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Lot: 1 1989 - The estimates are in USD The Prospero Collection of $ 4,000 Ancient Greek Coins. GAUL. , Massalia (c.150-100 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 2.69g, . Bust of Artemis Lot: 4 facing to right, wearing a diadem The Prospero Collection of and drapery, a bow and quiver at Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. her shoulder. Rev. Etruria, Populonia (after 211 MAΖΖA / A?, lion B.C.), Silver 20 Asses, 7.98g. moving to left on ground line, Head of gorgoneion facing, raising its forepaw (Muret 1112; wearing a diadem, mark of value Dewing 22). Attractive iridescent X••X below. Rev. tone, extremely fine. - The Blank (I. Vecchi, 'The Coinage of estimates are in USD $ 550 the Rasna. A Study in Etruscan Numismatics', part 2, SNR 69, 1990, 67 (this obverse die); SNG Lot: 2 Delepierre 101 (this obverse die); The Prospero Collection of SNG France 15 (this obverse Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. die); HN Italy 152). Struck from a Etruria, Populonia (c.300 B.C.), slightly worn obverse die, toned, Silver 10 Units, 4.20g. Female very fine. Ex Spink Auction 82, head facing to right, wearing a London, 27 March 1991, lot 397 - diadem and an earring, mark of The estimates are in USD $ value X behind. Rev. Plain 1,800 (Sambon 68a; SNG France 41; HN Italy 165). Toned, extremely fine. Ex Olga H. Knoepke Lot: 5 Collection, Glendining's in The Prospero Collection of conjunction with A.H. Baldwin & Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Sons Ltd., London, 10 December Campania, Hyria (c.405-385 1986, lot 10 - The estimates are B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.20g, . in USD $ 2,500 Head of Hera Lakinia facing, inclined slightly to right, wearing a stephane decorated with a Lot: 3 central palmette flanked by two The Prospero Collection of griffins, and wearing a necklace, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. ? on right. Rev. YPINA Etruria, Populonia (after 211 (retrograde), man-headed bull B.C.), Silver 20 Asses, 8.26g. standing to right on ground line Head of gorgoneion facing, (Rutter 128 (O47/R114); SNG wearing a large diadem, mark of ANS 270 (this obverse die); value X X below chin. Rev. Jameson 41 (this obverse die); Octopus (SNG Lockett 41 (this HN Italy 540). Attractive style, coin); I. Vecchi, 'The Coinage of toned, very fine. - The estimates the Rasna. A Study in Etruscan are in USD $ 2,500 Numismatics', part 2, SNR 69, 1990, 25, 6 (this coin); BMC 4; Antikenmuseum Basel 10; HN Lot: 6 Italy 146). Reverse off-centre, The Prospero Collection of beautiful old cabinet tone, about Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. extremely fine, rare and with a Campania, Neapolis (c.350-325 distinguished old pedigree. This B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.64g, . coin published in 'The Coinage of Head of nymph facing to right, Rasna. A Study in Etruscan her hair bound with a broad band Numismatics', I. Vecchi, SNR 69 decorated with a meander (1990), 25, 6; and in SNG pattern. Rev. Lockett, 41, illustrated on pl. I. Ex [NE]O?OΛITH[Ζ] (in P. Barron Collection Ex Jacob the exergue), man-headed bull Hirsch, Auction XXX, Munich, 11 standing to right, Nike flies above May 1911, lot 18 Ex R. Allatini to right to crown the bull Collection Ex Clarence S. (Sambon 363 (this coin); SNG Bement Collection, Naville VI, ANS 293 (these dies); HN Italy Lucerne, 28 January 1924, lot 21 565). Struck from dies of the Ex R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, finest style, excellent metal, Glendining & Co., London, 25-28 attractively toned and good October 1955, lot 24. Purchased extremely fine, one of the finest from Spink & Son Ltd., London, known examples and a superb

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piece of ancient art. This coin Lot: 9 published in 'Les Monnaies The Prospero Collection of Antiques de L'Italie', A. Sambon Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. (1903), p. 205, 363, illustrated on Campania, Nuceria Alfaterna pl. III. Ex Franz von Wotoch (c.250-225 B.C.), Silver Collection, Sambon & Canessa Didrachm, 7.25g, . Oscan legend, Auction, Paris, 11 & 12 head of Karneios facing to left, December 1901, lot 66 Ex with ram's horn, a small dolphin Comtesse de Behague behind. Rev. Dioscouros Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau standing facing, head turned to Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot 3 left, beside his horse, holding the - The estimates are in USD reins and a thyrsos (SNG France $ 7,000 1102 (these dies); Sambon 1008; SNG ANS 560 (these dies); HN Italy 608). Obverse a little off- Lot: 7 centre, toned, nearly extremely The Prospero Collection of fine, rare. Ex Prof. L. White-King Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Collection, Sotheby's, London, 22 Campania, Neapolis (c.300-275 & 23 April 1909, lot 7 Ex Hess - B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.38g, . Leu, Auction 28, Lucerne, 5-6 Head of nymph facing to right, May 1965, lot 10 Ex Frank her hair bound with a broad Sternberg, Auction XX, Zurich, 20 band, and wearing a triple- April 1988, lot 40 Ex Giessener pendant earring and a necklace, Mnzhandlung, Auction 42, a kantharos behind, XAPI Munich, 11 October 1988, lot 12 - (moneyer's name?) below neck. The estimates are in USD $ Rev. [NEO?OΛITHΖ] 3,000 (in the exergue), man-headed bull standing to right, Nike flies above to right to crown the bull, Lot: 10 small K between the bull's legs The Prospero Collection of (Sambon 467b; SNG ANS 356 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. (these dies); HN Italy 579). Campania, Phistelia (c.405-400 Reverse a little off-centre, very B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.39g, . pretty style, nearly extremely fine. Female head facing, inclined - The estimates are in USD slightly to right. Rev. Man-headed $ 700 bull standing to left, a dolphin to left in the exergue (Sambon 828; Rutter 179, 6; SNG ANS 563-5; Lot: 8 HN Italy 611). Cabinet tone, The Prospero Collection of nearly extremely fine. Ex Hess - Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Leu, Auction 36, Lucerne, 18 Campania, Nola (c.400-385 April 1968, lot 9 Ex Monnaies et B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.08g, . Medailles SA, Auction 68, Basel, Head of nymph facing to right, 15 April 1986, lot 5The precise her hair bound with a broad location of the ancient site of ribbon, and wearing an earring Phistelia is unknown and its and a necklace. Rev. existence is only known to us NΩΛAIΩ[N] (in from its coinage. - The estimates the exergue), man-headed bull are in USD $ 2,800 walking to left, Nike flies above to left to crown the bull (Rutter 34 (N014/NR25); Sambon 806b; Lot: 11 SNG ANS 553 (this obverse die); The Prospero Collection of HN Italy 605). Reverse a little off- Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. centre, toned, very fine. Ex Spink Campania, Suessa Aurunca & Son Numismatics Ltd., Auction (c.265-240 B.C.), Silver 20, Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 24 Didrachm, 7.11g, . Head of - The estimates are in USD Apollo facing to right, wearing a $ 2,200 laurel-wreath, his hair long and flowing, a bow behind. Rev. SVESAN[O] (in the exergue), Dioskouros, wearing a pilos and holding a palm-branch tied with a fillet, riding to left with a second horse beside him (SNG ANS 594- 7 var.; Sambon -; SNG France -;

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HN Italy 447). Beautiful astride dolphin to right, holding a Hellenistic style, attractively cuttle-fish in his right hand and toned, about extremely fine, a extending his left hand. Rev. very rare variety. - The estimates TAPAS (retrograde), hippocamp are in USD $ 5,500 to right, a scallop-shell below (Fischer-Bossert 23 (V10/R18); Vlasto 126 (this obverse die); Lot: 12 BMC 44 (these dies); HN Italy The Prospero Collection of 827). Attractive cabinet tone, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. good very fine, rare. Ex Bourgey Calabria, Tarentum (c.510-500 Auction, Paris, 14 June 1932, lot B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 7.86g, 1 Ex Adolph Hess AG, Auction . TARAS (retrograde), 254, Lucerne, 25 & 26 October Phalanthos seated astride 1983, lot 19. Purchased from dolphin to right, his left arm B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, April extended and his right hand 1984 The city-state of Tarentum resting on the back of the was one of the richest of the dolphin, a scallop-shell below, Greek colonies in Magna Graecia dot and cable border. Rev. The and it produced an extensive same type incuse and reversed, series of coinage from the late ribbed incuse border (Fischer- sixth century B.C., of which the Bossert 11e (V6/R10) (this coin); staters are among the most Vlasto 62 (these dies); SNG ANS beautiful. A consistent image 825 (these dies); HN Italy 826). running through the staters is the Dark old cabinet tone, very fine, figure of Taras riding a dolphin. rare. This coin published in From the late fifth century B.C., 'Chronologie der Taras was joined on the Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', opposing side of the coin by a W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. 47, horseman. The way in which the 11e. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, horseman was portrayed varied Auction XVI, New York, 2 greatly, from a young rider, to a December 1985, lot 8 The city- race jockey taking part in a state of Tarentum was one of the contest, or a warrior in action, richest of the Greek colonies in wearing armour and with Magna Graecia and it produced weapons. The die engraving and an extensive series of coinage workmanship seen on the from the late sixth century B.C., coinage of Tarentum is almost of which the staters are among always of a high standard and the most beautiful. A consistent the series has long been image running through the appreciated by collectors as one staters is the figure of Taras of the most charming from the riding a dolphin. From the late ancient Greek world. - The fifth century B.C., Taras was estimates are in USD $2,500 joined on the opposing side of the coin by a horseman. The way in which the horseman was Lot: 14 portrayed varied greatly, from a The Prospero Collection of young rider, to a race jockey Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. taking part in a contest, or a Calabria, Tarentum (c.480-470 warrior in action, wearing armour B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.06g. and with weapons. The die TAPAS (retrograde), Phalanthos, engraving and workmanship naked, seated astride dolphin to seen on the coinage of Tarentum right, his left hand extended and is almost always of a high his right hand resting on the back standard and the series has long of the dolphin, his right leg drawn been appreciated by collectors as back, a scallop-shell below. Rev. one of the most charming from Wheel of four spokes, with the ancient Greek world. - The protruding axle (Fischer-Bossert estimates are in USD $ 6,500 73 (V34/R55); Vlasto 73ff. var. (leg drawn back); SNG ANS 829 var.; cf. SNG Lloyd 110; HN Italy Lot: 13 833). Attractive iridescent cabinet The Prospero Collection of tone, nearly extremely fine, a rare Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. variety. Ex Tkalec & Rauch, Calabria, Tarentum (c.500-473 Vienna, 14-15 April 1986, lot 32 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.03g, . The city-state of Tarentum was TAPAS, Phalanthos, naked, one of the richest of the Greek

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colonies in Magna Graecia and it Lot: 16 produced an extensive series of The Prospero Collection of coinage from the late sixth Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. century B.C., of which the staters Calabria, Tarentum (c.443-400 are among the most beautiful. A B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.25g, . consistent image running through TA[PANTI]NΩ[N] the staters is the figure of Taras (retrograde), Phalanthos, naked, riding a dolphin. From the late seated astride dolphin to left, fifth century B.C., Taras was holding a strigil in his extended joined on the opposing side of right hand and resting his left on the coin by a horseman. The the back of the dolphin, a shrimp way in which the horseman was beneath to left. Rev. Taras portrayed varied greatly, from a Oikistes, naked to waist, seated young rider, to a race jockey to left on a chair, holding a bird taking part in a contest, or a by the tips of its wings and warrior in action, wearing armour resting his left arm on the back of and with weapons. The die the chair, his right foot resting on engraving and workmanship a stool, a small panther cub seen on the coinage of Tarentum below jumps up towards the bird is almost always of a high (Vlasto 220 (these dies); SNG standard and the series has long ANS 856 (these dies); Vlasto, been appreciated by collectors as 'TAPAΖ one of the most charming from OIKIΖTHΖ. A the ancient Greek world. - The Contribution to Tarantine estimates are in USD $ 1,750 Numismatics', ANS NNM 15, 1922, 38d (these dies). A little short of flan, old cabinet tone, Lot: 15 good style, very fine. Ex Olga H. The Prospero Collection of Knoepke Collection, Glendining's Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. in conjunction with A.H. Baldwin Calabria, Tarentum (c.473-450 & Sons Ltd., London, 10 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.96g, . December 1986, lot 13. - The TARAS (retrograde), Phalanthos, estimates are in USD $ 1,500 naked, seated astride dolphin to right, his left hand extended and his right hand resting on the back Lot: 17 of the dolphin, a murex below. The Prospero Collection of Rev. Head of Satyra facing to Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. right, her hair bound with a Calabria, Tarentum (c.425-380 double fillet; within a linear circle B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.69g, . [T]A- (Fischer-Bossert 131c (V69/R90) PA-N-TI-NΩ-N, Taras (this coin); Vlasto 152 (these seated astride dolphin to right, dies); SNG Ashmolean 207 extending his left arm with open (these dies); SNG ANS -; HN palm, and resting his right hand Italy 838). Short crack in flan, the on the back of the dolphin, a usual die-flaw on the reverse, scallop-shell below. Rev. Naked wonderful transitional style, good ephebos seated on a standing very fine and very rare, with a horse facing to right on ground good pedigree. This coin line, he crowns the horse with his published in 'Chronologie der right hand and holds the bridle Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', with his left (Vlasto 271 (this W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. 74, coin); Fischer-Bossert 234b 131c. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction (V113/R173) (this coin); SNG 2, Zurich, 25 April 1972, lot 15 Ex Lloyd 149 (reverse die); HN Italy Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction V, 847). Obverse slightly off-centre, Beverly Hills, 23 & 24 February broad flan, attractive old cabinet 1978, lot 10 Ex Nelson Bunker tone, good very fine This coin Hunt Collection, Sotheby's, New published in 'Descriptive York, 21-22 June 1990, lot 176 - Catalogue of the Collection of The estimates are in USD $ Tarantine Coins formed by M.P. 4,000 Vlasto', O. Ravel (1947), p. 36, 271, illustrated on pl. IX; and in 'Chronologie der Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. 101, 234b, illustrated on pl. 13. Ex Strozzi Collection, Rome, 15-

