Catalogue
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.54 g), Lampsacus Mint, issued 328-323 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with serpent, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand, two horse foreparts conjoined (one horse only visible) in left field, D over [O] monogram under wing, around to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6702, Price 1358, M.395, BMC 1358a-e). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $8,000
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.57 g), Sidon Mint, issued c.333-305 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet with Pegasos motif, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath and ship's mast, in lower right field a caduceus, to left **[A]LEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6702, Price 3458, M 205, SNG Berry 176). Well centred, extremely fine with traces of mint bloom and a scarce variety.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,500
Zeugitana, Carthage, (c.310-290 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.66 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace, rev. horse standing to right, single exergue line below, dot below line, dotted border, (S.6459, Jenkins 257). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $3,800
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.320-300 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.39 g), obv. head of nymph to right, kantharos behind, **DI* below, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below bull K, in exergue **[N]EOPOLITHS*, (cf.S.307, Sambon 447, SNG ANS 320, SNG Munich 244). Attractive patina, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,600
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.520 B.C.), silver stater, (8.03 g) on broad thin flan, obv. ear of barley in high relief, to right METAP retrograde, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class V, No.142, HN 1481, SNG Ashmolean 653). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-290 B.C.), silver nomos (7.56 g), obv. wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, below chin **DAI*, rev. barley ear with leaf to right, plough above leaf, META to left, (S.416, Johnston Class C, 1.34, HN 1581, SNG ANS 481). Toned, nearly extremely fine with traces of mint bloom, scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,000
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, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.14 g), obv. diademed head of nymph left rev. youth on horseback right, crowning horse with wreath, dolphin and TA below (cf.S.340, Vl.1000, SNG ANS 1280, HN Italy 1098). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,800
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 $5,500
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 $7,500
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 $8,000
SOLD $17,500
Sicily, Leontini, (c.455-430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.95 g), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, dotted border, rev. head of lion to right, around four barley grains, around **LEO NT I NON, (S.832, SNG ANS 228 [same dies], Boehringer 38 [same obverse die], Rizzo pl. 23, 2 [same obverse die]). Scrape on obverse across cheek, very dark tone, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Sicily, Messana, (425-421 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.24 g), obv. biga of mules driven to right by standing female charioteer, above Nike standing to right on reins, in exergue olive leaf with fruit, rev. **MESS A N I ON around, below hare bounding to right a dolphin to right, (S.851, Caltabiano 488, Rizzo pl. XXVI, 5, SNG Hunterian 10, SNG Munich 650). Lightly toned, well centred, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $8,500
Sicily, Panormos (as Ziz), (c.336-330 B.C.), AE 23, (8.60 g), obv. head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn, Punic "ziz" behind head, rev. horse galloping left, radiate head of Helios above, (S.-, Jenkins, Punic pl. 24, 20, CNP 157, CNS 7 Rs 1, HGC 2, 1058). Attractive dark patina, extremely fine and extremely rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-478 B.C. revised date 467-461), silver tetradrachm, (17.23 g), obv. fast walking quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKO SION* around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (S.913, cf.Boehringer 248 (obverse 112/reverse -), HGC 1307). Toned, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $2,600
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.474-450 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.05 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning charioteer, rev. **SU*RAKO **S*I O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, wearing diadem, four dolphins (two clearly visible) around, (cf.S.925, Boehringer 564 [same dies obverse 285/reverse 379], 19 reported example in Boehringer). Well centred, attractive light tone, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,200
Sicily, Syracuse, Second Democracy, (c.466-405 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.24 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer holding kentron in right hand and reins in both hands, above Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**AKOSI ON* around to right, head of Arethusa to right, hair in ornamented sakkos, four dolphins clockwise around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer Series XX 644 [obverse 327/reverse 443, SNG ANS 209 [same dies], BMC 113 [same dies]). Attractively toned, good very fine, has been overstruck, rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $6,000
