Catalogue
Euboia, Histiaia, silver drachm, (350-340 B.C.), obv. nymph Histiaia head to right, rev. cow standing right, grapes and vine in background, **ISTI* in exergue (S.2494); Athens, silver drachm, (c.440-409 B.C.), obv. Athena head right, rev. owl standing right, **AQE* to right, (S.2527); Arcadia, Megalopolis, silver triobol, (c.370-280 B.C.), obv. Zeus head left, rev. Pan seated left, (S.2687). First has been mounted, otherwise very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $160
SOLD $220
Attica, Athens, (500-490/482 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.016 grams), obv. crude Archaic style head of Athena to right wearing Attic helmet with chevrons on crest support off the flan, rev. owl standing to right, head facing with broad neck, traces of olive twig and three leaves, to right, **[AQ]E, all in incuse square, (S.1842 [£1000], cf.Sv. Pl.3, [similar dies], cf.Seltman Group M, similar dies, SNG Cop. 15-18). Small flan and off centred as usual, grey attractive tone, very fine/good fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $1,100
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.168 grams), issue c.420 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, cf.Starr Pl.XXII). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $800
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.100 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.2526, BMC 62). Attractive light tone, scratch on cheek, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,100
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.004 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). Short of flan as usual, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.636 grams), issued 151-0 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 119-118 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, to right a Helios in quadriga, legend across **A QE DION USI DION USI KALLIS*, ME below, E on amphora, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 565a [same dies], Sv. Pl.52, 5). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $640
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.
Estimate $800
SOLD $420
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.85 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, central banker's mark of flower countermark, rev. early small 'skew' design, (S.1851, Asyut Group VII 'small skew' cf.541-547, SNG Delepierre 1732, Millbank countermark 23). Fine, off centred on the reverse, very rare with flower countermark.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.960 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, central banker's mark of dot as a countermark, rev. early small 'skew' design, (S.1851, Asyut Group VII 'small skew' cf.541-5, SNG Delepierre 1664, Millbank countermark 1). Fine, off centred on the obverse, very scarce with cross countermark.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.366 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, [Q] below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, below **[D]* I either side, Artemis running to right holding long torch, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 457, Ravel 1081, BMC 317). Well centred reverse, off centred on the obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $440
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.312 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, [**D*] I either side, Athena Nikephoros holding winged Nike behind, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 458, Ravel 1082). Good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.356 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, **[D]* I either side, Athena Nikephoros holding winged Nike behind, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 458, Ravel 1082). Rusty obverse die, good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.340 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, below **[D]* I either side, Hermes facing holding cornucopiae behind Athena, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 460, Ravel 1084). Weak in places on the obverse, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $330
