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Lot 3571 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, Alaisa, AE 21, (c.340 B.C.), (6.93 g), obv. Griffin springing to left, rev. horse prancing to left, (S.1048, BMC 6, SNG ANS 1169-1174); Epeiros, Kassope, (c.342-330/25 B.C.), AE 19 (5.80 g), 2nd series, obv. Head of Aphrodite right, wearing ornate stephane, to right KA**SSWPION*, rev. dove flying left, AN monogram above tail of dove, all within wreath, (S.-. Franke Group II, Series 18, [obv.34, rev-, cf.Pl.7]. Very fine, both with dark patination. (2)

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Lot 3572 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, The Campani (Campanian Mercenaries), (344-339 B.C.), AE 13, (2.25 g), obv. Campanian helmet to right with cheek and neck piece, rev. KA monogram within wreath, (S.-, BMC 4, Weber 1262, Calciati 2 [p.328], SNG Lloyd 886); Ionia, Ephesus, (202-133 B.C.), AE 18, (3.85 g), obv. bee with open wings dividing E - **F, all within laurel wreath, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, before monogram of **SO*, below magistrate's name **ARKAS* (Arkas), (cf.S.4411, BMC 135). First Very fine, and rare, with BCD provenance ticket, second with a deep green patination, otherwise good fine and a rare magistrate. (2)

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Lot 3573 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, Katane, (c.461-450 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.04 g), obv. River god Amenanos crouching right on dotted base line, floral ornament below, rev. Nike advancing left, holding tainia in extended right hand, laurel wreath in left, H to left, KAT AN A [IO]N around. (cf.S.766, Mirone 16 (same dies as illustration), Randazzo 74, HGC 2, 565, SNG ANS 1236 (same dies), SNG Lloyd -, Basel -, Dewing -, Gillet -, Gulbenkian -, Jameson -, Rizzo -). Good very fine or better, toned, some porosity with an area of weak strike, very rare.

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Lot 3574 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, Syracuse, (485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.28 g), obv. slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding goad, above, Nike flying right, crowning horses, dotted border, rev. large size head of Artemis-Arethusa right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind, under a diadem of beads, four dolphins around, **[S*VR]AKO**SIO*N around, (cf.S.914, cf.Boehringer 257E [Dies Obv.V118, Rev. R177E, no specimens noted], cf.Randazzo 432-8 [p.68, Pl.17 different pairs of dies], SNG ANS -). Lightly toned, very fine/nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3575 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.445 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), obv. quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. head of Artemis-Arethusa with hair waved all over, bound with ampyx and diadem, enclosed in net, around four dolphins, traces of **S U RA KO SI ON* around, (cf.S.931, Boeh. 727 [V.359/R495] 20 noted, SNG Munich 1945, SNG Ash 1991, Pozzi 590). Toned, weak on reverse, worn obverse, nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3576 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Agathokles, (317-285 B.C.), AE 21, (8.50 g), obv. bust of Artemis to right, quiver at shoulder behind, before **[SWTEIRA]*. rev. above and below winged thunderbolt **AGAQOKLE[OS] / [BAS]ILE[OS]*, (S.1200, BMC 422, McClean 2858, SNG ANS 708ff.). Brown patina, reverse surface roughness, very fine/fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3577 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Moesia Inferior, Istros, (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (5.18 g), obv. two young male heads facing, side by side, right inverted, left upright, rev. sea-eagle standing to left on dolphin to left, E below, which it attacks with its beak, below dolphin **LA*, (cf.S.1669; SNG Cop.19,7 Pick 433) (illustrated); Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (0.94 g), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, lions head turned to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14); Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, AE 17, (Single unit), 359-336 B.C., Uncertain mint in Macedon issue to 323/2-315 B.C., (5.31 g), obv. Head of Apollo with hair short bound with plain tainia to right, dotted border, rev. Naked youth on horse prancing to right on short exergue line, *FILIPPOU* above, AN monogram below horse, (S.6696 var., SNG ANS 896-7 [Pl.31], Drama Hoard [ANSMN 11] No.48, SNG Greece II [Alpha Bank] 395-7 [Pl.XVII]) (illustrated); Parthia, Kingdom of, Vologases I, (c.A.D. 51-78), AE chalkoi, (0.87 g), Ecbatana mint, obv. short and narrow bearded bust to left, rev. horse head to right, (S.5804, Sellwood 70.16, BMC 147-150 [Pl.XXVIII, 5], Shore 597). Mostly very fine. (4)

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Lot 3578 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Moesia Superior, Viminacium, Philip I, (244-249 A.D.), AE 30, (18.55 g), year 8 = 247 A.D., Obv. Philip I laureate bust, draped and cuirassed to right, around IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Rev. PMS C OL VIM, in exergue AN VIII, Moesia standing to left, between standing bull to right on her left and a lion standing left facing to right, (cf.S.3874, Varbanov 137, Pick AMNG 104). Fine/very fine with even dark patina. Scarce.

