Experts in Coins & Medals

ATTICA. Athens. 135/4 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.00 g, 12 h), New Style "stephanephoric" coinage, struck under the magistrates Menedemos, Epigenes and Lysandros. Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing a triple-crested Attic helmet, adorned with Pegasos and a long tendril on the bowl, and four horse protomes on the visor, a pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. Α-ΘΕ /ΜΕ-ΝΕΔ / ΕΠΙ/ΓΕΝΟ / ΛΥΣΑΝ Owl standing facing on amphora; to left, Asklepios standing to left; on amphora, I (= 1oth month); below amphora, ΣΦ (= contractor's initials); all within olive wreath. HGC 4, 1602. Thompson 354 var. (this obverse die, but with the magistrates and controls of 353i.). Clear and well-centered. Minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 18.5 mm, 8.52 g, 12 h). Silphium plant with two pairs of leaves and three flowers; in field to left, silphium fruit. Rev. Two dolphins swimming around silphium fruit; all within incuse square. Cf. Asyut 833, BMFA 1301, SNG Copenhagen 1163 (all staters with similar types). Extremely rare and apparently unpublished. Granular surfaces, otherwise, about very fine.