Greek Coins

Lot # 26 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE 17 mm, 325-275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left. R/ Horse galloping right; above, star with ten rays; below, ΑΡΠΑ. HN Italy 644; SNG ANS -; HGC 1 537 var. (horse left). AE. 3.53 g. 17 mm. RR. Very rare type with horse right. Good VF.

Lot # 25 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE 18 mm, c. 325-275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left. R/ Horse rearing left; star of six rays above, monogram below. HN Italy 644 corr. (horse right); SNG ANS -; HGC 1 537. AE. 3.58 g. 18 mm. R. Dark green patina. Crude style. VF/Good VF.

Lot # 24 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE 16 mm (Hemiobol?), c. 325-275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left; thunderbolt behind. R/ APΠA. Head of boar right. Cf. Battista 46 var. Cf. Colucci 40 var; HN Italy -; cf. 643 (different denomination, with boar's forepart); HGC 1 -; SNG ANS -. AE. 2.41 g. 16 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Seldom offered type. Dark green patina. Good VF.

Lot # 23 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE 16 mm, c. 325-275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left; thunderbolt behind. R/ [AP]ΠA. Forepart of boar right; above, spearhead. HN Italy 643; SNG ANS -; HGC 1 536. AE. 3.7 g. 15 mm. VF/Good VF.

Lot # 22 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE Unit, c. 325-275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left. R/ Wild boar right; above, spearhead right; in exergue, APΠΑ. HN Italy 642 ; SNG ANS 639 (no spear); HGC 1 534 var. (ethnic). AE. 5.52 g. 20.5 mm. Type with APΠΑ legend. Green patina. Good VF.

Lot # 21 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE Unit, c. 325-275 BC. D/ [ΔΑΙΟΥ]. Laureate head of Zeus left; behind, thunderbolt. R/ Wild boar right; above, spearhead right; in exergue, APΠΑΝΩΝ. HN Italy 642; HGC 1 534; SNG ANS 635-638. AE. 5.3 g. 19.5 mm. Attractive green patina. Crude style. Good VF.

Lot # 20 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE Unit, c. 325-275 BC. D/ [ΔΑΙΟΥ]. Laureate head of Zeus left; behind, thunderbolt. R/ Wild boar right; above, spearhead right; in exergue, APΠΑΝΩΝ. HN Italy 642; HGC 1 534. AE. 8.15 g. 22 mm. VF/Good VF.

Lot # 19 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AE 21 mm, c. 325-275 BC. D/ ΔΑΖΟΥ. Laureate head of Zeus left; [behind, thunderbolt]. R/ Wild boar right; above, spearhead right; in exergue, APΠΑΝΩ[Ν]. HN Italy 642; SNG ANS 635-8; HGC 1 534. AE. 8.13 g. 21 mm. Type with clearly readable ΔΑΖΟΥ legend on obverse. Green patina. Good VF/VF.

Lot # 18 - Northern Apulia, Arpi. AR Diobol, c. 325-275 BC. D/ Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp. R/ APΠA/NΩN. Horse prancing left. SNG Lloyd 95; HN Italy 634; SNG ANS -; SNG Cop. -; HGC 1 526. AR. 0.99 g. 13 mm. RR. Very rare issue and attractive specimen. Pleasant dark patina. VF.

Lot # 17 - Central and Southern Campania, Neapolis. AE 19.5 mm, 275-250 BC. D/ NEOΠOΛITΩN. Laureate head of Apollo left; trace of undertype (rooster?). R/ Man-headed bull right; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head; undertype: helmeted head of Athena left. HN Italy 589; HGC 1 474. AE. 4.55 g. 19.5 mm. Very interesting, possibly overstruck on Cales (Athena/Rooster types). Including old collector’s tag. VF.

Lot # 16 - Central and Southern Campania, Hyrietes. AR Stater, 405-385 BC. D/ Head of Athena left, wearing helmet decorated with olive-wreath and owl. R/ Man-headed bull standing left on double exergue line; above, ethnic. HN Italy 539; HGC 1 435. AR. 6.89 g. 20.5 mm. R. Slightly rough surfaces and some light scratches. About VF.

Lot # 15 - Samnium, Southern Latium and Northern Campania, Suessa Aurunca. AE 20 mm, c. 265-250 BC. D/ ΠΡΟΒΟVΜ. Bust of Mercury left, wearing winged petasos. R/ [SVESANO]. Hercules standing right, strangling Nemean lion; club between legs. HN Italy 448 var. (obverse legend); HGC 1 509 var. (same). AE. 6.92 g. 20 mm. Scarce. About VF.

Lot # 14 - Etruria, Cosa. AE Litra or quartuncia (?), 273-c. 250 BC. D/ Helmeted head of Mars right. R/ Bridled horse's head right; below, dolphin; around, [COSANO]. HN Italy 210. AE. 4.96 g. 17.5 mm.

