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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
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3234
Celtic, Eastern Europe. Imitating Thasos. Silver Tet-
radrachm (16.6 g), 1st century BC.
Wreathed head of young
Dionysos right.
Reverse:
Devolved legend, Herakles standing
facing, head left, holding club, arm and draped lion's skin have
merged. Lukanc grp. IV, esp. 1190 and 1201; OTA class II; Kos-
tial 971-4; CCCBM 223-5, S210-1.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300
3235
Celtic, Eastern Europe. Eravisci. Silver Denarius (3.38
g), after 79 BC.
Diademed head of Venus right; copying a
Roman Republican denarius of C. Naevius Balbus (Crawford
382/1).
Reverse:
Gryphon right; below, amphora; copying a
Roman Republican denarius of L. Papius (Crawford 384/1).
Freeman pl. 29, 21 (dies 14/K); Davis B, II; Gemini IX, 763.3
(same dies). Nicely toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 450
3236
Metapontum. 330-290 BC. Silver Stater (7.71 g)
. Head of
Demeter left, hair wreathed with grain;
[
] (retrograde)
below chin.
Reverse:
Barley ear with leaf on left, lighted altar on
tip of leaf;
and
to right. Johnston C10.4; SNG ANS
503. Attractive iridescent tone.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 800
Ex Edward Waddell Web Auction, 24 November 2004
.
3237
Bruttium, Kaulonia. Silver Nomos (8.0 g), ca. 475-425
BC.
KAV[L] (retrograde), Apollo advancing right, holding laurel
branch and extending arm upon which small daimon running
right, holding branch; to right, stag standing right, head turned
back.
Reverse:
KAV (retrograde), stag standing right; before,
branch. Noe grp. F, 88 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 575 (same dies);
HN Italy 2046.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
3238
Sicily, Siculo-Punic issue. Silver Tetradrachm (16.2 g),
ca. 300-289 BC
. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin
headdress.
Reverse:
Horse's head left; before, grain ear;
behind, palm tree; below neck, Punic
'mhmhnt
. Jenkins 289
(O92/R237); Hunter 13 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1654 (same
obv. die).
Toned, underlying scratches noted. Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $800 - 900
Ex Künker 174 (27 September 2010), 148.
.
3239
Sicily, Akragas. Silver Didrachm (8.5 g), ca. 480/78-470
BC
. AK-RA, sea eagle with folded folded standing left.
Reverse:
Crab within circular incuse. Jenkins grp. IV; SNG ANS 950-3.
Delicately toned. Very Fine
.
Estimated Value .................................................$900 - 1,000
3240
Sicily, Akragas. Silver Tetradrachm (17.2 g), ca. 465/4-
446 BC
. AKRAC-ANTO
(N and
retrograde), sea eagle with
folded folded standing left.
Reverse:
Crab within circular incuse.
Lee grp. I; Randazzo 12-4; SNG ANS 964-7 and 970-80.
Excel-
lent metal and lightly toned. Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,000 - 4,000
Ex Künker 158 (28 September 2009), 82.
.
3241
Sicily, Akragas. Æ Hexonkion (22.0 g), ca. 420-406
BC.
AKPA
ANTINON (retrograde), Eagle right, head raised,
holding hare in talons; in right field, fly.
Reverse:
Crab; below,
Triton right, blowing conch; around, six pellets. CNS 32; SNG
ANS -; SNG Munich 117; HGC 2, 131.
Rare.
Lovely uniform
chocolate brown patina.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,500 - 3,000
