Greek Coins

Lot # 36 - SICILY. Syracuse. Hiketas II (287-278 BC). Ae. Obv: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN. Wreathed head of Persephone left.Rev: Female driving biga right; triskeles below horses.CNS II, 124 Rs 111 (Agathokles); SNG ANS 770-1; HGC 2, 1446. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 9.02 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lot # 35 - SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). Ae. Obv: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.Rev: Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse charging right.CNS 116; SNG ANS 697; HGC 2, 1460. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.88 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 34 - SICILY. Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344-317 BC). Ae. Obv: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Wreathed head of Persephone left.Rev: Pegasos flying left; Σ below.CNS 78; SNG ANS 526-9; HGC 2, 1442. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 9.91 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lot # 33 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (Circa 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: 0.76 g. Diameter: 12 mm.

Lot # 32 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (Circa 466-405 BC). Ae. Obv: Head of Arethusa left, wearing sphendone; grain ear to right.Rev: ΣY - ΡΑ. Wheel of four spokes; dolphins in lower quarters.CNS 21; SNG ANS 403; HGC 2, 1479. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.43 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 31 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (Circa 466-405 BC). Trias. Obverse signed by E- (Euainetos?). Obv: Head of Arethousa left, hair in sphendone; E to right.Rev: Star of eight rays within incuse circle in centre of quadripartite incuse square.CNS 16/6; HGC 2, 1481. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.54 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 30 - SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy (Circa 466-405 BC). Trias. Obv: Head of Arethousa left, hair in sphendone.Rev: Star of eight rays within incuse circle in centre of quadripartite incuse square.CNS 16; SNG ANS 398-402; HGC 2, 1481. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.34 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 29 - SICILY. Solous (Kefra). Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 415-406 BC). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: Crawfish right; three pellets (mark of value) around.CNS 7; Campana 5; HGC 2, 1249.Very rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.40 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 28 - SICILY. Sileraioi. Ae (Circa 354-344 BC). Obv: ΣΙΛΕΡΑΙΩΝ. Forepart of man-headed bull left.Rev: Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear.CNS 1; Campana 1; SNG ANS -; HGC 1242.Rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 28.22 g. Diameter: 31 mm.

Lot # 27 - SICILY. Segesta. Ae Hexas (Circa 420-415 BC). Obv: Head of Aigiste right.Rev: Hound standing right; pellet above and below.CNS 4; HGC 2, 1625. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 26 - SICILY. Messana. Litra (Circa 480-461 BC). Obv: Hare springing right.Rev: Retrograde MES.Caltabiano 227-268A; HGC 2, 812.Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (2015), lot 1144 Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 0.81 g. Diameter: 12 mm.

Lot # 25 - SICILY. Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Tetradrachm (Circa 330-305 BC). Obv: Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer.Rev: Wreathed head of Arethusa right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; surrounded by three dolphins.Jenkins, Punic 69 (O24/R52); CNP 344; BMC 4; de Luynes 925; HGC 2, 743.Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 326 (1971), lot 18; Giessener Münzhandlung 42 (1988), lot 62; Cgb 34 (2008), lot 38; Classical Numismatic Group 108 (2018), lot 14. 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: Very fine.Weight: 16.73 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 24 - SICILY. Leontinoi. Litra (Circa 450-440 BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: Λ Ε O N. Barley grain.Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 30; SNG ANS 261-2; HGC 2, 690. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.62 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 23 - SICILY. Leontinoi. Hemilitron (Circa 455-430 BC). Obv: Head of roaring lion right.Rev: L E. Barleycorn; six pellets (mark of value).Boerhinger 59; HGC 2, 696.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.39 g. Diameter: 10 mm.

Lot # 22 - SICILY. Kamarina. Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 420-405 BC). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena left; spray of leaves to left.Rev: KAMA (retrograde). Owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue.CNS 38; Westermark & Jenkins 203; HGC 2, 548. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.79 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 21 - SICILY. Kamarina. Ae Tetras or Trionkion (Circa 420-405 BC). Obv: Facing gorgoneion.Rev: KAMA. Owl standing right, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue.CNS 8; HGC 2, 546. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 2.78 g. Diameter: 16 mm.

Lot # 20 - SICILY. Himera. Hemilitron (Circa 425-409 BC). Obv: Gorgoneion.Rev: Six pellets (mark of value).CNS 23; HGC 2, 472. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.63 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 19 - SICILY. Himera. Litra (Circa 470-450 BC). Obv: Bearded male head right, wearing tainia.Rev: EIMERA. Corinthian helmet decorated with spiral ornament; all within circular incuse.SNG Lloyd 1028; Buceti 30; HGC 2, 447. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 0.73 g. Diameter: 10 mm.

Lot # 18 - SICILY. Gela. Tetras (Circa 420-405 BC). Obv: ΓΕΛΑΣ. Bull advancing left; three pellets in exergue.Rev: Horned head of Gelas right; barley grain to left.CNS 9; HGC 2, 379. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.84 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 17 - SICILY. Gela. Hexas or Dionkion (Circa 480/75-475/70 BC). Obv: Bridled head of horse right.Rev: Two pellets (mark of value).Jenkins, Gela, 201; HGC 2, 377. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 0.09 g. Diameter: 7 mm.

Lot # 16 - 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.Jenkins, Punic 250 (O78/R212); CNP 264; HGC 2, 289.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: Good very fine.Weight: 17.27 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 15 - BRUTTIUM. Rhegion. Ae Tetrachalkon (Circa 215-150 BC). Obv: Jugate heads of the Dioskouroi right, wearing piloi and laurel wreaths.Rev: ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ. Asklepios standing left, holding branch and sceptre; bird on left arm; crescent and IIII (mark of value) to lower left.HN Italy 2558; SNG ANS 775 var. (crescent to upper left); HGC 1, 1719. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.72 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 14 - BRUTTIUM. The Brettii. Ae (Circa 216-211 BC). Obv: Horned head of river god left, wreathed with reeds; grain ear behind.Rev: BPETTIΩN. Crab; cornucopia above.HN Italy 1984; Scheu 31; SNG ANS 68; HGC 1, 1376.Ex Savoca 4 (2015), lot 91 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.00 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 13 - LUCANIA. Metapontion. Ae (Late 3rd century BC). Obv: Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing spear and shield.Rev: META. Owl standing left on barley ear, head facing.Johnston Bronze 68c; HN Italy 1704; SNG ANS 565-6; HGC 1, 1113. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.74 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 12 - LUCANIA. Metapontion. Ae (Late 3rd century BC). Obv: Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear and shield.Rev: META. Owl standing right on barley ear, head facing.Johnston Bronze 68a; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 2.93 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 11 - LUCANIA. Metapontion. Drachm (Circa 540-510 BC). Obv: MET. Barley ear.Rev: Incuse barley ear.Noe 81; HN Italy 1468; HGC 1, 1069. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.10 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 10 - ETRURIA. Uncertain inland mint. Ae (Circa 300-250 BC). Obv: Head of African right.Rev: Elephant standing right, bell hanging from neck; Etruscan M below.HN Italy 69. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.7 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 9 - GAUL. Massalia. Drachm (Circa 225-220 BC). Obv: Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder.Rev: MAΣΣA. Lion walking right.Maurel (2019) 509ff. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.55 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lot # 8 - GAUL. Massalia. Obol (Circa 525/0-480/70 BC). Obv: Head of ram left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Maurel (2019) 49. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.94 g. Diameter: 9 mm.

Lot # 3724 - Syracuse. Second Democracy (466-405 BC). AE 17 mm, c. 415 BC. Obv. Head of Arethusa left; behind, dolphin. Rev. Wheel with four spokes; in the bottom two, dolphin. CNS II 20. AE. 3.60 g. 17.50 mm. Olive green patina. Good VF. Ex Artemide E 24

Lot # 3773 - Sicily. Syracuse. Hiketas II (287-278 BC). AE 26 mm, c. 287-278 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Zeus Hellanios left. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt. HGC 2 1448 overstruck on 1461; CNS II 158 overstruck on 137 (and for overstruck type see 160). AE. 7.33 g. 26.30 mm. Zeus/Eagle type overstruck on Artemis-Soteira/Thunderbolt. Good VF. Ex Artemide LVI

Lot # 3141 - Bruttium. Rhegion circa 351-280 BC. Bronze Æ 18.7 mm, 5.75 g d/Facing head of a lion r/ laureate head of Apollo to left. SNG ANS 690; HN Italy 2534b.

