Experts in Coins & Medals

SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 6.62 g, 6 h), circa 300 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, owl standing right, with head facing. Rev. Pegasos flying to left; above, star of eight rays. Calciati 28 (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 2095 (same dies). Attractively toned and of very fine style. Minor marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Tetradrachm (Silver, 21.5 mm, 15.29 g, 11 h), dated year 27 = ΖΚ of the Actian Era, and during the 12th consulate ΙΒ = 5/4 BC. ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟY Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. ETOYΣ ZK ΝΙΚΗΣ ( in the 27th year from victory) The Tyche of Antioch seated on a rock to right, with, below, the river-god Orontes swimming right; in field to right, monogram of YΠA and IB above monogram of ΑΝΤIOΧ. McAlee 181. Prieur 51. RPC 4152. Minor flan fault on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.