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Lot 3238 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.286 grams), Magnesia mint, issued 319-305 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, torch with fillets to left, AT monogram under throne, **ALEXANDRP[OU]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1955 [p.268, Pl;.CXXX], BMC 1955, M.-, SNG Lockett 1504). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3239 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.288 grams), Miletus mint, issued c.325-323 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, thunderbolt to left, under throne **HD* monogram, to right **ALEXANDROU*. (cf.S.6730, Price 2088, BMC 2088a-h, M.-, SNG Fitz.2227, Thompson NS 16 32-53 [27 examples recorded]). Slightly off centred reverse, nearly extremely fine and scarce.

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Lot 3240 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.030 grams), Cyprus, at Salamis mint, issued c.323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, rudder to left, to right **FILIPPOU [B]ASILEWS*, dotted border, (cf.S.6749, Price P129 [p.393, Pl.CXVI], BMC P129a-c, M.P80). Slightly off centred obverse, otherwise nearly very fine.

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Lot 3241 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Kingdom of Demetrios Poliorketes, (294 - Autumn 288 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.090 grams), Demetrias, Thessaly mint, c.290-8 B.C., obv. diademed and horned head of Demetrios to right, rev. Poseidon standing to left, holding trident, right foot on rock, traces to right **[BASILEWS], to left traces of **DHMHTRIOU, monogram MHO in lower right field, trace of AP monogram to left, (cf.S.6764 [£650], Newell 145/144 [obverse die CXLVI, reverse die 288 [same dies], Weber 2173, Jameson 1004). Bright, major die flaw across reverse, some surface roughness, otherwise good fine/fine and a very rare mint type.

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Lot 3242 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Amphipolis (158-149 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.690 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 ANK above and HP below, all within oak wreath, to left of which a thunderbolt, (S.1386, BMC -, AMNG 164 [p.55], SNG Ash. 3293). Off centred obverse, very fine/good fine and a rare set of monograms.

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Lot 3243 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Macedon, Pella (in name of the Bottiaians), (c.196-168 B.C.), silver triobol (1.632 grams), obv. Macedonian shield, with wheel like ornament at centre composed of five crescents, rev. stern of galley inscribed **BOTTEATWN*, (S.1438 [£75], BMC 1 [p.64], SNG Cop.137 [described as a two and a half obol coin]). Very fine, very scarce.

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Lot 3244 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Illyria, Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.114 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to right, rev. head of Athena to right in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, **D* and club behind head, dolphin before helmet, (cf.S.1894, Calciati 22 [p.362], BMC 10, cf.McClean 5040). Worn with rough obverse surface, otherwise fine /very fine and a scarce mint.

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Lot 3245 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Larissa, (475-460 B.C.), silver obol (0.890 grams), obv. head and shoulders of bull to left, within dotted border, rev. horse's head to right before **LA*, within incuse square, (S.2105, Weber 2828, SNG Cop.96, Hermann Pl.I, 20). Very fine, very rare.

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Lot 3246 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Thessalian League, (196-146 B.C.), silver stater or double victoriatus, (5.834 grams), Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus to right, crowned with oak leaves, behind **[SI]MIOU*, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield, on sides **[Q]ESSA LWN*, above two stars, either side of figure **P O/ L E*, (cf.S.2232, McClean 4716, SNG Cop. 294), Very fine or better, well centred, and rare.

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Lot 3247 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Thessalian League, (196-146 B.C.), silver stater or double victoriatus, (6.350 grams), Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus to right, crowned with oak leaves, behind **[M]ANDRO/[S]QENOUS*, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield, on sides **QESSA LWN*, above across **A IRS* (sic), on either side of figure TO **KL/H*C, (cf.S.2232, McClean 4850, cf.SNG Cop. 292), Bright, good very fine, well centred, and rare.

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Lot 3248 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Thessaly, Cretan Mercenaries (Rhodes), (175-170 B.C.), Pseudo-Rhodian drachm, (2.584 grams), obv. head of Helios three quarter facing to right, rev. rose with bud on right stalk dividing I **W*, above EPMIA**S*. (cf.S.5050, Price 'The Larissa 1968 hoard' (Kraay-Morkholm Essays pp.241-2), Nos. 247-1075 [includes this coin], SNG Finland 793-5). Obverse slightly off centre, nearly extremely fine and scarce.

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Lot 3249 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Acarnania, Anaktorion (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.086 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, AN monogram below, rev. head of Athena to left in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, lyre behind head, (S.2248, Calciati 5 [p.482-3], SNG Cop.285). Very fine/good very fine, rare.

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Lot 3250 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Acarnania, Anaktorion (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.44 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, NA monogram below, rev. head of Athena to left in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, **DW* below neck, E**PI* monogram before helmet and flail with terminal bent behind, (S.2249, cf.Calciati 62-64 [p.500], cf.SNG Cop. 298). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 3251 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Acarnania, Leucas (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.41 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, **L* below, rev. head of Athena to left in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, with stylis (mast and yard arm) and **L behind head, **AG* monogram below neck, (cf.S.2282, Calciati 134 [p.428], BMC 97). Very fine /nearly extremely fine and very scarce variant, with some weakness on Pegasos foreleg area.