Lot # 3576 - Centuripae 33,7 x 31,4 mm. 30,9 g Ae Drachm ca 350-330 d/ Head of Persephone l., wearing barley-wreath; around, four dolphins. r/ Leopard l., r. foreleg raised; in exergue, (KENTORIPINWN). Rizzo pl. 59, 2. SNG ANS 1306. SNG Copenhagen 1209. SNG München 504. AMB 344. Calciati 2/3. Rare

Lot # 24 - ZEUGITANIA Cartagine - Statere (310-290 a.C.) Testa di Tanit a s. - R/ Cavallo stante a d. - SNG Copenhagen 1236; Jenkins/ Lewis 224 AU (g 7,52) BB+

Lot # 23 - ZEUGITANIA Cartagine - Statere (310-290 a.C.) Testa di Tanit a s. - R/ Cavallo stante a d., sotto, quattro globetti - SNG Copenhagen 1236 EL (g 7,00) Piccole screpolature al bordo, graffietto nel campo del R/ qSPL

Lot # 22 - SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson (I sec. a.C.) Statere aureo - Iliescu 1; RPC I 1701A; HGC 3, 2049 AU (g 8,46) R Esemplare di ottima qualità, dal metallo lucente e di gran freschezza. SPL-FDC

Lot # 21 - SIRIA - REGNO SELEUCIDE Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 a.C) Tetradramma (Tyre, datato all'anno 183, 130-129 a.C) Testa diademata a d. - R/ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, aquila stante a s. - SC 2109.11b; HGC 9, 1074 AG (g 13,82) Leggere ossidazioni al R/ BB+

Lot # 20 - ATTICA Atene - Tetradracma (479-404 a.C.) Testa elmata di Atena a d. - R/ Civetta stante di fronte - SNG COP. 32 e segg. AG (g 17,15) SPL

Lot # 19 - ATTICA Atene - Tetradracma (479-404 a.C.) Testa elmata di Atena a d. - R/ Civetta stante di fronte - SNG COP. 32 e segg. AG (g 17,51) SPL+

Lot # 18 - ATTICA Atene - Tetradracma (479-404 a.C.) Testa elmata di Atena a d. - R/ Civetta stante di fronte - SNG COP. 32 e segg. AG (g 16,55) Bellissimo esemplare di ampio modulo per questo tipo di moneta e rarissimo con la cresta dell'elmo completa SPL+

Lot # 17 - CORINTIA Corinto - Statere (Circa 345-307 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a s. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a d., I, dietro, pesce - Calciati 158 AG (g 8,53) qSPL

Lot # 16 - CORINTIA Corinto - Statere (Circa 345-307 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a s. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s., I, dietro, gallo - Calciati 423 AG (g 8,56) SPL

Lot # 15 - CORINTIA Corinto - Statere (Circa 375-300 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a s. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s., a s. A e ape - Calciati, Pegasi 398 AG (g 8,56) SPL

Lot # 14 - CORINTIA Corinto - Statere (Circa 405-345 a.C.) Pegaso andante a d. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s. - Calciati 244 AG (g 8,31) Graffi al D/, bella patina di vecchia raccolta BB

Lot # 13 - ACARNANIA Leukas - Statere (c.320-280 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a d. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s., a s. caduceo - Calciati 86 AG (g 8,50) BB

Lot # 12 - ACARNANIA Leukas - Statere (c.320-280 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a d. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a d., a s. anfora - Calciati 128 AG (g 8,57) SPL

Lot # 11 - ACARNANIA Leukas - Statere (c.320-280 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a s. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s. - Calciati 132 AG (g 8,58) SPL

Lot # 10 - ACARNANIA Leukas - Statere (c.350-320 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a d. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a s., a s. Caduceo - Calciati 92 AG (g 8,43) SPL

Lot # 9 - ACARNANIA Leukas - Statere (circa 350 a.C.) Pegaso in volo a d. - R/ Testa elmata di Atena a d., dietro, erma - Calciati 102/3 AG (g 8,42) Graffiti al R/ BB+

Lot # 8 - SICILIA Siracusa - Decadramma in oro o 50 Litrai (circa 317-311 a.C. - Testa di Apollo a s. - R/ Biga a d. - Gulbenkian I-327 (stessa coppia di coni); SNG ANS-551 (stessa coppia di coni) AU (g 4,27) RR Piccole limature sul bordo SPL