Greek Coins

Lot # 37 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Late 5th-4th centuries BC). Obv: Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.Cf. SNG Bulgaria 252; HGC 3.2, 1323. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.22 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 36 - 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: 3.23 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 35 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.33 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 34 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 33 - 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 very fine.Weight: 3.26 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 32 - THRACE. Ainos. Tetradrachm (Circa 370/69-368/7 BC). Obv: Head of Hermes facing slightly left, wearing petasos.Rev: AINION. Goat standing right; to right, head of Hermes right, wearing petasos; all within incuse square.May 415-6; HGC 3.2, 1278. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 15.54 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 2500
Lot # 31 - 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.Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 512 (1988), 19 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 125
Lot # 30 - MOESIA. Istros. Drachm (Circa 313-280 BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the left inverted.Rev: ΙΣΤΡΙΗ. Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; AΠ monogram below dolphin.SNG BM Black Sea 247-9; HGC 3.2, 1802. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.61 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 29 - MOESIA. Istros. Drachm (Circa 420-340 BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the right inverted.Rev: ΙΣΤΡΙΗ. Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; Δ below tail feathers, monogram below dolphin.SNG BM Black Sea 243; HGC 3.2, 1800. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.34 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 28 - 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: Tooled.Weight: 7.18 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 27 - 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: Near extremely fine.Weight: 7.33 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 26 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 6.21 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 25 - 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: 6.35 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 24 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 7.00 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 23 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 340-325 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of satyr left.Rev: ΠANTI. Bow and arrow.MacDonald 59; SNG BM Black Sea 868; HGC 7, 106. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 14.73 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 22 - CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Ae (Circa 340-325 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of satyr left.Rev: ΠANTI. Bow and arrow.MacDonald 59; SNG BM Black Sea 868; HGC 7, 106. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.90 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 21 - SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios II (367-357 BC). Ae. "Kainon" issue. Obv: Griffin springing left; below, grasshopper left.Rev: KAINON. Horse prancing left, with rein trailing; star above.CNS I 10; HGC 2, 510 (all as Kainon). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 9.64 g. Diameter: 23 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 20 - 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 107 (V49/R73); HGC 2, 1306. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.26 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 500
Lot # 19 - SICILY. Segesta. Didrachm (Circa 455/0-445/0 BC). Obv: Hound standing left; barleycorn above.Rev: ΣEΓEΣTAZIB. Head of Aigiste right.Hurter 70 (V23/R40); HGC 2, 1127. Condition: Fine.Weight: 7.70 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 200
Lot # 18 - SICILY. Messana. Tetradrachm (Circa 470-466 BC). Obv: Charioteer driving biga of mules right; olive leaf in exergue.Rev: MESSENION. Hare springing right.Caltabiano Series IV; HGC 2, 779. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.14 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 250
Lot # 17 - SICILY. Katane. Litra (Circa 415/3-404 BC). Obv: Bearded and wreathed head of Silenos left.Rev: KATANAIΩN. Winged thunderbolt; round shield to left and right.SNG ANS 1266; HGC 2, 590.Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 406 (1978), lot 30 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.74 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 300
Lot # 16 - SICILY. Gela. Didrachm (485-475 BC). Obv: Horseman riding right, preparing to cast javelin.Rev: CΕΛΑΣ. Forepart of man-headed bull right within incuse circle.Jenkins Group Ic (O21/R15); HGC 2, 363.Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG, 01-08-1984, lot 4 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 8.47 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 1000