Lot # 13 - Coastal Etruria, Vetulonia. AE Quadrans, c. 300-250 BC. D/ Male head (Nethuns?) right, wearing dolphin headdress; above, three pellets (mark of value). R/ Anchor; to left, three pellets (mark of value). HN Italy 202; HGC 1 204. AE. 14.84 g. 24 mm. RR. Very rare type. Green patina. Reverse slightly off-centre. About VF.

Lot # 12 - Etruria, Populonia. AR 20 Units (Asses), after c. 211 BC. D/ Facing head of gorgoneion (Metus) with protruding tongue and long hanging hair bound by diadem. R/ Blank. Cf. HN Italy 142; Cf. Vecchi EC 52. AR. 8.29 g. 20 mm. Minor mark on reverse.Worn die, otherwise. VF.

Lot # 11 - Etruria, Central Etruria. AE 5 Units, uncertain mint, c. late 4th-early 3rd century BC. D/ Head of young male or Minerva (Menrva) in Attic helmet right; to left V (value mark). R/ Uncertain (incuse cross?). HGC 1 170 (Populonia); HN Italy 87. AE. 2.78 g. 15.5 mm. RR. Rough surfaces on reverse. VF/F. Ex Bertolami E105, lot 408.

Lot # 10 - Uncertain Umbria or Etruria. AE Cast Sextans, 3rd century BC. D/ Club. R/ Two pellets. Thurlow-Vecchi 172; HN Italy 54; Haeberlin pl. 81, 40-41; Vecchi ICC 199. AE. 22.62 g. 28 mm. Dark patina with green and bluish deposits. Good VF.

Lot # 9 - Umbria, Tuder. AE 18.5 mm, c. 280-240 BC. D/ Head of Silenus right, wearing ivy wreath and with korymbos at forehead. R/ TVTERE. Eagle with spread wings standing left. Campana 3; HN Italy 37; SNG ANS 105-7; HGC 1 50. AE. 4.08 g. 18 mm. R. Rare issue. Including old collector’s tag. Good F/About VF.

Lot # 8 - Celtic, Eastern Europe. AR Tetradrachm, 'Kreuzelreiter' type, 2nd century BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus right. R/ Horseman right; above, large X. OTA 108; Lanz 408. AR. 12.3 g. 23.5 mm. Attractively toned example. Good VF/VF.

Lot # 7 - Celtic, Danubian Region. AR Tetradrachm, 'Kugelwange' type, 2nd-1st centuries BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus right, with prominent cheeks. R/ Horse standing left, raising one foreleg; above, pellet in annulet. Lanz 466-469. AR. 11.92 g. 22.5 mm. Lightly toned with lightly iridescent hues. Nice stylized portrait. Good VF/VF.

Lot # 6 - Northwest Gaul, Senones. AE Unit, c. 100-50 BC. D/ Celticized head right. R/ Celticized eagle left; around, VLLVCCI; below, pellet in annulet. Depeyrot, NC V, 129; LT 7508; D&T 2636. AE. 3.34 g. 16.5 mm. Dusty patina. Good VF.

Lot # 5 - Northwest Gaul, Senones. Potin Unit, 100-50 BC. D/ Stylised head right. R/ Stylized horse left; two pellets. Depeyrot, NC V, 147; D&T 2640; LT 7417. Potin. 3.72 g. 19 mm. About VF/VF.

Lot # 4 - Northeast Gaul, Remi. Potin Unit, c. 100-50 BC. D/ Stylized helmeted head left; pellet to upper left. R/ Stylized horse left; pellets around. Depeyrot, NC VII, 27; D&T 2646 (Senones). Potin. 2.98 g. 19.5 mm. VF.

Lot # 3 - Celtic, Higher-Middle Danube. Ring money with pellets/knobs, II-I century B.C. AE. 21 g. 31 mm. Green patina.

Lot # 2 - AE Proto-money in the form of a spiral. AE. 5.15 g. 18.5 mm. Intense green patina.

Lot # 1 - Tamania. AE Unit, 1st century BC. D/ Male head right; before, two dolphins. R/ Horseman right, holding palm; below, Iberian inscription. CNH p. 246, 1; ACIP 1611. AE. 9.75 g. 26 mm. Nice green-reddish patina. Including old collector’s tag. VF.

Lot # 3687 - SICILIA - GELA, DIDRAMMA, Emissione: 490-480 a.C.D/ cavaliere al galoppo a destra; R/ protome di toro androprosopo a destra, Zecca di Gela, Rif. Buceti 3/R; Metallo: AR, gr. 7.62, Diam.: mm. 20,5. 

