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Lot 2097 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thrace, islands of, Thasos, (411-350 B.C.), silver trihemiobol, (0.80 grams), obv. Satyr with kylix to left running, rev. amphora, around YAS[I]ON all within incuse square, (S.1755, SNG Cop. 103). Attractive good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 2098 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Larissa, silver drachm, 344-321 B.C., (6.08 grams), obv, facing head three-quarter to r. of nymph Larissa, rev. horse grazing to left, dotted border, rev. horse grazing to right, with bucranium brand on rump, AI below, in exergue LAPISAI, (Lorber, head type 11 (No.21), 21.2a, this coin described but not illustrated p. 267, cf.S. 2124 but finer style). Slightly off centre on the obverse with full flan on reverse, of finest style, nearly extremely fine and very rare type.

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Lot 2099 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Larissa (under Macedonian domination), (c.360-325 B.C.), AE 21, obv. head of nymph Larissa three-quarter face to left, rev. horse trotting to right, (S.2131, BMC 80 [p.79]). Some corrosion on reverse, attractive portrait, good fine/very good.

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Lot 2100 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Thessalian League, (196-146 B.C.), silver double victoriatus, (6.20 grams), Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus to right, crowned with oak leaves, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield, on sides YESSAA LWN, above across SWSI PATROS, below across, GORGWPAS, (cf.S.2232, BMC 25 [p.3]). Well centred, extremely fine and desireable.

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Lot 2101 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Thessalian League or Confederacy, (191-146 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.10 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, YE monogram behind, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, holding shield and brandishing spear, in field to left **F, to right O, on both sides YESSA LWN, (cf.S.2234, cf.BMC 36-42, SNG Cop. 304). Nearly very fine and very rare marks.

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Lot 2102 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Acarnania, Leucas (Colony of Corinth), (420-350 B.C.), silver stater, (8.01 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, L below, rev. Athena to left wearing over leather cap a Corinthian helmet, with caduceus and L behind, (BMC 51-55 [p.129], cf.S.2277). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise very fine.

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Lot 2103 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Central Greece, Phocis, silver triobol, 480-460 B.C., (2.71 grams), obv. bull's head facing, rev. archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square, èOKI around, (SNG Cop 102, S.2346). Nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 2104 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Boeotia, Federal Coinage, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.58 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos, B O[I] below, club above to right, (cf.S.2396, SNG Cop. 170). Very fine.

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Lot 2105 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.20 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Extremely fine with some mint bloom, particularly on the obverse.

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Lot 2106 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.20 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Attractive grey colour, extremely fine with large flan and near complete portrait.

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Lot 2107 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.13 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Good extremely fine with large flan and a complete portrait.

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Lot 2108 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.86 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Somewhat pitted on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine with large flan and a complete portrait.

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Lot 2109 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.20 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Darkly toned, nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 2110 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.13 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Nearly full flan and of full weight, good very fine.

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Lot 2111 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (406-404 B.C.), emergency issue of silver plated tetradrachm, (14.64 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, to right AYE, all in incuse square, (S.2535, Starr Plate XXIII,12). Good very fine with gash across owl's head on the reverse.

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Lot 2112 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. LV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Mis-shapened flan as usual, good very fine.

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Lot 2113 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.59 grams), 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 cresent behind, to right, AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. LV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Mis-shapened flan of elongated form, sharp extremely fine.

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Lot 2114 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.72 grams), issued 168-7 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 136-5 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, to left club lion skin and bow in case, legend across A YE, HRA ARI STO, EXE, HP below, H on amphora, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 336 same obverse die). Bright, extremely fine and very rare, the letters HP below unknown for these other letter combinations.

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Lot 2115 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 grams), issued 166-5 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 134-3 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, to left anchor and star, legend across A YE, TIM APXOY, NIKAGO, MENANDPOS, FIL, SF below, Y on amphora, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 365c but with additional letters this type not noted). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated and apparently unpublished.

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Lot 2116 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.82 grams), issued 164-3 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 132-1 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, to right forepart of lion, legend across A YE, DWR OYE DIO, NIKO, DW, SI below, H on amphora, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 388 same obverse die, reverse die type not noted). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated and very rare.

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Lot 2117 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (510-490 B.C.), silver stater, (11.88 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. incuse square, 'Union Jack' design with five sunken trianglur compartments, (S.1851, Asyut Group III b 'thin collar' cf.439, SNG Cop. 511-3). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 2118 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (510-490 B.C.), silver stater, (12.06 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, countermarked on shell, rev. small incuse square, of 'skew pattern' design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858, Asyut Group VII, 'Small skew' cf.541, SNG Cop. 511-3). Good fine and rare.

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Lot 2119 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Megaris, Megara near Athens (307-243 B.C.), AE 14, (2.67 grams), obv. prow to left, surmounted by tripod, in field above, rev. **MEG between two dolphins above and below clockwise, (S.2590, BMC 22). Very good/good fine.

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Lot 2120 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater (8.60 grams), obv. Pegasus with pointed wing flying to left, q below, rev. head of Athena to left wearing laureated Corinthian helmet, to right chimaera behind, AP below, (cf.S.2629, Pegasi I, 428 [same obverse die], Ravel 1010). Attractive extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 2121 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater (8.14 grams), obv. Pegasus with pointed wing flying to left, q below, rev. head of Athena to left wearing laureated Corinthian helmet, to right standing statue of Athena Promachos, (cf.S.2629, SNG Fitz. 3370, Ravel 1014). Some porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 2122 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (336-330 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, ((2.51 grams), obv. chimaera standing to left, **SI above ground line, rev. dove flying to left, (S.2774, Cop. 57-8). Dark tone, good fine.

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Lot 2123 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, silver hemidrachm, Tegea mint, (c.160-150 B.C.), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. AX monogram within wreath, TE across, (S.3003, Clerk 223). Nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 2124 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Bithynia, Nicaea, Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE 21 and AE 18, (3.04 grams, 5.34 grams), obv. bust right, other head right, rev. three standards, NIK AIE WN across, Gordian III (A.D. 238-244), AE 18, (2.39 grams), obv. radiate bust to right, rev. Aquila between two standards, NIK AIE WN across in two lines, (S.3287, 3671, BMC 102, cf.103, 123). Fine or better. (3)

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Lot 2125 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Aeolis, Cyme, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.08 grams), obv. head of Amazon Cyme to right right with hair bound with ribbon, rev. horse pacing to right, one handled vase at feet, all within a laurel wreath, before KUMAIWN, below in exrgue MHTROFANHS, (cf S.4183, ANSMN 27, Oakley 1). Extremely fine.

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Lot 2126 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Aeolis, Cyme, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.90 grams), obv. head of Amazon Cyme to right with hair bound with ribbon, rev. horse pacing to right, one handled vase at feet, all within laurel wreath, before KUMAIWN, below in exergue AMIFIKTUON, (cf.S.4183, ANSMN 27, Oakley 75-79). Good very fine.

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