New Greek II, Mar. 5, '07
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Thracian kings, Seuthes III (king of the Odrysai), ca. 324 BC, bronze AE15
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Eagle standing r., wings closed
Rev.: Greek legend SEU / THOU within wreath of barley
REFERENCE: BMC -, Cop -
GRADING: VF+, lightly highlighted brown patina, rare
ORDER INFO: G3190, $160
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Olbia (Sarmatia), ca. 330-300 BC, bronze AE12 (Anokhin subgroup 2), 1.5g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Diademed head of Demeter l.
Rev.: Ear of barley over dolphin swimming l., Greek legend below OLBIO
REFERENCE: An 102-4; SNG IX, 556
GRADING: VF+ / VF , mainly chocolate brown patina, some rev. encrustation, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3267, $60
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Pantikapaion (Taurica), 100-75 BC, bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Star of eight rays, legend PANTIKAP (counterclockwise, starting from 9'o clock on the image) between the rays
Rev.: Tripod
REFERENCE: BM 941, LE 681, Cop 48, An 203
GRADING: VF+, obv. bit o/c, dark green patina
ORDER INFO: G3240, $145
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Pantikapaion (Taurica), 4th c. BC, bronze AE15
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of beardless Pan to right
Rev.: Forepart of Pegasos r., Greek legend PAN around
REFERENCE: SG 1702
GRADING: AVF, rugged green-red patina
ORDER INFO: G3263, $50
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Pharsalos (Thessaly), 400-344 BC, silver trihemiobol, 1.22g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Obv.: Head of Athena facing 3/4 to left in triple-crested Athenian helmet
Rev.: Horseman prancing r., striking with whip, Greek legend FARAS around
REFERENCE: SG 2193
GRADING: F, gray toning w/ moderately encrusted surfaces, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3188, $90
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Chalkis (Euboia), 4th c. BC (ca. 369-313 BC and later), bronze AE14
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Facing head of Hera, wearing diadem of five discs connected with fillet that hangs on each side, capital of Ionic column below
Rev.: Eagle to right, with serpent
REFERENCE: LE 1525, BMC 79
GRADING: F+, rugged green patina, slight rev. red adhesion
ORDER INFO: G3186, $40
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Boeotia (Boiotia), federal coinage, ca. 220 BC, bronze AE18, 4.59g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing 3/4 right (Herakles' profile from undercoin visible)
Rev.: Poseidon, naked, standing left, resting right foot on rock and leaning on trident, Greek legend [B]OIOTON to right (forward part of the horse and monogram of the undercoin clearly visible)
REFERENCE: Head, Boeotia p. 86, pl. VI, 6 = BMC p. 41, 81, pl. VI, 8; Cop 38
GRADING: VF, dark brown patina, o/s on Ant. Gonatas AE
ORDER INFO: G3226, $92
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Athens (Attica), ca. 4th c. BC, silver obol, 0.50g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena to r.
Rev.: Owl standing r., olive branch, Greek 'ATHE' to side, all in incuse square
REFERENCE: cf. SG 2531
GRADING: AVF / VF+, porous, toned
ORDER INFO: G3303, $95
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Athens (Attica), 449-413 BC, silver hemidrachm, 1.81g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena to r.
Rev.: Owl standing facing, olive branch with 6 leaves to right, Greek 'ATHE' around
REFERENCE: SG 2528
GRADING: F, porosity, bit uneven toning
ORDER INFO: G3299, $68
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Athens (Attica), ca. 4th c. BC, silver obol, 0.63g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena to r.
Rev.: Owl standing r., olive branch, Greek 'ATHE' to side, all in incuse square
REFERENCE: cf. SG 2531
GRADING: AEF, rough, deeply toned
ORDER INFO: G2564, $135
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Aigina (island off Attica), ca. 500-480 BC, silver stater, 12.31g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Smooth-shelled sea turtle
Rev.: 5-part incuse square with "skew pattern"
REFERENCE: SG 1858 var., Del 1642-4
GRADING: AVF / VF, good metal
ORDER INFO: G3216, $290
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Tegea (Arcadia), ca. 420-370 BC, bronze dichalkon? (AE15), 2.48g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Athena r., in crested Attic helmet
Rev.: Owl standing left, head facing, Greek legend TE - GE (faint, circular from right)
REFERENCE: Cop 293v; BMC pg. 200, 6; Pl 1647; cf. LHS 96 (Peloponessos), #1726; Tra III 988, pl. CCXXVII, 26
GRADING: F, rough dark patina w/ some rubbed high points, very rare
ORDER INFO: G3269, $85
TYPE:
Greek Imperial, Melos (Cyclades, Aegean island), time of Nero (54-68 AD), AE19, 2.55g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena to r., Greek legend MELION
Rev.: 4-line Greek legend (magistrate)
REFERENCE: RPC 1300
GRADING: F+, rough green patina, rare
ORDER INFO: G3189, $200
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Amisos (Pontos), ca. 300-250 BC (or earlier), silver hemidrachm (half siglos), magistrate Askleies, 1.66g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Tyche of the city r., hair tightly rolled and wearing low, turreted stephanos
Rev.: Owl facing, wings spread, standing on shield, 'A' in left field, Greek legend (magistrate's name in genitive) ASKLEOU[S] below
REFERENCE: SG 3635, BM 1114
GRADING: VF+, lightly porous, toned
ORDER INFO: G3254, $145
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Kalchedon (Bithynia), early 4th c. BC, silver drachm, 3.70g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bull standing left, Greek legend KAL above, grain ear, caduceus and monogram below
Rev.: Incuse mill-sail pattern with dots inside
REFERENCE: SG 3745, BM 104
GRADING: AEF, slight peripheral obv. pitting, toned
ORDER INFO: G3230, $210
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lampsakos (Mysia), 390-330 BC, silver trihemiobol, 1.13g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Janiform female head w/ earring and tainia, Greek letters ( KRA or R between necks) below
Rev.: Helmeted Head of Athena right in Corinthian helmet, Greek legend LAM around (partial), symbol behind head
REFERENCE: SG 3893v
GRADING: VF, slight porosity, toned
ORDER INFO: G3291, $110
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Kyzikos? (Mysia), ca. 6th - 5th c. BC, silver tritartemorion (obol?), 0.76g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Dolphin left, tunny fish below
Rev.: Irregular 4-part incuse of "mill-sail" pattern
REFERENCE: cf. Ros 520 (just fish), cf. SG 3469 (electrum)
GRADING: VF, some Archaic crystallization, toned, rare
ORDER INFO: G3293, $135
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Parion (Mysia), 350-300 BC, silver hemidrachm
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bull standing to left, looking back, Greek legend [PA] RI, wreath below
Rev.: Gorgon facing, snakes in her hair
REFERENCE: SG 3919 var.
