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Thessaly, Thessaly, Phalanna, Æ, c. 400-344, young male head right, rev. head of of nymph Phalanna right, hair in sakkos, 4.64g/11h (Rogers 452; BMC 5). Very fine, green-brown patina (£80-100)
£80–£100
Thessaly, Thessaly, Pharsalos, Æ, c. 400-344, head of Athena three-quarters facing, wearing triple-crested helmet, rev. horseman prancing right, raising whip, 8.97g/1h (cf. Lavva series B.IV.3, 278-90; cf. Rogers 489). Very fine, green-brown patina; an unpublished variant in the standard references (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
Thessaly, Thessaly, Pharsalos, Æ, c. 400-344, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. horse’s head right, 1.20g/9h (cf. Lavva series B.II.6, 226-37; cf. Rogers 509). Very fine, green-brown patina; an unpublished variant in the standard references (£80-100)
Thessaly, Thessaly, Rhodian Mercenaries, Rhodian Drachm, c. 171, head of Helios facing slightly right, rev. rose with bud to right, magistrate Ermias, 2.70g/2h (Price, Larissa Hoard, p.241; SNG Keckman 795). Extremely fine, toned (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £90
Thessaly, Thessaly, Rhodian Mercenaries, Rhodian Drachm, c. 171, similar, 2.69g/2h (Price, Larissa Hoard, p.241; SNG Keckman 795). Extremely fine, toned (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £220
Thessaly, Thessaly, Trikka, Drachm, c. 480-400, bullfighter restraining forepart of bull, rev. forepart of horse right, 2.82g/4h (SNG Copenhagen 262-5). Small test-cut on reverse, otherwise very fine (£250-300)
£250–£300
Akarnania, Akarnania, Anaktorion, Stater, c. 345-300, Pegasos flying right, rev. helmeted head of Athena right, tripod within wreath behind, 8.59g/11h (Calciati 30; BMC 35). Extremely fine and well-struck (£750-850)
£750–£850
Phokis, Phokis, Phokis, Obol, c. 460-445, bull’s head facing, rev. forepart of boar right, 0.81g/6h (cf. Williams 29). Very fine (£80-100)
Euboia, Euboia, Histiæa, Tetrobol, c. 196-146, head of Mænad wearing vine-wreath right, rev. nymph Histiæa seated on stern of vessel, holding mast with cross-piece, lower part of vessel adorned with wing, 2.17g/7h (cf. SNG Copenhagen 517-36). Extremely fine, toned (£80-100)
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 460, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, hair waved over forehead, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 16.85g/8h (Starr Gp IV, 120ff; ACGC 189). Extremely fine, rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £1,200
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 449-404, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 17.16g/9h (Starr Gp V; ACGC 198). Good very fine and toned, of fine style (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £410
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 449-404, similar, 17.14g/8h (Starr Gp V; ACGC 198). Very fine, toned (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £310
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 449-404, similar, 17.15g/8h (Starr Gp V; ACGC 198). Pit by eye, otherwise very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £230
Attica, Attica, Athens, Obol, c. 449-404, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 0.66g/10h (cf. Svoronos pl.12, 37-41). Good very fine, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £180
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 380-337, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 17.18g/9h (ACGC 200-1). Very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £120
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 380-337, similar, 17.06g/9h (ACGC 200-1). Very fine (£150-200)
£150–£200
Attica, Attica, ATHENS, Hemiobol, c. 380-337, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 0.34g/9h (Svoronos pl.22, 28). Extremely fine and toned, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £380
Attica, Attica, Athens, Æ Drachm, c. AD 264-7, draped head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. Athena Parthenos standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield, 5.95g/7h (Kroll-Walker 284; Svoronos pl.82, 5-24). Very fine, green-brown patina (£80-100)
Attica, Attica, Athens, Æ Drachm, c. AD 264-7, draped head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. Theseos leaning right, holding club, clutching horn of Minotaur who falls to right, 5.71g/3h (Kroll-Walker 372; Svoronos pl.96, 8-14). Very fine, green-brown patina (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £300
Attica, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, issue of Sulla, c. 86-84, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right on amphora, monograms to left and right, a on amphora, all within wreath, 15.87g/12h (Thompson 1273ff). Fine and toned (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £140
Corinthia, Corinthia, CORINTH, Stater, c. 345-307, Pegasos flying left, rev. helmeted head of Athena right, herm behind, 8.12g/3h (Ravel 1068; Calciati 385). Bright appearance, about extremely fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £160
Achaia, Achaia, Aigai, Hemidrachm, c. 420-380, forepart of goat right, rev. bearded head of Dionysos right, 2.29g/2h (BCD, LHS 96, 387; BMC 4). Fine, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £110
Elis, Elis, Olympia, Stater, c. late 450s, eagle flying right with wings above and below his body, grasping snake with his talons and his beak, four countermarks around, rev. thunderbolt with wings above and volutes below, 11.81g/11h (Seltman 43b, this coin). Very fine and attractively toned, very rare (£1,500-2,000)
£1,500–£2,000
Lakonia, Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta), Hexachalkon, c. 226-223, eagle with broken wings standing left on thunderbolt, 9.67g/7h (Grunauer Gp IV, 2; BMC 5). Very fine, earthy green patina (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £75
Lakonia, Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta), Achæan League, Hemidrachm, c. mid 80s, diademed head of Herakles right, rev. pilei of the Dioscurii either side of xa monogram, monograms above and below, 2.17g/3h (SNG Copenhagen 320; BCD, Leu 96, 865). Extremely fine and toned, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £200
Lakonia, Lakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta), Trichalkon, c. 40-35, conjoined heads of the Dioscuri to right, wearing laureate pilei, rev. two amphoræ within olive wreath, 3.38g/7h (Grunauer XV, 21-31; cf. BCD, Leu 96, 891-3). Very fine, green patina, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £85
Arkadia, Arkadia, Arkadian League, Obol, c. 340, Megalopolis, head of young Pan left, rev. APK monogram, syrinx below, pellet in right field, 0.80g/5h (cf. BCD, Leu 96, 1517-18; cf. BMC 55-61; cf. SNG Copenhagen 197-200). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Mithridatid Kings of the Pontos, Mithridatid Kings of the Pontos, MITHRADATES VI (120-63), Stater in the name of Lysimachos, Tomis, c. 88-86, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena seated left holding Nike, elbow on shield, trident in exergue, 8.40g/12h (de Callataÿ p.141; AMNG I, 2478; Muller 277). Extremely fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £430
Kings of Bithynia, Kings of Bithynia, Nicomedes II (149-127), Tetradrachm, yr. 159 [140/139], diademed bust right, rev. Zeus standing left, crowning name with wreath and holding sceptre, 16.55g/12h (Waddington, Recueil général, p.119). Extremely fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £460
Mysia, Mysia, Kyzikos, Æ, c. 2nd cent. BC, head of Kore Soteira right, wearing wreath of oak, rev. tripod standing on flaming torch, wreath above, monograms at left and right, 13.18g/1h (cf. von Fritze 32-40; cf. SNG Copenhagen 83; cf. BMC 165; cf. SNG von Aulock 1242 [all different monograms]). Good very fine, glossy dark patina (£100-150)
Mysia, Mysia, Lampsakos, Diobol, c. 500, forepart of Pegasos right, rev. four-part incuse square, 1.35g (BMC 5; Gaebler, Nomisma XII, 8). Good very fine, very rare (£150-200)
Kings of Pergamon, Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I (263-241), Tetradrachm, laureate head of Philetairos right, rev. Athena seated left, holding shield and spear, left elbow resting on sphinx, ivy leaf above knee, bow behind, a on throne, 17.06g/12h (Westermark Gp III (V.XIX/R – [unlisted rev. die]); SNG BnF 1606; SNG von Aulock 1353). Very fine, toned (£750-850)
Troas, Troas, Assos, Æ, c. 4th-3rd cent. BC, griffin seated left, rev. helmeted head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet, 2.97g/9h (cf. SNG Copenhagen 235; cf. BMC 10). Good very fine, mottled green patina; unpublished in the standard references (£150-200)
Troas, Troas, Ilion (Troy), Æ, c. 301-281, laureate and helmeted head of Athena right, rev. statue of Athena Ilias left, holding filleted spear and distaff, 5.15g/5h (Bellinger T1; BMC Troas 8-9; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –). Very fine, black patina but some light roughness, rare; the first coin of ancient Troy (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £150
Islands off Troas, Islands off Troas, Tenedos, Stephanephoric Tetradrachm, c. 160, janiform head of bearded and laureate male left and diademed female right, rev. tenediwn, double axe between bunch of grapes and standing owl, monogram to left, 15.96g/1h (BMC 28; SNG von Aulock 1590; Lampson Locker 277, same dies). Extremely fine and evenly toned (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £5,800
Lesbos, Lesbos, MYTILENE, electrum Hekte, c. 521-478, ram's head right, cock standing left below, rev. incuse head of roaring lion right, rectangular punch behind, 2.51g/2h (Bodenstedt Em 16a; SNG von Aulock 1688, 7719; BMC 7-9; Jameson 1468; Pozzi 2312). Good very fine (£500-600)
£500–£600
Lesbos, Lesbos, Mytilene, electrum Hekte, c. 454-427, diademed head of Silenos right, rev. two ram’s heads confronted, palmette in between, all within incuse square, 2.47g/4h (Bodenstedt Em 37; SNG von Aulock 1700; BMC 40). Good very fine (£500-600)
Lesbos, Lesbos, Mytilene, electrum Hekte, c. 454-427, similar, 2.53g/7h (Bodenstedt Em 37; SNG von Aulock 1700; BMC 40). Good very fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £440
Lesbos, Lesbos, MYTILENE, electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap, two stars above, rev. head of Persephone right within linear square, 2.53g/12h (Bodenstedt Em 99; SNG Copenhagen 321). Good very fine (£500-600)
Lesbos, Lesbos, MYTILENE, electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, similar, 2.54g/12h (Bodenstedt Em 99; SNG Copenhagen 321). Very fine (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £280
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