Greek Coins

Lot # 17 - Lucania. Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. Incuse Stater (Silver, 31.85 mm, 7.84 g). Bull standing left, head turned right; above, YM. Rev. Same type in incuse. HN Italy 1729. SNG ANS 817-827. Dewing 405. HGC 1, 1231. Toned. Cleaning marks. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 16 - Lucania. Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. Incuse Stater (Silver, 26.79 mm, 7.55 g). Bull standing left, head turned right; abobe, YM. Rev. Same type in incuse. HN Italy 1729. SNG ANS 828-844. Dewing 406-7. SNG Lloyd 449-50. HGC 1 1231. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 15 - Lucania. Metapontion. Punic occupation, circa 215-207 BC. Quarter Shekel (Silver, 14.61 mm, 1.65 g). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears. Rev. META, Two ears of grain each with leaf to right; on the outermost leaf, crossed torch. HN Italy 1636. Robinson, "Coinage of the Second Punic War", p. 50.6 and pl. VI.9. HGC 1, 1093. Lightly toned. Virtually as struck.

Lot # 14 - Lucania. Metapontion. Punic occupation, circa 215-207 BC. Half Shekel (Silver, 18.68 mm, 4.15 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rev. META, Ear of grain with leaf to right. HN Italy 1632. SNG ANS 549. SNG Lloyd 403. Robinson, "Coinage of the Second Punic War", in NC 1964, p. 50, 1 and pl. VI, 4. HGC 1, 1092. Lightly toned. A very sharp and very attractive coin. Virtually as struck.

Lot # 13 - Lucania. Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. Incuse Stater (Silver, 27.97 mm, 7.03 g). META, Ear of barley. Rev. Same type in incuse. HN Italy 1479. Noe, Class VI, 178. HGC 1, 1027. Toned. Minor porosity. Very Fine.

Lot # 12 - Lucania. Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. Incuse Stater (Silver, 20.35 mm, 7.56 g). META, Ear of barley. Rev. Same type in incuse. HN Italy 1479. Noe, Class VI, 178. HGC 1, 1027. Lightly toned. Some roughness. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 11 - Lucania. Herakleia. Circa 340-330 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12.90 mm, 0.94 g). Helmeted head of Athena right, decorated with figure of Skylla hurling stone. Rev. I-HΡΑΚΛΗΙΩΝ, Herakles standing right, leaning on club, holding bow, arrow and lion skin; behind, Nike crowning him; in field, EY - Σ. HN Italy 1381. SNG ANS 70. Van Keuren 78. HGC 1, 987. Toned. Near Very Fine.

Lot # 10 - Calabria. Tarentum. Punic occupation, circa 212-209 BC. Half Shekel (Silver, 17.66 mm, 3.59 g). Struck under magistrate Sokannas. Armored warrior on horseback right, holding palm branch; below, ΣΩΚΑΝ - ΝΑΣ. Rev. Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; on right, eagle; below, TAPAΣ. HN Italy 1082. Vlasto 984-986. SNG ANS 1274. SNG Copenhagen 951. HGC 1, 934. Toned. Virtually as struck.

Lot # 9 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 19.81 mm, 6.48 g). Struck under magistrates Aristokles and Di-. Horseman right, holding round shield and two spears behind his back, on horse prancing right, hurling the third spear; behind, ΔI; below, API - ΣTO / KΛ - HΣ. Rev. Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; behind, head of a nymph; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ. HN Italy 1033. Vlasto 880. SNG ANS 1200. Toned. Very Fine.

Lot # 8 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 18.72 mm, 6.33 g). Struck under magistrates Aristokles and Di-. Horseman right, holding round shield and two spears behind his back, on horse prancing right, hurling the third spear; behind, ΔI; below, API - ΣTO / KΛ - HΣ. Rev. Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; behind, head of a nymph; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ. HN Italy 1033. Vlasto 880. SNG ANS 1200. Toned. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 7 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 19.21 mm, 6.45 g). Struck under magistrate Kynon. Horseman advancing right, holding reins and crowning horse; above, AP monogram; below, mask of Silenos facing and KY / NΩN. Rev. Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos; behind, ΤΑΡΑΣ. HN Italy 1031. Vlasto 859. SNG ANS 1189. Toned. About Very Fine.

Lot # 6 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 19.71 mm, 6.47 g). Struck under magistrates Lykinos and Sy-. Horseman advancing left, holding reins and crowning horse; behind, ΣΥ; below, ΛΥΚΙ / ΝΟΣ. Rev. Naked Phalantus, with chlamys over arm, seated on dolphin left, brandishing trident; behind, owl ; below, ΤΑ - ΡΑΣ. HN Italy 1025. Vlasto 836-41. SNG ANS 1165–1170. SNG France 1999–2005. Toned. Very Fine.

Lot # 5 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 20.29 mm, 6.40 g). Struck under magistrates Lykon, Si- and Gy-. Horseman right, crowned by flying Nike, holding round shield and two spears behind his back, on horse prancing right, hurling the third spear; behind, ΣI; below, ΛΥΚΩΝ. Rev. Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; behind, head of a nymph; behind, ΓΥ; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ. HN Italy 1004. Vlasto 730. SNG ANS 1096. Toned. About Very Fine.

Lot # 4 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. Diobol (Silver, 11.18 mm, 1.22 g). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with a hippocamp. Rev. Herakles kneeling right, holding club and wrestling the Nemean Lion. HN Italy 911. Vlasto 1294. Deeply toned. Very Fine.

Lot # 3 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 465-455 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 19.44 mm, 7.47 g). TAPAS, Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin left; below, scallop shell. Rev. Hippocamp swimming left. Basel 75. HN Italy 829. Vlasto 133. Fischer-Bossert 109. SNG Lockett 124. Deeply toned. Minor metal fault on reverse. Otherwise, About Very Fine. Rare.

Lot # 2 - Calabria. Tarentum. Circa 500-490 BC. Stater (Silver, 18.79 mm, 7.64 g). TAPAS, Naked Phalantus seated on dolphin right, holding phiale and cuttle-fish. Rev. TAPAS, Hippocamp swimming right; below, scallop shell. HN Italy 827. Vlasto 125. Fischer-Bossert 42-43. HGC 1, 753. Lightly toned. Rough surfaces. Very Fine. Rare.

Lot # 10 - IMPERO SASANIDE. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) IV (579-590). Dracma, YZ (Yazd), anno 8. AR (4.11g). Busto coronato a destra tra stella e crescente. R/ Altare acceso tra due attendenti; sopra, stella e crescente. Göbl I/1. SPL. nr.reg. 384/20

Lot # 9 - SICIONE. Triobolo o Emidracma, c. 330-280 a.C. AR (2.47g). Chimera a sinistra. R/ Colomba in volo verso sinistra. HGC 5, 213. MB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 8 - SICILIA. Siracusa. Ierone II (275-215 a.C.). AE (17.49g). Testa diademata a sinistra. R/ Cavaliere a destra, con lancia; monogramma sotto. CNS II 195; HGC 2, 1548. qBB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 7 - SICILIA. Camarina. Tetras, c. 420-405 a.C. AE (3.82g). Gorgoneion. R/ Civetta in piedi a destra, con lucertola tra gli artigli; chicco di grano a destra. CNS III, 1; HGC 2, 546. BB+. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 6 - CAMPANIA. Neapolis, c. 275-250 a.C. AE (4.93g). Testa laureata di Apollo a sinistra. R/ Toro androcefalo a destra, sormontato da Nike in volo che lo incorona. HN Italy 589. qMB. nr.reg. 645/25 - Shipping only in Italy

Lot # 5 - APULIA. Tarentum. Nomos, c. 280-272 a.C. AR (6.22g). Giovane a cavallo verso sinistra, incorona il cavallo; monogramma NK a destra, ΦIΛOKPA sotto. R/ Phalanthos, con cantaro e trident, su delfino a sinistra; AΠOΛ sotto. Vlasto 826-8; HN Italy 997. qSPL. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 4 - TRACIA. Taso. Tetradramma, c. 148-90/80 a.C. AR (16.57g). Testa di Dioniso a destra, con corona di edera. R/ Eracle in piedi a sinistra, con clava e pelle di leone. SNG Copenhagen 1039; HGC 6, 359. BB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 3 - MACEDONIA. Alessandro III il Grande (336-323 a.C.). Tetradramma, Amphipolis. AR (16.03g). Testa di Eracle a destra, con pelle di leone. R/ Zeus seduto a sinistra, regge aquila e scettro; bucranio nel campo a sinistra. Price 93. MB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 2 - CORINTO. Statere, c. 400-350/45 a.C. AR (8.14g). Pegaso in volo a sinistra. R/ Testa di Atena a destra con elmo corinzio; dietro, statuetta di Zeus a destra, con fulmine e lancia. Pegasi 169; BCD Corinth -; HGC 4, 1833. qBB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 1 - CORINTO. Dracma, c. 350-300 a.C. AR (2.48g). Pegaso in volo verso sinistra. R/ Testa di Afrodite a sinistra. BCD Corinth 152; HGC 4, 1868. MB. nr.reg. 664/26 - shipping only in italy

Lot # 218 - CARTHAGE. Third Punic War (Circa 149-146 BC). Serrate BI Double Shekel. Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace.Rev: Horse standing right; pellet below raised foreleg.CNP 62o; MAA 100b; SNG Copenhagen 403 var. (pellet position).Very rareFrom the Garth R. Drewry Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (2005), lot 750 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 13.24 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 500.

Lot # 217 - CARTHAGE. Ae Shekel (Circa 264-241 BC). Mint on Sardinia. Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit left.Rev: Horse standing right; pellet below, Punic letter before.CNP 33ag; Piras 132; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 9.74 g. Diameter: 23 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 216 - KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Hemidrachm (Circa 510-490 BC). Obv: Silphion fruit.Rev: Incuse square.BMC 7a. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1,93 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 215 - PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (80-51 BC). Tetradrachm. Alexandria. Dated RY 6 (76/5 BC). Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right.Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, LC (date); in right field, ΠΑ.Svoronos 1852; SNG Copenhagen -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 14,11 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 200.

Lot # 214 - PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor (Second sole reign, 163-145 BC). Didrachm. Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated year 101 (162/1 BC). Obv: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis.Rev: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; PA (date) on thunderbolt.Svoronos 1209; SNG Copenhagen 550. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6,91 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 213 - PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VI (First sole reign, 180-170). Tetradrachm. Alexandreia. Obv: Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis.Rev: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt.Svoronos 1489; SNG Copenhagen 268.Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 93 (1975), lot 3248 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 14,15 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 200.

Lot # 212 - BAKTRIA. Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I Soter (Circa 155-130 BC). Drachm. Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗPΟΣ / ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: Athena Alkidemos advancing left; monogram to left.Bopearachchi 13D; HGC 12, 191. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.50 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 211 - KINGS OF BAKTRIA. Menander I Soter (Circa 155-130 BC). Drachm. Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY. Diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis over shoulder and brandishing spear.Rev: Athena Alkedimos advancing left, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to right.Bopearachchi 7E; HGC 12, 188. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.43 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 210 - SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I (457/9-484). Drachm. BBA (Court) mint. Obv: Crowned and cuirassed bust right, ribbons rising from shoulders.Rev: Fire altar; attendant to left and right; star and crescent between.SNS type IIa/Id. Condition: Uncirculated.Weight: 4.23 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 209 - KINGS OF PARTHIA. Vologases IV (Circa 147-191). Drachm. Ekbatana. Obv: Diademed bust left, wearing tiara.Rev: Archer (Arsakes I) seated right, holding bow; monogram below.Sellwood 84.132. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.39 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 75.

Lot # 208 - KINGS OF PARTHIA. Vologases III (Circa 105-147). BI Tetradrachm. Seleukeia am Tigris. Dated SE 436 (AD 124/5). Obv: Diademed bust left, wearing tiara; B to right.Rev: Vologases seated left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing right; ςΛY (year) in field above; [month in exergue].Sellwood 79.17. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 12.62 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 400.

Lot # 207 - KINGS OF PARTHIA. Arsakes XVI (78/7-62/1 BC). Drachm. Rhagai. Obv: Diademed bust left.Rev: Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow.Sellwood 30.16 (Unknown King). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.98 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 206 - KINGS OF PARTHIA. Sinatrukes (93/2-70/69 BC). Drachm. Ekbatana. Obv: Bust left, wearing tiara decorated with horn.Rev: Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow.Sellwood 33.5 (Gotarzes I). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.14 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 205 - KINGS OF PARTHIA. Mithradates II (121-91 BC). Drachm. Rhagai. Obv: Diademed and draped bust left.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟV ΑΡΣΑΚΟV ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ. Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow.Sellwood 27.1; Sunrise 293. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.16 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 204 - ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. Time of Xerxes I to Darios II (485-420 BC). GOLD Daric. Sardes. Obv: Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow, with quiver over shoulder.Rev: Rectangular incuse punch.Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B, pl. XIII, 28; GRPC G61; cf. Sunrise 24.Although it is believed that the earliest Staters in Lydia are really to be attributed to Kroisos, the most recent series should be dated to the time of Persia's conquest of the region. From the end of the 6th century BC, gold Darics and silver Sigloi appear, marked by the type of the archer king and struck for decades in the mint of Sardis. The name 'Daric' assigned to the Persian gold stater is already found in Herodotus and is mentioned in an Athenian document from 429 BC. These were well known coins in Greek environments, intended to circulate in a huge empire and therefore struck in large quantities. Gold was used by Persian kings as prestige currency, for donations and for large payments, for example to pay Greek mercenaries in their service. This is why many specimens of these staters have been found in Greece and Sicily. The Golden Daric was worth 20 silver Sigloi and corresponded as weight to the value of 1/60th of the Persian mina. The king, connoted as a warrior and hunter, is depicted first with a bow and arrows, then while shooting a bow, and finally with a bow and sword. The date of the beginning of the coinage of the Darics and Sigloi is provided by a clay tablet from Persepolis, dated to about 500 BC, on which the image of the ruler while shooting with a bow is imprinted. This type continued to be reproduced until the end of the dynasty, when Darios III was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 8.26 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 2500.

Lot # 203 - SELEUCIS & PIERIA. Seleukeia Pieria. Tetradrachm (105/4-83/2 BC). Dated CY 12 (98/97 BC). Obv: Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right.Rev: ΣEΛEVKEΩN THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AVTNOMOV. Filleted thunderbolt on throne; BI (date) below, monogram to right; all within wreath.Callataÿ, Production, p. 75; HGC 9, 1382; DCA 2 347. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 14,46 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 250.

Lot # 202 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 BC). Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes. Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ. Zeus standing left, holding star and sceptre. Controls: monogram above A to outer left; Ξ to inner right; crescent above; all within wreath.SC 2302.1b; HGC 9, 1197e. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 15.49 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 201 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 BC). Tetradrachm. Ake-Ptolemais. Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: BAΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤIOΧΟΥ / ΕΡΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ. Zeus standing left, surmounted by crescent, holding star and sceptre. Control: M in left field; all within wreath.SC 2335.2a; HGC 9, 1196g. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 16.56 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 200 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) (121/0-97/6 BC). Tetradrachm. Ake-Ptolemais. Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: BAΣIΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤIOΧΟΥ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ. Zeus standing left, surmounted by crescent, holding star and sceptre. Control: M in left field.SC 2335.2a; HGC 9, 1196g.Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 123 (1981), lot 2094 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16,35 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 250.

Lot # 199 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Alexander II Zabinas (128-122 BC). Tetradrachm. Damaskos. Dated SE 187 (126/5 BC). Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and Nike. Controls: monogram to outer left and below throne; in exergue, ZΠΡ (date).SC 2248.1; HGC 9, 1149g. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 16,61 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 200.

Lot # 198 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Demetrios II Nikator (Second reign, 129-125 BC). Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes. Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΘEOY NIKATOPOΣ. Zeus Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Controls: Ξ to outer left, Δ below throne.SC 2166.2a; HGC 9, 1117b. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 16.53 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 197 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Alexander I Balas (152-145 BC). Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes. Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY / ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ. Zeus Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Controls: monogram to inner left; EΞΡ (date) and Φ in exergue.SC 1784.5a; HGC 9, 875a. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.27 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 100.

Lot # 196 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC). Serrate Ae. Antioch on the Orontes. Obv: Head of horse left.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY. Head of elephant right.SC 1646; HGC 9, 833. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.29 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50.

Lot # 195 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC). Tetradrachm. Tarsos. Obv: Diademed head right within wreath.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY. Tyche, holding sceptre and cornucopia, seated left on backless throne decorated with winged Tritoness. Controls: to outer left, monogram above club; to outer right, AC above wing.SC 1614.1; HGC 9, 796. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.75 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 100.