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Thessaly, Larissa (under Macedonian domination), (365-356 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.14 g), obv. facing head of nymph Larissa three-quarter to right, rev. horse grazing to right, above **LARII*, (cf.S.2124, cf.Thessaly II 281, cf.Lorber 1992 3.2b [this coin], HGC 4, 430). Very fine with obverse flan flaw.
Estimate $400
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Lokris, Lokris Opuntia, (c360s B.C.), silver stater, (12.15 g), obv. head of Persephone left, wreathed with three wheat leaves and wearing a triple pendant earring, rev. OPON TI**WN*, Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested helmet, brandishing sword and shield decorated with a serpent, spear head to right between legs, (S.2326, Delbridge Corpus Group 6, cf.70b, BCD 18 and 455.5 [same obverse die]). Bright, good very fine/extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $2,300
Boiotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.26 g), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora with letter **KL IWN*, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series C No.71, SNG Delepierre 1311, McClean 5606-7, Weber 3281). Extremely fine/good very fine, a rare magistrate.
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
Euboia, Histiaia, (c.350-340 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.08 g), obv. head of nymph Histiaia right wreathed in ivy, rev. cow standing to right, vine with two bunches of grapes, **[ISTI]* in exergue, bunch of grapes or torch to right, (S.2494, BMC 3, Lanz BCD Catalogue No.111, Traite II, 192 and Pl.CXCVIII, 16]). Toned, fine and rare.
Estimate $120
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Attica, Athens, (c.449-430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.19 g), obv. Athena helmeted head to right, rev. owl standing to left, **AQE (S.2526, BMC 62, Kraay [CofAA] Pl.III, 2, SNG Cop. 32). As struck about uncirculated well centred but tight on obverse, rare with much original mint bloom.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,800
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.12 g), 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). Attractive tone, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $1,700
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.98 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). Attractively toned, good portrait with old scratch on cheek, good very fine or better.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $950
Attica, Athens, an Egyptian contemporary copy, (c.449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.49 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye facing, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, cf.BMC 62, cf.SNG Cop 31). Toned, tight irregular flan, weak on owl face, otherwise extremely fine/very fine, rare and important.
Estimate $900
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Attica, Athens, (393-300 B.C., but c. 350-300 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.18 g), 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.2537, cf.Kroll 15, BMC 144, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. IV, 5, SNG Cop. 65). Nice grey tone, countermark on cheek, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
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Attica, Athens, silver tetradrachm, 168-167 B.C., (16.81 g) obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasos, dotted border, rev. Owl standing right, head facing on prostrate amphora, to left a club and bow with case upright, **A QE* across, on left side across API on right side across HPA, in two lines below **STOF* and **BASI/LEI*, on the amphora letter K, below amphora **GL*, all within olive wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 339a [same dies], Sv. Plate 45, 10). Bright, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.13 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle with row of dots down dorsal spine, with countermark of a cross in wheel in centre of shell, rev. "windmill" [four sunken segments, wedge shaped], (S.1854, Asyut Group IVb "heavy collar" cf.500-506 particularly 502, cf.SNG Delepierre 1509). Well centred on obverse, fine - very fine, countermark very fine, making it very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Attica, Aegina, (c.370 B.C.), silver stater, (11.96 g), obv. land tortoise with large square segmented shell, rev. incuse square of large formalised design, with two principal lines coming at right angles, (S.2603, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1545, Oeconomides, "The ICGH 101 Hoard and the Circulation of the Tortoise in the Peloponnessus", in Florilegium Numismaticum pp.307-312, Nos.1-4, Millbank p.44, b, Pl.II, 14-15). Toned, with some hoard patination, very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
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Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (330/320-280's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.42 g), obv. chimaera to left, **SI* below, on ground line with right foreleg raised high, rev. dove flying to left, one pellet over tail, (cf.S.2774, BCD 295 [LHS 96], BMC -). Bright, fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Mysia, Astyra, Tissaphernes, satrap, (c.400-395 B.C.), (1.42 g), AE 12, obv. bare head right, **TISSA* below neck, rev. cult statue of Artemis Astyrene, club to right, **[A]STUR*, (S.-. Winzer 6.2, SNG France 124A, Klein 253). Very fine or better, a great rarity.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Mysia, Pergamon, Kingdom of Attalos I, (241-197 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.83 g), Pergamon mint, obv. laureate head of Philetairos to right, rev. Athena seated to left on throne resting left arm on shield, and crowning legend **FILETAIROU, far left leaf, A before Athena, (S.7220, SNG von Aulock 1356, BMC 35). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
Bithynia, Herakleia Pontica, Timotheos and Dionysios (c.345-337 B.C.), silver didrachm or stater, (9.69 g), obv. head of young Dionysos to left, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos over right shoulder, rev. naked Herakles standing to left, erecting trophy against which rests club, to right, **TIMOQEO[U]*, to left, **DIONUS[IOU]* (S.3778, BMC 21-22 [p.142], SNG BMC 1605-8, SNG von Aulock 363). Toned, good fine/nearly very fine, rare.
