Greek Coins

Lot # 104 - 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 in each sunken quarter.McClean 4055-6; SNG Copenhagen 824-5; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.30 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
Lot # 103 - 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 in each sunken quarter.McClean 4055-6; SNG Copenhagen 824-5; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.31 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
Lot # 102 - THRACE. Byzantion. 9 Obols (Circa 240-220 BC). Antipatros, magistrate. Obv: Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right.Rev: EΠI ANTIΠATPOY. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident and aphlaston; ΠY to left, ME monogram to right.Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1026-36; SNG Copenhagen 487; HGC 3.2, 1409.Rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 5.38 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
Lot # 101 - THRACE. Byzantion. Tetradrachm (Circa 240-220 BC). Ekatodoros, magistrate. Obv: Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right.Rev: EΠI EKATOΔΩΡΟΥ. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident and aphlaston; two monograms to right.Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1022-5; SNG Copenhagen 486; HGC 3.2, 1408. Condition: Fine.Weight: 12.75 g. Diameter: 28 mm.
Outstanding Tetradrachm
Lot # 100 - THRACE. Byzantion. Tetradrachm (Circa 240-220 BC). Meniskos, magistrate. Obv: Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right.Rev: EΠI ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΥ. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident and aphlaston; two monograms to right.Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 980-94; SNG BM Black Sea 59; HGC 3.2, 1408.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 13.89 g. Diameter: 28 mm.
Byzantion on Lysimachos
Lot # 99 - THRACE. Byzantion. Countermarked on a Drachm of Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon; c/m: prow of galley right, ΠY above, within circular incuse.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder.Cf. HGC 3.2, 1753 (for undertype); cf. Numismatik Naumann 148, lot 62. Condition: C/m Very fine.Weight: 3.83 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
Lot # 98 - 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: Near very fine.Weight: 3.37 g. Diameter: 15 mm.
Lot # 97 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.34 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 96 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
Lot # 95 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.28 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 94 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 93 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.43 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
Lot # 92 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 120ff.; SNG BM Black Sea 153; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
Lot # 91 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Contemporary imitation(?). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.Cf. SNG Bulgaria 172; cf. HGC 3.2, 1323 (for prototype); Numismatik Naumann 48, lot 37. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.30 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 90 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Tetrobol (425-375 BC). Obv: Facing gorgoneion.Rev: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.SNG Bulgaria 314-5; HGC 3.2, -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.74 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
Lot # 89 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 470-435 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 253. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 88 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 470-435 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 253. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.16 g. Diameter: 15 mm.
Lot # 87 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 470-435 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 253. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.28 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 86 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112; SNG BM Black Sea 150-1. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.25 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
Lot # 85 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Lot # 84 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Hemiobol (Circa 540/35-530 BC). Obv: Inverted anchor; A to left, pellets below.Rev: Winged clockwise swastika, with segmented clockwise swastika pattern in angles; all within incuse square.SNG Bulgaria 94; cf. HGC 3.2, 1326 (no letter on obv.). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 0.45 g. Diameter: 8 mm.
Ex Markov 2003
Lot # 83 - THRACE. Abdera. Oktadrachm (500-475 BC). Obv: Griffin seated left, raising left foreleg; grape bunch and Δ to left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.May, Abdera, Period II, Group XVIII, 38 (A32/P36); AMNG II 13; HGC 3.2, 1126.Very rareEx Dmitry Markov 11, 3 September 2003, lot 40 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 28.51 g. Diameter: 26 mm.
Lot # 82 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 150-120 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of satyr left.Rev: ΠANTI. Cornucopia between piloi of the Dioskouroi.MacDonald 145; SNG BM Black Sea 924-5; HGC 7, 127. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.54 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
Lot # 81 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 304-250 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Pan left.Rev: ΠAN. Bow and arrow.McDonald 116/1; SNG BM Black Sea 901-5; HGC 7, 123. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.91 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
Lot # 80 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 310-304/3 BC). Obv: Head of satyr left, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: Π - Α - Ν. Head of lion left; below, fish left.MacDonald 70; SNG BM Black Sea 884; HGC 7, 114. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 6.17 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
Lot # 79 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 310-304/3 BC). Obv: Head of satyr left, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: Π - Α - Ν. Head of lion left; below, fish left.MacDonald 70; SNG BM Black Sea 884; HGC 7, 114. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.74 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
Lot # 78 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 325-310 BC). Obv: Head of Satyr left.Rev: Π - Α - Ν. Head of bull left.MacDonald 65; HGC 7, 107. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 14.28 g. Diameter: 26 mm.
Lot # 77 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 340-325 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of satyr left.Rev: ΠANTI. Bow and arrow.McDonald 59; SNG BM Black Sea 868; HGC 7, 106. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.91 g. Diameter: 26 mm.
Lot # 76 - SICILY. Tyndaris. Ae (Early 2nd century BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right; star to left.Rev: TYNΔAPITAN. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt.Campana 18; CNS 19; SNG ANS 1164; HGC 2, 1636. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.85 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
Lot # 75 - 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.CNS 197; HGC 2, 1550. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.98 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
Lot # 74 - SICILY. Syracuse. EL 50 Litrai - Hemistater (317-289). Time of Agathokles. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo left; lit altar to right.Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩΝ. Tripod.SNG ANS 622; HGC 2, 1294. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.64 g. Diameter: 15 mm.
Lot # 73 - SICILY. Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344-317 BC). Stater. Obv: Pegasos flying left.Rev: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet.Pegasi 2; SNG ANS 494-507; SNG Lloyd 1442-3; HGC 2, 1400. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 8.41 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
Lot # 72 - SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I (405-367 BC). Hemidrachm. Obv: Σ - Y. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left; four dolphins around.Rev: Charioteer driving quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; two dolphins in exergue.SNG ANS 312-13; HGC 2, 1369 (Second Democracy). Condition: Good fine.Weight: 1.93 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
Ex Kricheldorf 1969
Lot # 71 - SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I (405-367 BC). Drachm. Obv: Head of Athena facing slightly left, wearing decorated triple-crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace of pendants; four dolphins around.Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN / ΛEYKAΣΠIΣ. The hero Leukaspis advancing right, holding shield and spear; altar to left, ram to right.Kreutzer II.7.42 (this coin); SNG ANS 308-9; HGC 2, 1364.Ex Kricheldorf XX (1969), lot 58. This rare Syracuse Drachm depicts on the reverse Leukaspis, a Sicilian hero who, according to legend, fell to defend the island during Herakles' invasion of Sicily. This is a surprisingly 'anti-Greek' myth, which could have several explanations. Some think it is due to the survival of a mixed environment in the city at that time (Rizzo), others note that Syracuse needed the support of the Siculians against the Athenian expedition in the late 5th century (Ravel). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.07 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
Lot # 70 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (Circa 466-405 BC). Ae Hexas. Obv: Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone.Rev: Octopus.CNS 14; SNG ANS 389-91; HGC 2, 1430 (Tetras). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.99 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
Lot # 69 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (466-405 BC) Litra. Obv: ΣVRA. Diademed head of Arethousa right.Rev: Octopus.Boehringer Series XIIIb; SNG ANS 137-43; HGC 2, 1375. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.72 g. Diameter: 12 mm.
Lot # 68 - 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 677; HGC 2, 1320. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.19 g. Diameter: 26 mm.
Lot # 67 - SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron I (475-470 BC). Pentonkion. Obv: Diademed head of Arethousa right.Rev: Five pellets (mark of value).Boehringer Series XIId, 371-2; HGC 2, 1394.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.26 g. Diameter: 7 mm.
Lot # 66 - SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny (485-466 BC). Tetradrachm. Obv: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, crowning Nike flying right.Rev: ΣVRAKOΣION. Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around.Boehringer 336 (V165/R236); HGC 2, 1307. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.25 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
Rare Variant
Lot # 65 - SICILY. Selinos. Litra (Circa 417-409 BC). Obv: Nymph seated left on rock, touching serpent rising to left.Rev: ΣΕΛΙΝΟΕΣ. Man-headed bull standing right; selinon leaf lo lower right.SNG ANS 711-2 var. (symbol); SNG Copenhagen 602-3 var. (same); SNG Lloyd 1270-1 var. (same); BMC 41-3 var. (leaf above); HGC 2, 1229.Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.71 g. Diameter: 12 mm.
Lot # 64 - SICILY. Selinos. Cast Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 450-440 BC). Obv: Horned head of river god left.Rev: Selinon leaf; three pellets (mark of value) around.CNS 6; HGC 2, 1234. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 9.78 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
Lot # 63 - SICILY. Messana. Tetradrachm (Circa 478-476). Obv: Charioteer driving biga of mules right; above, crowning Nike flying right; olive leaf in exergue.Rev: MEΣΣANION. Hare springing right.Caltabiano Series X; SNG ANS -; HGC 2, 783. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.25 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
Lot # 62 - SICILY. Menaion. Trias (Circa 200-150 BC). Obv: Veiled head of Demeter right.Rev: MENAINΩN. Two crossed torches; Δ (mark of value) below.Campana 4B/c; CNS III, 6; SNG ANS -; HGC 2, 760. Condition: Very fine; partially tooled.Weight: 5.15 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
Lot # 61 - SICILY. Menaion. Pentonkion (Circa 200-150 BC). Obv: Laureate bust of Apollo right; Π (mark of value) to left.Rev: MENAIΩN. Asklepios standing left, holding patera and resting on serpent-entwined staff.Campana 3; CNS 3; SNG ANS 294-5; HGC 2, 758. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.72 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
Lot # 60 - SICILY. Leontinoi. Tetradrachm (Circa 430-425 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo left.Rev: LEONTINON. Lion head with open jaws; three barleycorns and laurel leaf around.Boehringer 55; SNG ANS 256-7; HGC 2, 671. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.50 g. Diameter: 25 mm.
Lot # 59 - SICILY. Leontinoi. Tetradrachm (Circa 450-440 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: LEONTINON. Lion head right; four barleycorns around.Boehringer 52 var. (same obv. die; lion head left); SNG ANS 238 (same dies); Gillet 447 (same dies); Weber 1382 (same dies); HGC 2, 667. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.42 g. Diameter: 25 mm.
Lot # 58 - SICILY. Katane. Tetradrachm (Circa 445-435 BC). Obv: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga of horses right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses.Rev: KATANAION. Laureate head of Apollo right.Mirone 44; SNG ANS 1247-51; HGC 2 567. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.98 g. Diameter: 25 mm.
Lot # 57 - SICILY. Katane. Litra (Circa 461-450/45 BC). Obv: Head of Silenos right.Rev: KATA. Winged thunderbolt; greave to left.Boehringer, Kataneische 4; HGC 2, 588. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.62 g. Diameter: 12 mm.
Lot # 56 - SICILY. Gela. Litra (Circa 465-450 BC). Obv: Horse advancing right; wreath above.Rev: ΓΕΛΑ. Forepart of man-headed bull right.Jenkins, Gela, Group III; SNG ANS 54-61; HGC 2, 373. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.68 g. Diameter: 12 mm.
Rare Mint
Lot # 55 - SICILY. Akrai. Ae (Circa 2nd-1st century BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Kore right.Rev: AKPAITΩN. Kore standing left, holding torch and transverse sceptre.Campana 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 180. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.89 g. Diameter: 21 mm.