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Lot 3441 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (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 [£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 3442 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (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 3443 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver distater or tetradrachm, (15.25 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, behind forepart of lion to right, rev. ear of corn, to right [MET]APONTINWN, to left club erect over leaf, [A]MI below, (S.414, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B, 1.5, SNG Fitz 492, SNG ANS 430). Worn with light porosity, otherwise fine and rare.

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Lot 3444 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.876 grams), obv. head of Demeter to right wreathed in ears of corn, **[DAI] below chin, rev. corn ear, META to left, leaf of stalk to right, and star above, **LU* below leaf, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 8.16 [same dies], SNG Ash 773 [same dies]). Well centred slightly short on flan, otherwise good very fine, and rare in this condition.

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Lot 3445 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.58 grams), obv. Poseidon, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, advancing brandishing trident, [**POMES], rev. bull walking to left, all within shallow incuse square, above **EMOP (retrograde), (cf. S.424, SNG Cop.1278-9, SNG ANS 652). Fine/very fine, and very scarce.

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Lot 3446 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Velia, (c.350-325 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.24 grams), obv. head of Athena three - quarters face to left, wearing winged and crested Phrygian helmet, rev. lion standing left eating, in exergue **[UELHTWN], (S.454 [£350], Williams 334 [these dies], BMC 71). Die break on reverse as usual for this die, fine and rare.

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Lot 3447 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucanaia, Velia, (c. 350-320 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.330 grams), Period VI, obv. helmeted head of Athena to left, wearing crested Phrygian helmet, ornamented with centaur, reversed K C monogram behind, die crack on mouth, rev. lion standing to left, devouring piece of meat between fore-paws, **UELHTWN in exergue, A above lion, KE monogram below lion, (cf.S.456 [£250], Williams 369 [same dies, O.187/R.259], SNG Ash 1273). Very fine, and a scarce die combination.

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Lot 3448 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver third stater, (2.154 grams), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, VM in exergue, rev. bull standing to right, looking back, but incuse, and no legend, (S.246, BMC 9, SNG ANS 847-852, SNG Lockett 460, SNG Cop. 1392). Good fine and scarce.

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Lot 3449 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350-281 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.856 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, shield object before, rev. bull butting to right, **YOU[RIWN] and **SW* above, **FI* to left, two dolphins below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1067-8 [same dies]). Off centred on obverse and reverse, otherwise extremely fine and a rare type.

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Lot 3450 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.450 B.C. [Arnold-Biucchi chronology]), silver tetradrachm, (16.944 grams), obv. lion's head facing, within dotted border, rev. Iokastos the traditional founder of the city naked to waist and seated to left, holding staff and resting left hand on hip, all within laurel wreath, legend around anti-clockwise, [R]ECI NOS, (S.498 [£1250], Herzfelder, H., 'Catalogue des Tetradrachmes et Drachmes de Rhegion' No.1i [This Coin], [obv.D1, rev.R1 same dies], Pl.XX 1q for reverse die break illustration, [Revue Numismatique (RN) 1956], Munzhundlung Basel Sale 4 (390) [this Coin], cf.Arnold Biucchi 7-10 [Same Dies], SNG ANS 635). Some light scratches in the region of the interesting die crack on the reverse, original obverse die somewhat rusted, otherwise good very fine/very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3451 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Italy, assorted silver and bronze issues from various cities mostly 4th - 2nd century B.C., Apulia, Arpi, AE 24, obv. Zeus to left, rev. boar to right, (SNG Cop. 603); Lucania, Heracleia, silver diobol, (1.00 grams), obv. head of young Herakles to right, rev. lion running right, HE above, (S.386, SNG ANS 8); Paestrum, AE 17, obv. Athena right, rev. clasped hands, (SNG ANS 788, SNG Cop. 1361); Velia, AE 15, obv. Herakles bust right, rev. owl standing right, (SNG ANS 1413, SNG Cop. 1597); Calabria, Tarentum, silver stater, obv. horseman to right, rev. Taras on dolphin, (Vl.713); another diobol, (1.12 grams), obv. Athena head right, rev. Herakles fighting lion, K between legs, (Vl.1254, SNG ANS 1368); Bruttium, The Brutti, AE 23, obv. Zeus head right, rev. eagle left, (SNG ANS 50). Good - good fine, stater damaged, all in packets described with references. (7)

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Lot 3452 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Acragas, (early 5th century B.C.), AE tetras, (9.21 grams), obv. eagle to right, rev. crab, underside four dots, (cf.S.1020, SNG Cop. 61, SNG ANS 1017). Green patina, nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3453 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Gela, (c.430-425 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.160 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven left by male charioteer holding reins, wreath above, rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with short beard, weakly above **GELAS, long necked bird below, (cf.S.795, Jenkins 400, obv. 83, rev. 169 [notes nine examples known of these dies], SNG Cop 267). Has porosity in fields, surface scratches, but from a distinctive pair of dies, nearly very fine and a scarce die combination.

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Lot 3454 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Himera, (410-400 B.C.), Copper hemilitron, (16.166 grams), obv. facing Gorgoneia or Gorgon head, rev. six pellets, (S.1105, Weber 1356, SNG Cop. 313, McLean 2305). Dark brown patina, nearly very fine/very fine and rare.