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22 April 1907, lot 846 Ex M.P. Lot: 20 Vlasto Collection, 271 Purchased The Prospero Collection of from B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 13 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. March 1987 - The estimates are Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-340 in USD $ 2,800 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.65g, . Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting Lot: 18 from a cantering horse left, ? The Prospero Collection of below horse. Rev. TAPAΖ, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Taras as an ephebos seated Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-340 astride dolphin to left, holding a B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.03g, . Corinthian helmet in his right Naked ephebos crowning a horse hand and leaning on the back of standing to left on ground line, the dolphin with his left, I and with its right foreleg raised, A waves below (Fischer-Bossert below the horse. Rev. 657 (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 TAPAΖ, Taras seated (these dies); SNG ANS 929 astride dolphin to left, holding a (these dies); SNG Lloyd 169). kantharos in his right hand, he An almost invisible metal-flaw on leans backwards and rests his reverse, of charming style, left hand on the back of the attractively toned, about dolphin, P below (Kraay - Hirmer extremely fine. - The estimates pl. 106, 307 (this coin); Fischer- are in USD $ 1,200 Bossert 457d (V200/R348) (this coin); Vlasto 414; SNG ANS 914; HN Italy 875). A few light old Lot: 21 marks, lightly toned, about The Prospero Collection of extremely fine. This coin Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. published in 'Chronologie der Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-340 Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.82g, . W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. Naked warrior, wearing a helmet, 154, 457d; and illustrated in on horseback to left, holding a 'Greek Coins', C.M. Kraay & M. spear and a shield, ? below. Rev. Hirmer (1966), pl. 106, 307. TAPAΖ, Taras seated Purchased from G. Mller, 28 astride dolphin to left, holding a June 1989 - The estimates are in trident over his right shoulder, K USD $ 2,800 and waves below (Fischer- Bossert 664 (V253/R515); Vlasto 444 (these dies); SNG ANS 933 Lot: 19 (these dies); HN Italy 877). Well- The Prospero Collection of centred, lightly toned, good style, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. extremely fine. - The estimates Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-340 are in USD $ 1,200 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.66g, . Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting Lot: 22 from a horse cantering to left, ? The Prospero Collection of below the horse. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. TAPAΖ, Taras as an Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-325 ephebos seated astride dolphin B.C.), Silver Diobol, 1.23g, . to left, holding a Corinthian Head of Athena facing to right, helmet in his right hand and wearing a crested helmet leaning on the back of the decorated with an olive-wreath. dolphin with his left, I and waves Rev. Herakles, naked, kneeling below (Fischer-Bossert 657 to right, grappling with a lion (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 (these which he prepares to strike with a dies)); SNG ANS 929 (these club raised above his head dies); SNG Lloyd 169). Attractive (Vlasto 1338 (these dies); HN iridescent cabinet tone, extremely Italy -). Attractive cabinet tone, fine. Ex Monnaies et Medailles about extremely fine and rare. - SA, Auction 75, Basel, 4 The estimates are in USD $ December 1989, lot 27 - The 800 estimates are in USD $ 950

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Lot: 23 the surrounding tribes of The Prospero Collection of Lucanians and Messapians. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Taras is shown appealing to his Calabria, Tarentum (c.344-338 father Poseidon, and the parent B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.56g, . Head city of Tarentum was Sparta, to of Hera facing to right, her curling whom they did appeal for help at hair held in a stephane decorated this time. An alternative historical with palmettes, a diaphanous veil association could be the is visible on both sides of her campaign of intervention by neck, small E behind, a small Alexander of Epirus, the uncle of dolphin swimming downwards Alexander the Great, undertaken and TAPA before. Rev. after the Spartan one. Whatever TAPANTINΩN, Taras the inspiration for the reverse standing to right, raising his type, the whole scene is a hands in supplication towards composition of great complexity Poseidon, seated to left on a and detail, and has been stool, wearing a himation over his beautifully and finely engraved. lower limbs and holding a trident, The arrangement of the figures K beneath stool, a star and? on gives the viewer a genuine sense right (E.S.G. Robinson, Ancient of realism and movement. Taras Greek Coins in the possession of appears almost desperate in his William Harrison Woodward appeal and Poseidon, gazing (privately printed, Oxford, 1928), down upon Taras, is rendered no. 4 (this coin); Vlasto 1 (these with gentle and sympathetic body- dies); Vlasto, 'Les monnaies d'or language. This superb coin is a de Tarente', JIAN II, 1899, p. very interesting example of a 306, I; A.J. Evans, 'The Artistic mythological type that perhaps Engravers of Terina and the reflects the current historical Signature of Evaenetos on its events at the time of issue. - The later Didrachm Dies', NC 1912, p. estimates are in USD $ 45; Head, BM Principal Coins, pl. 70,000 25, 7 (these dies); HN Italy 901 (these dies); Kraay - Hirmer pl. 109, 315, and colour plate X). Lot: 24 Two small insignificant nicks on The Prospero Collection of the obverse and one on the Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. reverse edge, extremely fine and Calabria, Tarentum (c.334-332 very rare, a superb example and B.C.), Gold Half Stater, 4.34g, . one of the most beautiful designs Head of Hera facing to right, to appear on an ancient Greek wearing a stephane, an earring gold coin. This coin published in and a necklace, her hair falling 'Ancient Greek Coins in the down her neck in wavy curls, possession of William Harrison traces of a legend before. Rev. Woodward', E.S.G. Robinson TAPAΖ, Taras seated on (1928), p. 2, 4, illustrated on pl. I. dolphin to left, carrying a small Ex Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection dolphin in his right hand and Ex William Harrison Woodward holding a trident in his left, ? Collection Ex Reverend Arnold below his right arm, a thunderbolt Mallinson Collection, Spink on left, M-? below (Vlasto 12 (this Auction 39, London, 6 December coin); HN Italy 902; SNG ANS 1984, lot 36 The obverse of this 955 var.; Jameson 149 var.). coin bears a very delicately Traces of double-striking on the engraved head of Hera, the wife reverse, struck from dies of very of Zeus. On the reverse appears pretty style, a superb example, 'K', probably the initial of the extremely fine, rare. This coin artist responsible for the types of published and in 'Descriptive this beautiful coin. It is possible Catalogue of the Collection of that this is the same artist who Tarantine Coins formed by M.P. engraved beautiful dies, signed Vlasto', O. Ravel (1947), p. 3, 12, 'Kal', at Herakleia (see lot 46 for illustrated on pl. I. Ex M.P. Vlasto an example). The fascinating Collection, 12 (reportedly found reverse type of the above coin at Taranto, near the railway has been given various historical station, in 1899). Ex J. Vinchon, interpretations, associating it with Monte-Carlo, 13 April 1985, lot an appeal made by Tarentum 18 - The estimates are in USD around this time for aid to help $15,000 control increasing pressure from

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Lot: 25 June 1979, lot 1322 Ex Moreira The Prospero Collection of Collection, Part 2, Superior Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Galleries, 10-11 December 1988, Calabria, Tarentum (c.344-334 lot 1698 - The estimates are in B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.85g, . USD $ 700 Warrior, wearing a helmet and holding a spear and a shield, standing facing to right, behind a Lot: 28 horse which also faces to right, ? The Prospero Collection of on right. Rev. TAPAΖ, Taras Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. seated astride dolphin to left, Calabria, Tarentum (c.325-280 holding a trident and a round B.C.), Silver Three-Quarter Obol, shield, A and waves below 0.45g, . Head of horse facing to (Fischer-Bossert 684 right, Nike flying above to left. (V259/R531); Vlasto 518 (this Rev. Head of horse facing to obverse die); SNG Lloyd 175 right, E on right (Vlasto -; cf. SNG (this obverse die); HN Italy 889). ANS 1575; HN Italy 981). Dark Nearly extremely fine. - The tone, nearly extremely fine. - The estimates are in USD $ 1,100 estimates are in USD $ 600

Lot: 26 Lot: 29 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Calabria, Tarentum (c.344-334 Calabria, Tarentum (c.302 B.C.), B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.78g, . Gold Stater, 8.58g, . TAPA, head Naked youth on horse prancing of Hera facing to left, her hair to right, a second youth stands held in a stephane, a diaphanous behind the horse embracing it by veil is visible on both sides of her the neck, Nike flies above to right neck, three small dolphins to crown the youth on the horse, I swimming around. Rev. below. Rev. TAPAΖ, Taras TAPAΖ (in exergue), young seated astride dolphin to left, horseman (Kastor?), placing a holding a vase in his extended wreath on the head of a horse, right hand, K on right (Fischer- which is pacing to right on ground Bossert 715 (V266/R559); Vlasto line, Nike flies above to right to 527 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 177 crown the rider, ΖA below (these dies); HN Italy 892). Good the horse, a star below its raised very fine. - The estimates are in foreleg, a dolphin before (Vlasto USD $ 750 24 (this coin); Boston 71 (these dies); BMC 9; SNG ANS 1032; HN Italy 954). Lovely red tone, Lot: 27 broad flan, good very fine and The Prospero Collection of extremely rare, a beautiful Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. example. This coin published in Calabria, Tarentum (c.344-334 'Descriptive Catalogue of the B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.78g, . Collection of Tarantine Coins Naked horseman on prancing formed by M.P. Vlasto', O. Ravel horse to right, lancing downwards (1947), p. 5, 24, illustrated on pl. with his right arm, and holding a I. Ex Jacob Hirsch, Auction XIV, shield and two further lances, Munich, 27 November 1905, lot Λ-X in field, KAΛ / N 27 Ex M.P. Vlasto Collection, 24 below horse. Rev. TAPAΖ, Ex Olga H. Knoepke Collection, Taras seated astride dolphin to Glendining's in conjunction with right, holding a crested helmet, A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., his head slightly bowed towards London, 10 December 1986, lot it, KAΛ below (Fischer- 22 - The estimates are in USD Bossert 740c (V282/R574) (this $ 40,000 coin); Vlasto 558 (these dies); HN Italy 896). Good very fine. This coin published in Lot: 30 'Chronologie der The Prospero Collection of Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. Calabria, Tarentum (c.302-280 238, 740c. Ex J. Hewitt Judd B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.95g, . Nike Collection Ex Miguel Muoz standing to left, turning the upper Collection, Superior Galleries, 4 portion of her body to right and

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seizing the forelock of a horse published in 'Chronologie der prancing to left, the horseman Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', wears a helmet and holds a small W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. shield and two javelins. Rev. 361, G29g. Ex Collection of TAPAΖ, Taras seated Ancient Greek Gold and Silver astride dolphin to left, rising to his Coins formed by a Foreign knees, extending his right arm Amateur, Glendining & Co., and holding in his left hand a London, 13 December 1963, lot small shield inscribed E, IOP in 23 - The estimates are in USD the left field, waves below (Vlasto $ 5,000 680; SNG ANS 1056; SNG Lockett 200; HN Italy 963). Lightly toned, sharply struck, Lot: 33 excellent style, good extremely The Prospero Collection of fine, a very good example. Ex Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Collection of Ancient Greek Gold Calabria, Tarentum (c.280 B.C.), and Silver Coins formed by a Gold Stater, 8.53g, . Head of Foreign Amateur, Glendining & Zeus facing to right, wearing a Co., London, 13 December 1963, laurel-wreath, his hair in curls, lot 26 - The estimates are in USD NK monogram behind. Rev. $ 2,000 TAPANTINΩN, eagle standing to left on a thunderbolt, its wings open, AP monogram on Lot: 31 left, ΖΩΖI above The Prospero Collection of (Fischer-Bossert G38h (V34/R38) Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. (this coin); Vlasto 36 (these dies) Calabria, Tarentum (c.302-280 = Vlasto, 'The Late Mr. E.P. B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.97g, . Warren's Hoard of Tarentine Naked horseman cantering to Horsemen and Other left, holding behind him a small Contributions to Tarentine shield, [?I]ΛΩN below. Numismatics', NC 1930, pl. XII, Rev. TAPAΖ, Taras seated 7; Boston 82; E.S.G. Robinson, astride dolphin to left, holding in Ancient Greek Coins in the his outstretched right hand a possession of William Harrison small Nike who extends a wreath Woodward (privately printed, towards his head, waves below Oxford, 1928), no. 9 (these dies); (Vlasto 685; SNG Lockett 201; SNG Lloyd 200 (this obverse SNG ANS 1060; HN Italy 964). die); HN Italy 983 (these dies)). Lightly toned, extremely fine. Ex Of superlative style, some lustre, Moreira Collection, Part 2, nearly extremely fine, extremely Superior Galleries, 10-11 rare. This coin published in December 1988, lot 1700 - The 'Chronologie der estimates are in USD $ 850 Didrachmenpragung von Tarent', W. Fischer-Bossert (1999), p. 365, G38h. Ex Collection of Lot: 32 Ancient Greek Gold and Silver The Prospero Collection of Coins formed by a Foreign Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Amateur, Glendining & Co., Calabria, Tarentum (c.280 B.C.), London, 13 December 1963, lot Gold Half Stater, 4.28g, . Head of 24 The head of Zeus on the young Herakles facing to right, obverse of this coin is engraved wearing a lion's skin headdress. to a high degree of artistic Rev. TAPANTINΩN, Taras excellence, not usually seen in driving a galloping biga to right, this period. This coin is part of holding a trident and the reins, an issue struck by the Tarentines AP monogram above horses, NK during the Pyrrhic War and it monogram beneath the forehorse seems likely that it was intended (Fischer-Bossert G29g (V25/R29) to serve as payment for (this coin); Vlasto 30-31; SNG mercenaries who were Lloyd 201 var.; Vlasto, 'The Late accustomed to the gold staters of Mr. E.P. Warren's Hoard of the Macedonian type. - The Tarentine Horsemen and Other estimates are in USD $ Contributions to Tarentine 25,000 Numismatics', NC 1930, pl. XI, 17; SNG ANS 1037; HN Italy 985). Attractive style, good very fine and extremely rare. This coin

