Catalogue
Boeotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.182 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. amphora, with letters **KA BI* either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D1, No.61, BMC 150, McClean 5601, Weber 3279, SNG Cop. 339). Off centred obverse, nearly extremely fine and a very scarce type.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
Boeotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.192 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. amphora, with letters **KA LLI* either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D3, No.63, BMC 151, McClean 5603, Weber 3280, SNG Cop. 340, SNG Fitz. 2950). Nearly extremely fine/very fine and a very scarce type.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Boeotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.168 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. amphora, with letters **KL IW[N]* either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series C, No.71, BMC 156, McClean 5606-7, Weber 3281). Nearly extremely fine and a scarce type.
Estimate $750
SOLD $680
Boeotia, Thebes, silver stater, (378-338 B.C.), (12.002 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letter **PT OI either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Group C, No.84, McClean 5609, SNG Cop. 349 [similar dies]). Off centred on obverse, otherwise very fine and a scarce Magistrate.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Boeotia, probably struck at Thebes, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.634 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letters **[B]O [I]* either side, club above, in incuse square, (S.2396, BMC 31 [p.35]). Off centred, lightly toned nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Boeotia, Thespiae, (146-27 B.C.), AE 15, (3.802 grams), obv. laureate female head to right, veiled and wearing modius, rev. lyre with **QESPI EWN* around all within laurel wreath, (S.2461, BMC 14-21). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Euboia, Histaia, (3rd century B.C.), silver tetrobols, (1.636, 1.794 grams), obv. nymph Histaia head to right wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on galley, below, full and partial legend **ISTI AEWN around, (cf.S.2497, cf.SNG Cop. 531 and SNG Lockett 1799). Off-centred obverses, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.094 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, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.196 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, cf.Starr Pl.XXII). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (c.430-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.532 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, Kraay ACGC 199, Sv.Pl.14, 1-30). Porous obverse with surface roughness on the both surfaces, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.776 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, cf.Starr Pl.XXII). Toned, porous reverse, attractive portrait, good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $760
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.632 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, good very fine with light field scratches on the reverse.
Estimate $900
SOLD $900
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.060 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). Uneven tone, cut across owl's neck on reverse, otherwise fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.094 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, to right **AQE, (cf.S.2547, cf.BMC 138). Possibly a contemporary Egyptian-Phoenician copy, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $220
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.862 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, to right **AQE, (cf.S.2547, SNG Cop. 63-65, cf.BMC138). With incuse cross countermarks on both sides probably of Egyptian origin, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $110
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.852 grams), issued 183-182 B.C., (Thompson date), but probably 151-150 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, Nike to right, nothing on amphora, legend across **A QE*, to left monogram AP, to right monogram **MPDA*, to left term of Hermes, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 92c [same dies, only other example in Athens Museum], cf.BMC 285). Off centred obverse, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.628 grams), issued 145-4 B.C., (Thompson date), but probably 113-112 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 Triptolemos to left, legend across **A QE, to left downwards **EUM/APEI/DHS; KLEO/MEN; LEWN; SW* below, I on amphora, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 680-1 [similar dies]). Off centred, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
Attica, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.076 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, countermark on back of turtle, rev. small incuse square, of 'small skew' design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858, Asyut Group III-IV, 'Small skew' cf.464, SNG Cop. 501, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred reverse punch, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Attica, Aegina, (490-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.286 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'proto-skew', [one or more lines wedge shaped], (S.1857 [£325], Asyut Group VIc 'late thin collar', cf.533-540, SNG Delepierre 1681). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die, oblong shape.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.014 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. 'Incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851 [£300], Asyut Group IIIa 'thin collar', cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die, oblong shape.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.364 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). Lightly toned, full flan, extremely fine, weak head but excellent upper flippers, very rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater (8.270 grams), obv. Pegasus with pointed wing flying to left, q below, rev. head of Athena to left wearing laureated Corinthian helmet, to right boar to left, [A P] below, (cf.S.2629, Pegasi I, 435 [same obverse die], Ravel 1017. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Corinthia, Corinth, (300-243 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.596 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, [Q] below, rev. head of Aphrodite wearing sachos to left, I to left, (cf.S.2643, BMC 355-6 (p.41, Pl.X, 24]). Toned, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Peloponnesos, Arkadia, The Arkadian League, Megalopolis mint, silver triobol, (c.370-300 B.C.), (2.688 grams), obv. Zeus laureate head to left, rev. naked Pan seated to left, on rock, hand raised, holding a lagobolon in left hand, ARK monogram in field to left **D* to right, (S.2687 [£90], BMC 50, SNG Cop. 195; Weber 4265). Nearly very fine/fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Peloponnesos, Achaia, Pellene, silver triobol, (c.370-350 B.C.), (2.652 grams), obv. Apollo laureate head to left, rev. **PEL* within laurel wreath, (S.2966 {£125], BMC 3-4, SNG Cop. 209; Weber 3977). Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bosporus Kings, various issues of Mithradates III (c.A.D. 39-44), AE 23, (9.076 grams), obv. Mithradates head to right, around BACI**LEW*C MI**QRADATOU*, rev. bow in case lion skin over club IB below; (S.5432, RPC 1910, SNG Stancomb 969). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Pontos, Amisos, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.584 grams), obv. Tyche head to left, wearing turreted stephanos, hair rolled, rev. owl standing facing on shield, wings spread, corn ear to left, AP I**S* below, traces of **PEIRA* in exergue, (cf.S.3633, Waddington [Sup.E,15], SNG Cop.121). Toned, very fine/good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Pontus, Amisos, (c.2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 21, (8.434 grams), obv. head of young Dionysos to right wreathed with ivy, rev. cista mystica, with thyrsos placed diagonally, HIPK monogram to left, **AMISOU* below, (S.3640, BMC 53-54). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.374 grams), obv. bull standing to left, on corn-ear, above **KAL[C]* rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.3738, SNG BMC Black Sea 112ff. [siglos], SNG von Aulock 482). Extremely fine, well centred and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.240-220 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (12.166 grams), obv. veiled head of Demeter to right, wreathed in corn, rev. naked Apollo seated to right, on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, before **DI*, and behind ME monogram, weak in exergue **KALC*, (S.3746 [£1000], SNG BMC Black Sea 133, BMC 19). Good fine/fine, some corrosion and chipping, otherwise rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200