Corinthia, Corinth, (350-338 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.61 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Persephone wearing necklace to left, with hair tied up in saccos, I before neck. (cf.S.2634, SNG Cop. 114, BMC 355-6 [p.41, Pl.X, 24]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Peloponnesos, Sicyon, (4th century B.C.), silver stater, (11.632 grams), obv. Chimaera walking to left, wreath above, **SE* below, rev. dove flying to left, all within wreath, (cf.S.2763, BMC 22, SNG Cop.33, SNG Delepierre 1936). Fine or better well centered and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
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). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $130
Peloponnesos, Achaean League, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.430 grams), Sparta mint, mint mark caps of the Dioskouroi across, obv. Zeus head laureate right, rev, wreath with XA monogram within, monograms above and below, caps of the Dioskouroi on either side, (cf.S.2987, Clerk 322, BMC 80). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Crete, Gortyn (?), Claudius and Livia, (A.D. 41-54), AE 18, issued 41-43, (4.046 grams), obv. bare head of Claudius to left, around **[TI KLAU]DIOS KAISAR GERMA SEBA*, rev. diademed head of Livia to right, around **QEA SEBASTA*, (S.-; RPC 1030, SNG Cop. 574, BMC 6). Dark brown patina, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Pontos, various AE, from Amasia, c.86 B.C., (2) rev. sword in sheath (BMC 1), (2) cornucopiae (BMC 2), Amisus, rev. sword in sheath (BMC 47), rev. cistia mystica (2) (BMC 51), rev. cornucopiae (2) (BMC 65), rev. Pegasos drinking (2), (BMC 60); obv. Gorgon head, rev. Nike (BMC 74), obv. bust in Persian head-dress, rev. quiver and strap, (BMC 80); Cabira, obv, Pallas head right, rev. Perseus facing, (BMC 1); obv. Gorgon head in aegis, rev. Nike (BMC 2); Chabacta, obv. Ares head right, rev. sword in sheath (BMC 1); Comana, Septimius Severus, rev. tetrastyle temple, dated year 172 = A.D. 210, (BMC 3); Neocaesarea, Severus Alexander, rev. two tetrastyle temples, issued A.D. 234 (Recueil 40); Gordian III, rev. two agonistic urns, year A.D. 241, (BMC 14); Pimolisa, obv. Ares head right, rev. sword in sheath, (BMC 1); Zela, Septimius Severus, rev. tetra style temple (BMC 2); Bosphorus king, Mithradates c.39-45, AE 23, (RPC 1911). All in packets described, good - nearly very fine, several scarce. (22)
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Paphlagonia, Amastris, Plotina wife of Trajan, (c.A.D. 98-117), AE 26, (10.594 grams), obv. Plotina's draped bust to right, around **PLWTEINA QEA* CEBACTH, rev. female standing left with patera and sceptre, around AMACTPIAN**WN MHTROPOLEITWN*, (S.-, cf.Recueil 51a [p.173]). Light brown patina, nearly very fine/fine and extremely rare (noted as a footnote with variant legend in Waddington Recueil).
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Paphlagonia, Amastris, Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE 23, (8.850 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius head to right, around AVT KAICAP ANT**W*NEINOC, rev. Athena standing to right, holding owl and spear, around AMACT P IAN**W*N, (S.-, Receuil 59 [Pl.XIX, 20], BMC 20 [P.87]). Even brown patina, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Paphlagonia, various AE, from Amastris, c.3rd century B.C., (2) obv. Pallas, rev. thunderbolt, (BMC -, Recueil 11 [p.174, Pl.XVIII, 9], c.86 B.C., obv. Pallas head right, rev. Perseus standing (cf.BMC 7-8, Recueil 19 variant), obv. Gorgon head, rev. Nike (BMC 9), Antoninus Pius, cmked. (BMC 20), Marcus Aurelius rev. Tyche (Recueil 96a), Faustina II cmked, rev. Artemis (Recueil 103), Caracalla, cmked with bust of Gordian III **GOR*, rev. Herakles (Recueil 140), another similar cmk. rev. Pallas (Recueil 146), Geta, rev. Nike (Recueil -); Severus Alexander, rev. Roma seated, cmked. (Recueil -) and a copy of Homer type; Sesamus, obv. Apollo head left, rev. cantharos (Recueil 5); Sinope, obv. Perseus, rev. cornucopiae (BMC 45), obv. Ares, rev. sword, (BMC 50), obv. Artemis right, rev. tripod, (BMC 51), Augustus, obv. Augustus head right, rev. heads of Caius and Lucius to right, (BMC 52). All in packets described, good - nearly very fine, several scarce. (17)
Estimate $200
SOLD $290
