Greek Coins

Lot # 48 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 323-319 BC, Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint. (Silver, 16.57 mm, 4.23 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter. Price P56. Toned, minor porosity and pitting on rv., otherwise, well struck, good VF/VF.
Lot # 47 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, in the types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 323-317 BC, Lampsakos mint. (Silver, 24.80 mm, 4.28 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, buckle to l. field. Price P15. Light tone, good VF.
Lot # 46 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 322-319 BC, Kolophon mint. (Silver, 16.22 mm, 4.25 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, barley grain to l. field, head of spear to outer r. Price 1750. Nice tone, good VF.
Lot # 45 - Kings of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC, Kolophon mint. (Silver, 17.91 mm, 4.22 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, fish upwards to l., spear head to outer r. (not visible). Price 1762. Toned. Dies ship scratches, about VF.
Lot # 44 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 323-319/8 BC, Sardes mint. (Silver, 15.50 mm, 4.27 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, bee to l. field. Price 2626. Light tone, VF.
Lot # 43 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 323-319/8 BC, Sardes mint.(Silver, 15.50 mm, 4.27 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, bee to l. field. Price 2626. Light tone, VF.
Lot # 42 - Kings of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) circa 323-317 BC, Lampsakos mint. (Silver, 24.85 mm, 4.27 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, buckle to l., Artemis advancing l., holding torch, below throne. Price 1379. Toned, good VF.
Lot # 41 - Kings of Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm, struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 323-319/8 BC, Sardes mint. (Silver, 15.57 mm, 4.30 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, bee to l. field. Price 2632. Light tone, VF.
Lot # 40 - Kings of Macedon. Drachm, posthumous issue, struck in the name and types of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), circa 290-275 BC. Chios mint. (Silver, 17.86 mm, 3.98 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, monogram above grape bunch to l. field (out of flan). Price 2316-2326. Toned. Slighly off center rv., good VF.
Lot # 39 - Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Drachm, late lifetime issue, struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC, Miletos mint. (Silver, 15.69 mm, 4.20 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter. Price 2090. Toned, minor scratches, VF.
Lot # 38 - Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Drachm, struck under Kalas or Demarchos, late lifetime issue, circa 325-323 BC, Abydos mint. (Silver,18.15 mm, 4.18 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter, male figure standing l., wearing clamys, to l. field. Price 1501. Toned, porous, otherwise well struck, about VF. Rare first issue drachm for Abydos.
Lot # 37 - Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Drachm, late lifetime issue, struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC, Miletos mint. (Silver, 16.59 mm, 4.19 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter. Price 2090. Toned, about VF.
Lot # 36 - Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Drachm, late lifetime issue, struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC, Miletos mint. (Silver, 23.82 mm, 4.24 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress signed with K on scalp. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter. Price 2090A Light tone, minor mark on obv., good VF. Extremely rare with obverse letter.
Lot # 35 - Moesia, Istros, 4th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 18.08 mm, 6.87 g). Facing heads of the Dioskouroi, one inverted / Eagle standing on dolphin left, IΣTPIH above, Ξ below. AMNG I 407; SNG BM Black Sea -; SNG Stancomb -. Extremely Fine. Formerly Private Collection, USA, collected in 1990.
Lot # 34 - Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos. Tetradrachm, Lampsakos, circa 297-282 BC. (Silver, 27.60 mm, 16.81 g.). Diademed head of the deified Alexander r., wearing horn of Ammon. Rv. Athena Nikephoros seated l., on throne, holding Nike crowning the king’s name; HP monogram to inner l., crescent in exergue. Muller 401. Nice style portrait, Minor oxidation on reverse, About EF.
Lot # 33 - Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Drachm, struck in the name and types of Alexander III the Great, circa 301-297 BC, Kolophon mint. (Silver, 19.06 mm, 4.07 g.). Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter. Price 1842. Toned, porous, about VF.
Lot # 32 - Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Obol, circa 475-470 BC. (Silver, 9.65 mm, 0.70 g.). Diademed head of Arethusa r. Rv. Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer Series XI, 279-85 or Series XII, 362-370. Toned. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise, Good VF.
Lot # 31 - Sicily, Katane. Litra, circa 461-450 BC. (Silver, 10.79 mm, 0.62 g.). Head of Silenos l., wearing goat ear and long beard. Rv. Winged thunderbolt. Boehringer, Kataneische, Series I, Li 2. Dark tone, corrosion and roughness, Good Fine. Rare.
Lot # 30 - Bruttium, Kroton. Circa 350-300 BC. Obol (Silver, 12.68 mm, 1.05 g). Eagle standing l. on olive branch with open wings and raised head. Rv. Tripod with lion’s paws. HN Italy 2172. Light tone, VF.
