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Lot 3631 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 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.2547, Kraay (Coins of Ancient Athens) Pl. IV, 6, SNG Cop. 65). Short of flan as usual, toned with portion of porous obverse, otherwise nearly very fine.

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Lot 3632 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.180 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 138, SNG Cop.63-65). Dumpy flan as usual for this issue, very fine and rare.

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Lot 3633 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.34 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 138, SNG Cop.63-65). Dumpy flan as usual for this issue, fair/good very fine.

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Lot 3634 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.806 grams), issued 150-149 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 118-7 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, two torches to right, Z on amphora, legend across **A QE, to left **AMN WNI OS, KAL LIAS QEM ISTO, SF* below, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 586e [same dies], Sv.57, 12, obverse die). Slightly off centred obverse, otherwise good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3635 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (11.414 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. "Union Jack pattern", (S.1849 [£350], Asyut Group IIb "probably a thick collar type", cf.432-437, SNG Delepierre 1559). Fine - very fine, worn obverse die.

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Lot 3636 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Attica, Aegina, (c.445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.348 grams), obv. land tortoise with large square segmented shell, rev. incuse square of large "skew" design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1781ff.). Toned, well centred with countermark on back, nearly extremely fine, sharp head and flippers, very Rare.

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Lot 3637 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Mantinea, (370-360 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.41 grams), obv. MANTI reading up to left of bearded warrior, nude from the waist down, with traveling hat and special shoes, dancing a war dance with two spears, rev. jugate busts of Dioscouri on low altar with triglyphs and metopes, (S.2710 [£750. in 1979], BMC.6, MG 238, Traite III, 957, pl. CCVI 34). Not quite Fine but showing all major details on grey toned silver, excessively rare.

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Lot 3638 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (issued 431-400 B.C.), silver stater, (11.908 grams), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SE* below, plain above, rev. dove flying to left, plain before, all within wreath, (cf.S.2763, BCD 198.3 [LHS 96], BMC 22 (p.38), SNG Cop.33, McClean 6236). Toned, nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3639 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesus, Argolis, Argos, (320's-270 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.45 grams), obv. forepart of wolf to left, rev. A in shallow incuse square, below crescent, above in corners A P, (cf.S.2795, BCD 1094, BMC 60). Toned, very fine.

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Lot 3640 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Aegium (Achaia), (c.late 1st century B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.33 grams), obv. Zeus head right, **[A]IGIEW[N]* rev. monogram of AX letters API/CTO - **DA*/MOC across, in three lines, wreath around, (S.2973, Clerk 44, BCD 432 [LHS 96], BMC 24-25, SNG Cop. 235, Agrinion Hoard -). Toned, die flaw on obverse, fine/good fine, very scarce.

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Lot 3641 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Elis, (191-146 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.22 grams), obv. Laureate head of Zeus right, rev. Large AX monogram, above XA**P** monogram, to left, FA, to right TYP monogram, below thunderbolt, all within laurel-wreath, (S.2992, BMC.61, Lockett Pt.III. This Coin). Good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3642 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Antigoneia mint (formerly Mantineia in Arkadia), (c.188-180 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.415 grams), obv. Zeus head right, rev. monogram of AX letters A N across, monogram of **PARW* below, wreath around, (cf.S.2998, Clerk 195, BCD 1491 [LHS 96], BMC 104-5, McClean 6486-7, Agrinion Hoard 354-369). Toned, nearly very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3643 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Tegea, (c.160-150 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.27 grams), obv. Zeus head right, rev. monogram of AX letters T E across, EH monogram above wreath around, (cf.S.3003, BCD 1746, Clerk 226, BMC 130-1, SNG Cop.295). Very fine or better.

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Lot 3644 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Bithynia, Kios, (c.350-300 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.520 grams), obv. Apollo laureate head to right, rev. prow of galley to left, magistrate name **POSEI [D]WNI[OS]* above and below, (cf,S.3757 [£100], BMC 10 [P.130]). Good very fine, off centred obverse and rare.

