Catalog - Auction 309

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Head of Persephone l. wearing wreath of grain ears; [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ] before, poppy behind; Rv. Bull butting l.; dolphin above and in exergue. BAR issue 8; CNS 190 (Hieron II). Green patina. Refined style. Good extremely fine.

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Head of young Herakles to left, wearing tainia; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before; Rv. Bull butting to left; club above, letter in exergue. CNS II, 114; HGC 2, 1492. Dark patina. Extremely fine.

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ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, Laureate head of Apollo l.; Rv. Pegasos flying l. SNG München 1175-1176, SNG ANS 646-647, Calciati 85. Dark green patina. Good extremely fine. Refined style. Ex Münzen und Medaillen (9 October 1995).

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ΣYPAKOΣΙΩN, head of Apollo l.; Rv. Dog lying l., head r. towards a snake; monogram in exergue. SNG ANS 745; Calciati, 149R1/7. Evidence of mechanical cleaning; some smoothing, possible evidence of tooling. Some cuprite encrustations. Dark brown-green patina. Extremely fine. From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.

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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to l.; Rv. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle standing to l. on thunderbolt. CNS 154; SNG ANS 819-25; HGC 2, 1448. Untouched green patina with brownish hues. Good very fine / near extremely fine.  From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.

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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to r.; Rv. [ΣΥΡΑΚ]-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle with spread wings standing l. on thunderbolt; in field to l., A above star. Buceti 987; CNS II, p. 313, 168; HGC 2, 1449; SNG ANS 803-6. Dark brown patina with yellow hues and red spots on the obverse. Near extremely fine.

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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to l.; thunderbolt behind; Rv. ΣΥΡΑΚ-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle standing to l. on thunderbolt. Buceti 971; SNG ANS 814-817; HGC 2, 1448 var. (thunderbolt behind head). Brown patina. Near extremely fine.

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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛANIOY, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios r.; Rv. ΣΥΡΑΚ-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle standing l. on thunderbolt. SNG ANS 789; HGC 2, 1449. Green patina. Near extremely fine.

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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ, head of Zeus Hellanios with laurel wreath to r.; Rv. ΣΥΥΡΑΚ-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle on thunderbolt standing l.; in field, l A CNS II P. 313, 168 R1 1; HGC 2, 1495. Light green tone. Extremely fine / good very fine. Ex Gorny & Mosch Auktion 265 (14-15 October 2019), lot 125; ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 286 (29 March 2022), lot 4126. 

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 [ΣΥΡΑΚΟ]ΣΙΩΝ, head of Herakles to l., wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. Athena Promachos advancing r., holding thunderbolt in her right hand and shield in her left; in field to l., trident. CNS II, 177. HGC 2, 1450. Lovely dark green patina. Good very fine.

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Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; Rv. Athena Promachos advancing to right, holding thunderbolt and shield; ΣYPAKOΣI-ΩN around. CNS II, 182; HGC 2, 1452. Light brown tone. About extremely fine / good very fine. Refined style.

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Head of young Herakles facing l., wearing lion’s skin; Rv. ΣYPA-KOΣIΩN , Athena Promachos advancing r., brandishing a thunderbolt and holding a shield. Calciati II, 176; SNG ANS 852; BMC 503. Dark brown patina. Extremely fine / near extremely fine. Ex Dionysos Numismatik, private sale.

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Head of Athena l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with a griffin; behind, owl standing r., head facing; Rv. Grain ear within oak wreath. CNS II p. 334, 188; Virzi 1829. Olive green patina. Small edge splits, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet; owl behind; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΥΡΡΟΥ, grain ear within oak wreath. CNS II, 188 var. (no legend on rev.); HGC 2, -. Dark green patina. Good extremely fine. Pleasant style.

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Diademed head of Hieron II left, Y below; Rv. IEPΩNOΣ, horseman galloping right, holding lance, E in r. field. Calciati 195. Untouched green patina. Extremely fine. Ex NAC D (2-3 March 1994), lot 1283; Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 133 (11 October 2007), lot 7293. 

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Diademed head of Hieron II l.; Rv. ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, warrior on horseback r., holding spear; ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ in exergue. CNS II, 195; HGC 2, 1548. Dark brown patina. Some earthen residue along the edges, small cuprite encrustations. Good extremely fine. Expressive portrait. Exceptional condition. From a private European collection put together in the 1980s.

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Diademed head of Poseidon l.; Rv. Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; across fields, IEP - ΩNOΣ. HGC 2 1550; CNS II 197; SNG ANS 965. Pleasing green patina. Good very fine / near extremely fine. Ex Artemide Auction 59E (2-3 July 2022), lot 149.

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Head of Poseidon l., wearing tainia; Rv. ΙΕΡΩ - ΝΟΣ, ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; [Θ] - Φ below. Calciati, II, p. 397, 197 Rl 14; BAR Issue 60; HGC 2, 1550. Brownish green patina. Near extremely fine.

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Struck c.ca 275-269/5 BC. Head of Persephone l., wearing wreath of grain ears; poppy head behind; Rv. Bull charging l.; club and M above, IE in exergue. CNS 191 Ds89 R1 12; BAR Issue 53; HGC 2, 1469; Virzi 1910. Dark tone; fine style. Extremely fine. Slight traces of delicate cleaning.