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Lot: 34 Lot: 36 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Calabria, Tarentum (c.280 B.C.), Calabria, Tarentum (c.280-272 Gold Quarter Stater, 2.14g, . B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.39g, . The Head of Apollo facing to right, Dioskouri, with flowing mantles, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. cantering to left, ?Y monogram TAPANTI-NΩN, eagle between their heads. Rev. standing to right on a thunderbolt, TAPA[Ζ], Taras seated its wings spread, AP monogram astride dolphin to left, holding and a spear-head before, I A behind him two lances and a below (Fischer-Bossert G50a small round shield upon which is (V44/R50) (this coin); Vlasto 53 a hippocamp, and holding in his (this coin); HN Italy 986). Very right hand a small Nike who is attractive style, minor mark on preparing to crown him, ?Y to obverse, otherwise extremely left, waves below (Vlasto 780; fine, extremely rare, this being SNG ANS 1121; HN Italy 1011). the only example from these dies Evidence of light smoothing in listed by Fischer-Bossert. This the lower obverse field, attractive coin published in 'Chronologie cabinet tone, good style, der Didrachmenpragung von extremely fine. Ex Paris Auction, Tarent', W. Fischer-Bossert June 1927, lot 190 Ex Capt. E.G. (1999), p. 368, G50a, illustrated Spencer-Churchill Collection, Ars on pl. 67. Ex Nervegna Classica XIV, Lucerne, 2 July Collection, Sambon & Canessa, 1929, lot 22 Ex Adolph Hess AG, Rome, 18 November 1907, lot Auction 254, Lucerne, 25 & 26 250 Ex Collignon Collection, October 1983, lot 26 - The Feuardent, Paris, 17-19 estimates are in USD $ 1,500 December 1919, lot 19 Ex M.P. Vlasto Collection, 53 Ex Olga H. Knoepke Collection, Glendining & Lot: 37 Co. in conjunction with A.H. The Prospero Collection of Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London, 10 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. December 1986, lot 26 - The Calabria, Tarentum (c.280-272 estimates are in USD $ 5,500 B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.53g, . Naked ephebe on horseback galloping to right, holding a torch Lot: 35 in his right hand, The Prospero Collection of ?HPAKΛHI below. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. [TA]PAΖ, Phalanthos, naked vCalabria, Tarentum (c.280-272 except for a chlamys over his left B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.47g, . shoulder, riding on a dolphin to Naked horseman on prancing right, holding two spears in his horse to right, lancing downwards left hand and a third in his right, a with his right arm and holding a monogram on left, a diota and a round shield and two further monogram below (Vlasto 815 javelins behind him, ?Y to left, (these dies); SNG ANS 1154 [API / ΖTI / ?] in three lines (these dies)). Toned, about below. Rev. TAP[AΖ], Taras extremely fine. - The estimates seated astride dolphin to right, are in USD $ 700 preparing to fit an arrow into his bow, ?I and a small elephant standing to right below the Lot: 38 dolphin (Vlasto 711; SNG ANS The Prospero Collection of 1082 (this obverse die); HN Italy Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. 999). Attractive old cabinet tone, Calabria, Tarentum (c.272-240 nearly extremely fine. Ex B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.44g, . Superior Galleries, New York, Naked youth crowning a horse December 1972, lot 61 Ex standing to left, lifting its foreleg, Moreira Collection, Part 2, EY to right, ? - IΖTIAP Superior Galleries, New York, 10- below. Rev. TAPAΖ, Taras 11 December 1988, lot 1707 - seated astride dolphin to left, The estimates are in USD $ holding a trident in his left hand 650 and a small Nike, who is crowning him, in his right, a bunch of grapes with a small leaf on right (Vlasto 843 (these dies);

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SNG ANS 1172; HN Italy 1026). Lot: 41 Lightly toned, extremely fine. Ex The Prospero Collection of Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 2 July Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. 1930, lot 109 Ex Moreira Calabria, Tarentum (c.240-228 Collection, Part 2, Superior B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.55g, . Galleries, New York, 10-11 Horseman galloping to right, December 1988, lot 1713 - The hurling a short javelin, a wreath estimates are in USD $ 600 on left, OΛYM?IΖ. Rev. Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a Lot: 39 kantharos and a cornucopiae, a The Prospero Collection of tripod on right (Vlasto 943; SNG Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. ANS 1250; HN Italy 1055). Calabria, Tarentum (c.272-240 Lightly toned, good very fine. Ex B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.38g, . J.A. Spranger, Esq. Collection, Warrior, wearing a lorica and a Sotheby's, London, 12 May 1983, crested helmet, holding a lance in lot 27 - The estimates are in USD his right hand and a large round $ 700 shield in his left, on a horse cantering to right, ?I to left, A?OΛ / Lot: 42 ΛΩ[NIOΖ] below. The Prospero Collection of Rev. TAPAΖ, Taras seated Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. astride dolphin to left, half-turned Calabria, Tarentum (c.240-228 to face outwards, a chlamys on B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.40g, . his left arm which flows behind Warrior, in military attire and with him and he holds a trident in his head facing, on a horse cantering right hand, a small Nike flies to right, holding out his right hand towards him to crown him (Vlasto behind him to receive small Nike 894; SNG ANS 1216; HN Italy who is crowning him, a 1038). Attractive iridescent monogram on left, toned, extremely fine. Ex Moreira KAΛΛIK[PATHΖ] Collection, Part 2, Superior below horse. Rev. TA[PAΖ], Galleries, New York, 10-11 Taras seated astride dolphin to December 1988, lot 1712 - The left, holding a trident in his left estimates are in USD $ 800 hand and extending his right to receive small Nike who is preparing to crown him, NE Lot: 40 monogram on right (Vlasto 969; The Prospero Collection of SNG ANS 1262 (obverse die); Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. HN Italy 1059). Attractive old Calabria, Tarentum (c.240-228 cabinet tone, extremely fine. Ex B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.56g, . Boy Moreira Collection, Part 2, rider, wearing a short tunic, in full Superior Galleries, New York, 10- gallop on horseback to right, his 11 December 1988, lot 1723 - body thrown back, he holds the The estimates are in USD $ horse's mane with his left hand, 800 IΩMYPIΩN below, a bucranium to right with ΖΩ between its horns. Lot: 43 Rev. T-APAΖ, Taras seated The Prospero Collection of astride dolphin to left, holding a Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. trident in his left hand and a Calabria, Tarentum, Campano- hippocamp in his extended right, Tarentine Series (c.281-228 head of bearded Pan and E? B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.51g, . monogram on right (Vlasto 940 Diademed head of the nymph (this obverse die); SNG ANS Satyra facing to left, wearing an 1246 (these dies); HN Italy earring. Rev. Naked horseman to 1054). Dark old cabinet tone, right, crowning horse, the left extremely fine. Ex Monnaies et foreleg of the horse raised, a Medailles SA, Auction 75, Basel, crescent above, a dolphin and TA 4 December 1989, lot 59 - The below (Vlasto 1038-1041; SNG estimates are in USD $ 1,200 ANS 1302; HN Italy 1098). Edge smoothed, toned, very fine. - The estimates are in USD $ 500

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Lot: 44 Lot: 46 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Herakleia (c.390-340 Lucania, Herakleia (c.390-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.65g, . Head B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.20g, . of Athena three-quarters facing to Signed by the Artist Kal.... Head right, wearing a crested Attic of Athena facing to right, wearing helmet. Rev. a crested Attic helmet decorated [?HP]AKΛEΩN, with Skylla, ? / K / ? on right. Herakles grappling with the Rev. ?HPAKΛHIΩN, Nemean lion, a bow on left (E. Herakles standing facing, turned Work, 'The Earlier Staters of slightly to right, grappling with the Heraclea Lucaniae', ANS NNM Nemean lion, an owl standing 91, 1940, pl. II, 21; Van Keuren facing between his legs, a club 20; HN Italy 1375). Toned, good and the engraver's signature very fine and with a very beautiful KAΛ on left (Van Keuren facing head of Athena. Ex 50; SNG ANS 64 (these dies); E. Monnaies et Medailles SA, Work, 'The Earlier Staters of Auction 54, Basel, 26 October Heraclea Lucaniae', ANS NNM 1978, lot 48 Ex Adolph Hess AG, 91, 1940, 32; HN Italy 1377). Auction 252, Lucerne, 24 & 25 Cabinet tone, attractive style, May 1982, lot 19 Ex Monnaies et nearly extremely fine and rare. Medailles SA, Auction 72, Basel, Ex Olga H. Knoepke Collection, 6 October 1987, lot 478. The Glendining's in conjunction with head of Athena on this coin is A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., remarkable for the portrayal of London, 10 December 1986, lot serene classical beauty with 31 Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, which she has been rendered. - Volume XCVIII, Number 7, The estimates are in USD $ London, September 1990, 4962. 7,500 The engraver 'Kal....' was one of the most talented of the artists working in Italy in the fourth Lot: 45 century. He also produced coins The Prospero Collection of for other cities, such as his Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. superb staters at Tarentum (see Lucania, Herakleia (c.390-340 lot 23). It has also been argued B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.84g, . Head that the initials on this coin could of Athena three-quarters facing to refer to a moneyer, who worked right, wearing a crested Attic for several cities. However, if this helmet. Rev. ?HPAKΛHI- is the case, he must have ΩN, Herakles fighting the employed the same talented Nemean lion and preparing to artist, whose style is recognizable strike it with a club in his raised from his dies, to produce his right hand (BMC 27 (this coin); E. coins. - The estimates are in Work, 'The Earlier Staters of USD $ 4,000 Heraclea Lucaniae', ANS NNM 91, 1940, 23a (this coin); Van Keuren 22; SNG Lloyd 270 Lot: 47 (these dies); SNG ANS 56 (these The Prospero Collection of dies); HN Italy 1375). A few light Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. marks beneath an attractive Lucania, Herakleia (c.330-300 cabinet tone, good very fine, a B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.90g, . Head reverse composition of great of Athena facing to right, wearing beauty and animation. From the a crested Attic helmet adorned cabinet of The British Museum with Skylla, a palmette on the Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 20, neck-guard, K on right. Rev. Zurich, 25 & 26 April 1978, lot 8 HPAKΛ[HIΩN], Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Herakles standing facing, holding Collection, Sotheby's, New York, a club in his right hand and a 21-22 June 1990, lot 188 - The bow, quiver and a lion's skin in estimates are in USD $ 8,000 his left, Nike flies above to right to crown him, A Λ on left (Van Keuren 80; E. Work, 'The Earlier Staters of Heraclea Lucaniae', ANS NNM 91, 1940, pl. V, 52; HN Italy 1383). Lightly toned, about extremely fine. -

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The estimates are in USD $ (these dies); SNG ANS 132 1,500 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 287 (these dies); Jameson 254 (these dies); de Luynes 443 (these Lot: 48 dies); HN Italy 2270, pl. 37 (these The Prospero Collection of dies)). Very good metal for Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. issue, beautiful iridescent cabinet Lucania, Herakleia (c.281-278 tone, good very fine, very rare. B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.85g, . Head Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 2, of Athena three-quarters facing to Zurich, 25 April 1972, lot 27 Ex right, wearing a crested Attic Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, Zurich, helmet adorned with Skylla, a 3 May 1983, lot 198 Ex Tkalec & monogram between the crest and Rauch, Vienna, 14-15 April 1986, neck. Rev. lot 37. Laos was situated in ?HPAKΛEIΩN, western Lucania on the banks of Herakles standing facing, head to the river Laos, which formed the left, a club rests against his right boundary between Lucania and leg, he holds a lion's skin and a Bruttium. - The estimates are in cornucopiae in his left hand and USD $ 15,000 a skyphos over a lighted altar in his extended right hand, APIΖTO / ?AMOΖ on Lot: 51 left (Van Keuren 93; HN Italy The Prospero Collection of 1391). Attractive iridescent Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. cabinet tone, extremely fine and Lucania, Metapontum (c.540-510 rare. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 8.21g, 28, Zurich, 5 & 6 May 1981, lot 5 - . MET, eight-grained ear of The estimates are in USD $ barley. Rev. The same type, 4,000 incuse, without legend (Noe, Class I, 3; SNG ANS 160; BMC 3; HN Italy 1459). Wonderful Lot: 49 cabinet tone, about extremely The Prospero Collection of fine, an excellent example. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Purchased from Spink & Son Lucania, Herakleia (c.281-278 Ltd., London, 22 April 1986 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 3.70g, . Metapontum was another of the Head of Athena three-quarters wealthy Greek colonies in Magna facing to right, wearing a crested Graecia. Throughout the Attic helmet adorned with Skylla, extensive series of staters that a monogram between the crest Metapontum issued, the ear of and neck. Rev. barley, to which the city-state ?HPAKΛEIΩN, owl owed its wealth, features standing to right on an olive- prominently. Perhaps of most branch, its head facing, a club on interest however, is the head of left (Van Keuren 115; SNG ANS Demeter, the goddess of corn, 81; HN Italy 1412). Reverse a which usually appears on the little off-centre, attractively toned, obverse of the staters. The head about extremely fine. Purchased of Demeter is consistently from Spink & Son Ltd., London, represented as a young woman, October 1985 - The estimates often engraved in exquisite are in USD $ 650 beauty to a very high degree of artistry. Considering the range of different styles in which Demeter manifests herself, it is tempting to Lot: 50 think that the artists responsible The Prospero Collection of might have taken their inspiration Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. from real life. The Prospero Lucania, Laos (c.510-500 B.C.), Collection includes a very Silver Incuse Stater, 7.96g, . attractive and select group of ΛAFΖ, man-headed staters from Metapontum. - The bull standing to right, its head estimates are in USD $ 3,000 turned back to face to left, an exergual line of a row of dots between two lines below. Rev. Similar type, incuse, with NOM (retrograde) above (Sternberg, Series I, 1.8 (V1/R1); BMC 1 (these dies); SNG Lockett 362

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Lot: 52 of which projects above her The Prospero Collection of forehead, and a pendant. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. META, ear of barley, a praying Lucania, Metapontum (c.430-400 mantis on left (Noe 397 (these B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.64g, . Head dies); SNG Lockett 383 (these of Apollo Karneios facing to right, dies); HN Italy 1510). Lightly with a ram's horn and ear. Rev. toned, good very fine, pretty META, ear of barley, a leaf on left style. Purchased from Spink & (Noe 337; SNG Mnchen 952; Son Ltd., London, 13 February SNG Lockett 381 (these dies); 1985. Metapontum was another Jameson 272 (these dies); de of the wealthy Greek colonies in Luynes 472 (these dies); HN Italy Magna Graecia. Throughout the 1508). Lightly toned, about very extensive series of staters that fine, delicate style. Ex Frank Metapontum issued, the ear of Sternberg, Auction XX, Zurich, 20 barley, to which the city-state April 1988, lot 94 Metapontum owed its wealth, features was another of the wealthy Greek prominently. Perhaps of most colonies in Magna Graecia. interest however, is the head of Throughout the extensive series Demeter, the goddess of corn, of staters that Metapontum which usually appears on the issued, the ear of barley, to which obverse of the staters. The head the city-state owed its wealth, of Demeter is consistently features prominently. Perhaps of represented as a young woman, most interest however, is the often engraved in exquisite head of Demeter, the goddess of beauty to a very high degree of corn, which usually appears on artistry. Considering the range of the obverse of the staters. The different styles in which Demeter head of Demeter is consistently manifests herself, it is tempting to represented as a young woman, think that the artists responsible often engraved in exquisite might have taken their inspiration beauty to a very high degree of from real life. The Prospero artistry. Considering the range of Collection includes a very different styles in which Demeter attractive and select group of manifests herself, it is tempting to staters from Metapontum. - The think that the artists responsible estimates are in USD $ 1,600 might have taken their inspiration from real life. The Prospero Collection includes a very Lot: 55 attractive and select group of The Prospero Collection of staters from Metapontum. - The Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. estimates are in USD $ 2,200 Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.57g, . Youthful head of Demeter Lot: 53 Hygieia facing to right, her hair The Prospero Collection of tied with a band, and wearing an Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. earring, ?Y?IEIA in very small Lucania, Metapontum (c.430-400 letters along the lower edge of B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.36g, . Head her neck. Rev. MET, ear of of Demeter facing to right, barley, with a thick leaf on left wearing a fillet, small retrograde (Noe 411 (these dies); SNG E behind her neck. Rev. META Lloyd 338 (these dies); BMC 62; (retrograde), ear of barley with a HN Italy 1516). Broad flan, leaf on left and right (Noe 389 cabinet tone, pretty style, good (these dies); HN Italy 1507). very fine and rare. Ex Viscount Good style, cabinet tone, good Wimborne Collection, Sotheby's, very fine. - The estimates are in London, 4 April 1991, lot 2. USD $ 1,000 Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Lot: 54 Metapontum issued, the ear of The Prospero Collection of barley, to which the city-state Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. owed its wealth, features Lucania, Metapontum (c.430-400 prominently. Perhaps of most B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.76g, . Head interest however, is the head of of Demeter facing to left, her hair Demeter, the goddess of corn, fastened at the back with a fillet, which usually appears on the wearing two stalks of barley, one

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obverse of the staters. The head Lot: 57 of Demeter is consistently The Prospero Collection of represented as a young woman, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. often engraved in exquisite Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 beauty to a very high degree of B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.50g, . artistry. Considering the range of Young head of Dionysos facing different styles in which Demeter to left, wearing a broad diadem manifests herself, it is tempting to decorated with a meander think that the artists responsible pattern and ivy-leaves. Rev. might have taken their inspiration [META], ear of barley, a leaf on from real life. The Prospero left (Noe 454h (this coin); SNG Collection includes a very Lockett 392 (this coin); BMC 91; attractive and select group of HN Italy 1531). Good very fine. staters from Metapontum. - The This coin published and estimates are in USD $ 1,000 illustrated in 'The Coinage of Metapontum', S. Noe (1984), 454h. Ex Clarence S. Bement Lot: 56 Collection, Naville VI, Lucerne, The Prospero Collection of 28 January 1924, lot 174 Ex R.C. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lockett Collection, Greek Part I, Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 Glendining & Co., London, 26 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.70g, . October 1955, lot 278 Ex Head of Demeter facing to left, Numismatica Ars Classica, her hair in a sphendone, wearing Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & 22 an earring and a necklace, traces February 1990, lot 29 of the signature APIΖTO on Metapontum was another of the the truncation of her neck. Rev. wealthy Greek colonies in Magna META, ear of barley, a leaf on left Graecia. Throughout the (Noe 433 (these dies); SNG ANS extensive series of staters that 331 (these dies); HN Italy 1521). Metapontum issued, the ear of Attractive cabinet tone, good barley, to which the city-state style, very fine. Ex Spink owed its wealth, features Numismatic Circular, Volume prominently. Perhaps of most XCVIII, Number 10, London, interest however, is the head of December 1990, 7418. Demeter, the goddess of corn, Metapontum was another of the which usually appears on the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna obverse of the staters. The head Graecia. Throughout the of Demeter is consistently extensive series of staters that represented as a young woman, Metapontum issued, the ear of often engraved in exquisite barley, to which the city-state beauty to a very high degree of owed its wealth, features artistry. Considering the range of prominently. Perhaps of most different styles in which Demeter interest however, is the head of manifests herself, it is tempting to Demeter, the goddess of corn, think that the artists responsible which usually appears on the might have taken their inspiration obverse of the staters. The head from real life. The Prospero of Demeter is consistently Collection includes a very represented as a young woman, attractive and select group of often engraved in exquisite staters from Metapontum. - The beauty to a very high degree of estimates are in USD $ 1,900 artistry. Considering the range of different styles in which Demeter manifests herself, it is tempting to Lot: 58 think that the artists responsible The Prospero Collection of might have taken their inspiration Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. from real life. The Prospero Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 Collection includes a very B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.60g, . Head attractive and select group of of Apollo facing to right, wearing staters from Metapontum. - The a laurel-wreath, traces of the estimates are in USD $ 800 signature ΖA?OΛ on truncation of neck, Ζ below. Rev. META, ear of barley, a leaf on left (Noe 463 (these dies); BMC 94 (these dies); HN Italy 1534). Dark old tone, very fine. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular,

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Volume XCVIII, Number 10, from real life. The Prospero London, December 1990, 7419 Collection includes a very Metapontum was another of the attractive and select group of wealthy Greek colonies in Magna staters from Metapontum. - The Graecia. Throughout the estimates are in USD $ 800 extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state Lot: 60 owed its wealth, features The Prospero Collection of prominently. Perhaps of most Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. interest however, is the head of Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 Demeter, the goddess of corn, B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.74g, . Head which usually appears on the of Demeter facing to right, her obverse of the staters. The head hair bound with a fillet encircling of Demeter is consistently her head four times, wearing an represented as a young woman, earring. Rev. [ME]TA?ONTIO[N], often engraved in exquisite ear of barley, a leaf on right with beauty to a very high degree of a lily above (Noe 481 (these artistry. Considering the range of dies); SNG ANS 364 (these different styles in which Demeter dies); SNG Lloyd 356 (these manifests herself, it is tempting to dies); HN Italy 1540). Old think that the artists responsible cabinet tone, pretty style, good might have taken their inspiration very fine. Purchased from Spink from real life. The Prospero & Son Ltd., London, 20 Collection includes a very December 1986 Metapontum attractive and select group of was another of the wealthy Greek staters from Metapontum. - The colonies in Magna Graecia. estimates are in USD $ 600 Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which Lot: 59 the city-state owed its wealth, The Prospero Collection of features prominently. Perhaps of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. most interest however, is the Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 head of Demeter, the goddess of B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.88g, . Head corn, which usually appears on of Demeter facing to right, her the obverse of the staters. The hair in a sphendone, wearing an head of Demeter is consistently earring and a necklace, the represented as a young woman, signature O?YΛ beneath often engraved in exquisite the sphendone. Rev. META, ear beauty to a very high degree of of barley, a leaf on right (Noe 477 artistry. Considering the range of (these dies); SNG ANS 361 different styles in which Demeter (these dies); SNG Lloyd 355 manifests herself, it is tempting to (these dies); HN Italy 1539). think that the artists responsible Attractive cabinet tone, very fine. might have taken their inspiration Purchased from Spink & Son from real life. The Prospero Ltd., London, 1989 Metapontum Collection includes a very was another of the wealthy Greek attractive and select group of colonies in Magna Graecia. staters from Metapontum. - The Throughout the extensive series estimates are in USD $ 800 of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, Lot: 61 features prominently. Perhaps of The Prospero Collection of most interest however, is the Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. head of Demeter, the goddess of Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 corn, which usually appears on B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.76g, . Head the obverse of the staters. The of Demeter facing to right, her head of Demeter is consistently hair bound with a fillet encircling represented as a young woman, her head four times, wearing an often engraved in exquisite earring. Rev. META?ON, ear of beauty to a very high degree of barley, a leaf on right with a artistry. Considering the range of palmette above (Noe 485 (these different styles in which Demeter dies); SNG ANS 367; HN Italy manifests herself, it is tempting to 1540). Attractively toned, good think that the artists responsible very fine. Purchased from Spink might have taken their inspiration & Son Ltd., London, 1989.

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Metapontum was another of the might have taken their inspiration wealthy Greek colonies in Magna from real life. The Prospero Graecia. Throughout the Collection includes a very extensive series of staters that attractive and select group of Metapontum issued, the ear of staters from Metapontum. - The barley, to which the city-state estimates are in USD $ 1,200 owed its wealth, features prominently. Perhaps of most interest however, is the head of Lot: 63 Demeter, the goddess of corn, The Prospero Collection of which usually appears on the Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. obverse of the staters. The head Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 of Demeter is consistently B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.76g, . Head represented as a young woman, of Demeter facing to right, her often engraved in exquisite hair in a sphendone, wearing an beauty to a very high degree of earring. Rev. META, ear of artistry. Considering the range of barley, a leaf on right with a different styles in which Demeter pomegranate above (Noe 491 manifests herself, it is tempting to (these dies); SNG ANS 370 think that the artists responsible (these dies); HN Italy 1544). might have taken their inspiration Small cut on edge at 12 o'clock, from real life. The Prospero dark tone, very fine. Purchased Collection includes a very from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 6 attractive and select group of June 1984 Metapontum was staters from Metapontum. - The another of the wealthy Greek estimates are in USD $ 1,500 colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum Lot: 62 issued, the ear of barley, to which The Prospero Collection of the city-state owed its wealth, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. features prominently. Perhaps of Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 most interest however, is the B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.49g, . Head head of Demeter, the goddess of of Demeter facing to right, corn, which usually appears on wearing a diadem held in place the obverse of the staters. The by a wreath of leaves, and head of Demeter is consistently wearing an earring and a represented as a young woman, necklace, traces of 'NIKA' on the often engraved in exquisite base of her neck. Rev. MET A[?], beauty to a very high degree of ear of barley, a pear on right artistry. Considering the range of (Noe 488; SNG Lloyd 358; SNG different styles in which Demeter ANS 369; HN Italy 1543). Dark manifests herself, it is tempting to old cabinet tone, good very fine think that the artists responsible to nearly extremely fine. Ex might have taken their inspiration Numismatica Ars Classica, from real life. The Prospero Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & 22 Collection includes a very February 1990, lot 30. attractive and select group of Metapontum was another of the staters from Metapontum. - The wealthy Greek colonies in Magna estimates are in USD $ 1,000 Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of Lot: 64 barley, to which the city-state The Prospero Collection of owed its wealth, features Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. prominently. Perhaps of most Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 interest however, is the head of B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.74g, . Head Demeter, the goddess of corn, of Demeter facing to right, her which usually appears on the hair in a sphendone, the obverse of the staters. The head signature KPI behind neck. Rev. of Demeter is consistently ME (traces of an obliterated M represented as a young woman, precede the inscription), ear of often engraved in exquisite barley, a leaf on right (Noe 502 beauty to a very high degree of (these dies); SNG Lloyd 363 artistry. Considering the range of (these dies); SNG ANS 378 (this different styles in which Demeter obverse die); HN Italy 1528). manifests herself, it is tempting to Cabinet tone, attractive style, think that the artists responsible good very fine. Purchased from

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Spink & Son Ltd., London, 5 might have taken their inspiration February 1990 Metapontum was from real life. The Prospero another of the wealthy Greek Collection includes a very colonies in Magna Graecia. attractive and select group of Throughout the extensive series staters from Metapontum - The of staters that Metapontum estimates are in USD $ 800 issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, features prominently. Perhaps of Lot: 66 most interest however, is the The Prospero Collection of head of Demeter, the goddess of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. corn, which usually appears on Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 the obverse of the staters. The B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.77g, . Head head of Demeter is consistently of Demeter facing to right, represented as a young woman, wearing an earring and a often engraved in exquisite necklace. Rev. [M]ETA, ear of beauty to a very high degree of barley, a leaf to right with artistry. Considering the range of ?Ω above (Noe 507 (these different styles in which Demeter dies); HN Italy 1538). The usual manifests herself, it is tempting to die-flaw on the reverse, fine think that the artists responsible classical style, lightly toned, very might have taken their inspiration fine. Ex Monnaies et Medailles from real life. The Prospero SA, Auction 61, Basel, 7 & 8 Collection includes a very October 1982, lot 21 Ex Spink attractive and select group of Auction 60, London, 7 October staters from Metapontum. - The 1987, lot 9. Metapontum was estimates are in USD $ 1,200 another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series Lot: 65 of staters that Metapontum The Prospero Collection of issued, the ear of barley, to which Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. the city-state owed its wealth, Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 features prominently. Perhaps of B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.55g, . Head most interest however, is the of Demeter facing to right, head of Demeter, the goddess of wearing an earring. Rev. META, corn, which usually appears on ear of barley, a leaf on right (Noe the obverse of the staters. The 506 (these dies); SNG ANS 380 head of Demeter is consistently (these dies); HN Italy 1530). represented as a young woman, Excellent style, toned, very fine. often engraved in exquisite Purchased from Spink & Son beauty to a very high degree of Ltd., London, 1989. This issue is artistry. Considering the range of of very pretty style and it is different styles in which Demeter believed that it derives from the manifests herself, it is tempting to influence of the Arethusa heads think that the artists responsible produced at Syracuse by the might have taken their inspiration artist Euainetos (see lots 171 and from real life. The Prospero 181). Metapontum was another Collection includes a very of the wealthy Greek colonies in attractive and select group of Magna Graecia. Throughout the staters from Metapontum. - The extensive series of staters that estimates are in USD $ 800 Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, features Lot: 67 prominently. Perhaps of most The Prospero Collection of interest however, is the head of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Demeter, the goddess of corn, Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 which usually appears on the B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.65g, . Head obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter facing to left, her hair of Demeter is consistently bound by a net, and wearing an represented as a young woman, earring and a necklace. Rev. often engraved in exquisite META?, ear of barley, a leaf on beauty to a very high degree of right, an ivy-leaf above the leaf artistry. Considering the range of (Noe 519 (these dies); Pozzi 179 different styles in which Demeter (these dies); HN Italy 1546). manifests herself, it is tempting to Some light porosity on the think that the artists responsible reverse, attractive style, lightly