Lot # 15 - SICILY. Akragas. Hemidrachm (Circa 420-410 BC). Obv: Eagle standing right, clutching large prey in its talons.Rev: AKRA. Crab; below, ketos right with fish in its mouth.Westermark, Coinage, Period III, Series 2, 581-2; SNG ANS 1014; HGC 2, 105.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.95 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 250
Lot # 14 - BRUTTIUM. Terina. Triobol (Circa 420-400 BC). Obv: Female head left.Rev: TE. Nike seated right on cippus, head facing, holding kerykeion(?) and wreath.HN Italy -; HGC 1, -; BMC 37.Very rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 1.06 g. Diameter: 12 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 13 - LUCANIA. Velia. Nomos - Didrachm (Circa 440-340 BC). Obv: Head of nymph right, wearing krobylos.Rev: YEΛHTΩN. Lion at bay right; above, owl flying left.Williams 217 (O133/R166); HN Italy 1277; SNG ANS 1231; SNG Lloyd 512; Gulbenkian 103; Jameson 378 (all with same dies); HGC 1, 1307. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 7.48 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 250
Lot # 12 - LUCANIA. Velia. Obol (Circa 535-510 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, eating prey.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Cf. Williams 1-31 (drachms); HN Italy 1261; SNG ANS 1221-4; HGC 1, 1337.Rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.45 g. Diameter: 7 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 11 - LUCANIA. Poseidonia. Diobol (Circa 445-420 BC). Obv: Poseidon advancing right, brandishing trident.Rev: Bull standing right.Cf. HN Italy 1119; cf. SNG ANS 701; HGC 1, 1158. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.09 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 125
Lot # 10 - LUCANIA. Herakleia. Diobol (Circa 432-420 BC). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: HE. Lion crouching right on line of dots.van Keuren 23; HN Italy 1358; HGC 1, 982. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 1.17 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 9 - CAMPANIA. Neapolis. Nomos - Didrachm (Circa 275-250 BC). Obv: Head of nymph left; herm to right.Rev: NEOΠOΛITΩN. Man-headed bull standing right; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head; IΣ below.HN Italy 586; Sambon 518; HGC 1, 454. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 7.09 g. Diameter: 23 mm.Estimate: € 200
Lot # 8 - SPAIN. Kese (Tarraco). Denarius (2nd century BC). Obv: Male head right.Rev: Horseman right, holding palm and leading second horse.CNH 18. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.78 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 103 - Africa. Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180 BC) to Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145 BC). AE 25 mm, Alexandria mint. D/ Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. R/ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed; between legs, K. Svoronos 1476 (Ptolemy VI); SNG Cop. 270-1 (Ptolemy VI). AE. 10.46 g. 25.3 mm. Oxidation spots. VF.
Lot # 102 - Greek Asia. Nabatea. Aretas IV (9 BC - 40 AD). Lot of three (3) AE coins, Petra mint, 9 BC - 40 AD. D/ Busts of Aretas and Shuqailat right. R/ Crossed cornucopiae. Meshorer (Nabatean Coins) 114; SNG ANS 1438-1443. AE. 4.29 g. 20 mm. Red desert patina. About VF/VF.
Lot # 101 - Greek Asia. Judaea. Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BC). AE Prutah. D/ Anchor. R/ Wheel. Hendin 1153. AE. 1.18 g. 16 mm. Green brown patina. VF.
Lot # 100 - Greek Asia. Phoenicia, Tyre. AR 1/16 Shekel, c. 425-333 BC. D/ Winged hippocamp leaping left; below, waves and dolphin. R/ Owl standing left, head facing, wings closed; crook and flail over shoulder. HGC 10, 333. AR. 0.56 g. 10 mm. Roughness. About VF.
Lot # 99 - Greek Asia. Seleucid Kings. Antiochos III Megas (223-187 BC). AR Tetradrachm, Antiochia on the Orontes mint, ca. 223-211 BC. D/ Diademed head right. R/ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow; to outer left and right, monograms. AR. 16.98 g. 27 mm. VF.
Lot # 98 - Greek Asia. Kings of Cappadocia. Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator (c. 100-85 BC). AR Drachm, c. 100-85 BC. Mint A (Eusebeia). Dated RY 13 (88/7 BC). D/ Diademed head right. R/ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ/ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘOY/ ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ. Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear and round shield; monogram to inner left, IΓ (date) in exergue. Simonetta 9a; HGC 7 845. AR. 4.02 g. 18 mm. Good F.
Lot # 97 - Greek Asia. Pamphylia, Aspendos. AR Stater, 380-325 BC. D/ Two wrestlers grappling; between them ΦΚ. R/ [EΣ]TFEΔII[YΣ]. Slinger in throwing stance right; to right, triskeles; all within square of dots. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 94. AR. 10.55 g. 25 mm. Lightly toned. Striking flatness. VF.
Lot # 96 - Greek Asia. Uncertain mint (in Lycia?). AE 15.5 mm. D/ Head of Hermes right, wearing winged petasos. R/ Kerykeion within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. 2.66 g. 15.5 mm. About VF.
Lot # 95 - Greek Asia. Kings of Lydia. Temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. EL Trite or Third Stater, Sardes mint, c. 620/10-550/39 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. D/ Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead. R/ Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 59-87; GRPC Lydia G24-27; SNG Ashmolean 749–753. EL. 4.71 g. 13.5 mm. VF.