Bithynia, Nicomedia, Domitian, rev. poppy between corn-ears, (Recueil -), rev. Zeus (Recueil 30); Antoninus Pius, rev. Demeter, (BMC 13); Commodus, rev. coiled serpent (BMC 29), Prusias ad Hypium, Antoninus Pius, rev. Hermes, rev. Dionysos (Recueil 16, 19), Marcus Aurelius, rev. Dionysos, (BMC -); Septimius Severus, (2, both poor); Caracalla with three cmks. (2), another rev. Hygieia (BMC 5), another poor, Macrinus, (19.01 grams) rev. hunter and dog (BMC -), Diadumenian, with cmk. rev. Nemesis (cf.Recueil 64), Severus Alexander/Julia Mamaea (poor) (BMC -), Philip I, two cmks. rev. Hygieia, (Recueil -), Valerian rev. Artemis right, (Recueil 72); Prusa ad Olympium, C. Papirius Carbo (61-59 B.C.), obv. Dionysos, rev. Roma seated left, (Recueil 1); Tium, Domitian, rev. four ears of wheat (BMC -, Recueil -), rev. Zeus Syrgastes (Recueil 22), Marcus Aurelius, rev. Demeter left (3) (BMC 8, Recueil 65), rev. river god Billaeus (BMC 12), rev. eagle (Recueil 77), Caracalla rev. caduceus and two cornucopia (SWNG Von Aulock 964), Severus Alexander, rev. figure left (Recueil -); Maximinus I, rev. emperor and Tyche (Recueil 152), time of Gallienus, rev. caduceus and two cornucopia (Recueil 17). Poor - very fine, mostly good - very good. (29)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Bithynia, kings of Prusias I, (228-180 B.C.), obv. Apollo left, (2), both cmked, one with lyre, artemis etc, (BMC 4, 6); Prusias II, (180-149 B.C.), rev. Herakles, (BMC 5), rev centaur (5) (BMC 10 etc); Bithynia Commune in general, rev. tetrastyle temple, (BMC -), Sabina, rev. octostyle temple, (Recueil 55) another rev. tetrastyle temple (Recueil 60); Bithynium, Elagabalus, rev. two goats, (BMC 13); Caesarea Germanica, Severus Alexander, rev. gateway, (BMC -); Cius, Caracalla, cmked. rev. Sarapis, (cf.BMC 38); Creteia- Flaviopolis, Valerian I, rev. Artemis (BMC 3); Heraclea Pontica, 3rd century B.C., (6), obv. Herakles, rev. lion right, (all poor) (BMC 34-9); Nicaea, C.Papirius Carbo 62-59 B.C., rev. Roma (BMC 2). rev. thyrsus (BMC 5), Antoninus Pius, rev. Hygieia right, rev. Telephoros, rev. Asklepias (2) (Recueil 88, 89, 95, 98), Elagabalus, rev. three standards (BMC 93); Severus Alexander, rev. lion, rev. three standards (Recueil 612, BMC 98); Maximinus I, rev. Pallas (Recueil 634) Valerian I & II, Gallienus, rev. three agonistic urns, (BMC 148), Macrianus junior, rev. city gates and walls, (2) (BMC 157). Poor - nearly very fine, mostly very good. (34)
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Mysia, Kyzikos, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.415 grams), obv. forepart of running boar to left, tunny fish upwards behind, rev. within incuse square a roaring lion head to left, X before, (S.3851, BMC 123, SNG Cop. 49). Fine/very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Mysia, Lampsakos, (4th-3rd century B.C.), AE 11, (1.2 grams), obv. female head to right with hair rolled, all within circle to right **LAM, rev. forepart of winged Pegasus to right, Y A above, (cf.S.3894, BMC 55-6 [P.84]). Attractive dark patina, nearly extremely fine, rare in this condition.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Mysia, Parion, (c.480 B.C.), silver three-quarter drachm, (3.392 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). A curious style gorgoneion, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Aeolis, Cyme, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.220 grams), obv. head of Amazon Cyme to right with hair bound with ribbon, rev. horse pacing to right, one handled vase at feet, all within laurel wreath, before **KUMAIWN, below in exergue **KALLIAS*, (cf.S.4183, Oakley Issue 12-37 [ANSMN 27], SNG delpierre 2556). Porous surface in places with some original hoard patina, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Aeolis, Myrina, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.74 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo of Grynion to right, rev. Apollo of Grynion standing to right, holding phiale and laurel branch, omphalos and amphora at feet, **DIN* monogram behind, also MYPINAI**WN*, all within laurel wreath, (cf.S.4216, ANSMN 30, Sacks 22.20, cf.SNG Salting 32, Seyrig Tresors 20, 5; Malloy FPL 33, 325 [1973-1974] [same obverse die]). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,700
Ionia, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (13.725 grams), obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F, rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **INOSTRATOS* (Inostratos), (cf.S.4373, cf.BMC 30-52, SNG Cop.215-239, Head p.35 [not noted for this Magistrate). Some edge corrosion and tooling on the obverse, otherwise nearly extremely/good very fine, important as a new unpublished magistrate.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,400