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Lot 3421 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Attica, Athens, (20's - 19 B.C.), AE 19, hemidrachm, (7.040 grams), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple crested helmet, rev. Athena advancing right with spear, A over **Q/E all to left, all within wreath, [owl to right]. (cf.S.2568, Sv.Pl.80, 29-35; Athenian Agora 149 [p.106-7, Pl.14, 345 examples found], SNG Cop. 312, BMC 561). Good fine.

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Lot 3422 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Peloponnesos, Corinthia, Corinth, (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.324 grams), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, with pointed wing, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, Artemis to right behind, **D* to left, (cf.S.2629, Calciati 455, Ravel 1079, SNG Fitz.3396). Good very fine, reverse die crack, scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3423 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, 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.

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Lot 3424 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (330/320-280's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.216 grams), obv. chimaera to left, **SI* below, on ground line with right foreleg raised high, rev. dove flying to left, (cf.S.2774, BCD 285.1 [LHS 96], BMC 111). Very fine.

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Lot 3425 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Peloponnesos, Sicyonia, Sicyon, (before 146 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.11 grams), obv. dove flying to right, T behind, rev. large **S*, in three lines **KLE A N DROS*, within incuse square, (S.2777, BCD 343 variety, BMC 196, cf.SNG Cop. 99). Brilliant, good very fine/nearly extremely fine, rare.

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Lot 3426 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Peloponnesos, Achaean League, (c.160-150 B.C.), hemidrachm, Pallantium mint, (2.16 grams.), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. large AX monogram, around mint mark trident, **PAL* and YE monogram, (cf.S.3001, Clerk 219, BMC 124, SNG Cop.290). Very fine/good very fine.

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Lot 3427 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Pontus or Bosporos, uncertain area (Amisus?), c.130-100 B.C., AE 25, (20.29 grams), obv. male head to left wearing leather cap, with clear countermarks of a helmet, gorgoneion and thunderbolt, rev. star of eight rays with central dot, or sun burst, (cf.SNG BMC (Black Sea) 972-5, SNG Stancomb 649, SNG Cop. 232 var. Waddington Rec. Pl.M 10-15, Laffaille 409 var., Freedman Collection 402 [Triton V, 402], S.-). Nearly fine, countermarks fine - very fine and rare.

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Lot 3428 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.678 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above ATP monogram, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 9, example in ANS, Pinder -). Off centred, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3429 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.468 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above MIE monogram, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 20, example in Munich, Pinder -). Very fine/good very fine and rare.

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Lot 3430 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Caria, Kindya, (c.500 B.C.), silver tetrobol (Samian standard), (2.088 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) (illustrated); Ionia, Miletos, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver twelth stater or obol, (1.072 grams), obv. forepart of lion and legs to right, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (S.3532, BMC 14). First coin very fine and rare, second coin off centred nearly very fine. (2)

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Lot 3431 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Carian Islands, Rhodes, (360-late 340's B.C.), silver didrachm, (6.724 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 attached to branch, above **[RODION]* all within incuse square, (S.5037, BMC 27-9 [p.233], SNG Finland 436-440 [similar dies], Ashton 98). Bright, edge porosity, otherwise very fine or better and scarce.

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Lot 3432 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Pamphylia, Aspendos, (c.375-360 B.C.), silver stater, (10.766 grams), obv. two naked athletes as wrestlers grasping each other by the hands, FN between (N reversed), dotted border, rev. slinger advancing to right about to discharge his sling, triskeles before, behind **EST*FE**DIIUS*, all within square dotted border, (cf.S.5396, BMC 41, SNG France 3, #97, SNG von Aulock 4568-9). Toned, obverse off centred, nearly extremely fine and rare.

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Lot 3433 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Pamphylia, Side, (375-333 B.C.), silver stater, (10.372 grams), obv. Athena standing to left holding wreath bearing Nike in right hand and spear and shield and left hand, pomegranate before, rev. naked Apollo standing to the left wearing skirt, pouring libation from patera on to lighted altar, holding long laurel branch, Pamphylian legend behind, (S.5430 [Å‣350]; SNG France 3, 651, BMC 17 [p.146, Pl.XXVI, 9], Atlan 130 [same dies obv. 110, rev. 122]). Minor surface porosity, toned, otherwise very fine or better and rare.

