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Valentinian I (A.D. 364-375), gold solidus, Antioch mint, issued 364-367, 4th Officina, obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Valentinian I around DN VALENTINI ANVS PF AVG, rev. Valentinian standing facing head to right, holding standard with + symbol and Victory, RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE around, Christogram to left, ANT**D* in exergue, (S.4088, RIC 2b, C.28). Ancient graffiti in reverse field, otherwise good fine - nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Phocas, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.47 grams), issued A.D. 607-610, Officina **Q*, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around ON FOCAS PERP AVI, rev. Angel facing, holding in right hand long staff, with partial chi-rho symbol at top, in left hand globe with cross above, around VICTORI A AVGC**Q*, (S.620, DOC 10i, MIB 9). Very fine, weak in places.
Estimate $500
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 3rd officina **G*, dated RY 12 = 638-639, (4.35 grams), obv. standing crowned figures of Heraclius in centre, Heraclius Constantine on left, and Heraclonas on right, cross on each crown, rev. cross potent on three steps, monogram to left, IB monogram to right, around VICTORIA AVGU**G*, CONOB in exergue, (S.767, DOC 41c, MIB 48). Nearly extremely fine and a very rare variety.
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.25 gm), Constantinople mint, 4th officina, struck c.654-658, obv. crowned busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys; cross above, around DN [CON]STANTINUS C CONT, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around [VIC]TORIA AVGU**D* in exergue CONOB. (S.959, DOC 25d var. [obv. legend], MIB 26). Light marks on reverse, weak in places, extremely fine portraits, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
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Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.39 gm), Constantinople mint, 5th officina, struck c.654-659, obv. crowned busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys; cross above, around DN CONSTATINUS C CONSTI, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around VICTORIA AVGUE, in exergue CONOB+. (S.961, DOC 27d var. [obv. legend], MIB 27). Nearly uncirculated, mint bloom, extremely fine, rare as such.
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668), gold solidus, issued, (4.31 grams), Constantinople mint, Class VI, issued c.661-663, 6th Officina, obv. large crowned long-bearded bust facing of Constans, wearing chlamys and plumed helmet, ornamented with cross, Constantine IV on right wearing crown with cross on top, around dN [CONST ANU], rev. cross potent above three steps, figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTORIA A VGUS, in exergue CONOB, (S.964, DOC 30e, cf.R.1605). Some mint bloom, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
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Nicephorus III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.27 gm), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around bust of Nicephorus facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Flan crack, double struck, pale gold, fine/good fine.
Estimate $450
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John II, (1118-1143), electrum aspron trachy (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.45 grams), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, IC XC to left and to right, rev. facing full length figures of John to left and St. George to right holding sword, both holding between them the patriarchal cross on three steps, portions of ethnic each side, (S.1942, Hendy Pl.10, 3-4; BMC 44-48, R.2098). Superb portrait of Christ, surface scratch, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
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Italy, Campania, Nola, (c.400-390 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.14 gm), obv. female nymph head with diadem to right, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, above Nike flying to right, traces of **NWIALWN*, below bull reversed **LE* monogram, double exergue line, (cf.S.311 [ú250], Rutter 53 [obv. die 22, reverse die 34], Hunter 4 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
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Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.350-340 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.52 grams), obv. female head to right with diadem and leaves attached, rev. corn ear, [M]ETA to left, pomegranate to right, (cf.S.410, Noe 490 [same dies], McClean 991 [same dies]). Minor edge porosity, slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $120
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Italy, Lucania, Sybaris (new Sybaris later called Thurium), (443-425 B.C.), silver triobol, (1.06 gm), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing crested Athenian helmet, rev. bull standing to right, looking back, **S*YBA in exergue, (S.433, SNG ANS 862-8, SNG Cop.1403-4, BMC 33). Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $50
Italy, Lucania, Thurium, (c.425-400 B.C.), silver stater, (7.98 grams), Obv. Athena head to right, wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with olive wreath, Rev. bull walking to right, head lowered, above bull and across, **[Q]OURIWN*, below single exergue line, in exergue tunny fish to right, (S.435 [p.49], SNG Cop. 1405, HN 1775 (p.147), SNG ANS 907). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $400
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Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater or tetradrachm, (15.56 gm), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, die crack across face, rev. bull butting to right, **QOU[RIWN] above, large tunny fish below exergual line, (S.440, Noe F44 [two known from these dies], SNG ANS 971 [same dies]). Curious die break on face, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $700
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Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (500-460 B.C.), silver stater or nomos (7.97 gm), obv. tripod, crane on right to left, QPO upwards on left, rev. tripod, incuse, (S.256, SNG ANS 269, Gale 16, SNG Cop. 1751, SNG Munich 1426). Slightly of centred on reverse, weak in places, otherwise very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
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Sicily, Messana, (425-421 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.09 gm), obv. biga of mules driven to right by standing female charioteer, above Nike standing to right on reins, in exergue olive leaf with fruit, rev. **MESS A N I ON around, below hare bounding to right a dolphin to right, (S.851, Caltabiano 485 [obv.die 199, rev. die 196, 10 specimens known]). Dark attractive tone, well centred, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $7,000
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Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-478 B.C. revised date 467-461), silver tetradrachm, (17.05 gm), obv. fast walking quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKO SION* around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.914, Boehringer 93 same dies (obverse 45/reverse 62 dies), Hunter 9). Lightly toned, very fine/nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.445 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 gm), obv. quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, in exergue pistrix (sea serpent), rev. head of Artemis-Arethusa with hair bound with cord which passes thrice round the head and twice round back of hair, around four dolphins, **SURAKOSI ON* around, (cf.S.925, Boeh. 554 [V.282/R385] 6 noted, Boston 373). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
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Sicily, Syracuse, (c.445 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.20 gm), obv. quadriga to right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. head of Artemis-Arethusa to right with hair enclosed in sakkos, 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 $1,000
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Sicily, Syracuse, (c.450-439 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.62 gm), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning the charioteer, rev. **SUP A K OSI O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair in sakkos, wearing hook and pendant ear-ring and necklace, four dolphins around, (cf.S.933, Boehringer 706 variant [cf.obv.346/rev.480 same reverse die], Pozzi 595 [same reverse die]). Attractive evenly toned, very fine and a very rare combination of dies, previously unpublished.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.439-435 B.C. Boehringer, but now believed to be c.420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.34 gm), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer with goad, Nike flying left crowning rider, rev. **SUPAKO[SION]* around, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair tied up behind in sphendone, four dolphins around, (cf.S.933, Boehringer 722.6 (This Coin, obv. 355, rev. 493), SNG ANS 244 (same dies), BMC 109 [same dies], Jameson 779 [same dies]). Very dark tone, very fine, very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $800
Sicily, Syracuse, Kingdom of, Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.45 gm), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to left, surrounded by three dolphins, with dotted border, trace of NK below, rev. galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer holding goad, above triskeles, in exergue **SURAKOSIWN over AN monogram, dotted border, (cf.S.971; BMC 350, SNG Lloyd 1478 (same dies), cf.SNG ANS 637, cf.SNG Lockett 1022). Uneven rough flan and slightly double struck on reverse, light grey tone, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $3,000
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Sicily, Syracuse, time of Hieron II, (275-216 B.C.), AE 19, (5.28 grams), obv. Head of Kore to left, ivy leaf behind, rev. bull butting to left, club and M above, IE in exergue, (S.1218, Calciati 191 (p.344), SNG ANS 581, SNG Morcom 810). Very fine with attractive green patina, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Dionysios I, (405-367 B.C.), AE drachm, AE 29, (33.43 gm), 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
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Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE litra, (AE 28), (27.18 gm), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left traces of **[S*Y]RA, rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630). Deep green patina, nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
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Sicily, Syracuse, reign of Hieron II, (275-215 B.C.); AE 26, (15.62 grams), obv. diademed head of Hieron beardless to left, uncertain (rudder) behind, rev. horseman prancing to right, holding spear couched, beneath A, in exergue traces of IEP**WNOS*, (S.1221, SNG Cop. 842, BMC 595. SNG ANS 825-6); Sicily, Himera, (420-408 B.C.), AE 16, (hemilitron), (2.43 grams), obv. head of nymph Himera to left, wearing sphendone, with necklace and pearls, before six pellets, rev. six pellets in two rows of three all within laurel wreath, (S.1110, Calciati I 35 [p.43-44], SNG Morcom 599, Gabrici 29-35 [p.140]; SNG ANS 186-187, BMC 54). Fine - nearly very fine, second coin chipped. (2)
Estimate $120
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Macedon, Akanthos, silver tetrobol, (470-390 B.C.), (2.35 grams), obv. forepart of bull kneeling left, looking back, above **PE* dotted border, rev. shallow quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.1369, SNG ANS 44, SNG Ash 2214, AMNG 34); Thrace, Byzantium, silver hemiobol, (c.387-340 B.C.), (0.45 grams), obv. forepart of bull to left, rev. four part incuse square, (cf.SNG Black Sea Plate 1.1); Caria, Island of, Rhodes, (c.340-316 B.C.), silver diobol, (0.77 grams), obv. radiate head of Helios, rev. two rosebuds, (cf.SNG Finland 431-2). Toned, fine - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $140
SOLD $110
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 gm), Amphipolis mint, issued c.336-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, cock to left, **ALEXANDR[OU]* to right, (cf.S.6713, Price 79, BMC 79a-c, M.392, SNG Cop. 677, Demanhur Hoard Nos. 792-894, Troxell Group E3). Fine.
Estimate $250
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.63 gm), Amphipolis mint, issued c.315-294 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **L* over torch to left, **ALEXANDROU* to right, monogram of **HG* under throne, (cf.S.6713, Price 445, BMC 445, M.36, SNG Cop. 700). Nearly very fine/fine.
Estimate $250
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.71 gm), Pella mint, issued c.275-270 or later B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, crested helmet to left, **ALEXANDRO[U]* to right, monogram **P*M under throne, KE (K reversed) in exergue, (cf.S.6713, Price 626, BMC -, M.-, SNG Berry 208). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.162 gm), Astibus mint ? (Paeonia), issued c.300-286 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **ALEXANDROU* to right, star in left field, dotted border, (cf.S.6713, Price 644, cf.Hersh, Waggoner 'Audoleon' II). Very fine and a rare type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500