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toned, good very fine. Purchased estimates are in USD $ 1,400 from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 22 January 1988 Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek Lot: 69 colonies in Magna Graecia. The Prospero Collection of Throughout the extensive series Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. of staters that Metapontum Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 issued, the ear of barley, to which B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.73g, . Head the city-state owed its wealth, of Demeter facing to left, wearing features prominently. Perhaps of an earring. Rev. [M]ETA?O[], ear most interest however, is the of barley, a leaf on right with an head of Demeter, the goddess of ivy-leaf above (Noe 522 (these corn, which usually appears on dies); SNG ANS 389 (these the obverse of the staters. The dies); HN Italy 1545). Dark head of Demeter is consistently cabinet tone, good very fine. represented as a young woman, Metapontum was another of the often engraved in exquisite wealthy Greek colonies in Magna beauty to a very high degree of Graecia. Throughout the artistry. Considering the range of extensive series of staters that different styles in which Demeter Metapontum issued, the ear of manifests herself, it is tempting to barley, to which the city-state think that the artists responsible owed its wealth, features might have taken their inspiration prominently. Perhaps of most from real life. The Prospero interest however, is the head of Collection includes a very Demeter, the goddess of corn, attractive and select group of which usually appears on the staters from Metapontum. - The obverse of the staters. The head estimates are in USD $ 1,200 of Demeter is consistently represented as a young woman, often engraved in exquisite Lot: 68 beauty to a very high degree of The Prospero Collection of artistry. Considering the range of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. different styles in which Demeter Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 manifests herself, it is tempting to B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.00g, . Head think that the artists responsible of Demeter facing to left, her hair might have taken their inspiration bound by a net, wearing an from real life. The Prospero earring and a necklace. Rev. Collection includes a very META, ear of barley, a leaf on attractive and select group of right with ? above (Noe 520 staters from Metapontum. - The (these dies); BMC 130; HN Italy estimates are in USD $ 1,000 1546). Attractive style, extremely fine. Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Lot: 70 Magna Graecia. Throughout the The Prospero Collection of extensive series of staters that Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Metapontum issued, the ear of Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 barley, to which the city-state B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.93g, . Head owed its wealth, features of Demeter facing to left, wearing prominently. Perhaps of most an earring and a necklace. Rev. interest however, is the head of META, ear of barley with a leaf Demeter, the goddess of corn, on right, a murex shell and a which usually appears on the raised tablet inscribed ? HP obverse of the staters. The head above (Noe 526 (these dies); of Demeter is consistently SNG Lloyd 365 (these dies); HN represented as a young woman, Italy 1547). Attractive cabinet often engraved in exquisite tone, extremely fine. Metapontum beauty to a very high degree of was another of the wealthy Greek artistry. Considering the range of colonies in Magna Graecia. different styles in which Demeter Throughout the extensive series manifests herself, it is tempting to of staters that Metapontum think that the artists responsible issued, the ear of barley, to which might have taken their inspiration the city-state owed its wealth, from real life. The Prospero features prominently. Perhaps of Collection includes a very most interest however, is the attractive and select group of head of Demeter, the goddess of staters from Metapontum. - The corn, which usually appears on

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the obverse of the staters. The hero Tharragoras (?) facing to head of Demeter is consistently right, wearing a Corinthian represented as a young woman, helmet, Ζ below chin. Rev. often engraved in exquisite META, ear of barley, a leaf on beauty to a very high degree of right with a trophy above, ? below artistry. Considering the range of (Johnston, Class A7.14 (these different styles in which Demeter dies); HN Italy 1567). Attractive manifests herself, it is tempting to cabinet tone, about extremely think that the artists responsible fine, very rare, only one example might have taken their inspiration recorded by Johnston. Ex Spink from real life. The Prospero Numismatic Circular, Volume Collection includes a very XCVIII, Number 1, London, attractive and select group of February 1990, 21. Metapontum staters from Metapontum. - The was another of the wealthy Greek estimates are in USD $ 1,200 colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum Lot: 71 issued, the ear of barley, to which The Prospero Collection of the city-state owed its wealth, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. features prominently. Perhaps of Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 most interest however, is the B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.80g, . head of Demeter, the goddess of EΛE[Y?EPIOΖ], head corn, which usually appears on of Zeus Eleutherios facing to the obverse of the staters. The right, wearing a laurel-wreath. head of Demeter is consistently Rev. MET[A], ear of barley with a represented as a young woman, leaf on left, crouching Silenos on often engraved in exquisite the leaf, ?A in field below the leaf beauty to a very high degree of (Johnston, Class A2.1-2; SNG artistry. Considering the range of ANS 451; HN Italy 1557). different styles in which Demeter Graffito 'X' in the reverse field, manifests herself, it is tempting to cabinet tone, very fine. Ex think that the artists responsible Monnaies et Medailles SA, might have taken their inspiration Auction 75, Basel, 4 December from real life. The Prospero 1989, lot 85Metapontum was Collection includes a very another of the wealthy Greek attractive and select group of colonies in Magna Graecia. staters from Metapontum. - The Throughout the extensive series estimates are in USD $ 3,500 of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, Lot: 73 features prominently. Perhaps of The Prospero Collection of most interest however, is the Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. head of Demeter, the goddess of Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 corn, which usually appears on B.C.), Silver Distater, 15.56g, . the obverse of the staters. The Bearded head of Leukippos head of Demeter is consistently facing to right, wearing a represented as a young woman, Corinthian helmet ornamented on often engraved in exquisite the bowl with Nike driving a beauty to a very high degree of galloping quadriga to right, and artistry. Considering the range of with a hippocamp swimming to different styles in which Demeter right between the front visor and manifests herself, it is tempting to the back flap, A?H and the think that the artists responsible forepart of a lion to right behind. might have taken their inspiration Rev. META?ONTINΩN, ear from real life. The Prospero of barley, a leaf on left with a club Collection includes a very above and AMI below (Johnston, attractive and select group of Class B1.2; Jameson 306; SNG staters from Metapontum - The ANS 430; Kraay -Hirmer pl. 84, estimates are in USD $ 800 242; HN Italy 1574). Attractive cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine, of very attractive style and Lot: 72 very rare. Metapontum was The Prospero Collection of another of the wealthy Greek Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY., colonies in Magna Graecia. Metapontum (c.340-330 B.C.), Throughout the extensive series Silver Stater, 7.97g, . Head of the of staters that Metapontum

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issued, the ear of barley, to which Lot: 75 the city-state owed its wealth, The Prospero Collection of features prominently. Perhaps of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. most interest however, is the Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 head of Demeter, the goddess of B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.70g, . Head corn, which usually appears on of Leukippos facing to right, the obverse of the staters. The wearing a Corinthian helmet. head of Demeter is consistently Rev. META, ear of barley with a represented as a young woman, leaf on right (Johnston, Class often engraved in exquisite B3.27; SNG ANS 448; HN Italy beauty to a very high degree of 1576). A little short of flan, old artistry. Considering the range of tone, about very fine. Purchased different styles in which Demeter from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., manifests herself, it is tempting to London, April 1989 Metapontum think that the artists responsible was another of the wealthy Greek might have taken their inspiration colonies in Magna Graecia. from real life. The Prospero Throughout the extensive series Collection includes a very of staters that Metapontum attractive and select group of issued, the ear of barley, to which staters from Metapontum. - The the city-state owed its wealth, estimates are in USD $ 8,500 features prominently. Perhaps of most interest however, is the head of Demeter, the goddess of Lot: 74 corn, which usually appears on The Prospero Collection of the obverse of the staters. The Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. head of Demeter is consistently Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 represented as a young woman, B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.74g, . Head often engraved in exquisite of Leukippos facing to right, beauty to a very high degree of wearing a Corinthian helmet, the artistry. Considering the range of head of a lion to right behind. different styles in which Demeter Rev. META, ear of barley, a leaf manifests herself, it is tempting to on left with a club above and AMI think that the artists responsible below (Johnston, Class B2; SNG might have taken their inspiration ANS 432; HN Italy 1575). Good from real life. The Prospero very fine. Ex Monnaies et Collection includes a very Medailles SA, Auction 75, Basel, attractive and select group of 4 December 1989, lot 84. staters from Metapontum. - The Metapontum was another of the estimates are in USD $ 500 wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Lot: 76 Metapontum issued, the ear of The Prospero Collection of barley, to which the city-state Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. owed its wealth, features Lucania, Metapontum (c.330-290 prominently. Perhaps of most B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.81g, . interest however, is the head of Head of Demeter facing to left, Demeter, the goddess of corn, wearing a wreath of grain-ears, which usually appears on the an earring and a necklace. Rev. obverse of the staters. The head META, ear of barley, a leaf on left of Demeter is consistently with tongs above, [A]?A below represented as a young woman, leaf (Johnston, Class C4.10 often engraved in exquisite (these dies); SNG Lloyd 392 (this beauty to a very high degree of obverse die); SNG ANS 459; HN artistry. Considering the range of Italy 1583). Very broad flan, different styles in which Demeter attractive style, a little softly manifests herself, it is tempting to struck towards the lower obverse, think that the artists responsible otherwise extremely fine. Ex might have taken their inspiration Spink Numismatic Circular, from real life. The Prospero Volume XCVI, Number 9, Collection includes a very London, November 1988, 6842 attractive and select group of Metapontum was another of the staters from Metapontum. - The wealthy Greek colonies in Magna estimates are in USD $ 800 Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state

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owed its wealth, features Lot: 78 prominently. Perhaps of most The Prospero Collection of interest however, is the head of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Demeter, the goddess of corn, Lucania, Metapontum (c.330-290 which usually appears on the B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.62g, . Head obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter facing to right, of Demeter is consistently wearing a wreath of grain ears, represented as a young woman, an earring and a necklace. Rev. often engraved in exquisite META, ear of barley, a leaf on beauty to a very high degree of right with a star above, ΛY artistry. Considering the range of on left below (Johnston, Class different styles in which Demeter C8.12 (these dies); SNG ANS manifests herself, it is tempting to 499 (this reverse die); HN Italy think that the artists responsible 1592). Attractive iridescent might have taken their inspiration cabinet tone, nearly extremely from real life. The Prospero fine. Ex Sambon & Canessa Collection includes a very Auction, Paris, 27 -30 June 1927, attractive and select group of lot 331. Ex Adolph Hess AG, staters from Metapontum. - The Auction 254, Lucerne, 25 & 26 estimates are in USD $ 1,200 October 1983, lot 36. Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Lot: 77 Graecia. Throughout the The Prospero Collection of extensive series of staters that Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Metapontum issued, the ear of Lucania, Metapontum (c.330-290 barley, to which the city-state B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.86g, . Head owed its wealth, features of Demeter facing to left, wearing prominently. Perhaps of most a wreath of grain ears, an earring interest however, is the head of and a necklace. Rev. MET[A], Demeter, the goddess of corn, ear of barley, a leaf on right with which usually appears on the griffin above, ΛY below obverse of the staters. The head (Johnston, Class C6.15 (this of Demeter is consistently obverse die); SNG ANS 489; HN represented as a young woman, Italy 1589). Lightly toned, nearly often engraved in exquisite extremely fine. Metapontum was beauty to a very high degree of another of the wealthy Greek artistry. Considering the range of colonies in Magna Graecia. different styles in which Demeter Throughout the extensive series manifests herself, it is tempting to of staters that Metapontum think that the artists responsible issued, the ear of barley, to which might have taken their inspiration the city-state owed its wealth, from real life. The Prospero features prominently. Perhaps of Collection includes a very most interest however, is the attractive and select group of head of Demeter, the goddess of staters from Metapontum. - The corn, which usually appears on estimates are in USD $ 1,000 the obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter is consistently represented as a young woman, Lot: 79 often engraved in exquisite The Prospero Collection of beauty to a very high degree of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. artistry. Considering the range of Lucania, Metapontum (c.310 different styles in which Demeter B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.82g, . Head manifests herself, it is tempting to of young Herakles facing to right, think that the artists responsible wearing a lion's skin headdress. might have taken their inspiration Rev. [M]E[TA], ear of barley with from real life. The Prospero a leaf on left, ?-PO in left field Collection includes a very (Johnston, Class A6.1, pl. 2; de attractive and select group of Luynes 471 (these dies)). staters from Metapontum. - The Attractive iridescent tone, estimates are in USD $ 700 extremely fine and exceedingly rare, apparently only the third known example. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 48, Zurich, 10 May 1989, lot 19 Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia.

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Throughout the extensive series Demeter, the goddess of corn, of staters that Metapontum which usually appears on the issued, the ear of barley, to which obverse of the staters. The head the city-state owed its wealth, of Demeter is consistently features prominently. Perhaps of represented as a young woman, most interest however, is the often engraved in exquisite head of Demeter, the goddess of beauty to a very high degree of corn, which usually appears on artistry. Considering the range of the obverse of the staters. The different styles in which Demeter head of Demeter is consistently manifests herself, it is tempting to represented as a young woman, think that the artists responsible often engraved in exquisite might have taken their inspiration beauty to a very high degree of from real life. The Prospero artistry. Considering the range of Collection includes a very different styles in which Demeter attractive and select group of manifests herself, it is tempting to staters from Metapontum. - The think that the artists responsible estimates are in USD $ 9,000 might have taken their inspiration from real life. The Prospero Collection includes a very Lot: 81 attractive and select group of The Prospero Collection of staters from Metapontum. - The Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. estimates are in USD $ Lucania, Poseidonia (c.530-500 12,000 B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 7.47g, . ?OΖ (retrograde), Poseidon, naked but for a Lot: 80 chlamys draped across his The Prospero Collection of shoulders, striding to right, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. brandishing a trident, guilloche Lucania, Metapontum (c.290-280 border. Rev. The same type B.C.), Gold Third Stater, 2.84g, . incuse, but with herring-bone Head of Leukippos facing to right, border (SNG Lloyd 428; BMC 5; wearing a crested Corinthian cf. SNG ANS 614 var.; HN Italy helmet adorned with Skylla 1107). Attractive cabinet tone, hurling a rock, very fine, rare. Ex J. Vinchon, ΛEYKI??OΖ. Rev. Monte-Carlo, 13 April 1985, lot Two ears of barley, side by side, 48 - The estimates are in USD each with a leaf on its outer side, $ 15,000 M-[E] to left and right, ΖI between (BMC 1; Johnston G5; SNG ANS 397 (plate numbered Lot: 82 incorrectly); SNG Lockett 404; The Prospero Collection of HN Italy 1630). Lightly toned, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. delicately engraved, as struck, a Lucania, Sybaris (c.550-510 superb example. From the B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 7.93g, Bernalda Hoard (1935) (IGCH . Bull standing to left, its head 1958) Ex Reverend Arnold turned back to face to right, VM Mallinson Collection, Spink in the exergue. Rev. The same Auction 39, London, 6 December type, incuse, without legend 1984, lot 38 There were in the (SNG ANS 828; SNG Lloyd 450; region of forty to fifty gold Third SNG Lockett 455; BMC 1; HN Staters of Metapontum in the Italy 1729). Lightly toned, very Bernalda Hoard. This beautiful fine, scarce. - The estimates are example, produced from dies of in USD $ 5,500 very pretty style, must have been deposited in the hoard soon after it was struck, without experiencing any circulation. Lot: 83 The Prospero Collection of Metapontum was another of the Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Lucania, Thurium (c.443-400 Graecia. Throughout the B.C.), Silver Distater, 15.71g, . extensive series of staters that Head of Athena facing to right, Metapontum issued, the ear of wearing a crested Attic helmet barley, to which the city-state adorned with an olive-wreath. owed its wealth, features Rev. ?OYPIΩ[N], bull prominently. Perhaps of most butting to right, its head lowered, interest however, is the head of ? above its neck, all within a

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shallow incuse square (Noe, 'The right, its head lowered, a torch in Thurian Distaters', ANS NNM 71, the exergue (SNG ANS 1092 1935, A2 (these dies); BMC 1; (this obverse die); SNG HN Italy 1762). Cabinet tone, Ashmolean 963; Dewing 446; HN very fine, the very rare first issue Italy 1840). Attractively toned, of the Thurium distater. Ex Frank good style, nearly extremely fine. Sternberg, Auction XVI, Zurich, Purchased from Spink & Son 15-16 November 1985, lot 35. Ltd., London, 30 August 1985 - Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., The estimates are in USD $ London, 16 March 1988 - The 1,900 estimates are in USD $ 7,000

Lot: 87 Lot: 84 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Velia (c.535-465 B.C.), Lucania, Thurium (c.410-400 Silver Drachm, 3.95g. Forepart of B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.93g, . Head a lion to right, tearing at a stag's of Athena facing to right, wearing leg. Rev. Irregular quadripartite a crested Attic helmet incuse square (Williams 29; SNG ornamented with Skylla. Rev. ANS 1208 (these obverse die); ?OYPIΩN, bull walking to Rosen 20; HN Italy 1259). left, its head lowered, small ? on Extremely fine. Ex Tkalec & its rump, a small bird below, a Rauch, Vienna, 15-16 April 1985, fish to left in the exergue (SNG lot 14 - The estimates are in USD Ashmolean 928 (these dies); $ 2,500 SNG ANS 987; HN Italy 1782). Nearly extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Lot: 88 10 March 1987 - The estimates The Prospero Collection of are in USD $ 2,000 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Velia (c.400-365 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.69g, . Lion Lot: 85 crouching to right, an owl The Prospero Collection of standing to right in the exergue. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Rev. YEΛH, head of nymph Lucania, Thurium (c.350-300 facing to right, wearing a single- B.C.), Silver Distater, 15.23g, . pendant earring and a necklace, Head of Athena facing to right, a grape-vine with a leaf and a wearing a crested Attic helmet bunch of grapes before, small ? ornamented with Skylla holding a below chin (Williams 211 trident. Rev. ?OYPIΩN, bull (O130/R164); SNG Lloyd 513 charging to right, its head (these dies); BMC 34 (these lowered, a fish in the exergue dies); Jameson 387 (these dies); (Noe, 'The Thurian Distaters', SNG ANS -; HN Italy 1276). ANS NNM 71, 1935, H4 (these Beautiful old cabinet tone, very dies); BMC 33 (these dies); SNG fine and rare. - The estimates are ANS 972 (these dies); HN Italy in USD $ 1,000 1807). Attractively toned and of splendid style, good very fine to nearly extremely fine, rare. Lot: 89 Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & The Prospero Collection of Sons Ltd., London, 5 April 1983 - Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. The estimates are in USD $ Lucania, Velia (c.400-365 B.C.), 4,000 Silver Didrachm, 7.79g, . YEΛH, head of nymph facing to right, her hair in a Lot: 86 krobylos. Rev. Lion advancing to The Prospero Collection of right, ?H in the exergue (Williams Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. 218 (O134/R167); BMC 21 Lucania, Thurium (c.350-300 (these dies); SNG ANS 1230 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.93g, . Head (these dies); SNG Ashmolean of Athena facing to right, wearing 1097 (these dies); HN Italy a crested Attic helmet 1278). Attractive classical style, ornamented with Skylla hurling a toned, about very fine. rock, ΖI on neck-guard. Rev. Purchased from Spink & Son ?OYPIΩN, bull charging to Ltd., London, 19 November 1985

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- The estimates are in USD 110; HN Italy 1301). Lightly $ 1,500 toned, nearly extremely fine. Ex Collection of Ancient Greek Gold and Silver Coins formed by a Lot: 90 Foreign Amateur, Glendining & The Prospero Collection of Co., London, 13 December 1963, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. lot 69 - The estimates are in USD Lucania, Velia (c.365-340 B.C.), $ 1,500 Silver Didrachm, 7.60g, . Head of Athena facing to left, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated Lot: 93 with a griffin, a monogram behind The Prospero Collection of neck-guard. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. YEΛHTΩN (in the Lucania, Velia (c.305-290 B.C.), exergue), lion walking to right, ? Silver Didrachm, 7.62g, . Head of above, a monogram below Athena facing to left, wearing a (Williams 254 (O149/R201); SNG crested Phrygian helmet Ashmolean 1196 (these dies); decorated with a griffin, a BMC 57; HN Italy 1284). Toned, palmette on the neck-guard, ? good very fine. - The estimates behind. Rev. are in USD $ 600 YEΛHTΩN (in the exergue), lion facing to right, tearing at a ram's head, a cicada Lot: 91 between ?-I above (Williams 421 The Prospero Collection of (O208/R298); SNG ANS 1364 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. (these dies); SNG Ashmolean Lucania, Velia (c.334-300 B.C.), 1322-4; HN Italy 1305). Good Silver Didrachm, 7.32g, . Both very fine. Purchased from Spink the obverse and reverse dies & Son Ltd., London, 1986 - The signed by Kleudoros. Head of estimates are in USD $ 900 Athena facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing a winged and crested Phrygian helmet, and a Lot: 94 necklace, The Prospero Collection of KΛEY[?ΩPOY] Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. inscribed across the bowl of the Lucania, Velia (c.305-290 B.C.), helmet. Rev. Silver Didrachm, 7.59g, . Head of [Y]EΛHTΩN (in the Athena facing to right, wearing a exergue), lion to left, devouring crested Attic helmet decorated its prey, A above, a monogram of with a griffin, ? above vizor. Rev. Kleudoros below (Williams 335 YEΛHTΩN (in the (O175/R243); SNG ANS 1333 exergue), lion walking to right, a (these dies); BMC 71 (these pentagram between ?-I above dies); SNG Ashmolean 1260 (Williams 426 (O211/R300); SNG (these dies); HN Italy 1295). Ashmolean 1330 (these dies); Attractive style, old iridescent SNG ANS 1367; HN Italy 1306). cabinet tone, good fine. - The Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, estimates are in USD $ 800 extremely fine, a very good example. - The estimates are in USD $ 1,500 Lot: 92 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lot: 95 Lucania, Velia (c.305-290 B.C.), The Prospero Collection of Silver Didrachm, 7.60g, . Head of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Athena facing to right, wearing a Lucania, Velia (c.305-290 B.C.), crested Attic helmet decorated Silver Didrachm, 7.11g, . Head of with Pegasos flying to right on Athena facing to right, wearing a the bowl and with a small figure, crested Attic helmet decorated striding to right in the attitude of with a wreath and wing, ? above hurling a weapon, on the neck- visor, ? below. Rev. guard, a dolphin in the tail of the YEΛHTΩ[N] (in the crest. Rev. exergue), lion advancing to left, YEΛHTΩN, lion its head facing, a palm-tree prowling to right, traces of an between ?-I in the background erased letter (N?) below (Williams +491.3; SNG ANS (Williams 394 (O197/R278); BMC 1383 (these dies); SNG

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Ashmolean 1357 (these dies); Tripod incuse, a dolphin on right HN Italy 1310). Some light (SNG ANS 282 (this obverse corrosion at edge, toned, very die), 279 (this reverse die); S fine. Purchased from Spink & Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., Son Ltd., London, 2 July 1985 - London, 11 May 1984 - The The estimates are in USD $ estimates are in USD $ 900 800

Lot: 99 Lot: 96 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Bruttium, Kroton (c.425-350 Lucania, Velia (c.293-280 B.C.), B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.54g, . Silver Didrachm, 7.62g, . Head Eagle standing to left, its wings of Athena facing to left, wearing a open and its head lowered, crested Attic helmet decorated holding a serpent in its talons. with a griffin, ? on the neck- Rev. PO, tripod, a vine-leaf on guard, a monogram behind. Rev. left (SNG ANS 348 (these dies); YEΛHTΩN (in the HN Italy 2152). Attractive exergue), lion advancing to right, iridescent tone, obverse very a caduceus with a fillet above fine, reverse good very fine. - (Williams 528 (O266/R370); SNG The estimates are in USD $ Ashmolean 1388 (these dies); 800 SNG ANS 1395; Boston 160; HN Italy 1316). Well-centred on a broad flan, attractively toned, Lot: 100 nearly extremely fine. Ex The Prospero Collection of Monnaies et Medailles SA, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Auction 52, Basel, 19 & 20 June Bruttium, Kroton (c.360 B.C.), 1975, lot 39 Ex Spink & Son Silver Stater, 7.59g, . Head of Numismatics Ltd., Auction 20, Hera Lakinia facing, slightly Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 37 - inclined to right, wearing a The estimates are in USD $ stephane ornamented with 1,800 palmettes. Rev. [KPOTΩ]NIATAN, youthful Herakles reclining to left on a Lot: 97 rock draped with his lion's skin, The Prospero Collection of holding a one-handled cup in his Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. extended right hand and resting Bruttium, Kaulonia (c.525-500 his left on his club, a bow below B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 8.25g, (SNG ANS 371 (this obverse . KAVΛ, Apollo advancing die); SNG Lloyd 616 (these dies); to right, holding a branch in his BMC 92; SNG Ashmolean 1521- raised right hand and a small 2; HN Italy 2167). Some light daimon, running to right, in his porosity, beautiful late classical extended left hand, a stag style, lightly toned, good very standing to right on right, with its fine. Ex J. Vinchon, Nouveau head turned back. Rev. The Drouot, Paris, 9-10 December same type, incuse, but without 1983, lot 50 - The estimates are the legend and with only a raised in USD $ 4,250 outline of the daimon (Noe, Group A, 8 (these dies); SNG ANS 145 (these dies); HN Italy Lot: 101 2035). A well-struck example, The Prospero Collection of attractively toned, extremely fine. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Purchased from Spink & Son Bruttium, Kroton (c.350-300 Ltd., London, 20 April 1986 - The B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.71g, . estimates are in USD $ Eagle standing to left, its wings 15,000 open, on an olive-branch. Rev. KPO, tripod, a crane standing on right with ? below (SNG Lot: 98 Ashmolean 1513; SNG ANS 367- The Prospero Collection of 8; Boston 189; HN Italy 2174). A Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. little off-centre, traces of Bruttium, Kroton (c.480-430 overstriking, some lustre, B.C.), Silver Incuse Stater, 7.49g, extremely fine. Ex Numismatic . Tripod, a crab on right. Rev. Fine Arts, Auction XXV, New

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York, 29 November 1990, lot 12 - 99, 287 (these dies); BMC 12; The estimates are in USD $ Boston 203). An incredibly 1,500 beautiful coin of outstanding style, beautiful old cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine, rare. Ex J. Lot: 102 Vinchon, Monte-Carlo, 13 April The Prospero Collection of 1985, lot 60 - The estimates are Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. in USD $ 20,000 Bruttium, Lokroi Epizephyrioi (c.400-350 B.C.), Silver Nomos, 7.60g, . ΛOKPΩ[N], Lot: 105 head of Zeus facing to left, The Prospero Collection of wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Eagle facing to left, with a hare in Bruttium, Rhegion (c.415/410- its talons which it tears at with its 387 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, beak, a monogram on right (SNG 17.34g, . Lion's head facing, its Ashmolean 1558 (these dies); eyes looking to left. Rev. SNG Mnchen 1492; HN Italy PH?INON, head of Apollo facing 2319). Good very fine. Ex to right, wearing a laurel-wreath, Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction an olive-sprig behind (Herzfelder 46, Munich, 30 October 1989, lot 104 (D.62/R.89); Gulbenkian 146 22 - The estimates are in USD (these dies); Kraay -Hirmer pl. $ 1,500 100, 288; HN Italy 2496). Struck in high relief, beautiful cabinet toning, of attractive classical Lot: 103 style, nearly extremely fine, rare. The Prospero Collection of Purchased from Spink & Son Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ltd., London, 17 February 1984 - Bruttium, Pandosia (c.350 B.C.), The estimates are in USD $ Silver Drachm, 2.18g, . Head of 25,000 Hera Lakinia facing, inclined slightly to right, wearing a stephane, an earring and a Lot: 106 necklace. Rev. [?AN]?OΖIN, The Prospero Collection of Pan, naked, seated to left on a Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. rock, a spear resting behind him, Bruttium, Rhegion (c.415-387 a dog running to left at his feet B.C.), Silver Drachm, 3.93g, . (A.J. Evans, 'The Artistic Lion's head facing. Rev. Engravers of Terina and the PH?INON, head of Apollo facing Signature of Evaenetos on its to right, wearing a laurel-wreath, later Didrachm Dies', NC 1912, an olive-sprig behind (Herzfelder pl. III, 7 (these dies); Jameson 111 (D.68/R.93); SNG ANS 665 450 (these dies); HN Italy 2451). (these dies); BMC 28; SNG Toned, very fine, exceedingly Lockett 660; SNG Lloyd 1590). rare. This extremely rare coin is a Broad flan, toned, good very fine, miniature masterpiece, struck pleasing style. Ex J. Vinchon, from dies of exquisite beauty. - Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 9 & 10 The estimates are in USD $ December 1983, lot 52 - The 3,500 estimates are in USD $ 6,000

Lot: 104 Lot: 107 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Bruttium, Rhegion (c.435-425 Bruttium, Rhegion (c.356-351 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.30g, . Lion's head facing, an 16.96g, . [PH?]INOΖ, head olive-twig on left. Rev. of Apollo facing to left, wearing a RECINOΖ (retrograde), laurel-wreath, his hair flowing in Iokastos, naked to waist, seated long locks down his neck. Rev. to left, his legs crossed, holding a Lion's head facing, its eyes staff in his right hand and resting looking to left (Herzfelder 115 bis his left hand on the stool, a small (D.71/R.97a); BMC 36 (these duck below, all within a laurel- dies); SNG ANS 676; SNG Lloyd wreath (Herzfelder 46 700; HN Italy 2501). A very (D.28/R.39); SNG ANS 639 beautiful coin of particularly fine (these dies); Kraay -Hirmer pl. late classical style, well-struck in

