ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.13 g, 4h). 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, lightly toned, trace deposits, slight die wear on reverse. Well centered.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.18 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Phoenicia or Syria. Struck under Laomedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field, monogram below throne. Price 3570. VF, toned, die break and area of weak strike on obverse, off center on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 18 January 2002.
FRANCE, Provincial. Lorraine (duché). René II. 1473-1508. AR Demi-plaque (22.6mm, 1.90 g, 9h). Nancy mint. Crowned ducal coat-of-arms / Armored arm, wielding sword, emerging from clouds. De Saulcy pl. XIV, 1; Roberts 9482; Boudeau 1500. Good VF, toned, find patina on obverse, some deposits under toning on reverse.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.17 g, 10h). 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, lightly toned, small die flaw on obverse.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.97 g, 4h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field and below throne. Price 2712A corr. (monogram); BM acc. 2002,0101.638 (same dies [ex C. Hersh]). VF, toned. Extremely rare, one in Pella (the Hersh coin referenced by Price), none in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from CNG, 20 January 2006.
GERMANY, Hildesheim (Bistum). Heinrich I. 1247-1257. AR Bracteate (27.5mm, 0.68 g). Bust of Heinrich facing, holding in each hand a standard surmounted by cross; all within architectural framework / Incuse of obverse. Berger 1125; Bonhoff 244. Good VF, toned, large flan split, several smaller cracks.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.19 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. Good VF, lightly toned, struck off center with worn obverse die.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.85 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; facing head of Helios in left field, KY below throne. Price 3697 (same obv. die as illustration); Waggoner dies 257/c; ANS inv. 1944.100.80817 (same dies). VF, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 4 December 2003.
GERMANY, Ulm (Königliche Münzstätte). Friedrich II. 1215-1250. AR Bracteate (21mm, 0.39 g). Crowned winged bust right with head facing, raising hand in benediction; all within border of alternating crosses and squares / Incuse of obverse. Bonhoff 1866; Löbbecke 1009. Near EF, deeply toned.
BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 260-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.99 g, 11h). 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. Price 918 corr. (no royal title); Türkoğlu –; HGC 7, 520. VF.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 20 January 2003.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.04 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck circa 318-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, star above F; A below throne. Price 2654; ADM II Series XVIII, 372b (same dies). Good VF, toned, deposits on reverse. Very rare, two in Pella, none in CoinArchives (one identified as such is actually Price 2650 corr. [A not leaf below throne]).From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Münz Zentrum 71 (3 June 1991), lot 140.
GERMANY, Kaiserreich. Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. AV 20 Marks (22.3mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Berlin mint. Dated 1914 A. Uniformed bust right / Crowned eagle facing, wings spread, head left, collared coat-of-arms on breast. KM 537; Friedberg 3833. UNC.From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 April 1995), lot 893.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.65 g). Head of tunny right / Incuse square with "mill-sail" pattern. Hurter & Liewald III 2.2; von Fritze I 9 (unlisted denomination); cf. Boston MFA 1389 = Warren 1421 (hemihekte); SNG BN –. Good VF. Well struck.From the WRG Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.87 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sidon mint. Dated RY 4 of an uncertain king (306/5 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Δ (date) above M; ΣI below throne. Price 3526; Newell, Dated 70 (dies XXXIII/α); DCA 877. Near EF, minor marks, slight die wear on obverse (typical for issue, die was used for four years). Very rare, only one in Pella database, four in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 15.97 g). Double-bodied sphinx with one head facing, wearing ouraios; both atop tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 128 (unlisted denomination); Triton XX, lot 224; CNG 106, lot 307; CNG 105, lot 166; CNG E-398, lot 149; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF. Very rare as a stater, only nine in CoinArchives.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.05 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sidon mint. Dated RY 20 of Abdalonymos (314/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Y (date) in left field, ΣI below throne. Price 3508; Newell, Dated 54 (dies XXVIII/α); DCA 877. VF, toned, slightly weak strike.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 18 January 2002.
ITALY, Bologna. Repubblica. 1376-1401. AR Bolognino (18.5mm, 1.17 g, 7h). Large A; four annulets around / O R V m around annulet. CNI X 31; Biaggi 371 var. (obv. legend). Good VF, lightly toned.
LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.55 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of female right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 70; HGC 6, 996. VF, a couple die breaks on obverse.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.44 g, 1h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; aphlaston below, • in Π below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323–5; SNG ANS 738–46. Near EF, underlying luster. Well centered.
ITALY, Aquileia (patriarcato). Antonio II Panciera di Portogruaro. 1402-1412. AR Denaro (17.4mm, 0.70 g, 8h). Patriarchal coat-of-arms / Eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed. CNI VI 1; Bernardi 67b; Biaggi 191. EF, lightly toned.