) HV. 834 ancients including a
collection of 332 from Caria (including Rhodes). 177 G, 15 RP, 44 RR
aes grave, 19 RR, 173 RI, 18 Byz, 55 weights (large ones), 332 Caria
Caria including Rhodes and 27 AE
didrachms (332), aes grave (44), weights (55)
Crete
Kunker 136 (2008, 10 March) MV.
HQP. 1650 ancients, all in color, some color enlargements. 395
from the Dr. Burkhard collection of Crete, 27 Celtic, 353 G,
102 RR, 465 RI, 6 DA, 225 Byz including some nice AE, 3 Crusaders, 1
Turkoman
Crete (395)
M&M 66 (10/84)
HV. MQP. 885 ancients on 55 ppl + 3 E, 315 G including an
imporant collection of Crete, 570 R.
Crete (122), Septimius
Severus family w. two heads or more (9), Roman Republican (196)
Freeman and Sear 13 (2006,
Aug. 25) MV. HQP. 814 ancients among 826. B&W photos throughout,
some enlargements, plus 8 ppl of color enlargements. Crete 41, 21
Celtic, 296 G, 24 RP, 62 RR, 250 RI, 118 Byz
Crete (41)
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