Macedonia - Chalkidian League (c.382-379) Silver Tetrobol, Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing right, Reverse: Kithara, with X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN around, 2.32 grammes, Good Fine
Ancient Greece - Macedonia Hemiobol, Ae17, Philip II Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right , Reverse: rider on horseback to right AV monogram below, 17mm diameter, 7.37 grammes, Mionnet 734, Good Fine with brown/green patina
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ae Diobol (80 Drachmai) Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera (52-30BC) Alexandria, 26mm diameter, Obverse: Diademed and draped bust to right, Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia to left Π to right, [KΛEOΠATPAC] BACIAEΩC Svoronos 1871, SNG Copenhagen 419-421, 18.44 grammes, Fine
Ancient Greece, Islands off Attica, Aegina, Triobol or Hemidrachm, (490-485BC) Obverse: Turtle with collar and a single row of scales down the middle, Reverse: Incuse square with skew pattern, Sear 1856, 2.95 grammes, Good Fine/VF, comes with old collector's ticket
Ancient Greece, Islands off Attica, Aegina Obol, (c.510-485BC) Obverse: Tortoise with plain shell with collar, central raised spine only, Reverse: Incuse skew pattern, 0.95 grammes, Fine or better, comes with old collector's ticket
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Hemiobol, Ae20, Ptolemy III (246-222BC) uncertain mint, Obverse: head right, Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, legend unclear, 6.34 grammes, Near Fine with pitted surfaces
Ancient Greece (9) Thrace, Apollonia Pontika Drachm, late 5th to 4th Century BC, Obverse: Anchor, crayfish to left, A to right, Reverse: Gorgoneion, Sear 1655, 2.82g, VF, Thrace, Apollonia Pontika Diobol, late 5th to 4th Century BC, Obverse: Head of Apollo facing, Reverse: Anchor, 1.46 grammes, S.1657var GVF, Thrace, Pantikapaion Ae17 4th Century BC, Obverse: Head of Pan left, Reverse: Bull's head left S.1699var, 5.09 grammes, VF, Delphi, Phokis Triobol (480-460BC) Obverse: Bull's head facing, Reverse: head of Artemis facing right, within square, 2.65 grammes, S.2346, Fine, Sikyon Hemidrachm (430-390BC) Obverse: Chimaera, Reverse: Dove flying left, S.2767, 2.56 grammes Fine with a dig on the obverse in the exergue, Ionia, Miletos Obol Obverse: Lion's head left, Reverse: Stellate pattern within incuse square, 1.06 grammes, S.3532, Fine/VF, Arabia, Himyarites Silver Half Unit 1st to 2nd Century AD, Obverse: Bust right with monogram behind, Reverse: Stylised small bust right, stylised legend around, S.5719var, 0.78 grammes, VF/EF, Eastern Greek, Persis, Obol Darius II (1st Century BC) Obverse: Head left wearing Parthian style tiara, Reverse: Fire altar with King at right, facing left, simplified legend around, S.6208, 0.62 grammes, VF, Eastern Greek, Persis, Oxathres Obol (1st century BC) Obverse: Head left, Reverse: King standing in front of altar (S.--) 0.64 grammes, VF
Ancient Greece - Euboia, Histiaea Silver Tetrobol (196-146BC) Obverse: Head of Histiaea right, Reverse: Nymph seated right on galley, holding stylis, monogram unclear, (BMC 42-60) in an NGC holder and graded Choice VF
Ancient Greece - Ionia, Miletos (6th Century BC) SilverObol, Obverse: Lion's head to left, Reverse: Star ornament within incuse square, 8mm diameter, 0.95 grammes, Sear 3533, Good Fine and bold, a pleasing example
Ancient Greece - Gaul. Massalia (c.4th Century BC) SilverObol, Obverse: Young head of Apollo left, Reverse: Wheel of four spokes with MA in angles, 9mm diameter, 0.57 grammes, Depeyrot 64, De La Tour 699, pleasing VF with excellent portrait
Ancient Greece - Argolis, Argos SilverTriobol (c.330-270BC) Obverse: Forepart of wolf left, Reverse: Large A, N-I across upper field, with crescent below, all within shallow incuse square, 14mm diameter, 2.76 grammes, BMC 67 Good Fine/NVF
