LUCANIA. Paestum (Poseidonia). Ae Semis (Circa 90-44 BC) - LUCANIA. Paestum (Poseidonia). Ae Semis (Circa 90-44 BC). Obv: MINEIA M F. Female head right.Rev: P - S / S - C. Two story building or campgate.HN Italy 1258; HGC 1, 1206.Ex Jean ELSEN 134 (2017), lot 1.
Mineia was a noblewoman of senatorial rank in the late Republic. She is identified as the second wife of Gaius Cocceius Flaccus, a distinguished senator from Paestum. With great enthusiasm and generosity, she funded monumental works and statues, such as those dedicated to her husband, her two brothers, her son and her grandson, thereby launching a remarkable programme of construction projects that came to fruition in the historic city of Paestum towards the end of the 1st century BC. Mineia also devoted herself to the restoration of the Basilica.
Her prestige and the legacy she left to posterity are also reflected in the honour bestowed upon her by the issue of this coin, which the local Senate minted bearing her name. The reverse should depict the very basilica she had restored: a two-storey colonnaded building, topped by a gabled roof. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.00 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 125
BRUTTIUM. Kaulonia. 1/3 Nomos - Drachm (Circa 500-480 BC) - BRUTTIUM. Kaulonia. 1/3 Nomos - Drachm (Circa 500-480 BC). Obv: KAV (retrograde). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running right on Apollo’s left arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted.Rev: Incuse of obverse; no daimon.Noe 201; SNG ANS 16; HN Italy 2039; HGC 1, 1423.From the Lundgren collection, ex Mynthandel 41 (1998), lot 992; ex Fritz Rudolf Künker 236 (2013), lot 317 Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.99 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
BRUTTIUM. The Brettii. Ae Unit or Drachm (Circa 211-208 BC) - BRUTTIUM. The Brettii. Ae Unit or Drachm (Circa 211-208 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right; thunderbolt to left.Rev: BPETTIΩN. Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield; racing-torch to lower right.HN Italy 1988; Scheu 43; SNG ANS 104-5; HGC 1, 1367. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 7.51 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 100
SICILY. Akragas. Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 415-406 BC) - SICILY. Akragas. Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 415-406 BC). Obv: AKPA. Eagle standing right, tearing at hare held in talons.Rev: Crab; below, three pellets (mark of value) and shrimp left.CNS 50; HGC 2, 140. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 9.10 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 50
SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron I (475-470 BC). Pentonkion - SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron I (475-470 BC). Pentonkion. Obv: Diademed head of Arethousa right.Rev: Five pellets (mark of value).Boehringer Series XIId, 371-2; HGC 2, 1394.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.21 g. Diameter: 8 mm.Estimate: € 100Rare
SICILY. Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II (275-215 BC). 16 Litrai - SICILY. Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II (275-215 BC). 16 Litrai. Obv: Diademed and veiled head left; star to right.Rev: BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ. Nike driving slow quadriga right; star above, K to right.CCO 120 (D8/R30); SNG ANS 880 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 1556. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 13.09 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 1000
MOESIA. Istros. Trihemiobol or 1/4 Drachm (4th century BC) - MOESIA. Istros. Trihemiobol or 1/4 Drachm (4th century BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the right inverted.Rev: IΣTPIH. Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; Δ or monogram below.Cf. SNG BM Black Sea 250; HGC 3.2, 1807. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.62 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 50
MOESIA INFERIOR. Tomis. Ae (2nd century BC) - MOESIA INFERIOR. Tomis. Ae (2nd century BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.Rev: TOMI. Two stars.CN online 6716; HGC 3.2, 1945. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.54 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 50
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, left arm resting on shield, holding Nike and spear over shoulder; no controls.Cf. HGC 3.2, 1750 (for type). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.28 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 500
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, left arm resting on shield, holding Nike and spear over shoulder; no controls.HGC 3.2, 1750. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 300
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Fourrèe(?) Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Fourrèe(?) Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Controls: monogram to inner left.HGC 3.2, 1750. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 13.30 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 250
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Controls: monograms to inner left, outer right and in exerque.Thompson 207; Müller -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.06 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 500
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Controls: kerykeion with handle to inner left, monogram to outer right.Thompson 198; Müller 107; HGC 3.2, 1750l. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.24 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 500
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Kios - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Kios. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, resting elbow on shield. Controls: bunch of grapes to inner left, grain in exergue.Unpublished in the standard references; Roma Numismatics E-24, lot 78; Nomos Obolos 16, lot 136.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.92 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 500Rare
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield. Controls: to outer left, herm left; monogram to inner left.Thompson 50; HGC 3.2, 1750b. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 16.52 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 360
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield. Controls: to outer left, herm left; monogram to inner left.Thompson 59; Müller 88; HGC 3.2, 1750b. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.95 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 250
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Magnesia on Maeander - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Magnesia on Maeander. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield. Controls: monogram to inner left and in exergue.Thompson 104; Müller -; HGC 3.2, 1750e. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 500
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Magnesia on Maeander - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Magnesia on Maeander. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield. Controls: monogram above trident to inner left; palmette on throne.Thompson 108; Müller 329; HGC 3.2, 1750e. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.26 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 500
KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos (Circa 335-315 BC). Tetradrachm. Astibos or Damastion mint - KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos (Circa 335-315 BC). Tetradrachm. Astibos or Damastion mint. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ (retrograde). Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at enemy; helmet to lower left.Paeonian Hoard 221-6; Peykov E2200; HGC 3.1, 148. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 12.79 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 300