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Lot 3513 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Central Greece, Phocis, silver triobol, (c.457-446 B.C.), (2.718 grams), Period III, obv. bull's head facing, rev. archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square, **F[OK]I around, (S.2348, BMC 26, Williams 191 [obv.139, rev.112]). Slightly porous, otherwise nearly very fine/fine and rare.

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Lot 3514 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Central Greece, Phocis, (457-446 B.C.), silver triobol, (2.742 grams), obv. bull's head facing, rev. archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square, **FOKI around, (S.2348, possibly Williams 193 from these as broken dies or more probably new dies). Nearly very fine/very good and rare.

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Lot 3515 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Boeotia, probably struck at Thebes, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.370 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letters **BO IW* either side, thunderbolt above, (cf.S.2396, BMC 30 [p.35]). Good fine/ nearly very fine and a rare symbol.

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Lot 3516 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Euboea, Chalcis, (340-294 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.590 grams), obv. head of Hera to right, hair rolled, rev. **[CAL]* eagle flying to right carrying snake in talons and beak, (S.2482, SNG Cop. 435). Good fine/ nearly very fine.

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Lot 3517 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Euboia, Histiaia, (3rd century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.318 grams), obv. head of nymph Histiaia to right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histiaia seated to right on galley, monogram below, around **[ISTI] AIEWN, (S.2496, SNG Cop. 527 [similar dies]). Good very fine and a scarce variant.

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Lot 3518 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.956 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, gash on helmet otherwise very fine/good very fine.

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Lot 3519 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.562 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). Countermarked in reverse field, slightly porous flan, very fine.

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Lot 3520 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.026 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). Large test cut on revese, off centred on the obverse, fine/good fine.

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Lot 3521 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (c.440's B.C.), silver obol, (0.640 grams), issued c.449-435 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 leaf and berry behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, Starr as a post Group V type [pl.XXIII aa similar dies], Sv. Pl.8 43-46, 9 33-, 37-46). Nearly very fine and a rare denomination..

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Lot 3522 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (393-300 B.C., but c. 350-300 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.038 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.2537, BMC 144, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. IV, 5, SNG Cop. 65). Short on flan as usual, nice grey tone, good very fine.

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Lot 3523 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.730 grams), issued 182-1 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 150-149 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, within dotted border, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, kerchnos to left, nothing on amphora, legend across **A QE, to left **DM/MW, to right **DIO, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 95 [same obverse die], BMC 311, SNG Aberdeen 199, cf.SNG Cop.125). Good fine and very rare.

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Lot 3524 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.175 grams), issued 124-123 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 92-91 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, trident behind dolphin to right, legend across **A QE, to left **XE NO KLHS, ARMO XEN OS*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 1066-1105, SNG Cop. 208). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3525 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.038 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, countermarked on shell and a curious die crack from head to flipper, rev. 'Rough incuse undeveloped pattern', (S.1848 [£400], Asyut Group IIa 'thin collar type', cf.425-431, cf.Sotheby's London sale March 7, 1996 [lot 100]). Very fine, worn obverse die with die crack.

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Lot 3526 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (490-475 B.C.), silver stater, (11.996 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle with 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). Good very fine, with several striking cracks on edge, dumpy flan as usual for this Group.