Ancient Greece - Attica, Athens Obol (c.400BC) Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, Reverse Owl standing right, head facing, 9mm diameter, AΘE to right, leaf to left. 0.94 grammes Good Fine
Ancient Greece - Ionia, Miletos (6th Century BC) SilverObol, Obverse: Lion's head to right, Reverse: Star ornament within incuse square, 9mm diameter, 1.17 grammes, BMC 185, Sear 3532, Good Fine
Ancient Greece - Arkadian League SilverTriobol (195-188BC) Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus left, Reverse: Pan seated left on rock, right hand raised, holding lagobolon in left hand, AP monogram in left field, Δ in right field, 14mm diameter, 2.24 grammes, as Sear 2690, Good Fine/Fine
Ancient Greece - Macedonia Hemiobol, Ae17, Philip II Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right , Reverse: rider on horseback to right AV monogram below, 17mm diameter, 7.37 grammes, Mionnet 734, Good Fine with brown/green patina
Ancients (47), medievalJetons (2) a mixed group includes Greek and Roman, GreeceTetradrachmAlexander the Great 336-323BC, Fine, Drachm Alexander the Great 336-323BC Good Fine, CorinthStater c.350BC, Obv. Helmeted bust left, Boar behind, Reverse: Pegasus to left, Good Fine, FrenchCelticSilverObol (c.400BC) About Fine, and includes group of Roman bronzes (10) Ae3 and Ae4 including Aurelian and Valerian types, and many more, includes some fantasy issues, in mixed grades, Fair to Good Fine
ChinaSpade Money (2) Wang Mang (c.9-22AD) 36mm 6.36 grammes and 26mm 3.6 grammes, Fine with green patina, Ancient Greece (22) Ar Drachm Thrace - Istros, Late 5th-4th Century BC Obv. Two Young male heads/ Rev. Sea Eagle left on dolphin AΠ 4.95 grammes NVF. Sicily - Syracuse Ar Litra Hiketas II (288-278BC) Obv. Head of Apollo right/ Rev.Eagle standing left, 6.03 grammes Near Fine. Thasos Ar Trihemiobol (411-350BC) Obv. Satyr kneeling left holding kantharios/ Rev. Amphora, 0.64 grammes, Fine. Thrace - Chersonesos Ar Hemidrachm (480-350BC) Obv. Forepart of Lion right, head reverted/ Rev. Dot AY monogram dot - Bee, 2.36 grammes, Sear 1605 var.VF. Ionia - Miletos Ar Obol, Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Forepart of lion left, head turned/ Rev. Floral Star Pattern in incuse square, 0.88 grammes SNG Cop. 952 NF/Fine. Ionia - Miletos Ar Obol Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Forepart of Lion left, head turned/ Rev. Floral Star pattern in incuse square, 0.93 grammes, Fine/Good Fine. Ionia - Miletos Ar Diobol Late 6th Century BC, Sear SG 3533, Obv. Lion's head left/ Rev. Floral Star pattern in incuse square, 1.2 grammes, VF. Ionia - Uncertain Ar Trihemiobol c.Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Star of 8 rays/ Rev. Quadripartite square 0.61 grammes Fine. Sicily Trihemiobol Obv.Triskeles/Rev.Pellet in circle 0.61 grammes, Fine. Mylasa- Caria Ae17 Strategos Eupolemos, Obv. Three overlapping shields Rev.EMΠO / ΛEMOY Sheathed Sword. 1.90 grammes Lindgren III 435, NVF. Elymais -Orodes II Copper Drachm (100-150AD) 3.74 grammes Fine. Knidos - Caria Ae11 (300-190BC) Obv. Head of Aphrodite right/ Rev. Prow right 1.95 grammes, Fine. Kyme - Aeolis (350-250BC) Ae15. Magistrate Eubios 3.68 grammes. Obv. KY and forepart of horse right EYBIOΣ below/Rev. One-handled drinking cup, TEYB monogram to left SNG Cop 76. Good Fine. Pontos - uncertain, possibly Amisos Ae24 c.130-100BC. Obv. Helmeted head left/ Rev. Star with eight rays, 20.15 grammes About Fine. Maroneia - Thrace Semi-Autonomous coinage Ae15 (400-350BC) Obv. Prancing Horse right, monogram below/ Rev. grape-vine within linear frame. 