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high relief, toned, about 2575). Light die-flaw on reverse, extremely fine, rare. Ex attractive cabinet tone, good Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction style, about extremely fine. - The XX, Hollywood, 10 March 1988, estimates are in USD $ 6,000 lot 619 - The estimates are in USD $ 20,000 Lot: 110 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 108 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. The Prospero Collection of Bruttium, Terina (c.440-425 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.60g, . Head Bruttium, Terina (c.460-440 of the nymph Terina facing to B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.10g, . right, her hair tied in a knot on the TEPSNA, head of the nymph top of her head, all within an olive- Terina facing to right, her hair wreath. Rev. Nike, wearing a bound with a fillet tied three times chiton and a himation, seated to around her head, wearing a left on a stool, holding a wreath in necklace. Rev. Nike standing to her extended right hand and front, head turned to left, wearing resting her left on the stool a peplos, holding a wreath in her (Holloway & Jenkins 20; Regling right hand and a branch in her 20; HN Italy 2577). Toned, about left, within a shallow incuse circle very fine. Ex Metropolitan (Regling 2c (this coin); Jameson Museum of Art, Part II, Greek 466 (this coin); Holloway & Coins from the John Ward Jenkins 2 (these dies); de Luynes Collection, Sotheby's, Zurich, 4 & 817 (these dies); HN Italy 2568). 5 April 1973, lot 99 Ex Spink A coin of exceptional beauty, Numismatic Circular, Volume refined style, wonderful cabinet XCII, Number 8, London, October tone, good very fine and 1984, 6255 - The estimates are exceedingly rare and with a in USD $ 1,000 distinguished pedigree, a superb piece. This coin published in 'Terina', K. Regling (1906), 2c; Lot: 111 and in 'Collection R. Jameson, The Prospero Collection of Monnaies Grcques Antiques' Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. (Paris, 1913-1932), 466, Bruttium, Terina (c.440-425 illustrated on pl. XXIII. Ex B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.86g, . Head Sambon & Canessa Auction, of the nymph Terina facing to left, Paris, 24-26 March 1902, lot 383 her hair in an ampyx decorated Ex Frank Sherman Benson with an olive-wreath, ? behind. Collection, Sotheby's, London, 3 - Rev. [T]EPINAI[ΩN], Nike, 11 February 1909, lot 132 Ex R. wearing a chiton and a himation, Jameson Collection, 466 Ex seated to left on a cippus, holding 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank a wreath in her right hand and a Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen kerykeion in her left (Holloway & AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 74. Jenkins 23 (these dies); Regling Purchased from Spink & Son 24; Jameson 472 (these dies); Ltd., London, 15 November 1983 SNG ANS 812 (these dies); HN - The estimates are in USD Italy 2579). Pretty style, $ 12,000 attractively toned, good very fine. Purchased privately on 31 May 1984 - The estimates are in USD Lot: 109 $ 6,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Bruttium, Terina (c.440-425 Lot: 112 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.87g, . Head The Prospero Collection of of the nymph Terina facing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. her hair in an ampyx, and Bruttium, Terina (c.420-400 wearing a necklace, all within an B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.16g, . olive-wreath. Rev. TEPINAION, [TEPI]NAIO[N], head of the Nike, wearing a chiton and a nymph Terina facing to right, her himation, seated to left on a hair in a sphendone decorated hydria, holding a wreath in her with a meander pattern, wearing right hand and a kerykeion in her a necklace, ? behind. Rev. Nike, left (Holloway & Jenkins 12 wearing a chiton and a himation (these dies); Regling 9; HN Italy and with her wings open, seated

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to left on a cippus, the base of struck from a beautiful pair of which is shown in perspective, dies, among the finest for the holding an olive-branch with two series, and is in a superb state of leaves in her right hand and preservation. - The estimates are resting her left on the cippus in USD $ 15,000 (Holloway & Jenkins 47 (these dies); Regling 43; HN Italy 2602). Some marks beneath a cabinet Lot: 115 tone, good very fine. - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ 3,500 Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Bruttium, Terina (c.400-356 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.50g, . Lot: 113 TEPINAIΩN, head of the The Prospero Collection of nymph Terina facing to right, her Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. hair in a sphendone. Rev. Bruttium, Terina (c.420-400 [TE]PI[NA], Nike, wearing a B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.59g, . chiton and a himation, seated to [TEPINA]ION, head of the nymph left on a cippus, the base of Terina facing to right, her hair in which is shown in perspective, a sphendone. Rev. Nike, wearing holding a patera in her right hand a chiton and a himation, seated and resting her left on the cippus, to left on a cippus, the base of Nike flying to her right, bearing which is shown in perspective, a two branches (Holloway & small bird is perched on her Jenkins 83 (these dies); Regling outstretched right hand, small ? 77; HN Italy 2628). Some light in right field (Holloway & Jenkins porosity, toned, good very fine. - 64 (these dies); Regling 68; SNG The estimates are in USD $ Lloyd 753 (these dies); HN Italy 3,500 2617). Attractive cabinet tone, excellent style, nearly extremely fine and with a distinguished Lot: 116 pedigree. Ex Jacob Hirsch, The Prospero Collection of Auction XI, Munich, 4 May 1904, Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. lot 80 Ex Prof. S. Pozzi Bruttium, Terina (c.400-356 Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.46g, . April 1921, lot 353 Ex Ars TEPINAIΩN, head of the Classica, Auction X, Lucerne, 15- nymph Terina facing to right, 18 June 1925, lot 168 Ex Adolph wearing an earring and a Hess AG, Auction 254, Lucerne, necklace. Rev. Nike, wearing a 25 & 26 October 1983, lot 66 - chiton and a himation, seated to The estimates are in USD $ left on a cippus, the base of 4,500 which is shown in perspective, holding a bird in her right hand and resting her left on the cippus Lot: 114 (Holloway & Jenkins 84 (these The Prospero Collection of dies); Regling 81; HN Italy 2629). Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. A few light marks beneath a Bruttium, Terina (c.420-400 cabinet tone, very pretty style, B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.77g, . very fine. Ex Ars Classica XV, TEPINAION, head of the nymph Lucerne, 2 July 1930, lot 261 Ex Terina facing to right, her hair in J. Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, a sphendone. Rev. Nike, wearing Paris, 11-13 April 1988, lot 224 - a chiton and a himation, seated The estimates are in USD $ to left on a cippus, the base of 5,000 which is shown in perspective, holding in her right hand an olive- branch, below which stands a Lot: 117 crane facing to right (Holloway & The Prospero Collection of Jenkins 66 (these dies); Regling Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. 70; HN Italy 2619). A wonderful Bruttium, The Bruttii (c.400-325 example, well-struck from very B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.59g, . pretty dies on good metal and in KPO[TΩNIA]TAΖ, an exceptional state of head of Apollo facing to right, his preservation, extremely fine. Ex hair long and flowing, wearing a Monnaies et Medailles SA, laurel-wreath and a necklace with Auction 75, Basel, 4 December a lion's head ornament. Rev. The 1989, lot 115. This coin has been naked infant Herakles seated

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facing on cushions, strangling $ 20,000 two serpents which he holds in each hand (Jameson 434 (these dies); SNG ANS 387 (these Lot: 120 dies); SNG Lloyd 617 (this The Prospero Collection of obverse die); Boston 191 (this Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. obverse die); HN Italy 2157). Akragas (c.409 B.C.), Silver Cabinet tone, good very fine and Tetradrachm, 17.07g, . very rare, a very popular and [A]KPA?ANT[INON] (in the sought-after type. Ex Collection exergue), Nike driving a galloping of Ancient Greek Gold and Silver quadriga to left, holding a kentron Coins formed by a Foreign in her left hand and the reins in Amateur, Glendining & Co., both, a vine with a bunch of London, 13 December 1963, lot grapes above. Rev. 88 The reverse type of this coin ΖTPATΩN, two eagles is symbolic of the struggle of standing to left on top of a dead several South Italian cities again hare which lies upon a rock, the the tyrant Dionysios I. - The eagle in the foreground has its estimates are in USD $ 4,000 wings closed and is raising its head screaming, the eagle in the background has its wings open Lot: 118 and its head down, a head of a The Prospero Collection of young horned god faces to right Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. behind the eagles (C. Seltman, Bruttium, The Brettian League 'The Engravers of the (c.215-205 B.C.), Silver Reduced Akragantine Decadrachms', NC Quadrigatus, 5.59g, . Jugate 1948, p. 4, 12 (H/?), pl. II; Rizzo busts of the Dioskouroi facing to pl. III, 1 (these dies); Jameson right, wearing laureate pilei, two 511 (these dies); Dewing 564 stars above, a cornucopiae and ? (these dies); SNG Ashmolean on left. Rev. BPETTIΩN (in 1677 (these dies); Gulbenkian exergue), the Dioskouroi riding to 169 (this obverse die); BMC 58). right, raising their right hands and Small cut in edge at 9 o'clock, holding palms in their left hands, toned, very fine, struck from two stars above, a sceptre below beautifully engraved dies of the horses, ? on left (BMC 8; SNG very finest artistry, a masterpiece ANS 2; Boston 162; H. Pfeiler, of fifth century Greek art, 'Die Mnzpragung der Brettier', extremely rare and of great JNG 1964, pl. 1, 5). Attractively numismatic importance. toned, good very fine and very Purchased from Spink & Son rare. Ex T. Virzi Collection, Jacob Ltd., London, 13 February 1985. Hirsch, Auction XIX, Munich, 11 The important coinage of November 1907, lot 71 Ex Virgil Akragas in the final years of the M. Brand Collection, Sotheby's, fifth century B.C. ranks highly Zurich, 9 June 1983, lot 19 - The among some of the most estimates are in USD $ 4,800 beautiful ever produced. The coins were clearly the work of the finest Sicilian artists of the time Lot: 119 and both the obverse and The Prospero Collection of reverse display powerful and Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. realistic interpretations of their Akragas (c.465-446 B.C.), Silver subjects. The above example Tetradrachm, 17.21g, . AKPAC- bears the galloping quadriga on ANTOΖ (the latter part of its obverse, a familiar design the legend retrograde), eagle from late fifth century Sicilian standing facing to left, with its coins, and expresses a wonderful wings closed. Rev. Crab; within a sense of movement. The reverse shallow incuse circle (SNG ANS shows an incredible scene, 970 (these dies); SNG executed with great force and Ashmolean 1669; Gulbenkian realism. The two eagles are 159 (this obverse die); Kraay - perched on a rocky outcrop, Hirmer pl. 59, 170; Boston 222). preparing to enjoy the prey they Well-centred and well-struck, have just captured. The feeling extremely fine, a superb of energy expressed through the example. Ex Bank Leu AG, two eagles is so arresting that Auction 30, Zurich, 28 April 1982, one can almost hear the scream lot 22 - The estimates are in USD of the eagle standing in the

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foreground. - The estimates and holding the reins in his left are in USD $ 30,000 hand and a kentron in his right, driving a slow quadriga to right, Nike flies above to right to crown Lot: 121 the horses. Rev. C-E-Λ- The Prospero Collection of AΖ (retrograde), forepart of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. man-headed bull (the river-god Akragas (c.413-406 B.C.), Silver Gelas) to right (Jenkins, Group II, Didrachm, 8.66g, . 154 (O41/R91); BMC 3; SNG AKPA?ANTINON (only partially ANS 33). Light iridescent tone, visible), eagle standing to left, good very fine, rare. - The with its wings spread, attacking a estimates are in USD $ 5,000 coiled serpent held in its talons, ΖTPA[TΩN] behind. Rev. Crab, a vine-leaf above, a Lot: 124 fish below to left (K. Schefold, The Prospero Collection of Meisterwerke Griechische Kunst, Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Basel (1960), 467 (this coin); Gela (c.450-440 B.C.), Silver SNG ANS 1001 (these dies); Tetradrachm, 16.65g, . Kraay - Hirmer pl. 65, 182 (these Charioteer, wearing a long chiton dies); Rizzo, pl. III, 2 (these dies); and holding a kentron in his right Gulbenkian 165 = Jameson 2416 hand the reins in both, driving a (these dies)). Light traces of slow quadriga to right, Nike flies double striking on obverse, which to right above to crown the is slightly off-centre, struck from horses, a palmette with volutes in beautifully engraved dies, lightly the exergue. Rev. toned, about extremely fine, very CEΛAΖ, forepart of rare. This coin published in man-headed bull (the river-god 'Meisterwerke Griechische Gelas) to right (Jenkins, Group Kunst', K. Schefold (1960), 467. IV, 342 (O66/R133); SNG ANS Ex Hess - Leu, Auction 3, 63; SNG Lockett 771; Gulbenkian Lucerne, 27 March 1956, lot 65 197). Struck on a very broad Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt flan, cabinet tone, excellent style, Collection, Sotheby's, New York, very fine and rare. Ex Sotheby's, 4 December 1990, lot 22 - The London, 22 April 1970, lot 50. estimates are in USD $ Purchased from Spink & Son 12,000 Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 - The estimates are in USD $ 4,750 Lot: 122 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Lot: 125 Gela (c.490-475 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Didrachm, 8.47g, . Rider, naked Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. but for a helmet, on a horse Gela (c.425 B.C.), Silver prancing to right, wielding a Didrachm, 8.42g, . Warrior on spear in his raised right hand. horseback galloping to right, Rev. CEΛA, forepart of spearing a fallen hoplite beneath man-headed bull (the river-god him. Rev. ?EΛA, head of Gelas) to right, within a shallow the river-god Gelas facing to left, incuse circle (Jenkins 28 wearing a diadem and a horn, all (O9/R11); Boston 241; Kraay - within an olive-wreath tied on the Hirmer pl. 55, 156 (these dies)). right (Jenkins 463 (O88/R176); Toned, extremely fine. Ex Jameson 594 (these dies); Reverend Arnold Mallinson Antikenmuseum Basel 287 Collection, Spink Auction 39, (these dies)). Broad flan, lightly London, 6 December 1984, lot 39 toned, very fine and very rare. Ex - The estimates are in USD Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, $ 5,000 Sotheby's, New York, 21-22 June 1990, lot 229 - The estimates are in USD $ 9,500 Lot: 123 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Gela (c.480-475 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.46g, . Charioteer, wearing a long chiton

