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Boeotia, Thebes, (363-338 B.C.), magistrate Theog.., silver stater, (12.06 g), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora in concave field, with letters **QE OG* either side, caduceus above, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series B1, No.58, BCD 503 same reverse die, Traite III 267, Pozzi 1441, BMC 145 (p.83), McClean 5600, SNG Cop 338). Nearly extremely fine, struck on good metal and a very scarce type.
Estimate $800
SOLD $550
Boeotia, Federal Coinage, (c.220s B.C.), AE 17 (3.67 g). obv. head of Demeter or Kore three-quarter face right, wearing grain wreath, rev. Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident, to right, BOIWTWN downward, (S.2413, HGC 4, 1182, BCD Boiotia 102 SNG Cop.384, BMC p. 41, 81, pl. VI, 8). Overstruck on AE of Antigonos Gonatas of the type SNG Cop. 1214-1221). Very fine, green patina, rare.
Estimate $100
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Euboia, Chalkis, (c.338-308 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.65 g), obv. Hera head to right, hair rolled, rev. eagle flying to right, carrying snake in talons and beak, below reversed **CAL*, above ZH monogram, (cf.S.2483, Picard Series Emission 8, Lanz BCD Auction Sale 111 [No. 138 realised 300 euros +]). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Euboia, Eretria, (500-465 B.C.), silver obol, (0.46 g), obv. bull's head facing, E above on side, rev. octopus in incuse square, (S.1825 [£125], BMC 33-38, SNG Cop. 473, Lanz Auction Sale Catalogue 111, [lots 324-335], Dewing 1546). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Attica, Athens, (c.454-404 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.12 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye front, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62, SNG Cop 31, Kroll 8, SNG Gulbenkian 519-21). Lightly toned, struck on an irregular flan, extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,000
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.17 g), issue c.430 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, SNG Cop.33-40). About as struck, good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Attica, Athens, (449-413BC), silver tetradrachm (17.01g), obv. Athena helmeted head to right; rev. owl standing to left, olive twig and crescent behind, **DTHE* to right (S.2526). Nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
Attica, Athens, (449-413BC), silver tetradrachm (17.22g), obv. Athena helmeted head to right; rev. owl standing to right, olive twig and crescent behind **DTHE* to right (S.2526). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
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Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.17 g), issue c430 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, SNG Cop.33-40, Kroll 8, HGC 4, 1597). Nearly as struck, with edge split, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
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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 $1,200
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Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.20 g), issued 141-140 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 108-7 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, quiver and bow to right, legend across **A QE*, to left and right across **DA MWN* on left downwards **[S]WSI/[K]RA/[T]HS* and below [E]PI/[GE]N** on the amphora H, below amphora ME all within olive wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 728c [same obverse die and probably same reverse die] = Athens [Delos Hoard], HGC 4, 1602, cf.SNG Cop.147). Extremely fine a rare symbol on reverse.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.77 g), issued 151-150 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 119-8 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, Helios in quadriga facing to right, legend across **A QE*, to left **DION US[I]* on left downwards **DION/USI / APIS/TAI* on the amphora **G*, below amphora traces of **DI* all within olive wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 563b [same obverse die] HGC 4, 1602, cf.SNG Cop.147). Very fine, rare symbol on reverse.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Attica, Athens, (c.A.D. 264-267), AE 23 (6.49 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, dotted border, rev. **AQHN A I WN*, Athena standing front, head to left, holding a spear in her right hand and shield in her left, within a dotted border, (S.4850, Sv. Pl.86, 6-12, 14-18; Kroll, Athenian Agora Period VI (264-267 A.D,.), No.318 [p.163, Pl.20], RPC IV [on line] 3418, SNG Cop. 393, BMC 678). An unusually attractive example about extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Attica, Islands off, Aegina, (Aigina), (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.61 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with several banker's marks, Athena helmeted head left, a six petal rosette, and several others of uncertain type, rev. 'incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851, Asyut Group IIIa "thin collar", cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629). Well centred, fine - very fine, with a worn obverse die.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
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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Corinthia, Corinth, (480-450 B.C.), silver stater, (8.33 g), obv. Pegasos flying to right, Q below, rev. small head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, Q behind helmet, (S.2617, Calciati 83/1 same dies, Ravel 263). Nearly very fine and very rare with koppa both sides.
