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Samos (BC 520-500) Hemidrachm517 viewsafter 512 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.59g). Lion's scalp facing within dotted square / Head of bull left in dotted double-line incuse square. EF. Rare.
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Samos (BC 522-520) Didrachm599 viewsca 520 BC. AR Didrachm (6.87g). Forepart of bull right / Head of roaring lion right, within incuse square. Toned EF, exceptional flan. Very rare, only 5 recorded specimens.
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Samos (BC 522-520) Diobol?359 views5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.1g, 11mm). Forepart of winged boar right / Head of roaring lion right within dotted square border. Apparently unpublished.
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Samos (BC 522-520) Obol296 views6th-5th century BC. AR Obol (0.44g, 7mm). Head of bull right / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. VF.
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Samos (BC 522-520) Trihemiobol543 viewslate 6th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.80g). Bull's head right / Head of a roaring lion right, within incuse square. Toned, good VF.
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Samos (BC 522-520) Trihemiobol140 viewsca 520-500 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 0.83g). Head of bull right / Head of roaring lion right within linear square within incuse square.
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Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm400 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.45g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. VF.
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Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm569 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.44g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. VF.
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Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm693 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.54g). Winged boar left / Lion's scalp in dotted incuse square. EF.
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Samos (BC 526-522) Drachm516 viewsca 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (3.45g, 11h). Forepart of winged boar left / Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square. Near EF, lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse. Ex Triton XII (1/2009), lot 313; Freeman & Sear FPL 8 (Fall 2003), no. 15; Leu 74 (10/1998), lot 237; Leu 54 (4/1992), lot 137; Leu 2 (4/1972), lot 248.
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Samos (BC 530-525) 1/6 Stater595 viewslate 6th century BC. AR 1/6 Stater - Hekte (13mm, 2.64g). Facing lion's head / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare.
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Samos (BC 530-526) 1/3 Stater721 viewslate 6th century BC. AR Didrachm (5.92g). Facing panther head in square frame of dots between parallel lines / Quadripartite incuse, partially filled. Apparently unpublished. Very early and extremely rare. Good very fine with some planchet flaws.
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Samos (BC 600-570) EL 1/24 Stater696 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.77g). Samian-Euboeic standard. Geometric type. Rough obverse with irregular spiral markings / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Exceptionally clear obverse. Rare.
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Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte945 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (2.85g). Eagle flying right, holding a serpent in its talons / Square incuse punch with irregular fan-shaped markings. Good VF. Ex Triton II (12/1998), lot 426.
This Samos electrum hekte has an unusually clear type present. The serpent clutched in the eagle's talons is typically not visible.
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Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte1366 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (2.84g). Facing panther's head against a background of heavy filling ornament / Square incuse punch with irregular markings. Good VF.
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Samos (BC 600-570) EL Hekte1490 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.87g). Facing head of lion within wreath(?) / Incuse square. EF. Very rare.
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Samos (BC 600-570) EL Stater1916 viewsca 600-570 BC. EL Stater (17.22g). Uncertain design against a background of heavy filling ornament / Two parallel oblong incuse punches with irregular markings. VF. Ex Leu 77 (5/2000), lot 310.
The types of the early electrum of Samos are varied. The Samians had a unique style of coinage, with the central type placed against an amorphic patterned background. Various decriptions have been offered for the types-eagles, flowers, panthers, thunderbolts, etc. This cataloguer sees a flowering plant with two leaves, and a panther facing left below. The use of background ornament somewhat resembles the geometric patterns used as filling ornament on Corinthian pottery.
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