Greek Coins

Lot # 90 - 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, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Controls: Γ to inner left, A in exergue.HGC 3.2, 1750. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.21 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 89 - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield. Controls: monogram in inner left, small O on throne.Thompson -; cf. Müller 351-2.Lysimachos was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great's Diadochi. He was the son of Agathokles, from an important family in Pella. Took part in Alexander's expedition to Asia and distinguished himself during the campaign in India. As a reward for his valor, Alexander presented him with a golden crown in Susa. When Alexander died in 323, during the division of the empire's satrapies in Babylon, Lysimachos obtained Thrace and worked to expand its borders to the mouth of the Danube. He formed an alliance with Seleukos, Kassander, and Ptolemy against Antigonos, who had revived the idea, already supported by Perdikkas and Eumenes, of reconstituting the unity of Alexander's empire under his command. Antigonos sought to use the Greeks' desire for freedom to his advantage, proclaiming that all Hellenic states should be independent and free from garrisons and tributes. This also had an effect in Thrace, where a revolt broke out against Lysimachos, who managed to defeat the rebels and the troops sent by Antigonos. The general peace that ended in 311 consolidated his rule in Thrace, where he founded the new capital, Lysimachia, in 309/8. However, peace was brief and various Diadochi took the title of king, including Lysimachus (in 306-5), who once again allied himself with the previous league against Antigonos in Asia Minor. Antigonos was defeated at Ipsos in Phrygia, and in the resulting partition, Lysimachos gained control of Lydia and Caria. In honor of his first wife, who had died, he changed the name of the city of Antigoneia, founded by his rival, to Nicaea. To strengthen his alliance with Egypt, he remarried Arisonoe II, daughter of Ptolemy. Later, when Demetrios Poliorketes, Antigonos' son, resumed his father's plans and proclaimed himself king of Macedonia, he fought against him with mixed fortunes. When Demetrios attempted to occupy Thrace, Lysimachos allied with Ptolemy, Seleukos, and Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. In 288 BC, the coalition invaded Macedonia, forcing Demetrios to flee. In the ensuing partition, Lysimachos took western Macedonia and Pyrrhus took eastern Macedonia. The alliance with Pyrrhus soon broke down; defeated by Lysimachos, he was forced to retreat to Epirus, while in 285 Lysimachos became king of the all of Macedonia. His increased power aroused the suspicions of Seleukos and Ptolemy, intertwining with a family tragedy. His wife Arsinoe (perhaps with the intention of securing succession for her children) accused her stepson Agathokles of plotting against his father to seize the throne; Lysimachos had him imprisoned and poisoned (284 BC). His widow Lysandra (Arsinoe's half-sister), his brother Alexander, and other figures close to Agathokles fled and took refuge at the court of Seleukos, prompting him to wage war against Lysimachos. In the war that followed, Lysimachos was defeated, partly due to defections among his own forces, and died on the battlefield at Corupedium in Phrygia (282 BC). He was between 74 and 80 years old. The Asian territories of his kingdom came under the control of Seleukos, while Macedonia and Thrace, after various events, passed to Antigonos Gonatas, son of Demetrios. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 16.97 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lot # 88 - 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. Control: ΔI monogram to inner left.Thompson 213 var. (monogram to outer right); Müller 212 var. (same); HGC 3.2, 1750l.Lysimachos was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great's Diadochi. He was the son of Agathokles, from an important family in Pella. Took part in Alexander's expedition to Asia and distinguished himself during the campaign in India. As a reward for his valor, Alexander presented him with a golden crown in Susa. When Alexander died in 323, during the division of the empire's satrapies in Babylon, Lysimachos obtained Thrace and worked to expand its borders to the mouth of the Danube. He formed an alliance with Seleukos, Kassander, and Ptolemy against Antigonos, who had revived the idea, already supported by Perdikkas and Eumenes, of reconstituting the unity of Alexander's empire under his command. Antigonos sought to use the Greeks' desire for freedom to his advantage, proclaiming that all Hellenic states should be independent and free from garrisons and tributes. This also had an effect in Thrace, where a revolt broke out against Lysimachos, who managed to defeat the rebels and the troops sent by Antigonos. The general peace that ended in 311 consolidated his rule in Thrace, where he founded the new capital, Lysimachia, in 309/8. However, peace was brief and various Diadochi took the title of king, including Lysimachus (in 306-5), who once again allied himself with the previous league against Antigonos in Asia Minor. Antigonos was defeated at Ipsos in Phrygia, and in the resulting partition, Lysimachos gained control of Lydia and Caria. In honor of his first wife, who had died, he changed the name of the city of Antigoneia, founded by his rival, to Nicaea. To strengthen his alliance with Egypt, he remarried Arisonoe II, daughter of Ptolemy. Later, when Demetrios Poliorketes, Antigonos' son, resumed his father's plans and proclaimed himself king of Macedonia, he fought against him with mixed fortunes. When Demetrios attempted to occupy Thrace, Lysimachos allied with Ptolemy, Seleukos, and Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. In 288 BC, the coalition invaded Macedonia, forcing Demetrios to flee. In the ensuing partition, Lysimachos took western Macedonia and Pyrrhus took eastern Macedonia. The alliance with Pyrrhus soon broke down; defeated by Lysimachos, he was forced to retreat to Epirus, while in 285 Lysimachos became king of the all of Macedonia. His increased power aroused the suspicions of Seleukos and Ptolemy, intertwining with a family tragedy. His wife Arsinoe (perhaps with the intention of securing succession for her children) accused her stepson Agathokles of plotting against his father to seize the throne; Lysimachos had him imprisoned and poisoned (284 BC). His widow Lysandra (Arsinoe's half-sister), his brother Alexander, and other figures close to Agathokles fled and took refuge at the court of Seleukos, prompting him to wage war against Lysimachos. In the war that followed, Lysimachos was defeated, partly due to defections among his own forces, and died on the battlefield at Corupedium in Phrygia (282 BC). He was between 74 and 80 years old. The Asian territories of his kingdom came under the control of Seleukos, while Macedonia and Thrace, after various events, passed to Antigonos Gonatas, son of Demetrios. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.10 g. Diameter: 31 mm.

Lot # 87 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: Monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1046-8; HGC 6, 359. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.31 g. Diameter: 31 mm.

Lot # 86 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: Monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1040-5 var. (monogram); HGC 6, 359; Naville 36, lot 75 (same dies). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.23 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 85 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: Monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1040-5; HGC 6, 359.Privately purchased in Prague 1949,with collector's ticket Condition: Good fine.Weight: 15.82 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lot # 84 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: Monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1040-5; HGC 6, 359. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 16.89 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lot # 83 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: M to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1039; HGC 6, 359. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.01 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 82 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: M to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1039; HGC 6, 359. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.75 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 81 - THRACE. Thasos. Stater (Circa 480-463 BC). Obv: Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Le Rider, Thasiennes, 5; SNG Copenhagen 1010-2; HGC 6, 331. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 8.12 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lot # 80 - THRACE. Thasos. Diobol (Circa 500-480 BC). Obv: Satyr running right.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Le Rider, Thasiennes 4; SNG Copenhagen 191-4 (Lete in Macedon); HGC 6, 333. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.15 g. Diameter: 10 mm.

Lot # 79 - THRACE. Thasos. 1/3 Stater or Drachm (Circa 500-480 BC). Obv: Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Le Rider, Thasiennes, 3; BMC 12-17; SNG Copenhagen 1014-6; HGC 6, 332. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.89 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 78 - THRACE. Thasos. Stater (Circa 500-480 BC). Obv: Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Le Rider, Thasiennes, 2; SNG Copenhagen 1008-9; HGC 6, 331. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.93 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 77 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.15 g. Diameter: 11 mm.

Lot # 76 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.29 g. Diameter: 10 mm.

Lot # 75 - THRACE. Mesambria. Obol (Circa 450-420 BC). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena left.Rev: META. Quadripartite incuse square.SNG BM Black Sea -; SNG Stancomb -; HGC 3.2, 1563.Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.61 g. Diameter: 9 mm.Very rare

Lot # 74 - THRACE. Maroneia. Stater (Circa 365-330s BC). Ikesio-, magistrate. Obv: MAPΩ. Horse rearing left, trailing rein.Rev: EΠI IKEΣIO. Grape arbor within linear square; all within shallow incuse square; kerykeion to left.Schönert-Geiss, 425; BMC 126; HGC 3.2, 1533. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.46 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 73 - 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, bee in opposite quarter.McClean 4114-6; SNG Copenhagen 830; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.42 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

Lot # 72 - 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 X in one quarter, amphora in opposite quarter.McClean 4122; BMC 48; CN Online 52893; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Near mint state.Weight: 2.36 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

Lot # 71 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; monogram with pellet and kerykeion in sunken quarters.Weber 2421; CN online 53783; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Near mint state.Weight: 2.38 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

Lot # 70 - 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 X in one quarter, amphora in opposite quarter.McClean 4122; BMC 48; CN Online 52893; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.38 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

Lot # 69 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; monogram with pellet and kerykeion in sunken quarters.Weber 2421; CN online 53783; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.39 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

Lot # 68 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; monogram with pellet and kerykeion in sunken quarters.Weber 2421; CN online 53783; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.38 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

Lot # 67 - THRACE. Byzantion. Ae (3rd century BC). Alliance issue with Kalchedon. Obv: Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath.Rev: BYZANTI / KAΛXAΔO. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston and trident.SNG BM Black Sea 82-3 var. (legend); HGC 3.2, 1428. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 7.50 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 66 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 229ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 157; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.21 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

Lot # 65 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Tetrobol (425-375 BC). Obv: Facing gorgoneion.Rev: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.SNG Bulgaria 300ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 160-1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.79 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

Lot # 64 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Diobol (Circa 435-375 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.SNG Bulgaria 288-9; SNG BM Black Sea 166.Very rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 1.09 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Very rare

Lot # 63 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.44 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 62 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 550-540/35 BC). Obv: Anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Anticlockwise swastika within incuse.SNG Bulgaria 53-4; SNG BM Black Sea 148 var. (swastika clockwise); HGC 3.2, 1314 var. (same). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.67 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 61 - THRACE. Abdera. Tetrobol (Circa 411-385 BC). Exekrates, magistrate. Obv: Griffin seated left, raising forepaw.Rev: EXEKPATHΣ. Quadripartite granulated square.May 318; HGC 3.2, 1216. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.74 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 60 - MOESIA. Kallatis. Ae (3rd-2nd centuries BC). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing tainia.Rev: ΚΑΛΛA[TI]. Club and bow in quiver.SNG Stancomb 862; HGC 3.2, -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.83 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 59 - KINGS OF SKYTHIA. Sariakes (Circa 180-168/7 BC). Ae. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: BAΣIΛE / ΣAPIAKOY. Grain ear and club; monogram to left.Draganov 850ff.; HGC 3.2, 2037. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.53 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 58 - KINGS OF SKYTHIA. Ailis (2nd century BC). Ae. Obv: Jugate heads of the Dioskouroi right, each wearing laureate piloi.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΙΛΙΟΣ. Jugate heads of horses right; monogram below.Draganov 627ff.; HGC 3.2, 2025. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.07 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lot # 57 - SICILY. Tauromenion. Campanian mercenaries. Ae (354/3-344 BC). Obv: Campanian helmet right.Rev: Monogram within wreath.Campana (Kampanoi) 3; CNS 2; HGC 2, 1608. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.54 g. Diameter: 13 mm.

Lot # 56 - SICILY. Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II (275-215 BC). AR 4 Litrai - Drachm. Obv: Diademed head left.Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIOI ΓEΛΩNOΣ. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; BA to left, Φ to right.SNG ANS 902; HGC 2, 1563. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.34 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 55 - SICILY. Syracuse. Pyrrhos (Circa 278-276 BC). Ae Litra. Obv: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin.Rev: Athena advancing right, holding spear and shield; thunderbolt to left.CNS 177 Ds 14 Rs 60; HGC 2, 1450. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.90 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 54 - SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). Ae. Obv: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Wreathed head of Arethousa left; astragalos behind.Rev: Bull butting left.Cf. CNS 104; HGC 2, 1489. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.39 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 53 - SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). Tetradrachm. Obv: Wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; three dolphins around; ΦI below neck.Rev: ΣYPAKOΣION. Charioteer driving quadriga left; triskeles above, AI in exergue.SNG ANS 642; BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348.The first period (317-310 BC) of Agathokles' coinage is distinguished by the presence of the triskeles on the reverse. This symbol, which appears for the first time in the city's coinage, symbolizes Syracusan supremacy and the tyrant's rule over all of Sicily. The triskeles, commonly believed to be an allusion to the tricuspid shape of the island (Trinacria), is also an ancient symbol of the Sun and the cosmic sky, of rebirth and eternity. This tetradrachm is also a clear Agathoklean reworking of the magnificent dekadrachms designed by the engraver Euainetos, which were also imitated by the Sicilian-Punic coinage of Panormos. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 52 - SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I (405-367 BC). GOLD 20 Litrai. Obv: ΣYPA. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin.Rev: Σ - Y - P - A. Quadripartite incuse square; head of Arethusa left in centre.Boehringer, Münzprägungen, pl. I, 6; Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 7-9; SNG ANS 351-4; HGC 2, 1289.Unlike in the East, in Greece and the Greek colonies in the West, silver was the metal commonly used for coinage. The first and rare examples of gold coinage date back to the first half of the 5th century and involve Cumae and Poseidonia. In Messana, during the same period, a rare gold diobol was issued, representing the first gold coinage in Sicily, if we exclude the Syracusan ‘demareteia’, an issue of which no examples have survived and which is mentioned by Diodorus Siculus. It was during the tyranny of Dionysios I that gold began to be minted on a large scale in Syracuse, helpful in supporting his vast public building program and the war against the Punic invaders. Four series were produced, of 100, 50, 20, and 10 litrai, with a gold-to-silver ratio set at 1:15. The start of the issue of these series can be dated to around 404 BC. The image of Herakles strangling the lion, which appears on the 100 litrai, symbolizes the conflict between Syracuse and Carthage, while the head of Herakles with the lion's skin (present here on the 20 litrai) alludes to the victory that had already been achieved. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.16 g. Diameter: 10 mm.

Lot # 51 - SICILY. Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Tetradrachm (Circa 330-305 BC). Obv: Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; Nike flying left above, crowning charioteer.Rev: Head of Arethusa right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; surrounded by three dolphins.Jenkins, Punic 51; CNP 310; HGC 2, 741.Lilybaion was located at the site of today's Marsala on the western tip of Sicily. The name, literally 'facing Libya' is a direct reference to the geographical location. The city was founded in 397 BC by refugees who survived the destruction of Motya by Dionysius I, who created an important centre thanks to its strategic position and impregnable stronghold, which was later reinforced by the Carthaginians. The fortress was able to resist Pyrrhus in 276 BC and the almost ten-year siege by the Romans during the First Punic War. Following the Roman victory against the Carthaginians and the Treaty of Eryx, the city passed to the Romans and took the name Lilybaeum, continuing to play an important military and commercial role in the Republican period. Its naval base was used by Scipio to finally destroy Carthage. It was also an important base for Julius Caesar during his civil war against Pompey. The abundance, style and coin types minted by Lilybaion testify to the wealth and importance achieved by the city in the Punic period. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.40 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 50 - SICILY. Leontinoi. Tetradrachm (Circa 450-440 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: LEONTINON. Lion head right; four barleycorns around.Boehringer 37 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 225 (same dies); HGC 2, 667. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.12 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 49 - SICILY. Gela. Tetras (Circa 420-405 BC). Obv: Bull advancing left; three pellets in exergue.Rev: ΓΕΛΑΣ. Head of young river god right.CNS 15; HGC 2, 379. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.90 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 48 - SICILY. Gela. Tetradrachm (Circa 440-430 BC). Obv: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath.Rev: CEΛAΣ. Forepart of man-headed bull right.Jenkins, Gela, Group V; HGC 2, 345. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.59 g. Diameter: 27 mm.

Lot # 47 - SICILY. Entella. Punic Issues. Tetradrachm (Circa 320/15-300 BC). Obv: Head of Arethousa left, wearing grain-ear wreath; three dolphins around.Rev: Head of horse left; palm tree to right.CNP 264-7; HGC 2, 284-9. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.28 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 46 - SICILY. Entella. Punic Issues. Tetradrachm (Circa 320/15-300 BC). Obv: Head of Arethousa left, wearing grain-ear wreath, earring and necklace; four dolphins around.Rev: Head of horse left; palm tree to right.Jenkins, Punic, 189 (O55/R166); CNP 267; HGC 2, 284.Ex Sotheby's - Numismatic Fine Arts (27-28 October 1993), lot 307. 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: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.11 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 45 - 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.

Lot # 44 - SICILY. Ameselon. Ae Hemilitron (Circa 339/8 BC). Obv: Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos.Rev: Forepart of Pegasos right.Campana 3; CNS III -; SNG ANS -; HGC 2, 226.Rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.34 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Rare

Lot # 43 - SICILY. Akragas. Didrachm (Circa 485-480/78 BC). Obv: AKRA - CAS. Sea eagle standing left.Rev: Crab, with carapace in the form of a human face, within incuse circle.Westermark 164 (O68/R111); SNG Copenhagen 28 (same dies); SNG Lockett 703 (same dies); HGC 2, 94.Historical sources give the date of Akragas' founding as the 50th Olympiad (585-580 BC), placing it among the last Greek colonies established in Sicily. The settlers probably came from Rhodes and Gela, under the command of the ecists Aristonoo and Pistilos, who located a site not far from the sea on the Akragas River, after which the city was named. During the tyranny of Phalaris (570-555 BC) the city built walls and began an expansionist campaign, later continued by Theron (488-473), who won an important battle victory over the Carthaginians at Himera, gaining a vast territory. From that time Akragas experienced enormous political, economic and cultural development, culminating in the period of democratic rule, which was established after the death of Theron. In 406 BC the city was besieged by the Carthaginians, who finally sacked and burned it several times, without however, favoring the establishment of a Punic colony. With Timoleon's victory over Carthage in 339, the city was rebuilt on the same site, then taken back by the Carthaginians and remained under their influence until 210, when it passed into Roman hands at the end of the Second Punic War. The eagle depicted on the obverse of this coin, and on most of the issues of Akragas, is surely to be related to Zeus, to whom the inhabitants dedicated the most important temple in the city. The crab, on the other hand, which appears on all the reverses, is associated with Poseidon, demonstrating the city's great connection with the sea from the time of its founding, which was important for its economy related to maritime trade. On some silver coins, such as this one, a human face appears on the carapace of the crab, most likely depicting the river god Akragas in an original way Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.83 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 42 - SICILY. Akragas. Didrachm (Circa 510-470 BC). Obv: AKRA. Sea eagle standing left.Rev: Crab within shallow incuse circle.Westermark 128 (O52/R80); HGC 2, 93.Ex Robert Ball Nachf. (Berlin) VI (9 February 1932) Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.41 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 41 - BRUTTIUM. Terina. Drachm (Circa 420-400 BC). Obv: TEPI. Head of the nymph Terina right.Rev: Nike seated left on plinth, holding bird.Holloway & Jenkins 70; HN Italy 2623; HGC 1, 1759. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.77 g. Diameter: 15 mm.