Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4258    Session 16 (9:30am Friday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $450

MACEDON, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.13 g), Babylon mint, issued c.323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, M to left, **LU* below throne, to right **FILIPPO[U]*, below **[BA]SILE[ES]*, (cf.S.6749, Price P181, BMC P181a-f, M.P99) (illustrated); Mysia, Pergamon, (c.104-98 B.C.), silver cistophoric tetradrachm, (12.51 g), obv. cista mystica containing serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow in case between two coiled serpents, to left monogram of **PER*, above **AH*, to right serpent entwined thyrsus, (cf.S.3948, Kleiner [ANSMN 23], Type 11, SNG Cop. -, Pinder -, SNG von Aulock -); Thrace (Black Sea Area), Apollonia Pontika, (3) (400-350 B.C.), silver drachm, (2.89, 2.89, 2.86 g), obv. laureate head of Gorgoneion facing, rev. anchor, A to left, crayfish to right of anchor, (S.1657, SNG BMC 161 (similar dies). Fine - good very fine. (5)

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics retail sales in packets described.