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Lot 3527 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (490-475 B.C.), silver stater, (11.616 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'skew' design reverse a design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858 [£350], Asyut Group VII cf.541-5, SNG Cop. 501, SNG Delepierre 1737, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred reverse punch, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3528 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (c.330 B.C.), silver stater, (8.575 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, E and bow behind head, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 373 [p.246-7, 2 reported], Ravel 994, [p.249, Pl.LIX] [same dies], example noted in Berlin). Bright, extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3529 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (c.320 B.C.), silver stater, (8.14 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet, aegis behind with facing Gorgon's head, [A] before P below, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 427 [p.262, 3 reported], BMC 253, Ravel 1009, [p.252, Pl.LX] [very similar dies], SNG Cop 71). Light porosity on reverse near aegis, otherwise very fine/good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3530 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (c.320 B.C.), silver stater, (8.185 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet, cornucopiae behind head, [A] before [P] below, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 430 [p.263, 2 reported], BMC - [noted in Berlin and illustrated Pl.XII,7], Ravel 1012, [Pl.LXI] [similar dies]). Darkly toned, nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3531 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (c.320 B.C.), silver stater, (8.46 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing laureate wreath with branch coming from it on Corinthian helmet, plough behind upwards, A before P below, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 441-2 [p.265-6, 4 reported], BMC 250-2, Ravel 1022, [p.255, Pl.LXII] [very similar dies], SNG Cop 69-70). Dark tone, minor graffiti on chin, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 3532 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater, (8.512 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, A **L* below and wheel of four spokes behind, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 412 [p.257], Ravel 1051). Well centred, with atractive reverse, very fine and scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3533 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Arcadia, Arcadian League, (4th - early 3rd century B.C.), silver triobol, struck at Megalopolis, (2.252 grams), obv. laureate head of Zeus to left, rev. naked Pan seated left on rock, right hand raised holding a lagobolon to left, eagle to left, A - **D* either side, (S.2690, BMC 78-80). Good fine.

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Lot 3534 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesus, Argolis, Argos, (343-225 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.470 grams), obv. forepart of wolf to left, rev. A in incuse square, below club, above A P, (cf.S.2795, BMC 57). Very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3535 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, (3rd century B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.658 grams), obv. forepart of wolf to left, rev. large A, ivy leaf below, letters across top N I. (cf.S.2794, BMC 69, SNG Cop. 32). Some dirt inclusion on reverse, otherwise good very fine.

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Lot 3536 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (360-330 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.784 grams), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SI* below, rev. dove flying to left, (cf.S.2774, BMC 111 [p.45]). Very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3537 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (360-330 B.C.), silver hemidrachms, obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SI* below, rev. dove flying to left, (cf.S.2774, BMC 111 [p.45]). All toned, with varying degrees of porosity, otherwise fine or better. (3)

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Lot 3538 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (170-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.298 grams), obv. dove flying to right, T behind, rev. large **S*, legend in three lines K**LE AN DROS*, (cf.S.2777, BMC 196 [p.52]). Bright, weak in places, nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3539 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Tegea mint, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.274 grams), obv. Zeus head right, rev. monogram of AX letters T E across, wreath around, (S.3003, Clerk 223). Good fine.

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Lot 3540 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

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, Sv. 38 [Pl.xii, 3-5], SNG Cop. 133); Latos, AE 12, 2nd - 1st century B.C., obv. Artemis right, rev. Hermes advancing right, (S.3332, Sv. 1 [Pl.XX, 20]); O1ous, AE 10, 2nd century B.C., obv. Artemis bust right, rev. monogram of O **L* N T I, (S.-, Sv. 8 [Pl.XXII, 29]). Very good - fine, all rare. (4)

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Lot 3541 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Crete, Itanos, 320-270 B.C., silver hemidrachm, (2.52 grams), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Athenian helmet, rev. eagle standing to left looking back to left **ITANIWN* to right Triton all within incuse square, (S.3321 [£200], Sv.38 [p.206, pl.xix,21], BMC 15-16 (p.52), SNG Cop. 476, Weber 4508). Good very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3542 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Crete, Polyrhenion, 2nd - 1st century B.C., silver hemidrachm, (1.775 grams), obv. draped bust of Artemis Diktynna three-quarter face to right, bow and quiver at shoulder, rev. naked Apollo standing right, holding bow and arrow, **POLURH NIWN* either side, (S.3354 [£175], Sv.43 [p.282, pl.xxvi,22], BMC 20-22 (p.68), Hunter 4). Nearly very fine and very rare.

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