Lot # 94 - Greek Asia. Caria, Halikarnassos. Lot of twelve (12) unclassified AR Hekte coins. D/ Head of ketos right or left. R/ Incuse geometric pattern with fine lines at the edges. AR. Ex CNG E603, lot 1095.
Lot # 93 - Greek Asia. Ionia, Miletos. AR Diobol, circa 478-390 BC. D/ Forepart of roaring lion right. R/ Ornamented star within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 1381. AR. 1.12 g. 9.5 mm. Lightly toned. VF/About EF.
Lot # 92 - Greek Asia. Ionia, Magnesia. AE 21 mm, 2nd-1st century BC. Eukles and Kratinos, magistrates. D/ Helmeted head of Athena right. R/ [MAΓΝΗΤΩΝ] ΕΥΚΛΗΣ ΚΡΑTΙΝΟΣ. Horseman galloping right, holding spear. Kinns, Didrachm 5; SNG Kayhan 426-428. AE. 9.92 g. 21 mm. R. About VF.
Lot # 91 - Greek Asia. Ionia, Ephesos. AR Tetradrachm, c. 4th century BC. Aristonax, magistrate. D/ E-Φ. Bee. R/ Forepart of stag right, head turned left; behind, palm tree; to right, ΑPΙΣΤΩΝΑΞ. Pixodarus HoardClass C, obv. die 19; SNG Cop. -; BMC -. AR. 15.22 g. 24 mm. RR. Rare magistrate. About VF.
Lot # 90 - Greek Asia. Troas, Alexandria Troas. AE 18 mm, 3rd-2nd century BC. D/ Laureate head of Apollo right. R/ Horse grazing right; monogram below; thunderbolt in exergue. SNG von Aulock 7546. AE. 4.48 g. 18 mm. Green patina. About VF.
Lot # 89 - Greek Asia. Mysia, Parion. AE 15 mm. c. 45 BC. D/ C G I P. Female head right, wearing stephane. R/ D D. Praefericulum. RPC I 2259; SNG Cop. 280; BMC 80-82. AE. 2.96 g. 15 mm. Green patina. VF.
Lot # 88 - Greek Asia. Mysia, Parion. AR Hemiobol, 5th century BC. D/ Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue. R/ Stellate pattern within incuse square. Nomos, Obolos 22, lot 287; Numismatik Naumann 127, lot 274. AR. 0.31 g. 5 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Unpublished in the standard references. About VF. Ex Naumann, Auction 159, lot 185 (2025). The attribution to Parion in Mysia is not firmly established, but seems logical based on the similarity of style to the well-known drachms from that city. The reverse however is invoking the pattern of coins of Miletos in Ionia.
Lot # 87 - Greek Asia. Kings of Bosporos. Kotys II (123/4-132/3). AE 48 Units, 3rd group, 126 AD. D/ ΒΑCΙΛΕѠC KOTYOC. Diademed and draped bust right. R/ Kotys II on horseback galloping right, brandishing spear; in exergue, MH (mark of value). RPC online III, 899. AE. 7.01 g. 24 mm. Minor traces of pitting. Tooled, smoothed and repatinated, otherwise. VF.
Lot # 86 - Greek Asia. Kings of Bosporos. Sauromates I (93/4-123/4). AE 48 Units, 4th series, 5th group, 108-115. D/ ΒΑϹΙΛΕωϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤΟΥ. Diademed and draped bust right. R/ City wall with gate flanked by two towers; at right, prisoner kneeling with hands tied in back; in exergue, MH (mark of value). RPC online III, 867. AE. 10.69 g. 27 mm. Minor traces of pitting. Tooled, smoothed and repatinated, otherwise. VF. Ex Schulman 385, 2025.
Lot # 85 - Greek Asia. Cimmerian Bosporos, Gorgippa. AE 28 mm, Time of Mithradates VI, c. 90-79 or 85-70 BC. D/ Bust of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap. R/ ΓOP-ΓIΠ/ΠE-ΩN. Dionysos standing left, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsos; to left, panther at feet; to right, monogram. HGC 7 10. AE. 17.85 g. 28 mm. Minor traces of pitting. Tooled, smoothed and repatinated, otherwise. VF. Ex Schulman 385, 2025.
Lot # 84 - Greek Asia. Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion. AE 23.5 mm. Time of Asander, 47-16 BC. D/ Laureate head of Apollo to the right. R/ Pegasos grazing to left. SNG Stancomb 611; HGC 7 121. AE. 5.19 g. 23.5 mm. Intriguing traces of overstriking. Good VF/VF.