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Spain, Gadir (Gades), (2nd century B.C.), AE 26 (11.75 g), obv. head of Herakles to left, wearing lion's skin headdress, rev. two tunny fish left; between, crescent with pellet, central pellet and Punic legends, (S.46, CNH p.86, 35; SNG BM Spain 228) (illustrated); Julia Traducta, Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE As, 26mm (11.12 g), obv. Bare head left of Augustus, rev. IVLIA/TRAD in two lines within wreath, (S.18, RPC 108; SNG Cop.459); Hispalis (Colonia Romula), Tiberius, with Germanicus and Drusus Caesars, (A.D. 14-37), AE 29, As (11.56 g), struck A.D. 14-19, obv. laureate head of Tiberius left, around [PERM DIVI] AVG COL ROM, rev. bare heads of Germanicus and Drusus facing one another, (S.333, ACIP 3361, RPC I 74). Nearly very fine for the first coin, others about fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.01 g), obv. head of nymph to right, bunch of grapes behind, X before, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below bull K, in exergue [NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.307, Sambon 472, SNG ANS 362). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), silver didrachm or nomos, 275-250 B.C., (7.01 g), obv. head of nymph left wearing diadem and earring, ear of corn behind head, rev. man-headed bull walking right, head facing, crowned by Nike flying right above, below **IS*, exergue line, and below **[N]EOPOLITW[N]*, (cf.S.307, Sambon 511, HN 586 cf.SNG Cop 460, BMC 123, cf.SNG ANS 409]). Toned, scratch on obverse cheek, very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (c.530-500 B.C.), silver stater, (6.43 g), obv. Poseidon, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, advancing right brandishing trident in right hand and extending left arm, **POS* to left, dotted border, rev. Poseidon striding left as on obverse, reversed and incuse **POS* (retrograde), (cf.S.241, Jameson 331, SNG ANS 604-5, Gorini 3, Dewing 396, HN Italy 1107). Attractively toned, well struck and well centred, light porosity, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $14,000
SOLD $9,000
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.540-510 B.C.), silver stater, (8.15 g) on broad flan, obv. ear of corn in high relief, to left MET, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, MET to right, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class IV, No.89, SNG ANS 164, cf.SNG Cop. 1160). Toned, struck on a full flan, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $820
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.520 B.C.), silver stater, (8.08 g) on broad thin flan, obv. ear of corn in high relief, to left ME to right TA, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class IV, No.92, SNG ANS 198, [same dies]). High relief, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater, (7.56 g), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, lion head behind, rev. ear of corn, to right [M]ETA, to left club erect over leaf, [AM]I below, (S.415, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B.2.31, SNG Ash.728). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-290 B.C.), silver nomos (7.90 g), obv. wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, rev. barley ear with leaf to right, META to left, **L*Y below (S.416, Johnston Class C, 8). Toned, struck with a rusty obverse die, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.550-510 B.C.), silver nomos 29mm, (7.97 g), obv. Bull standing left, head right, VM in exergue, rev. incuse bull standing right, head left, (S.245, S&S (A.Stazio & E.Spagnoli. "La moneta" in Sibari e la Sibaritide. Atti del trentaduesimo convegno di studi sulla magna graecia, Taranto-Sibari, 7-12 Ottobre 1992 [Taranto, 1993]), Class B, [Pl. 48, 4-8], Gorini 2, HN Italy 1729). Very fine, toned, rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.550-510 B.C.), silver nomos 29mm, (8.02 g), obv. Bull standing left, head right, VM in exergue, rev. incuse bull standing right, head left, (S.245, S&S (A.Stazio & E.Spagnoli. "La moneta" in Sibari e la Sibaritide. Atti del trentaduesimo convegno di studi sulla magna graecia, Taranto-Sibari, 7-12 Ottobre 1992 [Taranto, 1993]), Class B, [Pl. 48, 4-8], Gorini 2, HN Italy 1729). Very fine, toned, die break and slight die shift on obverse, rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.60 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **QOURIWN* and I below bull, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447, SNG ANS 1058/9 [similar dies]). Minor edge roughness on reverse, otherwise fine/nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (281-272 B.C.), silver stater, (6.59 g), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, Nike flying to right crowning rider, under Nike **SI*, below horse **QE, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, beneath dolphin **TAPAS below, **LU* in upper right field, (cf.S.370, Vl.759 [this coin], cf.SNG ANS 1116. Grey tone, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $900
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (c.240-228 B.C.), silver nomos [stater], (6.20 g), Olympis, magistrate, obv. Hippokontist on horseback right, hurling javelin, wreath to left, **OLUMRIS* below, rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos and cornucopia, tripod to right, T A**RAS* below, (S.378, Vlasto 942, HN Italy 1055, BMC 274-5). Good very fine with attractive light grey toning with irridescent hues.
