Experts in Coins & Medals

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 14 mm, 4.15 g, 12 h), Attic standard. Silphium fruit; border of dots. Rev. Winged figure of Kyrene as the πότνια θηρών (=Lady or Mistress of the Animals) standing facing, her head to left, apparently holding, with each hand, a stag (or a gazelle?) hanging down by her side; on either side, below her wings, three pellets; the whole within a square dotted frame in an incuse square. BMC p. xxv, 18c and pl. IV, 6 = SNG Copenhagen 1166. Extremely rare. Minor marks and scuffs, otherwise, very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 13 mm, 1.88 g, 5 h), Babylon, circa 324-3. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left; in the left field, M; below throne, monogram. Müller 675. Price 3605. Waggoner Issue II. Rare. Rough and porous surfaces, otherwise, about very fine.