Sicily. Syracuse. Hiero II. 240-215 BC. Æ Hemilitron (20.01g, 6h). Calciati 193; Laffaille 88. Dark green patina. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Numismatica Genevensis 2004 (3) lot 20
Lot 121
Starting price: 400€
Sicily. Syracuse. Hiero II. 240-215 BC. Æ Hemilitron (17.79g, 5h). Calciati 193; Laffaille 88. Dark green patina. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 30; The Numismatic Auction 1982 (1) lot 40
Lot 122
Starting price: 400€
Thrace. Lysimachos. Lysimacheia. 306-281 BC. Æ (1.83g, 2h). Müller 12; SNG Copenhagen 1170. Superb glossy dark green patina. Exceptional for issue. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 41
Lot 123
Starting price: 200€
Thrace. Lysimacheia. 309-220 BC. Æ (3.38g, 12h). BMC 18; SNG Evelpidis 1064. Dark emerald green patina. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; former Christopher Morcom collection, Triton 2008 (11) lot 90
Lot 124
Starting price: 100€
Thrace. Istros. 280-200 BC (3.48g, 12h). Babelon 1673; SNG Stancomb 176-178. Splendid dark brown patina. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1998 (7) lot 36; Giessener Münzhandlung 1996 (76) lot 82
Lot 125
Starting price: 400€
Thrace. Pantikapaion. 300-250 BC. Æ (6.45g, 12h). Anokhin 125; SNG Copenhagen 35. Lovely dark brown patina. Good very fine. From a European private collection; The New-York Sale 2005 (9) lot 58
Lot 126
Starting price: 200€
Thrace. Mesembria. 400-350 BC. AR Obol (1.29g, 9h). SNG Copenhagen 625; SNG Stancomb 219-222. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1999 (9) lot 39
Lot 127
Starting price: 200€
Thrace. Mesembria. 350-310 BC Æ (4.24g, 9h). Laffaille 101; SNG Copenhagen 655. Lovely dark green patina. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1992 (2) lot 48
Lot 128
Starting price: 200€
Thrace. Thasos. 435-411 BC AR Trite (3.64g). BMC 35; Le Rider 7. Old cabinet tone. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 54; Numismatik Lanz 1992 (60) lot 92; Auctiones 1990 (20) lot 222; Adolph Hess 1955 (5 April) lot 61; Otto Helbing 1927 (24 October) lot 2766
Lot 129
Starting price: 400€
Thrace. Thasos. 411-350 BC. AR 1/12 Stater (0.83g, 12h). Le Rider 26; MAST 75 (this coin). Attractively toned. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 55
Lot 130
Starting price: 200€
Thrace. Thasos. Celtic imitation. 1st century BC. Tetradrachm (16.62g, 2h). OTA -; Flesche 765. Lightly toned. Amazing style. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Solidus Numismatik 2015 (5) lot 8
Lot 131
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Philip IV. Pella. 297-296 BC (1.23g, 9h). Strauss 317 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 1171. Superb green patina. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 52; former Maurice Laffaille (1902-1989) collection, Münzen & Medaillen 1991 (76) lot 317
Lot 132
Starting price: 400€
Macedon. Uncertain mint. 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.16g). AMNG -; Rosen -. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 133
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Uncertain mint. 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.26g). Svoronos 7/13; Klein -. Lightly toned. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Roma Numismatics 2012 (4) lot 195
Monkeys are known to have appeared in Greek art, very possibly taken from living models. While the temperature range found in northern Greece in ancient times probably precludes the existence of a population of native monkeys, they may well have arrived as either pets or ritual animals, thence to be used as a coin type.
