Experts in Coins & Medals

CRETE. Itanos. Circa 350-320 BC. Stater (Silver, 25 mm, 10.25 g, 12 h). Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with two olive leaves on the visor and a palmette on a tendril on the bowl. Rev. ITANIΩN Eagle with folded wings standing left, his head turned back to right; in field to right, triton swimming upwards, raising his right hand and holding a trident with his left; all within a shallow incuse square. Jameson 2128 (this coin). Le Rider, pl. VIII, 15. SNG Lockett 2573. Svoronos, Numismatique 35, pl.XIX, 17. Heavily toned; and very attractive example struck in high relief. Flan crack, otherwise, extremely fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon), second reign, 145-116 BC. Hemiobol (Bronze, 20 mm, 3.93 g, 11 h), naming Ptolemy Euergetes II,, Kyrene. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ Statue of Aphrodite facing front, holding lotus blossom in right hand and poppies in left. CPE B690. Koln 167. SNG Copenhagen 655-7. Svoronos 1651. Rare, dark patina. Good very fine.