Mainland Greece

Alexander III Tetradrachm

CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.41 g, 10h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; cuirass to right, AΛ below. Ravel Period V, 1047b (same dies); Pegasi 402; BCD Corinth 120; HGC 4, 1832. Deep iridescent tone, underlying luster, a little off center on obverse. Good VF.

From the Michael Anderson Collection, purchased from Spink, 16 May 2002.

THESSALY, Lamia. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.51 g, 11h). Group 2. Wreathed head of Dionysos left / Amphora; ivy leaf above; to right, prochous with handle to right. Georgiou, Mint 8; BCD Thessaly 123; HGC 4, 120. Toned, porous, some scratches. Near VF.

From the Michael Anderson Collection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

THRACE. Madytos. Circa 350 BC. (Bronze, 13 mm, 1.72 g, 9 h). Bull charging to right. Rev. Μ-Α/Δ/Υ Dog seated to right; to left, barley ear. HGC 3.2, 1511. SNG Copenhagen 926. Very rare; green patina. Rough surfaces*, otherwise,* about very fine.

LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Mid 1st century BC. Æ Dichalkon(?) (18.5mm, 4.58 g, 1h). Jugate heads of the Dioskouroi right; pellet border / Two amphorai entwined with serpents; Λ-A flanking; pellet border. CNG E-169, lot 33 (erroneously attributed to king Nabis); otherwise unpublished. Rough dark green-brown patina, some cleaning scratches. Near VF. Very rare.

Ex Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 10 (7 December 2019), lot 287.

This unpublished bronze issue of Lakedaimon is quite enigmatic. It is most similar to Grunauer’s Group XV dichalkoi, which have the same general types, but lack the serpents, have a chevron-barred A in the ethnic, a wreath surrounding the reverse type, and bear magistrates’ initials. The reverse type, with serpents around the amphorai, is a match with the reverses of Grunauer’s Group X hexachalkoi, but that issue, which also includes the contemporary Group XI tetrachalkoi, has the full ethnic, rather than the abbreviated version here. Nonetheless, the present coin likely belongs to a period relative to these succeeding Grunauer Groups, which places it sometime in the mid 1st century BC.

SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 370-360/40 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.05 g, 2h). Chimaera advancing left, forepaw raised; below, laureate head of Apollo left / Dove flying left; A above tail, Γ below; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 214 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 194. Lightly toned, with some iridescence, test cut on obverse, small flan flaw on reverse. VF.

From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Lloyd Taylor Collection; Berk BBS 186 (21 August 2013), lot 117.

MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetrobol (14.5mm, 2.50 g). Forepart of bull left, head right / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled quarters. AMNG III/2, 33–5 var. (symbol); HGC 3, 392. Lightly toned, trace deposits. Near EF.

From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G6013 (ND).

MEGARIS, Megara. Circa 350-275 BC. Æ Dichalkon (15mm, 2.84 g, 1h). Prow left, upon which is set a tripod / Two dolphins swimming clockwise. Kroll 643; BCD Peloponnesos 9.8; HGC 4, 1797. Earthen dark green patina, some roughness, off center on reverse. VF.

MACEDON, Potidaia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Tetrobol (13mm, 2.74 g, 5h). Horseman advancing left, holding trident; retrograde Π below / Head of female right, with Archaic features, within incuse square. Alexander Period 1A, b.1; HGC 3, 642. Compact flan, rough and granular surfaces. VF.

From a collection of Greek fractions.

KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.05 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Corinth mint. Struck circa 304/3-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne decorated with Nikai; in left field, Athena Nikephoros standing left; OΛY below throne. Newell –; Price 696; Noe, Sicyon 39 var. (A78/P– [unlisted rev. die]). Toned, weakly struck, some granularity on obverse, minor die shift on reverse. Near VF.

From the Anthony Kent Collection.

KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 2.68 g, 8h). Third Macedonian War issue. Pseudo-Rhodian type. Uncertain mint in northern Greece; Stasion, magistrate. Struck circa 171/0 BC. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to left; ΣTΑΣIΩN above, grape bunch to right. Ashton, Pseudo 35 (A7/P28); SNG Klagenfurt 2926 (same dies). Faintly toned, minor flan flaws, struck with worn dies, small scratch on reverse. Good VF.

THESSALY, Thebai. Early 3rd century BC. Æ Trichalkon (22.5mm, 7.32 g, 9h). Veiled head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of grain ears / Protesilaos advancing right, holding sword and shield; prow to left, monogram to right. Rogers 550; BCD Thessaly II 761 var. (ethnic); HGC 4, 32. Dark brown surfaces, some pitting. Good Fine.

From the Kelly Ramage Collection.

ARCADIA, Orchomenus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21.5mm, 4.49 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 198-209. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff to left. BCD Peloponnesos 1585; NCP p. 96, 3; BMC 6 var. (obv. legend). Earthen red surfaces, some porosity, small flan crack. Near VF.

From the Kelly Ramage Collection.

MEGARIS
Megara. Late 3rd-early 2nd centuries BC
AE tetrachalkon
Laureate head of Apollo right, quiver over shoulder / Kithara with five strings; star above
8.21 g, 21 mm, bronze
References: SNG Copenhagen 470; BCD Peloponnesos pt 2, 2001; HGC 4, 1791 var (star)
Scarce (S-R1 per HGC)
ex CNG 351, lot 205
From the collection of Alexandre Carathéodory Pasha (1833-1906).

Thessaly, Krannon, circa 350-300 BC. AE Chalkous (14 mm, 2.46 g.). Thessalian horseman galloping right. Rev. KPAN Bull butting right; above, trident. BCD 1084.1. Rogers 187 var. Good very fine with a nice, glossy black patina.

Kings of Macedon, Amyntas III 393 - 370/69 BC. AE (16 mm, 3,56 g.). Aigai or Pella, circa 381-369 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin. Rev. Eagle standing right, devouring serpent held in its talons. Westermark, Remarks, type 1; SNG ANS 100-9. Almost extremely fine fine with a very clear and defined images struck on a high relief.

KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. Æ Half Unit (16.5mm, 3.44 g, 1h). Pella mint(?). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Lion couchant right; H to right. Valassiadis, Contribution 1; HGC 3, 995. Dark green patina, light roughness. VF.
Ex Artemide eLive 9 (6 October 2019), lot 93.
CNG EAuction 581 lot 1049 (19 February 2025)