Catalogue
Sicily, Syracuse, (405-400 B.C.), gold octobol (100 silver litrai or two decadrachms), (5.800 grams), by Kimon, obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, wearing spendone ornamented with stars, to left **SURAKOSION*, K(reversed)A to right behind, rev. Herakles naked kneeling to right, strangling the Nemean lion with both arms, (S.950; SNG ANS 331 [same dies], Berend 26 ["Le Monnayage d'or de Syracuse sous Denys I, 8th Congress papers in Naples). Slightly double struck on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine or better, well centred and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $0
Thrace - Tauric Chersonesus, Panticapaeum, (c.320 B.C.), gold stater, (9.10 grams), obv. head of bearded Silenus to left, with animal ear, wearing ivy wreath, rev. horned griffin with curved wings standing to left on an ear of corn, right foreleg raised, head facing, holding spear in jaws **P A N* around, (S.1693, SNG BM 867, Traite pl.353, 20; Kraay - Hirmer Pl.142, 440, Anokhin 109 Pl.3). A spectacular coin with minor surface scratches, well centred, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $0
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.23 grams), Istrus mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, to right **BASILEWS, to left **LUSIMACOU, **DI below arm, **IS on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.285, SNG Cop.1094). Better than usual style, extremely fine and virtually as struck.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,900
Macedon, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.58 grams), Pella mint, issued period II, c.336-323 B.C., obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, rev. galloping biga driven by charioteer holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike to right flying below, in exergue **FILIPPOV*, (cf.S.6663, cf SNG Cop. 531, Le Rider 376 [dies obv. D165/rev.R280]). Good extremely fine, superb with some mint bloom, lustrous and as struck, well centered, about the finest auctioned by this firm, and very rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $0
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.360 grams), Uncertain Eastern mint, issued c.305-300 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, hair plaited, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand, pentagram in circle in left field, to right **ALEXANDP[OU]*, to left **BA SILEWS* (cf.S.6702; Price 3997 (p.501), SNG BMC -, M.-, ANS has an example). Good extremely fine, well centred, with full mint bloom, a very rare variety.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $0
Mysia, Kyzikos (Cyzicus), second period, (c.500 B.C.), electrum stater on Phokaic standard (16.046 grams), obv. forepart of winged bull galloping to left, below tunny fish to left, rev. quadripartite incuse punch mark (cf S.3830, Weber 5015 [This Coin, p.82, Pl.183], Von Fritze 60, [Pl.II, No.11], Greenwell 125 [p.110, Pl.V, 19], BMC 51 [p.24, Pl.V, 14], Jameson 1409, [Pl.LXXII], Boston Collection 1439 [Pl.72]). Slightly off centred obverse, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,400
Persia - Lydia, Achaemenid Empire, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.485-420 B.C.), struck in period of Darios I - Xerxes I, gold daric, (8.24 grams), obv. bearded archer (king?) running to the right with transverse spear over shoulder, and bow in right hand, rev. oblong punch, (S.4679, Carradice type IIIb (early), Group A/B, nos.27, Pl.XIII, BMC Arabia Pl.XXIV, 26, SNG Cop. 274). Softly struck, nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Bactria, Kingdom of, Diodotos II, (256-239 B.C.), gold stater, (8.27 grams), Bactra (Balkh) mint; (Newell suggests c.255-246 B.C.), in name of Antiochus II, obv. diademed head of Diodotus II to right, dotted border, rev. Zeus striding to left, aegis on his extended left arm, wielding a thunderbolt, at his feet an eagle to left, N above, to right **BASILEWS* and to left **ANTIOXOY*, (S.7497, Newell ESM 713 (p.246, Pl.LIII, 5), M.66b [p.40 Vol.I], Kritt C2, mint A, Bop. Series 1, 147. M.63). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $0
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), gold octadrachm, commemorative issue for Arsinoe II, after 268 B.C., (27.88 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane, rev. double cornucopiae bound with fillet, around **ARSINOHS FILADELFOU*, (S.7768, Sv.408, BMC 12 [p.43]). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $0
Sassanian King, Vahran II, (274-293), gold dinar, (7.32 grams), obv. crowned bust of Vahran to right, legend around, rev. fire altar, with attendants, symbols beside flames, (Sellwood type 20, Gobl 48, M.-). Nearly extremely fine, and rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $0