Pre-Long Beach Auction #81

Calabria, Taras. Gold ¼ Stater (2.14 g), ca. 276-272 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, with long hair; behind, AP monogram. Reverse: TAPANT[INΩN], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread; before, AP monogram. Fischer-Bossert G59g (O50/R59; this coin); Vlasto 49; SNG ANS 1043; HN Italy 986.
This rare gold ¼ stater dates to a relatively late phase of Tarentine history (281-272 BC) when King Pyrrhos of Epiros intervened in...

Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.86 g), ca. 430-400 BC. Head of Demeter right, hair tied with a double fillet crossing over the top of her head, wearing earring. Reverse: META, barley ear of six grains. Noe 368 (same obv. die?); HN Italy 1507. Attractive light toning. NGC grade Choice Extremely Fine; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5; Fine style. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000

Sicily, Panormos. Punic Occupation. Silver Tetradrachm (16.4g), ca. 415-300 BC. Struck ca. 405-390/80 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, Punic legend 'SYS'. Reverse: Female head right with rolled hair in ampyx, wearing triple-pendant earring; around, six dolphins, one dolphin appearing from below neck. Jenkins 15 (O4/R13);...

Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (17.22 g), 485-466 BC. Under Hieron I, ca. 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath. Reverse: ΣV-RAKO-ΣIO-N (N retrograde), diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer series VIiia, 107 (V49/R73); Randazzo grp. 3, 463-4 (same obv....

Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.1g), 466-405 BC. Struck circa 466-460 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath; in exergue, ketos right. Reverse: ΣYRAKOΣI-O-N, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace and single-pendant earring; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer series Xia, 477 (V255/R342); Randazzo...

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.03 g), 336-323 BC. Babylon, ca. 315-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, MP monogram within wreath; below throne, XA monogram. Price 3722. Attractive cabinet toning. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5; Fine Style. Estimated Value $700 - 800...

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.09 g), 336-323 BC. Babylon I, under Seleukos I, ca. 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram in wreath; below throne, H. SC 82.6; Price 3704; HGC 9, 10f. Incredibly choice example. High relief on excellent metal. Delicately toned and lustrous....

Skythia, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Silver Drachm (4.3 g), Mid 1st century BC. KOΣΩN, Roman consul accompanied by two lictors; in lower left field, monogram. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in talons. Cf. Iliescu 1; RPC I 1701; BMC 2 (all in gold). Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

Thessaly, Larissa. Silver Stater (12.2 g), ca. 356-342 BC. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair bound with ampyx. Reverse: [Λ]API-Σ-AIΩN, horse trotting or prancing right. L-S series A, dies O6/R3; BCD Thessaly II 310 (same obv. die). About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.2 g), ca. 460-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Excellent metal. Mint State. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000

Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (7.92 g), ca. 375-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, koppa. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, radiate head of Helios facing; below, Δ. Pegasi 393; BCD Corinth 100; Ravel 1006. Traces of luster. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300

Aiolis, Kyme. Silver Tetradrachm (16.98 g), ca. 155-143 BC. Metrophanes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, hair bound with tainia. Reverse: KYMAIΩN, horse standing right, pawing at ground; under raised foreleg, one-handled cup; in exergue, magistrate's name: MHTPOΦANHΣ; all within laurel wreath. Oakley obv. die 8; SNG Copenhagen 104; Warren 1060 (same obv. die). Light toning. NGC grade Mint State; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5...