Greek Coins

Lot # 117 - TROAS. Abydos. Half Siglos (Circa 350-340 BC). Menesippos, magistrate. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ABY / MENEΣIΠΠOΣ. Eagle standing left; uncertain symbol to left.SNG Arikantürk -; SNG Ashmolean -; SNG Copenhagen 12. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.54 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 116 - PONTOS. Amisos. Triobol - Hemidrachm (3rd-2nd century BC). Demetrios, magistrate. Obv: Draped bust of Hera right, wearing turreted diadem..Rev: ΔH - MH / TPIOY. Owl, with wings spread, standing facing on shield.SNG BM Black Sea 1118-9; SNG Stancomb 664-5; HGC 7, 234. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.75 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 115 - PONTOS. Amisos. Siglos - Drachm (Circa 4th century BC). Phi-, magistrate. Obv: Head of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephanos.Rev: Φ - I / ΠEIPA. Owl, with wings spread, standing facing on shield; barley-grain to inner right, sword-in-sheath to outer right.SNG BM Black Sea -; SNG Stancomb -; HGC 7, 229. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.62 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 114 - PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope. Drachm (Circa 330-300 BC). Phageta-, magistrate. Obv: Head of nymph left, with hair in sakkos; aphlaston to left.Rev: ΦΑΓΕΤΑ / ΣINΩ. Sea-eagle standing left, with wings spread, on dolphin left.SNG BM Black Sea 1479; SNG Copenhagen 281; HGC 7, 391. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 6.07 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 113 - PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope. Hemidrachm (Circa 4th-3rd century BC). Obv: Turreted head of female left.Rev: ΣΙΝΩ. Prow of galley left; star on galley, aphlaston, monogram and kantharos before.RG 43, pl. XXV, 29; SNG BM Black Sea 1504-7 var. (controls); HGC 7, 410. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.44 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 112 - KINGS OF BITHYNIA. Nikomedes IV Philopator (94-74 BC). Tetradrachm. Dated BE 205 BE (93/2 BC). Obv: Diademed head right.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ. Zeus standing left, holding wreath and sceptre. Controls: to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram and EΣ (date).De Callataÿ p. 61; RG 40; HGC 7, 646.Ex Raviola, Turin (1950`s-1980´s) with ticket Condition: Good fine.Weight: 15.72 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 111 - 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: € 75

Lot # 110 - BITHYNIA. Herakleia Pontike. Timotheos & Dionysios (Tyrants, 346/5-337 BC). Stater. Obv: Wreathed head of Dionysos left; thyrsos over shoulder.Rev: ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΥ / ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΥ. Herakles standing left, erecting trophy; head of ram left between legs.RG 33; SNG BM Black Sea 1605-8; HGC 7, 496. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 9.47 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 109 - BITHYNIA. Herakleia Pontika. EL Hekte (Circa 530-520 BC). Obv: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.W. Fischer-Bossert, Elektronhekten, group 1; SNG Kayhan 737-8 (Erythrai); SNG von Aulock 1942 (Erythrai). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.51 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 1000

Lot # 108 - ASIA MINOR. Uncertain. Ae (Circa 3rd-2nd century BC). Obv: Bearded and helmeted(?) male head right.Rev: Female head right.. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.05 g. Diameter: 12 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 107 - ASIA MINOR. Uncertain. Hemiobol (4th century BC). Obv: Draped male bust left, wearing petasos.Rev: BL (in Aramaic). Lion advancing left.Troxell & Kagan 26 corr. (legend); Brindley 642. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.30 g. Diameter: 8 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 106 - EUBOIA. Histiaia. Tetrobol (3rd-2nd centuries BC). Obv: Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia right.Rev: IΣTIAIEΩN. Nymph seated right on stern of galley; wing on prow.BCD Euboia 387ff.; HGC 4, 1524. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.3 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 75

Lot # 105 - EUBOIA. Eretria. Obol (Circa 500-465 BC). Obv: Head of bull facing.Rev: Octopus within incuse square.BCD Euboia 324ff.; SNG Copenhagen 473; HGC 4, 1513.Rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.55 g. Diameter: 9 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 104 - CRETE. Kydonia. Diobol (Early 2nd century BC). Obv: Head of nymph left.Rev: Raised linear square in which raised lines forming “skew” pattern.SNG Lockett 2548; Dewing 2000.Ex Bertolami Fine Arts E-49 (2017), lot 439 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.52 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 103 - ELIS. Olympia. 134th-143rd Olympiad (Circa 244-208 BC). Drachm. Obv: Eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in talons.Rev: F - A / Φ - I. Vertical thunderbolt with wings below and double volutes above.Schwabacher Group IV, 49 (same dies); BCD Olympia 265 (same dies); HGC 5, 510. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.75 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 1000

