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56076
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Thessaly, Larissa, ex: BCD
AR Obol, 0.99g. 11mm. c.462-460 B.C. Head and neck of bull facing to left. Rev. Head of horse to right within shallow incuse. Hermann Group III. Provenance/Pedigree: . See more detailed imagegood Very Fine $1,500. |
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56080
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Thessaly, Skotussa, ex: BCD collection
AR Hemidrachm, 2.41g. 15 mm. late 3rd century B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Artemis to right. Rev. Poseidon seated to left of a rock hoding dolphin and trident. SNG COP 253. Very rare in this quality; toned with amber and blue highlights. Pedigrees/Provenance: good Very Fine $4,500. |
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56962
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Attica, Athens, wappenmünzen
AR Obol, 0.66g. 8mm. c.545-515 B.C. Wheel with four spokes and struts. Rev. Incuse square. Agora 4. Seltman pl. IV,5. Svoronos pl. I, 60(rev. die). Dark toning. about Extremely Fine $3,000. |
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57715
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Attica, Athens, Wappenmunzen
AR Obol, 0.62g. 8mm. c.545-515 B.C. Wheel with four spokes and struts. Rev. Incuse square. Seltman pl. IV,v. Svoronos pl. I, 60-61. SNG COP 9(rev. die). Dark toning and well struck on a full flan. about Extremely Fine $3,000. |
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57841
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Attica, Athens, AR Drachm
AR Drachm, 4.26g. 15mm. c.454-404 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olive sprig behind. SNG COP 41-43. Dewing 1600. Lightly toned and well centered. Provenance/Pedigrees: about Extremely Fine $8,500. |
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56723
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Aegean Islands, Aegina
AR Stater, 12.15g. 20mm. c.480-457 B.C. Sea turtle with "T back" design on shell. Rev. Incuse skew pattern. SNG Lockett 1969. SNG COP 510. Millbank, Period III. This coin is struck in extremely high relief in the manner of the earlier sea turtles; exceptional quality and nicely toned. Provenance/Pedigrees: Extremely Fine $28,000. |
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57430
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Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon
AR Hemidrachm, 2.33g. 17mm. c.100-60 B.C. magistrate: Polykrates(?). Dove flying to left. Rev. Large "sigma" and magistrate inititals within a shallow incuse square. HGC 215. BCD_. Fine multi- hued toning. Provenance/Pedigree: Extremely Fine $1,250. |
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57216
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Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Hemidrachm, 2.17g. 14mm. c.265-240 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Thunderbolt within wreath. BCD Olympia 229(dies). SNG Delepierre 2217(dies). SNG Lockett 2437. Toned. Provenance/Pedigree: about Extremely Fine $1,500. |
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57290
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Peloponnesos, Argolis, Argos
AR Diobol, 1.57g. 1.35mm. c.280-260 B.C. Head of Hera to right wearing stephane. Rev. Athena standing to right with spear and shield. BCD 1097-9. HGC 5,672. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 79, October 31, 2000, lot 591
See more detailed imagegood Very Fine $2,250. |
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56279
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Black Sea, Pantikapaion
AR Hemidrachm, 2.61g. 15mm. c. 370-355 B.C. Head of Pan facing slightly to the left wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Facing lions scalp. SNG BM Black Sea 865. SNG Stancomb 551. MacDonald 44. Rare and unusually well struck and centered for this issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 10, 2021, lot 2104.
See more detailed imagegood Very Fine/Extremely Fine $6,750. |
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56786
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Bithynian Kings, Nikomedes III, ex: Glen, 1957
AR Tetradrachm, 16.42g. 35mm. Dated year 205=94-93 B.C. Diademed head of Nikomedes to right. Rev. Zeus standing to left holdiing wreath and scepter; eagle on thunderbolt in field to left. Recueil II, 591. de Callatay, Guerres, pl. 56 D60/R2(this coin). Exceptional high relief portrait and attractive old collection toning. Provenance/Pedigree: Extremely Fine $5,750. |
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56868
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Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I, 263-241 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.92g. 31 mm. Diademed head of Philetairos to right Rv. Athena seated to left holding wreath and spear; bow in field to right; ivy leaf and A in field to left. Westermark V. LIII/R I. SNG France 1610. This is the finest and most dramatic of the Philetairos portrait styles. Toned, struck in very high relief, and with exceptional surfaces for this normally heavily marred type. Provenance/Pedigree: Extremely Fine $5,500. |
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52160
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Troas, Kebren, pedigreed to 2000
AR Obol, 0.54g. 8mm. c.500-450 B.C. Ram's head to left. Rv. Incuse. Demeester 94(this coin). Klein 312. Weber 5350. Lovely dark toning and among the finest known examples. Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hauck & Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 15, March 21-22, 2000, lot 161
Ex: NAC, Zürich, Auction 82, May 20, 2015, lot 160
This coin published: Anne Demeester, Les Animaux Et La Monnaie Grecque,#94.
