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The Numismatic Circular Published since 1892A list of Ancient, British and Foreign Coins, Tokens, Medals and Numismatic BooksOffered for sale at fixed pricesGreekPlease be aware that payment made byVISA or MASTERCARD now carries an additional charge of 2%,no surcharge is applied on Debit cardsGK2602 Thracian/Scythian Kingdom, Koson, ¡ Stater (8.61g), Olbia, c.42 BC,Roman consul walking in procession left, between two lictors, monogramto left, KOΣΩN in ex., rev. eagle standing left on sceptre, wreath in talons(RPC 1701; SNG Cop. 123), EF £650GK2598 Campania, Neapolis (c.275 BC), ¿ Didrachm (7.25g), diademed headof nymph left, TAP behind neck, EYΞ below, rev. NEOΠOΛIT[ΩN] on raised groundline below man-headed bull walking right, being crowned by Nike flyingabove (SNG ANS 382; Sambon 484), beautifully toned on a broad flan, thenymph’s head perfectly centred and of exceptionally fine style for the series, the rev.slightly off centre, about EF £950GK2603 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), ¡ Stater(8.56g), Pella, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmetornamented with snake, rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreathand stylis, trident-head on left (Price 221), lustrous, VF-good VF £1,470GK2599 Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 BC), ¿ Stater (7.79g), head ofDemeter left, wreathed with barley, rev. META, ear of corn with leaf, caduceusand ΛY on left (Johnston A1.1; Hist. Num. 1556), toned, broad flan, VF-goodVF £395GK2604 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), ¿Tetradrachm (17.06g), Myriandros, head of young Herakles right, wearinglion’s skin, its paws tied round neck, rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left,holding eagle and sceptre, monograms on left and below throne (Price 3229;Muller 1302), EF £450GK2600 Sicily under Carthaginian occupation, Panormos (?) (early 4th Cent.BC), ¿ Tetradrachm (16.79g), charioteer driving fast quadriga left, Nikeflying above to crown him, rev. female head (Arethusa ?) right, barley-grainbehind, two dolphins before (Jenkins, SNR 50, 17; SNG Lloyd 1597), goodF/VF £995GK2605 Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), ¿ Drachm (4.31g),Abydos, c.328-323 BC, head of young Herakles right, rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeusenthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram and forepart of wingedhorse left (Price 1506), attractive lifetime issue, good VF £140GK2601 Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), ¿ Tetradrachm(17.06g), Chalcedon, diademed head of Alexander the Great with horn ofAmmon, right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike,who crowns Lysimachos’ name, and sceptre, a spear resting behind, ΛΓ in ex.(Muller -; SNG Cop. -), an excellent portrait on a broad flan, good VF £680GK2606 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC) ¿Drachm (4.19g), Magnesia, head of young Herakles right, wearing lion’sskin, rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, owl onleft, monogram below throne (Price 1965), scarce symbol, almost EF/good VF£125302 NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR
GK2607 Kingdom of Macedon, Demetrios Poliorketes (294-288 BC), ¿Tetradrachm (17.17g), Pella, 289/288 BC, diademed head right, with bull’shorn, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock,holding trident, monograms on left and right (Newell 90), about EF £850GK2613 Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum (c.160-150 BC), ¿ Tetradrachm(16.77g), diademed head of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder,rev. MAΓNHTΩN, Apollo standing left on maeander pattern, his left elbowresting on tall tripod behind, holding filleted branch, magistrates’ namesEPAΣIΠΠOΣ APIΣTEOY to left, all within laurel-wreath (SNG Von Aulock 2042;Jones, MN 24, 32a), EF £1,100GK2608 Acarnania, Leukas (c.350-320 BC), ¿ Stater (8.63g), Pegasos flyingleft, Λ below, rev. head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet overleather cap, Λ and caduceus behind (SNG Cop. 346 var.), well centred on abroad flan, toned, EF £580GK2614 Lycia, Oinoanda (post 188 BC), ¿ Didrachm (8.13g), laureate head ofZeus right, sceptre and B behind, rev. OINOAN/ΔEWN in ex., eagle standing righton thunderbolt, Γ (= year 3) and bunch of grapes on right (cf. BMC p.73,1),extremely fine £700GK2609 Attica, Athens (c.460 BC), ¿ Tetradrachm (16.85g), helmeted head ofAthena right, rev. AΘE, owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray andcrescent behind, all in incuse square (Starr group IV, 120ff), a fine examplepreceding the mass issues following the moving of the Delian League’s treasury toAthens, Athena exhibiting a charming, enigmatic smile, and the owl depictednaturalistically (unlike the mass issues where the beak is comprised of three lines),good VF £1,850GK2615 Lycian Dynasts, Perikle (c.370 BC), ¿ Stater (9.75g), bearded headof Perikle three-quarters facing, turned slightly left, dolphin on right,rev. Perikle in the guise of the Lycian hero Sarpedon advancing right, nakedbut for helmet, brandishing spear and holding shield, Lycian script on left,triskeles on right, all in shallow incuse square (Olçay-Mørkholm, NC 1971,397-401, obv. die of A1, rev. die -, cf. P3), toned, rare, about VF/good VF £680GK2610 Peloponnese, Sikyon (c.340s BC), ¿ Stater (11.99g), Chimaera movingleft, wreath above, ΣE below, rev. dove flying right, A / Θ above and below tail(Boston 1179; BMC 106 var.), unobtrusive, small banker’s test-punch on mane ofthe lion component of Chimaera, rare, VF £750GK2616 Cilicia, Myriandros, Satrap Mazaios (361-334 BC), ¿ Stater (10.59g),Baaltars enthroned left, holding lotus-tipped sceptre, thymiaterion on left,Aramaic “Baaltars” behind, rev. lion walking left over water or roughground, Aramaic “Mazaios” (SNG France 431), almost EF £620GK2611 Paphlagonia, Sinope (c.330-300 BC), ¿ Drachm (5.01g), head of thenymph Sinope left, her hair in sphendone, rev. ΣINΩ, sea-eagle on dolphin left,magistrate’s name AΓPEΩ on right (SNG BM 1482), toned, EF £335GK2612 Ionia, Erythrai (late 6th-early 5th cent. BC), Electrum Hekte (2.58g),head of young Herakles left, wearing lion’s skin, rev. quadripartite incusesquare punch (cf. Boston 1807), unusually fine, and rare thus, EF £1,450GK2617 Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos I (312-281 BC), ¿ Tetradrachm (17.12g),Pergamum, under Philetairos, c.280 BC, head of young Herakles right,wearing lion’s skin, the paws tied round neck, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeusenthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, helmeted head of Athena on left,crescent below throne (Seleucid Coins 308.b; Newell, WSM, 1532), scarce,toned, almost EF/good VF £600DECEMBER 2008 303
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