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Lot 3300 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Boeotia, Thebes, silver stater, (378-338 B.C.), (12.00 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letter **PT OI either side, (cf.S.2398, SNG Cop. 349 [similar dies]). Off centred on obverse, otherwise very fine and a scarce Magistrate.

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Lot 3301 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (c.500 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.210 grams), obv. crude Archaic style head of Athena to right wearing Attic helmet with faint chevrons and dots, rev. owl standing to right, head facing with broad neck, to left olive spray, to right, **AQE*, all in incuse square, (S.1842 [£1000], cf.Sv. Pl.4, No.1-28 [similar dies], cf.Asyut Hoard 268-310 [Group IV], Seltman Group M, SNG Cop. 19-20). Large flan, slightly off centred, with heat marks on the reverse across the owl and left edge, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3302 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.020 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, several field and edge scratches, otherwise nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3303 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.072 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, very fine.

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Lot 3304 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (530-520 B.C.), silver stater, (11.674 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. rough incuse square of undeveloped pattern, 'proto heavy collar' design, (S.1848 (£400), Asyut Group I, cf.424, BMC 7, cf.SNG Cop. 501, Selinus hoard 46-48 [same obvrse die]). Double struck on the obverse, otherwise very fine, toned and a very rare type of the earliest style reverse punch.

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Lot 3305 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (11.844 grams), obv. segmented shell of sea turtle with scalloped shell or segmented carapace known as 'Proto-tortoise' type, rev. 'Rough incuse developed early Union Jack pattern', (cf.S.1849, Asyut Group V 'proto-tortoise with trefoil collar', cf.509-513, Milbank (NN&MJ No.24) Plate 1, 12, page 25; BMC 3 [p.11], Selinus Hoard Nos. 123-124). Nearly very fine/very fine, from a worn obverse die.

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Lot 3306 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.240 grams), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, rev. incuse square of large 'skew' design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1774ff, SNG Cop. 516-7). Uneven hoard tone, minor banker mark on reverse, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3307 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (c.370 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.130 grams), obv. land tortoise with large square segmented shell, rev. incuse square divided by thin bands into five compartments, two pellets in one area, (S.2605, BMC 170, SNG Delepierre 1545, Oeconomides, 'The ICGH 101 Hoard and the Circulation of the Tortoise in the Peloponnessus in Florilegium Numismaticum pp.307-312, Nos.5-29). Bright, very fine/extremely fine, partial head and sharp flipper, Rare.

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Lot 3308 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.584 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, below EYO upper right, double bodied owl behind Athena, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 153, cf.Ravel 596). Light in weight, double struck on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and a rare symbol.

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Lot 3309 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.372 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to right wearing Corinthian helmet, N and bucranion behind, (cf.S.2630, Calciati 382, Ravel 1064). Off centred reverse, otherwise good fine.

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Lot 3310 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, (3rd century B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.554 grams), obv. forepart of wolf to left, rev. large A, crescent below, letters across at top A P all within incuse square. (cf.S.2794, BMC 60, SNG Cop.29). Small flan, very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3311 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Crete, Gortyna, (2nd-1st century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.066 grams), obv. diademed head of Zeus to right, rev. naked male figure (Gortys) advancing to front, hand on shield, holding spear in left hand, around, around **GORYUNIWN, D* in exergue, (cf.S.3186, Sv.153 [p.176, cf.Pl.XVI, 12]). Heavily toned, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 3312 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.300 grams), obv. bull standing to left, on corn-ear, above **KALC* rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.3738, SNG BMC Black Sea 112ff. [siglos], SNG von Aulock 482). Flan crack, extremely fine, well centred and very rare in this condition.

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Lot 3313 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Bithynia, Kios, (c.350-300 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.478 grams), obv. Apollo laureate head to right, rev. prow of galley to left ornamented with a star, magistrate name **MILH TOS* above and below, (cf,S.3757 [£100], SNG Cop. 370). Good very fine, and very scarce.

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Lot 3314 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Bithynia, Kingdom of, Nicomedes III, (128-94 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.694 grams), issued year 201 = 97-96 B.C., obv. head of Nicomedes II to right, with diadem, rev. Zeus standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre, eagle on thunderbolt to left, before Zeus monogram of TXYN, to right **BASILEW[S]* to left **EPIFANOUS NIKOMHDO[U]*, below date A**S* (207), (S.7274, cf.BMC 16 [year 200, p.214, cf.Pl.XXXIX,3], cf.SNG von Aulock 264 [year 200]). Dark even cabinet toning, two minor reverse scratches, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare date.

