CALABRIA. Brundisium. Ae Semis (Circa 2nd century BC) - CALABRIA. Brundisium. Ae Semis (Circa 2nd century BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Neptune right; to left, Victory, crowning him with wreath, above trident; [S (mark of value) below].Rev: BRVN. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding Nike and kithara; star behind.HN Italy 749; HGC 1, 699. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 4.59 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
CALABRIA. Brundisium. Ae Semis (Circa 2nd century BC) - CALABRIA. Brundisium. Ae Semis (Circa 2nd century BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Neptune right; to left, Victory, crowning him with wreath, above trident; S (mark of value) below.Rev: BRVN. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding Nike and kithara; S behind.HN Italy 749; HGC 1, 699. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 6.61 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 50
LUCANIA. Herakleia. Ae (3rd-1st century BC) - LUCANIA. Herakleia. Ae (3rd-1st century BC). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.Rev: |-HPAKΛEIΩN. Marine deity right, holding shield and spear; star to left.Van Keuren 145; HN Italy 1437; HGC 1, 1015. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.58 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 50
BRUTTIUM. Kroton. Nomos - Stater (Circa 425-350 BC) - BRUTTIUM. Kroton. Nomos - Stater (Circa 425-350 BC). Obv: Eagle standing left on head of stag, head right.Rev: ϘΡΟ. Tripod with legs terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left.HN Italy 2146; SNG ANS 350-2; HGC 1, 1458.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 7.42 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 1000
SICILY. Entella. Punic Issues. Tetradrachm (Circa 345/38-320/15 BC) - SICILY. Entella. Punic Issues. Tetradrachm (Circa 345/38-320/15 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Arethusa right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; three dolphins around; 'Tanit symbol' to left.Rev: Horse standing right; palm tree in background, kerykeion to right.Jenkins, Punic 89 (O31/R80); SNG Lloyd 1619–20 (same dies); SNG Lockett 1039 (same dies).The foundation of Entella is traced back to Acestes, son of the river god Krimisos and a Trojan woman or, according to other sources to Prince Elymus, son of Anchises and brother of Aeneas. The city stood on a summit overlooking the Belice valley. Records are scarce until the arrival of the Campanian mercenaries, recruited in 410 BC by the Carthaginians and discharged after the 405 BC treaty, then passed into the pay of Dionysius I of Syracuse. After liberating Dionysius on the island of Ortigia from the Punic siege, the were discharged with rich gifts and settled in various cities on the island. In 404 a group of these mercenaries seized Entella, exterminating the entire male population, and began to mint their own coinage. From then on they implemented a generally pro-Carthaginian policy and, in 398 B.C., were able to stop Syracusan siege attempts with the help of the Punic. The strategic location of the fortress of Entella was coveted for its control of the valley below, and this led to several siege attempts: in 345 it was attacked by the Carthaginians led by General Annon, then in 342 the city was taken by the Syracusans commanded by Timoleon, but in 338 it fell back under Punic influence. During the First Punic War the city was destroyed by the Carthaginians. The “Decrees of Entella,” which were requests for help engraved on bronze slabs, from the inhabitants to neighboring cities, date from this period. In 263 Entella was conquered by the Romans and enjoyed a new period of prosperity until the second century BC when it was abandoned. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.31 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 1000
SICILY. Leontinoi. Ae Tetras (Circa 405-402 BC) - SICILY. Leontinoi. Ae Tetras (Circa 405-402 BC). Obv: ΛEON. Laureate head of Apollo left; ivy leaf and berry to left.Rev: Tripod; lyre behind central leg; barley grain to left and right; three pellets in exergue.CNS 1; SNG ANS -; SNG Copenhagen 361; HGC 2, 709. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.73 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 50
SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (466-405 BC). Tetradrachm - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (466-405 BC). Tetradrachm. Obv: Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses.Rev: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ. Head of Arethusa right, hair tied with ribbon; four dolphins around.Boehringer 676 (V338/R463); SNG ANS 224 (same dies); HGC 2, 1320. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.14 g. Diameter: 24 mm.Estimate: € 800
SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I (405-367 BC). Ae Drachm - SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I (405-367 BC). Ae Drachm. Obv: ΣYPA. Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with bowl decorated with wreath.Rev: Sea-star between two dolphins.CNS 62; SNG ANS 454ff.; HGC 2, 1436. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 33.26 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 50
MOESIA. Istros. Drachm (4th century BC) - MOESIA. Istros. Drachm (4th century BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the left inverted.Rev: ΙΣΤΡΙΗ. Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; A below dolphi.SNG BM Black Sea 240; HGC 3.2, 1804. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.85 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 150
THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC) - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and monogram VE in one quarter, pentagram and pellet in opposite quarter.McClean 4071; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.32 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF THRACE (Odrysian). Teres II (351-342/1 BC). Ae. Maroneia - KINGS OF THRACE (Odrysian). Teres II (351-342/1 BC). Ae. Maroneia. Obv: THPEΩ. Labrys, handle forming the T in the legend.Rev: Grape arbor within linear frame; all within incuse square; kantharos to left and right.HGC 3.2, 1712.Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 13.52 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 100
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: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding crowning Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow on shield. Controls: monogram to inner left and outer right.Thompson 199; Müller 548; HGC 3.2, 1750l.Ex Leu Numismatik 65 (1996), lot 127 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.05 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 2000
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Sardes - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Sardes. 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: two monograms in exergue.Thompson 82; Müller 307; HGC 3.2, 1750d. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.14 g. Diameter: 29 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: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield; monogram to inner left; in exergue, forepart of Pegasos left between ΛAM-ΨA.Müller -; cf. SNG BN 2559 (no monogram; Pegasos right); Triton XIII, lot 1280. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 14.64 g. Diameter: 37 mm.Estimate: € 300
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, head of lion left above crescent; pentagram below throne.Thompson -; Price 1832; HGC 3, 1751d. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.13 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100