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Celts in Eastern Europe Imitating Philip III of Macedon ca. 3rd-2nd Century B.C. Tetradrachm VF -- #AC92749
AR Tetradrachm 29mm. 15.50g. Celticized head of Herakles r.
Stylized Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre.
Lanz 910 VF. Toned and lustrous with hints of iridescence. A nice example struck with heavily degraded dies. Some faint tiny marks and trace porosity, as expected.  Reduced from: $160
 
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$ 145.00
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Commagene Samosata Pseudo-autonomous issue Mid-1st Century B.C. Dichalkon Fine -- #AC100806
AE Dichalkon 19mm. 4.36g. Lion walking r.
Tyche seated on rock r., holding branch.
SAMOSATW POLEWS RPC I 3850 Fine. Very rare. Dark brown patina with earthen fill. Flan flaw. Some faint cleaning marks and porosity. A very rare civic issue of curiously crude style. There are two distinct styles of this type; RPC 3849 is of higher weight and much finer style, while this variety (RPC 3850) is lighter, poorly produced, and of very crude style. RPC suggest that this variety is quite possibly a local imitation. Reduced from: $110
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$ 95.00
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Campania Neapolis ca. 300-275 B.C. Nomos (Didrachm) Fine -- #AC102229
AR Nomos (Didrachm) 19mm. 7.11g. Diademed head of nymph r. wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; grape bunch behind neck, X before, STA below.
Man-headed bull standing r., head facing; above, Nike flying r. crowning bull; K below; In ex.: [NEOPOLITEWN]
SNG ANS 363-4 Fine. Lightly toned with some lustre in recesses. High points perhaps a bit bright. Some scattered trace marks. Reduced from: $165
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$ 150.00
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Calabria Tarentum ca. 281-228 B.C. Nomos (Didrachm) Good Fine -- #AC102228
AR Nomos (Didrachm) 20mm. 7.20g. Diademed head of Satyra l., wearing triple-pendant earring.
Nude youth on horseback r., placing wreath on horse's head; star above, dolphin below, TA below raised foreleg.
SNG ANS 1301 Good Fine. Patchy toning. Scarcer variety. Some patches of porosity. Reduced from: $225
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$ 200.00
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Sicily Akragas before 406 B.C. Hexas Good Fine -- #AC79210
AE Hexas 20mm. 6.60g. Eagle standing r. on fish.
Crab; two pellets below to l. and r.; fish below.
SNG ANS 1051 Good Fine. Dark green patina. Flan flaws on obverse. Reduced from: $130
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$ 115.00
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Sicily Kamarina ca. 461-440/435 B.C. Litra VF -- #AC101231
AR Litra 13mm. 0.60g. Nike flying l. above swan swimming l., all within wreath.
Athena standing l., wearing aegis and holding spear, shield at feet.
KAMARI-NAION HGC 2, 536; SNG ANS 1211-16 VF. Rare. Lightly toned and lustrous. Nice detail and lustre despite issues. Some old abrasions and light cleaning marks. Some dark adhesions. Reduced from: $140
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$ 125.00
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Sicily Akragas ca. 425-406 B.C. Hexas Good Fine -- #AC102141
AE Hexas 20mm. 6.90g. Eagle standing r. on hare.
Crab; pellet to either side; two fish below.
SNG ANS 1047ff. Good Fine. Mottled dark green patina with soil around edges. Some minor corrosion spots. Soil around edges Reduced from: $150
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$ 135.00
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Sicily Selinos ca. 410 B.C. Litra About Fine -- #AC102142
AR Litra 12mm. 0.59g. Nymph seated l. on rock, outstretched r. hand grasping serpent.
Man-faced bull (Selinos) r., selinon leaf above.
SELINONTION SNG Lloyd 1270; SNG ANS -; SNG Copenhagen - About Fine. Rare. Lightly toned. Likely crystallized. This variety is unpublished in most major references. Reduced from: $130
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$ 115.00
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Sicily Syracuse Philistis, wife of Hieron II 275-215 B.C. 16 Litrae (Tetradrachm) Good VF -- #AC100391
AR 16 Litrae (Tetradrachm) 26mm. 13.70g. ca. 218-215 B.C. Diademed and veiled head l.; wreath(?) behind.
Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga r.; (phi) above.
BASILEWS FILISTIDOS SNG ANS 872-874; HGC 2, 1556 Good VF. Toned with traces of lustre in protected areas. Pleasing appearance. Some minor porosity, primarily on reverse, and minor patina loss on edge. Reduced from: $2750
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$ 2450.00
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Kings of Macedon temp. Antigonos II Gonatas-Demetrios II Aitolikos 246/5-229 B.C. Tetradrachm Good VF -- #AC103705
AR Tetradrachm 31mm. 17.07g. Amphipolis or Pella mint Head of Poseidon r,, wearing wreath of marine plants.
Apollo, testing bow in extended r. hand, seated l. on prow, l., inscribed BASILEWS ANTIGONOU; monogram below.
HGC 3, 1051 (Doson); SNG Alpha Bank 1046-7 (Doson) Good VF. Lightly toned with some lustre in devices. Bold and well struck. Lightly brushed with faint hairlines in fields. Small scratch on reverse. Formerly attributed to Antigonos III Doson, but more recent hoard evidence reveals a stronger link to Antigonos II Gonatas or his successor, Demetrios II. Reduced from: $3750
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$ 3450.00
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Kings of Macedon Philip II 359-336 B.C. 1/12 Stater Good VF -- #AC94273
AV 1/12 Stater 8mm. 0.72g. Pella mint ca. 345-336 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo, r.
Thunderbolt above legend, lion's head below.
FILIPPOU HGC 3.1, 857; SNG ANS 209 Good VF. Lustrous. Rare. A bit off-center. Struck with worn reverse die. A few insignificant marks under magnification. Reduced from: $1100
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$ 925.00
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Thrace Cherronesos 386-338 B.C. Hemidrachm VF -- #AC92531
AR Hemidrachm 13mm. 2.40g. Forepart of lion r., with head turned back.
Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken compartments; pellet and monogram in one quadrant, fly (or cicada) in opposite quadrant.
HGC 3, 1437 VF. Mottled, deep toning. Off-center. Reduced from: $155
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$ 140.00
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Thrace Maroneia Zenon, as magistrate ca. 386/5-348/7 B.C. Stater Fine -- #AC102207
AR Stater 23mm. 10.18g. Horse rearing l. with loose rein, MA below.
Grape arbor with four bunches of grapes in square border, legend around.
EPI ZHNWNOS cf. SNG Copenhagen 612 (MA); BMC --; HGC 3.2, -- Fine. Rare. Toned. Surfaces a bit porous with scattered old light marks. Staters of this magistrate typically have a trident below the horse, while this example shows an 'MA' ethnic. Possibly unpublished. Reduced from: $850
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$ 750.00
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Euboea Histiaea ca. 3rd Century-146 B.C. Tetrobol Near VF -- #AC96400
AR Tetrobol 13mm. 1.30g. Head of Maenad (the Nymph Histiaea) right, wearing vine wreath, necklace, and earrings.
Histiaea seated r., holding stylis and sail, on prow; legend around; crescent below.
[ISTI] AIEWN HGC 4, 1524; cf. SNG Copenhagen 517-529 Near VF. Rare control mark. Toned with some golden iridescence and lustre in devices. A bit off-center. Trace porosity. Reduced from: $110
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$ 95.00
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Attica Athens 353-294 B.C. Drachm Near EF -- #AC92542
AR Drachm 15mm. 4.00g. Helmeted head of Athena, r.; pi-style palmette and profile eye.
Owl standing r., head facing; olive branch and crescent behind; AQE to r.
SNG Copenhagen 63; HGC 4, 1632 Near EF. Rare. Toned with underlying lustre. Sharp detail. Off-center. Struck with worn dies. Flan split. Reduced from: $1500
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$ 900.00
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Sikyonia Sikyon ca. 330/20-280 B.C. Hemidrachm About Fine -- #AC101929
AR Hemidrachm 17mm. 2.64g. Chimera advancing l. with forepaw raised; SI below.
Dove flying l., no other symbols.
HGC 5, 213 About Fine. Lightly toned. Light old cleaning. Reduced from: $150
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$ 135.00
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Achaean League Megara ca. 167-146 B.C. Hemidrachm VF -- #AC96375
AR Hemidrachm 15mm. 2.50g. Megara mint Laureate head of Zeus, r.
Achaean League monogram, kithara above, D-I-Q (magistrate's name) in quadrants; all within laurel wreath.
HGC 4, 1806 VF. Old gray toning. Seemingly rare magistrate. Worn obverse die. Reduced from: $160
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$ 145.00
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Pontos Komana ca. 105-90 B.C. or ca. 90-85 B.C. AE18 VF -- #AC96480
AE18 18mm. 3.52g. Head of Dionysos r., wearing mitra and ivy wreath.
Filleted thyrsos, legend to either side; monogram to l. and r. below.
KOMA-NWN HGC 7, 283; SNG Black Sea 1264 VF. Very rare. Black patina with nice portrait. Excellent obverse centering. A few thin flan flaws and trace porosity. Few examples auctioned in the past two decades; this example is superior to most. From the Southwood Collection. Reduced from: $180
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$ 165.00
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Paphlagonia Sinope ca. 330-300 B.C. Drachm Good Fine -- #AC96490
AR Drachm 18mm. 5.56g. Head of Sinope l., wearing sphendone.
Eagle flying l., clutching dolphin; legend below; magistrate name to r. (off flan)
SINW HGC 7, 399; SNG Black Sea 1481-91 Good Fine. Gunmetal gray toning. Moderate porosity. The weight of this example is exactly as expected for a Persic Standard drachm of Sinope. However, if the porosity present has significantly reduced the weight of the coin, it may have originally been closer to 6g, or the weight of an Aiginetic standard drachm. From the Southwood Collection. Reduced from: $110
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$ 95.00
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Paphlagonia Sinope ca. 105-85 B.C. AE23 Near VF -- #AC96619
AE23 23mm. 6.30g. Struck under Mithradates VI Eupator. Head of Dionysos r., wearing mitra and ivy wreath.
Filleted thyrsos, monogram to l.; legend below.
SINWPHS HGC 7, 422; SNG Black Sea 1541 Near VF. Very rare. Nearly black patina. Adjustment marks and some porosity, as typical. A few small pits. We could find only two other examples on CoinArchives. From the Southwood Collection. Reduced from: $100
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$ 90.00
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