Experts in Coins & Medals

PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope. Circa 425-410 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 5.92 g), Aeginetic standard. Head of a sea eagle to right; below, dolphin swimming to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square composed of two raised and two sunken squares; within one of the sunken squares, an uncertain letter on one side of a raised line with a pellet on the other; in the opposing square, a pellet on the side of a raised line forming the back of a B . Seemingly unpublished. HGC 7, 387 var. (differing reverse). SNG BM Black Sea -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. For a vaguely similar piece, albeit with a stylistically different eagle head and an equally different reverse, see CNG 76, 2007, 668 and the very much inferior CNG 461, 2020, 91. Apparently unique. With a powerful eagle's head, though somewhat rustically done. Minor marks and deposits. Good very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Hemiobol (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.65 g, 3 h), uncertain western mint. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ The weapons of Herakles: above the legend, bow in gorytos; below, club to right above a lit torch. HGC 3.1, 951. Price 2800. Attractive light-green patina. Some earthen encrustations, otherwise, good very fine.