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.42 g), obv. head of diademed winged Nike to right, star behind, rev. naked male figure (youthful Dionysos) standing facing, crowning himself and holding long torch in left hand , thymiaterion in field to right, to left **BRETTIWN, G* in right field, (S.514, HN 1960, SNG ANS 17). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $360
Italy, Bruttium, Kaulonia (an early Achaean colony), (c.530-510 B.C.), silver stater, (8.01 g), obv. Apollo naked walking right, holding a laurel branch in the right hand and bearing on his left arm a small running naked figure who also carries a branch in field, to left KAY**L* and to right a stag standing right looking back, rev. similar to obverse but incuse and reversed and without legend, (S.252, SNG ANS 148, Noe 20b, Basel [Ludwig Collection] 190, BMC 9). Toned, some surface pitting, otherwise extremely fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $11,000
SOLD $8,000
Italy, Bruttium, Kaulonia, (c.475-425 B.C.), silver nomos 20mm, (8.12 g), obv. Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, small daimon running right on extended left arm; retrograde KAV**L* to left, to right, stag standing right, head reverted, rev. stag standing right, retrograde KAV above, laurel branch to right, (S.462, Noe, Caulonia, Group F, 83 [same dies], HN Italy 2046, SNG ANS 176, SNG Lloyd 575, Dewing 489, Hermitage Sale II 166 [same dies]. Extremely fine, lightly toned, exceptional for issue.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.520 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm (7.91 g), obv. Delphic tripod with three handles and legs terminating in lion's feet and set on exergual line of dots between plain lines, cable and pellet border, **QPO to left, rev. Delphic tripod incuse in flan, (S.225, Weber 997, SNG ANS 230, SNG Manchester 306, SNG Cop. 1735, Gale 1, BMC 3). Toned, well centred, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.500-480 B.C.), silver nomos, 22.5mm, (7.95 g), medium incuse type, obv. tripod, legs terminating in lion's feet, to right, heron standing left QPO upwards, rev. Incuse tripod, (S.466, HN Italy 2093, SNG ANS 261-2 var. [orientation of ethnic]). Good very fine with a deep iridescent tone, some indications of overstriking, trace deposits.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (500-460 B.C.), silver stater or nomos (7.78 g), obv. tripod, crane to left, [QPO] to right, rev. tripod, incuse, (S.256, SNG Cop. 1759-1760, SNG Munich 1428). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine/good fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.480-430 B.C.), silver nomos 21mm, (7.87 g), obv. Tripod with legs terminating in lion's feet, Q(koppa)PO downwards to left, rev. incuse eagle flying left, (S.257, Gorini 26-7 var. [orientation of ethnic and eagle], Attianese 315 var. [orientation of ethnic], HN Italy 2108, SNG ANS 292 var.). Nearly extremely fine, delightful tone and rare with eagle to left.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,300
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.480-430 B.C.), silver nomos 19mm, (7.94 g), obv. Tripod with legs terminating in lion's feet, Q(koppa)PO downwards to right, rev. incuse eagle flying right, (S.257, Gorini 27, Attianese 342, HN Italy 2108, SNG Cop.176, SNG ANS 294-7). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,300
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.425-350 B.C.), silver triobol, 12mm, (1.15 g), obv. QPO to left upwards, tripod with a grain ear to right, rev. Octopus, (S.-, Attianese 80. HN Italy 2154. SNG ANS 414). Well struck on a full flan, slightly rough surfaces, otherwise, extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.415/0-387 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.70 g), obv. facing lion's head, rev. head of Apollo to right, wearing laurel wreath, olive sprig behind, **RHGINON* to right, (S.501, Herzfelder 75 (D43/R63), HN Italy 2496, SNG ANS 660, SNG Lloyd 698). Attractively toned, mild pitting on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine/good very fine and rare.
