Boeotarch’s Collection

Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos I AR Tetradrachm. Mint B ('Baktra'), circa 235-200 BC. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on lion skin draped over rocks, holding club set on rock behind knee; monogram below to right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, EYΘYΔHMOY to left. Mitchiner 94; Kritt B14; Bopearachchi 9A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 110-2; SNG ANS 136.

Ancient Greek

Bactria, Imitation of Athens. Tetradrachm; Bactria, Imitation of Athens; c. 295-283 BC. Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region, Tetradrachm. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 13; Bopearachchi, Sophytes 6-7. Obv: Head of Athena r., monogram behind. Rx: Owl r., crescent and olive twig with two leaves behind, grape bunch above tail; ?T? in r. field.

* Justinianus I. * Follis - Year 15 (548-49) - Officin Δ - Constantinople
Obv.: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVC, facing bust of emperor, holding in his right orb, in his left shield with rider on a horse, right in field cross.
Rev.: Large M, above cross, beneath officina Δ, left A/N/N/O, right year, in exergue CON.
37,30 mm
22,064 g

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Perdiccas II (ca. 451-413 BC). AR heavy tetrobol (15mm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine. Aigai, ca. 437/6-432/1 BC. Macedonian hunter on horse charging right, wearing causia and chlamys, two transverse spears in left hand / Forepart of lion right within incuse square. HGC 3.1, 792. SNG ANS 51-53.

BOSPORAN KINGDOM. Cotys III (AD 227/8-233/4), with Severus Alexander. EL stater (20mm, 7.47 gm, 1h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5, brushed, scuffs. Dated Bosporan Year 525 (AD 228/9). BACIΛЄWC KOTYOC, diademed, draped bust of Cotys III right, seen from front / Laureate head of Severus Alexander right; pellet to right, ЄKΦ (date) below. MacDonald 574/2. Anokhin 655a.

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 387/6-340 BC. AR Siglos (17mm, 5.35 g). Persic standard. Bull standing left on dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1–235; HGC 3, 1389. Faintly toned, earthen deposits, banker’s mark on obverse, scuffs on reverse. Good VF.

LOKRIS, Skarpheia. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Æ (16mm, 3.59 g, 12h). Head of Demeter right / Ajax, nude but for Corinthian helmet, advancing right, holding short sword and shield. BCD Lokris-Phokis 159.2-6; HGC 4, 1017. Dark green patina, light roughness. Good Fine.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 244 (10 November 2010), lot 103 (hammer $330).

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.05 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. Toned, some find patina and horn silver, minor roughness, minor die flaws on obverse. VF.

ARKADIA, Tegea. Late 3rd-early 2nd centuries BC. Æ Trichalkon (16.5mm, 5.89 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena Alea right / Kepheos advancing right, holding dagger and shield; monogram between legs. BCD Peloponnesos 1738; HGC 5, 1063. Dark brown surfaces, cleaning scratches. VF.

CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.49 g, 2h). Baaltars seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist / Lion walking right; star above, [crescent below]. Casabonne Series 5, Group C; Göktürk –; SNG BN 435 (Myriandros); SNG Levante 191 (Myriandros). Toned, compact flan with slightly irregular edge, some roughness. Good VF.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.16 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Undated issue, struck circa 274 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; ΣI to left. CPE 505a; Svoronos 713; SNG Copenhagen 506–7 var. (tiny Δ behind ear). Toned, minor deposits, scratches and graffiti, flan flaw on reverse. VF.

Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc24529 (ND).

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37mm, 45.89 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 4E. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, wings closed, standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, no control marks. CPE B389; Svoronos 1172; SNG Copenhagen –. Dark brown surfaces, light roughness, some weakness to strike on reverse. Good Fine.

CYRENAICA, Cyrene. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 1.63 g, 7h). Struck AD 100. Laureate head right / Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing ram’s horn. Ganschow, Münzen X21a; RPC III 3; Sydenham, Caesarea 178. Toned, porosity, metal flaws on obverse, flan crack. Near VF.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Pergamum mint. Struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Corona rostrata: laurel wreath interwoven with rostra and tied with a fillet, the long ties drawn up across center. RIC I 473; RSC 335. Bright surfaces, bankers’ marks on obverse, scratch on obverse, hairlines, deposits. .

Aurelian. AD 270-275. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. 9th emission, autumn AD 274-spring 275. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Aurelian standing right, clasping hands with Concordia standing left; –|–//XXIS. RIC V Online 2364; RIC V 244; BN 900-4. Toned silvering, minor deposits. EF.

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.13 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; boukranion in left field. Price 93; Troxell, Studies, Issue E8. Underlying luster, minor flan flaws, a couple marks on reverse. Good VF. Well centered.

SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 330/20-280 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.86 g, 4h). Chimaera standing left, raising forepaw; ΣI below / Dove flying left; pellet above tail. BCD Peloponnesos 292; HGC 5, 213. Bright surfaces, some die wear. VF.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. Fourrée Denarius (16.5mm, 3.31 g, 9h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Cf. Crawford 443/1 (all references for official issue); cf. CRI 9; cf. Sydenham 1006; cf. RSC 49; cf. RBW 1557. Toned, porosity, breaks in plating and deposits. VF.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Tremissis (15.5mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB. DOC 19; MIBE 19; SB 145. Wavy flan, clipped, scratch, light hairlines. VF.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 542-565. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; Δ//CONOB. DOC 9d; MIBE 7; SB 140. Lightly toned, lightly clipped, minor marks. Good VF.

KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.21 g, 9h). Pella mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, foot propped on rock, holding trident; monograms to outer left and right. Newell 90, unlisted obv. die; HGC 3, 1014a. Lightly toned, softly struck. Good VF.

Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc51369; Bob Guynn Collection.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.90 g, 8h). Wreathed head of Persephone right; ΔI to left / Ear of barley with seven grains and leaf to right; ant to left of stem; to right, above leaf, cornucopia surmounted by two ears of barley, ΦI below. Johnston Class D, 4.12 (same dies); HN Italy 1577; SNG ANS 516 (same dies). Lightly toned, some doubling on obverse, areas of light roughness, small area of weak strike. EF.

From the Michael Anderson Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper, August 2015.