Estimate $500
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Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.250-240 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.71 g), imitating Lysimachos type tetradrachms, obv. diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon, rev. **KALCA DONIWN* to right and left, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind, AI monogram to inner left, grain ear in exergue, (S.-, Seyrig, Monnaies Pl.24, 21, RG 22, Pl.XLVI, 12 = De Luynes 2413 [same reverse die]. SNG Black Sea 131 = BMC 21 [same dies]). Good very fine, light porosity, die break in field on obverse, extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Troas, Abydus, silver hemidrachm, (mid 4th century B.C.), (2.22 g), obv. Apollo laureate head to left, rev. eagle standing to left, ABY and trident before, magistrate's name **PRWTAGORAS* behind, (S.4012, BMC 31). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
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Ionia, Teos, (c. 510-500 B.C,), silver stater (11.92 g). obv. Griffin seated right, raising forepaw, swan before, rev. Quadripartite incuse square, (S.3512, Balcer group V [dies obverse A13 die, reverse P19 die], SNG Copenhagen 1437). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Ionia, Achaemenid Period, Spithridates, satrap of Lydia and Ionia, (c.334 B.C.), AE chalkous (11 mm, 1.03 g), obv. Head of Spithridates to right, wearing tiara, rev. **[S]P*-I, forepart of horse to right, monogram in the upper left field, (S.-, SNG von Aulock 1823, SNG Cop. 1538. Winzer 19.4). Dark brown patination, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Caria, Kos, (c.300-190 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.44 g), obv. head of young Herakles to right, clad in lion skin, rev. crab, **KNIWN* above, **EPINIKOS* below, (S.4993, BMC 70). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
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Caria, Carian Islands, Rhodes, (360-late 340's B.C.), silver didrachm, (6.67 g), obv. head of Helios three-quarter face to right with hair loose, rev. rose, with bud on right, to left E and a bunch of grapes attached to branch, above **[RODION]* all within incuse circle, (S.5037, BMC 27-9 [p.233], SNG Finland 452 [similar dies], Ashton 98). Nearly very fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Caria, Carian Islands, Rhodes, (early 2nd century B.C., [Jenkins chronology]), silver diobol, (0.68 g), obv. radiate head of Helios to right, hair loose, rev. P O either side of rose with bud on right, all within dotted circle, (S.5066, Ashton "Coinage of Rhodes" 332, BMC 311, SNG Finland 607-616). Bright, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Phrygia, Laodikeia, (c.100-90 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.18 g), Polemaios magistrate, obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **LAO*, to right a caduceus with fillet, **POLEMAIOU* above, (cf.S.5147, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Cop. 488). Toned, Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Phrygia, Laodikeia, (c.100-90 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.37 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to right B and a winged kerykeion, **DIODW / ROU* above, (cf.S.5147, SNG von Aulock 3800, SNG Cop. 487). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Lycia, uncertain, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obol, (0.63 g), obv. lion's scalp facing, rev. helmeted head of Athena to right, letters above, (cf.SNG Cop 370 [rev], cf.SNG Von Aulock 4190 [rev] 4193 [rev], cf.BMC Lycia series V pl VIII 9 [rev], cf.Vismara Glaux Vol 3 TAV XXII 206 [obv]). Well centred, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Lycia, Phaselis, (c.250-221/0 B.C.), AE 15, (5.21 g), obv. prow of a galley right, rev. galley stern to left, above **FAS*, (S.5342, Heipp-Tamer B2, SNG Cop 122). Toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
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Lycia, Masikytes, League Coinage, (1st century B.C.), silver drachm, (1.64 g), obv. head of Apollo to right laureate, hair in formal curls, M A each side of neck, rev. lyre M A either side, to right aplustre, all within shallow field, (S.5295, Troxell period IV, cf.151.9 [similar dies]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
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Lycia, Masikytes and Myra, League Coinage, (1st century B.C.), silver diobol, (0.80 g), obv. bust of Artemis to right wearing a stephane, **L U* to right side of neck, rev. quiver M A either side above and M Y either side below, all within shallow field, (cf.S.5300, Troxell period IV, 141.1 [same dies]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Pamphylia, Aspendos, (c.465-430 B.C.), silver stater, (10.80 g), obv warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear, rev. triskeles within incuse square, (S.5381, SNG BN -, SNG von Aulock 4482-3, cf.SNG Cop.175). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200