ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.21 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Marks on obverse, die wear on reverse. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.20 g, 1h). Contemporary imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Much find patina remaining, deposits, test cut on obverse. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.20 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned over fully lustrous surfaces, a little die wear. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Æ Fourrée Tetradrachm core (21mm, 11.29 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Brown surfaces, some roughness. Fine.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa AD 125-175. Æ (11.5mm, 2.11 g, 5h). Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right / Serpent emerging from open basket. Kroll 221; HGC 4, –. Brown surfaces, some deposits. Near VF. Very rare.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Pegasos stepping right; (koppa)E below / Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, forepart of bull butting left above Ǝ. Ravel Period IV, 891 corr. (P360/T508 [Ǝ not YƎ on rev.]); Pegasi 341; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1840. Toned, rough and porous surfaces, scuff under tone on obverse. VF. From the D.K. Collection.
SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 330/20-280 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.85 g, 2h). Chimera advancing left, raising forepaw; ΣI below / Dove flying left; three pellets above tail feathers. BCD Peloponnesos 294; HGC 5, 213. Attractive iridescent tone, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. From the MWF Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Freeman & Sear 17, 15 December 2009), lot 12.
CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 11.68 g, 12h). Europa seated right within tree branches / Bull standing right, head reverted. Svoronos, Numismatique 59; Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. XII, 8–12 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 440–2. Old cabinet tone, struck with worn dies. Near VF.
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.72 g, 12h). Bearded head of satyr right / Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left. Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. Red-brown surfaces, minor pitting on reverse. Near EF.
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.65 g, 12h). Bearded head of satyr right / Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left. Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. Brown surfaces, green deposits, double struck on obverse. VF.
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 304/3-250 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 6.68 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Pan left / Bow and arrow. Anokhin 1049; MacDonald 116/1; HGC 7, 116. Dark green patina. VF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Uncertain. Makhares. Governor of the Bosporos, circa 79-65 BC. Æ (25.5mm, 17.21 g, 1h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Bowcase; monogram to left. Anokhin 1290; MacDonald 180/6; HGC 7, 110 (Pantikapaion). Dark green patina, a little smoothing. VF. From the MWF Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 307.
PONTOS, Amisos (as Peiraieos). Circa 435-370 BC. AR Siglos (18mm, 5.79 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Head of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Owl, with spread wings, standing facing on shield; grain ear to outer left, sword-in-sheath to outer right, barley grain to inner left, Θ to inner right. For prototype: cf. Malloy 1; cf. HGC 7, 229. Lightly toned, off center on reverse. VF.
PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 90-85 BC. Æ (31mm, 18.03 g, 12h). Time of Mithradates VI Eupator. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monograms to left and [right]. Malloy 16l; HGC 7, 238. Black surfaces, area of weak strike, cleaning scratches. Good Fine.
PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.94 g, 6h). Aiginetic standard. Agreos–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; AΓPE[ΩΣ] below wings. RG 34; HGC 7, 390. Underlying luster, trace deposits, test cut at edge, double struck on reverse. Good VF.
PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 6.04 g, 5h). Aeginetic standard. Karp–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; aphlaston to left / Sea eagle on dolphin left; KAP[Π] above tail feathers. RG 31; HGC 7, 391. Underlying luster, die wear, some scratches on obverse. Near EF.
BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 260s BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.98 g, 12h). In the types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, spear in background; monogram to inner left, grain ear in exergue. Marinescu Issue 4, 7 (O5/R7); Türkoğlu LO2a; HGC 7, 523; SNG von Aulock 489 (same dies). Toned, some roughness and porosity, light scratch on obverse, minor doubling on reverse. VF. Very rare. Ex Jim Gilman Collection; Kirk Davis FPL 69 (Spring 2017), no. 32. Lot also includes an old Spink stock ticket.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. Fourrée Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.52 g). Head of tunny left / Irregular incuse. For prototype: cf. Hurter & Liewald III 1.2; cf. Von Fritze I 5; Boston MFA –; SNG France –. Minor breaks in plating, exposing core. Good VF. Very rare fourrée of the first series at Kyzikos. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 200.