KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.53 g, 6h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horse rearing right, spearing enemy warrior who defends with shield and spear. Paeonian Hoard 493–9 (same dies); Peykov E2160; HGC 3, 148. Toned, area of weak strike, a little off center on reverse. VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 513 (6 April 2022), lot 91.
EPEIROS, Ambrakia. Circa 404-360 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 7.88 g, 2h). Pegasos flying left; A below / Helmeted head of Athena right; A above; to left, retrograde Σ above thistle(?) branch; [AH below]. Ravel, Colts 93 (A44/P64); Pegasi 59; HGC 3, 206; BMC 3 (same dies). Toned, granular surfaces, some roughness on obverse. VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex English Queen's Counsel Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 469, 3 June 2020), lot 59; Roma E-Sale 41 (2 December 2017), lot 108.
EPEIROS, Ambrakia. Circa 360-338 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 8.28 g, 2h). Pegasos flying left; A below / Helmeted head of Athena right; shrimp to left. Ravel, Colts 158 (A69/P102); Pegasi 105 (same dies as illustration); HGC 3, 214. Lightly toned, scratches, struck with worn obverse die, roughness on reverse. Near VF. Very rare, only three noted by Ravel (all in public collecctions), one in CoinArchives. From the CJR Collection.Calciati, in Pegasi, also erroneously places this issue at Leukas (Pegasi 115). The drawing of the shrimp on Pegasi 105 at Ambrakia is also incorrect in the text, due to the tail being off the flan on the piece that Calciati illustrates.
THESSALY, Pharsalos. Mid-late 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.98 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Head of horse right within incuse square. Lavva 5 (V4/R4); BCD Thessaly II 628 corr. (same obv. die; rev. die should read R5); HGC 4, 629. A little die wear on reverse. Near VF.
EUBOIA, Histiaia. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 2.39 g, 7h). Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia right / Nymph seated right on prow of galley; wing on prow, trident-head below. BCD Euboia 387; HGC 4, 1524. Lightly toned, traces of find patina. VF. From the Weise Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 2007.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14 g, 10h). 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, porosity and faint scratch on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.14 g, 10h). 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. Iridescent tone, underlying luster, some hairlines on obverse, a little die wear on reverse. Good VF. From the Mesogeios Collection.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.19 g, 7h). 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, underlying luster, light die wear on obverse. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.10 g, 7h). 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. Graffito on reverse. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.85 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1599. Toned, traces of find patina, roughness and porosity, light scratches on obverse. VF. Well centered for issue. From the Mars Collection.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.93 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1599. Lightly toned, rough surfaces and deposits on obverse. Near VF. Well centered for issue. From the Mars Collection.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.33 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Epigene–, Sosandros, and Antigono(s), magistrates. Struck 125/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; A(?) on amphora, ΣΦ in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Thompson 456a (same obv. die as 451); HGC 4, 1602. Find patina, extensive cleaning scratches, struck with worn obverse die. Good Fine.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.30 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Mikion, Euryklei–, and Aristo–, magistrates. Struck 124/3 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields, the Dioskouroi to right, [A on amphora], ΣΦ below; all within wreath. Thompson 476a (same dies); HGC 4, 1602; de Luynes 2106 (same dies). Toned, hairlines, light marks, scrape on reverse. Fine.
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (15.5mm, 12.14 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, with thick collar [and row of dots down its back] / Incuse square of 'Union Jack' pattern with some sections filled. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 430. Lightly toned, two countermarks on obverse. Fine.
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 11.88 g, 12h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437. Traces of find patina, graffiti. VF. Ex Roma E-Sale 10 (26 July 2014), lot 213.
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.39 g, 3h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; I below chin; to right, cock standing left on club. Ravel Period V, 1031; Pegasi 423; HGC 4, 1848. Toned, traces of find patina, spots of roughness on obverse, edge marks. VF. From the CJR Collection.
ELIS, Olympia. 98th Olympiad. 388 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.09 g, 5h). Hera mint. Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephanos / Flaming thunderbolt within wreath. Seltman, Temple 283 (dies EM/θβ); BCD Olympia 93 (same dies); HGC 5, 359. Find patina, some roughness, double struck on obverse. Fine. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Judy Day Frink Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 495, 7 July 2021), lot 174, purchased from Frank Kovacs.
CYCLADES, Kythnos. 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (8.5mm, 0.47 g, 2h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Chelys within linear circle. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. HGC 6, 607 for a similar bronze issue from Kythnos. Toned, some marks. VF.
PONTOS, Amisos (as Peiraieos). Circa 435-370 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 5.22 g, 2h). Persic standard. Dim–, magistrate. Head of Hera left, wearing stephanos / Owl, with spread wings, standing facing on shield; ΔI-M across central field, sword in sheath to outer right. Malloy 1 var. (unlisted magistrate); RG 1 (same); HGC 7, 229. Faintly toned, a few scratches, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF.