Tetradrachm - Philetaerus

Features

Issuer	Pergamon (Mysia)
Governor	Philetaerus (Φιλέταιρος) (282 BC - 263 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	269 BC - 263 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachma poddasza
Composition	Srebro
Weight	16.96 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 391909
References	SCO# 1.309.4 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , CSE# 635 Arthur Houghton; 1983. Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the Collection of Arthur Houghton / Part I. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , BostonMFA# 1608 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Warren# 1024 Kurt Regling; 1906. Die griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany (2 volumes). , Hunterian# 4 George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , BMC Greek# 27 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Kraay&Hirm# 736 Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom. , Kunstfreund# 250 Herbert Adolph Cahn (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.), Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Pierre Strauss (ed.); 1974. Griechische Münzen aus der Sammlung eines Kunstfreundes: Auktion am 18. Mai 1974 in Zürich = Greek coins from the collection of an art lover. Bank Leu, Munzen & Medaillen Basel, Zürich, Switzerland / Basel, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Głowa Seleucusa I w prawo, ubrana w taenię. Automatically translated

Reverse

(en) Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and long chiton, enthroned left, extending right hand to hold shield decorated with gorgoneion to left, left arm cradling long scepter and resting on throne back in the form of a small sphinx seated right; ivy leaf above arm to left, bow to outer right, monogram in exergue.

Script: grecki

Lettering: ФIΛΕTAIPOY

Mint

Pergamum, Mysia, modern-day Bergama, Turkey

Marks

	Houghton Monogram 610.3
	Houghton Monogram 389.2

Comments

(en)

Ingvaldsen, Philetaerus 5-6; Imhoof-Blumer, Münzen 4; SNG Salting 31.

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Date	VF	XF	References
Undetermined
ND (269 BC - 263 BC)	$ 4800		SCO# 1.309.4a Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)	(en) Newell, Pergamene 12
ND (269 BC - 263 BC)		$ 15 000	SCO# 1.309.4b Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/)	(en) Newell, Pergamene 13

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm - Philetaerus

– SCO# 1.309.4a – (en) Newell, Pergamene 12 • 32 mm • 17.14 g • ↑↑ 12h

BMC Greek (Mysia) p. 114, 27

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Picture 2 of the example of Tetradrachm - Philetaerus

– SCO# 1.309.4a – (en) Newell, Pergamene 12 • 31 mm • 16.85 g • ↑↑ 12h (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Triton XXIV Lot 650	19 Jan 2021	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4a – (en) Newell, Pergamene 12	XF	USD 80 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 221; Leu 13 (29 April 1975), lot 201; G. Hirsch 37 (10 December 1963), lot 238; J. Hirsch XII (24 November 1904), lot 232 = Kraay & Hirmer 736
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 224 Lot 228	13 Oct 2014	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4a – (en) Newell, Pergamene 12	VF	USD 6400.43 (EUR 5500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 93 Lot 287	15 Sep 2007	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4a – (en) Newell, Pergamene 12	VF	USD 3258.40 (EUR 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Hirsch 196, September 24, 1997, lot 288
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
	Savoca Numismatik 195th Weekly Blue Auction Lot 99	10 Feb 2024	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 6982.29 (EUR 6000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 133 Lot 111	21 Nov 2022	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 25 389.47 (CHF 20 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex The Bru sale 3, 2011, 42
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Auction 114 Lot 241	13 May 2020	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 15 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 96 Lot 1698	14 Feb 2017	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 10 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Leu 38 (13 May 1986), lot 102; Numismatic Fine Arts IX (10 December 1980), lot 239
© Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Künker Auction 236 Lot 73	7 Oct 2013	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 44 221.17 (EUR 38 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 199 Lot 356	10 Oct 2011	ND (269 BC - 263 BC) – SCO# 1.309.4b – (en) Newell, Pergamene 13	XF	USD 41 893.74 (EUR 36 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung