Experts in Coins & Medals

GREEK MEDALS. Time of Alexander I, 1917-1920. Medal of 4 Ducats (Gold, 40 mm, 10.80 g, 12 h), honoring the prominent Greek politician, E. Venizelos, struck in an unknown private mint, from dies by Brulat, reeded edge. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ ΒΕΝΙΖΕΛΟΣ Draped bust of Eleftherios Venizelos to left, set on laurel branch; below truncation, BRULAT. Rev. MIKPA ΑΣΙΑ ΘΡΑΚΗ ΚΥΠΡΟΣ ΔΩΔΕΚΑΝΗΣΑ •1919• The coat of arms of the Greek state set on the Byzantine double-headed eagle. KM M4. Particularly unusual and seldom offered with this die combination. With minor traces of mounting as usual, otherwise, extremely fine.

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Hieropolis. Philip II, 247-249. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 28 mm, 16.88 g, 12 h). ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. ΘΕΑC CΥΡΙΑϹ ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ Atargatis, holding scepter, seated on lion advancing right. Butcher 64c. RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 7972). SNG Copenhagen 64. SNG Munich 485. Some pitting, otherwise, very fine.