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Greek coinage, Achæmened Kings of Persia, Time of Darios I to Xerxes II (c. 485-420), Gold Daric, Sardis, Persian archer, kneeling right, holding spear and bow, rev. incuse impression containing wavy horizontal lines, 8.36g/12h (Carradice type IIIb A/B (pl. 13, 27); BMC Arabia pl. 24, 26; Sear 4677 [Lydia]). Oblong shaped flan, good fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £800
Greek coinage, Carthage, ZEUGITANA, Electrum Stater, c. 310-290, head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn and prominent curl, wearing necklace and ear-ring, rev. horse standing right, three pellets below exergual line, 7.53g/12h (Jenkins and Lewis Gp V). Small graze on obverse in front of face, otherwise good fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,400
Greek coinage, Æolis, Kyme, Tetradrachm, c. 160, head of the Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with ribbon, rev. horse pacing right, one-handled vase at feet, magistrate’s name MHTPOΦANHΣ below, all within laurel wreath, 16.57g/12h (Oakley, MN 27 [1982], 12a ; SNG Copenhagen 104). Extremely fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £650
Greek coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, Tetradrachm, c. 450-439, slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer, Nike flying left above, rev. ΣYPAKOΣION, head of Artemis-Arethusa right, hair enclosed in sakkos, four dolphins around, 17.12g/6h (Boehringer 688). Very fine £250-300
Greek coinage, Carthage, ZEUGITANA, Tetradrachm, c. 300-289 BC, head of Herakles right, clad in lion-skin, rev. head and neck of a horse left, palm tree behind, 17.02g/6h (Jenkins 391). Good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £1,100
Greek coinage, Islands off Caria, Rhodes, Didrachm, c. 250-230, radiate head of Helios three-quarters right, rev. MNACImA XOC above rose with bud on right, Athena standing left, 6.76g/12h (SNG Keckman 537; SNG Tubingen 3576; SNG Delepierre 2764). Extremely fine, of good style and well-centred £250-300
Hammer Price: £600
Greek coinage, Kushan Kingdom, Vasu Deva II (c. 280-320), Stater, King standing left sacrificing over altar, rev. Siva standing facing, holding trident and wreath, bull standing left behind, 8.05g/12h (Göbl 596; Mitchiner 3588; F 44). Extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £580
Greek coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, Tetradrachm, c. 415-405, obverse die signed by EV, galloping quadriga driven left by charioteer who is crowned by Nike flying right, rev. head of Artemis-Arethusa left, hair elaborately bound, four dolphins around, 17.25g/9h (Tudeer 29; BMC 192). Very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £1,200
Greek coinage, Thrace, Thasos, Stater, c. 460, naked satyr right, carrying off struggling nymph, rev. quadripartite incuse square, 8.76g (SNG Copenhagen 1010; Sear 1746). Good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £370
Greek coinage, Kings and Dynasts of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281), Tetradrachm, Kios, c. 288-282, diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, 17.06g/12h (Thompson 180). Good very fine, scarce £200-250
Hammer Price: £400
Greek coinage, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 449-413, head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and floral scroll, rev. owl standing right, head facing to right, AΘE, olive leaf and crescent at left, all within incuse square, 16.96g/12h (SNG Copenhagen 37; Sear 2526). A few minor marks on high points, otherwise very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £340
Greek coinage, Ionia, Magnesia, Tetradrachm, c. 160, diademed head of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder, rev. magistrate’s names EPAΣΙΠΠOΣ and APIΣTEOΥ either side of naked Apollo standing left on Mæander pattern, holding branch and resting left elbow on tripod, all within laurel wreath, 16.68g/12h (Jones, MN 24 [1979], 26-34). Almost extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £820
Greek coinage, Ionia, Ephesus, Tetradrachm, c. 390-330, bee with straight wings dividing E Φ, rev. forepart of kneeling stag right, looking back, palm tree behind, magistrate’s name OPAΣYΛOXOΣ, 14.96g/12h (SNG Copenhagen 224; Sear 4372 var). Small scratch in reverse field, otherwise very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £360
Greek coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, Tetradrachm, c. 485-479, slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer, Nike flying right, rev. ΣYPAKOΣION, head of Artemis-Arethusa right with diadem of beads, four dolphins around, 17.08g/12h (Boehringer 324). About very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £420
Greek coinage, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander the Great (336-323), Tetradrachm, Ake, 324-3, head of Herakles right, rev. Zeus seated with legs parallel on backless throne, holding eagle and sceptre, Phoenician letters ayin and kaph and numeral III [23], 16.80g/12h (Price 3256; S 6713 var). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
Greek coinage, Attica, Athens, ‘new style’, Tetradrachm, 143-142, magistrates Phanokles, Apollonios and Philinos, head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with Pegasos, rev. owl standing right on prostrate amphora, Artemis with torch in field, all within olive wreath, 16.58g/12h (Thompson 702k). Good very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £380
Greek coinage, Peloponnesos, Sikyon, Stater, c. 335-330, chimæra walking left, ΣE below, rev. dove flying left within olive wreath, 11.98g/3h (BCD 218; BMC 57). About very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Greek coinage, Pamphylia, Aspendos, Stater, c. 370-333, two naked athletes wrestling, ba between them, rev. slinger advancing right, triskeles in front, within dotted square, 10.84g/12h (Traité II, 1574; Tekin series 4; SNG France –; SNG von Aulock –; Izmir –; SNG Copenhagen –). Very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Greek coinage, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Seleukos I (312-280), Tetradrachm, Susa, c. 295-291, head of Herakles right, clad in lion-skin, rev. Zeus enthroned left, his legs parallel, holding eagle and sceptre, on right ΣEΛEYKOY, head of Helios in field with monogram, 17.12g/6h (SC 165.1a; Hoover 12j). Very fine, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Greek coinage, Phoenicia, Sidon, Mazaios (c. 353-333), Double Shekel, yr 16 (338/7), Phoenician pentekonter sailing left, four waves below, date above, rev. Persian king and driver in chariot left, being drawn by goat, King of Sidon advancing left behind, 24.49g/12h (cf. Elayi & Elayi Gp IV; cf. Sear 5947). Obverse poorly struck, reverse very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £310
Greek coinage, Greek Multiple Lots, Parthia, Tetradrachms (2), of Phraates IV and Vologases IV; Drachms (20), of Mithradates I, II and III, Sinatruces, Darius, Orodes II, Phraates IV, Artabanos II and Vologases VI [22]. Varied state £150-200
Greek coinage, Miscellaneous, Greek silver (17), including Lydia, Phoenicia, etc [17]. Fine to very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £440
Greek coinage, Lokris, Lokris Opuntii, Quarter-Stater, c. 369-338, head of Persephone right, rev. Ajax advancing right, holding sword and shield decorated with serpent (SNG Copenhagen 53; Sear 2330 var); Epeirote Republic (238-168), Drachm, head of Zeus Bodonaios right wreathed with oak, EK monogram behind, rev. AΠEI/PΩTAN either side of eagle standing right on thunderbolt, all within oak wreath (SNG Copenhagen 114; Sear 1996) [2]. Very fine or better £120-150
Hammer Price: £480
Greek coinage, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 393-300, head of Athena right with eye in true profile, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and floral scroll, rev. owl standing right, head facing, AΘE to right, olive leaf and crescent to left, all within incuse square, 16.85g/9h (SNG Copenhagen 63 var; Sear 2537). Very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £280
