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Lot 3088 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.49 g), issued 141-140 B.C., (Thompson date), but probably 109-108 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, within dotted border, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, quiver and bow to right, I on amphora, legend across **A QE, to left **DA MQN*, to right in three rows **SWSI/KRA/THS* and below **KLEI/DAMO*, in exergue **PE*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 276g [same dies] = ANS [E.T.Newell Collection]). Slightly off centre on obverse, toned, very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3089 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Islands off, Aegina (Aigina), (c.525-480 B.C.), silver stater (12.09 g), obv. sea turtle, head in profile, with thick collar and row of dots down its back, rev. incuse square with mill-sail pattern, (S.1851, Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb, Milbank pl I, 11, Asyut Group IIb, No.466, HGC 6, 429, cf.SNG Cop.501, cf.Dewing 1657, cf.Rosen 216). Good very fine

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Lot 3090 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Islands off, Aegina (Aigina), (c.525-480 B.C.), silver stater (12.50 g), obv. sea turtle, head in profile, with thick collar and trace [row of dots] down its back, rev. incuse square with mill-sail pattern, (S.1851, Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb, Milbank pl I, 11, Asyut Group IIb, No.466, HGC 6, 429, cf.SNG Cop.501, cf.Dewing 1657, cf.Rosen 216). Good fine.

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Lot 3091 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.95 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle, 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, scarce.

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Lot 3092 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.08 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, countermark on back of turtle, rev. small incuse square, of 'small skew' design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858, Asyut Group III-IV, 'Small skew' cf.464, SNG Cop. 501, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred reverse punch, otherwise good fine and rare.

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Lot 3093 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.36 g), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, rev. incuse square of large "skew" design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1774ff, SNG Cop. 516-7). Bright, nearly full flan, good very fine, very scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3094 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.41 g), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, rev. incuse square of large "skew" design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1774ff, SNG Cop. 516-7). Toned, nearly full flan, very fine, cut on reverse, scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3095 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Corinthia, Corinth, (c.500-450 B.C.), silver stater (8.22 g), obv. Pegasos flying to right, Q below, rev. helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square, (cf.S.2615, Calciati 69; Ravel 205, BCD Corinth 22, cf.SNG Cop. 7). Nearly very fine, lightly toned, scarce.

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Lot 3096 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Corinthia, Corinth, (c.500-450 B.C.), silver stater (8.27 g), obv. Pegasos flying to right, Q below, rev. helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square, (cf.S.2615, Calciati 69, Ravel 207, cf.BCD Corinth 22, cf.SNG Cop. 7). Fine/nearly very fine, rough surface, on obverse.

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Lot 3097 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater, (8.56 g), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to right, wearing plain Corinthian helmet, N and bucranium behind, (cf.S.2626, Pegasi 382, Calciati 382 [p.249], Ravel 1064). Slightly double struck on the obverse, a very sharp and attractive reverse, otherwise extremely fine and a rare symbol.

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Lot 3098 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater, (8.15 g), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, crotalus behind, A and **L* to left and below, (cf.S.2629, Calciati 406 [p.256], Ravel 1044, cf.BMC 243). Light uneven tone, well centred, some obverse surface roughness, otherwise, very fine.

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Lot 3099 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, (480's - 460's B.C.), (2.89g), obv. forepart of wolf to left, legs parallel to body, four 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 1016. [p.253, LHS 96], Traite I, 1200 variety, BMC 9 variety [p.136]). Good fine and rare.

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Lot 3100 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver hemidrachm, or Attic triobol, after 320's-270's B.C. (2.62 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). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3101 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Kephallenia, Pale, island near Elis, (c.430-370 B.C.), silver tetrobol (3.60 g), obv. bare head of the hero Kephalos to left, **P A* in field, rev. naked Kephalos seated on rock to left, to left upwards **[K]EFALO[S]*, (S.2935, BMC 8-10, cf.Dorotheum November 18, 2015 [lot 733]). Toned, nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3102 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Crete, Knossos, (2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 27, (10.38 g), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, [thunderbolt] before, rev. eagle standing right with spread wings, (S.-, Svoronos 142, SNG Cop.388-9), Green patina, edge split, rare.

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Lot 3103 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Paphlagonia, Sinope, (480-450 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.21 g), obv. head of eagle to left of crude style, dolphin to left below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, alternative depressions deeper with granulated surfaces and pellet, (S.3688, BMC 3, SNG Black Sea 1359-1366). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3104 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Paphlagonia, Sinope, (330-300 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.97 g), obv. head of nymph to left wearing earring and necklace, aplustre before, dotted border, rev. sea-eagle grasping dolphin with talons all to left, magistrate **FORM* below eagle wing, **SINW* below, (cf.S.3696, cf.SNG BMC 1489 [this magistrate no aplustre], SNG Stancomb -, HGC 7, 391 var. (unlisted magistrate) and 399 var. (same magistrate, but no aphlaston). Lightly toned, extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3105 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

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, **TIMOQE[OU]*, to left, **[D]IONUSIO[U]* (S.3778, BMC 21-22 [p.142], SNG BMC 1605-8, SNG von Aulock 363). Lightly toned, good fine, rare.

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Lot 3106 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.02 g), obv. bull standing to left, on corn-ear, above **KALC* rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.3738, SNG BM Black Sea 112ff. [siglos], SNG von Aulock 482). Good very fine.

