Catalogue

Lot 3269 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Sicily, Syracuse, time of Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), electrum fifty (50) litrai, (3.55 gm), obv. laureate head of Apollo to left with long flowing hair, lamp behind, all within dotted border, rev. **[SUR]AK OSION around, tripod lebes with legs ending in lion's feet, (S.957, Jenkins 'Electrum Coinage of Syracuse' Essays Robinson, p.157 (Pl.14, obv. die 12, rev. die 16, same dies), BMC 257 (same dies), Boston 448 (same dies). Attractive red tone, good fine, rare.

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Lot 3270 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.54 gm), Lampsakos mint, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, (c.323-316 B.C.), obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, rev. galloping biga to right driven by charioteer holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, serpent below horses, in exergue **FILIPPOU*, (cf.S.6663, Le Rider -, SNG ANS 287, Thompson Philip 33), Has been mounted, of fine style, good very fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3271 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.45 grams), Byblos mint, issued 330-320 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, serpent on helmet, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand, and ship mast, to left in lower left AP monogram, to right downwards **ALEXANDPO[U]*, (cf.S.6702; Price 3423, BMC 3423a-b [p.431], M.1374). Minor edge marks otherwise good very fine.

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Lot 3272 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Mysia, Kyzikos, (Cyzicus), (c.500-475 B.C.), electrum one twelfth stater (1.34 grams), obv. flying fish to left, rev. Quadripartite incuse square, (S.3470, Von Fritze I 33 [Pl.I, 33], BMC 8 [p.19], Greenwell 160). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3273 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Lesbos, Mytilene, c.377-328 B.C., electrum hekte (2.55 gm), Bodenstedt dates 428 B.C., obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. head of female right, hair in sakkos, small coiled serpent behind, (cf.S.4250, Bodenstedt Em. 100A [dies d/n {unlisted combination}],SNG von Aulock 1714 [same rev. die],Boston MFA 1719 [same rev. die],Jameson 1487 [same obv. die]). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 3274 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Ionia, uncertain (Phokaia?), (c.625-600 B.C.), electrum twenty-fourth stater (0.66 gm) of the Milesian standard, geometric type, obv. raised counterclockwise swastika pattern, rev. quadripartite square punch, (cf.S.3465, TraitÇ I 237; SNG Kayhan 702, SNG von Aulock 1778-9, Boston MFA 1782, Rosen 365). Extremely fine.

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Lot 3275 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Caria, Mylasa (?), (mid 6th century B.C), electrum 1/48 stater (0.27 gm), obv. head of a roaring lion to right, rev. scorpion in incuse square), (S. -, CNG Electronic auction 144 [lot 126, same dies] another auction 98 [lot 39, same dies], Weidauer 170; SNG Kayhan 928, Rosen 303). Very fine, surfaces a little rough, but rare.

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Lot 3276 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Persia - Lydia, Achaemenid Empire, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.485-420 B.C.), struck in period of Darios I - Xerxes I, gold daric, (8.30 gm), 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.

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Lot 3277 Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek

Zeugitana, Carthage, gold tenth stater, (c.350-320 B.C.), 8mm, (0.89 gm), obv. palm tree, dotted border, rev. horse head to right, (S.6455, Jenkins & Lewis Group III, SNG Cop. 150). Well centred, very fine - good very fine and scarce.

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