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Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), electrum twenty five litrai, (1.84 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo left with long flowing hair, rev. **[S]URAKO SION* around, kithara, (S.958, Jenkins 'Electrum Coinage of Syracuse' Essays Robinson, p.155 (Pl.14), SNG ANS 617ff, BMC 266ff, McClean 2778). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,800
Passed in
Sicily, Tauromenium, (275-210 B.C.), gold trihemiobol (fifteen silver litrai), (1.10 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo head to left, monogram behind, dotted border, rev. tripod lebes, to right and left **TAUROME/NITAN*, API monogram at end of legend (S.1008, SNG ANS 1115, see example from same dies Peus Sale 29 October 2000 [lot 95]). File mark on edge, very fine/good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.58 g), Tyre mint, issued 305-290 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with a serpent, rev. Nike standing to left with open wings, holding wreath in outstretched hand a WT**W* monogram in left field, in inner left **PUR* monogram in circle, to right **ALEXANDPOU*, (cf.S.6702; cf.Price 3536 [type as Price 3539 p.446 for tetradrachm for monograms], M.-, BMC -). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.45 g), Babylon mint, issued 317-311 B.C. during first satrapy of Seleucus, obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with griffin, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand and a ship's mast, **BA SILE[WS]* and MHP monogram in wreath in lower left field, to right **ALEXANDPO[U]*, (cf.S.6702; cf.Price 3700 [p.473 for tetradrachm for symbol] or 3745 cf.M.710, cf.BMC 3700). Good fine/ nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Lesbos, Mytilene, (c.412-378 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater (2.49 g), obv. helmeted head of Ares to right, rev. helmeted head of Amazon to right within linear border within incuse square, (cf.S.4250, Bodenstedt 65, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Copenhagen 320, HGC 6, 991). Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $450
Lydia, Kings of, Alyattes, (c.610-560 B.C.), electrum hekte or Sixth Stater (2.32 g), Sardes mint, obv. confronted lion's heads (only the left is visible) facing to the right, 'walwet' (off flan) between, rev. two incuse square punches, (S.3400, Weidauer Group XVII, 101-2, Trait‚ I 51-2). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Sassanian King, Shapur II, (309-379), gold dinar, (7.18 g), Kabul mint type, obv. bust to right with crown, flowing hair type, cross before, rev. fire altar, text around, (Sellwood 31, Gobl 1309.4 [Kushan Gold very similar dies]). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,000
Kushano-Sasanians, Bahram III (Kidara), (c.350 A.D.), gold dinar on scyphate flan, (7.60 g), obv. crowned king standing left, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident, trident to left, tamgha to right, rev. Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident, behind, the bull Nandi standing left, (Carter. "A Numismatic Reconstruction of Kushano-Sasanian History" in AMNSMN 30 (1985) No.36, cf.Cribb 13, MK 724). Good very fine, reverse struck with typical worn die, minor flan crack and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000