Greek coinage, Corinthia, Corinth, Stater, c. 350-306, Pegasos flying left, koppa below, rev. head of Athena left wearing Corinthian helmet, e and rose behind (Sear 2626 var); Drachm, Pegasus left, rev. head of Aphrodite left (Sear 2634 variety) [2]. Both very fine £120-150
Greek coinage, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I (305-283), Tetradrachm, head of Alexander the Great right, clad in elephant-skin, rev. Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, small eagle on thunderbolt to right, AAEΞANΔPOY on left (SNG Copenhagen 18; Sear 7749); together with another Ptolemy Tetradrachm [2]. First with a few small areas of corrosion, otherwise both very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £410
Greek coinage, Greek Multiple Lots, Thessaly, Larissa, Drachm, c. 400-360 (Sear 2111 var); together with other silver coins of Thessaly and Pæonia (2) [3]. Very fine £120-150
Greek coinage, Greek Multiple Lots, Euboia, Chalkis, Drachm, c. 340-294 (Sear 2483); together with silver coins of Histiaia, Macedon, etc (5) [6]. Varied state £120-150
Hammer Price: £850
Greek coinage, Northern Lucania, Velia, Didrachm, c. 440-400, head of Athena left wearing crested helmet ornamented with griffin, rev. stag kneeling right, attacked by lion, 7.60g/12h (cf. Williams Section 34, 157-169; HN Italy 1270). Very fine £100-150
Greek coinage, Southern Lucania, Thurium, Stater, c. 443-400, head of Athena right wearing crested helmet bound with olive leaves, rev. bull butting right, ΘOYPIΩN above, 7.81g/12h (SNG Ashmolean 905; HN Italy 1775). Good very fine £100-150
Greek coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, Tetradrachm, c. 474-450, slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer, Nike flying right above, rev. ΣVRAKOΣION, head of Artemis-Arethusa right, hair bound with cord, four dolphins around, 16.79g/9h (Boehringer 534). Obverse with scratches in field, otherwise very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £390
Greek coinage, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander the Great, Tetradrachm, uncertain Macedonian mint, head of Herakles right with right leg drawn back on backless throne, rev. Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, uncertain marks in field, 16.66g/12h (cf. Price 525ff for style). Very fine £100-150
Greek coinage, Cilicia, Tarsos, Stater, c. 361-334, Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, holding eagle, corn ear and bunch of grapes, Aramaic legend behind, rev. lion left, attacking bull kneeling left, Aramaic legend above, 10.94g/12h (SNG Levante Suppl. 20; SNG BnF 335). Good very fine £100-150
Greek coinage, Greek Multiple Lots, Bactria, Menander, Tetradrachm; together with other Indo-Greek coins (13) [14]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £350
Greek coinage, Miscellaneous, SYRIA, Tetradrachms (4), including Philip II, Caracalla and Gordian III [4]. Very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Greek coinage, Southern Apulia, TARENTUM, Nomos, c. 272-240, warrior on horse prancing right holding spear, rev. Taras seated left on dolphin holding wreath bearing Nike and trident, TAPAΣ behind, 6.42g/9h (Vlasto 896-8; HN Italy 1039). Very fine £100-150
Greek coinage, Miscellaneous, Pisidia, Corycus, Valerian II, Æ 32 (Sear 4491); together with other Greek Imperial bronzes (8), including Gordian III, Tranquillina, Julia Domna, etc [9]. First very fine, others fine to very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £290
Greek coinage, Northern Lucania, Velia, Didrachm, c. 334-300, head of Athena left wearing crested helmet ornamented with female centaur, rev. lion standing left, devouring piece of meat, 7.51g/9h (Williams 355; HN Italy 1295). Graffiti in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £80-100
Greek coinage, Caria, Knidos, Drachm, c. 465-449, forepart of lion right, rev. head of Aphrodite right of archaic style within incuse square, 6.08g/9h (Cahn 77). Very fine, obverse better £80-100
Hammer Price: £720
Greek coinage, Miscellaneous, Pontus, Amaseia, Julia Domna, Æ 31; together with other Greek Imperial bronzes (9), of Philip I, Caracalla, etc [10]. Varied state £80-100
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