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Lesbos, Mytilene, (454-427 B.C.), electrum hekte, (2.53 g), obv. young male head right wearing taenia, rev. archaic male head right, wearing long beard, within linear frame within incuse square, (S.-, Bodenstedt 52, SNG Cop 325, SNG Von A 7730, HGC 6 978). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Mysia, Kyzikos, (c.500-475 B.C.), electrum stater (15.94 g), obv. nude youth kneeling left, holding a tunny fish, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.3480, Von Fritze I 112, Boston MFA 1487 = Warren 1502, SNG BN 253). A few flan cracks, good fine or better and rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Anastasius I, (491-518), gold tremissis, (1.47g), Constantinople Mint, obv. diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue (S.8, MIB 12, DOC I 10a). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Justin I, (518-527 AD), gold solidus, Constantinople Mint, 9th officina, struck 518-22 AD, obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, D N IVSTINVS PP AVG, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG *Q**, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by staurogram, star in left around, CONOB in exergue (SB.55l, DOC 1g, MIB 2). Graffito on obverse, clipped, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Justinian I, (527-565 AD), gold solidus (4.44g), Constantinople Mint, obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, D N IVSTINIAVS P P AVG, rev. Victory standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger, star in right field, VICTORIA AVCCC around, CONOB in exergue (S.139, MIB I 6, DOC I 8d). Graffito on edges of obverse and reverse, good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Justinian I, (527-65), gold tremissis, (1.26g), Constantinople Mint, obv. pearl diademed, draped, and cuirrassed bust right, D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing facing, wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left (S.145). Flan crack in centre, fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
Phocas, (602-610 AD), gold solidus, (4.42 g), Constantinople Mint, officina A, obv. ON FOCAS PERP AVG, cuirassed and draped bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia, holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGG A, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue (S.618, MIB II 7, DOC II 5c). Striking weakness in parts of rim, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, (610-41 AD), gold solidus, (4.42g), Constantinople Mint, 1st officina, issued 616-25, obv. draped facing busts of Heraclius with short beard (left), and Heraclius Constantine who is smaller and beardless (right, both wearing corwns surmounted by cross in field above and between, dd NN hERACLIYS ET hERA CONST PP AV, rev. cross potent on three steps, VICTORIA AVGY A around, CONOB in exergue (SB.738, BMC 11, MIB 11-12). Sandy adhesions, graffito on obverse between busts, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Italy, Northern Lucania, Paestum, mid 1st century B.C. - 45 B.C., AE semis, 16mm, (5.43 g), obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress, [PAE monogram right], rev. club to right, Q CEP above, DE?III?TOL below, (S.-, Crawford, Paestum 28, HN Italy 1243, Sallusto 172 ff, SNG ANS 783-4. Green patina, toned very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Bruttium, Rhegium, (c.415/10 - 387 BC), silver tetradrachm, (17.04 g), obv. lion's mask facing, rev. Laureate head of Apollo left, PH**G*INON (Herzfelder 103, HN III 2496). Very attractive old cabinet tone, high relief on a dumpy flan, flan crack at 2 through edge yet does not affect fields, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $33,000
Sicily, Gela, (490-475 BC), silver didrachm, (8.79g), obv, bearded and nude horseman on horse prancing right, holding reins in left hand and spear in raised right hand, rev. forepart of a bearded manheaded bull charging right (the river god Gelas), C-E-**L*-A (S.713, Jenkins, Gela Group Ib, 8 [O5, R4], HGC 2 362, Buceti 8, SNG ANS 13, SNG Cop 256). Attractive old cabinet tone, struck on an odd shaped flan, extremely fine.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,600
Sicily, Selinus, (467/5 BC), silver tetradrachm, (17.34g), obv. Slow quadriga driven left by Artemis, Apollo drawing a bow besides, **SELIN-ONTI-OO*, rev. Selinos standing left, holding phiale and laurel branch, cock to left standing before an altar, bull on pedestal to right, fig leaf above, **SELI-NO-S* around (SNG ANS 691, SNG Lloyd 1222, BMC 25, HGC 2 1220). Pleasant cabinet tone, extremely fine and scarce thus.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $5,500
Sicily, Syracuse, struck under Gelon I, (485-480 BC), silver tetradrachm, (16.58g), obv. charioteer driving slow quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. diademed head of Arethousa right, four dolphins around, **SYRA-K-OS-ION*, (S.926, Boehringer 38-41, 46-7, 49, HGC 2 1306). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,600
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (12.82 g), issued 217-215 B.C., obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, thyrsus to right behind, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above crescent and **BASILISSAS*, below **FILISTIDOS*, A off flan to right, (S.989, SNG ANS 876, Caltabiano [QT XIX] p.169, 175 note the letters]). Bright, minor cleaning marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,600
SOLD $2,400
