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Boiotia, Thebes, (425-400 B.C.), silver stater, (11.98 g), obv. Boiotian shield, club across upper half, rev. amphora, with letters **Q E* either side, (S.2384, BCD Triton IX Sale lot 388 [similar dies], SNG Berry 595, BMC 72, [p.76, Pl.XIII]). Off centred obverse, otherwise good very fine and a rare type.
Estimate $700
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Boiotia, Thebes, (382-363 B.C.), silver stater, Arka.. Magistrate, (12.21 g), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora, in concave field, with two ivy leaves above, across letters AP KA either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D4, No.14 [in list], BCD 537 [p.100, Triton IX], Head, Boeotia p.64, Weber 3271 [(p.309, Pl.123]), Traite III, 267 [Pl.CCI, 13], BMC 117-9 [p.81], SNG Delepierre 1299 [Pl.34]), Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
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Euboia, Eretria, (500-465 B.C.), silver obol, (0.54 g), obv. bull's head facing, rev. octopus in incuse square, (S.1825, BMC 33-38, SNG Cop. 473, Lanz Auction Sale Catalogue 111, [lot 327-335]). Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Euboia, Euboean League, (304-290 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.73 g), obv. head of nymph Euboea to right, in high relief, with hair rolled, rev. neck and head of cow three-quarter to right, fillet hanging from each horn, EY above, to right a lyre, (S.2466, Wallace (NN&M 134) No.99 [p.163, obv. XLV, rev. 55, Plate X same dies], Lanz BCD Sale Catalogue 111, [lot 17 similar dies], cf.SNG Cop. 484). Attractive grey tone, very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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Euboia, Histaia, (3rd-2nd century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.10 g), obv. head of nymph Histaia to right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on galley, around **[IS] TIAEWN*, (cf.S.2496, cf.BMC 93). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
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Attica, Athens, (c.500 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.72 g), obv. crude Archaic style head of Athena to right wearing Attic helmet, rev. owl standing to right, head facing with broad neck, to left olive spray, to right **[AQE]*, all in incuse square, (S.1843, cf.Sv. Pl.7, No.23, [similar dies], Seltman Group G). Worn, porous fields fine/very good and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.05 g), issued c.420 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62, cf.Starr Pl.XXII, SNG Cop.33-40). Light scraches on the reverse field, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $850
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.98 g), issued c.420 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62, cf.Starr Pl.XXII, SNG Cop.33-40). Extremely fine, minor surface roughness on reverse.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.12 gm), issue c430-420 B.C., obverse, head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, reverse, owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62, cf.Starr Pl.XXII, SNG Cop.33-40). Lightly toned, tight flan, extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.89 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay [Coins of Ancient Athens] Pl. IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $450
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.99 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE*, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay [Coins of Ancient Athens] Pl. IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Oval flan, nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.88 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay [Coins of Ancient Athens] Pl. IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Oval flan, nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Attica, Athens, silver tetradrachm, (c.165-42 B.C.), 35mm, (16.66 g), New Style coinage, with the names of Dioph- and Diodotos as the magistrates, issue struck 173-172 B.C., (revised to 141-140 B.C.), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing necklace, pendent earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with a filleted thyrsos, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, on amphora, A-**Q*E to left monogram **DHMT* (magistrates name) and eagle over **UFDN* in right field, **Q* on amphora, EY below, all within wreath. (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 233a). Struck on a broad flan, surface roughness and wear, otherwise good fine and a scarce type.
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.68 g), issued 164-3 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 132-1 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, to right forepart of lion, legend across **A QE, DWR OQE DIO, CAR/MI, SF* below, **L* on amphora, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 390e same obverse die, reverse die type in Berlin noted). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.24 g), obv. segmented shell of sea turtle with scalloped shell or segmented carapace known as 'Proto-tortoise' type, with uncertain countermark in centre, rev. 'Rough incuse developed early Union Jack pattern', (cf.S.1849, Asyut Group V 'proto-tortoise with trefoil collar', cf.509-513, Millbank (NN&M No.24) Plate 1, 12, page 25, BMC 3 [p.11], Selinus Hoard Nos. 123-124). Oblong shape, nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
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Attica, Aegina, (490-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.26 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle with trace of dots down dorsal spine, rev. small skew pattern, (S.1857, Asyut Group VIc "late thin collar", cf.533-540, SNG Delepierre 1681). Off centred reverse, otherwise fine or better and with collector's packet description.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (late 330's B.C.), silver stater, (11.86 g), obv. chimaera to left, **SE* below, on ground line with right foreleg raised high, wreath above, rev. dove flying to left with open wings, N to left below dove's neck, olive branch tied to right, all within olive wreath, (S.2771, BCD 218 [LHS 96], Traite 776 [p.527], BMC 57-58). Bright, heavily cleaned with light porosity, otherwise very fine or better, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $620
Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (360-330 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.75 g), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SI* below, rev. dove flying to left, **S* above tail, (cf.S.2774, BCD 290 [p.83, LHS SAle 94], BMC 119 [p.46], Traite 803 [p.534, cf. PL.CCXXI, 26]). Very fine, toned and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Peloponnesos, Arkadian League, Megalopolis, (320's-c.275 B.C.), silver triobol or hemi-drachm, (2.37 g), obv. laureate head of Zeus to left, I absent, rev. naked Pan seated left, on rock holding lagobolon, to left monogram AP, to right HP monogram, (cf.S.2687, BCD 1527.2 (p.365), Dengate [MN 13] Group I, Period I, Issue 5, [p.63], Weber 4265, SNG Cop.193 [Pl.4]). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Arkadian League, Megalopolis, (320's-c.275 B.C.), silver obol, (0.84 g), obv. horned head of young Pan to left, rev. AR monogram of solid form with syrinx below, (S.2688, BCD 1517 [p.363], BMC 55-56 [p.174], McClean 6933 [Pl.234, 17]), Very fine, porous and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, 470's/460's - 440's B.C., (2.80 g), obv. forepart of wolf at bay to left, with legs extended forward from body, rev. A, cross bar horizontal, in shallow incuse square, in upper part two relatively shallow square incuses in the upper part, one large dot below the crossbar, (cf.S.2786, BCD 1024 [p.254, LHS 96], Traite I, 1200 [Pl.XXXVII, 23], BMC 9 variety [p.136]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $260
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Peloponnesos, Elis, Olympia, (260's - 250's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.33 g), obv. laureate head of Zeus to r., rev. [F] A across with eagle standing r., with long legs and spread tail feathers on Ionic column capital. (S.2895 [p.267], BCD 222 [p.73 LEU 90, May 10, 2004 similar obverse die], BMC 83 [similar dies], SNG Cop. 388 variety, SNG Delepierre 2152, SNG Lockett 2414). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
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Mysia, Kyzikos, (480-450 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.40 g), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. head of roaring lion all within incuse square, star above forehead, (cf.S.3850, BMC 120, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1213). Toned, light surface porosity, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
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Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.52 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above **LU*, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 16, example in ANS, Pinder 97). Brilliant, fine/nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.62 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above MH, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 21, Pinder -). Very fine, with descriptive ticket.
Estimate $250
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Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.52 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above MIH, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 22, Pinder 103). Fine/very fine, with descriptive ticket.
Estimate $180
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Aiolis, Kyme, (c.300 B.C.), silver diobol, (2.00 g), obv. eagle standing right, head reverted, KY above, rev. forepart of horse right, (S.4178, BMC 21-22). Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Aiolis, Myrina, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.55 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo of Grynion to right, rev. Apollo of Grynion standing to right, holding phiale and laurel branch, omphalos and amphora at feet, KA monogram behind, also **MYPINAIWN*, all within laurel wreath, (cf.S.4216, ANSMN 30, cf.Sacks 19, BMC 12). Lightly toned, weak in places, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $800
Ionia, Ephesos (390-330 B.C.), silver diobol, (0.89, 0.92 g), obv. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, rev. E **F* above two stags' heads confronted, (S.4375, BMC 53 [p.53], SNG Cop. 243, SNG Turkey 194-242, Traite 1886). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Ionia, Ephesos (as Arsinoeia), (c.B.C. 290-281), silver octobol (5.41 g), Bloson, magistrate, obv. a veiled head of Arsinoe to right, rev. Bow and quiver, monogram and **[B]LOSW[N]* to left, **APSI* to right, bee to upper right area, (S.4379, cf.Svoronos 879 [octobol], SNG Cop. -, SNG Kayhan 279, BMC -, SNG Munich -, Mionnet -). Very fine with porosity, very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260