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Lot 3315 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

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 uneven edge, good very fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3316 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 3317 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Aeolis, Cyme, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.734 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 **SEUQHS*, (cf.S.4183, Oakley Issue 61c [ANSMN 27, same dies], BMC 79 [same dies]). Has been plugged, otherwise good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3318 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Aeolis, Myrina, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.972 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, **AUR* monogram behind, also **MYPINAIWN, all within laurel wreath, (cf.S.4216, Sacks [ANSMN 30], Issue 25, No.25.38 [same obverse die], BMC 9 [same obverse die]). Good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3319 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 3320 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (c.108-107 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.510 grams), issued 160-150 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **EFE, to right forepart of stag, (cf.S.4389, Kleiner & Noe 11 [Numismatic Studies 14, Series 12, [p.43, same obverse die]). Nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3321 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (c.108-107 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.568 grams), year ZK = 27 = 108-7 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left ZK over monogram **EFE, to right torch, dioscuri cap with star above, (cf.S.4394, cf.Kleiner 31 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [cf.p.25], [date not reported], SNG Von Post 186). Nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3322 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (c.96-95 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.492 grams), year MB = 42= 96-95 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left MB over monogram **EFE, to right torch, stag above to right, (cf.S.4395, cf.Kleiner 44 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.26] type not previously reported). Very fine/good very fine and very rare, apparently unpublished.

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Lot 3323 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Ephesus, (c.90-89 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.622 grams), year ME = 45= 90-89 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left ME over monogram **EFE, to right torch, serpent staff above, (cf.S.4395, Kleiner 46 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.26], SNG Cop. 326). Brilliant, extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3324 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Ionia, Heraclea ad Latmun, (after 150-145 B.C.), tetradrachm (stephanophoros), (16.578 grams), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, adorned in front with foreparts of five horses, behind raised cheekpiece with Pegasus running and at back with tendril, also with triple-pendant ear-ring and pearl necklace, rev. oak-wreath enclosing club, above **HRAKLEWTWN*, below Nike standing to left holding wreath all between to monograms **SKA and **WDIR*, (cf.S.4453, [£550], SNG Lockett 2823 [Pl.XLIX], Pozzi Collection [lot 2452]. Brilliant with off centred and weak reverse, otherwise good extremely fine/extremely fine, rare.

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Lot 3325 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Lydia, Sardeis, Plotina, (wife of Trajan to A.D. 117), AE 21, (5.048 grams), obv. draped bust of plotina to right, line border, around **P[LWTEINA]* CEBACTH, rev. Pelops on horseback galloping right with whip, around [CAP]**DIA N W[N PELOY]*, (S.1109). Very good - fine and very rare.

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Lot 3326 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Alabanda, Caracalla, (198-217), AE 27, (8.548 grams), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, around traces of legend, rev. laurel branch, around **ALAB A N DEWN*, (S.2551, BMC 40, SNG Von Aulock 2401, Lindgren 603 [This Coin]). Nearly fine/good fine and rare.

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Lot 3327 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Alinda, Trajan, (98-117), AE 28, (14.108 grams), issued 98-100, obv. laureate head of Trajan to right, around AY NEP TPAIANOC KAI CE **G*EPM DAKIKO*C, rev. Herakles standing facing with club and lion skin, being crowned by Nike, **ALIN DEWN*, (S.-, SNG Von Aulock 2404). Fine, rare.

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Lot 3328 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Caria, Kaunos, Uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.766 grams), obv. Winged back and feet of a muscular Hermes with outstretched arm in kneeling-running position to left, Carian lettered monogram OY to right, rev. four part incused field with various symbols, including a bull's head to right, a ram's head to left the Carian letered monogram OY with a central vase, (S.-, SNG Von Aulock 2343 [same dies]; Hyla Troxell 'Winged Carians' in Essays Thompson, No.35 [same dies] published as a unique coin type). Small flan, very fine and extremely rare.

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Lot 3329 Sale 72 Greek Silver & Bronze

Carian Islands, Rhodes, (175-170 B.C.), Pseudo-Rhodian issue in Thessaly, silver drachm, (2.694 grams), obv. head of Helios three-quarter face to right with hair loose, rev. rose, with bud on left, above **STRATWN* grapes to right, (cf.S.5092, SNG Finland 793-5, Ahton Num. Chron. 1988 p.23, No.45 [Plate V same dies]). Extremely fine and very scarce.

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