Catalogue
Spain, Celti-Iberian coinage, a small group from various cities 2nd-1st century B.C., including Gades (S.46, SNG Cop.18), (cf.S.47, SNG Cop. 16-17); Carteia (S.67, SNG Cop.443), rev. thunderbolt, (S.-, SNG BM 1708), (S.69, SNG Cop.444-5); Castulo (S.-, SNG Cop.216), (S.-, SNG Cop.222), (S.-, SNG Cop.207); Obulco (S.-, SNG Cop.234-7); Corduba, (S.-, SNG Cop. 462); Roman Colonial issues, Patricia, Augustus, (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), AE asses, (9.352, 10.018 grams), rev. COLONIA PATRICIA in wreath (S.16, SNG Cop.466) (2); another semis, ($.074 grams), rev. Apex, simpulum, (S.- SNG Cop.467); similar AE As, Julia Traducta, (9.240 grams) rev. IVLIA TRAD in oak wreath, (S.18, SNG Cop.459-460). Fair - fine, several rare. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Celtic, Danube and Eastern Region, imitation of Philip II tetradrachm, (early 3rd century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.072 grams), of type "Ohrlocke", obv. crude simplified head of Zeus to right, rev. horse with rider to right, (S.205, CCCBM Vol.I, type I, A initial phase iiia, No.16a [similar reverse die], de la Tour 9753, Gobl pl.1094/5, Pink OK 41, cf.Sammlung Lanz 379). Worn as usual, fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Celtic, Danube Region, reduced weight issue in Oltenia and Bucuresti areas, imitation of Philip II tetradrachm, (late 3rd - 2nd century B.C.), silver tetradrachm (sic), (8.406 grams), obv. crude simplified head of Zeus to right, rev. horse to left with three dots above as remnants of rider, (cf.S.211-2, CCCBM Vol.I, type C2 group d [Saddle-head with Zeus head simplified], No.41 [very similar dies], Gobl 300.13-14, Sammlung Lanz 641 [similar dies]). Fine/good fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Celtic, Danube Region, Imitation of Philip III, (c.2nd - 1st century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.118 grams), obv. crude head of Heracles to right, (represented by a large bulge), rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, crude monogram before and mixed letters for his name behind. (S.212, CCCBM Vol.I, 198 same dies). Very fine for type.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Celtic, Danube and Eastern Region and into the Transylvanian Plain (area of Roman Dacia), imitation of Philip II tetradrachm, (early 3rd century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.072 grams), of type "Kinnlos", obv. crude simplified head of Zeus to right, rev. horse with rider to right, (S.218, CCCBM Vol.I, type I, D1 No.47-50 [similar dies], cf.de la Tour 9626, Gobl OTA pl.20, Nos 244/1, Pink OK 244-6, cf.Sammlung Lanz 554). Worn as usual, fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.988 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, Thessalian eagle behind, **DI* below, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below a dolphin, to right **LO, below in exergue **NEOPOLITHS* off the flan, (cf.S.307, Sambon 448, SNG ANS 32 [same dies], Weber 328, McLean 252]). Good fine/fine and a rare symbol.
Estimate $250
SOLD $120
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, obv. head of nymph to left, herm 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 -). Toned, large flan and housed within an attractive silver wooden and felt frame, coin is very fine and very scarce type.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.275-250 B.C.), AE 20, (6.524 grams), obv. head of Apollo laureate to left, before **[NEO]POLITWN*, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below plain, **[SI]* in exergue, (cf.S.557, HN 589, Talierco Group IIIa, cf.Sambon 686, SNG Paris 1013 [similar dies], cf.BMC 222-4 [p.115]). Brown-green patina, very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (500-473 B.C., 490-480 B.C. F-B chronology), silver nomos or stater, (8.05 grams), obv. Taras to r., riding on dolphin's back with arm left extended, right behind holding cuttle fish, below TAPA**[S]*, rev. Sea horse (Hippocamp), to r., with curled wing, beneath a pecten of globular fabric, within circular border, (S.224, Vl.101/104 (p.15, Pl.IV, these dies), HN (Rutter) 827 [p.93], Evans 2nd Group Hippocamp, F-B Group 3, No. 65 (p.58-59, obv. die V27, rev. die R50), cf.SNG ANS 831 (Pl.22), Cote 28 (very similar obverse die). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
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 [?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 $220
SOLD $160
Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (480-400 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (8.03 grams), obv. Poseidon naked except for chlamys over shoulder, advancing to right, brandishing trident to right retrograde POME, rev. bull standing to left, within shallow circular incuse retrograde legend above POME, (cf.S.424, SNG ANS 651-2, BMC 33/32). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater or tetradrachm, (15.374 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, die crack across eye, rev. bull butting to right, ThOUR[ION] above, large tunny fish below exergual line, (S.440, Noe F44 [p.51, Pl.IV], two known from these dies], SNG ANS 971 [same dies]). Curious die break on eye and face, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.598 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **UOURIWN* and HP monogram above bull, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1042 [same dies], HN 1791c, SNG Cop.1442, McClean 1304 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $90
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 $550
SOLD $0
