SICILY, Segesta. Circa 412/0-400 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.25 g, 2h). Hound standing right, on the scent; three grain ears in background / Head of the nymph Segesta right, hair in sphendone. Hurter, Didrachmenprägung, Series 12, 195 (V61/R110); HGC 2, 1152. Near VF, toned, rough surfaces.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Collesium Coin Company, 14 December 1988.
SICILY, Segesta. Circa 410-400 BC. Æ Hexas (16.5mm, 4.70 g, 12h). Head of Aigiste right / Hound standing right; O O (mark of value) above, volute to right. Bérend, Monnayage, Group C, 36; CNS 29; HGC 2, 1188. Good Fine, brown surfaces.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Triton VIII, 12 January 2005), lot 1841 (part of).
SICILY, Segesta. Roman protectorate. Circa 210-mid 1st century BC. Æ (15mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Head of female right, wearing stephanos / Warrior standing facing, head left, holding rein of horse standing left in background. BAR Issue 4; CNS 53; HGC 2, 1203. VF, green-brown patina, off center.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Triton VIII, 12 January 2005), lot 1841 (part of).
SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.52 g). Selinon leaf / Incuse square divided into eight sections. Arnold-Biucci Group I, 8; Selinus Hoard –; HGC 2, 1212. Good VF, toned, die break and area of flat strike on obverse.From the Collection of a Director. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts IV (24 March 1977), lot 82.
SICILY, Selinos. Circa 415/2-409 BC. Æ Hexas or Hemilitron (16mm, 3.74 g, 11h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Quiver and bow. CNS 11; HGC 2, 1238. VF, brown surfaces, ragged edge, die break on obverse, off center on reverse.Ex Numismatica Classica SA FPL 2 (ND [1979]), no. 226.
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Didrachm (22mm, 8.26 g, 11h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Nude horseman riding right / Head of Arethusa right; three dolphins around. Boehringer Series VII, 98 (V46/R65); HGC 2, 1353; SNG ANS 28 (same dies); Jameson 1907 (same dies). Fine.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from CNG, January 2002.
SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. Æ Litra (18.5mm, 5.66 g, 1h). Struck circa 405-367 BC. Helmeted head of Athena left; dolphins flanking / Hippocamp left. CNS 44; HGC 2, 1456. Near VF, brown patina.From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (23mm, 14.07 g, 7h). Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right / Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right. Castrizio series I, 1γ; CNS 72; HGC 2, 1440. VF, dark green-brown patina, minor roughness.From the Collection of a Director.
SICILY, Syracuse. Pyrrhos. 278-276 BC. Æ (23.5mm, 10.97 g, 6h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion-skin / Athena Promachos advancing right, holding thunderbolt and shield. B&S Type 5; BAR Issue 52; CNS 175; HGC 2, 1451. Near EF, hard brown surfaces, double struck on reverse.From the Collection of a Director.
SICILY, Syracuse. Pyrrhos. 278-276 BC. Æ (21.5mm, 8.79 g, 10h). Wreathed head of Kore right; rose to left / Demeter seated slightly right, holding grain ear and scepter. B&S Type 7; CNS 185 Ds 51; BAR Issue 49; HGC 3.1, 269. Near VF, brown surfaces.
CARTHAGE. Circa 300-264 BC. Æ Shekel(?) (20mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Head of horse right; globe to right. CNP 252f; MAA 57h; SNG Copenhagen 164. VF, brown surfaces.
CARTHAGE. Circa 300-264 BC. Æ Shekel(?) (20mm, 5.49 g, 9h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Head of horse right; palm tree to right, pellet below. CNP 252ae; MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175. VF, brown surfaces.
CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (26mm, 11.60 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Struck circa 249-241 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; 7-point star above, pellet on exergue line before hind legs. Visonà, New, Subgroup b2; MAA 39; SNG Copenhagen 185 var. (8-point star). Near VF, toned, porous, scattered marks.
CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ (17mm, 2.43 g, 2h). Mint on Sardinia. Helmeted head left / Grain ear; pellet border. CNP 670; MAA –; SNG Copenhagen –; F. Guido, Nuove monete dalla Sardegna: venti secoli di storia. Parte I. Monete puniche, romane repubblicane ed imperiali (Milan: Commune di Sassari, 2000), 174; Vecchi 12, lot 310 (same dies?). Fine, rough red-brown surfaces. Very rare.
CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ (20mm, 3.07 g, 11h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Three grain ears; inverted crescent and pellet above. CNP 696; MAA –; SNG Copenhagen 252. VF, brown surfaces, some areas of irregular strike.From the Collection of a Director. Ex Kunst und Münzen XV (8 December 1975), lot 223 (part of).
CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Three grain ears; inverted crescent above. CNP 696a; MAA –; SNG Copenhagen 252 var. (pellet below crescent). VF, dark green patina, irregular flan, deposits.From the Collection of a Director. Ex Kunst und Münzen XV (8 December 1975), lot 223 (part of).
SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Mid 1st century BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.33 g, 1h). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left / Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath. W. Fischer-Bossert, "ΚΟΣΩΝ ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ" in H. Schwarzer and H.-H. Nieswandt, eds., Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen! Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag (Scriptorium, 2016), Type B. VF, lightly toned, double struck on obverse.
THRACE, Abdera. Circa 475-450 BC. AR Triobol (12mm, 1.54 g, 6h). Griffin with plain wing seated left, raising forepaw / Head of bull left within incuse square. May, Abdera, Period III, Series I, 114 (A99/R93); SNG Copenhagen 318. Near VF, toned, light scratches on reverse. Rare early issue with plain-winged griffin.From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
THRACE, Ainos. Circa 458/7-455/4 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.25 g, 5h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Kerykeion within incuse square. May, Ainos 61 var. (A–/P48 [unlisted obv. die]); AMNG II 256; SNG Copenhagen –. Near VF, porous.
THRACE, Ainos. Circa 427/6-425/4 BC. AR Diobol (9.5mm, 1.13 g, 9h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Goat standing right; vine-tendril to right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 192 (A109/P134); AMNG II 303; SNG Copenhagen 405. Near VF, toned, porous, trace find patina on reverse.From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.