Lot # 29 - Bruttium, Kroton. Didrachm, circa 350-300 BC. (Silver, 24.30 mm, 7.84 g.). Eagle standing l. on olive branch with open wings and raised head. Rv. Tripod with lion’s paws. HN Italy 2172. Light tone, VF.
Lot # 28 - Bruttium, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. Stater (Silver, 30.31 mm, 5.94 g). Apollo nude advancing r., holding laurel branch and small daimon running r. with branches on his extended left arm, stag to r. standing r., head turned to l. Rv. Same incuse, no legend. HN Italy 2035. Dark tone, thin break line on obv., About Very Fine.
Lot # 27 - Lucania, Velia. Didrachm, circa 305-290 BC. (Silver, 20.22 mm, 7.35 g.). Head of Athena r., wearing winged and crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel branch. Rv. Lion advancing r., bunch of grapes above. HN Italy 1311. Attractive iridescent old cabinet tone, better than VF.
Lot # 26 - Lucania, Velia. Drachm, circa 465-440 BC. (Silver, 17.18 mm, 3.77 g.). Head of nymph r. Rv. Owl standing r. on olive branch, head facing. HN Italy 1265. Attractive iridescent cabinet tone, minor roughness, VF. Accompanied with collector's tag. Ex Kress 95, 30 November 1953, lot 12 and O. Helbing 86, 25 November 1942, lot 3024.
Lot # 25 - Lucania, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. Distater (Silver, 24.75 mm, 14.97 g). Head of Athena to left, wearing helmet adorned, on the bowl, with Skylla raising her right hand as if to shade her eyes as she looks off in the distance; behind neck, ΙΔ. Rev. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting to right; in exergue, fish to right; on the bull’s flank, graffito ΑΠ. HN III 1805. Noe F 30. Very Fine.
Lot # 24 - Lucania, Metapontion. Half Shekel, Punic occupation, circa 215-207 BC. (Silver, 21.00 mm, 3.86 g.). Helmeted head of Athena r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rv. Ear of barley with leaf to right. HN Italy 1632. Iridescent tone. Large flan. Good EF.
Lot # 23 - Lucania, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. AR, Obol (Silver, 11.37 mm, 1.18 g). Helmeted head of Athena r. Rv. Ear of grain with leaf r. and cornucopia above. HN Italy – (cfr. 1596 corr.). Toned, minor break on edge, about VF/VF. Rare.
Lot # 22 - Lucania, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. Obol (Silver, 13.58 mm, 1.23 g). Wreathed head of Demeter r. Rv. Ear of grain with leaf r. and plough above. HN Italy 1594. Toned, minor break on edge and irregular flan, VF.
Lot # 21 - Lucania, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12.92 mm, 1.65 g). Helmeted head of Athena r. Rv. Ear of grain with leaf r. and cornucopia above. HN Italy 1596. Toned. Break on edge, about VF.
Lot # 20 - Lucania, Metapontion. Nomos, circa 330-290. (Silver,18.99 mm, 7.40 g.). Head of Demeter l., wearing grain wreath. Rv. Barley grain, with ear l.; amphora above leaf. HN Italy 1588. About VF
Lot # 19 - Lucania, Metapontum. Circa 540-510 BC. Nomos or Stater (Silver, 27.67 mm, 7.47 g). Ear of barley. Rv. The same type incuse. HN Italy 1459. About VF.
Lot # 18 - Calabria, Tarentum. Punic occupation, Sokannas magistrate, Circa 212-209 BC.Half Shekel (Silver, 19.93 mm, 3.74 g). Warrior on horseback r., holding filleted palm. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and long transverse trident, eagle behind standing l. on dolphin’s tail with open wings. HN Italy 1082. Light tone, minor die weakness, good VF.
Lot # 17 - Calabria, Tarentum. Punic occupation, Sokannas magistrate, circa 212-209 BC. Half Shekel (Silver, 18.65 mm, 3.69 g). Warrior on horseback r., holding filleted palm. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and long transverse trident, eagle behind standing l. on dolphin’s tail with open wings. HN Italy 1082. Dark tone, good VF.
Lot # 16 - Calabria, Tarentum. Punic occupation, Kritos magistrate, circa 212-209 BC. Half Shekel (Silver, 19.95 mm, 3.72 g). Nude youth on horseback r., head raised, holding filleted palm branch and crowning the horse. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding Nike flying r. on his outstretched r. hand, crowning him with wreath and transverse trident. HN Italy 1080. Light tone and lustrous, nice style, good VF/about EF.
