Experts in Coins & Medals

Irene, 797-802. Solidus (Gold, 18.5 mm, 3.82 g, 6 h), Syracuse, 798-802. EIRIN bASILISI Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross-tipped scepter in her left; in field to left, pellet. Rev. EIRIN bASILISI Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding a globus cruciger in her right hand and a cross-tipped scepter in her left; in field to left and right, C - I. Anastasi 455. DOC -. SB -. Struck from the same dies as the piece that appeared in Sincona 37, 2017, as lot 335. Very rare. Sharply struck. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise, good extremely fine.

ATTICA. Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.27 g, 9 h), circa 430s. Head of Athena to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet, adorned with three olive leaves and a palmette, a round earring and a pearl necklace. Rev. AΘE Owl standing to right, head facing; behind, olive spray, with the hanging leaf much larger than the other, and a crescent moon; all within an incuse square. HGC 4, 1597. Kroll 8. SNG Copenhagen 31. Svoronos pl. 14, 13. A superior example, sharply struck on sound metal. Good extremely fine.