Catalogue
Gaul, Massalia (as a Colony founded by the Phokaians), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obols, obv. youthful male head of Apollo left, rev. wheel with four spokes, M A in two quarters, (S.72, De La Tour 681). Generally well centred and very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Danube Region, Celtic issue, imitating issue of Philip III, (c.2nd - 1st century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.388 grams), obv. convex field with remains of a crude head of Heracles to right, rev. plain reverse formerly featuring Zeus seated to left holding eagle and sceptre, to right **[FILIPPOU], below vertical lines, monograms to left, I below throne, (cf.S.210, Sammlung Lanz 912-915 [same dies]). Very fine for issue and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.39 grams), obv. head of nymph to left, heron standing behind, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right; **IS* below bull, exergue **[N]EOPOLITW[N]*, (cf.S.310, Sambon 515, SNG ANS 405-6, SNG Paris -). Lightly toned, very fine and very scarce type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.275-200 B.C.), AE 14-18, obv. head of Apollo laureate to left, before traces of **NEOPOLITW[N]* on two examples, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below plain, one with **IS* below, (3), another with omphalos and lyre, (cf.S.557, 558, HN 589, 592, 595, Talierco Group IIIa.25, IIIa.52, IVa and IVd.1, cf.Sambon 681, 688, 697, 733). One bright, others with dark patina, good - fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (281-272 B.C.), silver stater, (6.59 grams), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, Nike flying to right crowning rider, under Nike **SI*, below horse **QE, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, beneath dolphin **TAPAS below, **LU* in upper right field, (cf.S.370, Vl.759 [this coin], cf.SNG ANS 1116. Grey tone, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $750
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (4th century B.C.), silver diobol, (1.16 grams), obv. Athena head to right, wearing crested helmet, rev. Herakles kneeling to right wrestling and strangling a lion, [T]APA**[S]* above, K between legs, (S.352, cf.Vl.1293, 1298). Toned, well centred, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.70 grams), obv. female head of Demeter to right with by a fillet encircling the head four times with loose knots at the back, dotted border, rev. corn ear, to left META**PONTION* conventionalized lily (lotus) above the leaf on right, (cf.S.409, Noe 481 [p.84 same dies], SNG ANS 364 [same dies], SNG Cop. 1200 (same dies), Jameson 287 [same dies], SNG Lloyd 356). Very fine/good very fine and a rare type.
Estimate $450
SOLD $520
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.350-340 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.528 grams), obv. female head to right with diadem and leaves attached, rev. corn ear, [M]ETA to left, pomegranate to right, (cf.S.410 [Å‣550], Noe 490 [same dies], McClean 991 [same dies]). Minor edge porosity, slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare type.
Estimate $260
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.750 grams), obv. Demeter head wearing corn wreath to right, rev. ear of corn, META upwards to left, plow to right, MA[N] below leaf, (S.416, {Å‣175], Johnston NN&M 164 series C1.13 [same dies], SNG ANS 473 [Same dies]). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Caulonia, silver stater, 460-450 B.C. (Kraay chronology), (7.022 grams), obv. Apollo naked walking to right, before him a small stag standing to right, looking back, KAV**L* behind downwards reversed, rev. stag standing to right, before, a sapling, KAV retrograde above, (S.462, SNG ANS 181 [same dies], Naville Sale V [British Museum duplicates, sold June 1923 (lot 656 same dies], Noe 96 [same dies]). Odd shape, very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), Silver Stater or Nomos, c.520 B.C., 7.89 grams, Obv. Delphic tripod, with three handles, and legs terminating in lion's feet, with two serpents emerging from the bowl, to l., legend QPO, Rev. Incuse Delphic tripod with three handles, and serpents emerging from bowl, (cf.S.255, Weber 997 (similar dies, p.209, Pl.39), SNG ANS 230, SNG Cop 1735, SNG Fitz. 743, SNG Ash. 1463, McLean 1645, SNG Lockett 597, BMC 1 [p.342]). Edge flaws otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,000
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (500-460 B.C.), silver stater or nomos (7.15 grams), obv. tripod, crane to right on left, QPO downwards to right, Q outwards, rev. tripod, incuse, (S.256, SNG Cop 1761 (Pl.33), cf.SNG Ash. 1473 (Pl.26), cf.SNG ANS 306 (Pl.10), Gale 15, cf.Attianese 328 (p.185), SNG Munich 1427 (Pl.46), SNG Fitz.753). Surface roughness, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (420-400 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm (7.89 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, flapping wings, BOI in exergue, rev. tripod with three ring handles, QPO to right, to left filet attached to left handle, and legs of tripod ending in lion's paws, (S.471, cf.SNG ANS 347, HN III 2150/1 var., SNG Munich 1449). Nicely toned and sharply struck, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Petelia, (280-216 B.C.), AE 20, (8.21 grams), obv. veiled head of Demeter to right, wreathed with barley, dotted border, rev. naked Zeus facing striding to left, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre, in two lines **[P]ETH [L]INWN*, (S.678, cf.SNG Cop. 1907, SNG Munich 1548). Attractive dark green patina, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum), (c.483-474 B.C.), silver didrachm, Jenkins Group IV, (8.286 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to left, AK behind, RA in front, rev. crab within circular incuse field, (cf.S.709, cf.SNG ANS 950-2 [similar dies], SNG Ash. 1661). Toned, of good silver, good fine and a rare type.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum), various bronze issues, including trias (425-406 B.C.), (7.248 grams), obv. eagle, rev. crab three dots below, (S.1023, SNG Cop. 75); AE 20-21, Reign of Phintias, (287-279 B.C.), (7.474 and 6.428 grams) obv. Persephone left, rev. boar l., **FINTIA* in exergue, (S.1032, BMC 135); AE 22, (279-241 B.C.), (8.114 grams), obv. Apollo right, rev. tripod lebes, (S.1035, SNG Cop. 118); another under Phintias, (287-279 B.C.), AE 20, (4.218 grams), obv. Apollo head right, rev. eagle left with hare, (S. 1030, SNG ANS 1130). Very good - fine, several scarce. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Sicily, Camarina, (c.460-450 B.C.), silver litra, (0.41 grams), obv. Athena standing to left holding spear and shield, around KAMARIN[AIO]N, dotted border, rev. Nike flying left, swan below, within olive wreath, (S.957, SNG ANS 1211-1216). Chip in edge, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Sicily, Gela, (c. 490-480 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.18 grams), obv. naked horseman to right wearing crested helmet, galloping right brandishing spear held high in his hand, rev. man headed bull to right with long beard, above **GELA*, (S.713, Jenkins Group I, unlisted dies cf.91, SNG ANS 11). Die break on reverse, porous field and rough surface, toned, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Sicily, Gela, (c.430-425 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.960 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven left by male charioteer holding reins, wreath above, rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with long beard, goose below off flan, above traces of C**ELAS*, (S.796 [Å‣500], Jenkins 398, obv. 82, rev. 167 [notes 17 examples known of these dies], SNG Ash 1737 [same dies]). Off centred obverse, worn reverse die as usual, otherwise fine and a scarce die combination.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.964 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**A K OS IO N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 197 same dies [obverse 88/reverse 136 dies], Randazzo -, SNG ANS 63 [same dies]). Good fine and a very rare die combination.