2.33 grammes, Fine. Brettii - Bruttium Ae14 reduced Unit/Uncia (208-205BC) Obv. Head right/Rev. Eagle standing Near Fine with green patination. Carthage in Zeugitana Ae14 Obv. Head of Taniot left/Rev. Horse prancing right, 3.245 grammes, SNG Cop95 VG/Near Fine. Macedonia - Akanthos Ar Hemiobol (C.470-390BC) 8mm diameter, 0.37 grammes Obv. Head of Bull right/ Rev. Quadripartite incuse square SNG ANS 51 GVF. Lydia - Tmolus Ae14 semi-autonomous issue. (117-161AD) Obv. Youthful head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos before/ Rev. TMΩΛITΩN, bunch of grapes, Paris 97, Waddington 5384, Sardis 327, Good Fine. Mysia - Pergamon Ae12 (200-133BC) Philetaerus, King of Pergamum. Obv. Helmeted Head of Athena right/ Rev. ΦIΛE-TAIΡOY, Bow. SNG von Aulock 1364; SNG Stockholm 2086; SNG Leipzig 1094; BMC 12, 54; Lindgren III 273 Good Fine with green patination. Thrace - Mesembria c.3rd to2nd Century BC Ae19 Obv. Female head right/ Rev. Athena Promachos standing left holding shield and brandishing spear, 5.17 grammes, SNG Cop 660 approaching Fine, along with a further group of Ancients (15) all but one in bronze, in mixed lower grades. Macedonia - Antigonus I Ae15 Obv. Gorgon on shield, Rev Worn. 3.84 grammes. VG/Poor. Celtic (3) Gaul - Northwest Senones (c.100BC-50BC) Potin Unit, Obv. Head right/ Rev. Stylized horse with pellets around. 17mm diameter, 4.64 grammes Fine on an irregularly shaped flan., Celtic Bronze Unit Obv. Blank/ Rev.Horse and rider right, 14mm diameter, 2.71 grammes, NVF with edge cracks. Celtic - Britain IceniSilver UnitS.436 Symbol type Obv. Two opposed crescents/ Rev. Horse with three pellets below, 1.12 grammes, Fine
Ancient Greece (20) Quarter Obol Teos-Ionia Tetartemorion, c.500BC, Head of Griffin right/Quadripart incuse square, About Fine. Mysia - Parion Diobol c.480BC Gorgon's Head/Incuse square containing cruciform square, pellet in centre, 1.64 grammes, About Fine/Fine. Thrace - Chersonesos Hemidrachm 386-338BC McCLean 4091 Forepart of Lion right. head reverted/Quardipart incuse square with AG over dot in one section, bucranium in another NVF with good metal. Mysia - Parion Hemidrachm c.400-300BC Head of Gorgon facing/PA-RI above and below Bull standing left, with head turned right, bucranium below, BMC 19 Fine. Mysia - Parion Hemidrachm Head of Gorgon facing with tongue protruding, surrounded by serpents/Bull standing left, struck off-centre with much of the bull off-flan 2.36 grammes, About Fine. Gaul - Massalia Obol 4th Century BC Youthful head of Apollo left/Wheel of four spokes M in one angle, largely off-centre, 0.5 grammes, Depeyrot 64 Fine. Thrace - Thasos Obol 450-425BC Satyr keeling left holding kantharos/Amphora, 0.95 grammes, BMC 53 Good Fine with edge crack. Caria - Kos Hemiobol, 0.65 grammes, Crab/square with dot in one angle, Fine. Lesbos Hemiobol c.525-475BC Head of Attis right wearing Phyrgian cap/incuse square Fine. Lesbos-Mytilene 1/36 stater, billon, Two Eyes/Incuse square 0.82 grammes Fine or slightly better with some edge cracks. Ionia, uncertain mint 8-Rayed star/Incuse square, c.5th Century BC, 0.72 grammes, 8mm diameter, Fine or slightly better. Sicily - Akragas Pentonkion c.460-446BC Eagle standing right/5 dots denoting mark of value 9mm diameter, 0.96 grammes. Apollonia Pontica, Thrace SilverDrachm c.420-+300BC, Gorgon facing with open mouth, tongue protruding/Upright anchor with crayfish in right field, 2.75 grammes Fine with some encrustation. Ionia - Miletos Silver 1/12th Stater, 6th Century BC9mm diameter, 0.95 grammes Lion's Head left/Star ornament within an incuse square, Sear 3533, Fine. Thraco-Macedonian Tribes Silver Hemiobol Spearhead/Quadripartite incuse square with dot in each angle, 8mm diameter, 0.69 grammes, Fine or better. Maroneia - Thrace Triobol 398-385BC Forepart of Horse left/Grapevine within dotted square, letters indistinct, 2.2 grammes VG, Ionia - Kolophon Tetartemorion c.450BC, 0.22 grammes, 7mm diameter, Head right/incuse square with dot in one angle VG with some encrustation. Kingdom of Macedonia, Demetrios Poliorketes Ae11 c.290-287BC, Helmeted Head Right/Prow right with BA above AIX below Fine with some surface dirt. Egypt - Ptolemy I, as Satrap, Silver Hemidrachm, Head right in elephant skin headdress/Athena Alkidemos walking right brandishing spear and shield, 1.21 grammes, 10mm diameter, Fine. Bruttium Hemidrachm Lion facing/TAMБ in cross within circle, 9.5mm diameter, 1.31 grammes, Fine