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Lot 3252 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

BOEOTIA, Haliartos, Silver stater, 475-450 B.C., 12.26 grams, obv. Boeotian shield, rim divided into eight segments, rev. incuse square with anticlockwise mill-sail pattern, boxed H in centre, BCD 156a (Triton IX Sale, same dies), SNG Lockett 1720 (same reverse die), cf.Traite I, 1335 (Pl.XLI, 18), cf.SNG Lewis 643, BMC 6 (p.48, cf.Pl.VII, 13 and 14), cf.Head 'Boeotia' (P.14, cf.Pl.I, 4), cf.SNG Lewis 643, cf.Pozzi 1374, Sear 1797. Nearly extremely fine, toned and very rare.

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Lot 3253 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Boiotia, Thebes. Circa 480-460 BC. AR Stater (11.854 grams). obv. Boiotian shield, rev. Square incuse with anti-clockwise mill-sail pattern; **Q* in centre. (S.1783, cf.BCD 350, SNG Berry 592, Pozzi 1407, SNG Delepierre 1344). Good fine with light porosity, slightly off centred, obverse in high relief and rare.

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Lot 3254 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 3255 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Euboia, Histiaia, (c.350-340 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.14 grams), obv. head of nympth Histiaia wreathed in ivy, rev. cow standing to right, vine with two bunches of grapes, **[ISTI]* in exergue, torch to right, (S.2494 [£140], BMC 3, Lanz BCD Catalogue No.111, [lot 371, realised 350 Euros +], Traite II, 192 [Pl.CXCVIII, 16]). Good fine and rare.

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Lot 3256 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Euboia, Histiaia, (mid 4th century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.43 grams), obv. nymph Histiaia head to right wreathed with vine leaves, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histiaia seated to right on galley with stylis, legend **ISTIAI to lower right, E**W*N (N reversed) behind, aplustre on galley, (S.2495 [£100], cf.BCD 362 and 366 [Lanz 111, similar obverse die], cf.BMC 24 [Pl.XXIV, 6]). Surface crazing, otherwise good fine/fine and very rare.

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Lot 3257 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Euboia, Karystos, (c.350 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.34 grams), obv. bearded head of Herakles to right, clad in lion skin, rev. cow seated to left, KAPY above, club to right below, (S.2505 [£400], BMC 8 {Pl.XVIII, 7 same obverse die], Lanz BCD Catalogue No.111, [lot 555, realised 185 Euros + 22%, same obverse die], SNG Cop.417). Nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3258 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.864 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, SNG Cop.33-40). Lightly toned, circular punch in field to right of owl's body, well centred, good very fine.

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Lot 3259 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 3260 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

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.

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Lot 3261 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

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).

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Lot 3262 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.244 grams), obv. segmented shell of sea turtle with scalloped shell or segmented carapace known as 'Proto-tortoise' type, with uncertain countermark in centre, rev. 'Rough incuse developed early Union Jack pattern', (cf.S.1849, Asyut Group V 'proto-tortoise with trefoil collar', cf.509-513, Milbank (NN&M No.24) Plate 1, 12, page 25; BMC 3 [p.11], Selinus Hoard Nos. 123-124). Oblong shape, nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3263 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.222 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). Slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3264 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Attica, Aegina, (404-340 B.C.), silver stater, (12.030 grams), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, rev. formalised incuse square of large design with the two principal lines of division crossing at right angles and a diagonal in larger square, (S.2606, BMC 165, Weber 3625, Milbank Pl.II, 15). Toned, full flan, overstruck on earlier sea-turtle issue, minor cut on shell of tortoise, otherwise very fine and a very rare overstrike.

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Lot 3265 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (350-306 B.C.), silver stater, (8.196 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, A below and astragalus behind, (cf.S.2629, Calciati 400 [p.254], Ravel 1039, BMC 222-3, SNG Cop. 58, SNG Fitz.3353). Well centred, obverse porosity, good fine/nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3266 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, (300-243 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.258 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, koppa beneath, rev. head of Aphrodite to left wearing sphendone, X to left, palm with small wreath to right, (cf.S.2634; SNG Cop. 131, BMC 186). Dark tone, obverse slightly off centre, nearly extremely fine and a scarce type.

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Lot 3267 Sale 83 Greek Silver & Bronze

Corinthia, Corinth, Augustus, (31 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE As, issued 2-1 B.C., issued by C. Servilius and M. Antoninus Hipparchus, (8.79 grams), obv. bare head of Augustus to right, traces of CAESAR to left downwards, [CORINT], rev. heads of Gaius and Lucius Caesar facing each other C L between, around [C SERVILI]O C F PRIMO M ANTONIO HIP[PARCHO IIVIR], (S.166 [£75], BMC 505, Amandry Group XIb, obv. D5, rev. 14 [p. 147]. Lanz BCD Sale 105, lot 339); Tiberius, Drusus, (6.04 grams), issued A.D. 21-22, obv. Drusus head right, rev. Livia seated right, (cf.S.340, Amandry Group XV 10, obv.aa, rev.IId, Lanz BCD Sale 105 lot 376); Tiberius, deified Augustus obverse, issued A.D. 32-33, (5.92 grams), obv. radiate head left, rev. hexastyle temple, with architrave, (cf.S.-, Amandry Group XVI 122, obv.aa, rev. IIa1?, Lanz BCD Sale 105 lot 379). Good - fine, weak legends, all very rare. (3)

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