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Celtic, AE 'Proto-money', as bronze rings of various diameters varying from approximately 18mm to 32mm. issued in the second Celtic Iron Age known as "La Tene", made during the 4th and 5th centuries B.C. Uncleaned, as they came out of the ground. Fine. (11)
Estimate $100
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Spain, Punic Spain, (c.237-209 B.C.), silver quarter shekel (1.52 g), obv. male head left, dotted border, rev. horse standing right, (S.-, MHC 182 (O123/R160), CNH 66, SNG BM Spain 117). Toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Spain, Celti-Iberian coinage, a small group from various cities 2nd-1st century B.C., including Gades (S.46, SNG Cop.18), (cf.S.47, SNG Cop. 16-17); Carteia (S.67, SNG Cop.443), reverse, thunderbolt, (S.-, SNG BM 1708), (S.69, SNG Cop.444-5); Castulo (S.-, SNG Cop.216), (S.-, SNG Cop.222), (S.-, SNG Cop.207); Obulco (S.-, SNG Cop.234-7); Corduba, (S.-, SNG Cop. 462); Roman Colonial issues, Patricia, Augustus, (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), AE asses, (9.35, 10.02 g), rev. COLONIA PATRICIA in wreath (S.16, SNG Cop.466) (2); another semis, reverse, Apex, simpulum, (S.- SNG Cop.467); similar AE As, Julia Traducta, (9.24 g) reverse, IVLIA TRAD in oak wreath, (S.18, SNG Cop.459-460). Fair - fine, several rare. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $90
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (281-278 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.32 g), obv. head of Athena facing three-quarters to right wearing Attic helmet decorated with Scylla, lower right a plant, rev. [HPAK**LHIWN*] to right mostly off the flan, **EFAN* in right field, Heracles standing facing, with lion's skin over his left arm, he holds his bow and two arrows in his left hand and rests his right hand on club, on the left, an ear of barley with stem and leaf, (cf.S.390; Van Keuren 90 [same dies] = Rasmussen March 10-12, 1970 (lot 216) = A. Hess April 28 1936 [lot 303] from the same dies). Golden highlights, about as struck, nearly extremely fine/ good very fine with the weakness on Herakles head similar to the other known example, this coin of the greatest rarity and the finest of the two known examples.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (330-280 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.84 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing laureate crested Attic helmet, ornamented with Scylla, K to right, rev. Heracles standing facing, club in hand, holding lion's skin, Nike crowning Herakles, to right [I-HPAK**LHIWN], to left **AL, S* to right , (cf.S.391; Work 54a [same dies], SNG ANS 69 [same dies]). Weakly struck on obverse, otherwise very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $250
SOLD $210
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.340-330 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.38 g), obv. female head to left with hair bound up behind, rev. corn ear, [M]ETA**PO* to left, ivy leaf to right, (cf.S.410, Noe 522 [same dies], SNG ANS 389, SNG Cop. 1205, SNG Munich 980). Very fine and very scarce type.
Estimate $400
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Italy, Bruttium, Kaulonia, silver stater, 460-450 B.C. (Kraay chronology), (7.95 g), obv. Apollo naked walking to right with branch, before him a small stag standing to right, looking back, KAV behind upwards, rev. stag standing to right, (S.462, SNG Cop. 1705 [same dies], Naville XVI [lot 309 from the same dies], Noe 64 [same dies]). Very fine, weakly struck as are all 4 known examples, very rare.
Estimate $700
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Sicily, Himera, (c.530-482 B.C. [Sear], 480/78-470 B.C. [Westermark]), silver didrachm, (8.46 g), obv. cock with closed wings strutting to left, HIMERA before, rev. crab within circular incuse circular field, (S.718, cf.Westermark 13-18 [same obverse die. obv.4, rev.-], ACNAC Rosen 55, SNG Fitz 1024). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,200
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Sicily, Himera, (420-408 B.C.), AE 17, (hemilitron), (5.29 g), obv. head of nymph Himera to left, wearing sphendone, with necklace and pearls, before six pellets, rev. six pellets in two rows of three all within laurel wreath, (S.1110, Calciati I 35 [p.43-44], SNG Morcom 599, Gabrici 29-35 [p.140], SNG ANS 186-187, BMC 54). Dark brown patina, irregular edge, good very fine/extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Sicily, Messana, (450-446 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.55 g), obv. biga of mules driven to right by seated male charioteer, Nike flying above crowning horses, in exergue bay leaf with fruit, rev. MESS E N ION (N letters reversed), hare running to right, olive spray below, (cf.S.847, Caltabiano 357 [obv.die 158, rev. die 148, cf.SNG Fitz. 1069 [same reverse die], 7 coins known from these dies]). Struck from rusty and worn dies as are all known examples, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $300
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Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUP A K OSI O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 184 (obv.82/rev.126 same dies). Attractive evenly toned, with light tooling on the reverse very fine/ nearly very fine and a rare combination of dies.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,400
Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysios I, (405-367 B.C.), AE drachm. AE 29, (32.16 g), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left traces of **[S]*YRA, rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, Boehringer Finanzpolitik Pl.39, 44, Calciati CNS 62, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630). Deep green patina, good fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE hemilitron, AE 23, (13.05 g), obv. head of Zeus Eleutherios laureate to right, around **IEUS [ELEUQERI]OS*, rev. thunderbolt, eagle standing to right in right field, around **[S]URAKO SIWN*, (S.1192, BMC 313, SNG ANS 477-488, Calciati 71, Weber 1653). Dark brown tone, off centred obverse, small flan, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $160
Sicily, Syracuse, Kingdom of, Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 g), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, trace of NK below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above triskeles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, dotted border, (cf.S.971, BMC 350, SNG Lloyd 1478 (same dies), cf.SNG ANS 637, cf.SNG Lockett 1022). Uneven rough flan and slightly double struck on reverse, light grey tone, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $2,000