Extremely Fine $1,250. |
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56812
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Troas, Neandria
AR Hemiobol, 0.28g. 6mm. Early 5th century B.C. Crested Corinthian helmet. Rev. Amphora. SNG Kayhan 1137; some minor corrosion on obv. Very rare in this quality. Toned and with the obverse in high relief. Provenance/Pedigrees: good Very Fine $850. |
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49366
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Troas, Neandria, pedigreed to 2011
AR Obol, 0.68g. 4th cent. B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rv. NEAN. Ram standing to right within shallow incuse. SNG von Aulock 7628 var. Klein 318 var. Dark toning and exceptional quality for this issue. Provenance/Pedigrees: Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 151, June 30, 2011, lot 433 See more detailed image Extremely Fine $1,500. |
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57121
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Ionia, Klazomenae
AR Diobol, 1.37g. 11mm. c.500 B.C. Winged boar to right. Rev. Incuse square. SNG von Aulock 1983. SNG Munich 453. Fine old collection toning. Provenance/Pedigree: good Very Fine/good Fine $550. |
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55983
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Ionia, Kolophon, pedigreed to 2003
AR Tetartemorion, 0.23g. 6.5mm. c.450-410 B.C. Facing head of Apollo Klarios. Rev. Monogram T-E for the denomination within a shallow incuse square. SNG COP 133. SNG Kayhan 356. Some light deposits around edges. Toned. Provenance/Pedigree: Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 376, 2003, lot 371. See more detailed imageabout Extremely Fine $550. |
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57937
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Ionia, Smyrna, Rev. Homer. RRR. 1996 pedigree
AR Drachm, 3.92g. 20mm. c.125-115 B.C. magistrate: Apollophanes. Laureate head of Apollo to right with hair in long plaits. Rev. Homer seated to right wearing himation with hand raised to chin; he holds scroll and scepter. BMC 7var(magistrate). Milne, "Silver Coins of Smyrna", in Numismatic Chronicle 1914, p. 278, 7a.2. Milne, "The autonomous coinage of Smyrna," in Numismatic Chronicle, 1927, no. 201. Light scratch on Apollo's cheek. Toned and an extremely rare type in silver. Smyrna is one of several cities that claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. Provenance/Pedigree: good Very Fine $14,000. |
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57938
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Ionia, Teos
AR Drachm, 5.82g. 16mm. c.540-490 B.C. Griffin seated to right. Rev. Incuse. Balcer in SNR 47, 1968, 39. Boston 1934. Toned. Well struck with a clear eye on the griffin. Provenance/Pedigree: about Extremely Fine $6,500. |
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56026
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Ionian Island, Samos
AR Diobol, 1.12g. 10mm. c.398-365 B.C. Facing lion's scalp. Rev. Prow of ship (Samaina) to right. Barron, pl. XXII, 1. Weber 6307. The Samaina is a bireme ship designed and employed by Samos that is distinguished by an upturned ram in the shape of a boar's head, abbreviated here. Rare with lovely toning and among the best known examples.
Provenance/Pedigree: Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 196, 2011, lot 1717. See more detailed imageExtremely Fine $6,500. |
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56813
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Karia, Knidos, ex: Boston Museum et al.
AR Trihemiobol, 1.72g. 11.5mm. c.500-490 B.C. Lion's head facing to right. Rev. Diademed head of Aphrodite to right within incuse. Cahn 4.3(this coin). Provenance/Pedigree: about Extremely Fine $2,400. |
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57122
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Karia, Knidos
AR Drachm, 6.27g. 17mm. c.465-449 B.C. Forepart of lion to right. Rev. Diademed head of Aphrodite to right; die break beneath bust. Cahn 78.2(this example). Lovely old cabinet toning and fine style. This coin is struck from the same dies as the Kunstfreunde example, Leu & MM, 1974, lot 163 and NAC 146, lot 2224. Provenance/Pedigree: Very Fine/about Extremely Fine $6,750. |
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56517
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Karia, Uncertain Local Dynast, ex: Sternberg 1980
AR 1/8 Stater, 1.41g. 12mm. c.450-400 B.C. Forepart of winged man-headed bull to right. Rev. Female head to right within shallow incuse. HN online 1395. BMC 16,75var(as Lykia). Toned. Provenance/Pedigree: good Very Fine $3,000. |
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56491
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Karian Islands, Rhodes, 1999 pedigree
AR Drachm, 2.87g. 18mm. c.125-83 B.C. Magistrate: Antaios. Radiate head of Helios to right. Rev. Rose; radiate sun below. Jenkins, in Kraay Morkholm Essays Group D, 1288. Iridescent toning with blue highlights. Provenance/Pedigree: Extremely Fine $1,300. |
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