Catalogue
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.520 B.C.), silver stater, (7.444 grams) on broad thin flan, obv. ear of corn in high relief, to left ME to right TA, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class IV, No.89, SNG ANS 195, [same dies], SNG Cop. 1160 [same dies]). Some minor obverse corrosion on lower edge, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $1,900
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.632 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). Fine/good fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
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.
Estimate $300
SOLD $270
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.
Estimate $280
SOLD $190
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.
Estimate $280
SOLD $250
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.892 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, before traces of **LEUKIPPOS* behind dog seated left, **S* below neck tranche, rev. ear of corn, to left META, to right a bird with open wings, A[MI] below, (S.415, BMC 79-80, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B, 3.x [new obverse die], cf.SNG ANS 447-9, cf.SNG Cop.1211). Attractive dark tone, extremely fine but weak on the barley ear on the reverse.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
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.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.52 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN and bird below bull, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1051 [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.440 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and **X* above, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1056 [same dies]). Traces of overstriking on reverse field and a trace of porosity on small part of reverse edge, otherwise a well centred coin, very fine and a rare type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Italy, Lucania, Velia, (c.440/435-400 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.54 grams), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet, **F* behind, rev. lion pulling down stag, **UELH[TWN] around, (cf.S.453, Williams 159 [These Dies], SNG Cop. 1536, SNG Ash. 1134). Small flan, somewhat dirty, otherwise fine, a scarce die combination.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Italy, Lucania, Velia, (c.365-350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.27 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet, ornamented with centaur, **Q behind, rev. lion walking to right, **UELHTWN in exergue, X below lion, above traces of flying owl, removed from die, (cf.S.454, Williams 273 [These Dies], SNG Cop. 1548, SNG ANS 1293). Off centred on obverse, otherwise fine, a scarce die combination.
Estimate $180
SOLD $90
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (420-390 B.C.), silver stater, (7.550 grams), obv. eagle standing to right head to left, standing on bull's skull, closed wings, dentils in exergue, rev. tripod-lebes with neck and three handles, in field to right qPO, to left branch with berry, (cf.S.470, SNG ANS 341, cf.Gale 43). Grey tone, very fine, rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (299-281 B.C.), silver diobol (1.14 grams), obv. Athena head right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, traces of KPOTR above, rev. Herakles standing to left, with lion skin and leaning on club, to right, OIK**ISTAS, D* behind, (cf.S.480, SNG Lockett 634, SNG ANS 425, BMC 107, McLean 1724). Some surface roughness, otherwise fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
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 $140
SOLD $130
Sicily, Akragas, (c.413-406 B.C.), AE 15 onkia, (3.24 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing right, head reverted on a fish, AK to left, rev. crab, one pellet, tunny fish below, (S.1025, SNG Cop.83, SNG ANS 1059). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Sicily, Gela, (c.480/475-475/470 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.456 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding reins, Nike above crowning horses, dotted border, rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with long beard, around **GELAS, (cf.S.795, Jenkins 124, obv. 36, rev. 75 [notes only eight examples known of these dies]). Die flaw on break on reverse, slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise very fine and a scarce die combination.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Sicily, Messana, (480-461 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.182 grams), obv. biga of mules driven to right by seated male charioteer, in exergue olive leaf, rev. **MESSE N ION* (some letters reversed), hare running to right, (S.842 [£500], Caltabiano -/211-3 [obv.die -, rev. die 114, no specimens known from this die combination], Randazoo same reverse die as No.170). Flan flaw near edge of reverse, otherwise fine and a very rare and a previously unpublished die combination.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
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.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.478-472 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.230 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**A K OSI ON around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 251 same dies [obverse 114/reverse 171], dies not in SNG ANS). Very fine and a very rare die combination.
Estimate $1,700
SOLD $1,800
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.460-450 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.984 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer holding reins in both hands and a kentron, Nike flying right crowning horses, ketos in exergue, rev. **SU*R**AKOSI [O N] around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair rolled and tucked under diadem, four dolphins clockwise around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 539 same dies [obverse 275/reverse 373 these dies], SNG ANS 176 [same dies]). Toned very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,700
SOLD $1,800
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.430 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. SYVPAKOS[ION] around, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair tied in layers, four dolphins around, (cf.S.932, Boehringer 675 same dies, BMC 120, SNG Cop. 661 same dies). Porous flan on obverse, otherwise good fine/very fine, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.450-439 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.165 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning charioteer, rev. **SURAKOS[ION] around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, wearing wide head band, A on neck, four dolphins around, (cf.S.931, Boehringer 700 same dies [obverse 345/reverse 478 dies], Jameson 784 [same dies]). Slightly off centred on the reverse, attractive dark tone, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $2,700
Sicily, Syracuse, Agathocles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.36 grams), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa (Persophone) to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, wearing wreath of barley N[K] below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above trisceles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, (S.971; Ierardi, No.11a (This Coin, ANS AJN 7-8, p.40], Kraay/Hirmer 134 [similar dies], SNG Fitz. 1327-8 [same obverse die], SNG Lloyd 1477 [same obverse die], SNG ANS 637 [same obverse die]). Attractively toned, reverse slightly off centre, otherwise extremely fine and very rare, the only known example from these dies.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Siculo-Punic, 'Cape of Melkart', (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.102 grams), obv. charioteer driving a quadriga of rearing horses to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike flying above and crowning charioteer, Punic legend 'RSMLQRT' in exergue, rev. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins around, (S.-, Jenkins, SNR 50, 47 [same dies, dies 016/R36], Jameson 598 [same dies], SNG Lloyd 1600 [same dies], BMC 12 [same obverse die]). Light grey tone with golden highlights, good very fine, well centred, very attractive but tight flan, scarce.
Estimate $2,700
SOLD $3,200
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.126 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend 'MHSBM' below, border of dots, (S.6436, SNG Cop. 90 [same obverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 299 [same dies, O96/R247). Light tone, dumpy flan as usual good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,050
Macedon, Amphipolis (158-149 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.005 grams), obv. Macedonian shield, at centre of which is a bust of Artemis Tauropolos to right with bow and quiver at her shoulder, rev. **MAKEDONWN PRWTHS* in two lines, club between monograms above and below, all within oak wreath, to left of which a thunderbolt, (S.1386, BMC 7 [p.8], SNG Manchester 749, Hunter 3, McClean 3708, SNG Cop. 1314, SNG Ash. 3297). Slightly off centred on the obverse and several scratches on the reverse otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
Macedon, Kingdom of, Perdikkas II, (451-413 B.C.), silver light tetrobol, first series issued 451/0-447/6 B.C., (2.154 grams), obv. horse prancing to right, within linear border, rev. crested helmet to right in incuse square within linear border, (S.1487 [£150], SNG ANS 37-41, SNG Berry 68). Slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise very fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.285 grams), Maxcedon 'Amphipolis' mint, issued c.323-320 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, antler to left, around **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 111, BMC 111a-F, M.-, Demanhur Hoard Nos. 1210-1250). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $280
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.224 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued 315-294 B..C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **L* over torch to left, to right **ALEXANDROU, MHG* monogram below throne, (cf.S.6713, Price 447, BMC 447a-e, M.37). Golden tone, well centred, good extremely fine and about as struck.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,400
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.224 grams), Mesembria mint, issued 250-175 B..C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, Corinthian helmetr and monogram to left, to left **[BA]SILEW[S], to right **ALEXAND[ROU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 992, BMC 992a-b, M.436, SNG Ash. 2672). TScratched and worn on the reverse, weak legends, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90