Catalogue
Lesbos, Mytilene, (454-427 B.C.), electrum hekte (2.51 g), obv. head of Karneios right, rev. Eagle standing to right, head left, all within incuse square, (S.-, Bodenstedt 104.70/1, Boston MFA 1738-1739, SNG Von A 1727). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Ionia, Phokaia, (c.521-478 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.59 g), obv. archaic helmeted head of Athena to left, seal behind, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4530, Bodenstedt 41, Pozzi 2506). Struck off centre on obverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $420
SOLD $360
Ionia, Phokaia, (c.400-330 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (c.335 B.C.), (2.54 g), obv. head of Omphale to left in lion skin, club at shoulder and seal below, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4533, Bodenstedt 107, SNG Cop. 1029, Boston 1917, BMC 55, Traite 2,11,2123). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $850
Ionia, Phokaia, (c.387-326 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.52 g), obv. head of nymph to left, hair tightly bound around head, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.-, Bodenstedt 110, SNG Von Aulock 2120,). Very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $560
SOLD $600
Lydia, uncertain king, issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C., electrum trite or third stater, (4.72 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, knob with four rays on forehead, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3398, BMC 7 [p.2], Weidauer 66). Clear wart, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,400
Valens, (A.D. 364-378), gold solidus, Cyzicus Mint, issued 364-7, (4.00 g), obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Valens around DN VALENS PER F AVG, rev. Valens standing facing head to right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE around, * SMK**G* in exergue, (S.19566, RIC IX 2c, C.32). Holed for suspension, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Tiberius II Constantine, (A.D. 578-582), gold tremissis, Constantinople Mint, (1.45 g), obv. Tiberius II Constantine bust to right, with pearl-diadem, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, around dN COSTAN TINVS PP AC, rev. cross potent, around VICTOR TIBERIAUS, in exergue CONOB, (S.425, DOC 7, R.923-4, MIBE 9b, BMC 14ff). A strong strike, off centred, crinkled, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, (610-641), gold solidus, (4.43 g), Constantinople Mint, 1st officina, Dated IY 10 (636-637), obv. Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGUE around, Cross potent set on three steps, monograms flanking, in exergue CONOB. (S.763, DOC 38 [officina], MIB 44). Good very fine, with cleaning soap attached, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, (610-641), gold solidus, (4.42 g), Constantinople Mint, 5th officina, Dated IY 11 (638/9-641), obv. Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGUE around, Cross potent set on three steps, monograms flanking, in exergue CONOB. (S.764, DOC 39d, MIB 45). Very fine with cleaning soap attached, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
Constans II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 651-4, (4.52 g), officina S, obv. facing bust of Constans with long beard, wearing chlamys and crown, around dN CONStAN TINUS PP AV, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGS, (S.956, DOC [19g], BMC 33 = T.52, R.1515). With traces of cleaning soap, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.275-250 B.C.), AE 15, (2.62 g), obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, rev. META to left, barley ear with leaf, to right, torch, (S.-, HN Italy 1688, Johnston, bronze, 52). Beautiful glossy patina, struck slightly off centre, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.415-387 B.C.), silver litra, (0.74 g), obv. facing lion's scalp, rev. **P*H between two leaves of an olive spray with berries, (S.503, Herzfelder plVI F, HN Italy 2492, SNG ANS 670). Deeply toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Sicily, Gela, (c.420-405 B.C.), AE trias, AE 17, (3.95 g), obv. bull standing left, head lowered, three pellets in exergue, above **GELAS*, rev. diademed head of river god Gelas to right with horn, (cf.S.1095, Jenkins 504). Attractive dark green toning, very fine/good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sicily, Messana, (480-461 B.C.), silver litra, (0.55 g), obv. hare running to right, rev. **MES* (retrograde), dotted border, (cf.S.849, Caltabiano 242, SNG ANS 323-324, HGC 2 812). Toned, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Sicily, Syracuse, time of Timoleon (B.C. 345-306), silver 2 litrai (dilitron), (1.61 g), struck 344-339/8 B.C., obv. youthful Janiform head, laureate, **SURAKOS IWN* around, dolphin downwards to right, rev. free horse prancing left, star of fourteen rays above, (S.964, BMC 285, SNG Cop.719, SNG ANS 517, Pozzi 1302 (same dies), SNG Lloyd 1451 (same dies), HGC 2, 1374). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hieronymos, (215-214 B.C.), AE 22, (9.74 g), obv. diademed head of Hieronymos to left beardless, within dotted border, rev. winged thunderbolt above **BASILEOS*, below IEP**W*NYMOY, **F* above, **Q* below, (S.994, SNG ANS 1036, Holloway 69 var, CNS 204, HGC 2, 1569). Attractive deep toning, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Siculo-Punic, (c.320-300 B.C), silver tetradrachm (17.04 g), obv,wreathed head of Arethusa left, dolphin below, rev. horse's head left, Punic A below. Jenkins, Punic 229 (071/R196); HGC 2, 228. Die break on obverse, reverse off centre, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800
Thrace, Black Sea Area, Apollonia Pontica, 4th Century B.C., reduced silver drachm (2.88g), obverse, anchor, crayfish to right, A to left, reverse, Gorgoneion facing, (S.1655, SNG BMC Black Sea 160-3, SNG Stancomb 35-8). Bright, well centred, good very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $220
