Lot 3702

Description

Ancient Greek silver coins, including Lucania, Metapontum, silver stater, (c.335-330 B.C.), (7.52 g), rev. corn ear with mouse on leaf, (cf.S.416, Johnston A.8.24); Ionia, Pergamon, (c.330-284 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.28 g), obv. Herakles head right, rev. cult statue of Athena, (S.3942); Mysia, Pergamon, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.04 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram **PER*, monogram lower left, (cf.S.3944, Kleiner, series 11b, 25d [Pl. III, 11, same dies]); Macedon Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.72 g), `Amphipolis' mint, issued 336-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, herm to left in left field, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 78, BMC 78a-f, M.-, Hyla Troxell (Num. Studies ANS 21) Group E, Series E2); Athens, hemidrachm, (393-300 B.C.), (1.96 g), rev. owl standing facing wings closed, (S.2539). Fair to fine, several scarce and a few with with some degree of impairment. (5)

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 66 (lot 3454 for the first two coins).