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Lot 3107 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Mysia, Kyzikos (Cyzicus), (480-450 B.C.), silver obol, (0.76 g), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. head of roaring lion all within incuse square, K reversed above forehead, (S.3848, BMC 121, Von Fritze II 15, SNG BN 380-4); another silver hemiobol, (0.39 g), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. head of roaring lion all within incuse square, K reversed above forehead, (cf.S.3850, BMC 119, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1213). Good very fine. (2)

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Lot 3108 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Mysia, Kyzikos (Cyzicus), silver trihemiobol, (c.480-450 B.C.), (1.09 g), obv. forepart of a running boar to left, tunny fish behind, rev. head of roaring lion to left within incuse square, (S.3846, BMC 108-113); Ionia, Kolophon, (525-490 B.C.), silver quarter obol, (0.26g) obv. facing head of Apollo, long hair square base, rev. incuse square with monogram of TE, (S.4342, Weber 5807, Milne 2 (NNM 96, 1941, p.32), Imhoof Blumer vii, 3, BMC 1). Toned, very fine and rare. (2)

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Lot 3109 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Mysia, Lampsakos, (c.390-330 B.C.), silver trihemiobol, (1.01 g), obv. Janiform female head wearing tainia and earring, rev. Athena head right in Corinthian helmet, ivy leaf behind, (S.3893, BMC 43); Aeolis, Elaia, (c. 300 B.C.), civic issue, AE 10, (1.49 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena left, rev. barley corn within olive wreath, E *L** in field, (Babelon Trait, 2089, Mionnet Supp. VI, 176); Phoenicia, Sidon, 'Abd`astart I, (372-362/1 B.C.), plated silver sixteenth sheckel, (0.69 g), obv. war galley travelling to left, above Phoenician letter 9, rev. bearded deity about to slay a lion, O between, all within incuse square, (S.5936, cf.BMC 37-44 [p.147], cf.Betlyon 27 [p.12]). Fine - very fine, secod coin with attempted piercing on reverse, third plated. (3)

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Lot 3110 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Mysia, Parion, silver drachm, (c.5th century B.C.), (3.32 g), obv. facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue, rev. linear pattern within incuse square, (S.3917, SNG France 1343, Asyut 612, SNG Cop. 256). Off centred obverse, otherwise very fine.

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Lot 3111 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lesbos, Mytilene, (late 6th century B.C.), billon tenth or sixth stater, (1.30 g), obv. two boars' heads face to face, rev. incuse square of rough form, (cf.S.3488, BMC 15, SNG Cop. 287, cf.ACNAC Rosen 542). Toned, good fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3112 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Troas, Islands off Troas, Tenedos, (Early-mid 5th century B.C.), silver obol, (0.63 g), obv. janiform female and male heads, rev. labrys within incuse square, (cf.S.4151, SNG Arikanturk -, SNG Ash. -, HGC 6, 381); another Assos, (5th century B.C.), silver hemiobol (0.41 g), obv. griffin to right, rev. lion's head right within incuse square, around **ASS O S*, (cf.S.4044, SNG Munich -, BMC Troas -, SNG Cop.-, SNG von Aulock -, Trait? pl. CLXIII, 26 var. [spacing of ethnic], Rosen 528 var. [same]). Toned, some porosity, struck with worn dies, fine, both rare. (2)

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Lot 3113 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.450-415 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.15 g), obv. bee with tendrils and curved wings, across **E F*, dotted border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4360, Karwiese Series VI, 2A, No,22, 25, SNG Kayhan 122, SNG Berry 1052). Good very fine, toned and off centred on reverse, rare.

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Lot 3114 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.23 g), obv. bee with tendrils, **[EF] ES[I] O [N]* around, dotted border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4361, BMC 12-13, SNG Cop. 210, SNG Turkey 140, Traite 1867); a similar second example (3.16 g), again with traces of ethnic. Both slightly off centred, nearly very fine and rare. (2)

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Lot 3115 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.late 6th century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.21 g), obv. bee with coiled tendrils (volutes), no ethnic, dotted border, rev. crude incuse square, with a trace of a quadripartite lines, another (3.44g), (cf.S.3516, BMC -, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1824, Karwiese Group VI Series 1B-15 and 4 (p.174-5 and Plate 3], SNG Turkey 114, SNG Sweden I, 461, Traite -); another, (c.546 - 500 B.C.), silver quarter obol or 1/48th stater, (0.18 g), obv. bee, curved wings, E and **F* with dotted border, rev. eagle head to right with full ethnic **E F*, (S.-, BMC 24, Karwiese Group IV, types II and V, SNG Cop. 211, SNG Turkey 126-9, 134, cf.Traite 1871). Very fine and fine, both rare. (2)

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Lot 3116 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.450-415 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.16 g), obv. bee with tendrils and curved wings, across **E F*, dotted border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4360, Karwiese Series VI, 2A, No,22, 25, SNG Kayhan 122, SNG Berry 1052). Very fine, slightly off centred on reverse, rare.

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Lot 3117 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.33 g), Class I Kinns, issue 370-360 B.C., obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **PODALEIRIOS*, (cf.S.4372, Kinns CH IX, Class I [obv.147], SNG Cop. 235, examples in the Pixodarus Hoard). Well centred, porous, fine and rare.

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