139
Paphlagonia, Sinope (c.425-410 BC), Silver Drachm, 5.9g. Head of sea-eagle facing left, dolphin below
left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square with alternating quarters filled, pellet in one sunken quarter, pellet and
B in the other (RG 12; SNG BM 1371; SNG Stancomb -; SNG von Aulock 6839). Fine archaic style, choice
very fine.
$ 1,300
140
Paphlagonia, Sinope (c.330-300 BC), Silver Drachm, 6.0g. Ikesi., magistrate. Head of nymph facing left,
hair held in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, aplustre before. Rev.
ΣΙΝΩ
, sea-eagle
on dolphin left, tail feathers above, magistate's name
ΙΚΕ
[
ΣΙ
] (SNG BM -; SNG Stancomb -; RG 31).
Lustrous, mint state.
$ 750
141
Bithynia, Kios (c.350-300 BC), Silver Hemidrachm, 2.51g, 11h. Magistrate Athenodoros. Head of Apollo
facing right, laureate. Rev. magistrate’s name
A-ΘHNO /
[
Δ
]
ΩPO
Σ
above and below prow of galley left
(BMC 3, pl. XXVIII, 9; SNG Copenhagen 369). Extremely fine.
$ 150
142
Bithynian Kingdom, Nikomedes IV (94-74 BC). Silver Tetradrachm, 16.6g. SE 205 (94/3 BC). Diademed
head of Nikomedes IV facing right. Rev.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗ∆ΟΥ
, Zeus standing facing,
head left, holding wreath and sceptre, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and date (E
Σ
)
(Callataÿ p.61; RG p.232; SNG Copenhagen 650). Broad flan, lustrous, nearly mint state.
$ 3,000
143
Bithynian Kingdom, Nikomedes IV (94-74 BC). Silver Tetradrachm, 16.6g. SE 206 (93/2 BC). Diademed
head of Nikomedes IV facing right. Rev.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗ∆ΟΥ
, Zeus standing facing,
head left, holding wreath and sceptre, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram and date (C
Σ
)
(Callataÿ p.61; RG p.232; SNG Manchester 1986). Lustrous, nearly mint state.
$ 1,500