Estimate $400
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Corinthia, Corinth, (300-243 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.51 g), obv. Pegasos flying to left, [Q] below, rev. head of Aphrodite wearing ear-ring and necklace to right, with hair in sakkos, **APL*F monogram to left, star in front, (S.2643, SNG Cop. 138, BMC 419-420). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Peloponnesos, Achaia, Pellene, (c.325-300 B.C.), AE tetrachalkon, (3.20 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to left, rev. ram's head above **PE* monogram, all within a wreath, (S.2967, BCD [LHS 96] 598, SNG Cop. 217). Toned, good very fine and rare, with Cederlind ticket.
Estimate $100
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Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Elis (Olympia), (196-146 B.C.), silver hemidrachms, obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. large AX monogram, F A across, **LU* above (S.2993, Clerk 280/52); another from Antigoneia (Mantineia in Arkadia), (180-160 B.C.), similar A N across, C**W* below, (cf.S.2998, Clerk 197); together with Sicily Syracuse, silver litra (474-450 B.C.), obv. Artemis-Arethusa to right, rev. cuttle-fish, (S.929, Boeh. 421); Boeotian League, Thebes, silver drachm, (196-146 B.C.), obv. Poseidon head right, rev. Nike standing left with wreath and trident (S.2404, cf.BMC 103-4). Nearly fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Peloponnesos, Elis, Olympia, (struck c.432 B.C. for the 87th Olympiad), silver stater (11.75 g), obv. eagle flying to right with its wings spreadabove its body, grasping a hare by the back with its talons and tearing at it with its beak, rev. [F]**AL EON*, thunderbolt with wings below and a palmette with volutes above, (S.-, Seltman 134 [Pl.4 dies BL/**lz*, lists only known example as the British Museum example], Boston 1200 [these dies], SNG Delepierre 2094, BCD Olympia [lot 53, these dies], HGC 5, 338 [R2]). Small countermark on the obverse, broad flan, cabinet tone, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,500
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.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
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, fine and rare from a famous city.
Estimate $100
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Cyclades, Keos, Karthaia, (c.510-490/80 B.C.), silver stater, (11.73 g), obv. amphora within border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.-, Sheedy 20-2 var. (dolphin), Papageorgiadou-Banis 15-6 var. (dolphin), see Lanz 162, lot 67 (same dies). Lightly toned, some surface granularity, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800
Cyclades, Keos, Karthaia, (late 3rd - early 2nd century B.C.), AE 16 (3.93 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. forepart of dog (Seirios) to left rays around, trace of fly below, (cf.S.3079, Papageorgiadou-Banis Series VIII, issue 1, BMC 12, SNG Cop. -). Brown patination, sharp very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Cyclades, island of Mykonos, (4th - 3rd century B.C.), AE 16, dichalkon, (3.40 g), obv. head of Dionysos, three-quarters to right, rev. barley corn grain to left and bunch of grapes, traces of M-Y/K-O, (S.3120, BMC 3 [p.108, Pl.XXV, 2], Pozzi Boutin 4561 var., HGC 6, 617). Fine and very rare, with collector described 2x2 holder.
Estimate $500
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Cycladic Islands, Paros, (520/515-500 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.83 g), obv. goat with short beard standing to left, with haunches raised, dotted border, rev. rev. incuse square punch with raised sections as crude divisions into four, (cf.S.3060, Sheedy Class Bi, Group 2, No.10 (p.202 Pl.12 This Coin); Sheedy PhD thesis Class B, Group 2, 8 obv. 6, rev. 6 This Coin), in RNS publication described as No.10 (p.202), obverse and reverse dies O9/R7 cf.SNG Del. 2441, cf.SNG Lockett 2620 (Pl.XLVI, cf.HGC 6, 645). Very fine and extremely rare, unique for these dies.
Estimate $3,000
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Cyclades, Tenos, (314 - 288 B.C.), AE 15, (3.68 g), obv. horned, bearded, laureate head of Zeus Ammon, rev. T - H across, thyrsos within ivy wreath, (S.-, BMC 16 [p.129], Etienne 107, HGC 6, 743 [R3] This Coin Illustrated). Very fine/fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
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Paphlagonia, Sinope, (c.306-290 B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.42 g), obv. turreted stephane head of Tyche to left, rev. **SINW* above prow to left, bunch of grapes with a long stalk and TE monogram in left field, (S.3700, cf.BMC 26-28, Recueil general I, 43/3, SNG Stancomb 780, SNG Cop. 295, HGC 7, 410). Toned, good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
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.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.35 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). Extremely fine, slightly bent, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120