Nomos 16

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.42 g, 5 h), c. 466-460. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and the reins in both; above, Nike flying left to crown the horses; in exergue, ketos to right. Rev. ΣΥRΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ Diademed head of Arethusa to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 489 (V258/R351). SNG ANS. Attractively toned and with a wonderfully sharp reverse. Obverse struck from a slightly rusty die and with a few minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.11 g, 12 h), c. 466-460. Charioteer driving quadriga walking to right, holding goad in his right hand and the reins in both; above, Nike flying left to crown the driver; in exergue, ketos to right. Rev. ΣΥRΑΚΟΣΙΟ - Ν Diademed head of Arethusa to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins swimming right. Boehringer 499.2 (V263/R356, this coin). Jameson 762 (this coin). SNG ANS 158 (these dies). A wonderful example, beautifully toned, fresh and very well struck on a broad flan. In this condition, very rare. Some minor corrosion and horn silver on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Second Democracy, 466-405 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 16.95 g, 3 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 exergue, ketos to right. Rev. ΣΥRΑΚΟΣΙ - Ο - Ν Head of Arethusa to right, wearing a broad hair band, a crescent earring and a pearl necklace between two simple torcs; around, four dolphins swimming to right. Basel 439 (same dies). Boehringer 533 (V273/R374). SNG ANS 171 (same dies). A very attractive piece, struck on a broad flan and nicely toned. Extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.10 g, 6 h), signed by Κ... on the reverse, c. 405-400. Charioteer standing left and holding the reins in both hands and the kentron in his right, driving quadriga galloping to left; below, under the horses' hooves, one dangling rein and a wheel fallen from another chariot; in exergue, ear of barley to left; above, Nike flying right to crown the driver. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙ - ΩΝ Head of Arethusa to right, wearing double-spiral earring and necklace with nine pearl-shaped pendants, and with her hair bound up by an ampyx in front and sphendone ornamented with stars and a zigzag pattern behind; to right, two dolphins swimming downwards to left; behind, two dolphins swimming downwards to right, one swimming out from behind Arethusa's neck; behind neck, and between the dolphins, miniature retrograde Κ. Basel 470 (same dies). Fischer-Bossert/Tudeer 68 A (O25/R42). Gulbenkian 287 (same dies). Rizzo pl. XLVII, 12 (same dies). Very rare and of superb quality, probably the finest of less than eight examples known. Some very minor striking faults, some dark patina, and with the start of the die break on Arethusa's forehead, otherwise, good extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. 25 Litrai (Electrum, 16 mm, 3.62 g, 2 h), c. 310-305. Laureate head of Apollo to left; behind head, bow. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚ - ΟΣΙΩΝ Tripod with high ring handles. BMFA 447 (same dies). Jameson 846 (same dies). Jenkins O17/R34. A splendid example, well-struck and of very fine style. Almost imperceptible flan crack on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II, 275-215 BC. 8 Litrai (Silver, 22 mm, 7.00 g, 2 h), c. 240. Diademed head of Gelon to left; behind, race torch. Rev. ΣΥΡAKOΣIΟ / ΓEΛΩNOΣ Nike driving biga galloping to right; holding a kentron in her right hand, and the reins in her left; below horses’ legs to right, Ε. SNG ANS 896 var. Very rare. Toned. Minor dig on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron II of Syracuse in association with Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt, c. 264/260 BC. Diobol (Bronze, 27 mm, 18.21 g, 7 h), in the style of contemporary standard Ptolemaic coinage from Alexandreia, Syracuse. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. Eagle, with spread wings, standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, oval shield; to right, below wing tips, N. SNG Copenhagen 116. Svoronos 619. Wolf & Lorber, 'Western Greek' Style, group D. A very attractive, sharply struck example with a fine green patina. Extremely fine.

THRACE. Abdera. Circa 473/0-449/8 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 14.98 g). ΚΑ-ΛΛ-ΙΔΑ-ΜΑΣ Griffin seated to left, raising his right foreleg; below, tunny to left. Rev. ΑΒΔ-ΗΡ-ΙΤΕ-ΩΝ Quadripartite linear square within an incuse square. AMNG 61. Kraay-Hirmer 427. May, Abdera 146d (A120/P119, this coin). SNG Copenhagen. A particularly attractive and dramatic example, beautifully toned and with an impressive pedigree. Nearly extremely fine.

THRACE. Chersonesos. Circa 386-338 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 13 mm, 2.27 g, 6 h). Forepart of a lion to right, his head turned back to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with two raised and two sunken squares; in one of the sunken squares, wreath; in the other, pellet. McClean 4076. An especially well-struck and well-centered example. Extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 435-411 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 8.99 g). Ithyphallic satyr advancing to right, carrying vaguely protesting nymph; to right, possible traces of the letter I. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 6. Same dies as Lanz 125, 2005, 179 and Nomos 3, 2011, 42. Well centered, attractively toned, and of refined classical style. Good very fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 380 BC. Drachm (Gold, 13 mm, 2 h). Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy leaves with berries at his forehead. Rev. ΘΑΣΙΟΝ Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress and short, hunting chiton, kneeling right, shooting his bow; to right, Κ; all in linear frame within an incuse square. West pl. 4, 30 var. (same obverse die). Very rare. An attractive example, nicely centered. Usual die break at the upper edge of the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 350 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 15.27 g, 3 h). Bearded head of Dionysos to left, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. ΘΑΣΙΟΝ Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress and short hunting tunic, kneeling to right, drawing his bow; on the lower right, kantharos. Kunstfreund 190. Pixodarus 26 d (A14/P24, this coin), and pl. 21, 26d. SNG Spencer Churchill 105. West 32. Very rare. A very impressive and particularly attractive example, very well-struck and nicely toned. Obverse struck on a very slightly short flan, otherwise, extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 168/7-148 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 36 mm, 16.97 g, 12 h). Head of a youthful Dionysos to right, wearing elaborate ivy wreath with leaves and berries. Rev. ΘΑΣΙΩΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ Youthful Herakles, nude but for drapery over his shoulder and left arm, standing facing, his head to left, holding a club in his right hand and resting his left at his waist; in field to left, Μ. Dewing 1338. Of a remarkably florid and baroque style, very attractively toned and struck on a broad flan. Extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF THRACE, Thasos. Circa 148-90/80 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.57 g, 12 h), a very early imitation. Head of the young Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘΑΣΙΩΝ Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm; resting right hand on club; to left, Μ. Le Rider 52. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1042. Bold and very attractively toned. With a somewhat ‘cup-shaped’ flan with a very slight bend, otherwise, good extremely fine.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION. Siris. Circa 500-490 BC. Trihemiobol or 1/8 Stater (Silver, 9 mm, 0.97 g). Nude satyr kneeling right between two pellets. Rev. Diagonally divided incuse square. SNG ANS 971-973. Svoronos pl. VIII, 13-17. Toned, boldly struck and in high relief: an attractive piece. Some roughness, otherwise, about extremely fine.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION. Uncertain mint, Olynthos (?). Circa 500 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.03 g, 6 h). Charioteer driving slow quadriga to right; above, large pellet. Rev. Large quadripartite incuse square containing, at the center, an eagle flying to left within a small incuse square. ACGC 475. Asyut 212. BMFA 612. H. A. Cahn, "Olynthus" and Syracuse, Studies Thompson, Variety B and pl. 2, 3. SNG ANS 463. Very rare. Struck on a broad flan and surely one of the finest of the few examples known. Good very fine.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Mygdones or Krestones. Circa 485-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 8.88 g). Goat kneeling to right, his head turned back to left; above, dotted rosette. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Asyut 150. Gulbenkian 390. HPM pl. III, 17. Kraay & Hirmer 380. Lorber, Goats, issue 4. Of vigorous archaic style. Nicely struck in high relief. Some minor roughness, otherwise, extremely fine.

MACEDON. Akanthos. Circa 480-470 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28.5 mm, 17.43 g). Lion to right, attacking bull, collapsing to left with head raised; above, Θ; below, in exergue, floral ornament. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with granulated surfaces. Desneux 63 var. (D61/R- [57?]). SNG ANS 10. Lightly toned, beautifully centered and well struck. Extremely fine.

MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 432-348 BC. Tetrobol (Silver, 14 mm, 2.44 g, 12 h), Olynthos, 432-400. Laureate head of Apollo to left; behind neck, Δ. Rev. Χ-Α-Λ - ΚΙΔ - ΕΩN Kithara with five strings; all within incuse square. BMC 15 (same dies). Robinson & Clement group C, 22 (A18/P12). With an attractive and elegant head of Apollo. Very attractively toned. Extremely fine.

MACEDON. Philippi. Time of Claudius or Nero, 41-68. Assarion (Copper, 18 mm, 4.42 g, 5 h). VIC - AVG Victory standing left on base, holding wreath in her outstretched right hand and a palm branch in her left. Rev. COHOR - PRAE - PHIL Three standards. RPC I 1651. SNG Copenhagen 305. Sharp, with an attractive brown patina, and well-struck on a broad flan. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander I, 498-454 BC. Tetrobol (Silver, 14 mm, 2.23 g, 4 h), light thraco-macedonian standard, Aigai, Circa 476/5-460 BC. Horse standing to right. Rev. Quadripartite linear square with a kerykeion at the center; all within a shallow incuse square. Raymond pl. IX, a. SNG ANS -. SNG Munich 8. Very rare. Toned, clearly struck in high relief, and in unusually fine condition for the issue. Good very fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Aeropos, 398/7-395/4 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 10.49 g, 10 h). Young male head to right wearing simple taenia. Rev. ΑΕΡΟΠΟ Horse walking to right, reins trailing below. AMNG I, pl. 29, 23 = Traité IV 822, pl. CCCIV, 11. SNG Alpha Bank 172. SNG ANS 76. SNG Ashmolean 2434 A. Westermark, Remarks pl. LXIX, 12. Very rare. Finely toned and of lovely style. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Stater (Gold, 17 mm, 8.56 g, 12 h), Pella mint, circa 340/336-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Charioteer, driving biga to right, holding reins with his left hand and goad in his right; below horses, Nike, holding wreath in both hands, flying to right. Le Rider 375 (same dies). SNG ANS 158 (these dies). Lustrous and very attractive. Some minor digs on both sides, otherwise, extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 8.66 g, 5 h), Amphipolis, circa 330-320. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, trident head downwards. Price 172. Sharp, lustrous and most attractive. A few minor marks and with some scratches on the reverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Hemistater (Gold, 13 mm, 4.31 g, 10 h), Miletus, c. 325-323. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a serpent; below neck truncation, thunderbolt. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, monogram of ΔΗ. Price 2080 = Thompson Miletus I.16. Very rare. A lovely, well-struck and well-centered example. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.26 g, 9 h), Pella, circa 325-315. Head of youthful Herakles in lion's skin headdress to right. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated to left on throne with his feet on a footstool, holding eagle with closed wings on his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left; to left, rose with bee alighting right atop its petals. Price 206. SNG Berry 204. SNG Copenhagen 209. Sharply struck and very attractive. Reverse very slightly doublestruck, otherwise, good extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.56 g, 7 h), Babylon, 317-311. Head of Athena to right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a sphinx on the bowl, pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Nike standing left with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; below wing to left, monogram within wreath; to right, monogram of ΗΡ. Price 3717. A splendid, lustrous piece struck on a broad flan. Good extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.58 g, 12 h), Abydos, 318/317. Head of Athena to right, wearing pendant earring, necklace and crested Corinthian helmet adorned with griffin leaping to right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Nike standing left, holding wreath in her right hand and stylis with her left; below her right wing, cornucopiae; to left, monogram and pentagram. Price P36. Thompson, Abydos 171a. Well-centered and struck on a broad flan. Extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.57 g, 7 h), Pella, 293-292. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; at Nike's feet to left and right, monogram. Newell 71 (but struck from different dies). Very rare. Very sharply struck from fresh dies. Obverse slightly off center and with some minor marks and scuffs, otherwise, extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 17.28 g, 2 h), Chalcis, 291-290. Diademed head of Demetrios to right, wearing bull’s horn above his forehead. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Poseidon, nude, standing to left, his right foot on a rock, holding a trident with his left hand and resting his right on his right thigh; in outer field to left, Σ; below king's name to left, dolphin swimming downwards. Cf. CNG MBS 81, 2009, 371 (but with a differing legend arrangement). Cf. Newell 146 (but with a ΣΕ monogram instead of an Σ, and a differing legend arrangement). Extremely rare. With a striking and impressive portrait of Demetrios . Metal fault on the obverse and some minor marks, otherwise, about extremely fine.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip V, 221-179 BC. (Bronze, 26 mm, 7.80 g, 9 h), uncertain mint in Macedon, after 183 BC. Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. Rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ - ΦIΛIΠΠOY Harpa; above, Ρ monogram all within oak wreath with ties at the left. Mamroth 25dh SNG Copenhagen 1263. A very attractive example, struck on an oval flan and with a dark green patina. Extremely fine.

MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29.5 mm, 16.82 g, 12 h), Amphipolis. Head of Zeus to right, bearded and wearing an oak-wreath. Rev. ΜΑΚΕ - ΔΟΝΩΝ / ΠΡΩΤΗΣ Artemis Tauropolis reclining left, on the back of a bull moving to left with his horns draped with a fillet, carrying a burning torch in each hand; below, at center, monogram of ΑΝΗΡ; below to right, monogram of ΑΡΧΕ. Price, Kraay-Mørkholm Essays p. 237, 213 (this coin). Extremely rare, one of 8 examples known. Attractively toned and of exquisite later Hellenistic style. Extremely fine.

MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. Fourth Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. (Bronze, 22 mm, 9.51 g, 9 h), Heraclea in Pelagonia. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Club flanked by MAKEΔONΩN TETAPTHΣ; above, ME monogram, below ANK monogram; all within oak wreath with ties at the left; outer left, thunderbolt. AMNG III 188. MacKay pl. III, 12. Touratsoglou pl. VII, 26; SNG Copenhagen 1316. Weber 3709. Very rare, and with an attractive green patina. Very fine.

MACEDON. Koinon of Macedon. Period of Severus Alexander, 222-235. Triassarion (Bronze, 27 mm, 11.55 g, 7 h), Beroea. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ-ΡΟΥ Head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing crested neo-Attic helmet bearing an elaborate combat scene on the bowl: two cavalrymen are at the center, riding in opposed directions; on the center left, the mounted soldier rides to left and battles an enemy standing right; on the right, the mounted soldier rides to right and lances an enemy falling backwards to right. Rev. ΚΟΙΝΟ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΝΕΩ Alexander, in military dress, with his cloak flowing out behind him and his right hand raised in salute, riding a horse walking to right. Cf. AMNG 446 (same obverse die) and 407 (same reverse die). An interesting piece with an extraordinary figural group on Alexander's helmet. Dark patina. Good very fine.

MACEDON. Koinon of Macedon. Period of Severus Alexander, 222-235. Triassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 12.53 g, 1 h), Beroea. ΑΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Head of Alexander in lionskin headdress to right. Rev. [ΚΟΙΝΟΝ] ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ <ΝΕ> Alexander, nude to the waist, seated right on a low bench, his right hand on the bench and his left resting in his lap; before him to right, Nike standing left, holding out a helmet to Alexander in her right hand and, by her left side, resting her left on a round shield that bears a representation of Achilles attacking Penthesilea. Apparently unpublished, but for the exact same reverse depiction, see the contemporary Aboukir Medallion of Caracalla in Berlin (18200021). Extremely rare, if not unique. Dark patina. Reverse slightly off center, but effecting only the legend, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

THESSALY. Dia. Mid 4th century BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.23 g, 7 h). Head of Zeus right, wearing tainia; thunderbolt behind neck. Rev. ΔIA–ΩИ Hera seated to left, her feet on a footstool, holding a phiale in her right hand and a long scepter in her left; below throne, Δ. BCD Thessaly II 64 (same dies). Demetriadi 2, (O1/R2), but as Dion in Macedonia. Rogers -. Very rare. Attractive black and green patina. Good very fine.

THESSALY. Lamia. Circa 400-344 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.84 g, 12 h), c. 360s-350s BC. Head of Dionysos to left, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. ΛΑΜΙΕ - ΩΝ Amphora with tall handles; above, ivy leaf; to right, prochous with handle to right. Georgiou 1, 8. Jameson 1082. SNG Copenhagen 77. Traité IV, 456, pl. CCLXXXVII, 19. A very attractive toned example, with a very well centered obverse. Reverse very slightly double struck, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

THESSALY. Larissa. Circa 479-465 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.97 g, 9 h). Head of the nymph Larissa to right, her hair bound with a ribbon and tied at the back. Rev. ΛA Jason's sandal to left, all within incuse square. BCD 139 (same dies). Hermann group 1c, pl. I, 4. Rare. Very well-struck on a full flan. Usual slightly porous surfaces, otherwise, good very fine.

THESSALY. Larissa. Circa 420-400 BC. Drachm (Silver, 20 mm, 6.04 g, 3 h). Head of the nymph Larissa to right, wearing pendant earring and with her hair in a sakkos. Rev. ΛΑΡΙΣΑ / Ι - Α Bridled horse prancing to right, with loose rein. BCD 1131 (this coin). Hermann pl. IV, 10 (same dies). Lorber 2008, pl. 43, 65. Traité IV 695, pl. CCXCVIII, 5 (same dies). A lovely coin, nicely toned, in good silver and on a full flan; very possibly the finest example of this type known. Extremely fine.

THESSALY. Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. Drachm (Silver, 21 mm, 6.13 g, 6 h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing, turned slightly to the left, wearing ampyx, pendant earring, and simple necklace. Rev. ΛΑΡΙΣ / ΑΙΩΝ Horse to right, preparing to roll over. Herrmann pl. V, 5 var. Lorber, 2008 34 var. A beautifully toned and most attractive example, very well struck and centered. One of the very finest known examples of this issue. Virtually as struck.

THESSALY. Pelinna. Circa 400-344 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 6.20 g, 10 h). Thessalian cavalryman, wearing petasos and chlamys, and holding a spear pointing backwards, riding to left on galloping horse; above, in tiny letters, ΑΙ; below horse, Α. Rev. [Π]ΕΛΙΝΝΑΙΚΟΝ (Νs retrograde) Warrior advancing left, his head turned back to right, wearing petasos and chlamys and with a sword in a scabbard held by a baldric, holding short spear in his right hand and a round shield, ornamented with a crescent, and two other spears in his left. BCD Thessaly I, 1226 (this coin). Traité IV 527, pl. CCXC, 15. Very rare. A clear piece: one of the finest examples known. Some minor marks and with a craquelure surface, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

THESSALY. Pelinna. Circa 425-350 BC. Trihemiobol (Silver, 15 mm, 1.30 g, 4 h). Rider galloping to left, holding two spears in his right hand and with his petasos hanging from a cord behind his back. Rev. ΠΕ - ΛΙ - Ν Warrior charging to left, holding spear in his raised right hand and round shield in his left. BCD II, 514. SNG Copenhagen 185. Well-struck and clear. Some slight porosity, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

THESSALY. Skotussa. Second half of the 5th century BC. Drachm (Silver, 19 mm, 5.84 g, 5 h). Forepart of a horse to left. Rev. ΣΚ - Ο Germinating grain; all within incuse square. BCD II (Triton XV), 729 (same dies). BMFA 928 (same dies). Lightly toned. Uncertain banker's mark on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

THESSALY. Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.41 g, 11 h). Youthful male head to right, bare. Rev. ΤΡ - ΙΚ Forepart of horse to right; all within shallow incuse square. BCD II (= Triton XV), 780.1 var. Very rare. Attractive and toned. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise, good very fine.

ILLYRIA. Apollonia. mid 1st century BC. (Silver, 14 mm, 1.32 g, 10 h), Half-Victoriatus, Aineas. ΑΙ / ΝΕ Burning bitumen ('the nymphaeum of Apollonia ablaze'). Rev. ΑΠΟΛΛΩ / ΝΙΑΤΑΝ Lagobolon. BMC 44. HGC 3, p. 7, 7. Pozzi (Boutin) 2916. Maier. SNG Copenhagen. Very rare. Rough surfaces and two flan cracks, otherwise, very fine.

ILLYRIA. Dyrrhachion. Circa 340-280 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 10.87 g, 7 h). Cow standing to right, turning her head back to left to lick calf suckling to left. Rev. Δ-Y-P (the rho retrograde) Double stellate pattern within double linear square border; on the left, club upwards; all within linear circle. BMC 1. BMFA 939. SNG Copenhagen 421. Well-struck, toned and clear. Die break on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

ILLYRIA. Dyrrhachion. Circa 200-37 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.40 g, 10 h). MNA-ΣHN Cow standing right, her head turned back to left to lick at her calf, standing left and suckling below. Rev. ΔYP AΛE -ΞIΩ - NOΣ Double stellate pattern within a double linear square. Picard & Gjongecaj, RN 157, 2000, p. 233 and pl. XV, 113-114. In this condition, quite rare. Well centered and sharp, struck on very good metal with a most attractive old toning. Some old marks under the toning, otherwise, extremely fine.

