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GAUL, Northeast. Parisii, circa 70-60 BC. Stater (Gold, 23 mm, 6.84 g, 3 h), class V. Celticized head of Apollo to right, with wavy hair and a floral ornament before. Rev. Disjointed and stylized horse to right, with a fan-like checker-board design (a devolved chariot and driver) behind. De la Tour 7777. D&T 83. Revue Numismatique 1962, pl. V, 55-57. Sills 473. Good very fine.

CELTIC, Middle Danube. Uncertain tribe. 2nd century BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 12.35 g, 2 h), The ‘Kroisbach’ type, with diadem and ‘Reiterstumpf’, Burgenland or Western Slovakia. Diademed, beardless male head to right. Rev. Horse prancing to left with the torso of a rider on his back; below, caduceus to left. CCCBM I, xlvii, b, 153. Lanz 743. Nanteuil 26. OTA 469. Lovely deep toning and fine example with sharp details. Extremely fine.

CAMPANIA. Hyria. Circa 405-385 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 7.35 g, 5 h). Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with an olive-wreath and an owl standing to left. Rev. YDIANΟΣ Man-faced bull walking to right. HN III, 539. Rutter 122 (HO46/HR108). SNG ANS 265-6 (same dies). Attractively toned and of fine style, and with a rare legend form. Good very fine.

CAMPANIA. Neapolis. Circa 320-300 BC. Nomos or Didrachm (Silver, 19 mm, 6.02 g, 8 h), struck under the magistrate Diophanes. Diademed head of the nymph Parthenope to right, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, kantharos; below, ΔΙ. Rev. NEOΠOΛITHΣ Man-headed bull walking right, head turned to the front; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head. HN III 571. Sambon 447. SNG ANS 320. With a lovely head of Parthenope. Some light porosity, otherwise, about extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 6.48 g), struck under the magistrates Lykinos and Sy... Horseman advancing to left, crowning horse with a wreath held in his right hand, and holding reins in his left; to right, ΣΥ; below horse, ΛΥΚΙ/ΝΟΣ. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑΣ Phalanthos seated on dolphin to left, brandishing a trident held in his right hand, and with a chlamys draped over his extended left arm; to right, owl standing to left, head facing front. HN III 1025. SNG ANS 1165. Vlasto 836-41. Well centered. Nearly extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 6.47 g, 11 h), struck under the magistrates Zopyrion, So.. and Ep... Young man, wearing a tunic and leaning back with his head facing front, riding a horse springing to right, holding the horse's mane with his left hand and the reins with his right; below right, bucranion with the letters ΣΩ between its horns; below, on the exergual line, ΖΩΠΥΡΙΩΝ. Rev. Τ-ΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding a hippocamp in his right hand and a trident with his left; to right, head of Pan to left, above the dolphin's back, monogram of ΕΠ. HN III 1054. SNG ANS 1246. Vlasto 940-941. With an unusual depiction of the rider, appearing as if he is just barely remaining seated on the horse, but probably performing some acrobatic stunt to please a crowd. Extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 6.53 g, 5 h), struck under the magistrate Olympis. Cuirassed warrior, brandishing spear in his right hand and holding the reins in his left, riding horse galloping to right; in field to left, wreath; below horse, OΛYMΠIΣ. Rev. Τ-ΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand, cornucopia in his left; in field to right, tripod. HN III 1055. SNG ANS 1249. Vlasto 942-943. Well centered and of fine style. Extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 6.45 g, 1 h), struck under the magistrate Aristippos. APICΤIΠΠ[OC] Ephebe, nude but for a wreath on his head, holding filleted palm frond in his right hand and reins in his left, riding horse rearing to right; behind, monogram of AP. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑC Phalanthos, laureate and nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on the back of the dolphin; to right, monogram of MY. HN III 1056. SNG ANS 1253. Vlasto 947-949. Bold and lustrous. The reverse struck just a touch off-center, otherwise, extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 6.51 g, 1 h), struck under the magistrates Philokles, Le..., and Arn.... Nude jockey riding horse walking to right, holding the reins in his left hand and crowning the horse with a wreath held in his right; to left, monogram of ΑΡΝ; to right, monogram of ΛΕ; below, ΦΙΛ-Ο/ΚΛΗC over dolphin swimming to right. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑΣ Taras riding dolphin to left, holding a horse rhyton in his right hand and a trident (the two side prongs of the trident head are in the form of dolphins) in his left; to right, two highly elaborate amphoroi (or loutrophoroi?) on elaborate stands and with lids. HN III 1057. SNG ANS 1254. SNG BN 2057. Vlasto 950-954. Well centered and with a particularly bold obverse. Extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 6.52 g, 4 h), struck under the magistrate Xenokrates. Armoured military leader, riding a horse moving slowly to left, raising his right hand in salute and turning his bearded and laureate head to face the viewer; in upper field to right, monogram and pileus; below horse, ΞΕ-ΝΟΚΡΑ/Τ-ΗΣ. Rev. [Τ]ΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to left, his body turned slightly back to right, holding a trident over his right shoulder in his right hand and holding his drapery in his upraised left; to right, monogram of ΣΩ; below, waves and, barely visible to right, a cuttlefish. HN III 1058. SNG ANS 1258. Vlasto 955-958. Clear details (note especially the faces) and lustrous surfaces. Extremely fine.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 6.50 g, 3 h), struck under the magistrates Kallikrates, Epik... and Ne.... Bare-headed, bearded and armored military leader riding horse galloping to right, his head and torso facing and his right arm stretched out to left, holding Nike crowning him to right; in field to left, monogram of ΕΠΙΚ; below horse, KAΛΛIKPA / THΣ. Rev. TAPAΣ Phalanthos astride dolphin to left, holding, in his right hand, Nike crowning him to right, and, in his left, an ornamental trident; to right, monogram of NE. HN III 1059. SNG ANS 1260. SNG Paris 2059. Vlasto 963. A beautiful, sharply struck and well-centered example. Good extremely fine.

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 520-510 BC. Stater (Silver, 27 mm, 8.12 g, 12 h). ΜΕΤΑ Ear of barley with eight grains; around, border of dots within two concentric linear circles. Rev. Ear of barley with eight grains, all incuse; rayed border. HN III 1467. Noe 115 (same dies). SNG ANS 209. A very attractive, beautifully toned example of splendid quality, struck in high relief on a broad flan, rare thus. Extremely fine.

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 340-330 BC. Distater (Silver, 26 mm, 15.85 g, 7 h), struck under the magistrates Ape.. and Ami... Bearded head of Leukippos to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet [ornamented with Nike driving a quadriga and a hippocamp]; behind neck to left, ΑΠΗ and forepart of a lion to right. Rev. ΜΕΤΑΠΟΝΤΙΝΩΝ Grain ear with leaf to left; above leaf, club; below leaf, ΑΜΙ. De Sartiges 42 (this coin). HN III 1574. Johnston Class B, 1.6 (same dies). Kraay & Hirmer 242. SNG ANS 430-1. Very charmingly toned with golden highlights, and with a particularly hard-to-find provenance. Reverse struck silghtly off-centre, otherwise, good very fine.

LUCANIA. Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. Stater (Silver, 28 mm, 8.25 g, 12 h). VM Bull standing left, head turned back to right, on groundline composed of pellets between two lines. Rev. Incuse bull standing right, head turned back to left. HN III 1729. Gorini 2. SNG ANS 828 ff. SNG Lloyd 449-50. Well centered with attractive old toning. Somewhat irregular flan, otherwise, good very fine.

LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 465-440 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 3.83 g, 1 h). Head of nymph right, her hair held in the back by her diadem. Rev. VEΛH Owl standing right, head facing, on olive branch; to upper right, Δ. HN III 1265. SNG Delepierre 401 (same dies). Williams 87c (O63/R61; this coin). Attractive old collection toning. Very fine.

BRUTTIUM. Rhegion. Circa 435-425 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 17.04 g, 5 h). Lion's mask facing. Rev. RECINOS (retrograde) Iokastos, bearded and draped from the waist, seated left on backless stool, holding long scepter in his left hand and resting right on the stool; all within olive wreath. De Sartiges pl. V, 73 = Herzfelder 52f (D31/R43, this coin). HN III 2488. Wonderful old toning, and with an illustrious pedigree. A few minor scratches, otherwise, good very fine.

SICILY. Akragas. Circa 465/4-446 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.42 g, 1 h). AKRAC - ANTOΣ Eagle standing to left. Rev. Crab seen from above. BMC 37 (same dies). Westermark 317.2 (this coin, dies O4/R11). Attractive, lightly toned and well-struck. Some areas of striking flatness and some minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

SICILY. Himera. Circa 530-483/2 BC. Drachm (Silver, 20 mm, 5.48 g). Rooster standing to left. Rev. Mill-sail pattern of eight triangles, alternatively raised and sunken; all within a rayed border. HGC 2, 421. Kraay Group III, uncertain dies. With a bold and lively rooster, nicely toned. Good very fine.

SICILY. Himera. Circa 420-410 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.65 g, 3 h), signed by the engraver Mai.... The nymph Himera, wearing chiton and peplos, driving quadriga galloping to right, beginning to slow down at the finish of the race; above, Nike flying to left, bearing a wreath for the driver in her right hand and holding a tablet inscribed ΜΑΙ in her left; in the exergue, hippocamp swimming to left. Rev. [ΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ] The nymph Himera standing facing, turned slightly to the left, holding phiale in her right hand to pour a libation over an altar with square horns to left; to right, satyr standing to right in a fountain basin, showering under a stream of water emanating from a lion’s head spout. AMB 306 (same dies). Biucchi, Q. Tic 17, 1988, 22 (same dies). Boehringer, , pl. VII, 9 (same dies). Gutman-Schwabacher 20 (same dies). Kraay & Hirmer pl. 22,71 (same dies). Rizzo pl. XXI, 23 (same dies). A lovely toned example, well-struck and very attractive. Struck on a very slightly tight flan, otherwise, extremely fine.

SICILY. Kamarina. Circa 405 BC. Diobol (Gold, 11.5 mm, 1.14 g, 7 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with a hippocamp. Rev. KA Olive-spray with two berries. SNG ANS 1209. Weber 1248 (this coin). Westermark & Jenkins 206.14 (this coin). Removed from NGC encapsulation #4936361-003. Rare. Very well-centered and clearly struck. Very fine.

SICILY. Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.22 g, 5 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. LEO-N-TI-NO-N Head of roaring lion to right; around, four barley corns. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 40 (same obverse die). Gulbenkian 217 (same obverse die). HGC 667. SNG ANS 229-30 (same obverse die). Warren 254 (this coin). A wonderful specimen, perfectly centered with attractive toning. Extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny, 485-466 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 8.55 g, 1 h), under Gelon I, circa 485-480. Nude and bearded horseman riding to right, holding reins in both hands. Rev. ΣVRA-KOΣ-IΟN Head of Arethusa to right, wearing necklace and pearl diadem, her hair falling down behind; around, three dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 98 (V46/R66). Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 23 (same dies). SNG ANS 26 (same dies). Perfectly centered and nicely toned. Very fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 17.07 g, 10 h), c. 450. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and the reins in both; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses; in the exergue, ketos to right. Rev. ΣV-RΑΚ-ΟΣ-Ι-Ο-Ν Diademed head of Arethusa to right, her hair bound with a taenia, wearing an elaborate pendant earring and a necklace of pendants; around, four dolphins swimming to right. Boehringer 534 (V273/R375). SNG Lockett 937 (same dies). Attractively toned and with a wonderfully elegant reverse. Minor traces of corrosion and with an obverse struck from a rusty die. Extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.33 g, 1 h), unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas, circa 405-400. Charioteer, holding reins in both hands and kentron in right, driving a quadriga rushing to left, about to turn, the head of the third horse turned back to right; above, Nike flying right to crown the driver; in exergue, dolphin leaping left. Rev. Σ-Υ-ΡΑ[Κ-Ο-Σ-ΙΩN] Head of Arethusa to left, wearing ampyx, double-spiral earring and simple necklace with a large pearl pendant; in the field to left, three dolphins: two swimming downwards and one upwards; to right, behind Arethusa's neck, dolphin swimming downwards. Fischer-Bossert/Tudeer 92 (dies 33/64). HGC 2, 1345. Dewing 857 (same dies). SNG ANS 297 (same dies). Attractively toned and a with very lovely rendition of Arethusa. Die-breaks on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Timoleon, 344-337 BC. Dilitron (Silver, 13 mm, 1.54 g, 3 h). ΣYPAKOΣ-IΩN Janiform female head; to right, dolphin downwards. Rev. Horse galloping left; above, star. HGC 2, 1374. SNG ANS 517. SNG Lockett 999 (this coin). Well centered and attractively toned. Good very fine.

SICILY. Tauromenion. Circa 214-212 BC. 15 Litrai or Trihemiobol (Gold, 10 mm, 1.00 g, 7 h). Laureate head of Apollo to left; in the field to right, fly. Rev. TAYPOME-NITAN Tripod lebes with lid, three ring handles, ornamental volutes below the bowl and legs ending in lion's paws; above to left, monogram of API. HGC 2, 1571. SNG ANS 1115. Of unusually fine Hellenistic style, especially for such a small coin, toned, and with an illustrious pedigree. Some minor scratches and marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 9.29 g, 9 h). Head of Tanit to left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace with ten pendants. Rev. Horse standing to right; on groundline, before hindlegs, trefoil of pellets with point upwards. Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIi, 106 (same dies). MAA 4. Shaply struck and quite lustrous, a lovely example. Good extremely fine.

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. Stater (Gold, 20.5 mm, 9.15 g, 10 h). Head of Pan to left, wearing a wreath of ivy. Rev. Π-Α-Ν Griffin standing on grain ear to left, his head facing front, holding a spear in his mouth and with his right forepaw raised. Anokhin 1021. HGC 7, 20. Kraay & Hirmer 440. MacDonald 54. SNG BM Black Sea 867. Virtually as struck.

THRACE. Ainos. Circa 457/6-456/5 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.45 g, 1 h). Head of Hermes to right, his hair wound around his head in a plait, wearing a petasos with a beaded border and a button at the top. Rev. AINI Male goat standing to right; to right, ivy leaf within a crescent; all within a shallow incuse square. AMNG 272. De Sartiges pl. XI, 165. May, Ainos 48c (A29/P39, this coin). C. C. Vermeule, "Greek Coins in the Elisabeth Washburn Collection at Bryn Mawr College," NC (1956), 77 (with the note purchased from "Hirsch, 1941"). A wonderful example of rustic style, and nicely toned. Nearly extremely fine.

THRACE. Maroneia. Circa 386/5-348/7 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 11.13 g, 11 h), struck under the magistrate Hikesios. ΜΑΡΩ Horse with trailing rein rearing to left. Rev. ΕΠΙ ΙΚΕ-ΣΙΟ Grape arbor in linear square; to left, caduceus; all within shallow incuse square. BMC 25 (same dies). Schönert-Geiss 425 (V9/R14) = West 92a (this coin). SNG Lockett 1200 (same dies). Deeply toned and attractive. Nearly extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-463 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 9.94 g), c. 500-480. Ithyphallic satyr advancing to right, carrying protesting nymph. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 128. BMFA 851. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2. SNG Copenhagen 1009. Superbly struck in high relief with excellent details and with a nymph whose expression seems rather more amused than anything else! Extremely fine.

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 32 mm, 17.06 g, 12 h), Alexandreia Troas, 297/6-282/1. Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike, crowning the king’s name, in her right hand; behind, transverse spear with point below left; in field to left, monogram; on throne, monogram of ΘE. Müller -. Meadows, Alexandria 22 (O13/R44) = SNG Berry 438 (same dies). Thompson -. Of a supreme early Hellenistic style! Very high relief and with a bold portrait of Alexander the Great. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.92 g, 11 h), struck posthumously in Bithynian Kios, shortly after 281. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike, crowning the king’s name, in her right hand; behind, transverse spear; in outer left field, club; in inner left field, monogram of ΠΑ; in exergue, bow in bowcase and monogram of ΔIO. HGC 7, 555. Marinescu Issue 38, 135. Müller 410 (as Erythrae). Wonderful portrait; a sharp, lustrous and high grade coin struck on perfect silver. Good extremely fine.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Derrones. Circa 480-465 BC. Dodekadrachm (Silver, 35 mm, 40.00 g). Male driver, wearing petasos and robes, seated to left on a throne-like chair, mounted on a two-wheeled ox-cart moving slowly to left, holding the reins in his left hand and a curious goad in his raised right; above the oxen, crested Corinthian helmet to left. Rev. Triskeles to right, almost totally effaced by die wear, on plain field. Svoronos, Hell. Prim., 17 and pl. II, 2-3. A big, bold and impressive coin. Very fine.

MACEDON. Akanthos. Circa 380-350 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.5 mm, 14.27 g, 9 h), struck under the magistrate Alexios. ΑΛΕΞΙOΣ Lion to right, attacking bull collapsing to left. Rev. ΑΚΑ-Ν-ΘΙΟ-Ν in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square with stippled quarters in relief. Cf. Desneux 150 (unrecorded dies but reverse close to R135). HGC 3.1, 391. SNG ANS -. Tselekas, Period G, 392 var. (O332/R-) . Finely detailed and sharply struck. Good extremely fine.

MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Olynthos. Circa 432-348 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.5 mm, 14.36 g, 6 h), circa 390. Laureate head of Apollo with short hair to right. Rev. Χ-Α-Λ-ΚΙΔ-ΕΩΝ Kithara. Robinson & Clement Group F, 10 (A9/P9). SNG ANS 470 (same reverse die). Good very fine.

MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Olynthos. Circa 432-348 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 14.37 g, 12 h), struck under the magistrate Timarchos, circa 370-367. Laureate head of Apollo with long hair to right. Rev. X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN / EΠI TIMAPXOY / ΔE Kithara. Robinson & Clement Group Q, 97 (A64/P84). SNG ANS 503 (same obverse die). With an realistic portrait of lovely style. About extremely fine.

MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Olynthos. Circa 432-348 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 14.30 g, 11 h), struck under the magistrate Annika, circa 351. Laureate head of Apollo with long hair to right. Rev. X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN / EΠI ANNIKA Kithara. De Luynes 1551 (same dies). Robinson & Clement Group U, 125 (A78/P107). SNG ANS 509-10. Attractive style. Nearly extremely fine.

MACEDON. Neapolis. Circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 9.06 g), c. 500. Facing Gorgoneion with gnashing teeth and extended tongue. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Dewing 1063. SNG ANS 403-404. Svoronos HPM pl. 9, 31. Very sharply struck, a most attractive example with dark toning and with the earlier, narrower gorgoneion. Extremely fine.

MACEDON. Neapolis. Circa 424-350 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 3.82 g, 2 h). Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue. Rev. Ν-Ε / Ο-Π Head of the nymph of Neapolis to right, her hair coiled around her head and with a bun at the back, wearing a plain necklace with a pendant. AMNG III, 11 and pl. XVI, 25. Kraay & Hirmer 434. SNG ANS 429. With a stunning Gorgon head, very well centered on a broad flan and a fine pedigree. Good very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Dekadrachm (Silver, 35 mm, 42.55 g, 2 h), Babylon, circa 325-323. Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, on his right, an eagle standing to right with closed wings; in the field to left, M; below throne, monogram. HGC 3.2, 909. Price 3600 var. (control marks in different positions). A very rare variety. Toned and in excellent silver, lacking the usual crystallisation. Usual marks an abrasions, otherwise, good very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Quarter Stater (Gold, 12 mm, 2.17 g, 6 h), Amphipolis, circa 330-320. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with serpent. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝ/ΔΡΟΥ Thunderbolt, bow and club. Price 165. A very appealing coin. Scattered light marks, otherwise, good very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 16.78 g, 1 h), struck posthumously, Mesembria, circa 250-175 BC. Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated to left on throne with high back, holding eagle with closed wings on his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left; in field to left, above knee, crested Corinthian helmet to right; in exergue, ΔΙ. Price 1002. Attractive toning with fine iridescent hues radiating from the devices. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Perseus, 179-168 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 15.59 g, 12 h), Pella or Amphipolis, circa 173-171. Diademed head of Perseus to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΕΡ-ΣΕΩΣ Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt; above, monogram of ΜΑΡ; to right, monogram of ΑΥ; between legs, monogram of ΑΝ; all within an oak wreath with a plow below. Mamroth 25. SNG Munich 1199. De Luca 250a (O51/R223, this coin not recorded). A wonderful, sharp portrait of Perseus, with light reddish tones highlighting the devices. Minor marks in the fields, otherwise, good extremely fine.

KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos, circa 335-315 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 12.66 g, 1 h), Astibos or Damastion. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ Paeonian horseman, wearing crested helmet and full armor, galloping to right and spearing fallen Macedonian soldier; in the field to left, retrograde monogram of ΜΕ. HGC 3.1, 148. Paeonian Hoard 204 (same dies). Pavlovska -. SNG ANS 1031 (same dies). Well-centered, well-struck, toned and attractive. About extremely fine.

KINGS OF PAEONIA. Audoleon, circa 315-286 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 12.59 g, 12 h). Head of Athena facing, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, head turned slightly to right. Rev. ΑΥΔΟΛΕΟΝ-ΤΟ-Σ Horse trotting to right; below, monogram of AY. BMC 4. Pavlovska 81-3. Cf. SNG ANS 1056 (different control). SNG Ashmolean 3369-70. Winterthur 1674. Excellent centering and dark toning, and with a wonderful pedigree. Good very fine.

THESSALY. Ainianes. Circa 80s BC. Trihemidrachm (Silver, 23.5 mm, 7.40 g, 12 h), Reduced Aiginetic standard, Hypata. Struck under the magistrate Eukrates. Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing an Attic helmet adorned with Pegasos, tendril, and four horse protomes. Rev. ΑΙΝΙΑΝΩΝ / ΕΥΚΡΑΤΗΣ Phemios, as a slinger, nude but for chlamys over his shoulder and sword on baldric, standing facing, head turned to right, hurling his sling to right; behind him, two spears leaning against his right leg; in the field on the far right, trophy. BCD Thessaly I, 1018 = De Callataÿ 2004, 22 (this coin). SNG Copenhagen 13. The finest example known, extremely rare thus, and with an impressive pedigree stretching back to 1909. Nearly extremely fine.

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 470s-460s BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.91 g, 9 h). Head of bridled horse to right; on neck, Γ. Rev. ΦΕ / ΤΑ Wheat grain with hull; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 16. HGC 4, 201. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Minor porosity not significantly affecting the designs, otherwise, about extremely fine.

EPEIROS. Ambrakia. Circa 360-338 BC. Stater (Silver, 20.5 mm, 8.35 g, 6 h). A Pegasos flying left. Rev. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet with a full crest; behind head to right, here off the flan, spear or spear head. BMC 43 (same dies). Calciati 111/2. De Luynes, 1888 (same dies). Pozzi 1751 (same dies). Ravel, "Colts of Ambracia", 168 (A74/P109). Sharply struck and of very fine style - one of the very few Corinthian-type staters with Athena's helmet bearing a crest. Good extremely fine.

KINGS OF EPEIROS. Pyrrhos, 297-272 BC. Octobol (Silver, 22 mm, 5.47 g, 7 h), circa 278-276/5. Head of Kore to right, wreathed with grain ears, wearing drop pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind, grape bunch. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΡΡOY Athena Promachos advancing left, brandishing spear in right hand and holding forth shield on left arm; to left, thunderbolt above A; to right, cornucopia. BMC 12. HGC 3.1, 263. SNG ANS 830. Weber 3015 (this coin). Very rare, and with lovely light toning and great style. Very fine.

AKARNANIA. Thyrrheion. Circa 168-160 BC. Stater (Silver, 25 mm, 9.62 g, 2 h), struck under the magistrate Zenomenes. ZENOMENHΣ Head of the River god Acheloos to right. Rev. ΘΥΡΡΕΙΩΝ Apollo Aktios seated left on throne, holding bow in right hand and resting left arm on side of throne; to left, monogram of AY. BCD Akarnania 400 (this coin). BMC 13. HGC 4, 921. SNG Lockett 1681 (this coin). Rare and of unusually fine condition, very attractively toned. Minor flan faults, otherwise, good very fine.

AKARNANIA, Federal Coinage (Akarnanian Confederacy). Leukas. 3rd century BC . Stater (Silver, 28 mm, 9.99 g, 5 h), struck under the magistrate Lykourgos. Head of the River god Acheloos to right. Rev. ΑΚΑΡΝΑΝΩΝ Apollo Aktios seated left on throne, holding bow in right hand and resting left arm on side of throne; to left, monogram of ΘΕ. BCD Akarnania 20.3 (this coin). Imhoof-Blumer 23. SNG Greece 6, 634 var. (monogram). Perfect centering and nicely toned, and of pleasing style. Good very fine.

PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. Circa 449-447 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.96 g, 2 h). O-Φ Bull's head facing. Rev. Forepart of a boar to right within incuse square. BCD Lokris-Phokis 245 (this coin). Williams 226 (O159/R132). A well struck example with lovely toning. Good very fine.

EUBOIA, Euboian League. Circa 357-338 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 3.88 g, 11 h). Head of the nymph Euboia to left, wearing pendant earring and with her hair rolled. Rev. ΕΥ Protome of bull facing three-quarters to right, draped with fillet; to right, kantharos. BCD Euboia 50 (this coin). HGC 4, 1421. Wallace 77c (XXXIX/50 & pl. IX, 77 this coin). Perfectly centered, very attractive and beautifully toned. Good very fine.

ATTICA. Athens. Circa 490-480 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 17.12 g, 4 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet with crest and a spiral ornament on the bowl behind her ear. Rev. ΑΘΕ Heavy-bodied owl standing to right, head facing; in upper field to left, olive sprig with two leaves and a berry on a long, central stem; all within incuse square. Cf. BMC 3, Seltman 61 (A43/P48), and Svoronos, Trésor pl. 2, 29. Remarkably clear, well-centered and very boldly struck; with an unusual positioning of the alpha at the level of the owl's neckline rather than at the level of the owl's eyes. About extremely fine.

ATTICA. Athens. Circa 467-465 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.21 g, 4 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and palmette, disc earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΑΘΕ Owl standing right, with a small, three-pointed tail, feet close together, and head facing; behind, olive spray and crescent moon; all within incuse square. Starr Group II. C, cf. 66-68. Svoronos pl. 8, 19. Well struck with a full crest and attractive toning. Among the best examples in existence. Extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina. c. 480-457 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 11.96 g). Sea turtle with line of pellets down the back of its shell; in right field, unusual banker's mark. Rev. Incuse square divided by skew-pattern into five compartments. HGC 6, 448. Milbank Pl. I, 15. SNG Copenhagen 507. An exceptionally interesting banker's mark, nicely toned and finely detailed. About extremely fine.

ELIS. Olympia. 93rd Olympiad, 408 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 12.20 g, 5 h). Head of an eagle to left; below, white poplar leaf (Populus alba) . Rev. F - A Winged thunderbolt within and olive wreath tied at the bottom. Dewing 869 (same dies). Gulbenkian 541 (same obverse die). Seltman 151 (dies BS/γτ), ε = Weber 1921 (this coin). With an eagle's head of great power, beautifully toned and most attractive. About extremely fine.

ARKADIA. Pheneos. Circa 370-340 BC. Obol (Silver, 13 mm, 0.90 g, 2 h). Bust of youthful Hermes to right, his cloak tied around his neck and with his petasos hanging behind, suspended by a cord. Rev. [ΦΕ] Ram standing to right; above, kerykeion to right. BCD 1608. BMC 5. Traité II, 3, 891. Weber 4317. Rare. With a wonderful head of Hermes in high relief on the obverse. Minor flan crack and with a slightly double-struck reverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.

ARKADIA. Stymphalos. Circa 350 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.92 g, 3 h). Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΣΤΥΜΦΑΛΙΟΝ (retrograde) Head of water bird to right. BCD 1703. SNG Copenhagen 286. Very rare. A very attractive coin with a remarkably detailed bird head on the reverse. Some slight roughness in the die, otherwise, virtually as struck.

MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 11 mm, 2.75 g). Female head to left, hair in a sakkos tied at the nape of her neck, wearing a disc earring and a pearl necklace; below her neck truncation, tunny fish swimming to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Boston MFA -. SNG Paris -. Von Fritze 106. With a splendidly severe late Archaic/early Classical head. Extremely fine.

