Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 2979    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
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SICILY, Panormos, silver litra, (c.400 B.C.), obv. horned head of a river god to left, rev. forepart of a bearded man-headed bull to right, (S.884. HGC 2,1046, Jenkins, Punic, p. 75,13 [Pl.24, 13], SNG ANS 549); another similar (0.59 g); Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysios I (405-367 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (1.78 g), obv. charioteer driving fast quadriga right, above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer, rev. head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone, two dolphins around, (S.946, cf.Boehringer, Pl.II,18 (Litra), HGC 2, 1367; Sicily, Kamerina, AE onkia (1.40 g), c.410-405 B.C.), obv. head of Athena left in crested helmet, rev. owl facing left, lizard in claw, KAM to right, dot in exergue, (cf.S.1063, H.554, CNS III, p.67 Nos.36-37). The silver fractions generally porous, very good - nearly fine, the onkia nearly very fine. (4)

Ex George Mihailuk Collection, Panormos silver from M.R.Roberts 4.3.2006, Syracuse similar from M.R.Roberts 25,2,2006, the onkia from Romanorum, 5.11.2010.