Catalog - Auction 309

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Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled bust of Philistis to l.; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, Nike driving quadriga moving slowly to r.; above, ΑΦ. HGC 2, 1556. Traces of former cleaning, fields partially smoothed. Some porosity, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine. From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.

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Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head l.; wreath to r.; Rv. Nike driving slow quadriga r.; Φ above. CCO 166 (D10/R21); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556; SNG ANS 874; McClean 1401. Slightly doubled obverse, otherwise near extremely fine / good extremely fine.

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[ZEYΣ EΛEY – ΘEPIOΣ], laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios l.; Rv. ΣYP – A – KOΣIΩN, Pegasus flying l.; to l. AP ligate and below, three pellets. Rizzo pl. LVIII, 1 (these dies); Jameson 851 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1440 (these dies); Boston, MFA 451; SNG ANS 493 (these dies); SNG Copenhagen 710 (these dies). Very fine.

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Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with olive wreath; Rv. Eight-pointed starfish between two facing dolphins. Calciati, II, p.111-129; Sear 1189. Dark green patina. Good very fine.

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TYPPH, head of Athena r., wearing crested helmet; Rv. Athena standing slightly l., holding long spear in r. hand, l. hand resting on shield set on the ground. SNG ANS 1167; Calciati pg. 307, 1; BMC Sicily pg. 238, 1. Green tone. Traces of gentle former cleaning; earthen residues on the edge. Good very fine. From a private European collection put together in the 1980s.

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Overstruck on a Syracuse Drachm of Dionysios I (Athena; Rv. Dolphins flanking sea star [CNS II, 62], struck circa 405-367 BC). Helmeted head of Athena r.; [TYPPH] before; Rv. Athena standing facing, head l., holding spear in right hand and resting hand on grounded shield to right; [M or Σ in right field]. Castrizio series I, 1; Campana 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 1657; SNG ANS 1167. Green patina. Very fine.

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Head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. ΠIΛ, large pellet above and below the I, within beaded circle. SNG Cop 1087. Rare. Attractive dark green patina. Extremely fine.

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Head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. Pellet (mark of value) between [Λ ]and [I]. Manganaro, Vittoria 128bis-48; CNS 7; BMC 14-5. Very fine, dark green patina. Rare.

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Bearded head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. ΛΙΠ with large pellet above and below. Calciati 6/2; SNG Copenhagen 1087. Green tone. Evidence of old cleaning; traces of earthen residue along the edges. Good very fine / near extremely fine. From a private European collection formed in the 1970s.

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Hephaistos seated r., holding hammer and kantharos; Rv. ΛΙΠ between two pellets. CNS I, 22; HGC 2, 1772. Dark patina. Good very fine.

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Horse galloping r., Nike flying above placing a wreath on horse's head; Rv. Palm tree with two date clusters. Jenkins, Punic 45 (dies O12/R40); SNG Lloyd 1610; SNG Lockett 1032. Die break on the reverse at 11 o'clock, otherwise good very fine / extremely fine.

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Charioteer driving quadriga r., holding kentron and reins; Nike flying left above, crowning charioteer; Rv. Head of Arethusa r., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, surrounded by three dolphins. Jenkins, Punic 37 (O14/R28); Jameson 597; de Luynes 920; HGC 2, 741. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) l., wearing barley-wreath, triple-pendant earring and necklace; around, four dolphins; Rv. Horse's head l.; behind, palm-tree; below, Punic 'M'. HGC 2, 289; De Luynes 1466; SNG Lockett 1054; Jenkins, Punic Sicily III, 242. Very rare. Fine style. Good very fine / near extremely fine. British Museum Duplicates (Naville V, 18 June 1923), lot 2993. 

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Mint of Entella. Head of Heracles-Melqart r., wearing lion's skin headdress; Rv. Head of horse l., below neck truncation, 'MHMHNT' in Punic characters; behind, palm tree. AMB 564. Jenkins Punic IV, 319. SNG Lloyd 1644. Good extremely fine.

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Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, Rv. Head of horse left; palm tree behind, ['MMHNT'] below. HGC 2, 293; Jenkins, Punic-296-324. Refined style. Extremely fine / good extremely fine. From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

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Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. Horse’s head l.; palm tree behind, punic “MHSBM” below. Jenkins 394 (O120/R322); SNG Copenhagen 91; HGC 2, 294. Good very fine.

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Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing earring and necklace; Rv. Horse standing r. before palm tree. SNG Copenhagen 109-113. Brown patina. Extremely fine.

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Palm tree with two clusters of dates; Rv. Horse head r. MAA 8; SNG Copenhagen 962. Good very fine. EX Bertolami Fine Art Auction 37 (19-20 September 2017), lot 116.

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Head of Tanit to l., wearing wreath of grain ears; Rv. Horse standing r.; palm tree in background. MAA 18. SNG Copenhagen 109. Extremely fine. Lovely brown patina.