18 18 MACEDON. Under Roman Rule. After 168 BC. Tetradrachm. 16.82 gm.

At the center of a Macedonian shield: Diademed head of Artemis r., quiver over her shoulder / Herakles club within oak-wreath, monogram above, two below, thunderbolt to left. SNG-Ashmolean 3297 About EF

250.

EXTREMELY RARE DERRONES OKTADRACHM

19 19 THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The Derrones. Ca. 480 BC. Oktodrachm. 31.12 gm. Ox-cart driven r. by a male driver wearing a kausia and holding a goad, crested Corinthian helmet above ox / Triskeles with palmettes in angles. Cf.SNG-ANS 930, Kraay-Hirmer 388. EXTREMELY RARE. Dark areas on edge over deposits and some corrosion Crude, VF

5,000.

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KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. GOLD Stater, ca. 297-281 BC. Uncertain Macedonian mint. 8.53 gm. Head of deified Alexander r. wearing horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated l., holding Nike, before, bull butting l. in ex. Mller 358 Choice EF

2,500.

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AE 18. Helmeted Athena head r. / Lion springing r., spearhead and monograms below. Attractive bluish-green Choice VF DYNASTS OF THRACE. Koson. Mid-First Century BC. GOLD Stater. 8.7 gm. Roman consul walking l. accompanied by two lictors, monogram before / Eagle standing l. on scepter, holding wreath. RPC 1701, BMC 2 EF THRACIAN CHERSONESOS. Lysimachia. Third Century BC. AE 18. Head of city-goddess r. / Lion seated r., AV monogram upper left. BMC 9-10var. Olive sea-green. Choice for type Choice VF EUBOEAN LEAGUE. Ca. 357-338 BC. Drachm. 3.68 gm. Head of the nymph Euboeia l. / Filleted head of bull r., small facing head of Silenos at right. SNG-Cop 483. Nice broad flan. Choice EF

75. 600. 100. 2,000.

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ATHENS. After 449 BC. Tetradrachm. 17.17 gm. Helmeted head of Athena r. / Owl facing, olive sprig and crescent behind; AE. Cf.Dewing 1625. Well-centered, full profile. Some graininess Choice VF AIGINA. Ca. 525-500 BC. Stater. 11.53 gm. T-back sea-turtle / Mill-sail, deep incuse of four segments. SNG Delepierre 1509, Dewing 1657. Well-centered. Somewhat granular surfaces. Toned VF THESSALY. Skotussa. Ca. 480-450 BC. Drachm. 5.94 gm. Forepart of horse l. / Wheat kernel (or hellebore bud) and KO in deep incuse square. BMC 2, SNG-Cop 250. RARE. Light gray Good VF

600. 350. 400.

28 28 CRETE. Knossos. Ca. 330-300 BC. Stater. 10.79 gm. Demeter head r., bull head c/m in right field / Minotaurs labyrinth maeander pattern with five pellets in center. Svor.71, 46; Le Rider vii, 4-8; SNG-Lockett 2536 (same dies); BMC 4var. Numerous pinscratches obv and rev. Toned VF

1,500.

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KINGS OF THE BOSPOROS. Asander, 46-17 BC. GOLD Stater, regnal year 10 (36 BC). 8.16 gm. Diademed head of Asander r. / Nike standing l. on prow, holding wreath in outstretched hand, year `I before her; BAI ES AANPOY. Anohin Bosporos 232. RARE. Light old test scratch obverse field. Some deposits in fields VF Pharnakes IIs son-in-law, Asander took the Bosporan throne after slaying the Roman nominee. He was confirmed as king by Marc Antony and, later, Augustus.

5,000.

30 El 30 MYSIA. Kyzikos. Ca. 478-413 BC. Electrum Stater. 16.1 gm. Boar standing l. on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 90, pl.III, 9. Diagonally oblong flan; horizontal spade as viewed from reverse. Pinscratches in left field and on the boars head. Obverse slightly off center losing hindquarters of the boar VF

3,000.

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Kyzikos. Ca. 478-413 BC. Electrum Stater. 16.03 gm. Nude Herakles kneeling l., a club over his shoulder, holding a rhyton, tunny upwards behind / Quadripartite incuse square with high-relief borders. Von Fritze 15, 209. VERY RARE. A few edge splits Choice VF

10,000.

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Kyzikos. Ca. 478-413 BC. Electrum Stater. 16.01 gm. Herakles (clean-shaven) crouching r. wrestling the Nemean lion, whose head he holds in a neck hold, tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 161, pl. V, 9; Boston MFA 1494. RARE VF Herakles first labor was to slay the Nemean lion, an offspring of Typhon and Echidna.

7,500.

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Kyzikos. Ca. 478-413 BC. Electrum Stater. 16.01 gm. Herakles as a child seated facing, head r., holding a tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze pl.5, 17; Greenwell pl.IV, 12. VERY RARE. Horizontally oblong VF

7,500.

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Kyzikos. Ca. 460-400 BC. Electrum 1/6 Stater. 2.7 gm. Bust of Attis r. / Quadripartite granulated incuse square. Cf.Brett Boston Museum 1523. Obverse scuffed VF Kyzikos. 390-330 BC. Tetradrachm. 14.95 gm. Head of Kore-Soteira l., wreathed with corn and veiled; TEIPA / Head of roaring lion l., tunny below, small onochoe in right field; K-Y-HI (the H sidewise). Cf.SNG-Cop 53. Toned over a few old faint obv. scratches. Nice style Near EF

900.

1,000.

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