Estimate $850
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-478 B.C. revised date 467-461), silver tetradrachm, (17.070 grams), obv. fast walking quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKO SIO N* around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 247 variant, mule of dies (obverse 111/reverse 174 dies), Randazzo -, SNG ANS -). Tight flan, unpublished die combination, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, (485-479 B.C.), silver obol, (0.708 grams), obv. Artemis-Arethusa head to right,diadem of beads, hair turned back, dotted border, rev. wheel of four spokes, (S.917, Boehringer 370, SNG Cop. 632]). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.474-450 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.88 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to left by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, pistrix in exergue, rev. **SURAKOSION* around, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair tied behind, four dolphins around, (S.928, cf.Boehringer 598 [same obverse die V295/R-], ACNAC Dewing 814 [similar dies], Pozzi 584 [similar dies]). Toned, small flan, otherwise very fine, rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.204 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind eight pointed star, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above eight pointed star and **BASILISSAS, to right K, below **FILISTIDOS*, (S.989, SNG ANS 879). Bright, minor cleaning marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE litra, AE 28, (25.80 grams), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left **[S*YRA], rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630). Dark green patina, off centred obverse with ethnic off flan, porous, otherwise about fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE hemilitron, AE 24, (13.64 grams), obv. head of Zeus Eleutherios laureate to right, around traces of **IEUS ELEUQERIOS*, rev. thunderbolt, eagle standing to right in right field, around traces of **SURAK OSIWN*, (S.1192, BMC 313, SNG ANS 477-488, Calciati 71, Weber 1653). Dark brown tone, nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Sicily, Syracuse, end of second democracy and Dionysos I, (c.405 B.C.), AE 17, (4.824 grams), obv. head of Arethusa to left, trace of E behind, rev. quadripartite incuse square, at centre incuse circle containing a star, (S.1185, BMC 242, SNG Lloyd 1426-7, SNG ANS 398-402); another time of Timoleon, (344-306 B.C., Calciati dates 405-395 B.C.), AE 16, (5.616 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, **SURA* before, rev. Hippocamp to left with curled wings, (S.1193, BMC 292, SNG ANS 426-433). Brown patina, nearly very fine/very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Agathokles, (317-285 B.C.), AE 20, (7.868 grams), obv. bust of Artemis to right, quiver at shoulder behind, around **SWTEIRA*. rev. above and below winged thunderbolt **AGAQOKLEO[S] / BASILEO[S]*, (S.1200, BMC 422, Calciati 142, McClean 2858, SNG ANS 708ff.); another AE 23 (5.318 grams), obv. head of young male (Herakles) to right, rev. lion prowling to right, club above, javelin in exergue, dotted border, (S.1201, BMC 391, Calciati 151, SNG ANS 740). Dark green patina, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hiketas, (288-279 B.C.), AE 22, (8.37 grams), obv. bust of youthful laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to left, trophy behind, rev. eagle to left with open wings standing on thunderbolt, to left a star, **[SUR]AK OSIW[N]*, (S.1211, cf.BMC 468, SNG ANS 810). Brown patina, short on flan, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Sicily, Syracuse, time of Timoleon, (344-306 B.C., Calciati dates 405-395 B.C.), AE 16, (hemilitron) (7.904 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, traces of **SURA* before, rev. Hippocamp to left with curled wings, (S.1193, Calciati 34, BMC 292, SNG ANS 426-433); another AE 18, (310-304 B.C.), (4.82 grams), obv. Head of Kore to left with corn ears in hair, rev. Bull butting to left, club and **LU* monogram above, trace of IE in exergue, (S.1218, Calciat 199 (p.404), SNG Munich 1228), another Rule of Pyrrhos, (278-276 B.C.), AE 21, obv. Herakles head to left, in lion skin, rev. Athena Promachos to right brandishing a thunderbolt and holding a shield, around **SURA KOSIWN*, (S.1214, Calciati 178 [p.325], BMC 505, SNG Cop. 814); period of Hieron II, AE 17, (275-216 B.C.), (5.73 grams), obv. Head of Persephone or Kore to left, wreathed with corn, rev. Bull butting right, above club and letter M, in exergue H, (S.1218, SNG Cop.866). Very good - nearly very fine all different issues with several scarce. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130