Greek Coins from Various Properties Greek Coinages


387


BRUTTIUM, The Brettii, Æ Drachm, 208-03, rev. eagle left on thunderbolt with spread wings, lyre in left field, 7.27g (HN Italy 2006); SICILY, Gela, Æ Half-Unit, rev. grain stalk, ethnic around, 7.34g (Jenkins, Gela, XIVa, 557), Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ Unit, rev. trident, 7.14g (BCD 598ff); AKARNANIA, League, Æ Unit, rev. head of Achelous left, trident above, 4.34g (BMC 21ff); ARGOLIS, Argos, Æ Chalkous, 330-300, rev. A, helmet below, 1.56g (BMC 101ff); CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion, Æ Unit, 330-300, rev. bull’s head right, 3.82g (McDonald 67); PONTOS, Amisos, Æ Unit, 100-80, rev. sword in sheath dividing ethnic, monograms around, 7.54g (BMC 47); SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Seleukos II (246-226 BC), Æ Double Unit, uncertain mint, rev. Nike standing left holding wreath and palm, 6.34g (SC 713) [8]. Varied state, second scarce


£60-£80 388 389


ISLANDS OFF SICILY, Melita, Semis, c. 150, head of Astarte (or Isis) left, rev. male figure with four wings kneeling left, holding instruments, 13.21g (Coleiro, NC 1971, 3; SNG Copenhagen 463). Fair to fine, rare


£60-£80


AKARNANIA, Leukas, Stater, 400-330, rev. helmeted head of Athena left, scallop-shell behind, 8.48g (BMC 31); LOKRIS, Lokris Opunti, Hemidrachm or Triobol, c. 350, rev. Ajax standing right, holding sword and shield decorated with serpent, spear below feet, 2.51g (BCD 46ff; BMC 19); CORINTHIA, Corinth, Diobol, 350-280, rev. Pegasos with curved wing walking left, koppa below foreleg, 0.86g (BCD 193; SNG Copenhagen 64) [3]. First about very fine and struck on an irregular flan, second very fine but with some light scratches on reverse, last fine and slightly rough but scarce


£100-£120 390


BLACK SEA, Mesembria, Tetradrachm, c. 175-125, head of Herakles right wearing lion-skin, rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, Corinthian helmet by knee, ΔΑ monogram below, monogram below throne, 16.10g (Price 1064). Very fine


£60-£80


391


IONIA, Magnesia ad Mæandrum, Tetradrachm struck by the magistrate Erasippos, son of Aristeou, c. 155-145, Stephanophoric type, diademed and draped bust of Artemis Leukophryene right, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΕΡΑΣΙΠΠΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΟΥ, Apollo standing left, holding branch tied with fillet in right hand, elbow resting on tall tripod behind, Mæander pattern below, all within laurel wreath, 17.06g (Jones, obv. die 29 [= same obv. die as Pozzi 2461]; BMC 37; SNG von Aulock 2042). Peripheral smoothing in obverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine £800-£1,000 Provenance: Spink Auction 213, 27-8 June 2012, lot 5


392


SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Seleukos I (312-280 BC), Tetradrachm, Seleucia-on-the-Tigris, 300-295, rev. Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in wreath in left field, K under throne, 17.07g (SC 117.2b); Antiochos VII (138 -129 BC), Drachm, uncertain mint, 138-29, rev. Nike advancing right holding wreath, monograms in left field, 3.93g (SC 2078) [2]. Very fine but first removed from a mount at 12 o’clock, second with some porosity


£60-£80 393 394


PHOENICIA, Arados, Tetradrachm, yr 192 [68-7], turreted head of Tyche right, rev. Nike standing left holding aplustre and palm, BΡ[retrograde]Ρ, above Aramaic letter, above ΜΣ, all within wreath 15.16g (Duyrat 3800ff; BMC 266-7). Very fine


£100-£120


PHOENICIA, Arados, Tetradrachm, yr 178 [82-1], turreted head of Tyche right, rev. Nike standing left holding aplustre and palm, HOP, above Aramaic letter, above ΜΣ, all within wreath, 15.16g (Duyrat 3800ff; BMC 266-7). Very fine


£100-£120 Oriental Greek Coinage


395


Mitchiner 1562). Small copper plug, very fine


Provenance: Stephen Album Auction 11 (Santa Rosa), 16-17 September 2011, lot 109; Tim Wilkes FPL 19, April 2013 (14) TURKO-HEPHTHALITES, Vasu Deva (7th cent. AD), Drachm, trilingual type, countermark below bust, 3.31g (Göbl 244;


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