Catalogue
Boiotia, Federal Coinage, silver drachm, 304-294 B.C., (5.48 grams), Obv. Boiotian shield, Rev. amphora, pellet above, within incuse square with **D* I across, lower field, (S.-, BCD 69 [Triton IX, p.23 This Coin illustrated], Head "Boeotia" p.57, SNG Lockett 1775, SNG Delepierre 1298). Off centred reverse, toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
Boiotia, Federal Coinage, Silver drachm, c. 225-171 B.C., (4.94 grams), Obv. laureate head of Poseidon to right, Rev. Nike standing to left, resting on trident and holding wreath, to right downwards **BOIWTWN*, APXYE monogram to left, (S.2404 [£120], BCD 125 [Triton IX, p.33 This Coin illustrated], Head "Boeotia" p.90, BMC 102 [Pl.VI, 10], SNG Cop. 389, SNG Lockett 1772 [same dies], SNG Manchester 933). Light grey toning, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Boiotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.03 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora with letter **KL IWN*, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series C No.71, SNG Delepierre 1311, McClean 5606-7, Weber 3281). Good very fine/very fine, a rare Magistrate.
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Boiotia, Tanagra, silver drachm, 500-480 B.C., (6.03 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, with horizontal T facing inwards in one opening, rev. square incuse with anti-clockwise mill-sail pattern the triangles in relief with solid outlines and partially filled centres, (cf.S.1804 [£175], BCD 245 [Triton IX, p.54 This Coin illustrated], Head "Boeotia" p.12, cf.BMC 2-3, cf.SNG Cop. 215, Weber 3225 var. [T both openings]). Off centred obverse, toned, small mark on shield, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Boiotia, Tanagra, silver stater, 457-448 B.C., (12.11 grams), Obv. Boiotian shield, Rev. forepart of bridled? horse to right, [T] AN clockwise around from upper left, all within incuse square, (cf.S.2447 [£550], BCD 256 [Triton IX, p.56 this coin illustrated], Traite III, 333 [Pl.CCIII, 32 = BMC 22 corrected], Naville -Ars Classica XIII June 27, 1928, [lot 728 same dies]). Off centred reverse, grey tone, light pitting and scratch on reverse field, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
Boiotia, Thespiai, silver obol, early mid fourth century B.C., (0.69 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, Rev. two horizontal crescents back to back, around **Q E S PI*, all within incuse circle, (S.2457 [£85], BCD 596 [Triton IX, p.109 This Coin illustrated], Head "Boeotia" p.55, BMC 2-3, SNG Cop. 400, Weber 3317, Traite III 362). Small flan splits, minor surface roughness, small mark on shield otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Euboia, Euboean League, (304-290 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.780 grams), obv. head of nymph Euboea to left, in high relief, with hair rolled, rev. neck and head of cow three-quarter to right, fillet hanging from each horn, EY above, to right a lyre, (S.2466, Wallace (NN&M 134) No.96 listed [p.162, obv. XLIV, rev. 57, Plate X This Coin], Lanz BCD Sale Catalogue 111, [lot 17 same dies, it realised 425 euros +], SNG Cop. 484). Attractive grey tone, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.164 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, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Attica, Athens, (393-300 B.C., but c. 350-300 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.08 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.2537, BMC 144, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. IV, 5, SNG Cop. 65). Short on flan on obverse, nice grey tone, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.616 grams), issued 168-7 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 136-5 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, **G* on amphora, legend across **A QE, to left HPA to right across API **STOF/ DHMH*, club, lion's skin and bow in case, below **GL*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 332a [same obverse die, new reverse dies]). Slightly off centre reverse, otherwise good very fine and rare (unpublished dies).
Estimate $750
SOLD $800
Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.178 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle with row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. "windmill" [four sunken segments, wedge shaped], (S.1854, Asyut Group IVb "heavy collar" cf. 500-506 particularly 502, SNG Delepierre 1509). Well centred, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Corinthia, Corinth, (345-307 B.C.), silver stater, (8.53 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing olive wreath on Corinthian helmet, below A to left P below, plough behind Athena, (cf.S.2631, Calciati 443, Ravel 1024, SNG Cop. 69). Attractive steel blue tone, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Paphlagonia, Sinope, (330-300 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.030 grams), obv. head of nymph to left wearing earring and necklace, aplustre before, rev. sea-eagle grasping dolphin with talons all to left, Magistrate **DIO* above eagle, **SINW* below, (cf.S.3696; SNG BMC 1466 [same dies], BMC 15, Waddington 200.22). Toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.340 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). Extremely fine, slightly off centre on obverse and rare in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Lesbos, Island of, (late 6th century B.C.), billon stater, (11.100 grams), obv. confronted calves' heads face to face, rev. incuse small square punch, of rough form, (S.3486 [£550]; BMC 46 [p.154], SNG Cop. 285, SNG von Aulock 1682, Rosen 540). Very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,400
