Greek Coins
Results from 3651 to 3700 of 15716
Lot # 3480
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Etruria or Umbria, Sextans, c. 3rd century BC; Æ (29.7 g; 23.8 x 29.3 mm) Mint: possibly Volsinii. Club; Rev. Two pellets. Old 199; HN Italy 54. Good very fine. Intense green patina.
Lot # 3768
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SYRACUSE Agathocles 317–289 BC AE-Litra (317/310 BC) 22.6 mm, 9.8 g. Head of Persephone with wheat ear facing left / Horned bull facing left between two dolphins facing left. SNG ANS 570–571, SNG Monaco 1214, Calciati II 190.102.19 var. Patina
Lot # 3556
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Sicily, Himera. Drachm circa 530-520. AR. 20.8 x 22.3 mm, 4.4 g. Cock standing l. Rev. Square mill-sail pattern. SNG Copenhagen 295. SNG ANS 139. aVF
Lot # 75
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Zeugitana. Carthage. Stater. Circa 290-270 BC (Electrum, 18.00 mm, 7.48 g). Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace with eight pendants. Rev. Horse standing right on exergual line; pellet below. Jenkins & Lewis, Group VI, 312. CNP 2.6. MAA 13. Well struck. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 74
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Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Quarter Siglos. Sardes. Circa 420-375 BC (Silver, 8.81 mm, 1.28 g) The Great King or hero, in kneeling-running stance right, holding quiver over shoulder, bow and dagger. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IVb. BMC Arabia 143, pl. XXVI, 27. SNG Kayhan 1041. Deeply toned. Good Fine.
Lot # 73
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Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Siglos. Sardes. Circa 420-375 BC (Silver, 20.87 mm, 5.42 g) The Great King or hero, in kneeling-running stance right, holding quiver over shoulder, bow and dagger. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B, pl. XIV, 43-45. Meadows, Administration 326. BMC Arabia, pl. XXVII, 10. Sunrise - . Lightly toned. About Very Fine.
Lot # 72
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Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Siglos. Sardes. Circa 420-375 BC (Silver, 23.01 mm, 5.64 g) The Great King or hero, in kneeling-running stance right, holding quiver over shoulder, bow and dagger. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B, pl. XIV, 43-45. Meadows, Administration 326. BMC Arabia, pl. XXVII, 10. Sunrise - . Lightly toned. About Very Fine.
Lot # 70
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Nabataean Kingdom. Aretas IV and Shaqilat I, 9 BC - AD 40. Bronze. Petra. Circa AD 20-40 (Bronze, 17.67 mm, 3.65 g). Jugate and draped busts right of Aretas, laureate, and Shaqilat, diademed; Aramaic [Heth] and [Shin] flanking. Rev. 'Aretas, Shaqilat’ in Aramaic, Crossed filleted cornucopiae. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. Barkay 186. BMC 14-22. SNG ANS 1438-1443. Sofaer 66-9. Desert patina. About Very Fine.
Lot # 69
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Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch ad Orontem. Tetrachalkon. Late 1st century BC (Bronze, 18.36 mm, 7.87 g). Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. ANTIOXEΩN / THΣ - MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and sceptre. Cf. RPC I, 4201-4215. HGC 9, 1371. Green patina. Good Very Fine.
Privately purchased from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel.
Lot # 68
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Seleukid Kings. Antiochos VII Euergetes Sidetes, 138-129 BC. Tetradrachm. Antioch ad Orontem. Circa 138-129 BC (Silver, 30.10 mm, 16.17 g). Diademed head right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EΥEP - ΓETOΥ, Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear, shield set on ground; on left, monogram. SC 2061.1t. Lorber, Group 3, 274-5. HGC 9, 1067d. Toned. Very Fine.
Lot # 67
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Seleukid Kings. Antiochos III 'The Great', 222-187 BC. Tetradrachm. Soli. Circa 197 BC (Silver, 28.33 mm, 15.81 g). Diademed head right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤ - ΙΟΧΟΥ, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow; on left, monogram above helmeted head of Athena; on right, monogram. SC 1019.2a. Houghton, Group C, 17-18 (A3/P5). SNG Spaer 654. HGC 9, 20. Toned. Peeling and cleaning marks. Very Fine. Scarce.
Lot # 66
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Kings of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios, 95-63 BC. Drachm. Eusebeia. 67 BC - year 28 (Silver, 17.17 mm, 3.85 g). Diademed head right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΡΙOBARZANOY - ΦIΛOPΩMAIOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield ornamented with Gorgoneion; transverse spear behind her; on left field, monogram; below, HK. Simonetta, Ariobarzanes I, 38b, pl. VI,4 (this coin). Parthica 2007, 53a/2 (this coin). HGC 7, 846. Cabinet toned. Very Fine.