Sicily, Siculo-Punic, (345-315 BC) silver tetradrachm, (17.11 g), Entella mint (?), obv. head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple pendant earings and pearl necklace, dolphins around, rev. horse leaping left, date palm behind (Jenkins, Punic, Series 2d, 139 [O46, R125 same dies]; HGC 2 279, SNG Lockett 1036). Attractive old cabinet tone with mint bloom in fields, extremely fine.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $8,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (215-203 BC), hemidrachm or quarter shekel, (2.02g), Carthage Mint, obv. head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right, line border (cf S.6499, SNG Cop 369, M.86, Visona 42). Attractive cabinet tone, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Thrace (Black Sea Area), Apollonia Pontika, (400-350 B.C.), silver drachm, (1.25 g), obv. laureate head of Gorgoneion facing, rev. anchor, A to left, crayfish to right of anchor, (S.1657, SNG BMC 160-1, BMC 11 [Mysia]). Very fine - good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Thrace, Maroneia, (after 148 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.06 g), obv. head of young Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy and band across forehead, rev. Dionysos naked standing to left, holding grapes and two narthex wands, to right **DIONUSIOU*, to left **SWTHROS, below **MARWNITWN, PAUW* monogram to left, **Q* to right with cental pellet, (cf.S.1635, Schonert-Geiss 1116 [obv.35], BMC 59, ACNAC Dewing 1295 [same obverse die], HGC 3, 1556). Good metal, delightful grey patination, minor mark on cheek, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,750
Thrace, Island off, Thasos, (c.early 5th century B.C.), silver stater, (8.84 g), obv. naked ithyphallic satyr (classical style) in kneeling running attitude carrying off nymph raising hand in protest, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.1746, BMC 24, McClean 4197, SNG Cop 1010, ACNAC Dewing 1322). Toned, flan crack at 12, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Thrace, Islands Off, Thasos (after 148 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.55g), obv. head of youthful Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath, rev. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin, M to left, **HREKLEOUS SWTHPOS QASIWN* to left, right, and below (HGC 6 359, S.1759, BMC 72). Lightly toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Thrace, Island off Thrace, Thasos, (145-120 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), obv. large head of young Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy and band across forehead, rev. Herakles naked standing to left, holding club, lion skin over left arm, to right **HRAKLEOUS*, to left **SWTHROS, below **FASIWN, MHP monogram to left, (cf.S.1759, SNG Cop. 1040-1045, Prokopov Silberpragung Group XVI, 1215-1241, Le Rider Thasiennes 52, HGC 8, 359). Good metal, bright well centred, fine style, good extremely fine, rare as such.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,200
Thrace, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, issued after 281 B.C. about 160 B.C., Abydus Mint, (17.02 g), obv. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left. holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against right side, on right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU, cornucopiae to left, monogram to left and right in exergue, A eagle standing to right within A-BY also in exergue (cf.S.6814, Thompson -, M.-, Mektepini -, cf.CNG 102 [lot 397, same dies illustrated], HGC -). Lightly patinated, very large flan extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,100
SOLD $4,600
Macedon, Akanthos, silver tetrobol, (470-390 B.C.), (2.28 g), obv. forepart of bull kneeling left, looking back, above **P* and swastika, dotted border, rev. shallow quadripartite incuse square granulated recesses, (cf.S.1369, SNG ANS 42, AMNG III/2, 35, pl. VII, 13 corr. (symbol on obv.). Bright, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), Macedonian mint probably Amphipolis, issued 323-320 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, to left **BAS ILEWS* and monogram **PAQ*, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6713, Price 121, BMC 121a-e, M.860, SNG Munich 281, SNG Cop.686). Very fine/ good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), AE 18, (5.96 g), Uncertain Macedonian mint (Amphipolis), issued c.325-310 B.C., obv. head of young Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. above B A with star to left above a bow in case below a club to left, in exerque a pellet, (S.6742, Price 380 variety, cf.BMC 378a-c-, Alpha Bank -, no specimen in ANS). Delightful green earthen patina, extremely fine, very rare type.
Estimate $200
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336- 323 B.C.), silver drachm (4.04 g), Abydos Mint, struck c.310-01 B.C., obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, rev. Zeus seated left, legs crossed, holding eagle in right hand, MY monogram in left field, I (archaic Z) beneath chair, **ALEXANDROU* to right (Price 1828, SNG Cop 994). Bright, light golden toning in recesses, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), Rhodes Mint, Ainetor Magistrate, issued c.201-190 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, **ALEXANDROU* to right, **AINHTWR* to left over rose, P O under throne, dotted border, (cf.S.6713, Price 2518, BMC 2518, Ashton 251, Kleiner Rhodes, Series XIII, HGC 6, 1455, M.1160, SNG Cop. 762). Toned, nearly extremely fine and a rare type, mounted in a surround suspension mount.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336 - 323 BC), bronze half unit, (3.71 g), Salamis mint, struck under Nikokreon c.323-315 BC, obv. Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion in centre, rev. Macedonian helmet, B-A above, caduceus below to left and NK monogram to right (Price 3162). Dark green patina with earthy highlights in devices, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III Arrhidaios, (323-317 BC), silver tetradrachm, (16.07g), Aradus Mint, obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress, rev. Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram to left, archaic Z below throne, **BASILEWS* below throne, **FILIPOU* to right (Price P142). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Macedon, Demetrios I Poliorketes, (306-283 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.17 g), Ephesos Mint, struck c.301-295 B.C.), obv. diademed and horned head right, rev. Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, preparing to throw trident, on left arm a chlamys, monogram to left, upward ivy leaf to inner left, to right downwards **DHMHTRIOU*, below across **BA SILEWU*, (S.6766, Newell 57d = Pozzi 967 [same dies], SNG Munich -, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Berry -, Boston MFA Supp. 51 (same rev. die), cf.HGC 3.1, 1019). Good very fine - nearly extremely fine, a very rare portrait drachm.
Estimate $5,000
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