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Lot 3645 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.20 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above NI, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 23, example in Athens Collection, SNG von Aulock -). Toned, weakly struck on obverse, otherwise fine/good very fine and very rare.

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Lot 3646 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Mysia, Pergamon, (c.92-88 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.68 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 -). Extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3647 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Mysia, Pergamon, (c.92-85 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.66 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*, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 29, example in ANS Collection, Pinder -, SNG von Aulock -). Extremely fine and very rare.

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Lot 3648 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

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.

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Lot 3649 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c. 90-89 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.61 grams), year 41 = 94-93 B.C., obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left MA over monogram **EFE, to right torch, serpent staff above, (cf.S.4745, Kleiner 44 [ANS MN 18, Series 10, [p.26], Pinder -, SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock 7850). Extremely fine with original mint bloom, well centred and extremely rare.

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Lot 3650 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Ephesos, (c.48-27 BC), AE 17, (4.148 grams), obv. Draped bust of Artemis right, in stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. long torch between two stags face to face, **DHMH TRIOS / KW KOS / SWPATROS* in exergue, (S.4414, BMC 182-4). Very fine and very scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3651 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Miletus, (c.550-525 B.C.), silver twelth stater, (1.174 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, head turned back to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14-33, SNG Cop. 951). Nearly extremely fine.

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Lot 3652 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (1.20 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14). Good very fine or better.

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Lot 3653 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver forty eighth stater, (0.316 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to left, rev. star ornamented within incuse square, (cf.S.3531, cf.Weber 6039); another Miletus, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (1.142 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14). Second good very fine/nearly extremely fine. first fine, this a new denomination for this type and apparently unpublished. (2)

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Lot 3654 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Ionia, Miletus, (c.2nd century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.475 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. lion standing to right, looking back, BI**WN* in exergue, star above, MI / **PA* monograms in left field, (cf.S.4513, cf.SNG Von Aulock 2100). Dark tone, very fine/good very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3655 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Lydia, Tralles, (c.155-145 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.324 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **[T]RA, to right a filleted tripod, (cf.S.4745, Kleiner and Noe Series 23, same dies as No.51, BMC 13 (same obverse die), Hunter 2 (same obverse die), SNG von Aulock 3252 [same obverse die]). Nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3656 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Lydia, Tralles, (132-131 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.360 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left B over **TRAL*, to right a Dionysos standing right on pedestal holding thyrsos, **PTOL* above, (cf.S.4745, SNG von Aulock 3263, BMC 45, Museum Notes Minor Hoard 1955 No.37, SNG Cop. 662 var.). Good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3657 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

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.

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Lot 3658 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Caria, Caunos (Kaunos), Uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.70 grams), obv. Iris with curved wings and outstretched hands in kneeling-running position to right, 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, 1 known, Pl.47, 4, cf.Hyla Troxell "Winged Carians" in Essays Thompson, No.4 [similar dies]). Dumpy flan, nearly very fine or better and very rare.

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Lot 3659 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Carian Islands, Rhodes, (304-167 B.C.), silver didrachm, (6.608 grams), obv. radiate head of Helios three-quarter face to right with hair loose, rev. rose, with bud on right, to left Athena to left with right hand raised holding an aplustre, above **MNASIMACOU*, all within dotted border, (S.5048, cf.BMC 145-6 [p.244], cf.SNG Cop.765, cf.SNG Finland 537-9 [similar dies]). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, rare.

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Lot 3660 Sale 86 Greek Silver and Bronze Coins

Carian Islands, Rhodes, (304-275 B.C.), silver didrachm, (6.54 grams), obv. head of Helios three-quarter face to right with hair loose, rev. rose, with bud on right, to left E and a bunch of grapes, above **[RO]DION*, (S.5037, BMC 31-32, SNG Finland 452 [similar dies], Ashton 157). Lightly toned, very fine or better and scarce

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