Catalog - Auction 309

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Wreathed head of Herakles r.; club above shoulder; Rv. Quiver, club, and bow; above, ethnic. Van Keuren 162; HN Italy 1446. Good very fine.

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Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; between crest and neck, KΛE; above, APIΣTOΓE; Rv. Herakles standing facing, holding club, lion skin and cornucopia; bucranium to upper l.; on l., HPAKΛHIΩN. Van Keuren 130; HN Italy 1427. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Helmeted head of Athena r.; Rv. Marine deity (Glaukos?) to r., holding spear and shield; HPAKΛEI[ΩN] below. Van Keuren 144; HN Italy 1437; SNG ANS 118-21; SNG Copenhagen 1141; HGC 1, 1015. Brown patina with some cuprite spots on obverse. Good very fine.

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Ear of barley with five grains; retrograde MET to left; Rv. Incuse ear of barley with five grains. HN Italy 1478; cfr. Noe 66. In good condition for this issue. Near extremely fine.

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Seven-grained barley ear; to right, ΜΕΤΑΠ; border of dots. Rv. The same type incuse. Noe 142; HN Italy 1481. Extremely fine.

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META on left, six-grained ear; Rv. Incuse six-grained ear. Noe 206; HN Italy 1482. Minor edge split at 4 o'clock, otherwise near extremely fine. 

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-ear of six grains; META upwards to l.; Rv. Incuse barley-ear of six grains. Noe Class IX, 202; HN Italy 1482. Die break on the obverse, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Barley ear of seven grains; Rv. Incuse barley ear of six grains. HN Italy 1482; Noe 182. Near extremely fine.

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META on right, six-grained ear; countermark; Rv. Incuse six-grained ear. HN Italy 1482; Noe Class IX; HGC I 1028. Extremely fine.

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Head of Kore/Persephone or Nike r.; below, [NIKA]; at l., O; Rv. M - E, barley ear; at l., ithyphallic herm. HN Italy 1641. Brownish green tone. Near extremely fine.

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Wreathed head of Persephone r.; [Φ below chin]; Rv. ΜΕΤΑ, grain ear with leaf to l.; mouse above leaf, Φ below. Johnston Class A, 8.11; HN Italy 1569. About extremely fine / extremely fine. Refined style.

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Helmeted head of Leukippos r.; to l., lion head r.; [monogram below chin]; Rv. Grain ear with leaf to l.; club above leaf, [A]MI below.  HN Italy 1575; Johnston class B, 2; SNG ANS 434. Extremely fine.

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Ami..., magistrate. ΛEYKIΠΠO[Σ], bearded head of Leukippos to r., wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, dog seated to l.; below neck, [Σ]. Rev. META, barley ear with leaf to r.; above leaf, [dove alighting right]; below leaf, [AMI]. HN Italy 1576; Johnston Class B, 3.7. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

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Wreathed head of Demeter r.; Rv. Barley ear with leaf to r.; krater above leaf, Φ below; graffiti to r.: XAIPE upwards. Johnston Class A, 8.2; HN Italy 1568. Small scratches on the obverse, otherwise good very fine. Ex Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 78 (9 February 2020), lot 414.

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Wreathed head of Demeter r.; AΠO below chin; Rv. Barley ear with leaf to left; mouse above leaf, Φ below. Johnston Class A, 8.15; HN Italy 1570. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Hair above ear on the obverse possibly tooled, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine. Fine style.

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Head of Demeter r., wearing wreath of barley ears, Rv. Seven-grained barley ear; leaf to right, double-handled crater above, ΦΙ below. HN Italy 1568 var. (ΦΙ instead of Φ). Refined style. Traces of old cleaning. Fields gently smoothed. Possible slight tooling following cleaning. Extremely fine.

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Ly-, magistrate. Wreathed head of Demeter to r., wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, with hair falling in loose curls behind; Rv. Ear of barley with leaf to right; META upwards to left, ΛY below, Nike above leaf. Johnston Class C, 9.3; SNG ANS 496; HN Italy 1591. Slight porosity, otherwise near extremely fine.

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Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; Rv. Barley ear, cornucopia on r. leaf. Johnston F 21; SNG ANS 531. Near extremely fine. 

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Helmeted head of Leukippos r.; Rv. META, Demeter standing facing, head r., holding long cross-torch. HN Italy 1702; SNG Copenhagen 1249; SNG ANS 561; Johnston 66. Brown patina. Good extremely fine.