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Lot 3434 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Pamphylia, Side, (c.200 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.236 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. Nike advancing to the left, with wreath, **KLE UC* across the field, to left in field a pomegranate, (S.5436; BMC 43 [p.148], SNG von Aulock 4797, SNG Cop.400, SNG France 3, 695-700, [similar dies]). Nearly extremely fine, very scarce.

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Lot 3435 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Pisidia, Antioch, Geta, (A.D. 209-212), AE 23, (6.030 grams), obv. Geta draped bust to right, around PO SEPT GETAS C, rev. Genius of the city standing to left with branch and cornucopiae, around ANTIOCH GENI COL CAC, (cf.S.2876, cf.BMC 52). Very fine or better.

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Lot 3436 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Cilicia, Satrap of Cilicia, Datames, (378-362 B.C.) silver stater, (9.962 grams), Tarsus mint, obv. female head three-quarter face to left, wearing sphendone and necklace, rev. male head to right (Ares?), bearded wearing crested Athenian helmet, before Aramaic legend "Trdmw" = Datames, (S.5644, BMC 28 without countermark, SNG Levante 79, SNG France 3, 259). Polished, slightly off centred reverse, with surface scratches and porosity on reverse, a suggestion of once being mounted, otherwise good very fine/nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3437 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Kingdom of, Demetrius I, (162-150 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.010 grams), Antioch mint, series II, second issue, issued 156-155 B.C., obv. diademed head of Demetrius to right within laurel wreath border, rev. Tyche seated to left with leg of throne a winged monster, holds sceptre and cornucopiae, to right **BASILEWS, to left **DHMH TRIOU, and **SWTHROS, monogram ANT to far left, (cf.S.7014, Newell SMA 100, SNG Israel I (Spaer) 1264). Good very fine/very fine, a rare monogram.

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Lot 3438 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Kingdom of, Demetrius I, (162-150 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.58 grams), Antioch mint, issued period 152-151 B.C., obv. diademed head of Demetrius to right within laurel wreath border, rev. Tyche seated to left with leg of throne a winged monster, holds sceptre and cornucopiae, to right **BASILEWS, to left **DH MHTRIOU, SOTHROS, monograms to left, **AXR* in exergue, (S.7015, cf.SMA Newell 125, cf.SNG Israel I (Spaer) 1278, BMC -). Good very fine, scarce.

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Lot 3439 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Kingdom of, Antiochos VIII, (121-96 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.564 grams), Ake Ptolemais mint, first reign, undated coinage, issued 115-113 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right, fillet border, rev. Zeus Uranius with crescent above standing to left, holding star and sceptre, on right **BASILEOS and **ANTIOCOU and to left **EPI FANOUS, to left **DR* monogram, plain exergue, (cf.S.7143, SNG Israel I (Spaer) 2592, Newell LSM 35, BMC 13, ACNAC Houghton 813). Minor flaw on cheek, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a rare mint.

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Lot 3440 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem (Antioch), Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver tetradrachm (14.885 grams), issued 103-109, obv. Trajan laureate head to right supported by eagle standing right and club, around [AYTOKP KAIC N]EP TPAIANOC CEB **GERM DAK, rev. laureate bust of Herakles to right, around **[DHMARC] EX UPAT*E, (S.-, McAlee 455, Prieur 1495, Wruck 150). Missing part of the legend, several minor field scratches, otherwise nearly/very fine.

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Lot 3441 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (14.339 grams), War issue, issued 215-217, obv. laureate head of Caracalla to right, around legend AVT K M A ANT**W*NEINO C C E B, rev. eagle standing facing, head to right, wreath in beak, six pointed star between legs, [club] below, around **[D*H]MAPX E**X UPA TO*C [TO**D]*, (cf.S.2649, Prieur 229 [notes 32 examples known], Bellinger 25 [ANS Mum. Studies No.3, p.25, Pl.III, 1]). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3442 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222), billon tetradrachm, (13.796 grams), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, around [AYT K M A ANT]WNEINO C CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs star, **D E* above, around **DH[MARC EX UPAT]OC TO B, (S.3096, Bellinger 42 [ANS Num. Stud. No.3], p.28, plate IV,10, Prieur 265 SNG Von Post 616). Slightly short on flan, otherwise good very fine.

