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Persephone (Kore)

Persephone, also called Kore, is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the king of the underworld.

Syracuse, Sicily, Agathokles, 317 - 289 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Agathokles,| |317| |-| |289| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Although Agathocles was brutal in pursuit of power, afterward he was a mild and popular "tyrant." His grandest goal was to establish democracy as the dominant form of government for the world. He did not want his sons to succeed him as king and restored the Syracusan democracy on his death bed.
SH54900. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Lloyd 1494; M. Ierardi, Tetradrachms of Agathokles of Syracuse, AJN N.S. 7-8, 1996, 238, choice gVF, weight 16.445 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 180o, 305 - 295 B.C.; obverse KOPAΣ, head of Kore left, wreathed in grain; reverse AΓA[ΘOKΛEIOΣ], Nike standing half right raising trophy, hammer in right, triskeles at feet left; ex Tom Cederlind, ex Münzen Und Medaillen List 260 (1965), #17; rare with head left; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, 229 - 221 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |229| |-| |221| |B.C.||shekel|
The Second Punic War, 218 - 201 B.C., is most remembered for Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, followed by his crushing victories over Rome in the battle of the Trebia, at Trasimene, and again at Cannae. After these defeats, many Roman allies joined Carthage, prolonging the war in Italy for over a decade. Against Hannibal's skill on the battlefield, the Romans deployed the Fabian strategy. More capable in siegecraft, the Romans recaptured all the major cities that had defected. The Romans defeated an attempt to reinforce Hannibal at the battle of the Metaurus and, in Iberia, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major took New Carthage and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia in the Battle of Ilipa. The final showdown was the Battle of Zama in Africa where Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, resulting in the imposition of harsh peace conditions on Carthage, which ceased to be a major power and became a Roman client-state.Hannibal's route of invasion
GS92184. Silver shekel, Viola CNP 134, Müller Afrique 126, SNG Cop VIII 291, Macdonald Hunter 67, Villaronga NAH 201, Villaronga CNH 25, VF, toned, bumps and scratches, reverse a little off center, scattered porosity, small edge split, overstruck(?), weight 7.278 g, maximum diameter 23.9 mm, die axis 215o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 229 - 221 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit-Kore left, hair wreathed with grain; reverse horse prancing right on short exergue line, star above with eight rays around central pellet; ex Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher); scarce; SOLD


Syracuse, Sicily, Agathokles, 317 - 289 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Agathokles,| |317| |-| |289| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Although Agathocles was brutal in pursuit of power, afterward he was a mild and popular "tyrant." His grandest goal was to establish democracy as the dominant form of government for the world. He did not want his sons to succeed him as king and restored the Syracusan democracy on his death bed.

KOPAΣ is the Doric genitive of Kore, "the Maiden," an epithet of Persephone.
SH95923. Silver tetradrachm, Ierardi 171 (O43/R114), SNG ANS 672, SNG München 1263, SNG Fitzwilliam 1344, HGC 2 1536, VF, attractive barbarous style, light tone with dark spots, flow lines, bumps, scratches, die wear, weight 17.047 g, maximum diameter 26.5 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, 310 - 308 B.C.; obverse KOPAΣ (conterclockwise behind), head of Kore right, wreathed in grain, wearing earring and necklace; reverse AΓAΘOKΛEIOΣ (curving clockwise on left), Nike standing half right, raising trophy of captured arms, nude to the hips, hammer in right hand, nail in left hand, counterclockwise triskeles at feet on left, no ground line; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD


Raš Melqart (Lilybaion?), Punic Sicily, c. 311 - 306 B.C.

|Punic| |Sicily|, |Raš| |Melqart| |(Lilybaion?),| |Punic| |Sicily,| |c.| |311| |-| |306| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
This type was struck by Carthage at the Attic weight standard, likely to pay mercenaries during their war with Agathokles, the tyrant of Syracuse. The interpretation of the Punic inscription to read "Cape of Melqart" suggests Lilybaion is the most likely mint. Lilybaion was on Cape Lilibeo, the extreme western point of Sicily.
SH96807. Silver tetradrachm, cf. Jenkins SNR 50, pl. 16, 18, (same obv. die O8, rev. die not listed); Viola 327; HGC Sicily 734 (R2); SNG ANS 727, SNG Cop 224, VF, centered on a tight flan, light corrosion, die wear, remnants of pre-strike casting sprues, weight 17.017 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 0o, probably Lilybaion (Marsala, Sicily) mint, c. 311 - 306 B.C.; obverse charioteer driving galloping quadriga left, kentron in right hand, reins in left hand; Nike flying left above crowning charioteer with wreath; Punic inscription in exergue (off flan): RSMLQRT - Raš Melqart (Cape of Melqart); reverse head of Kore-Persephone left, wreathed in grain, wearing earring with pendants and bead necklace, three dolphins around; from the CEB Collection; ex Superior Galleries, The Moreira Sale, Part 2 (10-11 Dec 1988), lot 1802; very rare; SOLD


Greek, Tegea, Archaic Terracotta Bust of Kore, 6th Century B.C.

|Terracotta| |Antiquities|, |Greek,| |Tegea,| |Archaic| |Terracotta| |Bust| |of| |Kore,| |6th| |Century| |B.C.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
AT34451. Bust of Kore, 8 cm (3") high, cream terracotta; Kore wearing polos, hair braided down sides, necklace with amulets attached, archaic eyes, Choice - Superb, beautiful style, unmounted; SOLD


