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Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.97 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, hoard patination, good very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $600
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.07 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.02 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, tight flan, very fine, mark on cheek.
Estimate $500
SOLD $350
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.02 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $350
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.06 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.03 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $500
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Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.06 g), issue 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, very fine, cut across face of owl.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Attica, Athens, probably an Egyptian or Eastern copy of the Athenian silver tetradrachm, (15.37 g), 4th century 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, **AQ[E]*, all in incuse square, (cf.S.2526, cf.BMC 62, cf.Starr Pl.XXII, cf.Svoronos Pl.16, 22, cf.SNG Cop.33-40). Light in weight, possibly a plated issue, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $160
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Attica, Athens, (c.264-267 A.D.), AE 21, (5.19 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, rev. **AQH NA IWN* around, garlanded bucranium with fillet between horns, hanging down at sides, (S.4856, Kroll, Athenian Agora Period VC 401, Sv, Pl. 99, No.26, [same dies]); Egypt, Alexandria, Aurelian and Vabalathus, (A.D. 270-275), billon tetradrachm, year 2 and 5 = A.D. 271-272, (7.39 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right, L B across, around traces of A K **L DOM AURHL*IANOC CEB, rev. L**E* across, diademed draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right, around traces of I A C OVABA**LLAOQ*C A**Q*HNV, (cf.S.4757, BMC 2387, Milne 4336, Koln 3061). Surface oxidation, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine, and scarce for the first coin; second coin fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $120
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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 $400
SOLD $280
Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.34 g), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, dolphin countermarked on obverse, rev. incuse square of large "skew" design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1774ff, SNG Cop. 516-7). Grey tone, with golden highlights, well centred flan, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
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]). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Peloponnesos, Arkadian League, Megalopolis, 320's-c.275 B.C., silver obol, (0.85 g), obv. horned head of young Pan to left, I on right, Rev. AR monogram of solid form with syrinx below, I to left, (BCD 1524 [p.364], BMC 59-61 [p.174], SNG Lockett 2518, cf.S.2688 ). Very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $150
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Peloponnesos, Arkadia, Pheneos, silver hemidrachm or triobol, mid-late 4th century B.C., BCD suggests 360-350 B.C., (Sear c.365 B.C.), (2.70 g), obv. head of Demeter to left, wreathed with corn, rev. bull standing to right, **P*, below, above **FENIKON*. (BCD 1619-1621 [p.385], BMC 15 [p.194, Pl.XXXVI,9], cf.SNG Cop. 273 [Pl.6], Babelon Traite Pl.CCXXV 10, McClean 6994-5 [p.473, Pl.236, 5-6], Sear 2730). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
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Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (late 330's B.C.), silver stater, (11.74 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). Lightly toned, nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $600
Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (330/320-280's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.49 g), obv. chimaera to left, **SI* below, on ground line with right foreleg raised high, rev. dove flying to left, pellet above tail, (cf.S.2774, BCD 292 [LHS 96], BMC 124). Toned, nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $250
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Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, 480/s - 460's B.C., (3.03 g), obv. forepart of wolf with to left, legs parallel to body, as if the wolf was lying down, seven dots at back of neck, rev. A, cross bar horizontal, in shallow incuse square, in upper part two relatively shallow square incuses in the upper part, one dot below the crossbar, (cf.S.2786, BCD 1015. [p.253, LHS 96], Traite I, 1200 variety, BMC 9 variety [p.136]). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver hemidrachm, or Attic triobol, after 320's-270's B.C. (2.20 g), obv. forepart of wolf at bay to left, rev. A with A and P either side at top with crescent below all within shallow incuse square, (cf.Sear 2794, BCD 1094 [p.269, LHS 96], BMC 60 [p.141], SNG Cop. 29 [Pl.1], Mycenae Pl.9, 19). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
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Peloponnesos, Messenia, Messene, silver hemidrachm, late 2nd century B.C. (2.20 g), Obv. head of Zeus to right, with diadem, Rev. ME **S* either side of tripod, all within laurel wreath, (Sear before 146 B.C.), (Grandjean 122b (not listed, p.114, illustrated plate V, obverse die D73, reverse die R102), BCD 731 [p.186], BMC 13-14 (p.110, Pl.XXII,8), McClean 6713-4 (p.444, Pl.229, 5), Sear 2849 (£75). Toned, nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Achaia, Pellene, silver triobol or hemidrachm, (c.330's -320's B.C.), (2.42 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, monogram of PE behind head, rev. PEL across, within a laurel wreath tied at base, (S.2966, BCD 586-7 (LHS 96), BMC 3 (p.31, Pl.VI, 10), Weber 3977 (p.435, Pl.146 similar dies), McClean 6346 (p.409, Pl.221, 7), Traite 820 (p.551, Pl. CCXXII, 23-24), cf.SNG Delepierre 1968 (PL.52), SNGCop. 210 (Pl.4). Fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Achaia, Pellene, silver triobol or hemidrachm, (c.330's-320's B.C.), (2.59 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, **L* lelow neck **[P]E* behind head, rev. **PEL* within laurel wreath, with straight leaves tied at bottom, (S.2966, BCD [LHS 96] 587 [same dies], BMC 3 = Traite 820 Pl.CCXXII, 24 [same dies], Weber 3977 [same dies]). Toned, weak in places good fine and rare, with tickets.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Achaean League, hemidrachm, Megara (Megaris) mint (c.175-168 B.C.), mint mark cithera obv. Zeus head laureate right, rev, wreath with XA monogram, cithera above, across **QO KL*. (cf.S.2989, Benner 10 [p.79], Clerk 124, BCD 27.2, BMC 10, SNG Cop. 265, McClean 6437). Toned, Very fine/nearly very fine, rare.
