Ancient Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant


493


BRUTTIUM, The Brettii, Drachm, 216-214, veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, sceptre and fly over shoulder, rev. Zeus standing left, right foot raised on ionic capital, leaning on sceptre held in left hand, eagle flying left with wreath in talons, 4.17g (Arslan O20/R33; HN Italy 1970; BMC 14; Sear 515). Softly struck, small delamination on reverse at 6 o’clock and some light old cleaning marks, otherwise very fine


£60-£80


494


SICILY, Akragas, Period I, Gp II, Didrachm, 495-85, ΑΚΡΑ, eagle standing left, rev. crab within circular incuse, 8.25g (Westermark 134 [O55/R83]; same dies as SNG ANS 928 and Ward Collection 132 [Sale, lot 107]; BMC 11; Sear 708). Well-centred, nearly very fine, dark tone


£200-£260 495


SICILY, Akragas, Punic Occupation (213-211), Quarter-Shekel, wreathed male head right, rev. horse prancing right, HT in Punic script below, 1.64g (Burnett, Enna Hoard 151; McClean 10,027; Sear Numidia 6603). Light porosity, otherwise very fine, portrait better, toned


£100-£120


496


SICILY, Messana, Tetradrachm, series VII, 455-451, squatting charioteer driving biga of mules right, leaves in exergue, rev. MESSANION, hare bounding right, D above, 16.65g (Caltabiano 331 [D147/R137]; same dies as Randazzo Hoard 646; same rev. die as SNG ANS 330 and McClean 2385; Sear 843). Some roughness, otherwise good fine, toned £100-£150


497


SICILY, Segesta, Didrachm, 455-420, hound standing left, rev. ΣΕΓΕ ΣΤΑΙΒ, diademed head of nymph right, hair rolled behind, all within circular incuse, 7.95g (Lucerne, 18 June 1923 [BM Duplicates], 990, same dies; Rizzo pl. 42, 12; BMC 17). Obverse about very fine, reverse good fine, toned, scarce


£200-£300


498


SICILY, Syracuse, Heiron I, Tetradrachm, Gp III, series VIIIa, 475-470, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying above crowning horses, rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, head of Arethusa right, hair tied up in broad fillet, four dolphins around, 17.40g (Boehringer 104 [V48/R71]; same dies as BMC Acq. 1917, 4, Randazzo Hoard, 260; Sear 914). About very fine, dark tone


£200-£300 499


ZEUGITANA, Carthage, billon Three-quarter Shekel, c. 300, wreathed head of Tanit left, rev. horse right, left foreleg raised, head reverted, 4.57g (McClean –; Sear –); together with miscellaneous Punic bronzes (5) [6]. First fine, struck from heavily debased silver, others in varied state


£80-£100 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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