From the Bono Simonetta Collection, purchased from Spink in 1973.
Lot # 65
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Kings of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios, 95-63 BC. Drachm. Eusebeia. 68 BC - year 27 (Silver, 17.01 mm, 3.67 g). Diademed head right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΡΙOBARZANOY - ΦIΛOPΩMAIOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield ornamented with Gorgoneion; transverse spear behind her; on left field, monogram; below, ZK. Simonetta, Ariobarzanes I, 37b, pl. VI,2 (this coin). Parthica 2007, 50/2 (this coin). HGC 7, 846. Old cabinet tone. About Very Fine.
From the Bono Simonetta Collection, purchased from Baldwin.
Lot # 64
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Kings of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios, 95-63 BC. Drachm. Eusebeia. 74 BC - year 21 (Silver, 16.98 mm, 3.65 g). Diademed head right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΡΙOBARZANOY - ΦIΛOPΩMAIOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield ornamented with Gorgoneion; transverse spear behind her; on left field, monogram; below, KA. Simonetta, Ariobarzanes I, 28, pl. V,18 (this coin). Parthica 2007, 41/1 (this coin). HGC 7, 846. Old cabinet tone. About Very Fine.
From the Bono Simonetta Collection, purchased in Basel in 1950s.
Lot # 63
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Kings of Cappadocia. Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator, 130-116 BC. Drachm. Eusebeia. 126 BC - year 4 (Silver, 18.58 mm, 3.99 g). Diademed head right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΡΙAPAΘOY - ΕΠΙΦΑΝOYΣ, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield ornamented with Gorgoneion; transverse spear behind her; on left field, monogram; on right field, λ; below, Δ. Simonetta, Ariarathes VI, 15d, pl. IV,1 (this coin). Parthica 2007, 26b/1 (this coin). HGC 7, 819. Cabinet toned. Porous. About Very Fine.
From the Bono Simonetta Collection.
Lot # 62
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Kings of Cappadocia. Uncertain Ruler between Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator and Ariarathes VIII Eusebes Epiphanes. Barbarous Drachm. A mint under Mount Argaios. Circa 2nd - 1st centuries BC (Silver, 17.32 mm, 2.89 g). Diademed head right. Rev. [pseudo-Greek legend], Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on shield; spear behind her; on left field, T. Simonetta, "Osservazioni su talune emissioni barbariche dei re di Cappadocia", 1974, pl. III.15 (this coin). Simonetta, Ariarathes V, 23, pl. III,6 (this coin). Parthica 2007, Barbarous Ariarathes VIII???, 6b (this coin). HGC 7, -. Cabinet toned. Very Fine. Rare.
From the Bono Simonetta Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, Paris.
Lot # 61
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Cilicia. Tarsos. Mazaios, as Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Stater. Circa 361-334 BC (Silver, 22.78 mm, 9.77 g). Baaltars seated left on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; before, P retrograde; behind, B'LTRZ in Aramaic. Rev. Lion attacking bull left; above, 'MZDI' in Aramaic; below, Aramaic letter. Casabonne, Type 2. Cf. SNG Levante 101-103 var. SNG France 338 var. Pitting. About Very Fine.
Lot # 60
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Cilicia. Tarsos. Time of Pharnabazos and Datames. Obol. Circa 380 BC (Silver, 8.56 mm, 0.76 g). Female head facing slightly left. Rev. Helmeted and draped bust of Ares left; before, ḤLK in Aramaic. Göktürk –. SNG France 305. SNG Levante 89. Very Fine.
Lot # 59
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Cilicia. Tarsos. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander. Obol. Circa 380-379 BC (Silver, 14.89 mm, 0.85 g). Baaltars seated left on throne, holding lotus-tipped scepter. Rev. Helmeted and draped bust of Ares left. Gokturk 24. Casabonne, Series 4. SNG France 257. SNG Levante 76-77. Toned. Minor flan crack. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 58
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Cilicia. Kelenderis. Obol. Circa 425-400 BC (Silver, 9.69 mm, 0.65 g). Horse prancing right. Rev. Goat kneeling left, head turned back; above, KE. SNG France 116-117. Gokturk 8. SNG Levante 29. SNG von Aulock 5643. SNG Ashmolean 1687. Darkly toned. Very Fine.
Lot # 57
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Lycaonia. Laranda. Obol. Circa 324-323 BC (Silver, 13.66 mm, 0.47 g). Baaltars seated left on throne, holding grain ears, grape bunch and sceptre. Rev. Forepart of wolf right; above, crescent. Göktürk 82. SNG France 443 (uncertain Cilicia). SNG von Aulock 5422 (uncertain Cilicia). Toned. Very Fine.