Italy, Bruttium, Locri Epizephyrioi, (Colony of Corinth), (c.317-300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.656 grams), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to right, thunderbolt below, rev. head of Athena to right in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, **LOK[RWN]* before head, (S.483, Calciati 13/1 [p.577], BMC 10). Toned, extremely fine and a very scarce mint.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.445 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.190 grams), obv. quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. head of Artemis-Arethusa with hair enclosed in sackos, ornamented with meander and zig-zag pattern, around four dolphins, traces of **SURAKOSION* around, (cf.S.931, Boeh. 656 [V.331/R451] 12 noted, McClean 2688, Pozzi 594). Toned, broad obverse flan, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Dionysios I, (405-367 B.C.), AE drachm, AE 29, (33.43 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, CNS 62; SNG ANS 455. BMC 287, Weber 1630). Dark green patina, off centred obverse with clear ethnic, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE litra, AE 31, (34.49 grams), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left traces of **S*YRA, rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630). Dark brown patina, nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Siculo-Punic, "Camp of Melkart", (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.964 grams), obv. charioteer driving a quadriga of rearing horses to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike flying above and crowning charioteer, traces of Punic legend 'RSMLQRT' in exergue, rev. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins around, (S.-, Jenkins, SNR 50, 51 [dies 018/R39], SNG Lloyd 1603 [same dies]). Small tight flan, grey tone, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
Siculo-Punic, "Camp of Melkart", (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.582 grams), obv. charioteer driving a quadriga of rearing horses to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike flying above and crowning charioteer, Punic legend 'RSMLQRT' in exergue, rev. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins around, (S.-, Jenkins, SNR 50, 52 [dies 018/R40], Boston 269 [same dies]) Full grey tone, nearly extremely fine, well centred, very attractive, and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Siculo-Punic, (c.350-320/315 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.070 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, thymiaterion before, dotted border, rev. horse standing right before a palm tree, Nike before placing wreath on horse's head, caduceus before horse, Punic 'HB' below, (S.6430 [p.595], Jenkins, SNR 56, 96 - 4 [this coin, dies 033/R87], Gulbenkian 367 [same obverse die], SNG Lockett 1041 [this coin], SNG Lloyd 1622 [same obverse die], Paris, De Luynes 1444 [same obverse die]. Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, attractive, and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,950
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.126 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around (three visible), rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, "MMHNT" below, border of dots, (S.6434, SNG Lloyd 1633 [same dies], Hunter 7 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 183 [same dies, O53/R161). Light tone, with nearly full flan, good very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.746 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, trace of Punic legend below, border of dots. (S.6436, SNG Ash. 2163 [same reverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5a] 301 [same dies, O96/R249). Dark tone, dumpy flan as usual with wear on forehead on obverse, otherwise very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Philip II, as Caesar, (A.D. 247-249), AE 27 or five assaria, (11.620 grams), obv. Philip II bareheaded draped bust to right facing draped bust of Sarapis to left, around legend M IOV**L*IOC **FILIPPO*C KAICAP, rev. Homonoia standing facing head to left, holding a patera over lighted altar and cornucopiae to left, around MAPKIANO**P OLI TWN*, E to left. (cf.S.4072, Varbanov 2096 [p.199], Mionnet 273 [p.101, Vol 2], Pick 1213). Light brown patination, reverse slightly off centred, very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Moesia Inferior, Tomis, Gordian III and Tranquillina, (238-244), (13.69 grams), obv. draped busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina facing each other, legend around and in exergue, rev. Athena standing left, around MHTPO **PONTOU TOMEW*C, **D* in field, (cf.S.3796, Varbanov 5680, AMNG 3522); Syria, Seleucia & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), assorted issues, Diadumenian (A.D. 218), AE 18, (3.47 grams), obv. bust with bare head to right, rev. SC and **D E* above in wreath, (S.3017, SNG Cop.235); Egypt, Alexandria, billon tetradrachm, Salonina, (wife of Gallienus A.D. 253-268), uncertain year, obv. draped bust to right, rev. eagle standing right, L -, (cf.S.4695, cf.BMC 2280, cf.Koln 2983); Moesia Superior, Viminacium, Hostilian, as Caesar, (A.D. 251), (13.24 grams), obv. bare head of Hostilian to right, around C VAL HOST M QVINTVS CAE, rev. female figure Moesia standing between bull and lion, in exergue [AN XIII], around P M S C OL VIM, (year 13 = 251), (S.4291, Vabanov 194 [R8], AMNG 148). Nearly fine - nearly very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Macedon, Paroreia, circa 185-168 BC. AE 20 (6.450 grams), obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. eagle standing to left head to right, **PAR* monogram to left, monogram to right, (S.-, cf.AMNG III [P.109, Pl.XXXVI, 27]; SNG Evelpides 1244; SNG Cop.253 var. (monogram in place of torch); cf.Weber 2219). Dark green patina, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Macedon, Uranopolis, (c.300 B.C.),AE 15, (3.402 grams), obv. a star of eight rays with central dot, rev. Aphrodite Urania seated half-left on globe, holding sceptre, to right and left OYPANI**DWN POLEWS*, (S.1475, SNG Cop. 455. SNG ANS 914. SNG Evelpidis 1363, BMC 2). Very fine, brown patina, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Macedon, Kingdom of, Amyntas III, (389-383 and 381-369 B.C.), AE 15, issued Period II 381-369 B.C., (4.018 grams), obv. Herakles to right in lion skin, rev. eagle devouring serpent, above AMYN[TA], (S.1512, SNG Cop.517-8, BMC 17-22). Dark brown patina, nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), AE 18, (6.032 grams), Macedonian mint, issued c.359-336 B.C., obv. head of Apollo, hair in tainia to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II), on horseback to right, **DI* below, above **FILIPPOU*, (cf.S.6696-8, SNG ANS 913-4); another (5.490 grams), with **Q* below (SNG ANS 926, SNG Greece II 384-5); another (5.388 grams), with HP monogram below, (SNG ANS 923, SNG Greece II, 399-400). Second with green patination, generally very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.624 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued c.320-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, wreath to left, monogram of **PO* below throne, **ALEXANDRO[U]* to right, (cf.S.6713, Price 132, BMC 132a-c, M.549). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $330