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Boiotia, Thebes, (378-338 B.C.), silver stater, (12.076 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora with letter AP KA either side, ivy leaves from amphora, (cf.S.2398, Hepworth Series D4, No.14, BMC 117-9, Weber 3271, SNG Delepierre 1299). Toned, off centred obverse, very fine and a scarce magistrate.
Estimate $450
SOLD $450
Boiotia, Tanagra, silver stater, early - mid 4th century B.C., (12.05 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. forepart of horse to right, laurel garland around its neck, T-A across field, below, grape bunch on vine, all within concave circle., (S.2450, BCD 264 [Triton IX, p.58], Traite III, 343 [Pl.CCIV, 6], SNG Cop.224). Some surface roughness, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Boiotia, Boiotian League, Federal Coinage, silver drachm, (225-171 B.C.), (4.99 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 M/K to left, (cf.S.2404, BCD 128, [Triton IX], BMC 98). Good very fine with grey tone, very scarce.
Estimate $300
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Boiotia, Federal Coinage, Uncertain Mint (Thebes?), Silver hemidrachm, 387-374 B.C. (Head chronology) but more likely 304-294 B.C., (2.70 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. amphora within incuse square, without pellets or letters, (S.-, BCD 65 [p.23, Triton IX, similar dies], Head 'Boeotia' p.58, BMC 20-22 [p.34, Pl.V, 7]). Bright, off centred obverse otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Boiotia, probably struck at Thebes, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.634 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, rev. kantharos with letters **[B]O [I]* either side, club above, in incuse square, (S.2396, BMC 31 [p.35]). Off centred, lightly toned nearly very fine and rare, comes with dealer's description ticket.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Boiotia, Thebes, silver obol, by magistrate Theot[i], issued 363-348 B.C., (0.77 grams), obv. Boiotian shield, decorated with a club to left across upper half, rev. **QE* to righ downwards on lower right in concave field, to right the youthful head of Herakles wearing a lion skin headress, (S.240.1, BCD 548 [Triton IX similar dies], Head Boeotia p.68, Pl.V, 6 = BMC 169 [p.84, Pl.XV, 10], SNG Lockett 1751 [Pl.XXXII], SNG Cop. 354-5 [Pl.7], McClean 5612-4 [p.325. Pl.202, 12], Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.19 grams), issued 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). About as struck on a full well centred flan, lightly toned, extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,400
Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 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, 6, SNG Cop. 31). Toned, large flan, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.582 grams), issued 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, dull reverse, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Attica, Athens, (449-413 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 grams), issued c.430-420 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, Starr Pl.XXIII, 12, SNG Cop.33-40, Kraay Pl.III, 2). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.03 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). Short of flan as usual, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Attica, Athens, (300-262 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.902 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). Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
Attica, Athens, (c.A.D. 264-267), AE 22mm (5.76 grams), obv. helmeted bust of Athena to right, dotted border, rev. **AQHN AIWN, garlanded bucranium, in dotted border, (S.4856, Sv. Pl.99, 22, Athenian Agora Period VC, No.404 [p.163,Pl.-, 14 coins found probably all Athena bust rights], BMC 813, Shear [Hesperia 1936] Pl. V, No. 11). Very fine and scarce, attractive patina and of a good style late Athenian bronze.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Attica, Athens, (c.264-267 A.D.), AE 21, (5.19 grams), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, rev. **AQH NA IWN* around, garlanded bucranium with fillet between horns, hanging down at sides, (S.4856, Kroll, Athenian Agora Period VC 401, Sv, Pl. 99, No.26, [same dies]). Surface oxidation, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
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Attica, Aegina, (510-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.244 grams), obv. segmented shell of sea turtle with scalloped shell or segmented carapace known as 'Proto-tortoise' type, with uncertain countermark in centre, rev. 'Rough incuse developed early Union Jack pattern', (cf.S.1849, Asyut Group V 'proto-tortoise with trefoil collar', cf.509-513, Milbank (NN&M No.24) Plate 1, 12, page 25; BMC 3 [p.11], Selinus Hoard Nos. 123-124). Oblong shape, nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
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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 $700
SOLD $450
Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (late 330's B.C.), silver stater, (11.37 grams), obv. chimaera to left, **SE* below, on ground line with right foreleg raised high, wreath above, rev. dove flying to left with open wings, N to left below dove's neck, olive branch tied to right, all within olive wreath, (S.2771, BCD 218 [LHS 96], Traite 776 [p.527], BMC 57-58). Bright, heavily cleaned with light porosity, otherwise very fine or better, scarce.
