ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Fourrée Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.17 g, 9h). 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. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Toned, numerous breaks in plating, test cuts and marks. Fine.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 16.50 g, 10h). Contemporary imitation. 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. For prototype: cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Toned, oval flan, porosity, minor marks. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 400/390-353 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.81 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 15a-b; HGC 4, 1598. Lightly toned, weakly struck with worn dies, graffito (monogram) in field on reverse. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20.5mm, 17.01 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and [pi-style palmette] / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1599. Lightly toned, compact flan, minor die wear on obverse. Good Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased at the Lubbock (Texas) Coin Show, 14 March 2009.
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-475 BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 11.83 g). Sea turtle with 'T-pattern' shell with heavy collar and row of dots down its back / "Proto-skew" incuse pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIc; Asyut Group VIb; HGC 6, 433. Toned, granular surfaces, scrapes and scratches. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.42 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; Δ-I flanking neck truncation; to right, Artemis running right, [holding torch]. Ravel Period V, 1081; Pegasi 457; BCD Corinth 133; HGC 4, 1848. Lightly toned, a little off center, some hairlines, some die rust on obverse, small flan flaw on reverse. VF.
SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 200 BC. Æ Chalkous (15mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Youth advancing right, holding fillet over shoulder; to right, dove right / ΣI within wreath with ties below. Warren, Bronze, Group 7, Series C, 1; BCD Peloponnesos 319.1; HGC 5, 277. Rough earthen dark brown surfaces. Good Fine. From the Aleph Collection. Ex Nick Collins Collection (Roma E-Sale 72, 25 June 2020), lot 172, purchased from Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher).
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Pallantion. Early 1st century BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.35 g, 10h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Monogram of the Achaian League; Π to left, A above, Λ to right, monogram and trident below; all within laurel wreath. Benner 1; BCD Peloponnesos 1592; HGC 5, 969. Trace deposits, double struck with worn die on obverse. Good VF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Elsen FPL 270 (October-December 2014), no. 25.
ACHAIA, Achaian League. Pallantion. Early 1st century BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.27 g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Monogram of the Achaian League; Π to left, A above, Λ to right, trident and monogram below; all within laurel wreath. Benner 3; BCD Peloponnesos 1593.1; HGC 5, 969. Lightly toned, struck off center with worn obverse die, minor scratches on reverse. VF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Elsen FPL 278 (October-December 2016), no. 23.
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (22mm, 7.53 g, 11h). Bearded head of satyr right / Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left. Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. Brown surfaces, minor pitting. Good VF.
PONTOS, Amisos. Circa 90-85 BC. Æ (27.5mm, 18.72 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. Dark green-brown surfaces, earthen deposits, typical flan preparation marks, scratches. Near VF.
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 12.58 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Struck circa 139-136 BC. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; civic monogram to left, crested helmet to right. Kleiner & Noe Series 25b; SNG BN –. Traces of find patina, minor deposits, hairlines. Near VF.
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.55 g, 12h). Cistophoric standard. Struck circa 135-128 BC. Cista mystica, from which serpent emerges, within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; MH above, civic monogram to left, lion skin draped over club to right. Kleiner & Noe Series 31 var. (additional controls in serpent coils); SNG BN 1708 var. (monogram on central serpent coil). Traces of find patina, slight doubling. VF. Unpublished variety, rare thus.
MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.61 g, 12h). Cistophoric standard. Struck circa 123-104 BC. Cista mystica within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; monogram above, civic monogram to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. Kleiner, Hoard 7; SNG BN –. Toned, a little porosity on reverse. Good VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
MYSIA, Pergamon. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ (15mm, 1.56 g, 1h). Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right / Owl standing right on palm frond; monogram below; all within wreath. SNG Arikantürk 3, 943. Rough green-brown surfaces. Fine. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
TROAS, Assos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.57 g, 2h). Chian standard. Griffin springing left / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk 1, –; SNG Ashmolean 1050. Toned, granular surfaces. Good VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Antidoros, magistrate. Bee with straight wings / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. Kinns, Attic, p. 84, obv. die 27, and pl. 13, 5.1 (same dies). Toned, minor marks. VF.
IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.05 g, 12h). Bianor, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. Kinns, Attic, p. 85, obv. die 2; SNG Copenhagen 287 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 4422 (same dies). Toned, some weakness to strike, a little horn silver on obverse. Near VF.