Lesbos, Mytilene, c. 521-478 B.C., electrum hekte (2.544 grams), Bodenstedt dates 497 B.C., obv. head of roaring lion to right, rev. incuse head of calf to right, (S.4240 [£600]; Bodenstedt 13 [same dies as obv. v/ rev. dd], Boston 1679ff., BMC 17ff., Weber 5603-4, SNG Fitz 4335). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,900
Ionia, Erythrai, silver drachm, late fourth century B.C., (3.570 grams), Obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. club and bow in case, EPY above, owl on side to right, **FANNOQSMIE*, and monogram, (S.4423 [£120], BMC 59-60, SNG Cop. 579). Grey tone, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Ionia, Teos, (495/490-478 B.C.), silver didrachm or stater, (11.804 grams), obv. Griffin seated to right on base line, with raised foreleg, before upwards THI, rev. incuse square of rough form, (cf.S.4576, Balcer [SNR 1968, Vol.47], No., 28 [A-/P-], example in Berlin). Odd shaped flan but of full weight, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Ionia, Chios, (c. 431-410 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.648 grams), obv. Sphinx seated to left, amphora before, rev. quadripartite incuse square, each square granulated, (S.4602, BMC 24-26 [p.330], SNG Cop. 1546-7). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $530
Caria, Caunos (Kaunos), Uncertain ruler, (c. 490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.78 grams), obv. Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, head to left, rev. rough triangular shape on crude incuse square, (S.-, Koray Konuk "The Early Coinage of Kaunos" in Essays Price, cf. No.4 and 5, [similar dies of obv. 4 and 5 and rev.2, Pl.47, 3-4, cf. Hyla Troxell "Winged Carians" in Essays Thompson, No.4 [similar dies, Pl.31]). Dumpy flan, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $120
Caria, Kindya, (c.500 B.C.), silver tetrobol (Samian standard), (2.056 grams), obv. head of ketos (sea monster) to left, rev. stellate pattern, within latticed frame in incuse square, (S.-, Kagan & Kritt Num. Chron. 1995 No.1, SNG Finland 920, SNG Turkey 810, Asyut 687, SNG von Aulock 2340, ACNAC Rosen 617). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Caria, Knidos, (c. 465-449 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.14 grams), obv. forepart of lion to right, rev. head of Aphrodite to right of fine archaic style, hair in lines and bound with plain diadem, all within incuse square, (S.4833 Cahn, Knidos No.82 [same dies, obv. V39, rev.R56], SNG Lockett 2883). Attractive grey tone of good metal, well centred, good very fine/extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,550
Lydia, Sardeis, time of King Croesus or later, (c. 550-500 B.C.), silver half stater or siglos, (5.332 grams), obv. confronting foreparts of lion, facing right, and bull facing left, rev. two incuse punches of unequal size, side by side, (S.3420 [£450], BMC 41, Traite pl.10, 9, SNG von Aulock 2877, I. Carradice, Coinage of the Persian Empire BAR Inter. Ser. 343, [1987], Pl.XI, 9). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,750
Lydia, Tralles, (c.126-100 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.290 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **TRAL*, to right a owl on amphora, **MARS* above, (cf.S.4745, SNG von Aulock 3261, Museum Notes Minor Hoard 1955 No.37, SNG Cop. -, BMC -). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Lycia, Dynasts of Lycia. Uncertain Dynast. Circa 500-475 B.C., silver stater (9.320 grams), obv. forepart of boar to left, rev. crossed lines in incuse punch, (S.3577, [£300], Falghera 19; Demirler 21; SNG von Aulock 4049-4050). Good very fine, light grey tone, rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Lycia, Dynasts of Lycia. Uncertain Dynast. Circa 500-460 B.C., silver stater (7.986 grams), obv. forepart of boar to left, rev. triskeles within incuse circle, (cf.S.3577, Falghera -; SNG von Aulock -). Toned, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $550
Lycia, Dynasts of Lycia. Uncertain Dynast. Circa 500-475 B.C., silver stater (7.986 grams), obv. boar walking to right, rev. tortoise within incuse dotted square, (cf.S.5179, Falghera 48; SNG von Aulock 4073, SNG Cop. 5, BMC 21 [p.4]). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $450
Lycia, Dynasts of Lycia. Uncertain. Circa 500-440 BC. silver stater (9.19 grams). Obv. Pegasos flying left, rev. Head of roaring lion left in incuse square. T on mane of lion, all within framed incuse square, (cf. S.5178-5183, Falgera -, SNG Cop. -, cf.SNG von Aulock 4081-2 (lion head facing) and Asyut 755-756 for similar types). Good very fine/very fine and very rare, apparently unpublished.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Lycia, uncertain ruler, (c. 450-420 B.C.), silver stater, (8.408 grams), Xanthos mint, obv. Athena head to right, wearing Attic helmet, rev. laureate head of Apollo to right, diskeles before, all within incuse square, (S.5371, Vismara II 158, Vismara 51, Traite Pl.XCV, 25, BMC 106). Toned, good very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Lycia, Dynasts of. Kuprilli. Circa 470-440 B.C., silver stater (9.620 grams), obv. wild boar standing right, head lowered, IWMO on its side, P below, rev. KOP-RL-E around, (retrograde), triskeles; all within incuse square. (cf.S.5199, Morkholm & Zahle ("The Coinage of Kuprilli", Acta Arch, 43, 1972, pp.57-113) No.22 (dies A8/P9), Jameson 2319 (same dies); SNG von Aulock -; Trait‚ -). Nice very fine and very rare, with only two recorded specimens.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400