Catalogue
Acarnania, Anactorion (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.354 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, AN monogram below, rev. head of Athena to right in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, tripod and AN monogram reversed behind head, (S.2249, Calciati 27/1 [p.490], Naville Sale V, 1923 [lot 2144] similar dies). Good very fine/very fine, rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
Euboia, Histiaia, (3rd century B.C.), silver tetrobol and diobol?, (2.014, 1.148 grams), obv. nymph Histiaia head to right wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histiaia seated to right on galley, trident head below, partial legend **ISTIAEWN around, (cf.S.2497, cf.SNG Cop. 531 and SNG Lockett 1799, the diobol not published). Good very fine/ good fine, the diobol aparently unpublished and extremely rare. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.156 grams), issue c.430 B.C., 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 crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, BMC 62). Toned, very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $400
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.67 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). Dark tone, nearly very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.9 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 crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Mis-shapened flan as usual, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.07 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, **AQE all in incuse square, (S.2547, Kraay Pl.IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Small flan as usual, very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.640 grams), issued 156-155 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, Tyche with amphora on right standing to left, probably a [I] on the amphora, legend across **A QE, to left MIK **IWN, EUR UKLE GOR/GIP, SF* below, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 488[c] same obverse die, uncertain reverse die). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (11.414 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'Union Jack pattern', (S.1849 [£350], Asyut Group IIb 'probably a thick collar type', cf.432-437, SNG Delepierre 1559). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.014 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'Incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851 [£300], Asyut Group IIIa 'thin collar', cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die, oblong shape.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.970 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'windmill' [four sunken segments, wedge shaped], (S.1854 [£300], Asyut Group IVb 'heavy collar' cf.500-506, SNG Delepierre 1582 [same obverse die]). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die with distinctive die break.
Estimate $280
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (490-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.286 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'proto-skew', [one or more lines wedge shaped], (S.1857 [£325], Asyut Group VIc 'late thin collar', cf.533-540, SNG Delepierre 1681). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die, oblong shape.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (490-475 B.C.), silver stater, (12.384 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. early small 'skew' design, (S.1858 [£350], Asyut Group VIIa 'small skew' cf.541-5, SNG Delepierre 1723). Fine - very fine, slightly off centred on the obverse, dumpy flan as usual for this Group.
Estimate $250
SOLD $110
Corinthia, Corinth, (c.320 B.C.), silver stater, (8.476 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet, eagle behind to left looking back, [A] before P below, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 426 [p.262, 2 reported], BMC 258-9, Ravel 1008 [p.252, Pl.LX], [very similar dies], Leu Num. 72 May 1998 lot 217 similar dies [realised 834 SFr.]). A nice well centred coin, extremely fine/good very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Peloponnesus, Argolis, Argos, (343-225 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.335 grams), obv. forepart of wolf to left, rev. A in shallow incuse square, below eagle on thunderbolt, above I E, P **W, NO S*, (cf.S.2795, BMC 114-115). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Peloponnesos, Achaean League, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, Megara mint, mint mark cithera above, obv. Zeus head laureate right, rev, wreath with XA monogram within, letters in field, (cf.S.2978, Clerk 121, BMC 9). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Peloponnesos, Achaean League, hemidrachm, Sparta (Lacedaemon) mint, (c.160-150 B.C.), mint mark, caps of the dioscuri, and monograms, (cf.S.2987, Clerk 319). Off centre, very fine/nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Crete, Cnossus, AE 13, 431-350 B.C., obv. female head right, rev. Zeus right, (S.3225, BMC 16, SNG Cop. 371); Eleutherna, AE 18, 300-200 B.C., obv. Apollo head right, rev. Apollo seated to left, (S. 3299, SNG Cop. 133), both in 2 x 2 holders decribed and priced ($110). Very good - fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Bithynia, Nicaea, assorted issues with reverses of three standards, Severus Alexander (222-235), AE 19, (BMC 102), AE 20 (BMC 103); Gordian III (238-244), AE 20, (BMC 119), AE 18 (BMC 123), AE 17 (BMC 124). Very good - good fine, all in packets described with references, marked retail $225. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Aeolis, Cyme, (c.350-250 B.C.), AE 18, (4.53 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, magistrate's name MATP**W*N, rev. vase with one handle, K Y across field, (S.4186, SNG Cop. 56). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Aeolis, Myrina, (2nd century B.C.), AE 20, (3.6 grams), obv. laureated head of Apollo to right, rev. amphora with lyre in right field, legend across MY PI, (S.4220, BMC 27). Attractive black patina, good very fine and a scarce type.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ionia, Colophon, (5th century B.C.), silver tertarmorion (quarter obol), (0.242 grams), obv. head of Apollo to right, rev. TE monogram in incuse square, (S.4345 [£60], SNG. Von Aulock 7905, Milne [NN&M 96 {1941}] No.31 [3 examples known, these being in the Berlin, Paris and Vienna collections]). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Ionia, Ephesus (390-330 B.C.), silver diobol, (0.904 grams), obv. bee with straight wings, head separates E **F*, rev. E **F* above two stags' heads confronted, (S.4375 [£110], BMC 53). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Ionia, Ephesus, Elagabalus (A.D.218-222), AE 35, (3.85 grams), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, around [AY]T K M AVP ANT**W*NEINOC CEB, rev. Tyche turreted standing left holding patera and cornucopiae, around **EFE*CI**WN D NEWKORWN*, (S.-, BMC 304). Attractive, good fine, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater, (0.990 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3533, BMC 34). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Ionia, Miletus, (c.2nd century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.475 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. lion standing to right, looking back, BI**WN* in exergue, star above, MI / **PA* monograms in left field, (cf.S.4513, cf.SNG Von Aulock 2100). Dark tone, very fine/good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Ionia, Phocaea, (c.520-500 B.C.), silver trihemiobol or diobol, (1.13 grams), obv. female head (nymph) helmeted to left, rev. four part incuse square, (S.-, SNG Von Aulock 1813-5, Traite XIII, 18 (assigns to Phocaea), cf.ACNAC Rosen 596-7). Slightly porous, good very fine and very rare
Estimate $180
SOLD $220
Ionia, Teos, (520-510 B.C.), silver didrachm, (11.58 grams), obv. Griffin seated to right with raised foreleg, NV between legs, rev. incuse square of rough form, (cf.S.3512, Balcer [SNR 1968, Vol.47], Group II No.8 obv. die A8, rev. die P11, Boston Brett 1936). Obverse off centre, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $550
SOLD $400
Ionia, Teos, (540-478 B.C.), silver tetartemorium, (0.206 grams), obv. Griffin head to right, rev. incuse square of rough form, (S.-, Balcer [SNR 1968, Vol.47], Group XXXIII No.80 obv. die A.80, rev. die P110, cf.ACNAC Rosen 603-4). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Mysia, Cyzicus, (480-450 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.314 grams), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. head of roaring lion all within incuse square, (cf.S.3850 [£50], BMC 116, cf.SNG Von Aulock 1213). Toned good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Mysia, Parion, (c.480 B.C.), silver three-quarter drachm, (2.824 grams), obv. gorgoneion facing, rev. incuse square containing cruciform pattern with pellet in centre, (S.3917, BMC 1-13, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Von Aulock 1318). Good fine/very fine scarce.
Estimate $90
SOLD $70