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Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **[YO]URIWN above, tunny fish in exergue, with plain exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1003 [very similar dies]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $240
SOLD $210
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.6 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN above, tunny fish in exergue, with plain exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1009 [very similar dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.8 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIW[N] and branch above, [tunny fish] below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1039 [same dies]). Off centred obverse, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.7 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN above, HP monogram above bull, tunny fish in exergue, with dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1041 [same dies]). Flan crack, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $170
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN above, HP monogram below bull, tunny fish in exergue, with dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1042 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and dolphin below bull, tunny fish below in exergue, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1048 [same dies]). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURI[WN], tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1052 [same dies]). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.6 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and **NYS above, tunny fish below dotted base line in the exergue, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1054 [same dies]). Good fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.7 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **[YOURIWN] and I above, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1056/7 [similar dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.4 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **[YOURIWN] and I below bull, [tunny fish] below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1058/9 [similar dies]). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Caulonia, silver third stater, late 5th century B.C., (2.2 grams), (Noe 212 same dies, S.464); other ancient in bronze, Seleucid (1); Roman of Constantine II (2); silver grosso 14th century of Dubrovnik (Metcalf Pl. 4, 20); Arab Sassanian hemidrachm of Tabaristan; Turkey billon piastre, Islambul mint 1203/9, (KM.498). Last coin holed, otherwise mostly fine or better. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (420-390 B.C.), silver stater, (7.68 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on rams skull, closed wings, rev. tripod-lebes with kneck and three handles, in field to left qPO, to right branch with berry, (cf.S.470, SNG ANS 343, Gale 44). Off centred, good fine, scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $160
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (420-390 B.C.), silver stater, (7.20 grams), obv. eagle standing to right, on olive branch with open wings, rev. tripod-lebes with kneck and three handles, in field to right qPO, to left laurel leaf, (cf.S.471, SNG ANS 344, Gale 46). Minor porosity, fine and scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $110
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (420-390 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (7.75 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on olive-branch, head raised and flapping its wings, rev. tripod-lebes with neck and three handles, fillet on tripod to right, KPO to left, in field to right **D*, (cf.S.472, SNG ANS 363). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $270
SOLD $360
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (420-390 B.C.), silver stater, (7.55 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on olive branch with open wings, rev. tripod-lebes with kneck and three handles, in field to right **D*, to left downwards KPO, (S.472, SNG ANS 365, BMC 79, Gale 50). Flan defect on reverse, good fine, scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $140
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (420-390 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (7.73 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on olive-branch, head raised and flapping its wings, rev. tripod-lebes with kneck and three handles, KPO to left, in field to right heron over **D*, (S.472, SNG ANS 366/369 same dies). Distinctive obverse and reverse die cracks, fine and rare.
Estimate $140
SOLD $110
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (420-390 B.C.), silver stater, (7.71 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on olive branch with open wings, rev. tripod-lebes with kneck and three handles, in field to right heron over **D*, to left downwards KPO, (cf.S.472, SNG ANS 368). Good fine/fine, scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $200
Sicily, Gela, (c.490/85-480/75 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.36 grams), obv. naked horseman wearing crested helmet, galloping to right, brandishing a spear, held in right hand, rev. forepart of man headed bull (the rivber god Gelas), to right with long beard, below **GELA S, (cf.S.713, Jenkins 98, obv. 30, rev. 53 [notes only 26 examples known from these dies], SNG Lockett 756 [same dies], SNG Munich 265 [same dies], SNG Oxford 1726 [same dies]). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.480-475 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.34 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKOSION around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair twisted and bound by beaded diadem, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 151 [same dies V66/R104], Pozzi sale No.557 [same dies]). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $790
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hieronymos (215-214 B.C.), silver ten litrai, (8.53 grams), obv. diademed head of Hieronymos to left beardless, within dotted border, rev. winged thunderbolt above **BASILEOS, below IEP**W*NYMOY, **DA above, (S.994, SNG ANS 1033, Ross Holloway 61 [dies O29, R50], Burnett 70). Scrape on obverse field, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, Republic (214-212 B.C.), silver twelve litrai, (10.19 grams), 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 Y A over **S L, (cf.S.997, BMC 652, cf.SNG ANS 1041). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $740
Paeonia, Kingdom of, Lykkeios, (c.356-335 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (12.80 grams), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, dotted border, rev. Hercules to left strangling the Nemean lion to right, around **LUK[K EIOU], behind bow and quiver, (S.1518, SNG ANS 1019, Gaebler 8, Paeonian Hoard 63 same dies). Obverse slightly off centre, otherwise attractive extremely fine and a rare type.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Macedon, kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.15 grams), Amphipolis mint, posthumous issue c. 315-294 B.C., obv. head of Zeus laureate to r., rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II), on horseback to r., torch below in field, H**G monogram to right, above FILIP POU. (cf.S.6680, Le Rider Pl.47, 17 [same dies], M.36). Superb portrait of Zeus, in high relief, round attractive pale grey tone, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Macedon, kingdom of Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.25 grams), Ake mint, issued 330-327 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, in dotted border, rev. Zeus seated to left on throne to left with eagle in outstretched hand, to left monogram, to right ALEXANDROU and three struts on throne, (cf.S.6713, cf.Price 3248). Test cut on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Macedon, kingdom of Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.22 grams), Babelon mint, issued 325-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, in dotted border, rev. Zeus seated to left on throne to left with eagle in outstretched hand, to left wreath, below monogram, to right ALEXANDROU and M below, (cf.S.6713, cf.Price 3655). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.08 grams), Babylon mint, issued 311-305 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, wreath to left, MI under throne, in wreath HYP monogram, below BASIL[EWS] to right ALEXANDR[OU], (Price 3746, BMC 3746a-d, Armenak hoard 136-137, cf.S.6713). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Macedon, Kingdom of Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, obv. head of Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, male standing in outer field to left, to right [ALEXANDPOV], (cf.S.6721), similar drachm and obol (cf.S.6730, 6736), Phoenicia, Tyre, (c.1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver shekel, Jerusalem mint, uncertain date, obv. Melqarth head right, rev. eagle to left, (cf.S.5920). Some chipping on shekel, otherwise poor - very Good. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachms, various marks, (cf.S.6730). Somewhat harshly cleaned with heavy porosity, otherwise fine or better. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.11 grams), Babylon mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, M in lower left field, B below throne, **PILIPPOU to right, (cf.S.6749, Price P182). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Macedon, kingdom of Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.91 grams), Babylon mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, Helios head in lower left field, to right **FILIPPOU, below **BASILEWS, (Price P205, cf.S.6749). Cut below ear, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300