Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

Uncertain mint in the East, c.ca 325-300 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent; Rv. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; [..]

Salamis mint. Struck under Philip III (323-317 BC), c.ca 323-315 BC. Head of Athena to r., wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Nike standing to l., holding wreath and stylis; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ [..]

Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOY, Zeus seated l. on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, crested helmet right above MA; below throne, monogram below strut. Price [..]

Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated l. on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: To inner left, API above helmet; monogram below throne. Price 1112 var. (monogram); HGC 3.2, [..]

Babylon, struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, c.ca 323-317 BC. Issue in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion’s skin headdress; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, [..]

Aspendos mint, CY 9 = 204/3. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated l. on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle with closed wings in right; to left, ΑΣ above Θ [..]

Myriandros, struck under Menes or Philotas, c.ca 325-324/3. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, Rv. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings [..]

Babylon, under Philip III, c.ca 323-317 BC. Head of Heracles in lion's skin to r.; Rv. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Zeus Aetophoros seated to l., M on l., ΛΥ below throne. Price 3692. Slightly [..]

Struck posthumously, Miletos, circa 323-319 BC. Diademed head (Apollo?) r.; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] AΛEΞAN[ΔPOY], horseman riding r.; labrys and monogram behind, ME ligate. Price 2131. Appealing light brown patina. About extremely fine.

Struck under Nikokreon. Salamis mint. Macedonian shield, facing gorgoneion on boss; Rv. Helmet; B-A across upper fields, kerykeion to lower left. Zapiti & Michaelidou (Wars of the Successors) 5-7 var. (monogram on rev.); Price 3158. Dark brown patina with light sandy spots. Good very fine.

n the name and types of Alexander III. Kolophon, c.ca 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. Zeus Aëtophoros seated l.; in field, crescent leftward [above monogram]; [Π] below throne. Price 1810. Extremely fine.

Pella, struck circa 276-274 BC. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. Zeus Aëtophoros seated to l., holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to r., torch below throne. Price 564A; Müller 27. Dark patina. Good extremely fine. Expressive [..]

Pella or Amphipolis. Struck 184-179 c.ca. Zoilis, magistrate. Macedonian shield; on boss, MA/KE above and below club; Rv. Macedonian helmet; three monograms around; to lower right, thunderbolt. AMNG III 2; HGC 3.2, 324. Good extremely fine. Ex Notaras Coins & Antiquities, private sale [..]

Uncertain Macedonian mint. Macedonian shield; on boss, ornament of six crescents around central pellet; Rv. Stern of galley left, two crewmen on deck; ΜΑΚΕ – ΔΟΝΩΝ above. SNG Ashmolean 3284 var. Good extremely fine. Ex Notaras Coins & [..]

Diademed head of Perseus right, with close beard, Rv. ΒΑΣΙ-ΛΕΩΣ ΠΕP-ΣΕΩΣ, eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt; MAP monogram above, AY (mintmaster) monogram in right field, AN monogram between legs; [..]

Amphipolis, 158-150 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis r., bow and quiver over shoulder, all within tondo of Macedonian shield; Rv. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ, horizontal club, monograms above and below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt [..]

Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with Ammon-horn, Rv. BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting hand on hip; in background, spear; behind, shield; in inner left field, [..]

Amphipolis, c.ca 288/7-282/1 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated l., holding Nike, crowning the king's name, [..]

Uncertain mint in Thrace, possibly Lysimacheia. Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion springing r.; below, spearhead r. Müller 61; HGC 3.2, 1758. Appealing green patina. [..]

Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. Warrior on horse rearing r., spearing enemy who defends with shield and spear; monogram to left. Paeonian Hoard 242; SNG ANS 1030; NBRM Paeonia 43-4. Flan crack, otherwise near extremely fine. Ex Nomisma Auction 41 (8 May 2010), lot 43.

Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ (retrograde), warrior on horse rearing r., thrusting spear at enemy; helmet to lower l. Paeonian Hoard 221; HGC 3.1, 148. Near extremely fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 126 (5 March 2023), [..]

Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly l., hair in ampyx, wearing necklace; Rv. Bridled horse prancing right; ΛAPI-ΣAIΩN above and below. BCD Thessaly II 305; HGC 4, 409. Near extremely fine / good extremely fine. Refined style. In slab.

Facing head of nymph Larissa turned slightly toward the l.; hair bound with ampyx; Rv. ΛAΡ[IΣ]-AIΩN, horse grazing r. HGC 4, 453; BCD Thessaly I 1155-6; BCD Thessaly II 315-320. A wonderful portrait of fine style. Good extremely fine / good very fine.

Head of nymph Larissa facing three quarter r., wearing amphyx; Rv. [ΛΑΡΙ], horse grazing r. Boston 907; Hermann group VII, Reihe Q. Extremely fine / near extremely fine. Struck from dies of refined style. Ex InAsta n. 12 (12 June 2005), lot 184.

Head of Zeus R., wearing oak wreath; behind head, monogram; Rv. ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN / K-OT/T-Y Athena Itonia striding r., hurling spear with her right hand and extending shield in her left. Thessaly II 812; HGC 4, 208. Good very fine. Ex Solidus Auction 100 (17 May 2022), [..]

Cow suckling calf; Rv. Δ-Υ-Ρ, floral pattern within linear square; in exergue, club. SNG Copenhagen 421; BMC 6. Near extremely fine.

Andriskos and Nikandros, magistrates. ΝΙΚΑΝΔΡΟΣ, magistrate's name above cow standing l., looking back at suckling calf, monogram below; Rv. AΠOΛ ΑΝ-ΔΡΙΣ-ΚΟΥ, legend in four segments around double-lined [..]

Pegasus with straight wings flying to r.; below, Λ; Rv. Head of Athena to r. wearing plain Corinthian helmet; behind her neck, kantharos. BCD Akarnania-Aetolia 187; Pegasi 29. Porosity. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

Pegasos flying left, Rv. ΘΥΡΡ, head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind neck guard, rhyton ending in forepart of a griffin. BCD Akarnania 367. Calciati 2. Rare. Some instances of cleaning; fields possibly tooled, otherwise near extremely fine. From a private [..]

Frontal bull’s head, the hair shown in ringlets, O to l., Φ to r.; Rv. Boar forepart to r. in incuse square showing both legs. Williams 226 (O.159 / R.132). Evidence of former cleaning; some smoothing, otherwise good very fine / about extremely fine. From a private European collection [..]

Eu(w)ara-, magistrate. Boeotian shield; Rv. Amphora; EY/P left, FA/A right, club and grapes above. Hepworth, "The 4th Century BC Magistrate Coinage of the Boiotian Confederacy," in Nomismatika Xronika (1998), 43; BMC Central Greece pg. 82, 140. Near extremely fine.

Dio–, magistrate. Boeotian shield; Rv. Amphora; Δ-IΩ across field; all within incuse concave circle. Hepworth 30; BCD Boiotia 471; HGC 4, 1330. Lovely old cabinet tone. Good very fine.

Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to r.; Rv. The nymph Histiaia seated to r. on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣTI-AIEΩN around. HGC 4, 1525; BCD Euboia 425-432. Good extremely fine.  Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 130 (2 July 2023), lot 217.

Archaic head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet and disk earring; Rv. AΘE, Owl standing to r., head facing; olive sprig behind. HGC 4, 1591; Seltman Group E, F; HGC 4, 1591. Good very fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch sale 196, 2011, 1513 Ex NAC - Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 123, [..]

Head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, round earring with central boss, and pearl necklace; Rv. Owl standing to r. with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse [..]

Helmeted head of Athena r., with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near extremely fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 129 (4 June 2023), lot 154.

Helmeted head of Athena r., with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good very fine / near extremely fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 130 (2 July 2023), lot 201.

Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; HGC 4, 1597; Kroll 8. Extremely fine.

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll / ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. SNG Münich 52; SNG Copenhagen 32. Near extremely fine. Refined style. [..]

Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Owl standing r., head facing; olive spring behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31. Possible tooling following cleaning intervention, otherwise good extremely fine. Ex Notaras Coins & Antiquities, private sale.

Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Owl standing r., head facing; olive spring behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31. Possible tooling following cleaning intervention, otherwise good extremely fine. Ex London Fine Art Consultants, private sale.

Helmeted head of Athena r., frontal eye; Rv. AΘE, owl standing r., head facing; above to l., olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Possible traces of tooling following former cleaning interventions, otherwise good extremely fine.

Head of Athena to r., wrearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette; Rv. ΑΘE, owl standing r., head facing; to l., olive sprig; all within incuse square. Kroll 10 ff.; Svoronos pl. 11, 20. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

Sea turtle, Rv. Square incuse with windmill pattern. SNG Copenaghen 502; HGC 6, 429. Good very fine. Slight porosity. From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

Land tortoise with segmented shell, Rv. Large incuse square with skew pattern. SNG Copenaghen 517. BMC 146-65; HGC 6, 437. Good very fine.

Pegasos flying to l., koppa below; Rv. Head of Aphrodite l., wearing sakkos, pendant earrings and necklace, I to left. BCD Corinth 169 var. (monogram); BMC 355, pl. X, 24; SNG Copenhagen 114. Extremely fine. Refined style.

Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, wreath; below neck, A. BCD Corinth 116; Calciati 403; Ravel 1041. Near extremely fine / extremely fine. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich (private sale).

Pegasos flying l., Q below; Rv. Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with laurel wreath, A – [P] below, aegis behind. Pegasi 427; Ravel 1009. Some instances of cleaning; fields gently smoothed, otherwise good very fine. From a private European collection formed in the [..]

Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, dove flying left within wreath; below chin, Γ. BCD Corinth 110; Calciati 419; Ravel 1029. Evidence of old cleaning. Fields gently smoothed, otherwise near extremely fine / good extremely fine. From a [..]

Pegasos flying l.; koppa below; Rv. Helmeted head of Athena l.; I below chin; to r., Near extremely fine / good very fine.

Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; below chin, Δ; behind neck, I and Artemis running r., holding torch. BCD Corinth 133; Calciati 457; Ravel 1081. Near extremely fine / good very fine.

Ϙ, Pegasos flying left, Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet and necklace; below, A-[P]; behind neck guard, boar standing left on ground line. Calciati 435; Ravel 1017. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

Pegasos flying left, Rv. Helmeted head of Athena left; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, eagle standing left, head right. Ravel 1008; Pegasi 426; BCD Corinth 101; HGC 4, 1848. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.

Ϙ, Pegasos flying l.; Rv. Head of Athena to l., wearing laureate Corinthian helmet; below, A-P; behind neck guard, chimaira walking l. BCD Corinth 102; Calciati 428; Ravel 1010. Nice cabinet tone. Evidence of former mechanical cleaning; fields gently smoothed. Traces of oxidation. Some crystallisation [..]

Pegasos flying left, Rv. helmeted head of Athena left; [Δ]-I across field; to right, statue of Athena left, holding spear. Ravel Period V, 1083; Pegasi 459; HGC 4, 1848. Fine style. Good very fine / good extremely fine.

Pegasos flying left, Rv. Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, plow upward; A-P flanking neck truncation. HGC 4, 1848; Pegasi 441. Slightly double struck. Some cleaning; fields gently smoothed, otherwise near extremely fine. From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

Pegasos flying l., koppa below; Rv. Helmeted head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet; A below, ivy wreath behind. Pegasi 403; BCD Corinth 116; HGC 4, 1848. Traces of gentle cleaning; fields gently smoothed. About extremely fine. From a private European collection formed in the 1980s. [..]

Laureate head of Zeus r.; Rv. League monogram; forepart of goat to right; AΛ - KI across field; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 399. HGC 5, 20. Good very fine.

Three-quarter facing head of gorgoneion, head turned slightly r., on an aegis; Rv. ΚΑΒΗ-ΡΩΝ, Nike walking r., holding palm. SNG BM Black Sea 1243. Appealing sandy patina. Good very fine.

Rhodian standard. Bull standing l. on grain ear; kerykeion and ΔA monogram to left; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG BM Black Sea 104; HGC 7, 511. Good extremely fine.

ΚΑΛ, Forepart of a bull standing l.; to l., monogram; Rv. Three grain ears. RG 16; SNG BM Black Sea 110; SNG Copenhagen 354. Very fine.

