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Eastern Europe, Imitating Philip III. Silver Tetradrachm (17.08 g), 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles
right, wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rev.
B
I
LSILEW
[
S
]
FILIPPO
[
U
], Zeus seated left, holding eagle
and scepter; in left field, two monograms of same type, the uppoer one in a circle; Z below throne. Cf.
Kostial 898 (upper monogram); CCCBM I 192. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.
$300
4
Eastern Europe, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.88 g), late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Wreathed
head of Dionysos right. Rev. HPAK
L
EOY
S SW
THPO
S Q
A
SIWN
, Herakles standing facing, head left,
holding club and lion’s skin; in inner left field, MH monogram. Kostial 956-8; OTA class I; CCCBM I
220-1. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.
$400
5
Campania, Neapolis. Silver Nomos (7.39 g), ca. 320-300 BC. Head of nymph right; behind, Artemis ad-
vancing right, holding torch; before, AP monogram. Rev. NEA
P
O
L
IT
W
N in exergue, man-headed bull
standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowing bull with wreath; below,
P
. SNG ANS 365;
HN Italy 571. Lightly toned and excellent metal. Extremely Fine.
$750
From the Dionysus Collection.