Catalog - Auction 309

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Lion mask; Rv. PHΓINΩN, laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, olive leaf. McClean pl. 60, 11; SNG ANS 684; Rutter Group XIII; HN Italy 2526. Exceptional untouched light green patina; refined style. Good extremely fine.

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Lion's head facing; Rv. ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ, laureate head of Apollo r.; Δ behind head. HN Italy 2534a var. (Δ); SNG ASN 685-8 var. (Δ). Green patina with dark spots. Untouched. Extremely fine. 

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Lion's head facing; Rv. Laureate head of Apollo r.; grain ear behind. HN Italy 2534a; SNG ANS 685-8 var. (rev. symbol); SNG München 1604-21 var. Attractive green patina. Extremely fine.

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Lion's head facing; Rv. Laureate head of Apollo right; uncertain symbol behind. HN Italy 2534; SNG ANS 685-688. Dark brown patina with lighter hues. Extremely fine.

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Lion mask; Rv. [ΡHΓINΩN], head of Apollo r.; behind, laurel wreath. SNG Cop. 1945; SNG Munich 1633; SNG ANS 686; HN Italy 2534. Lovely green patina with darker hues. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Jugate heads r. of Apollo, laureate, and Artemis, wearing stephane; Θ behind; Rv. ΡΗΓΙ-ΝΩΝ, tripod; four pellets to outer right. SNG ANS 743; HN Italy 2550. Green patina. Untouched. Near extremely fine.

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ΤΕΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ, head of nymph Terina r.; Rv. Nike seated l. on plinth, holding out r. hand upon which a small bird alights, l. hand resting on plinth. Regling, Terina 78; SNG Dewing 541; Holloway/Jenkins 84; HN Italy 2629; SNG ANS 852 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 761-2 (same obv. die); BMC 41 = GPCG p. 46, 25 (same obv. die); Basel 242; Gulbenkian 154 (same obv. die); Kraay-Hirmer pl. 97, 280. A very elegant portrait of exquisite style. Evidence of previous mechanical oxide removal. Fields gently smoothed. Probably slightly tooled around some figure details as a result of cleaning interventions, otherwise near extremely fine.  Ex Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 63 (21-23 October 2018), lot 131.

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Head of the nymph Terina to r., TERI behind head; Rv. Nike seated l. on square cippus, [dove] alighting on her extended right hand. SNG ANS 855-8; HN Italy 2634. Traces of former aggressive cleaning. Some oxidation, slight corrosion; possible crystallisation. Near extremely fine / extremely fine. From a private European collection. 

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Head of the nymph Terina l.; [TEPINA]IΩN before, triskeles behind; Rv. Nike seated to l. on cippus, the base shown in perspective, a small bird resting on outstretched r. hand, TE monogram before. Holloway-Jenkins 112; SNG ANS 863; HN Italy 2642. Die slip on reverse, otherwise near extremely fine.

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Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (Lokris?). Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r.. Jenkins, Some L2; Robinson, Second p. 53, 3; CNP 23; HN Italy 2020. Good extremely fine.

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Head of Tanit-Demeter left, wreathed in grain, Rv. Horse standing right. HN Italy 2015. Shiny surfaces. Slightly off-centre, otherwise good extremely fine. 

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Second Punic War issue, uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (or Lokris?). Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r. Jenkins, Some L2; Robinson, Second p. 53, 3; HN Italy 2020. Well centred obverse. Small edge-split, otherwise extremely fine.

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Head of nymph r., her hair in an ampyx and a sphendone; Rv. ΑΒA, boar standing to right; acorn before. Buceti 17; Campana 13. Near extremely fine.

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Laureate head of Apollo left, with short hair;  Rv. Kithara. Castrizio series I; CNS III, 2 OS/2; SNG München 9; SNG ANS 1151-4; Lindgren II 934 (this coin). Rare. Dark green patina. Very fine.

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[ΑΓΥΡΙΝΑΙΟΝ], Ηead of Herakles l., wearing lion skin; Rv. Forepart of man-headed bull l., [ΠΑΛ]ΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ above. Campana 5, dies B/b; CNS 9 var. (no olive spays); HGC 2, 60. Green patina with brown hues. Near extremely fine.

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Head of young Herakles r., wearing tainia, lion skin tied around his neck; Rv. Panther standing r. on ground, devouring prey; AΓYPINAIΩN in exergue. CNS III, 12; Campana 12; SNG ANS 1167; HGC 2, 50. Rare. Appealing green patina. About extremely fine. Refined style.

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Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; ΑΙΤΝΑΙΩΝ before; Rv. Horse with trailing rein prancing r.; M above. CNS 1; SNG ANS 1301; Buceti 4; HGC 2, 72. Dark patina. Good very fine. Ex CGB Numismatique Paris, private sale.

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Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; ΑΙΤΝΑΙΩΝ before; Rv. Horse with trailing rein prancing r.; M above. CNS 1; SNG ANS 1301; Buceti 4; HGC 2, 72. Dark patina. Good very fine.

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Sea eagle standing l., AKRA above; Rv. Crab within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group II, 141 (O57/R87); Jenkins, Gela, Group IIc; HGC 2, 93; SNG ANS 926; SNG Delepierre 520; BMC 12. Traces of old cleaning intervention. Fields lightly smoothed, otherwise about extremely fine / good extremely fine.