Catalogue

Lot 805 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 806 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 807 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 808 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 809 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 810 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 811 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 812 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 813 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 814 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 817 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 821 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 827 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 830 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 832 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 833 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 834 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 835 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Acragas, (c.472-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.77 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to left, AKRAC behind, **ANTOS before, rev. crab, (S.741 [Ã…â€Å‣600], SNG ANS 969 [same dies]). Even grey patina with dark find patina near edge of reverse, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 837 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Leontini, (c.455-430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.72 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, dotted border, rev. head of lion to right, around four barley grains, around **[L]EONTINON, (S.832, cf.SNG ANS 229-231 similar dies). Surface porosity on both sides, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 838 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Leontini, (c.425 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.12 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to left, dotted border, rev. head of lion to left, around three barley grains and olive leaf behind, around **LEONTINON, (cf.S.833, SNG ANS 256-7 same dies). Light obverse porosity in right field, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 839 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Selinus, (520-500 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.4 grams), obv. selinon leaf with even flat ridge pattern on leaves, rev. incuse square divided into triangles, with sectors set in parallel lines, (S.730, cf.ANS MN 33, Pl. 1, No.14). Some dark spotting on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and rare.

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Lot 840 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Selinus, (520-500 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.6 grams), obv. selinon leaf with raised ridge pattern on leaves, rev. incuse square divided into triangles, with sectors set in parallel lines, (S.730, cf.ANS MN 33, Pl. 1, No.35). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 843 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Segesta, (461-415 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.4 grans), obv. hound to right, three stalks of barley behind, traces of **SEGESTAIIB retrograde below on ground line, obv. head of nymph Segesta to right, (cf.S.900, SNG ANS 645 [ same dies]). Obverse double struck, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 844 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.482-480 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.49 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 straight, bound by beaded diadem, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 80 [same dies V37/R52]). Toned, good very fine/very fine and very scarce. $$ Boehringer notes only eight specimens from these dies.

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Lot 845 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.27 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning charioteer, rev. **SUPAKOSION around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 240 same dies (obverse 108/reverse 163 dies), Naville sale 4, [lot 311 same dies]). Some porosity on the reverse, otherwise nearly good fine/very fine and very rare.

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Lot 847 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.474-450 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.82 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, pistrix (sea-serpent) in exergue, rev. **SUPAKOSION before around, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair in spendone under a diadem band, four dolphins around, (cf.S.931 [Ã…â€Å‣850], Boehringer 516 [obverse die V271, reverse die R367], SNG ANS 165 [same dies], BMC 83 [same dies]). Dark stain at base of reverse, otherwise very fine, very scarce.

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Lot 850 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (344-317 B.C.), silver stater, (8.5 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, nothing below, rev. head of Athena to right, wearing plain Corinthian helmet, around **SURAKOS[IWN], (S.961; SNG Lloyd 1437, BMC 3, Plate XXV,3). Obverse struck from rusted dies, otherwise very fine and scarce.

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Lot 851 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, Agothocles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.1 grams), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, **FI below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above trisceles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, (cf.S.97153; BMC 246, SNG ANS 641 [probably the same dies]). Uneven flan with large piece of extra silver attached, some original mint bloom, weak in places, otherwise extremely fine and very scarce.

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Lot 852 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.38 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind thyrsus, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above **[BA]SILISSAS, below FILISTIDOS, E below quadriga, (S.989, SNG ANS 884-6). Nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 853 Sale 57 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.45 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind eight pointed star, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above star and **BASILISSAS, below FILISTIDOS, (S.989, SNG ANS 878). Good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.

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