GRADING: VF / AEF, porosity/crystallization, toned
ORDER INFO: G3238, $110
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Parion (Mysia), 350-300 BC, silver hemidrachm
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Bull standing to left, looking back, Greek legend [PA] RI, wreath below
Rev.: Gorgon facing, snakes in her hair
REFERENCE: SG 3919 var.
GRADING: VF / VF+, uneven rev. strike, light toning
ORDER INFO: G3239, $85
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Parion (Mysia), ca. 500-475 BC, silver drachm (3/4 drachm per Sear), 3.82g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Gorgon facing
Rev.: Cruciform pattern in incuse
REFERENCE: Ros 525, Cop 256, Fra 1343, SG 3917
GRADING: F, archaic crystallization, toned
ORDER INFO: G3294, $120
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Abydos (Troas), ca. 4th c. BC, silver hemidrachm, 2.01g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Eagle standing to left, wings closed, Greek magistrate's name to right: [E]PHAISTOLEON, grape-bunch (?) in r. field, unc. control mark in l. field
REFERENCE: SG 4011 var.
GRADING: F, light scratches, deep toning, rare magistrate
ORDER INFO: G3287, $78
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Tenedos (Troas), ca. 500-475 BC, silver obol, 0.45g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Janiform head, female on left, male on right (Zeus and Hera)
Rev.: Double axe in incuse square, legend T-E above
REFERENCE: Ros 536
GRADING: VF, bit grainy, toned
ORDER INFO: G3288, $215
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Assos (Troas), ca. 479-450 BC, silver obol, 0.50g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Griffin seated r.
Rev.: Lion's head right, Greek legend 'ASS' above, all within incuse square
REFERENCE: SG 4044v, Ros 528, Kay -, Cop -, VA -, BMC -; TraitŽ pl. CLXIII, 26
GRADING: F / VF, some porosity (more on obv.), rare
ORDER INFO: G3296, $140
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Gargara (Troas), ca. 350 BC, silver tetrobol, 2.70g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev.: Bull grazing left, Greek GARG above
REFERENCE: SG 4088, BMC 4, Cop 314 var.
GRADING: F, some cleaning scratches and porosity, very rare
ORDER INFO: G3300, $150
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth (twentieth?) stater, 1.11g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image), Greek letters 'lambda-epsilon' between them
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: cf. SG 3488
GRADING: AVF, porosity, patchy toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3297, $125
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, mid-6th BC, billon-silver tenth stater, 1.04g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Confronted boars heads (forming also facing panther image)
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: cf. SG 3488
GRADING: F / F+, porosity, patchy toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3298, $90
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Lesbos, ca. 550-500 BC, billon-silver twelfth stater, 0.89g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of African r.
Rev.: Incuse quadripartite square with uncertain design
REFERENCE: VA 7715; Cop 295 var. (head l.); Bod 328 and Tafel 63, 4
GRADING: F+, porosity, spots of corrosion, toning, rare
ORDER INFO: G3295, $175
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), mid-4th c. BC, silver hemidrachm, 2.66g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo to right
Rev.: Lyre in linear square, Greek legend: MYTI above and to sides
REFERENCE: SG 4265
GRADING: AVF, dark toning
ORDER INFO: G3196, $100
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Mytilene (Lesbos), ca. 377-326 BC, electrum hektai (sixth stater), 2.56g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev.: Female head with hair bunched in a knot r., within square in shallow incuse
REFERENCE: Bod 95 (unlisted dies), BMC 90, Cop -
GRADING: VF+ / AEF, obv. chin off flan
ORDER INFO: G3197, $435
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Myrina (Aiolis), 2nd c. BC, bronze AE12, 1.45g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Radiate head of Helios r.
Rev.: Greek legend MY - RI on either side of amphora, lyre in r. field
REFERENCE: SG 4221, Cop 226
GRADING: AVF, grainy green patina
ORDER INFO: G3266, $48
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Neonteichos (Aiolis), 2nd c. BC, bronze AE11
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena r.
Rev.: Owl standing on NE monogram
REFERENCE: SB 4223; cf. Cop 245
GRADING: , darker patina, slight earthen encrustation, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3275, $55
TYPE:
Ancient Greece, Kolophon (Ionia), 450-410 BC, silver tetartemorion (Persic standard) , 0.27g
DESCRIPTION: Obv.: Head of Apollo with long hair facing
Rev.: Denominational monogram ('TE' - tetartemorion) within incuse square
REFERENCE: SG 4343, Kay 356, VA 1999, Ros 567
GRADING: VF, rough dark toning, scarce
ORDER INFO: G3302, $70



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