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Ancient Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2556		Atrebates. Verica, c. 10-40 AD. AR Unit (1.1 g). Scarce. Central boss and two circles, resembling shield (clypeus); inscription around. Reverse: Lion right, crescent above; below, REX. Van Arsdell 505-1; Seaby 132. Toned. Very Fine / Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $190
Lot 2557		Iceni, c. 50-5 BC. AR Minim (0.25 g). "Freckenham" type: Voided cross-like design, with surrounding circle-dots. Reverse: Stylized horse and chariot. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 2558		Celtic Central Europe & Asia Minor. Channel Islands, & Danube Area, c. 2nd-1st century BC. Lot of 2 Coins. Amorican/Channel Islands, c. 1st century BC., Billon Stater (6.0 g): Stylized head right / Horse right, boar beneath; Seaby 15; De La Tour 3598. Danube Region, c. 2nd century BC., AR Tetradrachm (14.1 g), imitating Philip II of Macedon type: Head of Zeus right / Horseman right; CCCBM I, 47; Göbl 244. Lot of 2 coins. Both nicely toned. First Very Fine, other Fine plus. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2559		Celtic Central Europe & Asia Minor. 140 BC. Gallic & Bohemian Celts, c. 2nd century BC. Lot of Three Gold Fractionals. From Gaul: Remi, Base, or plated gold Quarter (1.3 g), "Three Phalli" type: Three curved segments / Horse left, crescent below; De La Tour 8030 var. From Bohemia, the Boii, Eighth and Twentyfourth Staters, "Athena Alkis" types: Single or twin swellings, resembling shields / Athena Alkis left, brandishing shield and spear; Lanz Coll. 36ff; Paulsen, pl. VII, 121ff. and 140ff. Usual crude strikes, but interesting and worth examination. The smallest coin in the purest gold. Very Good to Fine; the smallest, almost Mint State in sharpness but worn reverse die. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2560		Celtic Central Europe & Asia Minor. Danubian Region, c. 2nd century BC. AR Tetredrachm (13.9 g). "Baumreiter" Series: type imitating Philip II of Macedon tetradrachms. Stylized laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Horseman left. Göbl, OTA 129; Lanz Coll. 416ff. Lightly toned, with a few cleanable deposits. Obverse a little off center, but stylish for this series. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 2561		Celtic Central Europe & Asia Minor. Danubian Region, c.100 BC. Lot of Four AR Drachms. Types either imitating Philip II of Macedon, or possibly Larissa facing head. Lot of 4 coins. Coins range from Very Good to Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $144
Lot 2562		Central Italy(?). c. 4th-3rd century BC. AE Cockle Shell (75.1 g). Scarce. The bronze semi-domed, with the curved top grooved to simulate the shell's ribbing. Base flat. Width: 40 mm. Cf. Hendin, W17, there as a weight of 5 shekels (73.8 g). With brown-black patina and touches of red and green, and with earthen highlights. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $650 - 700. These objects have been found often in Italy, and other parts of Eastern Europe, along with finds in the Near East, and especially Palestine. Those from Italy have frequently been found in association with the Italic Aes Rude. That they may be a form of bullion or currency has been expanded on by G. Fallani in, Numismatics: A Witness to History, IANP 8, pl. 6, 2-2c. Those from the Near East are usually considered to be a type of weight, e.g., Hendin, W17 (of similar weight). The patina on the above example suggests a findspot in the Near East. View details	Unsold
Lot 2563		Lucania. Thurium, c. 360 BC. AR Distater (16.1 g). A stunning coin, one of the finest examples we've handled in many years. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with Scylla ornament. Reverse: Bull butting right, ethnic above, six pellets below; in exergue, fish right. Noe F 10; SNG ANS 966. Fully struck up on choice metal, and attractively toned. Athena of good style, the bull magnificent. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2564		Bruttium. Croton, c. 320-300 BC. AR Half Nomos (2.7 g). Choice example of scarce type. Head of the youthful river god, Aisaros, right. Reverse: Owl standing right, head frontal, ear of barley below right. SNG ANS 422. Flan a little oblong, but sharp strike with handsome devices. Pleasing toning - deep steel gray, with russet and hints of blue. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 2565		Sicily. Akragas, c. 510-500 BC. AR Didrachm (8.6 g). Rare. The earliest type from Akragas. Eagle standing left, ethnic around. Reverse: Top view of crab. SNG ANS 909 (same reverse die). Toned, the obverse in high relief. Crab with striking flaw at center; die break above. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2566		Sicily. Akragas, c. 470-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Eagle standing left, ethnic around. Reverse: Top view of crab. SNG ANS 974. Toned, with bold strike. Some surface roughness. Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 2567		Sicily. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Electrum 25 Litrai (1.8 g), struck c. 310-305 BC. Scarce. Laureate head of Apollo left. Reverse: Lyre with four strings; ethnic around. SNG ANS 617; Dewing 937 A few ancient scratches on obverse. Pleasing old deep orange toning. Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 2568		Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.5 g), Amphipolis mint, struck c. 340-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Charioteer driving fast biga right; trident below. SNG ANS 265ff; SNG Cop. 525; Müller 145. With especially refined and delicate portrait in high relief. Perhaps ex jewelry, attractive nevertheless. A nice Fine plus. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2569		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Scarce. Gold Stater (8.5 g), Ake mint, struck c. 315-310 BC. Head of Athena right. wearing crested helmet with coiled serpent ornament. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below left, date in Aramic script (partly off flan). Cf. Price 3284 (listed as griffin helmet, but snake obvious in photo; dated to 314/313 BC). Well struck up high relief portrait. Very Fine or better. Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2570		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.1 g), Ake mint, Year 32, struck 315/314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; date in left field. Price 3283. Spot of porosity at Zeus' torso. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2571		Greece, c. 450-200 BC. Good lot. Lot of Three Fractional AR's, and Two AE's, which include a rare issue of Scythia. From Macedon, two Tetrobols: Perkidas II, 451-413 BC. Galloping horse right / Helmet right, in incuse square (SNG ANS 37ff); Amphipolis Autonomus Issue, 196-168 BC. Head of maenad right / Prow of ship right (SNG Cop. 1290). From Selge, an AR Obol, 300-190 BC. Facing head of Gorgoneion or Apollo / Helmeted head of Athena right (SNG Cop. 253). From Rhegion, an AE Tetras (16 mm.), c. 210-89 BC. with Jugate heads of the Dioscuri right / Apollo holding scepter left (SNG ANS 778ff.). Last a fine and rare AE 23 mm. of the Scythian King, Aelis, c. 100 BC.: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri right, wearing wreathed caps / Jugate horse heads right (cf. Head, Historia Numorum, p. 289). Lot of 5 coins. The Italian bronze with excellent dark green, glossy patina; the Scythian with pleasing dark brown-black, with touches of red and green. The rest variously toned. Lot of 5 coins. Perdikkas Fine, the rest Very Fine, or somewhat better. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Unsold
Lot 2572		Thrace, c. 475-380 BC. Lot of Four Fractional AR's. Interesting material, with some rarities. Earliest: Thasos, c. 490-450 BC., AR Obol (0.6 g): Two dolphins, antithetically displayed / Quadripart incuse square; SNG Cop. 1020. Two of Maroneia, c. 398-385 BC. with Gorgon obverses, and Grape cluster reverses: Obol (0.6 g), Schönert-Geiss 353 var; Hemiobol (0.3 g), cf. Schönert-Geiss 386 (obol). Lastly: Trieros, c. 450-400 BC., AR Hemiobol (0.2 g): Forepart of galloping horse right / Ethnic within squares in quartered square; SNG Cop. 821. All clear strikes, with varying degrees of toning. Coins average solid to nice Very Fine s. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2573		Thrace, c. 450-350 BC. Another Lot of Five Fractional AR's. Some interesting and uncommon material. Worth perusing. Including an attractive and rare Hemiobol (0.3 g), of Trieros, c. 450-400 BC.: Apollo head left / Laurel branch (SNG Cop. 822). Thasos, c. 411-350 BC., Tetartemorion(?): Nymph head left / Dolphin left (cf. SNG Cop. 1035). Also two uncertain mints, Thrace or Northern Greece: Tetartemorion, c. early 5th cent. BC. Bull head right / Grape cluster; and Tetartemorion, c.450-400 BC. Head of youth or nymph right / Sheep's head right. Last, Akanthos, Macedon, c. 450-400 BC., Hemiobol (0.38 g): Bull's head right / Quadripart incuse square (SNG ANS 51). Lot of 5 coins. Most with dark toning and good metal. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2574		Thrace. Dikaia, c. 492-476 BC. AR Triobol (1.7 g). Rare. Head of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Cock standing right within incuse square, holding worm in mouth; beaded border around. SNG Cop. 553; Rosen 137. Well centered. Obverse lightly porous, nevertheless attractive archaic portrait. Nice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2575		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 2576		Thessaly. Larissa, c. 400-320 BC. Lot of Less Common Type AR's. One rare reverse drachm here; and the obol attractive and scarce. Three Drachms include: Nude youth restraining bull left / Free horse right (SNG Cop. 110); Head of Larissa facing slightly left / Armed horseman galloping right (cf. SNG Cop. 134 [hemiobol]); and, attractive style Head of Larissa facing slightly left / Mare and foal (SNG Cop. 124). Last, a scarce Obol: attractive style Head of Larissa facing slightly left / Horse with lowered head right (SNG Cop. 135). Lot of 4 coins. Some with granular or porous metal. Most cleaned. Coins range from Fine to Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2577		Thessalian League, 196-146 BC. Lot of Two AR Double Victoriati. Both with: Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Athena Itona advancing right, brandinshing spear and shield; ethnic at sides, magistrate names in field or exergue. BMC p. 7, 22 for one; SNG Ashmolean 3793 for other. Lot of 2 coins. Coins cleaned. One with better style Zeus for series. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 2578		Akarnania. Anaktorion, c. 345-300 BC. AR Stater (8.8 g). Pegasus flying left, AN monogram below. Reverse: Helemeted head of Athena left, AN monogram behind; thymiaterion to right. Pegasi II, p. 503, 68. Lightly toned, with residual luster. Attractive portrait. Very Fine / Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 2579		Akarnania. Anaktorion, c. 345-300 BC. AR Stater (8.5 g). Pegasus flying left, AN monogram below. Reverse: Helemeted head of Athena left, AN monogram behind; draped omphalos to right. Pegasi II, p. 494,36. Nice bold strike on tight flan. Lightly toned, with residual luster. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 2580		Akarnania. Anaktorion, c. 345-300 BC. AR Stater (8.4 g). Pegasus flying left, AN monogram below. Reverse: Helemeted head of Athena left, AN monogram behind; thymiaterion to right. Pegasi II, p. 503, 68. Nicely toned. Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2581		Akarnania. Anaktorion, c. 345-300 BC. AR Stater (8.4 g). Pegasus flying right, AN monogram below. Reverse: Helemeted head of Athena right, AN monogram behind; tripod within wreath to left. Pegasi II, p. 493, 33-35. Toned; obverse die somewhat worn. Bold reverse. Fine / Choice Very fine. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2582		Akarnania. Argos Amphilochikon, c. 350-270 BC. AR Stater (8.6 g). A scarcer city in the series. Pegasus flying left, A below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, ethnic above left, ABP behind; tethered lance to right. Pegasi II, p. 533, 32. Nicely toned, with bold, clear strike. Very attractive late classical portrait. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 2583		Akarnania. Thyrrheion, c. 350-250 BC. AR Stater (8.5 g). Pegasus flying left, Θ below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, ethnic above left; winged animal rhyton to right. BMC Corinth, p. 139, 3. Artistically toned, and fully struck. Attractive, with residual luster. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2584		Attica. Athens, after 449 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.5 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Owl standing right, olive sprig at right. SNG Cop. 32. Sharply struck. Metal lightly porous. Attractive archaic style. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Coin found in Israel. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2585		Attica. Athens, after 393 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.0 g), countermarked in the East. . Hen-436. Interesting and scarce. Helmeted head of Athena right; countermark with Aramaic "B" before her mouth. Reverse: Owl standing right, sprig of olive behind. SNG Cop. 63. Cf. Diebolt & Nicolet-Pierre, SNR 56. With dark gray "find" patina; test cut on either side. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 2586		Corinthia. Corinth, c. 345-307 BC. AR Stater (8.6 g). Pegasus flying left, koppa below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; bow and quiver behind. BMC Corinth, p. 40, 354. Toned, and boldly struck, with residual luster. Handsome late classical style. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2587		Corinthia. Corinth, c. 345-307 BC. AR Stater (8.2 g). Pegasus flying left, koppa below. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing wreathed helmet, A and P below; plow to right. Ravel 1021. Toned, and fully struck up, with residual luster. Bold late classical style. Some spots of corrosion. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $155
Lot 2588		Corinthia. Corinth, c. 315-310 BC. AR Stater (8.4 g). Pegasus flying left, koppa below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, Δ and I in field; Artemis advancing left, holding torch. Ravel 1076. Toned, and boldly struck. With appealing late classical portrait. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $201
Lot 2589		Troas. Dardanos(?), c. 500-475 BC. AR Diobol(?) (1.1 g). Extremely rare. Unpublished? Cock standing right. Reverse: Incuse head and neck of horse left, with hatched truncation. BMC--; SNG Cop. --; SNG von Aulock --; Rosen --. Cf. Peus Auktion 368, April 25-28, 2001; lot 178, a trihemiobol. Nicely centered, lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2590		Ionia. Miletos(?), Uncertain Mint, 7th-6th century BC. Melisian Standard Electrum 1/12 Stater (1.05. A very good example for this material. Forepart of lion right, with knobby "wart" on nose. Reverse: Cross with pellets in cruciform incuse. Device unusually well centered, with very legible lion head; reverse image somewhat obscured due to die deterioration. Cf. Rosen 275 (lion head left). About Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2591		Phrygia. Kibyra, c. 166-84 BC. AR Drachm (3.0 g). Young male bust right, draped and wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Armed horseman galloping right, holding lance, grape cluster in field to left; below, OPO, ethnic below. SNG von Aulock 3717; cf. Dewing 2433, same obv. die, but slightly earlier die state. Lustrous, with pleasing toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 2592		Syria. Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR tetradrachm (16.4 g). The king's diademed head facing right. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield with inscription around. S-7091 var.; Newell, SMA 285. Superb, nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2593		Syria. Lot of Three Coins, Seleucid and Roman. Nice dealer lot. Included are one silver and two bronzes. Alexander Balas, 150-145 BC., AR Drachm: Diademed head right / Apollo seated left; cf. SNG Cop. 255. Also, an AE 25 mm. of Antiochus IV, 175-164 BC. struck in Egypt: Diademed bust of Isis right / Eagle right, on thunderbolt; BMC Syria, p. 38, 45. Last, an AE 29 mm. of Philips I & II: Confronted draped, cuirassed, and radiate and laureate busts / Veiled head of tyche right; SNG Cop. 273. Drachm attractively toned. Antiochus AE, with red and green patina, of good style. Philip, dark gray-green, with earthen highlights. Lot of 3 coins. Silver Choice Very Fine; Antiochus, nice Very Fine; Philip, near Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2594		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 2595		Syria. Lot of Four Roman Bronzes of Antioch, c. 225-253 AD. All are AE 29 mms. Severus Alexander: Radiate head right / Tyche seated frontal, crowned by emperor at right, Fortuna-Tyche standing at left. SNG Cop. 256 var. And two of Trebonianus Gallus: Draped, cuirassed, and laureate bust right / Tyche of Antioch within tetrastyle temple; SNG Cop. 284f. Also Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian: Confronted draped, cuirassed, and radiate busts / Tyche of Antioch within tetrastyle temple; SNG Cop. 293. Lot of 4 coins. Each with different patina. Lot of 4 coins. Coins average Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 2596		Phoenicia, Berytos. Lot of Three Roman AE 24's, c. 45-81 AD. Good dealer lot. All early Imperial issues, with head left obverses, and reverses with veiled priest driving oxen plow right. Two of Claudius (RPC I, 4546; SNG Cop. 93). And one of Titus (RPC II, 2045/1). Claudius with red and coppery patina, second blackish with earthen highlights. Titus brown, with with traces of olive, and slight orichalcum highlights. Lot of 3 coins. One Claudius Extremely Fine, other Very Fine; Titus better than Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details	Realized $75
Lot 2597		Phoenicia. Tyre, c. 332-306 BC. AR Didrachm (8.4 g). Melkarth, holding bow, riding hippocamp, right, over waves; dolphin below. Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, holding crook and flail; date in field. SNG Cop. 306; BMC Phoenicia, p. 231, 25. Obverse slightly double struck from worn die; reverse choice. Slight to medium toning. Choice Very Fine / Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2598		Phoenicia, Tyre, 38/39 AD. AR Half Shekel (7.1 g), struck in Jerusalem. . Hen-920. Laureate head of Melqarth right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder; club at left, date above. Hendin 920; RPC 4696. Pleasantly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 2599		Phoenicia, Tyre, 42/43 AD. AR Shekel (14.2 g), struck in Jerusalem. . Hen-919. Rare. Laureate head of Melqarth right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder; club at left, date above (PΞH). Hendin 919; RPC unlisted for this date, but cf. no. 4700, a half shekel. Lightly toned, and the portrait of better, vigorous style for this late date. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345