SICILY, Katane. Circa 216/5-206 BC. Æ Chalkous (20mm, 4.88 g, 6h). Jugate busts of Serapis and Isis right / Apollo standing slightly left, leaning on column, holding laurel branch and bow; omphalos at feet. Casabona 1; BAR Issue 2; CNS 22; HGC 2, 609. Near VF, dark green-brown patina, some roughness.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. Æ Litra (19mm, 8.15 g, 12h). Struck circa 405-367 BC. Helmeted head of Athena left / Hippocamp left. CNS 34; HGC 2, 1456. VF, attractive hard dark green patina, minor flan flaws.
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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI Tridrachm – 1½ Shekels (25mm, 9.23 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; pellet between hind legs. MAA 81c; CNP 103c; SNG Copenhagen 396. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, a few deposits.
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SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 437-410 BC. Cast Æ (28mm, 13.01 g). Gorgoneion / A-P-I-X within spokes of wheel. Anokhin 171; HGC 3, 1884. VF, dark brown patina with patches of red and spots of green.Ex collection of a Texas Wine Doctor (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400, 28 June 2017), lot 4; Classical Numismatic Group XXVI (11 June 1993), lot 263.
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SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 310-280 BC. Æ (21.5mm, 9.49 g, 12h). Horned head of Borysthenes left / Axe and bow in bowcase; [letter(s) or monogram to left]. Cf. Anokhin 295–386; cf. SNG BM Black Sea 451–517. Good VF, dark brown surfaces, off center.From the Macy Collection. Ex David Wray Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 389, 18 January 2017), lot 55.
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MOESIA, Istros. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.78 g). Facing male heads, the right inverted / Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; [all within incuse square]. Iliescu, Système, Group I, pl. 6, 1 = Dima Group I, pl. 1, 1; AMNG I –; HGC 3, –. VF, toned, a little granular. Rare early issue.
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MOESIA, Istros. 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.45 g). Facing male heads, the right inverted / Sea-eagle left on dolphin; Y between tail and dolphin. AMNG I –; HGC 3, –; SNG BM Black Sea –; cf. SNG Stancomb 136-7. VF, toned. Rare.Ex Belgica Collection; ArtCoins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot 195.
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MOESIA, Istros. Circa 313-280 BC. AR Trihemiobol (12.5mm, 1.32 g). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; two pellets between, monogram below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, III; AMNG I –; HGC 3, 1807. Good VF, slight die shift on reverse. Good metal for issue. Rare fraction.
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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 387/6-340 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.65 g). Chian standard. Heifer standing left on dolphin left; trident head below raised foreleg / Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 712–32; HGC 3, 1387 corr. (trident head not noted; reverse type is either mill-sail or quadripartite square). Near VF, deeply toned.From the Macy Collection.
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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 340-320 BC. AR Siglos (16mm, 5.31 g). Persic standard. Heifer standing left on dolphin left / Incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1–235; HGC 3, 1389. Near EF, lightly toned, dig on reverse.
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THRACE, Chersonesos. Circa 386-338 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.29 g). Forepart of lion right, head left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet in each sunken quarter. McClean 4055–6; HGC 3, 1437. Good VF, toned.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 275/50-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.33 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet right above monogram. Karayotov I 22 (O7/R21); Price 992; HGC 3, 1567. Fine, toned, trace deposits and light scratch on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 200), lot 1120 (part of).
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 225-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.11 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; helmet right in inner left field, ΛA below throne. Karayotov I 58 (O23/R64); Price 1029; HGC 3, 1567. VF, toned, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from David Hay, December 1994.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 225-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.51 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; helmet right in inner left field, EYΦA below throne. Karayotov I 105 (O37/R101); Price 1035; HGC 3, 1567. VF, toned, some marks, double struck on obverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, December 1997.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 14.57 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet above ΔA; ΠY monogram below throne. Karayotov I 133 (O47/R128); Callataÿ p. 103, dies D31/R2; Price 1047; HGC 3, 1568. VF, toned, area of weak strike.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 10 November 2001.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.40 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet above ΔA; XPY below throne. Karayotov I 207 (O63/R202); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D15/R1; Price 1065; HGC 3, 1568. Good VF, toned, light scratches.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 230.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.10 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet above ΔA; ΠΛ monogram below throne. Karayotov I 244 corr. (monogram; O72/R239); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D27/R2; Price 1068 var. (monogram); HGC 3, 1568. VF, toned, light porosity.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, November 2001.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 100-72/1 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.42 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, API above helmet right; monogram below throne. Karayotov I –; Callataÿ Group 3, –; Price 1112 var. (monogram); HGC 3, 1569 (same dies as illustration). VF, lightly toned, some porosity on obverse, marks and slight die shift on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 10 November 2001.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 225-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.55 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, KOI above P; OΔH (civic) monogram below throne. Topalov, Odesos, Series 22, Issue 38 corr. (monogram); Price 1163 corr. (same); Black Sea Hoard 254–7 (OH/R23); HGC 3, 1584. VF, lightly toned, struck from worn dies, some roughness and deposits.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 17 January 2004.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 225-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.70 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Eupro–, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram below throne, ΕΥΠΡΟ in exergue. Topalov, Odesos, Series 22, Issue 59; AMNG I 2140; Price 1174. VF, toned, double struck on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1490 (part of).
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