Lot # 15 - Calabria, Tarentum. Punic occupation, Sokannas magistrate, Circa 212-209 BC. Half Shekel (Silver, 20.61 mm, 3.93 g). Warrior on horseback r., holding filleted palm. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and long transverse trident, eagle behind standing l. on dolphin’s tail with open wings. HN Italy 1082. Light tone, EF.
Lot # 14 - Calabria, Tarentum. Nomos, circa 272-240 BC. (Silver, 20.28 mm, 6.14 g.), Warrior on horseback right, holding spear and shield. Rv. Taras on dolphin l., holding trident, being crowned by Nike; waves below. HN Italy 1038. Toned. Good F.
Lot # 13 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-235 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.05 mm, 6.42 g). Youth nude on horseback r., crowning horse. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding cornucopia and trident, bee r. HN Italy 1029. Light tone, minor die crushing on obv., VF
Lot # 12 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.11 mm, 6.62 g). Youth nude on horseback galloping left, crowning the horse. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., hurling trident, owl to r. standing facing l. with closed wings. HN Italy 1025. Toned, from slightly worn die obverse, about Very Fine.
Lot # 11 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.07 mm, 6.43 g). Warrior on horseback galloping r., hurling javelin. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding distaff and kantharos, amphora to r. HN Italy 1040. Toned, minor deposits, VF.
Lot # 10 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.12 mm, 6.34 g). Warrior nude on horseback r., holding shield and spear. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., holding flower and cornucopia, thymiaterion r. HN Italy 1037. Light tone, Good VF.
Lot # 9 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.12 mm, 6.33 g). Youth nude on horseback right, crowning the horse, facing mask of Silenos between horse’s legs. Rv. Taras riding dolphin left, holding kantharos. HN Italy 1031. Toned, minor die weakness and deposits on rv., Very Fine.
Lot # 8 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 272-235 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21.12 mm, 6.51 g). Youth nude on horseback galloping left, crowning the horse. Rv. Taras riding dolphin l., hurling trident, owl to r. standing facing l. with closed wings. HN Italy 1025. Toned, slightly off center, about EF.
Lot # 7 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12.13 mm, 1.14 g). Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp r. Rv. Herakles nude standing facing, head turned to r., strangling the Nemean lion, club l. HN Italy 914. Light tone, good VF.
Lot # 6 - Calabria, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. Diobol (Silver, 11.73 mm, 1.17 g). Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla half-length r., hurling stone. Rv. Herakles nude kneeling r., strangling the Nemean lion, club l. HN Italy 912. Light tone. From slightly worn die obv., well struck rv., about VF/VF.
Lot # 5 - Calabria, Tarentum. Hemiobol, circa 466-420 BC. (Silver, 7.12 mm, 0.25 g.) Jug (Kyathos) with handle to r. Rv. Π within laurel wreath, monogram below. HN Italy 867. Toned, VF. Rare.
Lot # 4 - Campania, Neapolis. Circa 320-300 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 19.12 mm, 7.31 g). Head of nymph Parthenope r. wearing hair in band, Artemis behind advancing r., holding two torches. Rv. Man-headed bull (Acheloo) standing r., Nike above flying r., crowning him with wreath. HN Italy 579. Light tone with traces of iridescence around devices, some scattered deposits on rv., minor wear traces, VF.
Lot # 3 - Latium, Alba Fucens. Obol, circa 280-275. (AR, 11.73 mm, 0.60 g.). Helmeted head of Athena r. Rv. Eagle r. HN Italy 243. Peeling, about EF.
Lot # 2 - Eastern European Celts, Noricum. Tetradrachm, “Samobor A” type, circa 2nd-1st century BC. (AR, 24.65 mm, 9.70 g). Celticized head of Apollo to l., wearing three-strand pearl diadem. Rev. Celticized horse prancing l. Dembski 866. Light tone, thin flan crack on obv. and rv. slightly off center, otherwise, about EF. Ex Astarte web 7
Lot # 1 - Celtic, Central Europe. Uncertain Proto-currency "Ring Money", circa 300-200 BC. (AE, 19.20 mm, 5.07 g). Plain ring. Dark patina, VF. From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
Lot # 222 - PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (116-107 BC). Tetradrachm. Alexandreia. Dated RY 2 (116/5 BC). Obv: Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis.Rev: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; L B (date) to left, ΠΑ to right.Svoronos 1660; SNG Copenhagen 348. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 14.30 g. Diameter: 26 mm.
Lot # 221 - PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Time of Ptolemy VI Philometor (163-145 BC). Ae. Alexandreia. Obv: Draped bust of Isis right, wearing grain wreath.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; monogram to left.Svoronos 1384 (Ptolemy VI and Kleopatra I as Regent); SNG Copenhagen 279-87 (Ptolemy VI and Kleopatra I as Regent). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 15.43 g. Diameter: 28 mm.