ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 17.07 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Group G; Asyut Group IVg; HGC 4, 1590. VF, porous, delaminations on reverse.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.21 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Group G; Asyut Group IVg; HGC 4, 1590. VF, off center on obverse, reverse struck with worn die.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 17.20 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Group G; Asyut Group IVg; HGC 4, 1590. Fine, struck with worn dies.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.23 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. VF, toned, graffiti on Athena's cheek, test cut on reverse.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 329 (25 June 2014), lot 111.The style of this piece, particularly the rendering of the spiral palmette, are similar to that on the last issues before 454 BC, suggesting this coin is among the earliest issues of the 454-404 BC period.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.07 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. VF, toned, a hint of porosity, light scratches under tone on reverse.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.15 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. VF, toned, a little die wear, slight die shift on reverse.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.11 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. VF, die rust, light deposits.The light marks in the fields on the reverse appear to be scratches, but these are actually marks in the die that struck the coin.
MEGARIS, Megara. Early 1st century BC. Æ Dichalkon (16mm, 4.57 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / MΕΓΑ/ΡΕΩΝ around from upper right, tripod. BCD Peloponnesos 37–8; HGC 4, 1795. Near VF, dark brown patina.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 346 (11 March 2015), lot 96; BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales), acquired from Malcolm Hay, August 1977.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.63 g, 1h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, eagle standing left, head right. Ravel 1008; Pegasi 426; BCD Corinth 101; HGC 4, 1848. Near EF, toned, a couple die breaks on obverse. Well centered.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.57 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with laurel wreath; A–P flanking neck, plow behind. Ravel 1022; Pegasi 440; BCD Corinth 107; HGC 4, 1848. Good VF, toned, die shift on obverse, scratches under tone on reverse.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 2.47 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Aphrodite left; unclear control marks. Cf. HGC 4, 1866. Fine, patches of find patina, cleaning marks, roughness.Ex Pegasi MBS 62 (1991), lot 99.
ACHAIA, Patrai. Circa 31 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.42 g, 12h). Agys, son of Aischrion, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus right / AΓVC/AI-CXPI/ωNOC in three lines around ΠA monogram; all within elaborately bound laurel wreath with ties above and two rostra below. BCD Peloponnesos 534–6; HGC 5, 58. VF, toned, struck from worn dies.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 346, 11 March 2015), lot 101; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 7, Sotheby's, 25 October 1984), lot 88 (part of).
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Antigoneia (Mantinea). Circa 188-180 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.47 g, 11h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; above, forepart of goat right; A-N across field, CΩ below; all within wreath. Benner 5; BCD Peloponnesos 1492.2; HGC 5, 926. VF, struck with worn obverse die.From the J. Cohen Collection.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Argos. Circa 191-146 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (18.5mm, 4.89 g, 9h). Zeus Hamarios standing left, holding [Nike] and scepter; monogram to left / Achaia seated left, holding wreath and scepter. Warren, Bronze, Var. 3a, 132 (this coin, illustrated); Benner 6; BCD Peloponnesos 1133 var. (monogram); HGC 5, 718. Fine, dark green patina, areas of weak strike.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Auctiones 40 (20 September 2015), lot 27; BCD Collection (his ticket included).
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Argos. Circa 175-168 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.32 g, 2h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; above, forepart of goat right; I-Ω across field, harpa below; all within wreath. Benner 11; BCD Peloponnesos 1134; HGC 5, 715. VF, some porosity.From the J. Cohen Collection.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Elis. Circa 175-168 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (17mm, 2.39 g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; above, forepart of goat right; ΛY above, F-A across field; all within wreath. Benner 13; BCD Peloponnesos 665.5; HGC 5, 536. VF, minor porosity, double struck on obverse.From the J. Cohen Collection.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 85 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.21 g, 5h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above, piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking, ΠY below; all within laurel wreath. Benner 15; BCD Peloponnesos 865.1; HGC 5, 643. Good VF, deeply toned.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Pecunem 4 (2 June 2013), lot 176.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Patrai. Circa 188-180 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.38 g, 6h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above, Δ to left, I to right; below, trident right; all within laurel wreath. Benner 15; BCD Peloponnesos 501.4; HGC 5, 52. VF.From the J. Cohen Collection.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Patrai. Circa 175-168 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.26 g, 3h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; Δ to left, I to right; below, trident right; all within laurel wreath. Benner 19; BCD Peloponnesos 502; HGC 5, 53. VF, toned, minor roughness, die shift on obverse.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 229 (10 March 2015), lot 1307.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Patrai. Circa 86 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 1.97 g, 7h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; monogram above and to left, ΠA to right; below, dolphin swimming right; all within laurel wreath. Benner 37; BCD Peloponnesos 508.8; HGC 5, 55. VF, toned, some roughness, edge chipped.From the J. Cohen Collection.