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Boiotia, Thebes. Circa 480-460 BC. AR Stater (11.582 grams). obv. Boiotian shield, rev. Square incuse with clockwise mill-sail pattern; **Q* in centre. (S.1783, cf.Head, Boeotia p. 16, vii, pl. I, 7 = BMC p. 67, 1 pl XI, 1 (anti-clockwise mill-sail pattern); SNG Cop. 248). Very fine, obverse in high relief, even dark grey patina, rare.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,600
Boeotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.178 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, BCD Triton IX Sale lot 539). Off centred obverse, nearly extremely fine and a very scarce type.
Estimate $600
SOLD $380
Boeotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.102 grams), Kal[l]i magistrate, obv. Boeotian shield, rev. amphora with letter KA **LLI either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D3, No.63, BMC 151, SNG Cop. 340, cf.BCD Triton IX lot 555). Well centred reverse, some die deterioration on reverse, good very fine and a scarce Magistrate.
Estimate $600
SOLD $450
Euboia, Chalcis, (338-303 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.598 grams), obv. head of Hera to right, with hair rolled, rev. eagle flying to right carrying snake in talons and beak, symbol of crescent above XA below, (S.2484, Picard Emission 7 [p.31, Pl.V 1b same dies], Lanz BCD Sale Catalogue 111, [lot 136]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Euboia, Histiaia, (c.350-340 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.300 grams), obv. head of nymph Histiaia wreathed in ivy, rev. cow standing to right, vine with two bunches of grapes, **ISTI* in exergue, AY**G* monogram to right, (S.2494 [£140], BMC 4, Lanz BCD Catalogue No.111, [lot 375, realised 350 Euros +], SNG Cop.516). Toned, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Euboia, Histaia, (3rd-2nd century B.C.), silver tetrobols, obv. head of nymph Histaia to right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on galley, wing on galley, around **ISTI AIEWN*, to right M, (cf.S.2496, cf.BMC 93). Poor - very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.198 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). Lightly toned, well centred, and extremely fine/nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,250
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.856 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). Lightly toned, uneven edge, well centred, and nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $600
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.128 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). Tight flan, with two countermarks of Eastern origin on obverse cheek and reverse field, nearly extremely fine and interesting.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $440
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.222 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). Porous surface on the obverse, otherwise good very fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.518 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). Lightly toned, gash across owl's body, porous reverse, well centred obverse, otherwise very fine/ good fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.314 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, (S.2547, BMC 144, Sv. Pl.30, SNG Cop.63). Very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
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 $300
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.276 grams), issued 124-3 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, within dotted border, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, **L* on amphora, legend across **A QE, to left **XE NO/KLHS/ ARMO/XE/NOS*, dolphin and trident to right, below **DI*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 1099 (same obverse die, new reverse dies, cf.Hunter 171-172). Slightly off centred obverse, otherwise good very fine and rare (unpublished dies).
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.784 grams), Late period issue, 124-123 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 92-1 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, dolphin on trident on right, legend across **A QE, XE NO*, to left **KLHS APMO XE*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 1080 same obverse die, uncertain reverse die). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Attica, Athens, (150-140 B.C.), AE 18, hemiobol, (5.83 grams), obv. head of Zeus to right, wearing taenia, rev. Athena Polias standing to right with shield and hurling thunderbolt, A/**Q* to left E to right, ear of wheat to left, coiled snake to right, (S.-, Sv.Pl.22, 55; Kroll (Athenian Agora) 89 [p.72, Pl.9, 23 examples found], BMC 582-3). Attractive brown patina, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
Attica, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.222 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with clead head and flippers, 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). Slightly off centred reverse punch, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
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.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $600
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.186 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 left holding long torch, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 451, Ravel 1076). Weak in places and off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Peloponnesos, Sicyon, (431-400 B.C.), silver stater, (11.970 grams), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SE* below, wreath above, rev. dove flying to left, I before, all within wreath, (cf.S.2763, BMC 56 (p.40),cf.SNG Cop.48, SNG Delepierre 1944). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Peloponnesos, Sicyon, (431-400 B.C.), silver stater, (11.760 grams), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SE* below, rev. dove flying to left, all within wreath, (cf.S.2763, BMC 22, SNG Cop.33, SNG Delepierre 1936). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
Troas, Alexandreia, Gallienus, (A.D. 253-260), AE 23, (6.320 grams), obv. Gallienus bust to right, around IMP LICIN GALLIENV, rev. horse feeding to right, around COL AVG TRO, (cf.S.4555, Bellinger A451, BMC 170-3, SNG Cop. 202-5); South Arabia, Sabaeans and Himyarites, under 'Amdan Bayyin [without Yanaf], (mid 1st - 2nd century A.D.), scyphate silver quinarius, (1.204 grams), Raidan mint, obv. Male head to right, monogram behind, rev. male head right with Himyarite legend around, monogram in field to right, (S.5718, BMC 1-3 [p.71, Pl.XI, 11], SNG ANS 1602-1609). Second with scyphate flan, lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, scarce. first with attractive brown patina, nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Mysia, Pergamon, (c.123-104 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.698 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above **PA* monogram, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 7, example in Hermitage, Pinder 101). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Mysia, Pergamon, (c.92-88 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.136 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above **AS*/PRU* monogram, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 29, Pinder -, example in ANS Strauss Collection, SNG von Aulock -). Dark tone, very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Aeolis, Myrina, (after 165 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.348 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, **KAG* monogram behind, also **MYPINAIWN, all within laurel wreath, (cf.S.4216, ANSMN 30, Sacks 18, SNG Cop. 221). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $580
Ionia, Ephesus, (c. 90-89 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.650 grams), year 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.4745, Kleiner 46 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.26], Pinder 36, SNG Cop. 326, SNG von Aulock -). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $380
Ionia, Heraclea ad Latmun, (after 150-145 B.C.), tetradrachm (stephanophoros), (16.85 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]. Nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,300
Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater, (1.168 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3533, BMC 34). Slightly off centred on the obverse otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Ionia, Teos, (c.540-520 B.C.), silver trihemiobol, (1.256 grams), obv. griffin seated to right, rev. crude incuse square, (S.3511 [£200], cf.Balcer 57-59 [p.33]); Ionia, Phokaia, (c.520-500 B.C.), silver trihemiobol or diobol, (1.258 grams), obv. female head (nymph) helmeted to left, rev. crude incuse square, (S.-, SNG Von Aulock 1813-5, Traite XIII, 18 (assigns to Phokaia), ACNAC Rosen 596-7). First with rough horn silver surface, second with old hoard patina, otherwise both very fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Lydia, Tralles, (c.100-90 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.642 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **TRAL*, to right a lyre, (cf.S.4745, SNG von Aulock 3259, SNG Cop. 657, BMC -). Good extremely fine, slightly off centred otherwise as struck and very scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0