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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
A
NCIENT
C
OINS
Greek Coins
1489
Iberia, Ilipense. Æ (30.08 g), 2nd century BC
. Grain ear.
Reverse:
ILI
ENSE between two lines, fish right; above, cres-
cent. ACIP 2335; SNG BM 1541-8. Uniform green patina.
Very
Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection.
1490
Northeast Gaul, Ambiani. Gold Stater (6.22 g), ca. 65
BC
. Gallic War issue. Typeless bulge.
Reverse:
Disjointed horse
right; around, various crescents and pellets. Delestrée & Tache
241; Scheers 154; SCBC 11.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from CNG in 1993.
1491
Campania, Neapolis. (Fourrée?) Nomos (5.96 g), ca.
350-325 BC
. Head of the Siren Parthenope right, wearing
broad headband.
Reverse:
[NEO]
O
I[TH
] in exergue, man-
headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying
right, crowning bull with wreath. SNG BN 685; cf. SNG ANS 302;
cf. Sambon 366; HN Italy 565. Fine style and full expression on
the man-headed bull. Old cabinet tone.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Economopou-
los Enterprises in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
1492
Campania, Neapolis. Silver Nomos (7.34 g), ca. 320-280
BC
. Head of nymph right, wearing single-pendant earring and
necklace; around, four dolphins.
Reverse:
[NE]O
O
IT
[N],
man-faced bull walking right; above, Nike flying right, crowning
him with wreath; below,
E. Sambon 457; SNG ANS 336; HN
Italy 576. Signs of old cleaning but now nicely toned.
Very
Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $400 - 500
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex NFA IX (10
December 1980), 6.
1493
Apulia, Teate (Teanum Apulum). Æ Quadrunx (12.28 g),
ca. 225-200 BC
. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin
headdress.
Reverse:
TIATI, lion standing right; above, clube;
below, star; in exergue, four pellets. SNG ANS (vol. V) 1230; cf.
HN Italy 704 (no star).
Scarce.
Uniform greenish-brown patina.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $300 - 400
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in
1984. Ex Thomas Virzi Collection.