Lot 134
Starting price: 400€
Macedon. Akanthos. 500-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.43g). AMNG 8; SNG Lockett 1291. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former 'outstanding collection', Leu Numismatics 2001 (81) lot 154
Lot 135
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Eion. 500-480 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.86g). AMNG -; SNG Copenhagen 174. Lightly toned. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Numismatik Lanz 2003 (117) lot 204
Lot 136
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Eion. 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.72g). SNG ANS 281; SNG Copenhagen 180. Attractively toned. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Numismatik Lanz 2003 (117) lot 205
Lot 137
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Eion. 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (0.90g). SNG ANS 281; SNG Copenhagen 180. Old cabinet tone. Extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 138
Starting price: 200€
Macedon. Neapolis. 380-360 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.82g, 2h). AMNG 12; SNG Berry 41. Old cabinet tone. Well-centered. Good very fine. From a European private collection
Lot 139
Starting price: 100€
Macedon. Uranopolis. 300-280 BC. Æ (2.92g). BMC 2; Laffaille -. Splendid dark green patina. Very fine. From a European private collection; former Richard Cyril Lockett (1873-1950) collection
Lot 140
Starting price: 100€
Thessaly. Larissa. 460-440 BC. AR Drachm (6.02g, 9h). BCD 172; Dewing 1388. Attractively toned. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Classical Numismatic Group 2004 (66) lot 347
Lot 141
Starting price: 400€
Thessaly. Larissa. 360-350 BC. AR Drachm (6.06g, 12h). Hermann 5/5; SNG Copenhagen 121. Old cabinet tone. Artistic dies. Extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 142
Starting price: 400€
Thessaly. Trikka. 450-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.80g, 6h). BMC 1; BCD 769. Attractively toned. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Jean Elsen 2009 (101) lot 87
Lot 143
Starting price: 100€
Boiotia. Thebes. 405-395 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.21g, 1h). BMC 87; SNG Copenhagen 294. Old cabinet tone. Broad flan. Very fine. From a European private collection; Gorny & Mosch 2005 (142) lot 1421; possibly from the Olga Helen Knoepke (1917-1991) collection
Lot 144
Starting price: 100€
Euboea. Chalkis. 338-308 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.76g, 10h). Picard 4/1a = BCD 130 (this coin). Attractively toned. Well-centered. Good very fine. From a European private collection; former Basil Demetriadi collection, Numismatik Lanz 2002 (111) lot 130; former Clarence Sweet Bement (1843-1923) collection, Naville 1924 (6) lot 1065
Lot 145
Starting price: 200€
Corinthia. Corinth. 415-387 BC. AR Stater (8.53g, 10h). BCM 147; Weber 3690. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1992 (2) lot 88
Corinth was one of the most famous cities of mainland Greece, and because its situation on the Isthmus, joining the Peloponnese and northern Greece, it enjoyed an ideal trading position. Its famous pottery was exported all over the Mediterranean world. The coinage depicts the divine winged horse Pegasos caught near the fountain Peirene by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon.
Lot 146
Starting price: 600€
Elis. Olympia. 250-240 BC. Æ Half (4.15g, 3h). BCD 285 (this coin); BMC -. Lovely dark brown patina. Very fine. From a European private collection; former Basil Demetriadi collection, Leu Numismatics 2004 (90) lot 285
Lot 147
Starting price: 200€
Crete. Itanos. 320-280 BC. AR Obol (0.82g). SNG Lockett 2575; Svoronos 28. Attractively toned. Extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 68. Münzen & Medaillen 1986 (68) lot 257
Lot 148
Starting price: 200€
Paphlagonia. Pylaemenes. 130 BC. Æ Chalkous (3.32g, 12h). Laffaille 138; SNG von Aulock 150. Dark brown patina. Very fine. From a European private collection; Gorny & Mosch 2003 (126) lot 1323
Lot 149
Starting price: 100€
Mysia. Kyzikos. 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.63g). Fritze 158; SNG France 306. Lightly toned. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Nomos 2015 (11) lot 104
Kekrops, traditionally considered the first king of Attica in ancient Greece, is represented as human in the upper part of his body while the lower part was shaped like a snake. He was said to have instituted the laws of marriage and property and a new form of worship. The abolition of human sacrifice, the burial of the dead and the invention of writing were also attributed to him.