KINGS OF ILLYRIA. Monounios, circa 300-280 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 10.61 g, 7 h), Dyrrhachion. Cow standing left, her head bent back to right to suckle her calf, kneeling right beneath her; above, lower jawbone of a boar to left. Rev. ΒΑCΙΛΕΩC - ΜΟΝΟΥΝΙΟΥ - ΔYPPA Double stellate pattern in the form of a square within a double linear border; in the field to right, club; all within linear circle. S. Gjongecaj. “Le Trésor de Kreshpan (Albanie)”, RN 153 (1998), emission 2. HGC 3, 67. Maier 90. Extremely rare as a type, with only one example recorded from the Kreshpan hoard. Well struck and clear. Extremely fine.

EPEIROS, Federal coinage (Epirote Republic). Circa 234/3-168 BC. Drachm (Silver, 22 mm, 5.10 g, 12 h), Dodona. Head of Zeus of Dodona to right, wearing wreath of oak leaves; behind head, monogram of ΑΙ. Rev. ΑΠΕΙ - ΡΩΤΑΝ Eagle, with closed wings, standing right on thunderbolt; around, oak wreath with ties below. BMC 14 (same dies). Franke 99 (V48/R63, same dies). Rare. An absolutely splendid, toned, very well-struck example. Extremely fine.

EPEIROS, Federal coinage (Epirote Republic). Circa 234/3-168 BC. Dichalkon (Bronze, 19 mm, 5.43 g, 12 h). Draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver over her shoulder; to left and right, elaborate monograms. Rev. ΑΠΕΙ / ΡΩΤΑΝ Spear head to right; laurel wreath with ties below. Franke 638 (V397/R495, same dies). Sharply struck and with an attractive, dark brown patina. Centering hole on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

KORKYRA. Korkyra. Circa 510-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 11.07 g), circa 500. Cow standing left, her head turned back to right to lick calf sucking to right. Rev. Two rectangular stellate incuses, one with a central linear rectangle and the other with a central linear lozenge. BMC 10. Rosen 169. SNG Lockett 1662. Lightly toned, bold and attractive. Nearly extremely fine.

AKARNANIA. Leukas. Circa 465-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 19 mm, 8.60 g, 3 h). Λ Pegasos flying to right, with curved wings and wearing bridle. Rev. Head of Athena to left, her hair tied in a queue falling behind her neck, wearing crestless Corinthian helmet and necklace of pearls. BCD Akarnania 177. Calciati 15 (same dies). Very attractively toned, sharply struck and of unusually fine quality, rare thus. Obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine.

LOKRIS. Lokris Opuntii. Circa 350 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 12.06 g, 6 h). Head of Demeter to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves and triple-pendant earring. Rev. ΟΠΟΝ - ΤΙΩΝ Ajax, nude but for helmet, moving right, holding short sword in his right hand and, in his left, shield adorned with a serpent on the inside; below, on ground, two spears: one lying to right and the other to left. BCD 42. Delbridge 95 (this piece not listed). A lovely coin of fine style, nicely toned. Ancient scratches on both sides, especially the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 480-460 BC. Stater (Silver, 16 mm, 11.86 g). Boeotian shield, with a rim divided into eight segments. Rev. Incuse square with an anticlockwise mill-sail pattern; at the center, archaic theta with cruciform center. BCD Boiotia 350 (this coin). Pozzi 1407 = Pozzi (Boutin) 3238. SNG Berry 592. SNG Delepierre 1344. A lovely piece with a fine patina, rare thus. Extremely fine.

EUBOIA. Chalkis. Circa 180-146 BC. Octobol (Silver, 25 mm, 5.48 g, 11 h). Head of the nymph Chalkis to right, her hair in a roll and wearing a triple-pendant earring. Rev. [ΧΑΛΚΙ] / ΜΕΝΕΔΗ Eagle standing right with open wings; fighting a serpent, grasped in his talons, that coils around his left leg and rises up toward his chest. BCD 238 (same obverse die). Picard 1a (this coin cited). Locker Lampson 207 (this coin). Very rare. Very attractively toned. Struck on a slightly short flan with minor traces of corrosion, otherwise, extremely fine.

ATTICA. Athens. Circa 449-404 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.14 g, 4 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet with palmette and three olive leaves. Rev. ΑΘΕ Owl standing right, head facing; behind, olive spray and crescent moon. Dewing 1596 ff. Svoronos pl. 13, 21 ff. Clear, sharp and attractive. A few minor scratches on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.