Lot # 102 - ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (131/0 BC). New Style Coinage. Antiochos, Karaichos and Skymnos, magistrates. Obv: Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos and floral pattern.Rev: A - ΘE / ANTI - OXO / KAPA / IXOΣ / ΣKY / MNO / Σ. Owl, with head facing, standing right on amphora. Controls: E on amphora, Σ[...] below; to right, elephant standing right; all within wreath.Thompson 397; HGC 4, 1602.Among the Greek poleis, Athens is undoubtedly the city that denotes the greatest monetary development. The earliest coinage followed the reforms attributed to Solon on the introduction of Attic weights to replace the Eginetic ones. These early coins, called "Wappenmünzen," were replaced by the "owls" at the end of the 6th century: tetradrachms marked with the head of Athena and the owl, next to which is now the ethnic of the Athenians. These types will last, with variations in style, until the end of silver production (c. mid-1st century). The most noticeable change occurs with the so-called "new style," established from the beginning of the 2nd century BC. In these issues the owl is surrounded by an olive wreath, which is why the tetradrachms are referred to in the inscriptions as "stephanephoroi" (= wreath bearers). Coins of new style also bear inscriptions with the names of magistrates. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.35 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 101 - ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (171/0 BC). New Style Coinage. Ktesi- and Euma-, magistrates. Obv: Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos and floral pattern.Rev: A - ΘE / KTH / ΣI / EY / MA. Owl standing right on amphora, head facing. Controls: K on amphora, ΠP below; to right, Nike advancing right, holding wreath; all within wreath.Thompson 274d; HGC 4, 1602. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 15.67 g. Diameter: 34 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 100 - ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (171/0 BC). New Style Coinage. Ktesi- and Euma-, magistrates. Obv: Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos and floral pattern.Rev: A - ΘE / KTH / ΣI / EY - EY / MA. Owl standing right on amphora, head facing. Controls: Z on amphora; to right, Nike advancing right, holding wreath; all within wreath.Thompson 269d; HGC 4, 1602. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.90 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 400

Lot # 99 - ATTICA. Aegina. Hemiobol (Circa 456/45-431 BC). Obv: Land tortoise with segmented shell.Rev: Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern.Meadows Group IIIb; HGC 6, 454. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.39 g. Diameter: 7 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 98 - BOEOTIA. Federal Coinage. Hemidrachm (Circa 395-340 BC). Obv: Boeotian shield.Rev: BOI. Kantharos; above, club right.BCD Boiotia 28-9; HGC 4, 1165. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.50 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 97 - LOKRIS. Lokri Opuntii. Hemidrachm or Triobol (Circa 330 BC). Obv: Wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing earring.Rev: ΛΟΚΡΩΝ. Ajax advancing right, holding sword and shield; helmet crest between legs, coiled serpent on shield.BCD Lokris 95; HGC 4, 997. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.41 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 96 - AKARNANIA. Thyrrheion. Stater (Circa 320-280 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; Θ below.Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; Y below, Λ and earring to right.Pegasi 11; BCD Akarnania -; HGC 4, 919. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.36 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 95 - AKARNANIA. Metropolis. Stater (Circa 300-250 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; monogram below.Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, monogram and Macedonian shield decorated with Athena Promachos.Pegasi 1; BCD Acarnania 344; HGC 4, 894. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.14 g. Diameter: 24 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 94 - AKARNANIA. Argos Amphilochikon. Stater (Circa 340-300 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; A below.Rev: AMΦΙΛ. Helmeted head of Athena left; ABP and javelin to right.Pegasi 32; BCD Akarnania 139 var. (AMΦΙ on rev.); HGC 4, 784. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.46 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 93 - AKARNANIA. Argos Amphilochikon. Stater (Circa 330-280 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; A below.Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; [letters? below], shield with straps to right.Cf. Pegasi 22; HGC 4, 786. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.38 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 92 - AKARNANIA. Anaktorion. Stater (Circa 320-280 BC). Obv: Pegasos flying left; monogram below.Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left; API above, ΔΩ and lighted altar to right.Pegasi 58; BCD Akarnania 108; HGC 4, 763. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.20 g. Diameter: 22 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 91 - THESSALY. Larissa. Drachm (Circa 380-365 BC). Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx.Rev: ΣAIΩN / ΛAPI. Mare standing right with foal right in background.BCD Thessaly I 1153; BCD Thessaly II 297; HGC 4, 444. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 6.19 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 1000