MYSIA. Lampsakos. Circa 510 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 17 mm, 6.43 g). Forepart of Pegasos flying to right, with his wings above and behind his body. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos pl. V, 5 (same dies). BMFA 1584. SNG Paris -. Among finest known, extremely rare. A few light marks and porosity, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

LESBOS. Methymna. Circa 500/480-460 BC. Tetrobol (Silver, 14 mm, 2.40 g, 10 h). Hoplite running left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, holding a round shield on left arm and a spear spear in right hand. Rev. Rider on forepart of horse galloping right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Franke, Münzprägung 4. HGC 6, 887. SNG von Aulock 1738. Nicely centered and toned. Very rare type with clear designs on both sides. Good very fine.

LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10.5 mm, 2.52 g, 9 h). Head of Dionysos to right, with a dapper, curly moustache and a pointed beard, and wearing an ivy wreath. Rev. Head of a kalathiskos dancer to right, in a square linear border within an incuse square. Bodenstadt 76 (Vs a/Rs α, same dies). SNG von Aulock 7729 (Bod. 76.3). Very rare, Bodenstedt only knew of 5 examples. An intriguing coin with elegant and unusual "portraits". Very fine.

IONIA. Uncertain mint. Circa 650-600 BC. Hemistater (Electrum, 17 mm, 8.74 g), Samian-Euboic standard. Rough plain surface. Rev. Bipartite incuse square. Unpublished, and one of only four or five examples known. The same reverse die was used on comparable staters, as CNG MBS 73, 2006, 339 and Triton VIII, 2005, 438. An extraordinary coin! With its blank 'obverse' and punched reverse, it stands at the dawn of coinage: between a pure ingot and an actual coin. Nearly as made.

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Kalymnos. Circa 250-205 BC. Drachm (Silver, 13 mm, 3.08 g, 6 h). Helmeted male head to right. Rev. KAΛY-MNION Lyre with five strings. Bêment 1528 (this coin). BMC 10. HGC 6, 1284. SNG von Aulock -. SNG Copenhagen 603-4. Lightly rough surfaces and minor deposits, otherwise, good very fine.

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Karpathos. Poseidion. Circa 500-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 19 mm, 13.89 g, 12 h), c. 450. Two large dolphins leaping in opposing directions: the upper one to right and the lower to left; below the lower dolphin, small dolphin leaping to right; all within square, dotted border with a floral ornament in each internal angle. Rev. Two parallel incuse rectangles with irregular fields. Stephanaki, Kairos, 46-47 (D12/R15). Cf. Asyut 689-691 and BMFA 2010. Triton XVIII, 2015, 672 (same dies). Rare. Struck from a very worn obverse die, otherwise, very fine.

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 340-316 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 19.5 mm, 6.87 g, 12 h). Head of Helios facing, turned slightly to right. Rev. POΔION Rose with bud to right; to left, club next to E. Ashton 96. HGC 6, 1433. SNG Keckman -. Finest known of the earliest didrachms of Rhodes; only known specimen with a club; finest known dies of Rhodes similar to the famous gold staters. Nearly extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 88/42 BC-AD 14. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 4.13 g, 6 h), struck under the magistrate Kritiokles. Radiate head of Helios facing, turned slightly to the right. Rev. Ρ - Ο / ΚΡΙΤΟΚΛΗΣ Rose seen from above; below, corn ear to left. Ashton & Weiss 142 (A36/P140). BMC 337-8 (same obverse die). SNG Keckman 742 (same obverse die). SNG Lockett 2971 (same dies). With a wonderfully sharp and dramatic head of Helios: you can even see the life-like way his nostrils flare as he 'breathes'! Extremely fine.

PHRYGIA. Hierapolis. Time of Trajan to Hadrian, 98-138. Assarion (Bronze, 20.5 mm, 7.16 g). ZEYC BΩZIOC Bare head of Zeus Bozios to right. Rev. IEPA-ΠΟΛEΙΤ-Ω-Ν Male figure (Mên?), holding reins in right hand and bipennis over left shoulder in left, riding horse right. BMC 42. Lafaille 170 (this coin). RPC add. 2358C. SNG Copenhagen 429. SNG Munich 223. SNG von Aulock -. Weber (1913) p. 28, 1. A spectacular bronze from the Lafaille collection. Extremely fine.

PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Shekel (Silver, 30 mm, 14.39 g, 12 h), year ZM = 47 = 80/79. Laureate head of Melqart to right, with a lion's skin tied around his neck. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing to left on prow, with palm frond over his far shoulder; in the field to left, ZM above club; between eagle's legs, bet; in the field to right, monogram of ΦΛ. BMC 136. HGC 10, 357. DCA 919. DCA Tyre 168. An impressive piece, very well-struck on a broad flan. Minor fault on the obverse and some uncleaned deposits on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I, Circa 180-165 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31.5 mm, 16.90 g, 12 h), Pushkalavati. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos to right, wearing flat topped kausia. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ Poseidon, nude to the waist, standing facing, holding long trident in his right hand and filleted palm branch in his left; to inner left, E (retrograde); to inner right, monogram of ΔΗ. Bopearachchi Série 1E var. (without E). HGC 12, 106. SNG ANS -. Extremely rare variety. Nearly extremely fine.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I, Circa 170-145 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 16.95 g, 12 h), circa 170-164/3. Diademed and draped bust of Eukratides to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ The Dioskouroi galloping to right, each holding spear and palm branch; below to right, monogram. Bopearachchi Series 1D. HGC 12, 130. SNG ANS 432. Lustrous surfaces, excellent metal, and wonderfully well centered. A hint of die-shift on the obverse and weakness in the king's name on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I, 285-246 BC. Mnaeion or Octadrachm (Gold, 27 mm, 27.70 g, 12 h), Alexandria, after 265 BC. ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ Jugate busts right of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled; behind, Gallic shield. Rev. ΘΕΩΝ Jugate busts right of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled. CPE 313. Olivier & Lorber 54 (A8/R26 this coin). SNG Copenhagen 132. Svoronos 603. A beautiful, toned and elegant example of this impressive coin, of fine style and with excellent portraits. Minor scratches, otherwise, extremely fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II, died 270 BC. Dekadrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 35.52 g, 12 h), Alexandria, struck under Ptolemy II, circa 261/0-253/2 BC (?). Veiled head of Arsinoe to right, wearing stephane; ΘΘ behind, tip of lotus-tipped scepter in background. Rev. ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ Double cornucopia bound with fillet. Svoronos 943. Troxell, Arsinoe p. 44 (this coin among the 4 examples noted). Extremely rare and of fine style with attractive light toning. A few minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 225-205 BC. Mnaeion or Octadrachm (Gold, 26 mm, 27.83 g, 12 h), with a portrait of his father, Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246-222), Alexandria, circa 219-217. Radiate and diademed bust of the deified Ptolemy III to right, wearing aegis and with trident over his left shoulder. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Radiate cornucopia bound with royal diadem; below, ΔΙ. CPE 888. Olivier & Lorber 98 (this coin). Svoronos 1117. SNG Copenhagen 196.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator, circa 225-205 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.5 mm, 14.23 g, 12 h), Sidon, after c. 217. Jugate busts to right of Serapis, wearing small medius, laureate, bearded and draped, and Isis, crowned, wheat-wreathed and draped. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing on thunderbolt to left, his head turned back to right, with cornucopiae at his shoulder. Landvatter 86 (O26/R75). Lorber 934. Very rare. Bright, attractive and clear. Minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 205-180 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 13.95 g, 12 h), Alexandria. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 244-5. Svoronos 1231. Wonderful metal, beautifully toned and superb strike. Good extremely fine.

KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 15.93 g, 6 h). Silphium plant with three blossoms and four branches; below, on the left, forepart of a gazelle to right, seemingly grazing on the lower left branch of the silphium; below, on the right, a silphion fruit. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch, divided lengthwise into two rectangles by a band composed of seven large beads; in the lower rectangle, a gazelle crouching to left, his back towards the beaded band, grazing on a silphium plant in the far left corner; in the upper rectangle, an absolutely unclear depiction of either an animal and a silphium plant or, perhaps, just a very large silphium (the interpretation is made extremely difficult both by die rust and and crudeness of the die engraving). For the obverse, cf. BMC p. 123, 2bis and Rosen 759; for the reverse, see BMC p. xix, 1c and pl. I, 4 = Traité II, 1, 2000 and pl. LXIII, 19. An extremely rare, if not unique, archaic issue, with a lovely obverse and a fascinating reverse. Good very fine.

KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 13 mm, 4.25 g). Two silphium fruits below three lines, the uppermost wavy. Rev. Bisected incuse square. Cf. BMC 4. Buttrey, Coins Period I, Group 1B, 61-4 var. (this specific variety not recorded); SNG Copenhagen -. Extremely rare and deeply toned. Good very fine.

Q. Pomponius Musa, 56 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.83 g, 11 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, scroll tied with cord. Rev. Q POMPONI MVSA Clio, the Muse of History, standing left, holding scroll in her right hand and resting her left elbow on a pillar. Babelon (Pomponia) 11. Crawford 410/3. Sydenham 813. Soft multi-hued toning. The reverse slightly off-center, otherwise, about extremely fine.

Sextus Pompey, 42-40 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.66 g, 3 h), military mint in Sicily. MAG · PIVS · IMP · ITER Diademed and bearded head of Neptune to right, with his trident over his left shoulder. Rev. PRAEF · CLAS · ET · ORÆ · MARIT · EX · S · C Naval trophy set on an anchor and supported by a trident; at base, two heads of Scylla. Crawford 511/2b. CRI 333. RBW 1784. Sydenham 1347. Rare. Beautifully toned, very well-struck and well-centered, with an unusually clear trophy and a fine head of Neptune. Extremely fine.

Claudius, 41-54. As (Copper, 24 mm, 10.70 g, 6 h), Rome, 50-54. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P Bare head of Claudius to left. Rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA / S C Libertas standing facing, her head turned to right, holding pileus in her right hand and extending her left. BMC 204. BM 230. Cohen 47. RIC 113. von Kaenel 77. Lovely brown patina. One of the best known examples of this type. An impressive coin. Good extremely fine.

Nero, 54-68. Aureus (Gold, 18 mm, 7.26 g, 7 h), Rome, 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS Laureate head of Nero to right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTA Concordia seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and cornucopia in left. BMC 61. BN 207. Calicó 405; Cohen 66; RIC 48. Beautifully toned and extremely attractive. Extremely fine.

Galba, 68-69. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.33 g, 7 h), Rome, circa July 68 - January 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG Bare head of Galba to right. Rev. SPQR / OB / C S within oak wreath. BMC 34 (there incorrectly termed laureate). BN 76. Cohen -. RIC 167. Rare. Beautifully toned and with a powerful portrait. Extremely fine.

Domitian, as Caesar, 69-81. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.51 g, 6 h), struck under Vespasian, Rome, 80-81. CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS Goat standing to left within laurel wreath. BMC 88 (Titus). BN 73 (Titus). Cohen 390. RIC 267 (Titus). Lightly toned and most attractive. Extremely fine.

Divus Antoninus Pius, died 161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 35 mm, 25.05 g, 6 h), Rome, 161 and later. DIVVS ANTONINVS Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius to right, with slight drapery over his far shoulder. Rev. CONSECRATIO / S-C Eagle, with spread wings, standing left on globe, his head turned back to right. Banti 70 (cited from a single example in Paris). BMC 870 var (bust type). Cohen 161. RIC 1264. Very rare. Sharply struck and with a very attractive dark brown patina. Flan cracks, remains of corrosion, especially on the globe, and traces of highly professional smoothing in the fields, otherwise, extremely fine.

