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GREEK SILVER COINS



Attica - Athens



2 Tetradrachm S.2553/4 BC 151-150 late issue Owl - head of Athena




r. / owl and amphora. (This coin is the one




illustrated as Th.86c in Thomson's oeuvre -




'Owl coinage of Athens'). GVF+ £400







Sicily.



1 Syracuse - tetradrachm S.913 BC 485-478 Slow quadriga r. / head of




Artemis-Arethusa, surrounded by dolphins GVF £750
20 Akragas - hemidrachm S.751 BC 420-410 Eagle holding dead hare / Crab




and tunny-fish. VF £200







The East - Phoenicia.



24 Arados - stater S.5971 BC 340-334 Head of marine deity r. /




a galley sailing r. above waves. BMC 4.18




Cohen 753, Betlyon 29. Lozenge shape GVF £180
3 Arados - tetradrachm S.5992 2nd/1st C. BC Bust of Tyche r.; rev Nike stg




left. Tall turretted tyche VF+ £225
4 Arados - tetradrachm S.5992 var. Another, similar to above, but different obv




die, bust within beaded border. VF+ £245







Thrace.



5 Thasos - tetradrachm. S.1759 After 148 BC. Head of Dionysos / Herakles




with club and lion's skin. Danubian style VF £120
6 Thasos - tetradrachm. S.1759 Another, similar. AVF/VF £95
7 Thasos - tetradrachm. S.1759 Another, similar, dished flan AVF £90






26 Maroneia - drachm S.1630 BC 440-410 Fore-part of prancing horse /




vine-branch with grapes, in square. GVF+ £235
16 Byzantion - hemi-drachm S.1583 BC 416-357 Cow stdg left on dolphin /




mill-sail incuse square (swastika style) GVF+ £100

Asia Minor.



17 Lycia - Masikytes di-obol S.5300 1st C. BC Bust of Artemis / Quiver within




incuse square. VF/+ £45
23 Paphlagonia - Kromna S.3678 BC 340-300 Tetrobol. Laureate head of Zeus




head of Hera. Attractive tone GVF+ £275
9 Pergamon - cistophoric tet. S.3944 BC 190-133. Tetradrachm; cista mystica /




bow in case with 2 serpents. Edges faint AVF £60
15 Mysia / Lampsakos Drachm S.3876 BC 480-450 Janiform female head r. /




Head of Athena l. in incuse square GF+ £170
18 Mysia / Parion - hemi-drachm S.3918 c. BC 480 Head of Gorgon / Incuse square




with cruciform pattern GF+ £47
28 Mysia / Parion - hemi-drachm S.3919 BC 350-300 Bull stg l., looking back /




Gorgoneion. BMC 28 GVF+ £160
25 Rhodos - hemi-drachm S.5065 BC 167-88 Carian Islands, Rhodes. Head of




Helios r. / Rose with magistrate's name AEF £120
29 Rhodes - di-obol. S.5066 c. BC 190 Radiate hd of Helios r. / rose




once gilt as jewelry. VF £42







Seleukid Kingdom.



8 Demetrios I - tetradrachm S.7014 BC 162-150 His diademed hd r., within laurel




wreath / Tyche seated left, enthroned. VF+ £170
30 Bronze AE 20 S.7028 Seleukid - Demetrios I serrated edge BC 162-150




Bust of Artemis r. / bow & quiver GF/AVF £40
31 Bronze AE 19 S.7156 var. Seleukid - Antiochus VIII ? Bearded head l.




tripod with thunderbolt. VF/AVF £25
32 Bronze AE 19 S.7039 Seleukid - Alexander I. Radiate head r.,




Apollo stg l. with bow and sceptre. VF £35







Akarnania - Thyrrheion.



11 Silver stater - Leukas S.2269 BC 450-420 Pegasos flying left / Athena




wearing Corinthian helmet, hd l. With circle




Odd shape flan. VF £150







Illyria and Central Greece.



12 Larissa - drachm S.2120 BC 350-325 Head of Larissa, 2/3rd facing /




horse grazing r. Obv quite off-set. GVF+ £190






21 Boeotia / Thebes - stater S.2400 var BC 371-338 Boeotian shield / Amphora




with letters YA - RO on side. Nice tone




Unusually light-weight flan for issue. GVF £250
22 Boeotia - hemi-drachm S.2396 BC 379-371 Boeotian shield / Kantharos




with letters etc. VF £165







Northern Greece - Macedonia



10 Pella - tetradrachm S.1439 c.BC 90-75 Bust of Alexander the Great r. /




Horn of Ammon, etc Aesilla. VF+ £165







Italy - Campania.



14 Hyria - silver di-drachm S.295 BC 400-335 Head of Hera facing /




man-headed bull walking r. Lower face flat VF £125







Cappadocia.



19 Ariobarzanes I - Philoromaios S.7302 BC 95-63 Diademed hd r. / Athena stg l.




attractive steel grey tone. GVF £110







Italy - Bruttium.



27 Terina - 1/3rd nomos S.510 var BC 400-356 Head of nymph Terina / winged




Nike std. Pleasantly toned VF+ £95







Parthian Kingdom.



33 Silver drachm
Vardanes I AD 40-45 Bearded bust / archer AVF £20
34 Silver drachm
Vologases II dark tone GVF £45







Illyria and Central Greece - Epidamnos.



35 Dyrrhachium - drachm S.1900 BC 129 - 88 Cow suckling calf to right VF+ £20







Greek Imperial - Egypt.



36 HADRIAN - hemi-drachm S. --- AD 117-138 Silver Bust r. / Club GF/+ £20
13 TRAJAN DECIUS - tetr. S. --- AD 249-251 large tetradrachm, in base silver




(or silvered). Winged eagle l. Antioch. GVF £80






37 Billon tetradrachm -
A small selection, all identifiable. Each VF/+ £20







Baktria & Indo-Greek.



38 Silver drachm S.7600-4 BC 160-145. Menander. His diademed &




draped bust l. / Athena l. AVF £35







JUDEA.



39 Roman Procurators - Hendin 648 Pontius Pilate AE 14 (AD 26-36) Three ears




of barley bound together / simpulum. GF+ £47







CELTIC COINAGE.



40 N-W Gaul potin.
Leuci tribe. Stylised head with hair r. / wolf ? VF £16