Estimate $11,000
SOLD $7,000
Sicily, Akragas, (c.460-450/46 B.C.), silver tetradrachm 23mm, (17.41 g), obv. sea eagle standing left, to left upwards AKRAC on right ANTO**S*, rev. a crab, floral ornament below, all within shallow incuse circle, (S.741 var., Lee Group II [ Lee. "The Flower of Adonis at Eryx" in NC 1999], SNG ANS 983 [same obv. die], HGC 2, 79). Nearly extremely fine, toned, a scarce variety.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $6,200
Sicily, Gela, (c.480/475-475/470 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.14 g), Jenknins Group IIc, obv. slow quadriga driven left by male charioteer holding reins, Nike flying to right crowning horses, dotted border, rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with long beard, around legend **G E L AS*, (cf.S.785, cf.Jenkins 149, obv. 40 [this die], cf.rev. 92 [similar]). Toned, good very fine and a very rare, unlisted die combination.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Sicily, Gela, (c.425-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.15 g), obv. Nike driving slow quadriga left, holding reins, large wreath above, in exergue **GELWION*, rev. forepart of man-headed bull to right, heron standing right before. (S.799, Jenkins, Gela 457 [Obv. 85, rev. 173], SNG ANS 84 (same dies), Jameson 585 [same dies]. Very fine, with reverse die break, rare.
Estimate $2,500
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Sicily, Himera, (c.530-520 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.44 g), obv. cock with closed wings strutting to left with claw raised, border of dots around, rev. windmill sail pattern of four raised and four sunken triangles within segmented linear border, (S.715, Kraay Hirmer 67, BMC 3 var). Attractively toned, well struck, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Sicily, Himera, (c.409-407 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, obverse die signed by the artist Mai-, (17.50 g), obv. the nymph Himera, holding reins in both hands, driving quadriga right, above, Nike flying left, crowning her with wreath held in extended right hand, left hand holding plaque inscribed MAI, in exergue, ketos left, rev. Himera standing facing, head left, holding in right hand a patera over altar to left, to right, satyr bathing in fountain with lion-headed spout, **HI-[ME-PAI]O[N] (retrograde) around from exergue, (S.818, Arnold-Biucci, Monetazione, Group IV, 22 (Q8/H17), Gutmann & Schwabacher 20, HGC 2, 436, SNG Lloyd 1022 (same dies), Basel 306 (same dies), Gillet 434 (same dies), Kraay & Hirmer 71 (same dies), Rizzo pl. XXI, 23 = de Luynes 977 (same dies). Superb fields, well struck, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $7,000
Sicily, Kamarina, (425-405 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.02 g), obv. galloping quadriga driven to left by Athena who is crowned by Nike flying to right, heron flying left in exergue, rev. **KAMAPINAION* to left upwards, bearded head of Herakles to left, wearing lion's skin, (S.758, Westermark and Jenkins 142, SNG Lloyd 867, SNG Cop 162 [same dies], Basel 311, Gulbenkian 174). Lightly toned, well centred, nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $12,000
Sicily, Kamarina, (c.420-405 B.C.), copper triantes, (2.82 g), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet adorned with a wing, rev. owl standing to left holding a lizard in its right claw, in exergue three pellets around KAMA to right downwards, (cf.S.1063, BMC 40, Westermark & Jenkins 198, Calciati CNS 29). Extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $650