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BOEOTIA Federal coinage Drachm (AR; 17-19mm; 5.48g) c. 304-294 bc. Boeotian shield. Rev. Δ – I Amphora and above pellet within incuse square.
BCD Boeotia 69; Head p. 57; McClean p. 314, 5513; SNG Delepierre 1298; SNG Lockett 1775; Traité III p. 267, 287 and pl. 202.26; Weber p. 317, 3328 and pl. 125.
Ex Gemini VI, New York Sunday, January 10, 2010, lot 113.
Ex: CNG Electronic Auction 148, September 20, 2006, lot 12, BCD collection.
Ex KURPFÄLZISCHE MÜNZHANDLUNG, Mannheim, Germany
1984: no 27, 12 Dec.
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., Publication No. 12, January-February 1979, Lot 271 commentspaul1888

Chersonesos, Thrace, c. 386 - 338 B.C. Silver hemidrachm, Weber 2422; BMC Thrace p. 185, 43; McClean II 4071; HGC 3.2, 1437; SNG Cop -, Choice gVF, attractive neat style, toned, Cherronesos (Gallipoli peninsula) mint, weight 2.323g, maximum diameter 14.1mm, c. 386 - 338 B.C.; obverse lion forepart right, head turned back left, tongue protruding; reverse quadripartite incuse with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, pellet and VE ligature in one sunken quarter (pellet mostly off flan), pellet and five-point star (pentagram) in the opposite sunken quarter. Coin & photography ex Forum Ancient Coins.

This example is unusually well centered on the obverse, which motivated me to purchase it. Overall I believe it is an attractive coin. 3 commentspaul1888

(0198) CARACALLA AND GETAca. 208 - 211 AD
AE 18.7mm, 4.45 g
O: confronted busts of laureate, draped, cuirassed Caracalla, on left: and bare-headed, draped Geta, on right.
R: star of eight rays within crescent, legend around crescent
Mesopotamia, Carrhae mint; cf. BMC p. 87, 45-8; SNG Cop -; Weber -; McClean -; very rarelaney

*SOLD*Greek Thracian – Chersonese/Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm

Attribution: Weber 2419, 2434; McClean 4079, BMC 11
Date: 400-350 BC
Obverse: Forepart of lion w/ head reverted and gaping mouth
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, alternating depressions with pellet in one and
bunch of grapes in the other
Size: 14 mm
ex-ForvmNoah

00021 Bull Protome Facing Left and Bridled Horse Facing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: bull head and neck l., head turned to face the viewer. All within a border of dots.
Rev: ΑΛ upwards, head and neck of bridled horse r. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 462/1 - 460 BC1; Weight: .93g; Diameter: 10mm: Die axis: 70º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 24 no. 4, pl. IV no. 7; Hunterian p. 451 no. 1; Traité I ii, 1416, pl. XLIII, 7; Pozzi 1207; Weber 2828; Herrmann Group III A Obolen, pl. I, 20; McClean 4586, pl. on p. 173, 13 ; SNG Cop 96; SGCV I 2105; SNG Ashmolean 3858; Liampi Corpus 15 V7/R9 b, pl. 4, 26; BCD Thessaly I 1105; BCD Thessaly II 147; HGC 4, 476.

Notes:
1This is the date given in BCD Thessaly I.

Provenance: Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 371 Lot 1082.

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0007 Horse Prancing Right Lion’s Head Right, Lion’s Head Spout Right Larissa Right Balancing HydriaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: horse prancing r., lion's head above facing r. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Λ-Α above l. to r., R-[I] in front and downwards, Larissa standing r. and balancing hydra on her raised l. knee, behind is a spout in the form of a lion's head from which pours water. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 440 - 420 BC1; Weight: .95g; Diameter: 11.5mm: Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 25, 15; Imhoof-Blumer Nymphen: p. 69 no. 184 pl. V no. 16; Herrmann Group II pl. I 14 and 15; McClean II 4600 var. horse standing, no mention of lion's head on obv.; SNG München 54 and 55 var. lion’s head on obv. interpreted as a Lotus flower; Lorber 2008 pl. 41, 6; BCD Thessaly II 358.1; HGC 4, 482 var. horse standing and no mention of water pouring from the lion's head spout.

Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4

Provenance: Ex Nomos Obolos 15 Webauction Lot 169 May 24, 2020.

Photo Credits: Nomos AG

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000961 Thessalos Wrestling Bull Forepart Left, Horse Forepart Galloping RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: The hero Thessalos to l. naked, except for chlamys and petasos both attached to his neck by a cord and flying in the air, wrestling a bull forepart charging l. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Λ above, Α in front, Ρ under horse’s belly, Ι under horse’s raised r. leg, bridled horse forepart galloping r. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver hemidrachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 400 - 350 BC1; Weight: 3.01g; Diameter: 15mm: Die axis: 150º; References, for example: Herrmann Group III C, pl. II, 4; Traité IV, 646, pl. CCXCVI, 4; McClean II 4593, var. ΣΟ retrograde on obv., pl. on p. 172, no. 20; Lorber 2008 Series 3, 11.O7/R7 and 12.O8/R7 var. Ｙ𝚪 below hero’s legs, pl. 42 nos. 26 and 27 respectively; BCD Thessaly II 375.2 var. ΣΟ retrograde on obv.; HGC 4, 460.

Notes:
1This is the date provided in BCD Thessaly II.

Provenance: Ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics February 17, 2022, Ex Myntauktion I Sverige AB Auction 12, September 19 - 20, 2014 Lot 67.

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00097 Facing Head of LarissaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly r., wearing ampyx, pendant earring, and wire necklace. Border of dots.
Rev: reverse horse crouching l., l. foreleg raised, preparing to roll and lie down. ΛAPI above horse and ΣAIΩN in the exergue.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 380 - 365 BC1; Weight: 5.812g; Diameter: 20.8mm; Die axis: 90º; References, for example: BCD Thessaly I 1149; BCD Thessaly II 283; McClean 4623; HGC 4, 441; Lorber - Shahar, Middle Series 1 Type A (O1/R42

Notes:
1This is the date range stated in BCD Thessaly I.
2Unfortunately this website no longer functions and it will not be brought back up (Catharine Lorber, personal communication, September 7, 2018).
The city of Larissa was named after the local water nymph, said to be the daughter of Pelasgos. He was said to be the ancestor of the pre-Greek Pelasgians. According to myth Larissa drowned while playing ball on the banks of the Peneios river. (HGC 4 p. 130).

Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins November 5, 2018

Photo credits: Forum Ancient Coins

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000981 Bull Leaping Right, Horse and Rider Galloping RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙON above, bull leaping r., horizontal groundline. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Thessalian horseman (Thessalos?) wearing a tunic, petasos, and a chlamys fluttering to the l., holding a goad in his r. hand on a horse galloping r.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 370 - 356 BC; Weight: 6.05g; Diameter: 20mm: Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 29 no. 54, pl. V, 13 var. Ω instead of O in legend; Pozzi 1229; Weber 2856, p. 110 var. Ω instead of O in legend; Hermann Group VI, pl. IV, 17 and 18 var. Ω instead of O in legend; McClean 4610, pl. on p. 173, 6; Traité IV 698, pl. CCXCVIII, 9; SNG Lockett 1566, var. Ω instead of O in legend; SNG Cop 118; SNG Ashmolean 3871; Lorber 2008, pl. 46, 101; BCD Thessaly I 1136; BCD Thessaly II 186 var. Ω instead of O in legend; HGC 4, 449.

Provenance: Ex. CNG Feature Auction 121 October 6, 2022, Lot 234, from the Weise Collection; Ex. Daniel Koppersmith Collection CNG Triton XVII January 7, 2014, Lot 195; Ex. BCD Collection Classical Numismatic Group Auction 90 May 23, 2012, Lot 94; Ex. Leu 30 April 28, 1982, Lot 100.

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000993 Larissa ¾ Left, Rider on Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa 3/4 facing l., an ampyx in her hair, wearing a simple necklace and what looks like a single globule earring hanging from the bottom of the base of the last lock of hair on the r. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Thessalian cavalryman on prancing horse r., wearing chlamys and petasos. ΛAPI above l., Σ downwards in front of horse, AIΩN in exergue below the ground line.
Denomination: silver trihemiobol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. late 4th/early 3rd Century BC1; Weight: 1.38g; Diameter: 13.3mm: Die axis: 180º; References, for example: BMC Thessaly p. 30 nos. 69 and 70, pl. VI, no. 6; Weber 2855, pl. 110; McClean 4631, pl. on p. 173, no. 25; SNG Cop vol. 11, 134; SGCV I 2128; SNG Ashmolean 3890 and 3891; BCD Thessaly II 341; HGC 4, 515.

Notes:
1This is the date provided in BCD Thessaly II.

Provenance: Ex. Zuzim September 16, 2021.

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000994 Larissa ¾ Left, Horse Grazing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa 3/4 facing l., ampyx in her hair, wearing a simple necklace. All within a border of dots.
Rev: ΛΑΡΙΣ above, ΑΙΩΝ in exergue below the ground line, horse with straight legs grazing r.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: late 4th - early 3rd Century BC1; Weight: .70g; Diameter: 10.4mm: Die axis: 170º; References, for example: Herrmann Group VII Series B, pl. V, 192; McClean 4630, pl. on p. 173, no. 24; SNG Cop 135; SNG Ashmolean 3889; SNG München 77; BCD Thessaly II 344 var. with monogram, 385.6; HGC 4, 516.

Notes:
1This is the date provided in BCD Thessaly II.
2BCD Thessaly II 328 corrects Herrmann’s reference from a tritetartemorion to an obol.

Provenance: Ex. Ars Coin Wien, January 26, 2022.

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002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Achaea, Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly, RPC I 1425, AE-21, (Æ Diassarion?), AR/Δ//--, ΣΩΣANΔPOΣ ΣΩΣANΔPOY, Athena Itonia standing left, #1002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Achaea, Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly, RPC I 1425, AE-21, (Æ Diassarion?), AR/Δ//--, ΣΩΣANΔPOΣ ΣΩΣANΔPOY, Athena Itonia standing left, #1
avers: ΘEΣΣAΛΩN ΣEBAΣTOΣ, bare head of Augustus right.
reverse: ΣΩΣANΔPOΣ ΣΩΣANΔPOY, Athena Itonia standing left, holding Nike and shield set on the ground; spear to left, AR monogram and Δ in fields.
exergue: AR/Δ//--, diameter: 21,0-21,5 mm, weight: 6,75g, axis: 11h,
mint: City: Koinon of Thessaly, Region: Thessaly, Province: Achaea,
Magistrate: Sosandros Sosandrou (without title), Sosandros, son of Sosandros,
date: 27 B.C.-14 A.D.,
ref:
RPC I 1425,
Burrer Em. 1a, Series 1, 2.1 (A1/R2 – this coin, obv. and rev. illustrated on pl. 1),
BCD Thessaly II 914.1 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die),
CNG: eAuction 299. lot 2.,
McClean 4994,
Leake 4898,
Rogers 69,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Mysia, Lampsakos, Asia (conventus of Adramyteum), I 2278, Bust of Senate right, Rare! #1002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), Mysia, Lampsakos, Asia (conventus of Adramyteum), I 2278, Bust of Senate right, Rare! #1
avers: CЄBACTOY ΛAMΨAKH (retrograde), Laureate head of Augustus right.
reverse: IЄPA CYNKΛHTOC (retrograde), Bare-headed, draped bust of the Senate right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 16,2-17,0mm, weight: 3,44g, axes: 6h,
mint: City: Lampsacus, Region: Mysia, Province: Asia (conventus of Adramyteum), date: c.17(?) B.C.,
ref: RPC I 2278, McClean 7640, Paris 799-801, AMC 1191, Rare!
14 Specimens,
Q-001quadrans

0757 THRACE, Sestos, Hadrian, LyreReference.
RPC III, 757/13; McClean 4180; Varbanov 2982.

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ
Laureate, cuirassed bust right, baldric strap over shoulder and across chest, seen from front

Rev. СΗСΤΙωΝ
Lyre

2.88 gr
16 mm
5hokidoki

0757 THRACE, Sestos, Hadrian, LyreReference.
RPC III, 757/16; McClean 4180; Varbanov 2982.

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ
Laureate, cuirassed bust right, baldric strap over shoulder and across chest, seen from front

Rev. СΗСΤΙωΝ
Lyre

2.76 gr
17 mm
12hokidoki

0757 THRACE, Sestos, Hadrian, LyreReference.
RPC III, 757/17; McClean 4180; Varbanov 2982.

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder

Rev. СΗСΤΙωΝ
Lyre

2.48 gr
15 mm
12hokidoki

2140 IONIA Miletus. Hadrian ArtemisReference.
RPC III, 2140/6; McClean 8243; P: 1874

Magistrate Règinos (without title)

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., with small aegis on l. shoulder

Rev. ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΡΗΓΙΝΟΥ
Artemis in long chiton standing, l., holding patera in extended r. hand and arrow and bow in l.; at her feet, stag l., looking r.

5.20 gr
22 mm
12h

Note.
Plankenhorn collection coins of Ioniaokidoki

2498 PHRYGIA, Cadi Hadrian CybeleReference.
RPC III, 2498; BMC - ; SNG Copenhagen - ; SNG von Aulock - ; McClean -

Obv. ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder

Rev. ΚΑΔΟΗΝΩΝ
Cybele seated l., holding patera in her r. hand, l. arm resting on tympanum; at her feet, lion

7.20 gr
23 mm
6h1 commentsokidoki

Abakainon. Laureate Zeus and Boar LitraGreek Sicily. Abakainon. 440-430 BC. AR Litra (0.60 gms, 12.0mm, 1h). Laureate and bearded head of Zeus right. QA-B-A-K in corners, ꓘ-A / A-β. / Boar standing right. NI-A-I-И in corners, A-I / I-И. gVF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, FUN Show 2015. Coin ethnic reads from obverse (ABAK...) to reverse (…IAIN). SNG ANS 3 #895; Weber I #1167 var (placement of rev. legend); HGC 2 #9 (same); Campana CNAI 8. cf. Bertino Abaceno pl. XII #11; McClean I #2003. SNG Cop - .1 commentsAnaximander

Achaean league - AR hemidrachmMegara
c. 175-168 BC
laureate head of Zeus Amarios right
lyre above (AX) monogram, all within wreath
ΔΩ_PO
BCD Peloponessos 27.1; McClean 6431-2, Benner S. 78, 4; HGC 4, 1805
2,3g 14,5mm
ex LanzJ. B.

ACHAIA, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 167-146 BC. AR hemidrachm.
obv: Laureate head Zeus right
rev: Achaian league monogram. Monogram X-Theta E-E across fields. dolphin below. All within laurel wreath tied at bottom.

Agrinion 560-563; McClean 6411; SNG Cop. 249; Hunterian 14; Dewing 1845, Clerk 80/18; Benner-Patrai-32.
Dino

ACHAIA, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 175-168 BC.AR Hemidrachm (2.31 g.).
Obv: Laureate head Zeus right
Rev: Achaian League monogram; D left, M above, I right, trident below facing right; all within laurel wreath tied below.
Clerk 186/3; McClean 6461; Benner-Patrai-22.

exGorny & Mosch

SNG Cop. 274f. ; BMC 983 commentsDino

ACHAIA, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 88-30 BC.AR hemidrachm. 16mm 2.4g
obv: Laureate head Zeus right
rev: Achaian league monogram. Monograms and letters across fields. dolphin below. All within laurel wreath tied at bottom.

BMC 42; McClean 6409-10; SNG Cop 252; Leake 3643-5; Clerk 77/15 & 78/16; BCD 508.6.

3 commentsDino

Achaian League. Zeus Hemidrachm of Sikyon. Greece. Achaian League. 160-146 BC. AR Triobol or Hemidrachm (2.39 gm, 14.5mm, 11h) of Sikyon, Symmachic stdd. Laureate head of Zeus Amarios, r. / AX league monogram. N-I (magistrate) across fields, monogram Λ͓ above (blurred), dove below, all in laurel wreath tied at top. VF. CNG 522 #103. Prof. Charles Schulz Collection. Ex CNG inventory 100004 (Feb. 1999). McClean II #6419 (same dies, pl.222 #17). HGC 5 #283. cf. Benner 18; BCD Peloponnesos 322.1.Anaximander

Aesillas. Roman Quaestor. 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm of ThessalonicaRoman Macedonia. Macedonia, Aesillas. Roman Quaestor. 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.24 gm) of Thessalonica. Alexander the Great r., with horn of Amon and streaming hair. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ below, Θ behind. / Macedonian war club b/w cista (fiscus, money chest) and sella (curule chair), AESILLAS Q above, all enclosed in wreath. VF. Traces of luster and pitting.
Bt. Gables Coin, 2000.
ACNAC Dewing 1224-1225; AMNG III/I #223; Bauslaugh Gp VI O42A/187; HGC 3.1 #1110; McClean II #3716-3717 (plate 138 #10-11); SNG Cop 2 #1330; SNG Delepierre 1076-1078; SNG Fitzwilliam 2346-2350; SNG Lockett 3303-3309.Anaximander

Aigina. Land tortoise obol.Greece. Aigina. c. 350-338 BC. AR Obol (0.87 gm, 10.8 mm). Tortoise, its segmented shell with 13 plates; A to right. / Thin skew pattern incuse square (three squares and two triangles) divided by three bands, Φ in lower left section. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 1999. SNG Cop 3 #519 corr. (A not noted, Φ misread as floral ornament); CNG 84 #468. cf. ACNAC Dewing 1695 (Φ location); Milbank pd.V pl.III #11 (same); Triton XVII #227 (same); BMC 186 (Φ and A on rev.); HGC 6 #452 (ΔΙ on rev.); McClean II #6054 (same); Meadows Gp III b.Anaximander

Aigina. Land tortoise Stater.Greece. Aigina. c. 445-430 BC. AR Stater (12.16 gm, 21.0mm). Land tortise with segmented shell of 13 plates. Indistinct countermark in center. / Skew pattern incuse square with five compartments (three squares and two triangles) divided by three thin bands. aVF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2001. SNG Delepierre 1775 (same rev. die); BMC p.137 #146; Dewing 1683; HGC 6 #437; McClean II #6040-6044; Meadows Aegina Gp IIIb; Milbank pd.V pl.2 #12; SNG Cop 3 (Attica-Aegina) 516-517; SNG Munich 561-562. cf. H. D. Rauch 109 #144 (same dies); CNG 118 #204.Anaximander

Aigina. Sea Turtle Stater.Greece. Aigina. 510-490 BC. AR Stater (12.37 gm, 22.0mm). Sea Turtle, head turned to right, with vestige of collar. Row of dots down dorsal spine, if any, has disappeared with wear of coin or die and skew countermark. / Incuse square with "Union Jack" pattern of eight incuse triangles, three broken (irregularly filled). Graffitti. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2001. SNG Cop 3 (Attica-Aegina) #501-503; SNG Delepierre 1551ff; SNG Munich 529/532; ACNAC Rosen 216; Asyut Gp.II; HGC 6 #430; McClean 6004-5; Meadows Aegina Gp II a-b; Milbank Pd.I (pl.I #3); Selinas Hoard ANSMN 33 Gp.2 #90-91 (same rev. die?).Anaximander

Akarnania, Leukas. Pegasus and Athena Stater.Greece. Akarnania. 320-280 BC. AR Stater (8.57 gm, 21.1mm, 3h) of Leukas on Corinthian standard. Pegasos flying right; Λ below. / Head of Athena right wearing plain Corinthian helmet over leather cap; grape vine above amphora and A to left. VF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, 2017. Calciati Pegasi II p.426 #128; BCD Akarnania 275; SNG Cop 3 (Epirus-Acarnania) #355; BMC Corinth 89 (pl.36 #15); HGC 4 #827; McClean II #5355-6 (pl.195 #10). cf. Jean Elsen Auction 151 #35 (same dies).Anaximander

Akarnania, Leukas. Pegasus and Athena Stater.Greece. Akarnania. c. 350-320 BC. AR Stater (8.39 gm, 21.0mm, 3h) of Leukas. Pegasus, with pointed wing, flying right. Λ below. / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap. Λ and pistrix (sea snake or hippocamp) behind. VF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction V #113. Calciati Pegasi II p.421 #107; ACNAC Dewing 1817; BCD Akarnania 225.3; BMC Corinth 69; HGC 4 #823; McClean II #5336 (pl.194 #12). SNG Cop - . cf. CNG EA 269 #75 (same dies).1 commentsAnaximander

Akragas (Agrigentum), SicilyObv: AK to r. above, inward; AR to l. below, outwards (R is reversed); eagle with closed wings to l. standing on Ionic capital.1 Border of dots.
Rev: crab2 seen from above, ΛΙ below (mark of value, ΛΙ = litra).
Denomination: silver litra; Mint: Akragas (Agrigentum, Sicily); Date: Period of Transitional Art, BC 472-circ. to BC 413; Weight: .574g; Diameter: 10.7mm; Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BMC Sicily p. 9 no. 50; Traité Plate LXXVIII no. 15 & 16 and Volume I p. 1547 no. 2332 & 2333; McClean 2036.

Notes:
1In BMC Sicily Poole refers to the perch as the capital of a Corinthian column (p. 9) while Grose in McClean refers to the column as Ionic (p. 238).
2In HN Head discusses that the crab probably represents "...the fresh-water crab common in the rivers of Italy, Sicily, and Greece. If so the crab represents the river Akragas and is the παρασημον [sign or emblem?] of the city." (p. 120).

Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins March 30, 2020; Ex Forum Ancient Coins 2018.

Photo Credits: Forum Ancient Coins

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Alexander The Great GorytosAlexander The Great, bronze, gorytos type, four chalkoi (hemiobol), 336 - 323 BC, 17mm, 4.4g
Western Asia Minor, M.J. Price 322, Müller 1699, SNG Saraglos 843, SNG Milano 145,
SNG Stockholm 284, SNG Cop. 1059, McClean 3516.
This Alexander bronze type, like the first, also features Herakles on the obverse and a soldier's weapons on the reverse.
But in this case the weapons are a gorytos (case for bow and quiver) along with a club, and the bow lies within the gorytos
rather than underneath the quiver.
Often the gorytos is referred to as a bow case, but it also holds arrows as well so is probably best referred to as a gorytos.
Sometimes it's erroneously referred to as an arrow case or quiver, by dealers as well as attribution references,
with no distinction made between the gorytos and quiver bronze types.
SNG Manchester mistakenly referred to it as a bull's head based upon the worn specimen they had to attribute.
Gorytos bronzes are seen less frequently than the quiver bronzes. The mint mark on this particular variety, below the gorytos, is the letter E.
SRukke

Alexandria, Troas.Alexandria, Troas. AE21, semi-autonomous

Obverse - AV CO TRO, Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; CO AV on
vexillum to left.

Reverse - COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right.

Bellinger A486; SNG von Aulock 1466; BMC 45-50; SNG Munich
54-58; SNG Cop 108-113; Hunter 9-13; McClean 7763-7765; SNG
Tuebingen 2532 . 21mm, 5,3 g.Flamur H

Amisos - AR siglosc. 400 - 360 BC
Aphro... magistrate
turreted head of Hera-Tyche left wearing stephanos ornamented with palmettes and annulets, triple-drop earrings and pearl necklace
owl standing facing on shield, grain ear left
AΦ_PO
ΠEIPA
SNG BM Black Sea 1059, SNG Stancomb 660, SNG Cop 122, Rec Gén 27, McClean 7351, HGC 7 229
5,7g 18mm
ex AureaJ. B.

Anonymous, Apamaea, Syria, AE20, ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΣΡΑΣ ΚΑΙΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥAE20
AE
Greek Imperial: Apamaea, Syria
Anonymous
Issued: 30/29BC
20.00 x 19.00mm 6.61gr 1h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
R: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΣΡΑΣ ΚΑΙΑΥΤΟΝ[ΟΜΟΥ]; Nike, standing left, holding wreath and palm branch.
Exergue: ΓΠΣ = LY 283 = 30/29BC
RPC V-1 4341; BMC 8; cf. AMC 1464; cf. McClean 9428.
CSNS Harlan Berk Pick Bin
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE16, CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, ΔΔY AE16
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: 133BC - 14AD
16.0 x 14.0mm 4.56gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Apollo, right; small bust style.
R: CΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ; Club of Herakles within oak wreath; city name above and below.
Exergue: Monogram at club head: ΔΔY
Sardes, Lydia Mint
Manisa Museum 03979; McClean 8701; Paris 1139G; GRPC Lydia 4A; SG #4736.
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Antiochos I Soter. Apollo Delphios Tetradrachm of Seleukeia.Seleukids. Antiochos I Soter. 280-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.74 gm, 27.9mm, 9h) Seleukeia on Tigris Diademed head of Antiochos I, right. / Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, drapery on right thigh, holding arrow and bow, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ. ΑΡ to left & ΔΩΡ to right. VF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction 6 #200. SC I #379.3d; Newell ESM 157; SNG Spaer 291; SNG Cop 7 (Seleucid Kings) #52; HGC 9 #128g; McClean #9249 (pl.335 #15). Cf. Triton XXV #313; CNG EA 515 #158.Anaximander

AR half drachm Thracian ChersoneseObv.: Forepart of lion,
head reverted. Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet,
monogram fish.
Date; 480-350 BC
McClean 4094-4095; Berlin I, 30
15cm 1.94gmwileyc

Argolis, Argos. Wolf Head Obol.Greece. Argolis. 330-270 BC. AR Obol (0.85 gm, 12.0mm, 6h) of Argos on Attic standard. Wolf head left, Σ (retrograde) above. / Large A in shallow incuse square, 𐌲 - P above A, club left below. gVF. CNG 79 #292. Ex-Malter 55 (7 Nov. 1993) #182. Overstruck on uncertain type. SNG Cop 3 (Argolis-Aegean Islands) #54-55. BCD Pelop. 1080.3, 1090-1091; Babelon Traitė II/III #646 (pl.216 #18); BMC Pelop p.143 #94; HGC 5 #679; McClean II #6800 (pl.231 #26); SNG Lockett 2506.Anaximander

Argolis. Wolf Hemidrachm of Argos.Greece. Argolis. 343 BC. AR Triobol or hemidrachm (2.42 gm, 9.3mm, 3h) of Argos. Forepart of wolf at bay, legs outstretched, left. / Large A over crescent in shallow incuse square, Α-Ρ above. aVF. Pegasi Numismatics Sale 125 #108. SNG Cop 3 (Argolis-Aegian Islands) #29; Babelon Traitė II/III #640 (pl.216 #6); BCD Pelop. #1094; BMC Pelop. p.141 #60; HGC 5 #667; McClean II #6813-6829 (pl.232 #3-6).Anaximander

Asia Minor, Troas, Dardanos, Horseman, CockDardanos
Asia Minor, Troas
AE13, 4th Century B.C.
Obv.: horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys flying behind
Rev.: cock standing right, ∆AP downward on right
AE, 2.739g, maximum diameter 12.7mm, die axis 180deg
Ref.: SNG Cop 293; SNGvA 1504; SNG München 177; SNG Tübingen 2582; BMC Troas p. 49, 8; McClean 7812; Weber 5363
Ex Forvm Ancient Coins Shop

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bmcxxxElagabalus (or Caracalla)
Tripolis, Phoenicia

Obv: AV K M AVP ANTⲰNINOC, laureate head right.
Rev: TPIΠO-ΛITωN, draped and turreted bust of Astarte right, within distyle, arched shrine.
17 mm, 5.00 gms

BMC Phoenicia -; Coll. Weber -; SNG ANS -; McClean Coll. -; Mionnet -; Babelon -; SNG BnF -. Savoca Numismatik , 35th Silver Auction, Lot 315Charles M

Bruttium, Laus. Man-headed bull Stater.Greek Italy. Bruttium. 480-460 BC. AR Stater (8.07 gm, 18mm, 3h) of Laus. Man-headed bull stdg l., looking back. ΛAϞ (retrograde) above. / Man-headed bull standing r. ΛAϞ (retrograde) above. VF. CICF06 138 #1422. SNG ANS 2 (Lucania) #135; HN Italy 2275; McClean Coll. I #880 (pl.30 #15); Pozzi 154 (same dies); SNG Cop. 1 (Italy) #1146; SNG Fitzwilliam I (Lucania) #445; SNG München 920; Sternberg 9 (V8/R8); Weber I #728 (plate 30). cf. HGC 1 #1539 (drachm).1 commentsAnaximander

CALABRIA TARAS Nomos. Circa 425-415 BC.23 mm 7,39 g.

Obv: Phalanthos, right arm outstretched and holding shield on left arm, riding dolphin left; cockle shell below.

Rev: Nude male figure, holding bird in his extended left hand and spindle in his right, seated right on himation draped over a stool.

Fischer-Bossert 270a; Vlasto 235-6; HN Italy 844; SNG Lloyd 140; BMC 78; SNG Newcastle 19; Boston MFA 59; de Luynes 286; Gulbenkian 24; McClean 558.

near VF

Rare2 commentsLeo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos20 mm, 7.96 g, 3 h
Phi..., Ar... and Philis... Nude rider on horse prancing to right, holding round shield and two lances with his left hand and striking downwards with a spear held in his upraised right; below, ΦI; to right, AP monogram.
Rev. [ΤΑΡΑΣ] Phalanthos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a spindle over his left shoulder with his left hand and resting his right on the dolphin's back; in field to left, ΦIΛIΣ; behind, eagle standing to left; below, waves.
Vlasto 566 | Evans V. type A3 | SNG.Paris 1838 |
Fischer-Bossert 1049c McClean 603 | SNG.Copenhagen 840 |
SNG.Tübingen- | HGC.800 SNG. Delepierre- | SNG.München- |
SNG.Paris 1837 | Jameson 146var. Historia Numorum, Italy 933
Minor traces of oxidation on the obverse,
but reverse of great elegance and beauty.
vf-/xf-Leo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 302-280 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.82 g. 21.00 mm.
RR. Very rare. Lovely iridescent old cabinet tone. Green spot on obverse and reverse slightly off centre. Good VF/About EF. At the time of Vlasto only one example was known.
HN Italy 971 (misread AΛEΞAN); Cf. Vlasto 697 (″probably unique″) (same); SNG ANS -; BMC -; SNG BN - ; Fischer-Bossert - ; SNG.München - ; McClean -.Leo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 302-290 BC. AR Nomos20.5mm, 7.93 g, 10h.
Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horse rearing right; ΣA below.
Nude, holding trident and shield decorated with hippocamp, riding dolphin left; ΦI to left, conch shell below.
Fischer-Bossert Group 76, 985 (V382/R756); Vlasto 598 (same dies); HN Italy 935; McClean 605 (same dies); Pozzi 120 (same dies).
Old collection tone, off center on obverse, die break on reverse. Good VF.
Ex English Queen’s Counsel Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular XCV.7 (September 1987), no. 4952.
Leo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320-315 BC. AV Sixth Stater – Diobol9.5mm, 1.41 g, 11h
Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; [Î£A] and dolphin to left, TAPAÎ£ to right
Herakles, raising club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Nemean lion as it attacks him from the right; bow and quiver to left, |-H below.
Fischer-Bossert G14 (V11/R14); Vlasto 27; HN Italy 951; SNG ANS 1034; SNG BN 1492–3; SNG Copenhagen 834; SNG Lloyd 186; Boston MFA 73 = Warren 36; Hunterian 20; Jameson 161; McClean 599 (all from the same dies). Good VF.

Apollo was worshipped as the patron of colonists at Tarentum, and he was also the patron of the revered Pythagorean religious order at Tarentum, which existed until the late fourth century. The reverse motif of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion was also used on contemporary silver diobols of Tarentum and its colony Herakleia, though the silver issues usually chose the "tondo" scene of a crouched Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion with a stranglehold (a design also used on the Syracusan gold 100 litrae issue of Dionysios I).1 commentsLeo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos23.5mm, 7.75 g, 4h
Taras as Oikistes, his torso bare, wearing himation from his waist, seated left on stool, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm; altar to left.
Phalanthos, nude, extending left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; scallop shell below, TAPAN-TI-NΩN around.
Fischer-Bossert Group 17, 245 (V117/R184); Vlasto, Taras, Type 33, n = Ward 23 (same dies); Vlasto 212 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG Ashmoleon 227–8; BMC 85-6; de Luynes 281-2; McClean 556 (all from the same dies).
Old collection tone, light porosity at periphery, some old scratches under tone. VF.

From the Pythagoras Collection.Leo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos18mm, 7.67 g
Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below.
Wheel of four spokes; in each quarter, dolphin leaping right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 4, 70 (V31/R54); Vlasto 82 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG BN 1587 = de Luynes 262 (same dies); McClean 531 (same dies).
Iridescent tone, minor die wear. VF.
Very rare, only one other example in CoinArchives. Leo

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 500-490 BC. AR Nomos8.03 g, 9h
Taras riding dolphin right, holding cuttlefish, left hand extended / Hippocamp left; cockle shell below. Fischer-Bossert 27 (V12/R21); Vlasto 115 (same obv. die); HN Italy 827; McClean 533. VF, minor roughness.

In the time this coinage was produced Tarentum was a monarchy, as it had been since its foundation. Though we have little information concerning the early governance of Tarentum, the monarchy was probably modelled on the one ruling over Sparta. According to Herodotus (iii, 136) a certain king Aristophilides ruled over the city in this period.
Since the arrival of the Greeks in the region in the late 8th century BC, a long-running series of skirmishes appears to have taken place between the Tarentines and the indigenous Iapygian tribes (Messapians, Daunians and the Peucetii) who controlled the interior of the Apulian peninsula. Tarentine expansion was therefore limited to the coast because of the resistance of these populations, a situation reflected in their coinage types which are predominantly marine in character.
In c.490 BC the Messapians moved against the Tarentines with a composite force of around 8,000 men including shield infantry, skirmishers, and their skilled cavalry. The Tarentines meanwhile fielded 4,000 citizen hoplites and 1,000 light infantry in support, as well as a combination of light and sword-wielding cavalry. Outside the walls of their city the Tarentines withstood the initial skirmishing and the Messapian charge; despite the superiority of the Messapian cavalry and being greatly outnumbered on foot, the Tarentines appear to have represented their Spartan heritage well in this battle, and were able to claim victory and a temporary respite from the Iapygian attacks. After this defeat the Iapygians would not challenge Taras again for nearly twenty years, but in 473 when they would again come against the Tarentines, they would come in overwhelming numbers.Leo

Calabria, Tarentum. Helmeted Horseman & Dolphin Rider Nomos.Greek Italy. Calabria. c. 272-235 BC. AR Nomos (6.58 gm, 20.0mm, 3h) of Tarentum. Euph.., Ariston, & Zop…, magistrates. Nude warrior wearing crested helmet riding left, holding reins & ornamented shield; EYΦ to left, API-ΣTΩN below / Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding hippocamp and trident; ΤΑΡΑΣ below, 𐊈ΩΠ to right. nEF. Davisson's E45 #29. ex Obolos Auction 14 #23. D'Andrea Series XLIV #1412; SNG ANS 1 #1238 (same obv. die); Vlasto 928 (same dies); SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #936; SNG Fitzwilliam 1 #321; SNG BnF 6.1 #2050; Evans pd.VIII, M1 (pl.IX #13); HN Italy 1044; McClean I #666 (pl.26 #2).4 commentsAnaximander

Calabria, Tarentum. Youth on horseback and Dolphin rider.Greek Italy. Calabria. 276-272 BC AR Nomos (6.58ᵍᵐ 20.0ᵐᵐ 8ʰ) of Tarentum. Youth on horseback right, crowning himself. ꞮΩ behind, ꞮAΛO (magistrates Zo-, Zalo-, and An-) and Ionic capital below. / Taras (Phalanthos) riding dolphin left, holding distaff and aphlaston; ANΘ behind; TAPAΣ below. gVF. Ex-CNG Web Auction #1213202540. D'Andrea Series XLII #1213; SNG ANS 1 #1142-1150; Evans pd.VII, G1; HN Italy 1014; HGC 1 #888; McClean Coll. I #638 (pl.25 #5); SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #898; Vlasto 803-807.1 commentsAnaximander

Calabria. Taras circa 455 BC. Nomos AR20mm., 8,11g.
[TAΡAΣ], Taras on dolphin right, both hands extended; pecten and octopus below / Phalanthos seated right on diphros draped with a fleece, holding kantharos in right hand, spindle in left.
very fine
Vlasto 169; SNG ANS -; McClean 549.1 commentsLeo

Campania, Neapolis.Greek Italy. Campania. 320-300 BC. AR Nomos (7.47 gm, 19mm, 6h) of Neapolis. Head of nymph Parthenope right, with pendant earring, dolphins around. / Nike crowning man-headed bull walking right, ΟΥΙΛ below. Ex: [NEO]POΛITΩ[N]. VF. Pegasi Numismatics Auction XXI #40. SNG ANS 1 #337-339; SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #413-414; HN Italy 576 (pl.10); HGC 1 #452; McClean Coll. I #242; Sambon 458 (plate III); Weber Coll. I #330 (pl.18).2 commentsAnaximander

Campania, Neapolis. Nymph and Man-headed bull Didrachm.Greek Italy. Campania. 450-340 BC. AR Didrachm (7.29 gm, 20mm, 3h) of Neapolis, Campanian standard. Head of nymph Parthenope right, hair bound with ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring, X behind. / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing, with Nike flying above, crowning bull, Θ below. [NEO]POΛITΩ[N] on raised exergual band. VF. SNG ANS 1 #367 (same dies)-368 (same rev. die); SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #436; Sambon 476, 480 var. (no A on obv.); SNG München 223; HN Italy 579 (pl.10); McClean Coll. I #253 (pl.12 #18); Weber Coll. I #336; HGC - . cf CNG EA 288 #22.1 commentsAnaximander

CARIA, Antiochia ad Maeandrum. GallienusCARIA, Antiochia ad Maeandrum. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (36mm, 14.97 g, 12h). Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Bridge spanning the Maeandrus river, with gateway surmounted by stork on left; to right, river-god Maeandrus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, and male figure standing left, holding walking stick(?). SNG München 92 var. (obv. legend, no figure to right of Maeandrus); SNG von Aulock 2431 var. (rev. signed by magistrate); McClean 8450 var. (no figure to right of Maeandrus); SNG Copenhagen –; Künker 288, lot 819. VF, earthen green patina, irregular flan. Rare variant.
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Caria, Satraps. Hekatomnos. Lion's Head Tetrobol. Asia Minor. Caria, Satraps. 395-377 BC. AR tetrobol (4.18 gm, 15.7mm) of Hekatomnos. Head of roaring lion left., [EKA] above. / Stellate pattern in round incuse. gVF. Konuk Identities #11; HN Online 226; SNG von Aulock 2356; SNG Cop. 5 (Caria) #588-589; SNG Delepierre 2721; SNG Kayhan 863, 1676; SNG Keckman 275; ACNAC Norman Davis 223; McClean III #8516-8517; Babelon de Luynes 2906-2908; HNOnline (Mylasa) 225-226.1 commentsAnaximander

Cherronesos - AR hemidrachm400-350 BC
forepart of lion right, head turned back
quatripartite incuse square, grain ear in one section,
X· in other
McClean 4103 var (dot over E)
2,25g 12mm
ex JiÅ™í MilitkýJ. B.

Cherronesos AR - Pellet+E/Tuna Thracian Chersonese, Cherronesos AR Hemidrachm 16mm 2.53g 400-350 BC.
O: Forepart of lion leaping r., hd reverted, of very fine style.
R: Quadripartite incuse square, the alternate depressions deeper, containing pellet and E, and Tuna.
SG1602-6v, McClean 4103, BMC 32-3.
2545 SOLDAntonivs Protti

Cherronesos, hemidrachm, B.C. 400 - 350.Obv:– Forepart of lion right, head reverted.
Rev:– Quadripartite incuse square, the alternate depressions deeper and containing H, Torch
Minted in Thrace, Cherronesos from . B.C. 400 - 350.
Reference:– McClean 4124maridvnvm

Cherronesos, Thrace400-350 B.C.
Silver hemidrachm
2.24 gm, 12.5 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with pellet and
figure (grapes?)
BMC Thrace pg. 183, 11; Weber 2419, 2434; McClean 4079Jaimelai

Cherronesos, Thrace400-350 B.C.
Silver hemidrachm
2.21 gm, 13 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with a AÎ“ monogram beside pellet and an amphora in lower quadrants
BMC Thrace pg. 184, 21; Weber 2406, 2434; McClean 4066; SNG Copenhagen 837. Jaimelai

Cherronesos, Thrace400-350 B.C.
Silver hemidrachm
2.24 gm, 12.5 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with a pellet and
bunch of grapes in lower quadrants
BMC Thrace pg. 183, 11; Weber 2419, 2434; McClean 40793 commentsJaimelai

Cherronesos, Thrace386-338 B.C.
Silver hemidrachm (triobol)
2.42 gm, 12 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with pellets
in lower alternating quadrants
Cherronesos mint
BMC Thrace pg. 183, 8, 9; McClean 4056;
Dewing 1301; SNG Copenhagen 824-826
Ex-CNG, Ex-Jörg Müller1 commentsJaimelai

Cherronesos, Thrace400-350 B.C.
Silver hemidrachm (triobol)
2.42 gm, 13 mm
Obverse: Forepart of lion right, looking back.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with a torch in one quadrant and the other off flan
Sear 1602v;
BMC Thrace pg. 186, 52?;
McClean 4124?;
Weber 2407?; McClean 4092?Jaimelai

Cherronesos, Thrace, c. 400 - 338 B.C.Silver hemidrachm, SNG Dreer 107, Weber -; McClean -, BMC Thrace -, Dewing -, SNG Cop -, SNG Milan -, SNG Lockett -, SNG Dreer -, SNG Berry, F, small edge split, 2.312g, 12.8mm, Cherronesos mint, c. 400 - 338 B.C.; obverse lion forepart right, head turned back left, tongue protruding; reverse quadripartite incuse with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, pellet in one sunk quadrant, I over pellet in the opposite sunk quadrant

ex Forvm1 commentsRandygeki(h2)

CHERRONESOS. Thrace, AR Hemidrachm.Forepart of lion r., looking back

Quadripartite incuse square; AΓ monogram above pellet, two barley corns crossed beside pellet in alternate quadrants.

BMC 22, McClean 4067-4068.1 commentsWill Hooton

Chersonese LionThracian Chersonese 480-350 BC. Silver half drachm Obv.: Forepart of lion, head reverted. Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet, monogram. AΓ below pellet / torch, Weber 2407; McClean 4092.2 commentsPodiceps

Chersonese, Thrace, AR hemidrachm, Ca. 400-338 BC. Obv. Forepart of lion rearing right, head reverted and roaring.
Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, pellet and grape bunch in opposing lowered quadrants.
References: McClean 4079.
12mm, 2.4 grams.Canaan

Chersonese, Thrace, AR hemidrachm, Ca. 400-338 BC.Obv. Forepart of lion rearing right, head reverted and roaring.
Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, pellet and grape bunch in opposing lowered quadrants.
References: McClean 4079.
12mm, 2.4 grams.1 commentsCanaan

Chersonesos Lion, two pelletsChersonesos Hemidrachm, 480-350 B.C. 13mm, 2.3g. Obverse: forepart of lion right, looking back over shoulder. Reverse: quadripartite incuse with two pellets. BMC Thrace p. 183, 8, 9; McClean 4056; Dewing 1301; SNG Copenhagen 824-826. Ex areich, photo credit areichPodiceps

Chersonesos, Hemidrachm, Dot over A/DotAR Hemidrachm
Greek Provincial
Chersonesos, Thrace
Issued: 400 - 350BC
12.5 x 11.0mm 2.30gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Forepart of lion, right, head reverted.
R: NO LEGEND; Quadripartite incuse square with dot over A in one quarter and dot in the opposite quarter.
McClean 4057; BMC Thrace 15.
Holding History/Nathan Hochrein
1/20/15 4/30/17Nicholas Z

Chersonesos, Thrace, c. 400 - 338 B.C.Silver hemidrachm, BMC Thrace p. 186, 46 (S); McClean II -; Weber II -; Dewing -; SNG Cop -, VF, obverse off center, tight flan, Chersonesos (Sevastopol, Ukraine), 2.204g, 12.5mm, c. 400 - 338 B.C.; obverse lion forepart right, head turned back left, tongue protruding; reverse quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, pellet, and S or M under pellet in the sunk opposite quadrants; rareMark R1

Countermark of KALLATIS on LYSIMACHUS (Lysimachos) 305-281 BCEMint, Thrace
Obverse: Head of Athena attic helmet.
Reverse: BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ – Î›Î¥Î£IMAXOÎ¥, lion running jumping right, spearhead below
Nice smooth, deep-green patina. SNG COP 1149-1151, McClean 4499. s.sch.4.80g/22mmNORMAN K

Demetrios II Nikator. 2nd reign. Zeus Nikephoros Tetradrachm of Damascus.Seleukids. Demetrios II Nikator, 2nd reign. 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.12 gm, 30.3mm, 12h) of Damascus, 129-128/7 BC. Diademed, horned, and bearded head right. / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ | [ΘΕΟΥ] ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ, ΞΔ below throne. ex: [ΕΠ]Ρ (SE 185). VF. Bt. Louis di Lauro, 1999. SC 2181.3b; HGC 9 #1116d; DCA 223; Newell LSM 70; Gorny & Mosch Sale 237 #1502 (same dies); Naville Sale X #1344; Hirsch Sale XVI #1449; McClean III #9930. cf. SNG Spaer 2266 var (ΔΠΡ); Houghton CSE I #838, CSE II #668d (same).Anaximander

E. Jewelry, "Edge Altered": Syracuse Tetradrachm, c. 450 BCEThis coin also in my "Greek Coins" Album, w/ notes on its unpublished (unique?) die pair: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=180304

Greek (Classical). Sicily, Syracuse, AR Tetradrachm (16.19g, 28mm, 12h), Second Democracy (466-405 BCE), c. 450 – 440.
Obv: Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning with wreath a horse to outside left, rearing up to receive it; in exergue, Pistrix (Sea serpent or ketos) right; all within pearl border, except the charioteer, whose head breaks the dotted circle.
Rev: ΣVRAKOΣ-IO-N. Head of Arethusa facing right, wavy hair rolled up in back under a thin band (or diadem), wearing beaded necklace with a jewel, and loop-and-pendant earrings; four dolphins around, facing clockwise.
Ref: Böhringer series XV, unlisted die pair (V274/R378). Only known example to my knowledge, in trade or published. Cf. SNG ANS 177; du Chastel 28-29 type; HGC 2, 1311; BMC 85; SNG München 1018-9; McClean 2663.
Prov: Ex Goldberg 84 (27 Jan 2015), Lot 3010 [LINK]; NGC #3763070-001 (XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, Edge altered), encapsulated by 2014 [LINK].