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Lot 3455 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Messana under the Mamertini, (220-200 B.C.), AE 27 a pentonkion, (11.804 grams), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. naked warrior charging right holding spear and large circular shield **P* in field to right, (S.1144, BMC 25). Minor surface scratches, otherwise fine and scarce.

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Lot 3456 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Panormus or ZIZ (Punic for Panormus), (410-400 B.C.), Copper hemilitron, (16.166 grams), obv. cock to right, rev. six pellets, (S.1155, Calciati I, p.269 No.1, Weber 1487, SNG Cop. 516, McLean 2494). Attractive brown patina, nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3457 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Selinus, (520-500 B.C.), silver didrachm, (7.95 grams), obv. selinon leaf, rev. incuse square divided into triangles, (S.730, ANS MN 33, Pl. 3, No.37, [This Coin]). Some surface roughness and porosity, otherwise fine and rare.

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Lot 3458 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.475-465 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.21 grams), obv. fast walking quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, dotted border, rev. **SUPA KOSI O N 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 85 same dies (obverse 41/reverse 55 dies), Nanteuil 321 [same dies]). Attractive dark tone with deep blue highlights, very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3459 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.186 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUP A K OSI O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 184 (obv.82/rev.126 same dies). Attractive evenly toned, with light tooling on the reverse very fine/ nearly very fine and a rare combination of dies.

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Lot 3460 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.205 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind barley ear, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above **[BASILISSAS]*, below **FILISTIDOS*, other letters off flan, (S.989, cf.SNG ANS 882/883). Light porosity on upper reverse field, otherwise very fine/extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3461 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, under Hieron II, (275-215 B.C.), AE 27, (18.188 grams), obv. diademed head of Hieron II to left, rev. horseman prancing to right, holding couched spear, N to right below, in exergue **[IE]RWNOS*, (S.1221, SNG ANS 938-9). Deep green patination, porosity near edge, very fine.

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Lot 3462 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Syracuse, under Hieron II, (275-215 B.C.), AE 19, (6.164 grams), obv. laureate head of Poseidon to left, rev. ornamental trident-head, between two dolphins dividing IEP - **WNOS*, (S.1223, BMC 603, SNG ANS 964ff). Good very fine.

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Lot 3463 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Siculo-Punic, 'Carthage' (c.410-395 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.436 grams), obv. forepart of a bridled horse to left, crowned by Nike above flying to left, grain ear before horse, line border, rev. palm tree with drooping branches and two date clusters, legend across field 'QRT/HDST'. (cf.S.6426, Jenkins SNR 1974 (Vol.53) No.30 [p.38] and Pl.4; SNG Lloyd 1607). Good very fine with a delightful tone and black patination on the highlights, only three recorded by Jenkins and extremely rare.

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Lot 3464 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sicily, Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.325-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.990 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, border of dots. (S.6436, Dewing ACNAC 983, Jenkins SNR 1978, Series 5b). Short of flan, otherwise good very fine/very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3465 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Sardinia, Carthage-Punic, (c.264-241 B.C.), AE 27, Sardinian mint, (12.756 grams), obv. head of Tanit (Persephone), wreathed with corn to left, to left, rev. horse's head to right, (S.6522, SNG Cop. 192). Nearly fine and rare.

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Lot 3466 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Paeonia, kingdom of Patraos, (c.340-315 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (12.644 grams), obv. head of Apollo to r., with laureate, plain border, rev. horseman spearing fallen enemy, who holds spear and shield, around **P AT RAOU, (S.1520, Paeonian Hoard 482 (London) 201 (New York) these illustrated from the same dies). Obverse off centre, otherwise very fine/extremely fine and a very scarce type.

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Lot 3467 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Commodus (A.D. 177-192), AE 24, (7.972 grams), obv. bare headed bust of Commodus to right, around AY KAI **L AURH KOMOD*OC, rev. the Three Graces or (Charites) facing, around, MAPKI**ANOPOLLEITWN*, dotted border, (cf.S.1925, cf.BMC 56, Pick 540 [6 noted]). Attractive green patina, good fine and rare.

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Lot 3468 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.316 grams), Pergamon mint, style of that issued c.287 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, K under bust, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, to inner left a cult statue, to far left a crescent, in exergue a monogram of O/I, to left **BASILEWS to right **LUSIMAXOU, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 220, Arnold-Biuchi 73/72 [dies of obv.8, rev.33?, obverse illustrated as Pl.3 O8]). Well centred and with a very high relief, minor abrasion on the head of Athena, but struck on a full flan with a superb eye, extremely fine and very rare, possibly a previously unpublished die combination.

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Lot 3469 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thrace, kingdom of Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.056 grams), Colophon mint, struck 299-296 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, within dotted circle, rev. Zeus enthroned to left supporting eagle, spear behind, forepart of lion to left, [**F*] off flan, pentagram under throne, below **BASILEW[S], to left **LYSIMACOY, (S.6812, P.L27c, M.20, Thompson 127). Uneven toned, porosity on reverse, otherwise nearly very fine.

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Lot 3470 Sale 63 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thrace, Cherronesos, (400-350 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.282 grams), obv. forepart of lion looking back, rev. monogram and dot in one quarter, pentagram and dot in opposite corner, (cf.S.1603-5, BMC 43, cf.SNG Cop. 836). Porous field, nearly very fine.

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