Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 3914    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 31ST MARCH)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $260

SICILY, Syracuse, Period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE trias, (AE 18), (6.62 g), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left, to left, rev. hippocamp with curled wing to left, (S.1193, SNG Lloyd 1453, BMC 289); another AE 19, (6.54 g), obv. Zeus head left, rev. Charioteer driving fast biga left, (SNG Cop. 899, CNDS 226, HGC 2, 1474); Olbia, shaped dolphin copper issues (1.83, 1.18 g), (2) (S.1684); Sicily, Himera, AE hemilitrons (413-408 B.C.), (3.72, 3.46, 2.56 g), obv. nymph left, rev. six pellets within laurel wreath, (S.1110, HGC 2, 479) (3); Ionia, Ephesos, 50-27 B.C., AE 13, (2.90 g) obv. bee in wreath, rev. stag standing right torch behind, **PUQWN* below, (S.4415, SNG Cop.347) (Illustrated); another similar by magistrates Demetrios, Kokos and Sopatros (48-27 B.C.) AE 18, (5.33 g), obv. Artemis head right, rev. two stags facing each other torch between, (SNG Cop.342, BMC 182-4) (illustrated); others from Syria, Seleukos III, (3.67 g), obv. Artemis, Rev. Apollo seated left, (cf.,SC 9w22, HGC 9, 421), Pamphylia, Side, (2.09 g), obv. Athena, rev. pomegranate, (SNG Cop.381); others uncertain (5) including barbarous radiate imitating Claudius II. Mostly fine a few better, an interesting group. (16)