Sicily, Syracuse, (405-375 B.C.), bronze AE hemilitra, (5.01 g), obv. head of Arethusa left, rev. star of sixteen rays, in centre of quartered incuse square, (S.-, cf.SNG ANS 394, Calciati 18, Hoover 1481, HGC 1481 var). Even dark green patina, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Sicily, Syracuse, time of Timoleon, (344-306 B.C., Calciati dates 405-395 B.C.), AE 19, (8.18 g), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, **SURA* downwards before, rev. Hippocamp to left with curled wings, (S.1193, Calciati 42, BMC 292, SNG ANS 426-433). Even dark green patina, good very fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
Sicily, Syracuse, Kingdom of, Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.90 g), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, trace of NK below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above triskeles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, dotted border, (cf.S.971, BMC 350, SNG Lloyd 1478, cf.SNG ANS 637, cf.SNG Lockett 1022). Light grey tone, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,000
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver five litrai, (4.47 g), issued 217-215 B.C., obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, palm branch behind, rev. biga driven by Nike with horses galloping to left, above **BASILISSAS*, below **FILISTIDOS*, E and dot to left, (S.990, SNG ANS 893, SNG Lloyd 1546, SNG Lockett 1017, Caltabiano [QT XIX] p.175, note the letters]). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hieronymos (215-214 B.C.), silver ten litrai, (8.49 g), obv. diademed head of Hieronymos to left beardless, within dotted border, rev. winged thunderbolt above **BASILEOS*, below IEP**W*NYMOY, KI above, (S.994, SNG ANS 1029, Holloway 40, HGC 2, 1567). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,800
Sicily, Syracuse, Republic (214-212 B.C.), silver twelve litrai, (10.21 g), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with griffin, rev. Artemis standing left in short chiton with quiver on shoulder and discharging an arrow from her bow, at her feet a hound running left, to right **SURAKOSIWN*, to left **S W*, (cf.S.997, Burnett, Enna hoard in SNR 62, 1983, D 14.). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600
Sicily, Thermai Himerenses, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 g), obv. charioteer driving a quadriga of rearing horses to left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike flying above and crowning charioteer, Greek legend **[QER]MITAN* in exergue, above exergue line [K]**L*H, rev. female nymph head to right crowned with swamp reeds leaves and placed in a sphendone, wearing single finely styled pendant earring and necklace, three dolphins around, (S.- (820), Jenkins, SNR 50, 6 [same dies, dies 04/R5, Pl.22], Pennisi ZfN 1935, Pl.IX, 1 [same dies], cf.Hirsch Sale XXX May 11, 1911 (lot 359 same reverse die], NFA Sale XXX, [same dies, lot 26 realised US$5750], Head, 2nd Edn. p.146 notes the Sambon piece). Light grey tone, good very fine/very fine, off centred on reverse, tight flan, very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $8,500
Siculo-Punic, (c.410-395 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.31 g), obv. forepart of a horse with bridle to right, crowned by Nike above with wreath and caduceus facing to right, grain ear before, Punic legend 'QRT HDST' below, rev. a palm tree with two date clusters, (cf.S.6426 [p.594], Jenkins, SNR 53, 5 [same dies, dies 03/R5 = Berlin specimen, SNG Lloyd 1609 [same obverse die]). Well centred, good very fine/good fine, rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $9,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.02 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 on obverse, straight border on reverse, (S.6434, Luynes 1458, SNG Lloyd 1631 (same dies), Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 148 [dies, O47/R133]). Attractive old cabinet toning, nearly extremely fine, of superb artistic style by a master engraver, scarce.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $15,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.73 g), obv. head of young Melqart or Herakles wearing lion skin to right with mane in long vertical tuffs, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, barley ear before, Punic legend 'MHMHNT' below, border of dots, (S.6436, SNG Lloyd 1654 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5a] 288 [same dies, O92/R236]). Attractive dark tone, good very fine/ nearly extremely fine and very rare variant.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,500
Macedon, Akanthos, (420-380 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (13.39 g), obv. bull kneeling to left, looking back, attacked by lion to right on his back, in exergue below EVK, dotted border, rev. AKA- N**Q*- IO - N around a raised square with plain surface all within incuse square, (S.1367, cf.BMC 22 [p.5], Desneux [Les tetradrachmes d'Akanthos] No.118 [dies D114/R106], AMNG III 27 cf.28-32, SNG ANS 12-15 variety). Toned, extremely fine, irregular edge, very rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $5,500
Macedon, King of, Archelaus, (413-399 B.C.), silver stater (didrachm), (10.51 g), obv. horseman wearing a kausia and chlamys holding two long spears, on horseback galloping left, rev. AP-XE-**LAO around, forepart of a goat to right, head reverted, all within a linear square, (S.1494, Westermark, 'The Staters of Archelaus, A die study' Group 1 (obv. 6, rev.6), AMNG III, Pl.XXIX, 10 [same reverse die], SNG ANS 64, SNG Lockett 1389, HGC 3, 794 [R2]). Good very fine, softly struck, very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,000
Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.20 g), Amphipolis III Mint, issued c. 323/2-315 B.C., obv. head of Zeus laureate to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II), on horseback to right, wreath below, and **P.* below right, above **FILIP POU*, (cf.S.6683, Le Rider Pl.46, 14, [Pl.46, p.124], SNG ANS 748). Attractive round, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,600