Thrace (Black Sea Area), Apollonia Pontika, (400-350 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.88 grams), obv. laureate head of Gorgoneion facing, rev. anchor, A to left, crayfish to right of anchor, (S.1657, SNG BMC 161 (similar dies), BMC (Mysia) 11-12). Attractive, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Thrace, Byzantion, (c.235-220 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 g), originally struck c. 280-275, probably at Pella Mint, under Antigonos II Gonatas, subsequently countermarked for use in Byzantion, obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress, below his ear, countermarked in a large, circular indent, **PY* above a galley prow to right, with a dolphin swimming downwards on the truncation of the prow, rev. to right **ALEXANDROU*, Zeus seated left on backless throne, holding eagle on his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left, in field to left, bunch of grapes, in exergue, monogram of **SKE*, (for the original coin, cf.S.6713, Mathisen 26, Price 590, for the countermark, see: M. Thompson, "A Countermarked Hoard from Buyukcekmece", MN VI (1954), type II, 48-52, and W. M. Stancomb, "Some Countermarked and Overstruck Hellenistic Coins from the Region of the Thracian Bosporus", NC 167 (2007), p. 27, 6. Toned, host coin lightly toned, very fine, countermark nearly extremely fine, an extremely interesting and unusual coin, illustrating a particular event within Byzantion's economic history.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Thrace, Aenos (Ainos), silver tetrobol, 412 - 365 B.C., (2.41g), obverse, facing head of youthful Hermes, inclined slightly to left, wearing petasos, ornamented with row of beads above brim, reverse, (A)INIO(N) above goat standing to left, trophy before it all within shallow incuse square with rounded corners (BMC 27, SNG Copenhagen 415). Sold with owner's original 2x2 holder, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Thrace, kings of, Lysimachos, (305-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.01 g), issued in the name and type of Alexander III of Macedon, Kolophon Mint, struck c.301/0 - 300/299 BC. obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, in left field, forepart of lion left above **F*, pentagram below throne, (cf.S.6812, Thompson 120, Price 1840, Muller (Alexander) 357, HGC 3, 1751d). Lightly toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
Thrace, kings of, Lysimachos, (305-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.34 g), issued in the name and type of Alexander III of Macedon, Kolophon Mint, struck c.299/8 - 297/6 BC. obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, in left field, forepart of lion left above **F*; pentagram below throne, (cf.S.6812, Thompson 127, Price L27, Muller 21, HGC 3, 1752e). Lightly toned with underlying lustre, good very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.10 g), Amphipolis Mint, issued 288/7-282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted circle, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, caduceus with handle to left, AI monogram outer right, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 198, cf.SNG Berry 419, cf.Boston 836, cf.SNG Cop. 1114, M.107). Nearly extremely fine, of finest style, rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,200
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.22 g), Magnesia on the Meander Mint, issued 297/6-282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, (eye looking forwards) with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted circle, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, shield at side with lion's head, race torch with fillets in outer left field, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, meander pattern in exergue, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 110, cf.Muller 444, HGC 3.2 1750e). Attractively toned, light die wear and mild porosity, good very fine and a rare variety.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,600
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.24 g), issued 294-287 B.C, Ephesos Mint, obv. diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon, rev. **BASIL[EWS] [L]USIMAXOU*, on right and left sides, Athena Nikephoros seated to left, her left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background, bee between E **F* to left, (cf.S.6817, Thompson 168, Muller 421, Armenak hoard 883). Lightly toned, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Macedon, Terone, (500-480 B.C.), silver tetrobol or sixth stater, (1.17 g), obv. bunch of grapes on oinochoe to right in dotted circle, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.1291, Hardwick Pl.29, 6, SNG ANS 748). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Macedon, kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.35 g), Pella IIB mint, issued c. 336/5-329/8 B.C., obv. head of Zeus laureate to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II?), on horseback to right, holding long palm branch, dolphin to right below, above **FILIP POU*. (S.6680, Le Rider 416, Pl.17, obv. die D221, rev. die R338, SNG ANS 423 [same obv. die], SNG Ash 2466. High relief, gash across horse test mark, otherwise round with attractive pale grey patination tone, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.18 g), Abydus Mint, issued c.310-301 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, ivy leaf under throne, ME monogram in left field, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1560, BMC 1560a-b, M.375, SNG Cop. 972). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.95 g), Miletus Mint, issued c.295-275 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, MI monogram to left, to right **ALEXANDROU*. (cf.S.6730, Price 2151, BMC 2151a-d, M.1057, SNG Berry 256). Toned, with some hoard patination, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $440