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Spain under Carthage, time of Hannibal, (235-220 B.C.), AE 12, uncertain mint but around Gades, (2.14 g), obv. Tanit-Persephone to left, linear circle, rev. crested Corinthian helmet, (Robinson, [Essays Mattingly], No.2 (q) [p.48, Plate 1, similar dies to BM example], Villaronga 117 [Pl.XI], CNH 46 [p.69], SNG BM Spain 67). With some soil attached, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Gaul, Massalia (as a Colony founded by the Phokaians), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obols, obv. youthful male head of Apollo left, rev. wheel with four spokes, M A in two quarters, (S.72, De La Tour 681). Some off centred, fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Gaul, Massalia (as a Colony founded by Phokaia), silver obol, (c121 - 82 BC) (0.64, 0.63g, 0/59 g, 0.62 g), obv. youthful male head of Apollo left, rev., wheel with four spokes, M A in two quarters, (S.72, De La Tour 681, SNG Cop.723ff, Depeyrot, Marseille 18). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Celtic, Danube Region Eastern Celts, Imitation of Philip III, (c.2nd - 1st century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.54 g), obv. convex field with remains of a crude head of Heracles to right, rev. traces of Zeus seated to left holding eagle and sceptre, to right **[FILIPPOU], (cf.S.210, Sammlung Lanz 922 [same dies]). Poorly struck as usual, otherwise fair and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.32 g), obv. head of nymph to right, monogram XA monogram before, grapes bunch behind, **S*TA below, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right, below K, below exergue [NEOP]OLIT[WN], (cf.S.307, HN 789, Sambon 472, SNG ANS 362 [same obverse die], SNG Cop. 428-9, HGC 571). Toned, missing ethnic in exergue, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Italy, Campania, Phistelia, (c.405-400 B.C.), silver nomos or didrachm (6.88 g), obv. female head facing slightly right, rev. man-headed bull standing left; in exergue, dolphin left, above **8IST*LV**S*, (S.315, Rutter 6 [obv. PO4, rev.PR6], SNG ANS 563-5 [same obv. die], HN Italy 611). Toned, fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.540-520 B.C.), silver nomos or stater, (6.47 g) on broad thin flan, obv. ear of corn in high relief, to left distinctive MET downwards, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class I, No.13, Spink & Son and the Taranto Hoard] [same dies]; Bement Sale 151 [same dies]; SNG ANS 166, SNG Ash. 648). Clipped flan, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c340-330BC), silver nomos, stater or didrachm (7.64g), obv. female head left, rev. corn ear (M)ETA to left, mouse on leaf to right (cf S.410, Noe 472, same reverse die, SNG ANS 358). Toned, good fine and very scarce type.
Estimate $240
SOLD $160
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver sixth stater or triobol, (1.12 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet decorated with Skylla, rev. bull butting to right, above, **QOURIWN* in exergue a tunny fish to right, plain exergual line, (S.438, BMC 21, SNG Munich 1178, HN Italy 1809, SNG ANS 1139-40). Toned, edge split at 3 o'clock, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
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Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (380-355 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.68 g), obv. naked horseman at full gallop on horse to left, rev. Taras riding dolphin left, arm extended, below X and **TARAS*, (cf.S.337, Fischer-Bossert 551, Vl.492). Attractively toned, good very fine, rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $750
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (3rd century B.C., 302-281 Ravel), silver drachm, (3.15 g), obv. head of Athena wearing crested helmet ornamented with Skylla to right, rev. owl with closed wings standing to right, on olive branch, to left [NEUMHNIOS] and right, **POLU*. (cf.S.367, Vl.1058, HN Italy 1015, SNG ANS 1312-3, SNG France 1942-6). Attractive grey patina, very fine and scarce, with old ticket.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, (c.480-430 B.C.), silver nomos 18mm, (7.92 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 56 var. [eagle left], HN Italy 2108, SNG ANS 294-7, SNG Lloyd 599 var. (position of ethnic), Basel -, Gulbenkian -). Deeply toned, area of roughness on obverse, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
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Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum), (c.472-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.91 g), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to left, AKRAC downwards behind eagle ANTO**S* upwards before eagle, rev. crab on plain broad flan, (S.741, BMC 59, SNG ANS 969 [same obverse die], SNG Lockett 690). Grey patination flan flaw on obverse, otherwise good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
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Sicily, Akragas, (c.450 B.C.), cast AE trias, cone shape, (13.01 g), obv. eagle standing to left, rev. crab, underside four dots, (cf.S.1020, CNS 1, BMC p.23, 1-2). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $130
SOLD $130
Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum), Punic Occupation, (213-211 B.C.), silver drachm or half shekel, (3.17 g), obv. wreath head of Zeus to right within dotted border, rev. eagle standing right with spread wings, around AKRA**GAN TINWN, G* in right field, (S.755, Burnett, Enna 7, BAR issue 14, HGC 2, 122, SNG Cop. 107, SNG Lockett 720 = Weber 1215). Attractive tone, reverse unevenly toned, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $620
Sicily, Gela, (c.425-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.15 g), obv. Nike driving slow quadriga right, 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 $1,400
SOLD $1,000
Sicily, Himera, as Thermae Himerensis, (c.350 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 g), obv. fast quadriga driven left by charioteer, holding reins and kentron, above, Nike flying right to crown him, below horses, signature **[KLH]*, in exergue, altar, rev. head of nymph of Himera right, wearing barley wreath, earring and necklace, hair caught up behind in saccos, around, three dolphins, above **QERMITAN*, (S.-, Jenkins SNR 50-5a, Jameson 1896 [this coin], Hirsch 1911 XXX 359 [this coin]. Attractive toning, areas of flat striking, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,100
Sicily, Katane, (c.440-425 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.79 g), obv. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying to right above, rev. laureate head of Apollo to right, around KATANAIO**S*, (S.767, SNG ANS 1247 [same dies]; Rizzo pl.XI, 10 [same dies]). Good very fine/very fine, short on flan as usual for most known examples, very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,800
Sicily, Motya, (415/410-397 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.90 g), obv. head of Arethusa to left in the style of Kimon wearing a sphendone, a triple pendant earring and a necklace, her hair in a net behind, around four dolphins, rev. crab within circular incuse, (S.869, Jenkins, SNR 50, 47, O6/R9], Jameson 667 [same dies], SNG Cop. 481 [same obverse die], Weber 1452 [same obverse die], SNG Ash. 836 [same obverse die]). Attractively toned, some roughness along edge, good very fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Dionysios I, (405-367 B.C.), AE drachma, AE 29, (28.21 g), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left of **[S*YR]A, rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630). Dark green patina, Nearly very fine/very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
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Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE litra, AE 26, (21.02 g), obv. head of Zeus Eleutherios laureate to left, around traces of **IEUS ELEUQERIOS*, rev. free horse prancing to left, around traces of **SURAKOSIWN*, (S.1191, BMC 311-312, SNG ANS 533-541, Weber 1651). Brown patina, good very fine with corrosion area to left of portrait, very scarce.
Estimate $200
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Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE hemilitron, AE 23, (16.24 g), obv. head of Zeus Eleutherios laureate to right, rev. thunderbolt, around **SURAKO SIWN*, (S.1192, SNG ANS 470-1); Syracuse, reign of Hiketas, (288-279 B.C.), AE 22, (6.35 g), obv. laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to left, trophy behind, rev. eagle to left with open wings standing on thunderbolt, to left a star, around **[SURAK] OSIWN*, (S.1212, cf.BMC 468, Favorito 50e-h, SNG ANS 810-1). Toning, nearly very fine - very fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hieron II, (275-215 B.C.), AE 26, (15.84 g), obv. diademed head of Hieron beardless to left, rev. warrior on horseback rearing to right, holding spear couched, beneath **Q*, in exergue IEP**WNOS*, (cf.S.1221, CNS II 195 R1 35, SNG ANS 944). Attractive even dark patina, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Sicily, Zankle-Messana, (520-500 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.15 g), obv. dolphin swimming left within sickle-shaped harbour of Zankle, DANKLE below dolphin, rev. scallop shell within incuse pattern, (S.722, Gielow 34, Rizzo Pl.25, 4; SNG ANS 298-303, S NG LLoyd 1076, Kraay-Hirmer 49). Toned, chipped resulting in uneven flan, hoard encrustation on reverse, superb dolphin and ethnic, otherwise nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, "MMHNT" below, (S.6434, SNG Lloyd 1633 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56 [Series 3a] 171 [dies, O53/R161], Hunter 7 [same dies]). Attractive old light cabinet irridescent toning, extremely fine, of fine artistic style, very scarce.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,400
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, "MMHNT" below, border of dots, (S.6434, SNG Lloyd 1633 [same dies], Hunter 7 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 183 [same dies, O53/R161). Dark tone, with full flan, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, Second Punic War (c.205-203 B.C.), billon tetradrachm or two shekels, (11.03 g), obv. wreathed head of Tanit to left, wearing earring and necklace, rev. horse standing to right, palm tree with fruit behind, dotted border, (cf.S.6496, MAA 79, SNG Cop 351). Even grey-brown patina very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Islands off Sicily, Gaulos (Gozo), Roman rule, (late 3rd - 2nd century B.C.), AE 17 (3.25 g), obv. bust of Astarte right, above a large crescent, rev. warrior advancing right, brandishing shield and holding spear, star to right, (S.6583, Weber 8520, CNS 1, SNG Cop. [Africa] 454). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, The Derrones. c.475-450 B.C., silver dodecadrachm (38.89 g), Obv. male driver seated in ox cart moving to left, holding goad in raised right hand and reins in left, a crested Corinthian helmet in field above ox to left, plain under ox, ground line with dotted exergue line below, another line lower still, Rev. triskeles of human legs with central dot, uncertain between legs. Reverse weakly struck as typical for this series, (S.1315, Sv.16 (p.9, Pl.II,4 [same dies], AMNG III/2 [p.56, 5] and pl. xxv, 18 [same dies]), Traite 1450 Pl.XLIV, 7 [same dies]. Svoronos report one example from these dies [same weight]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $6,000
Thrace, Black Sea Area, Apollonia Pontica, (4th century B.C.), reduced silver drachms (2), (2.88, 2.86 g), obv. anchor, crayfish to right and A to left, rev. Gorgoneion or Medusa head facing, (S.1655, SNG BMC Black Sea 160-163, SNG Stancomb 35-38); Mysia, Parion, 5th century B.C., silver drachm, (3.01 g), obv. crude Gorgoneion, rev. linear cruciform pattern within incuse square, (S.3917, BMC 1, SNG France 1347, SNG Cop. 256). First two bright, nearly extremely fine, obverses slightly off centred, Parion nearly fine, rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180