EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip III of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.80 g, 8h). Mint in the lower Danube region. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to left, two monograms; below throne, I. OTA 581/6; Lanz 904; CCCBM I S191; KMW 1468. Lightly toned, minor scratches on obverse. Good VF.
CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24mm, 16.33 g, 12h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword and branch, riding right within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; KMW 617–8 (all from the same dies). Toned, some porosity, scratches. Near VF.
GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 2.72 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; A between hind legs. F&P DRM-41-1. A little off center, struck with worn dies. EF.
CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-228 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 0.83 g, 10h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Herakles, preparing to swing club he holds above in his right hand, standing left, knee on back of the Nemean Lion standing left, head right; below, owl standing left, head facing. Vlasto 1431; HN Italy 1065; SNG ANS 1464; SNG BN 2132; Dewing 326. Find patina, some redeposited silver. VF. From the Pythagoras Collection.
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.61 g, 6h). Head of Dionysos left, wearing diadem decorated with ivy leaves; [ΣΠ below] / Barley ear with leaf to right. Noe 458 (same dies); HN Italy 1531. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6326810-002, graded F, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, Fine Style.
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.82 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; to left, lion head right; [monogram below chin] / Grain ear with leaf to left; club above leaf, [AMI below]. Johnston Class B, 2; HN Italy 1575. Deeply toned, slightly off center, scratches, graffito (AΠOΛ) in field on reverse, edge filing (probably to fit prior bezel). VF.
BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Triobol (12.5mm, 1.02 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and necklace / Herakles, nude but for lion skin tied at neck, standing right, leaning on grounded club that he holds in both hands; koppa to left, OIKIΣTAΣ to right. Attianese 167; HN Italy 2199; SNG ANS 426 (same obv. die). Dark find patina, light roughness. Good VF. From the Pythagoras Collection.
SICILY, Akragas. Circa 415-406 BC. Æ Hemilitron (27mm, 20.61 g, 8h). Eagle standing let, head raised, wings spread, on fish; cicada to right / Crab; below, triton right, blowing conch; six pellets (mark of value) around. Westermark, Coinage, Period III, Series 1, 619 var. (unlisted dies); CNS 48; HGC 2, 132 var. (eagle standing on hare). Green-brown patina, smoothed. VF.
SICILY, Akragas. Circa 415-406 BC. Æ Hexas (18.5mm, 7.31 g, 10h). Eagle standing right, wings raised, on fish right / Crab; pellets in field, two fish below. Westermark, Coinage, Series Fish a, unlisted dies; CNS 75; HGC 2, 144. Dark green patina. Near VF.
SICILY, Akragas. Circa 405-392 BC. Æ Tetras (22mm, 9.41 g, 12h). [Eagle standing on hare]; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, within circular incuse / Crab; six pellets around; below, crayfish left. For coin: cf. HGC 2, 136; for c/m: CNS 107 CM. Dark green patina. Coin Poor; c/m Near VF.
SICILY, Entella. Elymian issues. Circa 425-410 BC. Æ Hemilitron(?) (18.5mm, 2.83 g, 1h). Head of female left, wearing sphendone / Bearded male head right, wearing tainia. Campana 5; CNS 1; HGC 2, 240. Earthen dark brown patina, numerous cleaning scratches and heavy smoothing marks. Near VF.
SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 17.07 g, 10h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; [palmette with long tendrils in exergue] / Forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 346 (O66/R136); HGC 2, 343. Toned, some find patina and roughness, softly struck. VF. Struck on a broad flan.
SICILY, Gela. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (18.5mm, 4.13 g, 8h). Bull standing left, head lowered; Π above, ••• (mark of value) in exergue / Head of young river god right. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII-IX, 505; CNS 15; HGC 2, 379. Earthen brown surfaces, some encrustation, large die break and a little off center on reverse. VF.
SICILY, Himera. Circa 415-409 BC. Æ Hemilitron (16mm, 3.52 g, 3h). Head of nymph left; six pellets (mark of value) before / Six pellets (mark of value) within wreath. Kraay, Bronze, Group b, 3; CNS 35; HGC 2, 479. Dark green patina, with some earthen encrustation around edge. Good VF.
SICILY, Himera. Circa 415-409 BC. Æ Hemilitron (18mm, 4.50 g, 2h). Head of nymph left; six pellets (mark of value) before / Six pellets (mark of value) within wreath. Kraay, Bronze, Group b, 3; CNS 35; HGC 2, 479. Green-brown surfaces. VF.
SICILY, Himera. Circa 415-409 BC. Æ Hemilitron (18mm, 4.54 g, 5h). Head of nymph left; six pellets (mark of value) before / Six pellets (mark of value) within wreath. Kraay, Bronze, Group b, 3; CNS 35; HGC 2, 479. Rough green-brown patina, some cleaning marks. VF.
SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (15mm, 3.87 g, 3h). Facing gorgoneion / Owl standing right, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Westermark & Jenkins Period 3, Type C, 185; CNS 12; HGC 2, 546. Dark green-brown patina, some smoothing. VF.
SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (15mm, 3.42 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Westermark & Jenkins Period 3, 198; CNS 33; HGC 2, 548. Dark brown surfaces, some weakness to strike, spot of roughness on reverse. Near VF.
SICILY, Katane. Circa 415/3-403/2 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (14.5mm, 2.22 g, 6h). Horned head of Amenanos left / Winged thunderbolt; three pellets (mark of value) around. CNS 1; HGC 2, 607. Earthen green-brown patina, some smoothing in fields. Good VF. Katane (modern Catania) was founded circa 730 BC by Chalcidian Greeks on the eastern coast of Sicily, near the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It soon became a center of learning, home to philosophers, poets and statesmen. Its relations with nearby Syracuse were frequently hostile. In 415 BC, Katane allied itself with Athens during the ill-fated Athenian expedition against Syracuse, the failure of which brought about the city's plunder by Dionysius I of Syracuse in 403 BC. Carthage captured Katane in 397 BC, but it managed to regain its independence later in the century. It became subject to Rome in 263 BC and grew in prosperity during the later Republic and Empire. The head of the god Amenanos on this coin represents an unusual river that largely runs underground beneath the city.
SICILY, Katane. Campanian mercenaries. Circa 339/8 BC. Æ (25mm, 12.48 g, 8h). Wreathed head of nymph left; [three dolphins around] / Man-headed bull standing right. Castrizio Series II, 1; MSP 39; CNS 3; HGC 2, 616. Brown surfaces, some green and black deposits. Good Fine. Rare.