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Lot 3579 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thraco-Macedonian Tribe, The Derrones, c.475-450 B.C., silver dodecadrachm (35.58 g), obv. male driver seated in ox cart moving to right, holding [goad in raised right hand] and reins in left, a crested Corinthian helmet in field above ox, plain under ox, with dotted border base, rev. triskeles of human legs, (S.1315 [£6500], Cf. Topalov 9; HPM pl. I, 14 = Trait‚ I 1449, pl. XLIV, 8; AMNG III/2, 6; SNG ANS 931; cf.Svoronos 13 [p.8], pl. 1, 14 [similar dies]. cf.AMNG III/2 [p.56, 5] and pl. xxv, 16 [similar dies]). Svoronos reported one example from these similar dies (these of lighter weight), reverse weakly struck as typical for this series, obverse with porosity and some weakness, otherwise about very fine and very rare, these dies unpublished.

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Lot 3580 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace (Black Sea Area), Apollonia Pontika, (400-350 B.C.), silver diobol, (2.83 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo or Gorgoneion facing with curls, rev. anchor, A to left and crayfish to right of anchor, (S.1657; SNG BMC 160-1, BMC 11 [Mysia]). Very fine.

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Lot 3581 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Skythia, Olbia, (c.437-410 B.C.), Cast AE 37mm, (29.85 g), obv. Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue, rev. Wheel with four spokes ('solar disk') with A-P-I-X in quarters, (S.1683, Anokhin 169, Karyshkovskij p. 463, 3, Frolova & Abramzon 160-9; SNG BM Black Sea 386; SNG Pushkin 43-6; SNG Stancomb -; Weber 2605). Good very fine, bronze highlights with dark patina, very rare.

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Lot 3582 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Tauric Chersonesos, Pantikapaion, Asander, as Archon, (c.47-43 B.C.), AE 27mm (14.89 g), obv. Young laureate head right, rev. Prow of galley left, trident right, above APXONTO**[S]*, below **ASANDROU*, (cf.S.-, MacDonald 193; Anohin 224, SNG BM Black Sea 964 [without countermark]). Very fine with dark green patina, very rare.

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Lot 3583 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace, The Thracian Cherronesos (Cardia?), (400-350 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.39 g), obv. forepart of lion looking back, rev. quadripartite incuse square, dot and **AG* in one corner, trace of dot and pruning-hook in opposite corner, (cf.S.1603, McClean 4061 [Pl.148, 7], SNG Cop. -). Bright, very fine.

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Lot 3584 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace, Maroneia, (c.411/0-398/7 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (12.02 g), obv. horse rearing to left, rev. **DE-OU-NU-S* vineleaf around a grape arbor of four bunches all in a linear square, all within shallow incuse square, (cf.S.1628, cf.Schonert-Geiss 158 [obv.-/rev.-], SNG Copenhagen -, cf.West 53[Pl.II] = Berlin example). Extremely fine/good very fine, unpublished for die combination moneyer known by only one example, unique as die combination.

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Lot 3585 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.98 g), Amphipolis mint, issued 288/7-282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted circle, rev. Athena Nikephoros enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, **DI* monogram to left, XAE monogram in exergue, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 213, Armenak -, M.-). Toned, very fine or better and rare.

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Lot 3586 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.95 g), Pergamon mint, style of that issued c.287 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, K under bust, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, to inner left a cult statue, to far left a star, to right **BASILEWS to left **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 227, Arnold-Biucchi 70 [dies of obv.14, rev.685, dies illustrated as 65a, Pl.3 [error on plates]). Well centred and with a very high relief, with a fine eye, about extremely fine and very rare, the die combination known by two museum examples (London, New York).

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Lot 3587 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.89 g), Byzantium mint, late style of that issued c.2nd-1st century B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, monogram of **SPE* left, trident below, to right **BASILEWS* to left **LUSIMACOU*, (cf.S.6816, Thompson -, Muller 227). Bright, nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3588 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Amphipolis (158-149 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.02 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 monograms ANK above and HP below, all within oak wreath, to left of which a thunderbolt, (S.1386, BMC -, AMNG 164 [p.55], SNG Ash. 3293). Off centred obverse, very fine and a rare set of monograms.

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Lot 3589 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.21 g), Amphipolis III mint, issued c. 323/2-316/5 B.C., obv. head of Zeus laureate to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II or jockey), on horseback to right, aplustre below, and **P.* below right, above **FILIP POU*, (cf.S.6683, Le Rider Pl.46, 18, [Pl.46, p.124], SNG ANS 740 [similar dies], SNG Cop.559, M.155). Brilliant, off centred both sides, otherwise extremely fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3590 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, AE 17, (Single unit), (359-336 B.C.), uncertain Mint in Macedon issue to 323/2-315 B.C., (4.93 g), obv. Head of Apollo with hair short bound with plain tainia to right, dotted border, rev. Naked youth on horse prancing to right, on short exergue line, **FILIPPOU* above, VE monogram below horse, (cf.S.6696 var., SNG ANS 842-3 [Pl.32], cf.Drama Hoard [ANSMN 11] No-, cf.SNG Greece II (Alpha Bank) 374). Dark green patination, extremely fine and very attractive.

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Lot 3591 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.13 g), Amphipolis mint, issued c.325 - 323/2 B.C., struck by Antipater, obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, TE (reverssed monogram to left, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 84, BMC 84a (same reversed die), Troxell Studies E5, M.-). Minor abrassion on reverse, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3592 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.83 g), Amphipolis mint, struck 320-317 B.C. under Philip III, Obv. Head of young Herakles clad in lion skin to r. Rev. Zeus seated left on throne with both legs parralel, holding eagle and sceptre. to right **ALEXANDROU*, to l. dolphin downwards, below throne **PO*. (S.6713, Hyla Troxell, [Numismatic Studies No.21], Issue L7 [group L]. Price 133 [p.103, Pl.XXIII], SNG Munich 293-4 [Pl.13], BMC 133, Muller 542, Newell "Reattribution" Pl.XIII, 8, Ehrhardt "Amphipolis" 15, SNG Cop. 688). Good very fine/very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3593 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.41 g), Mesembria mint, issued c.175-125 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **BASILEWS* to right, **[A]LEXANDROU* to left, Corinthian helmet to right above **DA* in left field, monogram TAN under throne, (cf.S.6713, Price 1055, BMC 1055a-b, M.472, Karayotov type 58 No.453-458 [same dies]), Large flan, sharp eye, good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3594 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.73 g), Temnos mint, issued c.200 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with no border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, amphora in left field, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 1665. BMC 1665, M.952, Mektepini 256-7). Well centred, toned, weakly struck on the reverse, good very fine and an extremely rare issue.

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Lot 3595 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.93 g), Termessos mint, issued c.221-200 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, forepart of a horse left above T in left field, to right **ALEXAND[ROU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 2986. BMC 2986a-b, M.[932]). Bright, Well centred reverse, weakly struck on the reverse, very fine or better and a very rare issue.

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Lot 3596 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.60 g), Aradus mint, issued c.328-320 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with plain border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **G* to left, A under throne under strut, to right **ALEXANDR[OU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 3303, BMC 3303a-d, M.-, Demanhur 3269-3285). Uneven tone, with knocks and bumps, otherwise good fine.

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Lot 3597 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.04 g), Byblos mint, issued 330-320 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, AP monogram, to right **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price 3424, BMC 3424a-c, M.-). Well centred, toned, good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3598 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.23 g), Lampsacus mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, buckle to left, **ALEXANDROU* to right, under throne **L/W*, (S.6730, Price 1375, BMC 1375a-e, M.623, SNG Fitz. 2239). Nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3599 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.22 g), Lampsacus mint, (issued 310-301 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, ME monogram under throne, amphora in left field, right **[A]LEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6730, Price 1417, BMC 1417a-d, M.600). Bright extremely fine, as struck, with light patina.

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Lot 3600 Sale 109 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.13 g), Colophon mint, issued 310-301 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, [crescent] to left, **P* below throne, **ALEXANDR[OU]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1813, BMC 1813a-d, M.262, SNG Cop. 919). Good fine/fine.

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