Ancient Greece 480BC to First Century BC a wide ranging group (19) includes Apollonia Pontica Black SeaSilverDrachm VF, Apollonia Thrace Silver Diobol Fine, Thrace Cheronnesos Lion Hemidrachm (400-350BC) (2) GVF and VF, Histiaeia - Euboia Tetrobol (340BC to 330BC) NVF, Pergamon, Mysia AE10 Civic issue 310-284BC, Good Fine others generally VG to Good Fine, an interesting group worthy of further study
Ancients Greek and Egypt (30) Miletos, Ionia, One Twelfth Stater late 6th Century BC, an imitative issue, bronzed with traces of silver plating Obv: Head of Lion, Rev: Star Ornament within incuse square. Kyzikos,Mysia (Asia Minor) Silver Hemiobol, Obv: Forepart of running boar with tunny facing upward behind, Rev: Head of roaring lion with K retrograde above, all within an incuse square. Kamarina, Sicily (413-405 BC) Onkia (Uncia) Obv: Head of Gorgon, Rev: Owl holding lizard, with KAM to left, a single pellet denoting the unit of currency. Macedonian Kingdom Philip II (359-336 BC) Ae18 Obv: Head of Apollo, right with hair bound with tania, Rev: Naked youth on horse, right, little lettering still visible. Macedonian Kingdom/Empire of Alexander (336-323 BC) Ae20 Uncertain Mint, Obv: Head of Heracles in lion-skin head-dress, Rev: AΛE≡ANANAP Bow and Quiver above with club below. Antigonid Kingdom Demetrios Poloirketes (294-288 BC) Ae14 uncertain mint, Obv: Head of Demetrios right wearing crested Corinthian Helmet, Rev: Prow of galley with BA above. Antigonos Gonatas (277-239 BC) Head of Young Heracles clad in lions skin, Rev: Naked youth on horse right, BA in upper fields. Perseus (179-168 BC) Ae19 Head of Perseus wearing winged cap with raised sword to right, Rev: Eagle with wings open standing left on thunderbolt below. Thracis (Bulgaria) Lysimachos (323-281 BC) Ae14Obv: Head of Heracles, right clad in lions skin, Rev: two-line inscription within corn wreath. Mesopotamia, Persia, Asia Minor Seleukos I, Nikator (312-280 BC) Ae19 Obv: Winged Head of Medusa, Rev: Bull butting BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY and ≡ in field below. Antiochos II (261-246 BC) Ae12 Obv: Diademed Head right, Rev: Apollo seated naked on Omphalos, the sacred stone of Delphi, holding bow and arrow BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY (partly off flan). Seleukos II, Seleukid Kings, Kallinikos (246-226 BC) Ae17 Obv: Head of Athena in crested Corinthian Helmet, Rev: Nike standing left holding palm EY in field to left. Antiochos IV, Epiphanes (175-164 BC) Ae Chalkos, Obv: Radiate head right, Rev: Tyche enthroned and holding Nike with bird at feet, inscription mostly off flan, Antiochos VI Serrate Unit Obv: Head of Antiochos as Dionysus, right, radiate and wreathed with ivy, Rev: Elephant advancing left holding torch with his trunk ΣTA over star in right field EПIфANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY below. Antiochos VIII (121-96 BC) Ae19 Obv: Radiate Head right, Rev: Eagle standing left sceptre in background. Antiochos IX (113-95 BC) Ae19 Obv: Diademed head right, Rev: Zeus seated left holding Nike and sceptre AK below. Egypt - The Ptolemaic Kingdom Ptolemy I, Soter (305-283 BC) Ae27 Obv: Laureate Head of Zeus, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt legend unclear. Ptolemy II, Philadelphos (285-246 BC) Ae28 Obv: Laureate Head of Zeus right, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings open, AM in left field. Ptolemy V, Epiphanes (204-180 BC) Silver Didrachm Obv: Draped Bust of Ptolemy right, as Dionysus diademed and wreathed in ivy, ornamented pole over shoulder, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open. Ptolemy VI, Philometor and Cleopatra II (180-145 