Estimate $500
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Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (c.450-425 B.C.), silver hemidrachm (2.730 grams), obv. Chimaera walking left, rev. dove flying right with wings open above and below, above right, inverted **S*, all within incuse square, (S.2760 [£150]. BCD 163 [noted as extremely rare], BMC 3-4. SNG Cop 21 [= Trait‚ 739, Pl.CCXIX, 16]. Warren 2000, 3). Fine/good fine lightly toned and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, silver obol of Aeginetic standard, (360's - 340/330 B.C.), (0.65 grams), obv. dove alighting to left with fillet in beak, rev. dove flying to left, (S.2775, BCD 243 [p.76], 1980 Kato Klitoria Hoard [Essays Kraay Morkholm] Warren 25, cf.BMC 132-3 [p.47]). Toned, good fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Peloponessos, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (c.250-200 B.C.), AE chalkous, (2.69 grams), obv. dove flying to right, rev. **SI* within olive wreath tied on right, (cf.S.2781, HGC 5, 273 (S); BCD Peloponnesos 317.3 [This Coin]; Warren 4C.1**g*, Kroll, Agora, 723); another (2.00 grams), obv. dove flying to left, with letter K to left, M above tail, rev. **äI* within olive wreath. (S.-, HGC 5, 278 (S); BCD Peloponnesos 328.11 [This Coin]; Warren 8A.13i [This Coin]; Kroll, Agora, 725). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver hemidrachm or Attic triobol, (470's/460's - 440's B.C.), (2.99 grams), obv. forepart of wolf at bay to left, with legs extended forward from body, rev. A, cross bar horizontal, in shallow incuse square, in upper part two relatively shallow square incuses, one large dot below the crossbar, (cf.S.2786, BCD 1024 [p.254, LHS 96], Traite I, 1200 [Pl.XXXVII, 23], BMC 9 variety [p.136]). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos, silver hemidrachm, or Attic triobol, (after 320's-270's B.C.), (2.62 grams), obv. forepart of wolf at bay to left, rev. A with A and P either side at top with crescent below all within shallow incuse square, (cf.Sear 2794, BCD 1094 [p.269, LHS 96], BMC 60 [p.141], SNG Cop. 29 [Pl.1], Mycenae Pl.9, 19). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
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Peloponnesos, Argolis, Epidauros, (late 250's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.19 grams), obv. laureate head of Asklepios to left, **Q* behind head, rev. **EP* monogram within wreath, (S.2810, HGC 5, 729 (same dies) (R1); Requier Monnayage Series 4[2], 200 D1/R3; BCD Peloponnesos 1243-1244; SNG Cop. 115; BMC 1). Porous surface, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $100
Peloponnesos, Elis, Olympia, 134th-143rd Olympiad. (c.244-208 B.C.), silver Drachm (4.54 grams), obv. eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in its talons, rev. vertical thunderbolt with wings above, volutes below, (S.2899, Schwabacher, Hoard Group I, 4 [same dies], BCD Olympia 234 [same dies]). Very fine, lightly toned.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Peloponnesos, Argolis, Pellene, silver triobol or hemidrachm, 360's-350's B.C., (2.64 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to left, to right behind head a monogram of **PE* downwards, rev. **PEL* across in large letters all within a laurel wreath tied at right with two inwardly curving leaves, (cf.S.2966 [p.272, £125], BCD 581.1 (p.156, LHS 96), BMC 1 [p.31, Pl.VI, 9], Weber 3976 (p.435, Pl.146), McClean 6346 (p.409, Pl.221, 7), Traite 819 [p.551, Pl.CCXXII, 22], SNG Cop. 209 [Pl.4]). Fine/very fine, very rare.
Estimate $180
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Peloponnesos, Elis, Olympia, (320's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.634 grams), obv. head of Hera wearing a narrow stephane to right, rev, eagle standing facing with open wings to right, with head to left, without ethnic, (cf.S.2890 [stater], BCD [Leu 90] 209 [p.68], cf.Seltman Pl.XII, 28 var.). Lightly toned, good fine and very rare, with tickets.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Peloponnesos, Messenia, Messene, silver hemidrachm, (late 2nd century B.C.), (1.85 grams), obv. head of Zeus to right, with diadem, rev. ME **S* either side of tripod, all within laurel wreath, (Sear before 146 B.C.), 2.40 grams, (S.2849, Grandjean 140b [This Coin, p.116, illustrated plate V, obverse die D79, reverse die R119], BCD 731 [p.186], BMC 13-14 [p.110, Pl.XXII,8], McClean 6713-4 [p.444, Pl.229, 5]). Toned, very scarce, good very fine with pitting on the reverse.
Estimate $150
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Peloponnesos, Achaean League, Antigoneia mint, (formerly Mantinea, Arkadia), (c.188-180 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.24 grams), obv. Zeus head right, rev. monogram of AX letters A N across, EY below, wreath around, (S.2998, Clerk 192, BCD 1492.3 [LHS 96], BMC 100-1, SNG Cop. 280, Agrinion Hoard 395-419). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
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Peloponnesos, Achaia, Patrai, Divus Augustus, died 14 A.D., AE As, (9.95 grams), issue struck under Tiberius (c.14 A.D.), obv. DIVVS AVGVSTVS [PATER] radiate head of Augustus left, rev. COL. A. A. above, PATRENS in exergue, a foundation scene with togate colonist, holding vexillium, standing left beside a plough drawn by two yoked oxen to the left, (S. 142, RPC 1253.53 [This Coin, but with incorrect weight]; BCD Peloponnesos 541 [This Coin], SNG Cop. 168). Nearly very fine,
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Bithynia, Kalchedon, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.424 grams), obv. bull standing to left, on corn-ear, above **KALC* rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.3738, SNG BMC Black Sea 112ff. [siglos], SNG von Aulock 482). Good very fine, well centred and rare in this condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180