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Download NGSA Supplement Featuring WELCOME This Catalog Supplement to the Numismatica Genevensis SA fifth auction is acelebration . Its release coincides with the 20th anniversary of NGSA and the unveiling of NGC’s ancient coin certification program. To celebrate the concurrence of these unique events, NGC has provided its grading expertise alongside NGSA. This catalog includes more than 300 coins from NGSA’s fifth auction, which have been certified by NGC with the pedigree GENEVENSIS V. While only the lot number, a brief attribution and the NGC grade are included in this catalog, full catalog descriptions can be found online at www.ngsa.ch. NGC ANCIENTS CERTIFICATION NGC Ancients evaluates ancient coins with an adjectival grade for wear, and with separate evaluations for the Three S’s of Ancient Coin Grading™: Strike, Surface and Style. Strike and Surface are each rated on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest valuation. Coins of superior aesthetic appeal, based upon the style of the die engraving, are awarded the qualifier “Fine Style”. And coins with exceptional merit for their grade and issue can be awarded the star designation – a feature unique to the products of NGC. For the 200 ancient coins in this auction graded by NGC Ancients, Photo Certificates will be provided free of charge to the successful bidders. The certificates bear color photos of the obverse and reverse and a detailed condition report. For more information about NGC’s services for ancient coins, please visit www.NGCcoin.com/ancient. NUMISMATICA GE N EVE N SIS SA | ANCIENT COINS LOT CELTIC 1 Britain. Atrebates & Regni. Tincomarus, c. 30-10 BC. AV Quarter-Stater (1.18g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. plate 1 | 5 Gaul. The Parisii. c. 70-60 BC. AV Stater (7.43g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 7 Gaul. Aulerci Cenomani. c. 2nd-1st Centuries BC. AV Stater (7.76g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. ANCIENT GREEK plate 1 | 12 Etruria, Populonia. c. 4th-3rd Centuries BC. AR 20 Asses (8.38g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 16 Campania, Teanum Sidicinum. c. 265-240 BC. AR Didrachm (7.00g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 3. Surface: 5. plate 1 | 21 Bruttium, Caulonia. c. 530-500 BC. AR Stater (7.17g) NGC MS. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 23 Bruttium, Rhegium. c. 461-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.90g) NGC AU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. plate 1 | 24 Bruttium, Rhegium. c. 461-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.19g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 27 Sicily, Gela. c. 490-475 BC. AR Didrachm (8.75g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. plate 1 | 28 Sicily, Leontini. c. 465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17g). ‘Demareteion Master’ NGC ChXF. Strike: 4. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 29 Sicily, Leontini. c. 460-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.16g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 30 Sicily, Zancle-Messana. c. 525-494/3 BC. AR Drachm (5.91g) NGC XF. Strike: 3. Surface: 4. 31 Sicily, Messana. c. 489-480 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.09g) NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. LOT 46 32 Sicily, Messana. c. 425-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.32g) NGC ChMS. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. plate 1 | 35 Sicily, Messana. c. 425-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.27g) NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 36 Sicily, Messana. c. 425-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.40g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 41 Sicily, Syracuse. c. 475-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.22g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 42 Sicily, Syracuse. c. 405-400 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.23g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 43 Sicily, Syracuse. c. 405-395 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.35g). Rev. signed by Parmenides NGC AU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. Fine Style. plate 1 | 45 Sicily, Syracuse. c. 405-395 BC. AV 100 Litrae (5.79g). Perhaps by Euainetos NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. at right | 46 Sicily, Syracuse. c. 405-360 BC. AR Decadrachm (43.05g). Rev. signed by Euainetos NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 50 Sicily, Syracuse. Agathocles, 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.26g) NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 3. 53 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II, 274-215 BC. AR 16 Litrae (13.56g) Philistis / Slow quadriga NGC AU. Strike: 4. Surface: 4. 55 Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II, 274-215 BC. AR 8 Litrae (6.78g) Gelon II / slow biga NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 57 Sicily, Syracuse. Fifth Repbulic, 214-212 BC. AR 8 Litrae LOT 61 (6.78g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 58 Sicily, The Siceliotes. c. 215-212 BC. AR 8 Litrae (6.83g) NGC ChMS. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. 