BC) Ae28 Obv: Head of Cleopatra I as Isis, Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, monogram ПA to left of eagle. Kingdom of Syracuse - Sicily Heiron II (275-216 BC) Ae18 Obv: Head of Poseidon, left, wearing tainia, Rev: Ornamented Trident Head between two dolphins dividing IEPΩ - NOS in lower field. Republic of Syracuse - Sicily (214-212 BC) Ae22 Obv: Laureate Head of Apollo, left, Rev: Castor and Pollux on horseback, right. Thessalian League, Thessaly, Central Greece, 196-146 BC Ae20 Obv: Laureate head of Apollo, right Rev: Athene Itonia. Kingdom of Pontus - Black Sea, Crimea and Asia Minor - Mithradates VI, Eupator 'The Great; (120-63 BC) Obverse: Head of Athena, right wearing triple-crested helmet ornamented with Pegasus, the winged horse, Rev: Pegasus standing, facing, holding harp (hooked sword) and head of the Gorgon Medusa, whose body lies at his feet. City Issue of the Roman Republic - City of Leukas, Akarnania (West Coast of Greece) after 167 BC, Obv: Head of Young Heracles in lions skin, Club right, legend unclear. Tarsos Cilicia, after 164 BC, Ae16 Obv: Turretted head of Tyche, Rev: Sandan standing right, on winged and horned lion, carrying bow-case and sword. City of Tyre, Phoenicia (Lebano
Ar diobol. Kingdom of Macedon. Amyntas III. C, 381-369. Obv; Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin. Rev; Eagle standing l., head r., within incuse square. SNG ANS 95-6. Dark tone. 1.69g. NVF
RomanEgypt, bronzeObol, Claudius 42-3, star before bust, Rev hippopotamus, date LΓ in exergue (RCV 1874v) VF, cor. before bust and corresp. Rev but good portrait and a super hippo
A small group of mostly detector finds but include an Ar obol of Sikyon and a copy of a Justinian follis. The detector finds consist of small bronze and copper tokens but there is a lead Papal Bulla of Alexander IIII which is slightly bent but of good detail.
Collection of Greekbronzes and 1 silverobol from Mysia. 6 bronzes one of which is a large Ptolemaic Ae 37. Various condition and grades. [7] Poor to G Fine
Group of 4 mixed ancients. Agrippa. Ae As. Rev; Neptune standing left hldg trident plus three Greeksilvers, Istros Ar stater, Apollnoia Ar diobol and a Ar tetrabol of Histiaia. Various grades. G Fine to NVF. [4]
Greek X 2. Parthia. Vologases IV. Ar tetradrachm. C, 147-191 AD. Sellwood 84. Ptolemy I Soter. Ae obol. C, 289-288 BC. SNG Cop 76-79 var. Both around G Fine
A small group of mixed ancients. A 'Limes' Ae denarius of Orbiana, Parthian Ar drachm of Mithradates (plugged), Sassanian Ar dirham of Kushru and two small Greek Ar obols. Mixed grades and conditions. Fine-GVF. [5]
A group of Roman Ar denarius and siliqua. From Titus through to Honorius and including a silver tetrobol from Histiaia. Various grades from Fine to VF. [20]
Ancient Greece (3) Dishekel Late 5th Century BC Phoenicia Tyre Obverse Melqarth riding Hippocamp with bow, waves and dolphin below, Reverse Owl standing right, head facing, carrying crook and flail under left wing Sear 5911 Good Fine, Dracm Alexander the Great 336-323BC Reverse Zeus enthroned holding eagle and sceptre and with right leg drawn back Fine, Argolis-Argos Triobol 465-430BC Obverse Wolf Reverse A with AP above Fine, holed
Greek Ar Diobol of Pergamon, Mysia c.400-350BC Obv. Head of Apollo Right, Rev. Head of satrap, ΠEPГA behind, within incuse square GCV 3937 a little porous VF and rare
Greek and Byzantine (4). Includes Ptolomey I (305-283 B.C.) silvertetradrachm, Illyria silver drachm, Herakleia silver diobol and John III (1222-3) bronze tetradrachm, bust of St. George. All good fine to very fine.
Greek. Athens(4th century BC) silver tetradracm. Obverse head of Athena right. Reverse an owl standing right head facing, to right AOE. SEAR2537. About fine/good fine, but with test cuts on obverse. Troas silver triobol(5th century BC). Obverse Rams head
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