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Gaul, Massalia, (as a Colony founded by the Phokaians), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obol, (0.55 grams), obv, youthful head of Apollo to left, rev. wheel of four spokes, M A within angles of two spokes, (S.72, De la Tour 681). Small flan, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Gaul, Massalia (as a Colony founded by the Phokaians), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obol, (0.62 grams), obv. youthful male head of Apollo left, rev. wheel with four spokes, M A in two quarters, (S.72, De La Tour 681). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Celtic, Danube Region, Imitation of Philip III, (c.2nd - 1st century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.29 grams), obv. crude head of Heracles to right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated to left holding eagle and sceptre, to right **FILIPPOU, below ** BASILEWS, symbols and monograms to left I below throne, (cf.S.210, CCC BM Vol.I, 185ff, cf.Sammlung Lanz 898-9). Double struck, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Italy, Campania, Allifae, (375-350 B.C.), silver litra, (0.66 grams), obv. laureate bearded head of Glaucus to right, with dolphin before, dotted border, rev. Skylla to right, mussel below, (cf.S.285, Sambon 822, SNG Cop. 297, SNG Milan 4-5 (Pl.I same dies]). Obverse die very rusty, otherwise very fine/extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.34 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, grapes behind, rev. bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below **PA monogram, below exergue [NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.307, Sambon 439, SNG ANS 318, SNG Ash. 94 [same dies]). Attractive tone, off centred on the reverse, attractive style on obverse, otherwise very fine and a scarce symbol.
Estimate $350
SOLD $230
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (302-281 B.C.), silver stater, (7.44 grams), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, **SA* to left, below APE *[QWN], rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding tripod, to right traces of letters, (cf.S.363, Vl.666, SNG ANS 1046-7 same dies). Porosity on reverse, very fine/fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (281-272 B.C.), silver stater, (5.79 grams), obv. naked helmeted warrior holding short javelin and shield on horse galloping to right, below **FINTV in one line, EY behind, both very weak, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a trident, and Nike holding wreath to right, before **POLV, **[TAPAS] on right, prow below, (cf.S.372, cf.Vl.720, cf.SNG ANS 1088). Very fine.
Estimate $260
SOLD $200
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (272-235 B.C.), silver stater, (6.29 grams), obv. naked horseman on prancing horse to right holding lance downwards, shield behind, below **ARI [STO KHLS] in two lines, above to left **DI, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, to right a head of nymph to left, **TAPA[S] below, (S.375, cf.Vl.879, cf.SNG ANS 1198). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (272-235 B.C.), silver stater, (6.40 grams), obv. naked rider crowning stationary horse to right, Nike flying to right above crowning him from behind, below traces of **DAMOKRITOS, above to right EY, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to right, holding a cornucopiae and trident, to left monogram of **IWPV, **TAPA S below, (cf.S.374, Vl.919, cf.SNG ANS 1234). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Heraclea, (330-280 B.C.), silver stater, (7.73 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing laureate crested Corinthian helmet, PHA monogram behind helmet, rev. Heracles standing facing, hand to head, holding club, lion's skin, cornucopiae to left, to right I-HPAK**LHIWN, to left **ARCILS, (cf.S.391; SNG Ash. 632 [similar dies]). Weakly struck on legend and body of Heracles, brilliant, otherwise good very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.7 grams), obv. head of female to right, wearing band, all enclosed within wreath, rev. corn ear, ME to right, stalk to left, (cf.S.406, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 416, Naville 5, No.450, 451 same dies). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.48 grams), obv. head of female to right, wearing band, all enclosed within wreath, rev. corn ear, MET to left on stalk, crayfish or lobster to right, (cf.S.406, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 418, present only in Vienna and Berlin collections for these same dies). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.60 grams), by Aristoxenos, obv. head of female (Kore) to right, the hair falls into thick tresses, wearing ear of barley, barley grain behind, [API] to right of neck, rev. corn ear, META**PO[N] to right, a locust with head upwards to left, (S.409 [Ã…â€Å‣650], Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 439, Jameson 324, SNG ANS 335, BMC 83 [all three from the same dies]). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Apollo to right, rev. corn ear, [META] to left, (cf.S.410 [Ã…â€Å‣550], Noe 461, SNG Lockett 393, SNG ANS 349 (same dies). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.5 grams), obv. head of female to right, the hair is held bound by a net, rev. corn ear, **META[P] to left, stalk to right, pear above stalk, (cf.S.409, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 491, SNG ANS 370 [same dies]). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.29 grams), obv. head of female to right, the hair is held bound by fillet and forming a top knot of loose locks, rev. corn ear, META**P to left, stalk to right, scallop shell above stalk, (cf.S.409, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 492, SNG ANS 371 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.55 grams), obv. head of female to right, the hair is held bound by a sphendone or sakkos, rev. corn ear, META to left, stalk to right, [K reversed above stalk], (cf.S.409, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 514, SNG ANS 384 [same dies]). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater, (7.6 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, lion head behind, rev. ear of corn, to right META, to left club erect over leaf, [A]MI below, (S.415, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B.2, cf.SNG Ash.728). Small dumpy flan, obverse porosity, otherwise fine/nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
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, tunny fish in exergue, with plain exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1002 [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 $120
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, Velia, (c.365-350 B.C.), silver didrachm, (7.10 grams), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet, **Q behind, rev. lion walking to right, **[U]ELHTWN in exergue, X below lion removed from dies, (cf.S.454, Williams 262 [these dies], SNG Ash. 1187-9, SNG ANS 1292); Campania, Hyria, (c.400-395 B.C), silver didrachm, obv. Athena helmeted to right, owl on helmet, rev. man headed bull to left, (S.294, Rutter 81 [samne dies obv.32, rev. 75]. Both in packets described, first fine, second very good this a scarce mint. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Caulonia, (c.450 B.C.), silver third stater or nomos, (2.20 grams), obv. Apollo to right, stag to right on right, KAY behind, rev. stag to right KAV retrograde above, branch before, (cf.S.464, Noe 211, SNG Lloyd 587 [same dies], SNG Fitz. 741 [same dies]). Toned good very fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (510-480 B.C.), silver third stater, (2.5 grams), obv. Delphic tripod between stork on left to right and legend qPO, rev. incuse Delphic tripod, within incuse circular die, (S.258, SNG ANS 303, BMC 28). Nearly very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (400-379 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (7.57 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, on olive-branch, head raised and flapping its wings, rev. tripod, KPO to left, to right D, (S.472, SNG ANS 362, BMC 80). Cleaned, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $200
Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), AE 27 (reduced sextans), (14.21 grams), obv. helmeted head of bearded Ares to left, rev. **BRETTIWN to left, Hera Hoplosmia armed with spear and shield advancing right, fulmen [thunderbolt] to right, (S.702, SNG ANS 76). Green patina, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), AE 22 (reduced unciae), (7.0 grams), obv. helmeted head of Zeus to right, sceptre behind, rev. **BRE[T] TIWN around, eagle standing left, head reverted, to left a plow, (S.704, SNG ANS 134). Brown patina, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sicily, Abacainon, silver litra, (450-400 B.C.), (0.62 grams), obv. Zeus laureate head to right, rev. boar standing to right, acorn in field below chin, ABAK above, (S.739, SNG ANS 897 same dies). Some toning, surface porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sicily, Acragas, (c.520-472 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.60 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to left, AKRAC behind, rev. crab within circular incuse field, (S.709, cf.SNG ANS 945 [similar dies]). Usual surface marks, good silver patina, fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Sicily, Acragas, (c.520-472 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.08 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to right, AK behind, RA before, rev. crab within circular incuse field barley leaf below, (S.709, SNG ANS 957 [same dies]). Cut on crab shell, otherwise, good fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0