Lot # 56
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Pamphylia. Side. Obol. Circa 4th century BC (Silver, 14.17 mm, 0.54 g). Roaring head of lion right. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena right. SNG France 731-738. SNG von Aulock 4774. Toned. About Very Fine.
Lot # 55
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Lesbos. Uncertain mint. Twelfth Stater. Circa 478-460 BC (Silver, 9.50 mm, 1.35 g). Confronted heads of boars; above, [?]. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. HGC 6, 1067. Deeply toned. Good Fine.
Lot # 54
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Bithynia. Kios. Hemidrachm struck under Athenodoros (Magistrate). Circa 350-300 BC (Silver, 20.02 mm, 2.49 g). Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. A - ΘHNO / ΔΩΡOΣ, Prow of galley left, ornamented with star. Hunterian 1. SNG Copenhagen -. BMC 4. HGC 7, 553. Peeling on obverse. Otherwise, Good Very Fine.
Lot # 53
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Corinthia. Corinth. Stater. Circa 375-300 BC (Silver, 20.82 mm, 8.48 g). Pegasos flying left, below, Ϙ. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena left; below chin, I; behind, rooster standing on club. Calciati, Pegasi 423. BCD Corinth 113. HGC 4, 1848. Toned. Very Fine.
Lot # 52
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Corinthia. Corinth. Stater. Circa 375-300 BC (Silver, 20.14 mm, 8.37 g). Pegasos flying left; below, Ϙ. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing laurel branch on bowl; below, A - P; behind, Athena Promachos brandishing spear and holding shield. Calciati, Pegasi 432. BCD Corinth - . HGC 4, 1848. Toned. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 51
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Corinthia. Corinth. Stater. Circa 375-300 BC (Silver, 21.47 mm, 8.48 g). Pegasos flying left; below, Ϙ. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena left, wearing laurel branch on bowl; below, A - P; behind, ivy leaf. Calciati, Pegasi 434. BCD Corinth - . HGC 4, 1848. Cabinet toned. About Extremely Fine.
Lot # 50
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Attica. Athens. Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC (Silver, 34.71 mm, 17.15 g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with palmette, floral motif and earring. Rev. AΘΕ, Owl standing right, head facing, olive branch and crescent to left, all within incuse square. Kroll 8. SNG Copenhagen 31. HGC 4, 1597. Cabinet toned. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 49
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Akarnania. Anaktorion. Stater. Circa 320-280 BC (Silver, 21.89 mm, 8.42 g). Pegasos flying left; below, AN ligate. Rev. API, Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, ΔΩ and lighted altar. Calciati, Pegas 58. BCD Akarnania 108. HGC 4, 763. Lightly toned. Very Fine.
Lot # 48
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Akarnania. Leukas. Stater. Circa 375-350 BC (Silver, 23.17 mm, 7.94 g). Pegasus flying left; below, Λ . Rev. ΛΕΥ, Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, murex shell. Calciati, Pegasi 69. BCD Akarnania -. HGC 4, 822. Crystallized metal on obverse. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 47
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Thessaly. Pharsalos. Obol. Circa 450 BC (Silver, 9.85 mm, 0.96 g). Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. Φ - Α - P, Head of horse right, within incuse square. BCD Thessaly 633. Lavva 20. HGC 4, 640. Porous. Good Fine.
Lot # 46
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Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Drachm struck in the types of Alexander III the Great. Kolophon. Circa 301-299 BC (Silver, 18.87 mm, 4.24 g)). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, forepart of lion to left above monogram; below throne, pentagram. Price L27. Muller 21. Thompson, ‘Lysimachus’ 127. Cabinet tone. Pitting on reverse. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 45
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Drachm struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia. Kolophon. Circa 310-301 BC (Silver, 22.18 mm, 4.16 g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, crescent; below throne, Π. Price 1813. Müller 262. SNG Copenhagen 919. Deeply toned. Minor pitting on reverse. Very Fine.
Lot # 44
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Drachm struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia. Kolophon. Circa 319-301 BC (Silver, 23.56 mm, 3.99 g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, monogram; below throne, K within circle. Price 1795. Müller 1616. Toned. Porosity. Very Fine.
Lot # 43
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Drachm struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia. Abydos. Circa 310-301 BC (Silver, 27.24 mm, 4.03). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, head of Zeus Ammon; below throne, ivy leaf. Price 1551. Müller 189. SNG Copenhagen 970. Toned. About Very Fine.
Lot # 42
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Drachm struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Stategos of Asia. Abydos. Circa 310-301 BC (Silver, 17.98 mm, 4.30 g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, monogram; below throne, small male head left, wearing Phrygian cap. Price 1577. Müller -. SNG Copenhagen 960. Nicely toned. Minor flattening. Otherwise, Extremely Fine.