Notes: The NGC tag indicates "edge altered." Although the reason for alteration is not suggested, jewelry seems most likely. Syracuse tetradrachm flans from this period rarely approximate a perfect circle, so this coin's edges were likely shaved to fit a circular bezel. I see no tool marks on the edges or periphery, so I'm not sure whether there was also some smoothing. Despite being exceptionally broad, the weight is 0.5-1.0g too light (it should weigh ~16.7 - 17.4g), suggesting metal was removed. (Of course, I'd really like to be able to double-check NGC's weight and make sure a digit isn't in error!)
Assuming the toning is natural, I'd guess the housing was from the 19th century, but that's just speculation until I find a prior provenance (a long shot, since Boehringer didn't find it) or get a technical opinion based on how the coin was modified.Curtis JJ

EB0020 Satyr / AmphoraThasos, Thrace, AR Obol, 450-425 BC.
Obverse: Satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos.
Reverse: ΘAΣIΩN, Amphora.
References: BMC 53, Grose McClean 4217.
Diameter: 11.5mm, Weight: 0.762g.EB

EB0178.2 Gelas / BullGela, SICILY, AE 17 (trias), 420-405 BC.
Obverse: Horned head of river god right, grain ear to left.
Reverse: ΓEΛAΣ [and grain ear] above bull walking right, three dots below.
References: Jenkins 506-508; McClean 2277; BMC 2, 73.
Diameter: 17mm, Weight: 3.767g.EB

EB0199.6 Athena / PanKingdom of Macedon, Antigonos II Gonatas, AE 17, 277-239 BC.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet.
Reverse: B-A, Pan standing right erecting a trophy; ANT monogram in lower centre.
References: SNG Cop 1205-1213; McClean 3603.
Diameter: 17mm, Weight: 4.021g.EB

EB0281 Hektor / Infant DionysosOphrynion, Troas, AE 12, 350-300 BC.
Obverse: Bearded head of Hektor, facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet.
Reverse: OΦΡY, The infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster in right hand.
References: Sear 4124; SNG Cop 456; SNG von Aulock 1559; BMC 2-6; Luynes 2516; McClean 7849-7850; Weber 5423-5422.
Diameter: 12mm, Weight: 1.315g.EB

Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE26 Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Thrace.Elagabalus AE26 of Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Thrace, Magistrate Seleucos. AVT K M AVP ANTWNINOC, laureate, cuirassed bust right seen from behind / VP IYLAT ANT CELEVKOV MARKIANOPOLITW, Athena standing left, holding owl in right hand, resting left hand on shield. Not in BMC; Weber, SNG Cop; McClean; Moushmov; Varbanov Bulg. or Eng-; Mionnet.
RN 1563
26mm,9,35g. _4214Antonivs Protti

GREEK, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 175-168 BC.AR Hemidrachm (2.31 g.).
Obv: Laureate head Zeus right
Rev: Achaian League monogram; D left, M above, I right, trident below facing right; all within laurel wreath tied below.
Clerk 186/3; McClean 6461; Benner-Patrai-22.

exGorny & Mosch

SNG Cop. 274f. ; BMC 985 commentsDino

GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320-315 BC. AV Sixth Stater – Diobol9.5mm, 1.41 g, 11h
Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; [Î£A] and dolphin to left, TAPAÎ£ to right
Herakles, raising club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Nemean lion as it attacks him from the right; bow and quiver to left, |-H below.
Fischer-Bossert G14 (V11/R14); Vlasto 27; HN Italy 951; SNG ANS 1034; SNG BN 1492–3; SNG Copenhagen 834; SNG Lloyd 186; Boston MFA 73 = Warren 36; Hunterian 20; Jameson 161; McClean 599 (all from the same dies). Good VF.

Apollo was worshipped as the patron of colonists at Tarentum, and he was also the patron of the revered Pythagorean religious order at Tarentum, which existed until the late fourth century. The reverse motif of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion was also used on contemporary silver diobols of Tarentum and its colony Herakleia, though the silver issues usually chose the "tondo" scene of a crouched Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion with a stranglehold (a design also used on the Syracusan gold 100 litrae issue of Dionysios I).Leo

GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos23.5mm, 7.75 g, 4h
Taras as Oikistes, his torso bare, wearing himation from his waist, seated left on stool, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm; altar to left.
Phalanthos, nude, extending left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; scallop shell below, TAPAN-TI-NΩN around.
Fischer-Bossert Group 17, 245 (V117/R184); Vlasto, Taras, Type 33, n = Ward 23 (same dies); Vlasto 212 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG Ashmoleon 227–8; BMC 85-6; de Luynes 281-2; McClean 556 (all from the same dies).
Old collection tone, light porosity at periphery, some old scratches under tone. VF.

From the Pythagoras Collection.1 commentsLeo

GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos18mm, 7.67 g
Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below.
Wheel of four spokes; in each quarter, dolphin leaping right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 4, 70 (V31/R54); Vlasto 82 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG BN 1587 = de Luynes 262 (same dies); McClean 531 (same dies).
Iridescent tone, minor die wear. VF.
Very rare, only one other example in CoinArchives.4 commentsLeo

Greek, Italy, LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos22mm, 7.46 g, 11h
Philistion Group. Helmeted head of Athena right, griffin on bowl / Lion standing right; die erasure below. Williams 394 (O197/R278); HN Italy 1301; SNG ANS 1397; SNG Ashmolean 1392; BMC 110; McClean 1470 (all from the same dies). VF, toned.
Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 818 (March 1987), no. B34.4 commentsLeo

GREEK, Macedonia, Amphipolis, AR Tetradrachm 158-149B.C.Macedonia Mint: Amphipolis 158-149B.C. 17,03gm EF scare in this condition.
SNG cop 1314 BMC 7 McClean 749

Greek, Mysia, Pergamon, (Early 3rd Cent. B.C.), AR-Diobol, McClean 7668, ΠERΓAMH, Cult statue of Athena facing,Mysia, Pergamon, (Early 3rd Cent. B.C.), AR-Diobol, McClean 7668, ΠERΓAMH, Cult statue of Athena facing,
avers: Head of young beardless Herakles right.
revers: ΠERΓAMH, Cult statue of Athena facing, brandishing spear and holding shield.
exerg:-/-//--, diameter: 10mm, weight: 1,25g, axes: 10h,
mint: Mysia, Pergamon,
date: Early 3rd Cent. B.C., ref: McClean 7668
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