59 Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachus, 323-281 BC. AV Stater (8.52g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. plate 1 | 60 Macedon, Siris or Lete. c. 530-480 BC. AR Stater (10.03g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. at right | 61 Macedon, Acanthus. c. 530/525 BC(?). AR Tetradrachm (17.18g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. Visit www.ngsa.ch for complete coin details 3 NUMISMATICA GE N EVE N SIS SA | ANCIENT COINS LOT ANCIENT GREEK CONTINUED 62 Macedon, Mende. c. 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.62g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 64 Chalcidian League — Olynthus. c. 432-348 BC. AR Stater (14.48g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 65 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AV Stater (8.61g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 66 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.42g) NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 67 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. AV Distater (17.22g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 69 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. AV Stater (8.61g) NGC ChMS. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. plate 1 | 72 Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 4. Surface: 4. Fine Style. plate 1 | 75 Kingdom of Macedon. Philip III, 323-317 BC. AV Stater (8.57g) NGC MS. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 77 Kingdom of Macedon. Demetrius Poliorcetes, 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.04g) NGC ChVF. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 78 Kingdom of Macedon. Perseus, 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.83g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 79 Macedon under Rome. 168-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.82g) Zeus / Artemis Tauropolus NGC AU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 83 Acarnanian Confederacy. c. 250 BC(?). AV Quarter-Stater (2.11g) NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 84 Boeotia, Federal Coinage. c. 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (4.92g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. plate 1 | 85 Attica, Athens. Peloponnesian War, 407/6 BC. AV Stater (8.59g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 86 Attica, Athens. Rule of Lachares, 296/5 BC. AV Stater (8.60g) LOT 150 NGC ChVF. Strike: 4. Surface: 4. 87 Attica, Athens. c. 449-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93g) NGC AU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. plate 1 | 88 Attica, Athens. c. 465-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.23g) NGC GemsMS. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 90 A ttica, Athens. c. 152/1 BC(?). AR Tetradrachm (16.79g) NGC MS. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. plate 2 | 91 Greece, Island of Aegina. c. 457-350 BC. AR Stater (11.98g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. 93 Peloponnese, Sicyon. mid-4th Century BC. AR Stater (11.90g) NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 97 Pontic Kingdom. Pharnaces I, c. 185-169 BC. AR Drachm (XXg) NGC XF. Strike: 3. Surface: 3. 98 Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI, 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.86g) Mithradates VI / Pegasus NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. plate 2 | 100 Mysia, Cyzicus. Early 5th Century BC. EL Stater (16.14g). Winged man-wolf monster NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 101 Mysia, Cyzicus. c. 450-400 BC. EL Stater (16.06g). Heracles head NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 102 Mysia, Cyzicus. c. 450-400 BC. EL Stater (16.02g). Zeus kneeling, hldg. eagle NGC AU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. LOT 162 Fine Style. 103 Mysia, Cyzicus. c. 450-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97g). Man-headed bull forepart NGC ChVF. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. plate 2 | 104 Mysia, Cyzicus. c. 400-350 BC. EL Stater (16.03g). Silenus-Pan head NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 106 Mysia, Cyzicus. 2nd Century AD. AE44 Medallion (33.17g) NGC ChXF. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. 107 Mysia, Lampsacus. c. 412 BC. EL Stater (15.18g) Obv. Pegasus protome NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 4. 108 Mysia, Lampsacus. c. 394-330 BC. AV Stater (8.44g). Obv. Maenad head NGC AU. Strike: 4. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 109 Mysia, Lampsacus. c. 394-330 BC. AV Stater (8.46g). Obv. Satrap head NGC XF. Strike: 5. Surface: 3. Fine Style. 4 Visit www.ngsa.ch for complete coin details LOT ANCIENT GREEK CONTINUED LOT ANCIENT GREEK CONTINUED 110 Mysia, Lampsacus. c. 394-330 BC. AV Stater (8.46g). Obv. 155 Zeugitana, Carthage. c. 280-260 BC. EL Stater (7.55g) Nike with trophy NGC AU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. NGC ChAU. Strike: 4. Surface: 4. Fine Style. 111 Troas, Ilium (Troy). c. 188-133 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.81g) plate 2 | 156 Zeugitana, Carthage. c. 260 BC. AR 5-Shekels (37.88g) NGC XF. Strike: 4. Surface: 3. Tanit / Pegasus NGC ChAU. Strike: 5. Surface: 5. Fine Style. 112 Ionia, Uncertain Mint.
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