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Sicily, Syracuse, Kingdom of, Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.90 g), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, trace of NK below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above triskeles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, dotted border, (cf.S.971, BMC 350, SNG Lloyd 1478, cf.SNG ANS 637, cf.SNG Lockett 1022). Light grey tone, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.57 g), issued 217-215 B.C., obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, thyrsus to right behind, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above crescent and **BASILISSAS*, below **FILISTID[OS]*, [A] off flan to right, (S.989, SNG ANS 876, Caltabiano [QT XIX] p.169, 175 note the letters]). Bright, minor cleaning marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Sicily, Siculo-Punic, Entella, (c.320-300 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.70 g), obv. wreathed head of Arethusa to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, 'M' below, straight border, (S.6434, Jenkins SNR 256, [same dies], O79/R210, examples in Glasgow and Paris). Of roughly executed style, lightly toned, good very fine or better, only six known from these dies.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
Moesia Inferior, Istros, (400-350 B.C.), silver obol or trihemiobol, (1.01 g), obv. two young male heads facing, side by side, left upright, right inverted, rev. **ISTR[IH]* above, sea-eagle standing to left on dolphin to left, which it attacks with its beak, **D* below dolphin, (cf.S.1670, cf.SNG BMC 250, cf.Pick 443-453, cf.SNG Stancomb 143, cf.SNG Cop.200). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
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Moesia Inferior, Odessus, Gordian III, with Tranquillina, (A.D. 238-244), AE Pentassarion (11.55 g), obv. confronted busts of Gordian III right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Tranquillina left, draped and wearing stephane around AVT K M ANT **GORD*IANOC AY**G* CE /TRANKV**L/L*EIN, Ares standing left, holding shield and reversed spear, E (mark of value) to left, around O**D*HCCEIT**W*N, (cf.S.3799, AMNG I 2382, Varbanov 4555 [R4]). Green patination, cut into edge of flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Macedon, Akanthos, silver tetrobol, (470-390 B.C.), (2.21 g), obv. forepart of bull kneeling left, looking back, above swastika, dotted border, rev. shallow quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.1369, SNG ANS 40, AMNG III/2, 35, pl. VII, 13 corr. (symbol on obv.). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.29 g), Amphipolis III mint, issued c. 342/1-329/8 B.C. (a life-time issue), obv. head of Zeus laureate to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II or jockey), on horseback to right holding palm, aplustre below, and janiform head of Janus below right, above **FILIP POU*, (cf.S.6683, Le Rider 314, [Pl.35, p.102, obv. die D156, rev die R274], Muller 269). Nearly extremely fine and very rare life-time issue.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.18 g), Corinth mint, issued c.310 - 290 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, NO under throne, cornucopiae to left, to right **ALEXANDROU, below **BASILEWS*, (cf.S.6713, Price 691 (p.158, Pl.XXXVIII), BMC 691, M.877, SNG Munich 483-4, Noe, Sicyon No.35). Well centred, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.30 g), Perga (Perge) mint, year 26, issued 196-195 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, countermarked with anchor on lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, K**S* to left in field, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 2940, BMC 2940, M.1242, Mektepini 535-6). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $240
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.17 g), Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint, issued 323-319 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, bee to right in left field **ALEXANDRPOU* and spearhead to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1936, BMC 1936a-b, M.-, SNG Cop. 953). Very fine, off centred reverse, very scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $110
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.08 g), probably Magnesia mint, issued c.319-305 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, monogram to left **SE* and under throne **AT*, to right **ALEXANDRP[OU]*, (cf.S.6730, cf.Price 1970, BMC -, M.-). Lightly toned, good fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.09 g), Susa mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **L*A monogram below throne, to right **FILIPPOU*, below **BASILEWS*, (cf.S.6749, Price P208, BMC P208a-c, M.P85). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $500
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Macedon under Romans, Amphipolis (158-149 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.75 g), obv. Macedonian shield, at centre of which is a bust of Artemis Tauropolos to right with bow and quiver at her shoulder, rev. **MAKEDONWN PRWTHS* in two lines, club between, **SHAR* monogram above, to left TK and to right TME monograms, all within oak wreath, to left TK and to right TME monograms, to hard left a thunderbolt, (S.1386, AMNG 177 [p.58 14 only noted], Hunter 3 [p.179], SNG Cop. 1314, BMC 7, McClean 749). Toned, very fine/good very fine and a scarce variety.
Estimate $450
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Thrace, Kallatis, (3rd-2nd century B.C.), silver drachm (or octobol) (Sear) (4.99 g), obv. head of young Herakles to right clad in lion skin, rev. **KALLATI* between ear of barley and club on left and bow case on right, monogram M to left, (S.1659, Pick 197 var., cf.SNG Stancomb 62 variant). Very fine and very rare, monogram unpublished.
Estimate $400
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Thrace, Island off Thrace, Thasos, (c.510-490 B.C.), silver stater, (9.73 g), obv. naked ithyphallic Satyr (archaic style) in kneeling running attitude carrying off nymph raising hand in protest, showing thumb and one finger, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.1357, Asyut Hoard 102-108, cf.BMC 24, Kraay 519, SNG Cop. 1008, ACNAC Dewing 1313). Toned, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
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Thrace, Island off Thrace, Thasos, (c.510-490 B.C.), silver stater, (8.51 g), obv. naked ithyphallic Satyr (archaic style) in kneeling running attitude carrying off nymph raising hand in protest, showing thumb and one finger, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.1357, Asyut Hoard 102-108, cf.BMC 24, Kraay 519, SNG Cop. 1008, ACNAC Dewing 1313). Toned, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
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