Lot # 90 - MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE. Gaius Publilius (Quaestor, 168-166 BC). Ae. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right.Rev: MAKEΔONΩN TAMIOV ΓAIOV ΠOΠΛIΛIOΥ. Legend in three lines within wreath.Kremydi, Autonomous, 1b/2, Variety 5, 36-72; AMNG 203; HGC 3.1, 1114. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 9.47 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 89 - MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE. First Meris. Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 BC). Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in centre of Macedonian shield.Rev: MAKEDONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ. Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left.SNG Copenhagen 1314; HGC 3.1, 1103. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.79 g. Diameter: 34 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 88 - MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE. First Meris. Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 BC). Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in centre of Macedonian shield.Rev: MAKEDONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ. Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left.SNG Copenhagen 1314; HGC 3.1, 1103. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.81 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 87 - MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE. First Meris. Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 BC). Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in centre of Macedonian shield.Rev: MAKEDONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ. Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left.SNG Copenhagen 1314; HGC 3.1, 1103. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 16.82 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 86 - MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE. First Meris. Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 BC). Amphipolis. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in centre of Macedonian shield.Rev: MAKEDONΩN / ΠΡΩTHΣ. Club; AP monogram above; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left.SNG Copenhagen 1310-1; HGC 3.1, 1103. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 16.42 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 400

Lot # 85 - ALEXANDRINE EMPIRE. Time of Stamenes to Seleukos (Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC). GOLD Double Daric. Babylon. Obv: Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding bow and spear; monogram to left, M to right.Rev: Wavy patterned incuse punch.Nicolet-Pierre 2; Babelon, Perses -; Traité II -.Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.72 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 10000

Lot # 84 - ALEXANDRINE EMPIRE. Double Shekel - Stater (Circa 328-321). Babylon. Obv: Baal seated left, holding sceptre.Rev: Lion standing left; Γ above.Nicolet-Pierre 7.Ex Ars et Nummus, Milan (1950-1980) with ticket Condition: Fine.Weight: 15.90 g. Diameter: mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 83 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BC). Tetradrachm. Arados. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ / BAΣIΛEΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: monogram in left field, Z below throne.Price P144. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.18 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 82 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Babylon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: Φ in left field, M below throne.Price 3581. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 23 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 81 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Salamis. Lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: bow in left field.Price 3139. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 17.25 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 80 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Aspendos. Dated CY 9(?) (Circa 204/3). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, ΑΣ above Θ(?).Cf. Price 2889. Condition: Fine.Weight: 15.69 g. Diameter: 33 mm.Estimate: € 125

Lot # 79 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Odessos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / ΟΔΗ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: ΑΓΑ to inner left, AI monogram below throne.Price 1187.Ex Numismatik Naumann 96 (2020), lot 58 Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 15.59 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 78 - 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 on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, Λ above torch; kantharos below throne.Price 468. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.89 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 77 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, Λ above bucranium; monogram below throne.Price 430. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 76 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Ae Half Unit. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left; Λ to right.Price 161. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.31 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 75 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: tripod in left field.Price 115. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.17 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 300

Lot # 74 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: ivy-leaf in left field.Price 23. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.12 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 73 - 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: € 500

Lot # 72 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). 1/5 Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Youth on horse rearing right. Control: Macedonian shield below.Le Rider pl. 46, 30; SNG ANS 726-30. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 2.68 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 71 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). 1/5 Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Youth on horse rearing right. Controls: below, diademed kausia above M.Le Rider pl. 45, 3; SNG ANS 598.Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.66 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 70 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). GOLD Stater. Amphipolis. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Charioteer driving biga right. Controls: K above, tripod below.Le Rider pl. 81, 231 (D81/R182); SNG ANS 270 (same obv. die).In the Classical period throughout Greece silver coinage predominated, while gold was minted by a few cities. In Asia Minor electrum coins were still struck in three mints (Kyzikos, Mytilene and Phokaia) until the Athenian hegemony that followed the victory over the Persians. In 405 BC the issue of Lampsakos gold staters based on the Persian weight system began. Athens produced the first and only precious metal issues toward the end of the Peloponnesian War, in 407-6 BC, at a time of severe crisis when silver mining in Laurion began to fail and it was forced to melt down the Parthenon's gold statues. Aside from these cases, the first important and massive gold coinage in the Greek context was that of Philip II of Macedon. He minted abundant series of coins in several mints. Having conquered the city of Krenides, where the Thasians had already exploited gold mines, Philip renamed the city Philippi and started the production of philippéioi, gold staters weighing two Attic drachms. Apollo's youthful head appears on the obverse, a galloping chariot on the reverse, types glorifying the Macedonian ruler who had triumphed at the Olympian Games in 356 BC. The series also includes fractions. Condition: Good extremely fine.Weight: 8.61 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 5000

Lot # 69 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Perdikkas II (451-413 BC). Tetrobol. Aigai(?). Obv: Horseman advancing right, wearing petasos and holding two spears.Rev: Forepart of lion right within incuse square.Raymond Group IV, Series 2; HGC 3.1, 792. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.23 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 68 - MACEDON. Terone. Tetrobol (Circa 424-422 BC). Obv: Oinochoe.Rev: Quadrapartite incuse square.HGC 3.1, 709. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.75 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100