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Lot 3443 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Phoenicia-Samaria, local Athenian imitations (c.375-346 B.C.), silver obol, (0.79 grams), probably struck at Gaza, obv. head of Athena to r., rev. owl standing to r., head facing, ro r. downwards part A Q E, (cf.S.2530, SNG ANS (Palestine) 18-19, Samaria Hoard No. 283 (This coin described and illustrated, (p.79, Pl.47). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3444 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Samaria, Satrap Issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.65 grams), Meshorer & Qedar, "Coinage of Samaria", (CS), CS 3 (20 known), p.45, Samaria Hoard No.15 (This Coin and illustrated), (p.71, Pl.16), obv. head of bearded satrap to l., wearing Persian tiara, border of dots, rev. Persian king standing to left, fighting winged horned animal. He holds the animal horn in his right hand and a dagger in his left hand, in Aramaic off flan, [SMRYN]. Good fine and very rare.

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Lot 3445 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Samaria, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.58 grams), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing crested helmet, rev. lion attacking stag to right, above and around in Aramaic, traces of SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar "Coinage of Samaria" (CS), CS 5 (29 known), and Samaria Hoard No.53 (CS), (this coin illustrated and described). Very fine for issue and very rare.

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Lot 3446 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Samaria, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.525 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border of dots, rev. bearded male head to left, with crested Athenian helmet, to left in Aramaic, traces of SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar "Coinage of Samaria" (CS), CS 8 (30 known), and Samaria Hoard No.93 (CS), (this coin illustrated and described). Good fine for issue and rare.

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Lot 3447 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Samaria, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.385 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border of dots, rev. bearded male head to left, with crested Athenian helmet, to left in Aramaic retrograde SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar "Coinage of Samaria" (CS), CS 9 (43 known), and Samaria Hoard No.119 (CS), (this coin illustrated and described). Good fine for issue and very scarce.

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Lot 3448 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Palestine, Roman Procurator of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, (A.D. 26-36), copper prutah, (1.700 grams), obv. three bound ears of barley, partial legend around, [I]OY**LIA* [KAICAPOC], rev. Libation ladle (simpulum) legend and date around, [TIBEPIOY KAIC]APOC L[IS], date LIS (year 16 = A.D.29), (S.5622, H. 648 [113], AJC II Supplement V, No.21, Meshorer 229); Constantine I, (A.D. 307-337), AE follis, issued 313-315, Siscia mint, (3.348 grams), obv. Constantine laureate bust to right, around IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, rev. Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre and Victory on globe, eagle with wreath to left, **G* to right, in exergue SIS, around IOVI CONSER VATORI AVGG N N, (cf.S.3862, RIC 3 [R2]). Fine; nearly extremerly fine. (2)

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Lot 3449 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Phoenicia, Tyre, (c.2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver half shekel or didrachm, (6.790 grams), Tyre mint, issued 106-5 B.C., obv. laureate head of Melqarth beardless to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, carrying palm, standing on prow of ship, club to left, to left AK ( = 21 = 106-5 B.C.], to right monogram **DRK*, Phoenician letter between legs, around **TUR[OU] IERA[S] KAI ASULOU*, (S.5921, BMC 218, H.918 [$700 US]). Bright, off centred on the obverse, otherwise very fine and a rare date.

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Lot 3450 Sale 88 Greek Silver and Bronze

Phoenicia, Tyre Mint, Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (14.324 grams), issued 215-217, obv. laureate bust draped and cuirassed of Caracalla to right, around AYT KAI AN TWNINOC CE, rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs murex shell on a club, around **DHMARC EX UPATO*C **TOD*, (S.2679, Bellinger 303 [ANS Mum. Studies No.3, p.87, Pl.XXI, 9], Prieur 1551 [p.171]). Tight flan, very fine and scarce.

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