Lot # 22 - KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Time of Magas (Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 300-282/75 BC). Didrachm. Obv: Head of Zeus Karneios right.Rev: KY - PA. Silphion plant; tripod to left, monogram to right.SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 252.Founded in 631 B.C. by settlers from the island of Thera, Cyrene was soon one of the richest and most important Greek cities. The period from the end of the Battiadian dynasty to the rise of Alexander the Great was the city's golden age. It earned the nickname 'Athens of Africa', hosting important philosophers such as Aristippos, the poet Callimachos and the astronomer Eratosthenes. Silphium was a plant widely used in antiquity as a medicine, condiment and for perfumes. It is mentioned by Herodotus but also by naturalists such as Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder and was considered as valuable as gold and silver. Despite its popularity, however, silphium disappeared completely back in antiquity, probably due to the overcrowding and climatic changes North Africa underwent, combined with the very small habitat in which it grew, a narrow strip of land in Cyrenaica. When the plant began to become scarce, the Greeks and Romans tried to cultivate it, without success. Its collection in the wild was strictly regulated, and a thriving black market was dedicated to its trade. Nowadays no one knows what silphium looks like; the only records of this plant are offered by literature and coins like this one. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 7.48 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 1250

Lot # 21 - SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I (AD 223/4-240). Tetradrachm. Ctesophon. Obv: Bust right, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star.Rev: Fire altar with diadems.SNS type IIe/Id. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 13.42 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 360

Lot # 20 - SELEUKID KINGDOM. Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Susa. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: monogram in left field and below throne.SC 787a; HGC 9, 301. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.08 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 300

Lot # 19 - BITHYNIA. Kios. Trihemiobol (Circa 350-300 BC). Proxenos, magistrate. Obv: KIA. Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ΠPOΞENOΣ. Prow of galley left, ornamented with star.SNG Copenhagen 378; HGC 7, 554. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.31 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 125

Lot # 18 - CORINTHIA. Corinth. Stater (Circa 350/45-285 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; koppa below.Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; Γ below chin, dove in wreath behind.Pegasi 419; BCD Corinth 110; HGC 4, 1848.Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 269 (2010), lot 273 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 8.42 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 1250

Lot # 17 - ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (Circa 454-404 BC). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye.Rev: AΘE. Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.19 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 16 - ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (Circa 454-404 BC). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye.Rev: AΘE. Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Condition: Extremely fine; some underlaying luster.Weight: 17.26 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 15 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: monograms in left field and below throne; B to outer right.Price 1959. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.32 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 14 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: amphora in field left, ME monogram below throne.Price 1417. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.16 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 13 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and eagle. Controls: Λ over torch in left field; monogram below throne.Price 449 corr. (monogram). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.19 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 12 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Aspendos. Undated issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: (ΑΣ) above monogram in left field.Price -; CNG E-559, lot 113, otherwise unpublished.Extremely rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 1000

Lot # 11 - 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: torch to inner left and maeander pattern in exergue.Thompson 112; HGC 3.2, 1750e. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.57 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 10 - 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. Control: AP monogram to inner left.Thompson -; Müller 518.Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.18 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 1250

Lot # 9 - THRACE. Abdera. Ae (Circa 311-280 BC). Obv: HPA(?). Griffin seated right on club right.Rev: ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of Apollo right within linear square border.Cf. AMNG II 215-22; HGC 3.2, 1241. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.05 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 8 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 310-304/3 BC). Obv: Bearded head of satyr right.Rev: Π - Α - Ν. Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left.Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 6.39 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 7 - SKYTHIA. Olbia. Cast Ae (5th century BC). Obv: Dolphin with fin.Rev: Dolphin with fin.SNG BM Black Sea 360. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.16 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 6 - SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron II (275-215 BC). Ae. Obv: Head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia.Rev: ΙΕΡΩ - ΝΟΣ. Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; ΔA to lower right.CNS 197 R1 10; HGC 2, 1550. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 6.60 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 5 - 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 left, crowning charioteer with open wreath.Rev: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ. Head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around.Boehringer 667 (V337/R456); HGC 2, 1320. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.90 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 2500

Lot # 4 - SPAIN. Punic Iberia. 1/4 Shekel (Circa 237-209 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart left; club in background.Rev: Elephant standing right.ACIP 555.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.35 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 300

Lot # 318 - GRECIA - Lotto di 3 monetine in bronzo da classificare - da esaminare. Ae B/MB

Lot # 317 - GRECIA - Lotto di 2 monetine in bronzo da classificare - da esaminare. Ae MB/BB

Lot # 316 - GRECIA - Lotto di 5 monete d'argento da classificare - da esaminare. AR B/MB

Lot # 315 - GRECIA - Lotto di 6 monetine in bronzo da classificare - da esaminare. Ae B