Lot # 41
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Drachm struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 319-301 BC (Silver, 24.76 mm, 4.14 g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, monogram ΠA; on right, B; below throne, monogram AT. Price 1959. Müller 785. SNG Copenhagen 965. Nicely toned. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 40
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Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, and posthumous issues. Tetradrachm struck under Kassander. Amphipolis. Circa 316-311 BC (Silver, 25.72 mm, 16.9 g). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre; on left, dolphin; below throne, pellet in Π. Price 133. Müller 542. Troxell, Issue L7. Lightly toned. Cleaning marks. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 39
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Sicily. The Sergetaians, mercenaries. Litra. Circa 340-330 BC (Bronze, 29.67 mm, 30.85 g). ΣEPΓETAIΩN, Head of Heracles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rev. Protome of a bearded man-faced bull left. Calciati 1. Buceti 1. HGC 2, 1241. Green tone. Heavily tooled; however, as usual, struck over a Syracuse litra. We are not inclined to classify it as a fully “worked” piece. If this is indeed the coin, it is Exceedingly Rare and previously unseen at auction.
Lot # 38
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Sicily. Syracuse. Tetras struck under Hieron II. Circa 240-215 BC (Bronze, 19.73 mm, 6.41 g). Diademed head of Poseidon left. Rev. IEP - ΩΝΟΣ, Ornamented trident flanked by dolphins; letters below. Calciati 197. BAR Issue 60. HGC 2, 1550. Brownish patina. Good Very Fine.
Lot # 37
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Sicily. Syracuse. Drachm struck under Dionysios I. Circa 405-367 BC (Bronze, 30.06 mm, 33.08 g). Helmeted head of Athena to left. Rev. Sea-star between two dolphins. Calciati 62. SNG ANS 454-469. HGC 2, 1436. Dark green patina. Minor pitting. Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 55.
Lot # 36
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Sicily. Syracuse. Tetradrachm struck under the Second Democracy. Circa 460-450 BC (Silver, 25.03 mm, 17.28 g). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; below, ketos right. Rev. ΣYRAKOΣI - O - N, Diademed head of Arethusa right; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 480 (V256/R345). SNG ANS 149 (same dies). SNG München 1012 (same dies). HGC 2, 1311. Cabinet toned. Good Very Fine.
From the Collection of Monsier P., Monte Carlo, formed 1990s.
Lot # 35
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Sicily. Syracuse. Pentonkion struck under the Deinomenid Tyranny, possibly during the reign of Hieron I. Circa 475-470 BC (Silver, 6.07 mm, 0.22 g). Diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing a pearl necklace; border of dots. Rev. Five pellets (mark of value) within shallow incuse circle. Boehringer Series XIId, 371 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 1303 (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 1944 (same dies). E. Cammarata, “Da Dionisio a Timoleonte. Problemi di numismatica della Sicilia antica”, 1984, pl. I, 2 (same dies). Buceti 217/2 (same dies). HGC 2, 1394 (same dies). Deeply toned. Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 349, 30 October 1996, lot 53.
Lot # 34
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Sicily. Selinos. Didrachm. Circa 455-440 BC (Silver, 23.54 mm, 8.28 g). Σ – [E – ΛI – N] – ONT - IOΣ, Youthful Herakles standing right, holding club overhead, preparing to strike the Cretan Bull charging right; border of dots. Rev. HY – ΨΛΣ, The river god Hypsas standing front, head left, holding olive branch and phiale over serpent-entwined altar to left; to right, heron walking right with selinon leaf above; all within shallow incuse circle. SNG ANS 707 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 1247-1250 (same dies). Weber 1537 (same dies). Cf. BMC Sicily 141, 37. Cf. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 15. Cf. Gulbenkian, pl.XXVI, 245. Cf. Buceti 15. HGC 2, 1224 (same dies). Lightly toned. Powerful classical composition with slightly worn reliefs. Near Very Fine. Rare variety.
Ex J. Vico 159, 20 July 2021, lot 356; from the Guadan Collection, n. 1636.
Lot # 33
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Sicily. Segesta. Hexas. Circa 400-390 BC (Bronze, 19.15 mm, 5.91 g). Head of nymph Aigeste right, hair bound in sphendone; border of dots. Rev. [EΓ]EΣTAIO [N], Hound advancing right; above and below, two pellets (mark of value); below the slightly wavy exergue line, weasel left; all within shallow circular incuse. Hurter pl. 29, 17 var. (tail and exergue line). Bérend Group D, pl. X, 46 (same dies). Calciati CNS I, 301, 44 (same dies). Buceti 91 (same dies). SNG Morcom 661 (same dies). HGC 2, 1189 var. (tail and exergue line). Dark green patina. Some pitting on reverse. Near Very Fine. Rare.
Results from 3651 to 3700 of 15716