Syracuse, Sicily, Agathokles, 317 - 289 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Agathokles,| |317| |-| |289| |B.C.||AE| |16|
With an army of mercenaries, through deceit, and after banishing or murdering some 10,000 citizens, Agathocles made himself master of Syracuse and later most of Sicily. Machiavelli wrote of him, "It cannot be called prowess to kill fellow-citizens, to betray friends, to be treacherous, pitiless, and irreligious" and cited him as an example of "those who by their crimes come to be princes." According to the historian Justin, very early in life Agathocles parlayed his remarkable beauty into a career as a prostitute, first for men, and later, after puberty, for women, and then made a living by robbery before becoming a soldier and marrying a rich widow.
GB26692. Bronze AE 16, SGCV I 1195, nice gVF, weight 2.826 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, die axis 45o, Syracuse mint, 317 - 289 B.C.; obverse ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, head of Kore left, wreathed with grain; reverse bull butting left, Λ? below; tight flan, minor pitting, excellent style, attractive patina; SOLD


Syracuse, Sicily, Hiketas, 287 - 278 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Hiketas,| |287| |-| |278| |B.C.||AE| |23|
Hicetas was the tyrant of Syracuse for about nine years. The only recorded events during his rule are his victory over Phintias, tyrant of Agrigentum, and his defeat to the Carthaginians at the river Terias. He was expelled from Syracuse by Thynion shortly before Pyrrhus arrived in Sicily.
GB66880. Bronze AE 23, Calciati II p. 263, 125; SGCV I 1209, EF, weight 11.121 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 0o, Syracuse mint, 287 - 278 B.C.; obverse ΣYPAKOΣΩN, head of Kore left, wreathed in grain; reverse Nike diving biga right, whip in right, reins in left; SOLD


Syracuse, Sicily, Agathokles, 317 - 310 B.C.

|Syracuse|, |Syracuse,| |Sicily,| |Agathokles,| |317| |-| |310| |B.C.||hemilitron|
With an army of mercenaries, through deceit, and after banishing or murdering some 10,000 citizens, Agathocles made himself master of Syracuse and later most of Sicily. Machiavelli wrote of him, "It cannot be called prowess to kill fellow-citizens, to betray friends, to be treacherous, pitiless, and irreligious" and cited him as an example of "those who by their crimes come to be princes." According to the historian Justin, very early in life Agathocles parlayed his remarkable beauty into a career as a prostitute, first for men, and later, after puberty, for women, and then made a living by robbery before becoming a soldier and marrying a rich widow.
SH52068. Bronze hemilitron, Calciati II p. 215, 96 Ds14 R12; BMC Sicily p. 193, 356; SNG ANS 561; SGCV I 1195 var. (grain kernel on obv, NI on rev), VF, chipped, weight 10.908 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 195o, Syracuse mint, 317 - 310 B.C.; obverse ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, head of Kore left, wreathed with grain, star behind; reverse bull butting left, dolphin above and below, AI below upper dolphin; ex D.F. Grotjohann, Munich with their tag priced at 350 Euros, nice glossy black patina; SOLD


Kyzikos, Mysia, c. 98 - 117 A.D.

|Cyzicus|, |Kyzikos,| |Mysia,| |c.| |98| |-| |117| |A.D.||AE| |24|
In the religions of the Orphics and the Platonists, Kore is described as the all-pervading goddess of nature who both produces and destroys everything, and she is therefore mentioned along with or identified as other such divinities including Isis, Rhea, Ge, Hestia, Pandora, Artemis, and Hecate. The Orphic Persephone is said to have become by Zeus the mother of Dionysus, Iacchus, Zagreus, and the little-attested Melinoe.
GB89729. Bronze AE 24, RPC Online III 1497 (13 spec.); BMC Mysia p. 40, 168; SNG BnF 520; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -, VF, attractive style, broad flan, areas of mild corrosion, tiny edge crack, weight 5.904 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 195o, Kyzikos (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, time of Trajan, c. 98 - 117 A.D.; obverse bust of Kore Soteira (the savior maiden) right, wreathed with grain, all within a wreath of grain and poppies; reverse flaming torch, a stalk of grain and a stalk of poppy emerging from the top flanking each side of the flame, K-Y/Z-I in two divided lines across field; very rare; SOLD


Kyzikos, Mysia, c. 390 - 330 B.C.

|Cyzicus|, |Kyzikos,| |Mysia,| |c.| |390| |-| |330| |B.C.||drachm|
Beautiful Persephone lived a peaceful life far away from the other deities, a goddess within Nature herself before the days of planting seeds and nurturing plants. She was innocently picking flowers when Hades, god of the Underworld, burst through a cleft in the earth and abducted her. While Demeter searched desperately for her daughter she neglected the earth and caused nothing to grow. Zeus, pressed by the cries of hungry people, determined to force Hades to return Persephone. However, Hades had tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds, and because anyone who consumed food or drink in the Underworld was doomed to spend eternity there, she is forced return to the underworld for a period each year. Explaining the seasons, when Demeter and her daughter are reunited, the Earth flourishes with vegetation and color, but for the months each year when Persephone returns to the underworld, the earth becomes barren.
SH26409. Silver drachm, BMC Mysia p. 36, 131; SNG BnF 410 var. (control); SNG Cop 55 var. (same); SNGvA 1223 var. (same); SNG Tanrikulu -, VF, weight 2.806 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 180o, Kyzikos (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, c. 390 - 330 B.C.; obverse ΣΩTEIPA, head of Kore-Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace and wreath of grain, hair in sphendone and covered with veil; reverse KY-HI, head of lion left, Σ (control) behind, tunny fish left below; Von Fritze II 23; very rare; SOLD




  




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