Estimate $150
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Pontos, Amisos, (c.125-100 B.C.), Ae 19, (8.14 g), Struck under Mithradates VI, circa 120-111 BC or 110-100, obv. bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. tripod, AMI **SOU*, (S.3645, SNG Black Sea 1139-40, HGC 7, 240). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.240-220 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (12.17 g), obv. veiled head of Demeter to right, wreathed in corn, rev. naked Apollo seated to right, on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, before **DI*, and behind ME monogram, weak in exergue **KALC*, (S.3746, SNG BMC Black Sea 133, BMC 19). Good fine/fine, some corrosion and chipping, otherwise rare.
Estimate $240
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Bithynia, Kios, (c.350-300 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.19 g), obv. Apollo laureate head to right, KIA below, rev. prow of galley to left, magistrate name **PROX ENOS* above and below, (cf.S.3757, BMC 11-12, Le Rider, Propontide Hoard 317-333, Weber 4859, SNG Cop. 373). Porous surface nearly very fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Ionia, Miletos, (c.550-525 B.C.), silver twelfth stater, (1.08 g), obv. forepart of lion and legs to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3533, BMC 22ff, SNG Kayhan 476); another, (1.02 grams), (S.3533, BMC 22ff, SNG Kayhan 483). Toned, very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
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Ionia, Island of Samos, (c.408-366 B.C.), AE 13, (2.64 g), obv. head of Hera left, wearing stephane, rev. head of lion facing, (S.4666, SNG Cop 1694, SNG Von Aulock 2296); Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), AE 17, uncertain Macedonian mint, (6.11 g), posthumous issue c.323-315 B.C., obv. Apollo head to right with tainia, dotted border, rev. naked youth on horse, (cf.S.6696, SNG ANS 896, SNG Greece II 395); Macedon, Cassander (319-297 B.C.), AE 19, (4.43 g), obv. Herakles, rev. youth on horse to right, (S.6754). Poor - good fine, one in collector's packet. (2)
Estimate $80
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Caria, Caunos (Kaunos), uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.55 g), obv. Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, rev. rough triangular shape on crude incuse square, (S.-, Koray Konuk "The Early Coinage of Kaunos" in Essays Price, No.14, [similar dies to obv. 12, rev.11, 2 known, Pl.47], Hyla Troxell "Winged Carians" in Essays Thompson, cf.No.10 [similar dies], Giessener Munzhandlung Sale 96 7 June 1999 [lot 195 same dies]). Off centred slightly on the reverse, very dark tone, otherwise nearly very fine and a very rare pair of dies.
Estimate $320
SOLD $250
Lydia, Maeonia, Nero, (A.D. 54 - 68), issue c.65, AE 18, (2.53 g), issue of Magistrate Tiberios Klaudios Menekrates, obv. laureate head to Nero to right, around **NEPWN* KAICAP, rev. Men standing to left with pinecone and staff, around MAION**W*N MENEKPATOYC, in field, **EP TI KL*, (S.-, RPC 3015, BMC 35, Lindgren 751). Good fine with dark green patina.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Lydia, Philadelphia, Nero, (A.D. 54 - 68), issued from 54-59, AE 16 (4.15 g), obv. draped bare head bust to right of Nero, around NEP**WN SEBASTOS*, rev. Hekate standing facing wearing calathos and holding long torches, around TI NEIKAN**WR FILADELFEWN*, (S.-, RPC 3041, BMC -). Nearly very fine, earthen green patina and very rare..
Estimate $150
SOLD $120