Experts in Coins & Medals

MACEDON. Sermyle. Circa 500-470 BC. Stater (Silver, 27 mm, 16.90 g). SERMYΛIAO-N Armored warrior, holding spear aloft in his raised right hand, on horseback galloping to right; below, base formed of two horizontal lines enclosing a line of pellets. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, with a cross-like ornament composed of five pellets at the center. AMNG III/2, 3, pl. XXI, 5 = de Hirsch 987 = Traité II, 1, 1668 (struck from the same dies). HGC 3.1, 661. Rare. Clear and well-centered, with attractive grey surfaces. Usual minor granularity and with a lightly struck obverse , otherwise, about extremely fine.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Siglos (Silver, 16 mm, 5.48 g, 5 h), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding bow in his left hand, spear in his right and with a quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XII). Sunrise 25. Very fine.