Philip II, 247-249. Antoninianus (Silver, 21.5 mm, 3.57 g, 7 h), Antioch, 249. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed beardless bust of Philip II to right. Rev. P M TR P VI COS P P Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus in her right hand and cornucopia with her left. Bland 89. Cohen 38. Ovári 37B. RIC 235. Bright, sharp and lustrous. Some minor striking flatness, otherwise, good extremely fine.

Leo II, with Zeno, 474. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.49 g, 6 h), Constantinople, H = 8th officina. D N LEO ET Z-ENO P P AVG Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of an emperor facing, holding a spear in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with horseman attacking a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. SALVS REI-PVBLICAE / H/CONOB Leo II, smaller and on the left, and Zeno, larger and on the right, seated facing on a double throne with a back, each holding mappa; star above cross in the upper field. Depeyrot 98/1. LRC 600. MIRB 1a. RIC 803. With a very well-struck obverse and a handsome bust. Extremely fine.

Anastasius I, 491-518. Solidus (Gold, 22 mm, 4.48 g, 6 h), Constantinople, Γ = 3rd officina, 492-507. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Anastasius facing, holding a spear with his right hand over his right shoulder, and a shield, embellished with a horseman attacking a fallen foe, over his left. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG Γ / CONOB Victory standing to left, holding a long jeweled cross in right hand; in field to right, star. DOC (3c). MIBE 4a. SB 3. Some slight die rust and a few almost imperceptible scratches, otherwise, extremely fine.

Justinian II, with Tiberius, second reign, 705-711. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.47 g, 6 h), Constantinople. d N IhS ChS REX REGNANTЧM Bust of Christ facing, with short, curly hair and a short beard, wearing pallium and colobium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left; behind, cross. Rev. d N IЧSTINIAN-ЧS ET TIbERIЧS PP A’ Crowned half-length figures of Justinian II, on the left, and Tiberius, smaller, on the right, both wearing chlamys and holding between them, in their right hands, a cross potent on two steps. DOC 2a. MIB 2a. SB 1414. Bold details, well centered and lustrous. Extremely fine.

Philippicus (Bardanes), 711-713. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.45 g, 6 h), Constantinople, Δ = 4th officina. d N FILEPICЧS - MЧL-TЧS AN Crowned bust of Philippicus facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger in his right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in his left. Rev. VICTORIA AVSЧ Δ / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1d. MIB 1. SB 1447. Excellent centering and strong luster. Good extremely fine.

Philippicus (Bardanes), 711-713. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.46 g, 7 h), Constantinople, Z = 7th officina. d N FILEPICЧS - MЧL-TЧS AN Crowned bust of Philippicus facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger in his right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in his left. Rev. VICTORIA AVSЧ Z / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1g. MIB 1 and SB 1447. Somewhat weakly struck in areas and graffito on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

Anastasius II Artemius, 713-715. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.45 g, 6 h), Constantinople, Δ = 4th officina. d N APTEMIЧS A-NASTASIЧS MЧL’ Crowned and diademed bust of Anastasius facing, wearing chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and an akakia in his left. Rev. VICTOR AVSЧ Δ / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 2c. MIB 2. SB 1463. With a lovely, sharp portrait of Anastasius. Graffito in the field on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

Theodosius III of Adramytium, 715-717. Solidus (Gold), Constantinople, H = 8th officina. d N ThEOdO-SIЧS MЧL A Crowned and diademed bust of Theodosius facing, wearing loros and holding a patriarchal cross crosslet on globus in his right hand and an akakia in his left. Rev. VICTOR AVSЧ H / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1 var. (officina not listed). MIB 1. SB 1487. With a clear, sharp portrait and underlying luster. Extremely fine.

Leo III the "Isaurian", 717-741. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.45 g, 6 h), Constantinople, Δ = 4th officina, 717-720. d N D LEO - N P A MЧL' Crowned and bearded bust of Leo III facing, holding cross on globe in right hand and akakia in left. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ Δ / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1 var. (officina not listed). MIB 1. SB 1502. Very sharp and lustrous. Extremely fine.

Leo III the "Isaurian", 717-741. Solidus (Gold), Constantinople, E = 5th officina, 717-720. d N D LEO - N P A MЧL' Crowned and bearded bust of Leo III facing, holding cross on globe in right hand and akakia in left. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ E / CONOB Cross potent on base and three steps. DOC 1c. MIB 1. SB 1502. A lovely example with sharp details. Graffiti in the reverse field, otherwise, extremely fine.

Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V, 717-741. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.41 g, 6 h), Constantinople, officina, c. 720-725. d N D LEO-N P A MЧL' Crowned and bearded bust of Leo III facing, holding cross on globe in his right hand and akakia with his left. Rev. d N CONST-ANTINЧS M Θ Youthful crowned bust of Constantine V facing, his ears lightly covered by his hair, holding cross on globe in his right hand and akakia with his left. DOC 4e. SB 1504. Superb portraits of Leo and his son. Good extremely fine.

Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V, 717-741. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.47 g, 7 h), Constantinople, c. 720-725. d N D LEO-N P A MЧL' Crowned and bearded bust of Leo III facing, holding cross on globe in his right hand and akakia with his left. Rev. d N CONST-ANTINЧS M Θ Youthful crowned bust of Constantine V facing, his ears lightly covered by his hair, holding cross on globe in his right hand and akakia with his left. DOC 4e. SB 1504. Perfectly centered and boldly struck on a lustrous flan. Good extremely fine.

John VIII Palaeologus, 1425-1448. Stavraton (Silver, 26 mm, 8.36 g, 5 h), Constantinople. IC XC Nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; lis in both fields flanking bust. Rev. +IωANHC ΔΕCΠΟΤΙC ΠΑΛEΟΛΟΓΟC / +ΘΥ ΧΑΡΙΤΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡ Nimbate and crowned facing bust of John VIII; pellets in left and right fields. DOC -. LPC p. 172, 1. PCPC 348, sigla 4. SB 2563-4. Unusually well-struck for this issue. About extremely fine.