Pankra- and Zenode-, magistrates. Turreted head of Artemis r., bow and quiver behind back; Rv. ΑΠΑΜΕ[ΩΝ] / ΠΑΝΚΡΑ / ΖΗΝΟΔΗ, satyr Marsyas advancing r. on maeander, playing double flute. BMC 91-93; SNG Copenhagen [..]

Half-length figure of harpy l., holding in r. hand a tunny by its tail, and raising left hand to its chin; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 75; Greenwell 98; Boston MFA 1448 = Warren 1519; SNG BN 205; Gillet –; cf. Gulbenkian 612 (hekte); Jameson –; Myrmekion 2; Rosen 454; [..]

Perseus, nude but for cloak tied around neck, kneeling to right, head turned to left, holding harpa in his right hand and head of the Medusa in his left; below, tunny to right; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald 162; Von Fritze I 162 var. (differing denominations). Well-centred. Extremely [..]

Forepart of boar l., behind, tunny fish; Rv. Lion's head l.; above, star; all within incuse square. SNG BN Paris 375; SNG Tübingen 2217; Klein, KM 41, 265. Good very fine.

Female janiform head; Rv. Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet within incuse square. SNG France 1124.Dark patina. Good very fine.

Janiform female head / Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; [ΛΑΜΨ around].. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, I; SNG France 1182-96. Good very fine.

ΠΑ/ΡΙ, cow standing l., head reverted, bee below; Rv. Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding. SNG Paris 1360. Extremely fine.

Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin; Rv. [Π]EPΓAM, Athena Promachos standing facing. SNG France 1558-1566. Good very fine.

Head of Zeus to r., wearing horn of Ammon; Rv. ΠΙΤΑΝ between the points of a pentagram with pellet in centre. BMC 4-6. Dark green patina. Very fine.

Head of Aphrodite l., hair in sphendone; Rv. Oinochoe within incuse circle. Thompson, Coinage pl. I, 3; SNG von Aulock 1437; Dewing 2215; Jameson 1447. Good extremely fine. Ex Rönesans Salzgitter Auction 9 (2 March 2024), lot 30.

Head of Kabeiros left, wearing pileus; star on either side of pileus; Rv. B-I/R-Y, club downward within wreath. SNG von Aulock 1502-3; SNG München 168. Green patina. Extremely fine. Untouched. Ex Aquila Numismatics Auction 3 (2 July 2022), lot 372. 

Head of Athena facing slightly r., wearing triple-crested helmet; Rv. ΣΙΓΕ, owl standing r., head facing; crescent behind. SNG Copenhagen 496-7; SNG von Aulock 7637. Pleasing green patina. Good very fine. Ex Aquila Numismatics Auction 3 (2 July 2022), lot 366.

Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. MΥΡINAIΩN Apollo Grynios standing to right, holding laurel branch in his left hand and phiale in his right; omphalos and amphora at his feet; in left field, monogram of ΠЄ. Sacks Issue 46. SNG Stockholm 209. About extremely fine. Ex [..]

Helmeted head of Athena to r.; Helmeted soldier standing to r., holding shield and preparing to throw spear; Α-Θ over T-A in fields. SNG München 609; SNG von Aulock 1674. Green patina with lighter hues. Very fine.

Female head left, wearing stephane; Rv. Ε – Φ; bee with straight wings. BMC 68; SNG München 52; SNG Copenhagen 256. Slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine.

Facing head of Apollo; Rv. Monogram (mark of value) within incuse rectangle. Milne, Colophon 5; Klein 397. Good very fine.

Aristogoras, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. ΑΡΙΣΤ[ΟΓ]ΟΡΑΣ, lion standing r., head l.; star above. SNG Copenhagen 977. Deppert-Lippitz 401-404. Very fine.

Head of griffin with open jaws to left; behind head, seal swimming upwards; Rv. Rough incuse square. Bodenstedt 12; BMC 15. Very rare. Subaerate. Near extremely fine.

Head of Athena l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; below, small seal left; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 91. Well-centred. Good very fine.

Head of griffin left; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Von Aulock 2118. Good very fine.

Eunikos, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus to r.; Rv. ANTIOXEΩN / ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΩ - MAIANΔΡΩ - EYNIKOΣ, Zebu bull standing l.; to l., small winged Nemesis standing r., drawing fold of drapery with her r. hand; all within laurel wreath. [..]

