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HERITAGE AUCTIONS: FROM FAUNA TO FABLESHeritage published this preview of their upcoming From Fauna to Fables World and Ancient Coins Showcase Auction. Some nice coins here. -Editor 
The Animals: From Fauna to Fables World and Ancient Coins Showcase Auction is a specialized Showcase exclusively featuring coinage adorned with animals, both real and mythical. This unique auction spans a broad timeline, offering both ancient treasures and modern marvels, with each piece carefully selected for its depiction of the animal kingdom. Enthusiasts and collectors will have the opportunity to explore a diverse array of coins that demonstrates the development of zoology throughout the centuries. This Showcase promises an unparalleled journey through numismatics, where history, art, and the natural world converge in every coin. This auction consists primarily of ancient coins, which feature quite a number of mythical beasts. One piece with a particularly full bestiary is an AR shekel or didrachm from Tyre, minted in 335/4 BC. Graded Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5 by NGC, the obverse of this piece features a bearded deity, probably Melqart, riding a winged hippocampus, a creature with the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish. Below, in the water, a dolphin is visible. Completing the bestiary on the reverse of the coin is an owl. Expand your numismatic zoo with these coins:
Ca. 350-300 BC Bruttium Croton AR stater.
BRUTTIUM. Croton. Ca. 350-300 BC. AR stater (24mm, 7.62 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Eagle standing left on olive branch, head raised and wings displayed / KPO, tripod; ? in right field. HN Italy 2172. SNG ANS 360-366.
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Ca. Late 5th-4th centuries BC Thrace, Apollonia Pontiac AR drachm.
THRACE. Apollonia Pontica. Ca. late 5th-4th centuries BC. AR drachm (13mm, 3.34 gm, 4h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Ca. 480-450 BC. Gorgoneion facing with open mouth and protruding tongue / Inverted anchor; A to left, crayfish to right. SNG Copenhagen 452. HGC 3.2, 1323. From the James Lomiento, Jr. Collection.
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Ca. 5th century BC Phocis, Phocian League Federal Issue AR obol.
PHOCIS. Phocian League. Federal Issue. Ca. 5th century BC. AR obol (10mm, 3h). NGC Choice XF. F-?, head of bull facing / Forepart of boar running right, within incuse square. BCD Phokis 196.3. HGC 4, 1060.
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Ca. 180/167-133 BC Mysia, Pergamum AR cistophorus.
MYSIA. Pergamum. Ca. 180/167-133 BC. AR cistophorus (27mm, 12.64 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Serpent arising from cista mystica; all within ivy wreath / bow in bow case decorated with aphlaston, flanked by two serpents; ?EPG monogram to left, dolphin left to right. SNG von Aulock 7460. Kleiner 23a. From the James Lomiento, Jr. Collection. Ex Antiqua, private sale with old dealer's tag included.
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Ca. 625-600 BC Ionia. Ephesus. Phanes. EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte.
IONIA. Ephesus. Phanes (ca. 625-600 BC). EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (7mm, 1.14 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5, light scuffs. Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square punch. Linzalone LN1105. Weidauer 36-37.
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Lydian Kingdom, Croesus (561-546 BC) AR half-stater or siglos.
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AR half-stater or siglos (14mm, 5.32 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 5/5. Croeseid standard, Sardes. Confronted foreparts of lion facing right and bull facing left, each with outstretched forelegs / Two square punches side by side, irregular interior surfaces. Rosen 663-665. SNG Kayhan 1025. SNG von Aulock 2877-2879. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 69 (18 November 1994), lot 390.
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1894-A German New Guinea Wilhelm II 1/2 Mark
Wilhelm II 1/2 Mark 1894-A MS64 PCGS, Berlin mint, KM4. Featuring a beautiful and detailed Bird of Paradise, found widely in the southern and northeastern areas of New Guinea. It is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, becoming the official national emblem in 1971 and is found upon the national flag. 'The Kumuls' (translates to Birds of Paradise in Tok Pisnin) is also the nickname of the country's national rugby team.
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1929-R Italian Vittorio Emanuele III 10 Lire
Vittorio Emanuele III 10 Lire 1929-R MS64 NGC, Rome mint, KM68.2. Edge **FERT** (2 rosettes). Tied with two others within the "Top Pop" grade designation, out of only 15, that has been graded by NGC. Featuring two rearing horses, attached to chariot, driven by the personification of Italy who holds fasces.
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Bidding for these beasts is ongoing through Tuesday, May 14, when the closing live session is scheduled for 7PM CT.
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