ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.95 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned, with some iridescence, light porosity, minor marks, graffito (Aramaic letter mem) in field on reverse. Good VF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.74 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Niketes, Dionysios, and Demo-, magistrates. Struck 97/6 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; gorgoneion to right; B on amphora, AΠ below; all within wreath. Thompson 934b (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Some die wear on obverse. VF.
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 12.31 g, 3h). Sea turtle, head in profile, with ‘T-back’ design on shell; c/m: sphinx(?) seated facing within incuse square / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III; HGC 6, 448. In NGC encapsulation 4167171-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 12.15 g, 9h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437. Lightly toned, slightly weak strike on obverse. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 149 (4 October 2006), lot 54.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 490-450 BC. AR Stater (17mm, 8.41 g, 2h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Ravel Period II, 227–31 var. (P132/T– [unlisted rev. die]); Pegasi 69; BCD Corinth 22; HGC 4, 1823. Toned, granular surfaces, die break on obverse, light scuff on reverse. Good VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Superior (15 June 1976), lot 470.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 490-450 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.03 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right [within incuse square]. Ravel Period II, unlisted dies; Pegasi 68; BCD Corinth 51; HGC 4, 1821. Lightly toned, overstruck on uncertain type. Good VF.
Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1985), lot 109.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.67 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, hand left, holding torch; boukranion to lower right. Ravel Period IV, – (P200/T288 [unlisted die combination]); Pegasi 115 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1833 corr. (illustration numbered 1834). Toned over lustrous surfaces, some die rust on obverse. Near EF.
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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 370-360/40 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.05 g, 2h). Chimaera advancing left, forepaw raised; below, laureate head of Apollo left / Dove flying left; A above tail, Γ below; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 214 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 194. Lightly toned, with some iridescence, test cut on obverse, small flan flaw on reverse. VF.
From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Lloyd Taylor Collection; Berk BBS 186 (21 August 2013), lot 117.
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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.05 g, 8h). Chimaera standing left; wreath above, ΣE below (only traces visible) / Dove flying left; N to left; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 218; HGC 5, 201. Iridescent tone, some minor scratches. VF.
ELIS, Olympia. 96th Olympiad. 396 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.82 g, 4h). Eagle standing left, grasping coiled snake with beak and talons; all on round shield with raised rim / Flaming thunderbolt with tendrils above and volutes below; all within incuse circle. Seltman, Temple 165 (dies BV/δη); BCD Olympia 89 var. (form of thunderbolt; same obv. die); HGC 5, 354. Toned, a little off center, roughness and porosity on obverse. Good Fine.
Ex Berk BBS 39 (29 October 1985), lot 82.
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ARKADIA, Alea. Circa 380-370 BC. AR Obol (13mm, 0.85 g, 3h). Head of Artemis right / Bow. BCD Peloponnesos 1346; HGC 5, 808. Toned, numerous cleaning marks, die breaks on reverse. Near EF.
Ex James Gilman Collection; Kirk Davis FPL 55 (Spring 2009), no. 27.
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ARKADIA, Stymphalos. Circa 370-350 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85 g, 12h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Head of water bird without crest right. BCD Peloponnesos 1694; HGC 5, 1025. Toned, granular surfaces, a few marks. Good VF. Very rare.
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CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 11.36 g, 12h). Europa seated right within tree branches / Bull standing right, head reverted. Svoronos, Numismatique 58; Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. IV, 22 and pl. XIII, 20–4 (same dies); BMC 8. Toned, granular and lightly rough surfaces, harshly cleaned. Good Fine.
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CYCLADES, Paros. Early 480s-485 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 5.93 g). Goat kneeling right / Quadripartite incuse square. Sheedy Class D, Group 2, 138–40 var. (O77/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 656. Deeply toned, slight granularity, areas of roughness. Near VF.
KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.70 g, 1h). Pergamon mint. Dated year 205, month 1 BE (October 93 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; star-in-crescent to left; to right, EΣ (year) above monogram; A (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ p. 10, obv. die D25; HGC 7, 338; DCA 688; SNG BN 792 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 1355 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, minor marks. VF.
From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Bolaffi 35 (28 November 2019), lot 30..
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.08 g, 6h). Aiginetic standard. Phageta–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; aphlaston to left / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; ΦΑΓΕ[ΤA] below wings. RG 31; HGC 7, 391. Old cabinet tone, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2023), lot 26235; Numismatic Fine Arts IX (10 December 1980), lot 228.
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Siglos or Drachm (19mm, 5.05 g, 5h). Persic standard. Phageta–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; ΦΑΓΕ[ΤA] below wings. RG 34; HGC 7, 399. Attractive iridescent tone. EF.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1222; UBS 61 (16 September 2004), lot 4324; Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 99; Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 615.
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