CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.28 g, 1h). Head of nymph right; kantharos to left / Man-headed bull walking right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head. Sambon 467b; HN Italy 579. VF, deep cabinet tone, long die break obverse--running from ear to neck--recut to resemble hair (see Elsen 87, lot 1144 for another example from this obverse die).
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.75 g, 2h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Ear of barley with leaf to right; above leaf, cock standing left. Johnston Class D, 2.3 (same dies); HN Italy 1613. Good VF, toned, struck from worn obverse die.Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 52; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 61.
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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 455-409 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.05 g, 4h). Nike, holding reins, in galloping quadriga right; laurel wreath above, grain ear in exergue / River god Selinos, nude, standing facing, head left, holding phiale over lighted altar, cradling palm frond decorated with a filet; to left, rooster standing left before altar; to right, selinon leaf above bull standing left on basis. Schwabacher 43 (Q14/S33); HGC 2, 1223; BMC 45 (same dies). Fine. Well centered.
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CARTHAGE. Circa 320-310 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 7.36 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; pellet on ground line behind forelegs. Jenkins & Lewis Group IVd, 228 (same obv. die); MAA 9. VF, lightly toned, underlying luster.From the WRG Collection. Ex William R. Sieck Collection (Bowers & Ruddy, 28 July 1981), lot 3208.
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CARTHAGE. Circa 300-264 BC. Æ Shekel(?) (20.5mm, 4.98 g, 3h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Head of horse right; globe to right. CNP 252f; MAA 57h; SNG Copenhagen 164. VF, dark green-brown patina.
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CARTHAGE. Circa 300-264 BC. Æ Shekel(?) (20mm, 4.91 g, 12h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Head of horse right; palm tree to lower right, [control mark below?]. Cf. CNP 252aa-ao; cf. MAA 57l–p; cf. SNG Copenhagen 173–5. VF, dark green-brown patina.
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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI 1½ Shekels (25mm, 9.23 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left. CNP 103; MAA 81; SNG Copenhagen 390. Good VF, dark green patina, some encrustation.
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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI 1½ Shekels (24.5mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; pellet below bent foreleg. CNP 103a; MAA 81a; SNG Copenhagen 394. Good VF, hard dark green-brown patina, light deposits.
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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI 1½ Shekels (24.5mm, 9.33 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; pellet above bent foreleg. CNP 103b; MAA 81b; SNG Copenhagen 395. VF, dark green-brown surfaces, minor roughness.
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SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Mid 1st century BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.48 g, 12h). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left / Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath. Hourmouziadis dies C/k; Iliescu 2; RPC I 1701B; HGC 3, 2049 corr. (some without monogram). EF.From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 4.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.55 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ΠPO above helmet; (HP)A below throne. Karayotov I 122 (O44/R117); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D18/R3 (c. 155-110 BC); Price 1085; HGC 3, 1569. VF, toned, a couple marks in field. Well centered.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Spink, December 1994.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.52 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, crested Corinthian helmet right above ΔA; (HP)A below throne. Karayotov I 198 var. (O58/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Price 1054; HGC 3, 1568. Good VF, toned, off center on reverse.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 (29.5mm, 16.45 g, 5h). 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; monogram below throne. Karayotov I 221 (O65/R215); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D14/R1; Price 1066; HGC 3, 1568. VF, flan crack, double struck.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 (33mm, 16.71 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; monogram below throne. Karayotov I 232 (O69/R226); Callataÿ Group 2, dies D11/R1; Price 1059; HGC 3, 1568. Good VF, lightly toned, fine cleaning scratches in fields.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 (32mm, 16.52 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 monogram; monogram below throne. Karayotov I –; Callataÿ Group 2, –; Price 1051 var. (inner left monogram); HGC 3, 1568. VF, toned, numerous cleaning scratches. Extremely rare, possibly unique.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 222.
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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 125-100 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.64 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, helmet above monogram; monogram below throne. Karayotov I 259 (O75/R257); Callataÿ Group 2, p. 102, dies D30/R1; Price 1096; HGC 3, 1569. VF, toned, area of weak strike.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 243.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 280-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.81 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, civic monogram below throne. Topalov, Odesos 32 corr. (left field monogram); AMNG I 2117; Price 1159 corr. (same). VF, lightly toned, minor double strike on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 303 (29 May 2013), lot 15.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 225-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.62 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; KOI in left field, civic monogram below throne. Topalov, Odesos 45; AMNG I 2123; Price 1169. VF, cleaning scratches, spots of roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 4 December 2003.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 90-80 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.13 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Xen(o)–, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΞEN to inner left, civic monogram in exergue. Callataÿ Group 2, dies D5/R2; Topalov, Odesos, Series 31, Issue 90; AMNG I 2175; Price 1201 (same dies as illustration); HGC 3, 1588. VF, toned, a couple minor flan flaws, light doubling and area of flat strike on obverse. Very rare, three in Pella, one further listed by Callataÿ, one in CoinArchives (correctly identified).From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from John Saunders, December 1999.
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 80-72/1 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 15.32 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Contemporary imitation. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΛΑΚ to inner left, ΟΔΗ in exergue. For prototype, cf. Topalov, Odesos, Series 31, Issue 81; cf. AMNG I 2173; cf. Price 1192. VF, lightly toned.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 214 (14 February 2001), lot 1294.
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