Catalogue
Thessaly, Thessalian League, (196-146 B.C.), silver stater or double victoriatus, (6.01 grams), Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus to right, crowned with oak leaves, behind **SIMIOU*, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield, on sides **QESSA LWN*, above two stars, either side of figure **P O/ L E*, (cf.S.2232, McClean 4716, SNG Cop. 294), Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Thessaly, Thessalian League, (196-146 B.C.), silver stater or double victoriatus, (6.350 grams), Larissa mint, obv. head of Zeus to right, crowned with oak leaves, behind **[M]ANDRO/[S]QENOUS*, rev. Athena Itonia advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield, on sides **QESSA LWN*, above across **A IRS* (sic), on either side of figure TO **KL/H*C, (cf.S.2232, McClean 4850, cf.SNG Cop. 292), Bright, good very fine, well centred, and rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $140
Acarnania, Leucas (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.276 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, **L* below, rev. head of Athena to left in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, with amphora to right behind the head, (cf.S.2281, Calciati 129, [p.427], BMC 89 [p.132], cf.SNG Cop. 356). Extremely fine, toned and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $300
Boiotia, Federal Coinage, Uncertain Mint (probably Thebes), Silver drachm, 387-374 B.C., (5.620 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora within incuse square, without pellet above, across field to left **D I* to right, (cf.S.2418, BCD 68 (p.23, Triton IX, issued 304-294 B.C. similar dies), Head, Head "Boeotia" p.57 (Pl.IV, 22), Sear -, cf.BMC 24 (p.34, Pl.V, 8), SNG Cop. 413, SNG Newnham Davis 189, Traite 287 (Pl.ccii, 26), Weber 3328 (described as Delium?), Double struck on the reverse, nearly extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $340
Boiotia, Boiotian League, Federal Coinage, silver drachm, (225-171 B.C.), (4.95 grams), obv. bearded laureate head of Poseidon to right, dotted border, Rev. BOI**WTWN* to left, outwards and downwards, Nike draped standing to left resting on trident, wreath in left hand, monogram of **GAN* to left, (cf.S.2404, BCD 126, [Triton IX], BMC 92-93, Weber 3206, SNG Cop.387-8). Good very fine with dark grey tone, slightly off centred on the obverse, very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Boiotia, Thebes, (363-338 B.C.), magistrate Kal(l)i.., silver stater, (11.94 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora in concave field, with letters **KA LLI* either side, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D3, No.63, BMC 151, McClean 5603, Weber 3280, SNG Cop. 340, SNG Fitz. 2950). Bright, nearly extremely fine/very fine and a very scarce type.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Euboia, Chalcis, (338-303 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.598 grams), obv. head of Hera to right, with hair rolled, rev. eagle flying to right carrying snake in talons and beak, symbol of crescent above XA below, (S.2484, Picard Emission 7 [p.31, Pl.V 1b same dies], Lanz BCD Sale Catalogue 111, [lot 136]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Euboia, Histiaia, (mid 4th century B.C.), silver tetrobol, (2.62 grams), obv. nymph Histiaia head to right wreathed with vine leaves, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histiaia seated to right on galley with stylis, legend **ISTIAI to lower right, E**W*N (N reversed) behind over grapes, aplustre on galley, (S.2495 [?100], cf.BCD 366 [Lanz 111, similar dies], BMC 24 [Pl.XXIV, 6]). Good fine/very fine and very rare variant.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Euboia, Histaia, (3rd century B.C.), silver tetrobol and diobol?, (2.014, 1.148 grams), obv. nymph Histaia head to right wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on galley, trident head below, partial legend **ISTIAEWN around, (cf.S.2497, cf.SNG Cop. 531 and SNG Lockett 1799, the diobol not published). Good very fine/ good fine, the diobol apparently unpublished and extremely rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.000 grams), issue c.420 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). About as struck, slightly porous, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $850
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.83 grams), issue c.420 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). Bright, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $700
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.19 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, Kraay ACGC 199, Sv.Pl.14, 1-30). Struck with a rusty reverse die, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.084 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). Clear symbol on helmet, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.938 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). Larger flan than usual, nearly very fine/very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
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.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Attica, Aegina, (445-431 B.C.), silver stater, (12.160 grams), obv. land tortoise with segmented shell, countermarked on obverse, rev. incuse square of large "skew" design, (S.2600, BMC 149, SNG Delepierre 1774ff, SNG Cop. 516-7). Grey tone, uneven flan, minor die rust, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
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.
Estimate $700
SOLD $350
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.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
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.
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
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.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
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.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.38 grams), obv. bull standing to left, [on corn-ear], above **KALC* rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.3738, SNG BM Black Sea 112ff. [siglos], SNG von Aulock 482). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $470
Mysia, Parion, (c.480 B.C.), silver three-quarter drachm, (3.376 grams), obv. gorgoneion facing, rev. incuse square containing cruciform pattern with pellet in centre, (S.3917, BMC 1-13, SNG Cop. 256, SNG Von Aulock 1318). Good fine/very fine scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ionia, Ephesus, (390-330 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.480 grams), issue 360-350 B.C., obv. bee with straight wings dividing E - **F*, rev. forepart of kneeling stag to right, looking back, palm tree behind, to right magistrate's name **MUS* (Mus), (cf.S.4372, Kinns CH IX, Class F [obv.84 p.179], magistrate not noted in Head or Munsterberg). Obverse and some reverse roughness from hoard cleaning, otherwise good fine/good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $410
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, (4th-3rd century B.C.), AE 16, (4.462 grams), obv. armed horseman prancing to right, with spear, rev. humped bull butting to left, **MAG* above, **EUKLHS/AR* in exergue, meander pattern around, (cf.S.4487, SNG Cop. 830). Dark green patina, very fine/good very fine and a very rare magistrate.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Caria, Caunos (Kaunos), Uncertain ruler, (c.490-470 B.C.), silver stater, (11.83 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.14 and 15, [similar dies of obv. 12 and 13 and rev.11, 12, Pl.47, 15, cf.Hyla Troxell "Winged Carians" in Essays Thompson, No.2 [similar dies, Pl.31]). Dumpy flan, fine - nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
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.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Phrygia, Laodikeia, (c.100-90 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.300 grams), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left **[LA]O*, to right a caduceus with fillet, monogram of ANTI above, (cf.S.5147, SNG von Aulock -, SNG Cop. -, BMC 13 [variant monogram]). Off centred, good very fine and unpublished except for the few examples listed all coming from the one hoard.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Lycia, uncertain Dynast issue, (520-500 B.C.), silver stater, (8.788 grams), obv. forepart of boar to left, both forelegs visible, O/A monogram on shoulder, rev. rough incuse square of undeveloped pattern, four lines crossing in centre, (S.3577 (?300), Asyut 743-5, BMC 6/8 [Pl.I, 5/6 mule of same dies], SNG Cop. 3 [Pl.1], Weber 7206 [Pl.258]). Toned, very fine, and very rare type of the earliest style reverse punch.
Estimate $600
SOLD $350
Lycia, Dynasts of Lycia. Uncertain. Circa 500-440 BC. silver Stater (9.25 grams). Obv. Pegasos flying left, Rev. Head of roaring lion left in incuse square, the letter T on the mane of the 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). Very fine and very rare apparently unpublished.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0