Head of Poseidon r., wearing tainia; Rv.Trident with dolphins between points; cornucopia to lower r. SNG Copenhagen 354 ff. Good very fine.

Bearded head of Poseidon r.; Rv. AΛIKA[Ρ] – ΔAM, decorated trident, crescent to l., fish-hook r. Klein 518; SNG von Aulock 8079. Very fine.

Kleokrates, magistrate. Head of Aphrodite l., hair in ampyx and sphendone; K before neck; behind neck, prow l.; below, N; Rv. ΚΛΕΟΚΡΑΤΗΣ, Forepart of lion l. within incuse square. Hecatomnus 4b (A4/P3). Good extremely fine. Extremely rare, one [..]

Radiate head of Helios r.; Rv. P - O. Two rose buds. Control: lyre. Karl coll. 533; SNG Keckman 617. Traces of gentle cleaning; slight corrosion; metal somewhat crystallised. Good very fine. From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

Mnasimachos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly r.; Rv. Rose with bud to right; MNAΣIMAXOΣ above; to left, Athena Nikephoros standing left. Ashton 208; SNG Keckman 537-9; SNG Copenhagen 765. Near extremely fine.

ΑΡΧΙΝΟΣ (Archinos), magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly r.; Rv. ΑΡΧΙΝΟυ, P-O, rose with bud to l., torch to r. Jenkins 154 (var.); HGC 6, 1463 (var.). Good extremely fine.

Timostratos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios r.; Rv. Rose with bud to r.; TIMOΣTPATOΣ above; all within incuse square. SNG Keckman 663; Jenkins, Group C, 79. Good extremely fine.

Sardes mint. Head of lion with sun and rays on its forehead to r.; Rv. Two incuse squares, one larger than the other. SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868-9; Weidauer 86-9. Banker's marks on the edge. Very well centered and highly attractive. Good very fine.

Head of roaring lion r. with small sun at forehead; Rv. Double square incuse punch. Rosen 653; SNG Von Aulock 2868. A couple minor marks, otherwise extremely fine.

Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull; Rv. Two incuse squares. Kurth G52; Walburg Group II; Berk 6; Traité I 404–5; SNG von Aulock 8212; BMC 36; Boston MFA 2074; de Luynes 2779. Near extremely fine.

Facing gorgoneion, tongue protruding; Rv. Head of lion r.; all within pelleted linear border. SNG France 42. Very fine.

Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; Rv. Nike advancing to left, holding wreath in her outstretched right hand and fold of her drapery with her left; to left, pomegranate; Σ-Τ across fields. Seyrig, Side 20. Extremely fine. Ex Savoca Coins 167 Silver Auction (25 June 2023), [..]

Head of Athena r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; Rv. Nike advancing l., holding wreath; pomegranate above ΔE (magistrate) in l. field. SNG von Aulock 4786 var. (ΔΕΙ); SNG France 674 var. (same). Near extremely fine. Ex N&N London Online Auction 41 (2 December [..]

Two men standing side by side, fighting with a double-axe and a sickle; Rv. ET - EN, nymph advancing r.; in front, coiled snake; behind, jug. SNG Copenhagen 148; Von Aulock, Pisidien II, 76; SNG France 1533. Green patina with earthen highlights. Good very fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 37 [..]

Facing head of Gorgoneion; Rv. Helmeted head of Athena r., astragalos behind. SNG BN 1933; SNG PFPS 340. Good very fine.

Facing gorgoneion; Rv. Head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet; behind, spear; to l., astragalos. SNG Paris 1951; SNG von Aulock 5279. Good very fine.

Round shield with monogram ΠΘ; Rv. Triskeles. SNG von Aulock 5298. Appealing green patina with earthen highlights. Good very fine.

Facing head of Herakles with club over shoulder; H to l.; Rv. Forepart of wolf r.; star above. Göktürk 68-9. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

Baal seated l., holding grain ear and grape bunch in extended r. hand, sceptre with his l.; Rv. Forepart of wolf r.; above, downwards pointing crescent; all within dotted square border. Göktürk 82; SNG BN 443 (Cilicia); SNG Levante 223 (Cilicia). Extremely fine.

Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ [ΤΩ]Ν ΠΡΟΣ ΤΩΙ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝΩΙ. Forepart of horse right; monogram above. Ziegler 404-9 var. (controls); [..]

Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Grape bunch with tendrils. SNG France 186; SNG Levante 47. Good very fine.

Struck 379-374 BC. 'BLTRZ' in Aramaic r., Baaltars seated l., holding lotus-tipped sceptre in right hand; Rv. 'FRNBZW' in Aramaic l., 'HLK' in Aramaic r., bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) l. SNG Levante 72; SNG France 251; BMC Lycaonia pg. 165, 21; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 609; SNG von Aulock 5927. [..]

Baal of Tarsos seated l., holding eagle, grain ear, grapes and sceptre; to lower l., 'TR' in Aramaic; on r., 'Baaltars' in Aramaic; below throne, 'M' in Aramaic; Rv. Lion attacking bull l; below, monogram; above, 'Mazaios' in Aramaic. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG Levante 106. Well detailed and struck [..]

Baal of Tarsos seated l., holding eagle, grain ear, grapes and sceptre; to lower l., 'TR' in Aramaic; on r., 'Baaltars' in Aramaic; below throne, 'M' in Aramaic; Rv. Lion attacking bull l; below, monogram; above, 'Mazaios' in Aramaic. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG Levante 106. In exceptional state [..]

Time of Pharnabazos and Datames, satraps. Female head facing slightly l., drapery around neck; Rv. Draped bust of Aphrodite? r., wearing tainia, hoop earring, and pearl necklace. Casabonne Series 1; SNG France 310–1; SNG Levante 217–8. Good very fine.

Uncertain mint in Cappadocia, Eastern Syria, or Northern Mesopotamia, after 300 BC. Head of Herakles to r, .wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ - ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus seated l.on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed [..]

Uncertain mint I in Cappadocia, Eastern Syria, or Northern Mesopotamia, after 300. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΣEΛEYKOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his l. hand and eagle standing r. with closed [..]

Uncertain mint I, in Cappadocia, eastern Syria or northern Mesopotamia, c.ca 294 and after. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv.ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated [..]

Uncertain mint I in Cappadocia, Eastern Syria or Northern Mesopotamia, after 300. Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ - ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated l. on low throne, holding long sceptre in his l. hand and eagle standing [..]

Susa, c.ca 305-297 BC. Head of Alexander r. in Dionysian helmet covered with panther's skin and adorned with bull's ear and horns; panther's skin tied around neck; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ –ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, [..]

Attic standard. Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 286/5-284 BC. Laureate head of Zeus r.; Rv. Athena, holding spear and shield, in quadriga of elephants r.; anchor and monogram above. SC 276.2; SMAK S1TA-6–8 and 10–13 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 9, 18e. Good extremely fine.

In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon, c.ca 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated l.; monogram in wreath in l. field, H below throne. Price 3704; Hgc 9, 10f. High relief. Fine style. Slight traces of smoothing on the reverse between Zeus [..]

Laureate head of Zeus r.; Rv.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / [ΘΕΟ]Υ / [ΕΠΙΦ]ΑΝΟΥ, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt. SC 1413; Newell, [..]

Diademed head r.; Rv. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTΡIOΥ / ΣΩTHΡOΣ, cornucopia; to inner right, monograms above ΞΡ (date). BMC 37; HGC 9, 806. Very fine / near extremely fine.

Antioch on the Orontes mint, 143-142 c.ca. Diademed and radiate head of Antiochos VI r.; Rv. Elephant standing left, holding torch with raised trunk; ΣΤΑ above cornucopiae to right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ [..]

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head r.; Rv. Athena Nikephoros standing l.; to outer l., monogram above [A]. SC 2222c; HGC 9, 1155. Good extremely fine. Ex InAsta n. 18 (16 November 2006), lot 2293.

Laureate head of marine deity r.; Rv. Galley r., double line of waves below, Phoenician legend above. BMC 45. Good very fine.

Galley l., containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; below, hippocamp l.; Rv. Lion attacking bull l., Phoenician inscription above. BMC 8-9, pl. XII, 2 (reverse). Good extremely fine.