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Lot: 126 style, a little softly-struck on the The Prospero Collection of obverse, cabinet tone, obverse Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. very fine, reverse good very fine Himera (c.409/8 B.C.), Silver and very rare. - The estimates Tetradrachm, 17.21g, . Signed by are in USD $ 6,500 Mai.... The nymph Himera driving a galloping quadriga to right, holding the reins in both Lot: 128 hands, the quadriga is turned The Prospero Collection of slightly outwards to be viewed in Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. perspective, the second horse Kamarina (c.425-405 B.C.), with its head turned left, the third Silver Tetradrachm, 17.17g, . horse tossing its head, Nike flies KAM-A-PINA in the exergue, above to left to crown her with a divided by two amphorae, Athena wreath and also holds a small driving a galloping quadriga to tablet inscribed MAI, hippocamp right, Nike flies above to left to to left in the exergue. Rev. crown Athena with a wreath. Rev. [HIMEP]AIO[N] (retrograde), the Head of young Herakles facing to nymph Himera standing facing, right, with light traces of a beard, her head turned to left, wearing a wearing a lion's skin headdress, long chiton and peplos, holding a the upper part of a large strung phiale in her right hand and bow on left which disappears raising her left, a horned altar on behind his head (Westermark & her left, a satyr standing bathing Jenkins 152.14 (O10/R19), pl. 11 in a fountain with a lion's head (this coin); Rizzo pl. V, 15 (this water-spout on her right coin); BMC 13). Attractive old (Guttmann-Schwabacher, cabinet tone, very fine. This coin 'Tetradrachmen und Didrachmen published in 'The Coinage of von Himera (472-409 v Chr)' Kamarina', U. Westermark & K. MBNG XLVII, 1929, 20 (Q8/H15); Jenkins (1980), p. 194, 152.14, Antikenmuseum Basel 306 illustrated on pl. 11; and in (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1022 'Monete Greche della Sicilia', (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXI, 23 G.E. Rizzo (1946), illustrated on (these dies); Kraay -Hirmer pl. pl. V, 15. Ex C. Gillet Collection 22, 71 (these dies)). A superb Ex Monnaies et Medailles SA, coin, well-centred and struck, Auction 54, Basel, 26 October with lustrous mirror-like surfaces, 1978, lot 93 Ex Monnaies et mint state. Purchased from Spink Medailles SA, Auction 61, Basel, & Son Ltd., London, 15 January 7 & 8 October 1982, lot 42 Ex 1985 - The estimates are in USD Frank Sternberg, Auction XIII, $ 9,000 Zurich, 17 & 18 November 1983, lot 80 - The estimates are in USD $ 8,500 Lot: 127 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Lot: 129 Kamarina (c.425-405 B.C.), The Prospero Collection of Silver Tetradrachm, 16.80g, . Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Signed by Eche.... Athena, Kamarina (c.415-405 B.C.), wearing a long chiton and a Silver Didrachm, 7.86g, . KAM-A- Phrygian helmet, driving a [P-I]-N-[A] (retrograde), the galloping quadriga to right, she nymph Kamarina riding on a holds a kentron in her right hand swan swimming to left, three fish and the reins in her left, Nike flies swimming below and on right. above to left to crown her, an Rev. I??A-P[I-Ζ] Ionic column and the signature (retrograde), head of the river- EXE (retrograde) (both off flan) in god Hipparis facing to left, with the exergue. Rev. KAMAP-IN-A- small horns on his forehead, a ION, bearded head of Herakles fish on left (Jameson 527 (this facing to left, wearing a lion's skin coin); Westermark & Jenkins 165 headdress, light traces of the (O7/R5); SNG Lloyd 873 (these signature EXE (retrograde) dies); McClean 2155 (these above (Westermark & Jenkins dies); BMC 17 (these dies)). 143 (O5/R11); SNG Lloyd 868 Slightly off-centre, toned, very (these dies); Rizzo pl. 5, 10 fine, very rare. This coin (these dies); Kraay -Hirmer pl. published in 'Collection R. 53, 148 (these dies)). Wonderful Jameson, Monnaies Grcques

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Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), hand and the reins in both, 527, illustrated on pl. XXVI. Ex driving a quadriga to right. Rev. Jameson Collection, 527 Ex KATANAI-O-N, head of Apollo Spink Numismatic Circular, facing to right, wearing a laurel- Volume XCIII, Number 2, wreath (Dewing 582 (these dies); London, March 1985, 747 - The Rizzo pl. X, 7 (these dies); SNG estimates are in USD $ 9,000 ANS 1245-6; Gulbenkian 179). Some smoothing on cheek on the reverse, slight traces of Lot: 130 overstriking, attractive style, The Prospero Collection of lightly toned, extremely fine. - Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. The estimates are in USD $ Katane (c.460-450 B.C.), Silver 4,000 Tetradrachm, 16.95g, . The river- god Amenanos, as a man- headed bull, kneeling to right, Lot: 133 Seilen kneeling to right on his The Prospero Collection of back, stretching-out his left hand Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. over the bull's head, pistrix to Katane (c.415-410 B.C.), Silver right in the exergue. Rev. KATA- Tetradrachm, 17.18g, . Dies NA-ION, Nike, wearing a long engraved by the 'Master of the chiton, advancing to left, holding leaf'. Charioteer, wearing a long a taenia in her outstretched right chiton and holding a kentron in hand (Rizzo pl. IX, 14 (these his left hand and the reins in dies); Pozzi 406 (these dies); both, driving a quadriga to right, BMC 4). Die-flaw on reverse, Nike flies above to right to crown broad flan, of majestic early the horses, an eagle flying to classical style, the work of a right in the exergue. Rev. supreme artist, about extremely KATANAION, head of Apollo fine. Ex Monnaies et Medailles facing to left, wearing a laurel- SA, Auction 72, Basel, 6 October wreath, an olive-spray behind 1987, lot 510 - The estimates are (Rizzo pl. XII, 7 (these dies); in USD $ 15,000 SNG ANS 1255; BMC 24; Jameson 540; Gulbenkian 184). Light die-flaw on the reverse, Lot: 131 attractively toned, good style, The Prospero Collection of obverse very fine, reverse good Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. very fine. Ex Hess - Leu, Auction Katane (c.450-425 B.C.), Silver 7, Lucerne, 16 April 1957, lot 72 Tetradrachm, 17.03g, . Ex Adolph Hess AG, Auction 19, Charioteer, wearing a long chiton Lucerne, 12 & 13 April 1962, lot and holding a kentron in his right 53 Purchased from Spink & Son hand and the reins in his left, Ltd., London, 10 March 1987. driving a quadriga to right. Rev. Rizzo used the term the Master K[ATANAI]-O-N, head of Apollo of the Leaf to identify the dies facing to right, wearing a laurel- engraved by this gifted artist. wreath (SNG Spencer-Churchill Rather than placing his own 37 (these dies); Jameson 539 signature on the dies, this master (these dies); SNG Lockett 727 engraver would mark his work (this obverse die); SNG ANS with a leaf beside the head of 1245 (this obverse die)). Small Apollo. His engraving was die-flaw on the horse, some light important in the transformation of marks beneath an attractive tone, the designs that appeared on the excellent early classical style, coins of Katane to more good very fine. Purchased from naturalistic interpretations and Spink & Son Ltd., London, was an influence on his January 1989 - The estimates contemporaries, Euainetos (see are in USD $ 12,000 lots 171 and 181), Choirion (see lot 135) and Herakleidas (see lot 134). - The estimates are in USD Lot: 132 $ 8,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Katane (c.450-425 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.34g, . Charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron in his right

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Lot: 134 Herakleidas does show a degree The Prospero Collection of of originality in his design and Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. has created an obverse die of Katane (c.415-404 B.C.), Silver considerable artistic impact. - Tetradrachm, 17.32g, . Obverse The estimates are in USD $ die signed by the artist 20,000 Herakleidas. Head of Apollo facing, slightly inclined to left, wearing a laurel-wreath, Lot: 135 signature The Prospero Collection of [HEPAKΛEI?AΖ] on Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. right. Rev. [KATANAIΩN] Katane (c.415-404 B.C.), Silver (in the exergue), charioteer, Tetradrachm, 16.51g, . Signed by holding a kentron and the reins, the artist Choirion. Head of driving a galloping quadriga to Apollo facing, inclined very left, Nike flies above to right to slightly to left, wearing a laurel (?) crown him (SNG Spencer- wreath, his hair parted in the Churchill 38 (this coin); middle and flowing down to his Gulbenkian 190; Rizzo pl. XIV, shoulders in long curls, a bow on 10; Kraay - Hirmer pl. 15, 43). left, a lyre on right, Struck on a small flan, cabinet A?ΛΛΩN in tone, superb style, very fine and small letters below the bust, the very rare, with a distinguished old signature [XOIPIΩN] (off the pedigree. This coin published in flan) on left above the bow. Rev. 'SNG Spencer-Churchill', 38, KATANAIΩN (in the illustrated on pl. II. Ex Capt. E.G. exergue), charioteer, wearing a Spencer-Churchill Collection, Ars long chiton, driving a galloping Classica XVI, Lucerne, 3 July quadriga to right, preparing to 1933, lot 480 Ex Olga H. turn around an Ionic column Knoepke Collection, Glendining's (meta) in the background, Nike in conjunction with A.H. Baldwin flies above to left to crown the & Sons Ltd., London, 10 charioteer, a crayfish in the December 1986, lot 63. exergue (Rizzo pl. XIV, 13 (these Herakleidas was one of the dies); SNG ANS 1258 (these greatest of the late fifth century dies); Jameson 548 (these dies); Sicilian numismatic artists. Giesecke pl. 5, 2 (these dies); Whereas many of the other Regling, Kunstwerk, 547 (these famous engravers such as Kimon dies); Gulbenkian 193 (these (see lots 174, 175, 176 and 179), dies)). Some light porosity, old Euainetos (see lots 171 and 181) tone, very fine to good very fine, and Eumenes (see lot 172) were extremely rare. Ex Monnaies et known for their work on the Medailles SA, Auction 75, Basel, coinage of Syracuse, Herakleidas 4 December 1989, lot 144 This created dies for one of the most coin, by the artist Choirion, is the spectacular coins of Katane. In rarest of all the Sicilian facing contrast to some of the other head issues. The head of Apollo facing head issues of Syracuse, appears with thick and elaborate Herakleidas has brought the hair, and on this issue has a head of Apollo to the obverse of rather pensive, almost other- the coin. Herakleidas created worldly, expression. The artist two facing Apollo heads to be has also made full use of spare used on the coinage of Katane, space on the die, adding the bow the above coin being an example and lyre either side of the head of of the more expressive of the Apollo. This coin provides a pair. The head is only inclined a rarely encountered opportunity to little to the left, giving an almost acquire work by the artist full-facing impression of the god. Choirion. - The estimates are in Apollo's eyes are wide and USD $ 30,000 arresting and his gaze expresses a powerful and burning animation worthy of his immortal status. In Lot: 136 contrast, his hair is shown to be The Prospero Collection of splayed and flowing down Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. towards his shoulders, giving the Leontinoi (c.466-460 B.C.), Silver impression of a wild and Tetradrachm, 16.76g, . By the somewhat naturalistic Demareteion Master. Charioteer, appearance. In these respects, holding a kentron and the reins,

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driving a walking quadriga to rather delicately executed nose, right, Nike flies above to left to pronounced lips and a pointed crown the charioteer, a lion chin. Similar to the dekadrachm springing to right in the exergue. of Syracuse, there is a long wavy Rev. ΛEO-NTIN-O-N, head lock of hair falling behind the ear. of Apollo facing to right, wearing This important and exceptional a laurel-wreath, his hair neatly issue, even smaller than the plaited behind his head, with Demareteion issue produced at locks falling before his ear, laurel- Syracuse, is one of the great leaves to left, right and above, a masterpieces from Sicily in the lion springing to right below fifth century B.C. - The (Boehringer, 'Zur Mnzgeschichte estimates are in USD $ von Leontinoi in Klassischen 35,000 Zeit', in Studies to Price, 28; Antikenmuseum Basel 348; SNG ANS 217 (these dies); Lot: 137 Gulbenkian 211 (these dies); The Prospero Collection of Kraay - Hirmer pl. 6, 19 (these Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. dies); Rizzo pl. XXII, 14 (these Leontinoi (c.450-440 B.C.), Silver dies)). Beautiful cabinet tone, a Tetradrachm, 17.02g, . Head of wonderful example of the Apollo facing to right, wearing a Demareteion Master's work, laurel-wreath. Rev. LEO-NT-I-NO- combining the very finest late [N], lion's head facing to right, archaic and early classical with its jaws open and tongue artistry, good very fine. Ex protruding, four barley-grains Vicomte de Sartiges Collection, around (Rizzo pl. XXII, 23 (these 101. Purchased from Spink & dies); SNG ANS 222). Attractive Son Ltd., London, 1988 The style cabinet tone, extremely fine and of this issue closely resembles rare. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction that seen on the Demareteion 33, Zurich, 3 May 1983, lot 227 - dekadrachms and tetradrachms The estimates are in USD $ (see lots 163 and 164) of 9,000 Syracuse and it is confidently believed that it was produced by the same master engraver. Leontinoi was a close neighbour Lot: 138 The Prospero Collection of of Syracuse and had been Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. captured by the tyrant Leontinoi (c.450-440 B.C.), Silver Hippokrates in the late 490s. Tetradrachm, 17.34g, . Head of After the death of Hieron and the Apollo facing to right, wearing a fall of tyranny in Syracuse in laurel-wreath. Rev. LE-ON-T-I-N- 467/6 B.C., Leontinoi gained its O-N, lion's head, with jaws open independence and its and tongue protruding, facing to 'Demareteion' tetradrachm right, a tripod behind, three commemorated the importance barley-corns around (SNG Lloyd of this to the city. The obverse 1057 (these dies); Boehringer, type has the addition of a lion in 'Zur Mnzgeschichte von Leontinoi the exergue that appears on the in Klassischen Zeit', in Studies to Demareteion dekadrachm of Price, pl. 12, 33 (this obverse Syracuse (lot 163), but in the die); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 13 (these case of this coin the lion is also dies); SNG Lockett 799 (this seen on the reverse. The lion, obverse die); SNG ANS 232 (this apart from being important to obverse die); Jameson 630 (this Apollo, is perhaps a pun on the obverse die)). Attractively toned, name of Leontinoi. The head of good style, good very fine. Ex J. Apollo on the reverse is Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, Paris, surrounded not by dolphins, but 11-13 April 1988, lot 250 - The by laurel-leaves, a reference to estimates are in USD $ 4,500 his oracular powers. The Pythian priestess at Delphi used laurel- leaves to achieve a trance-like state during which the famous Lot: 139 oracle would be delivered. The The Prospero Collection of head of Apollo bears all the Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. hallmarks of the Demareteion Leontinoi (c.450-440 B.C.), Silver master: the pronounced eye- Litra, 0.67g, . Head of Apollo brow and heavy-lidded eye, a facing to right, wearing a laurel- wreath. Rev. L-E-O-N around a

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barley-grain (Boehringer, 'Zur within a shallow incuse square Mnzgeschichte von Leontinoi in containing a pattern of raised and Klassischen Zeit', in Studies to sunken triangles and squares (H. Price, 30; SNG ANS 261 (these Gielow, 'Die Silberpragung von dies); SNG Lloyd 1068; Rizzo pl. Dankle-Messana', MBNG XLVIII, XXIII, 10 (this obverse die)). 1930, pl. 3, 31 (this obverse die); Broad flan, attractively toned, SNG ANS 298; SNG Ashmolean about extremely fine. Purchased 1818; SNG Lockett 814). In an from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., outstanding state of preservation, London, 13 May 1983 - The attractive cabinet tone, extremely estimates are in USD $ 750 fine, a superb coin. Ex Sotheby's, London, 26-27 March 1987, lot 352 - The estimates are in USD Lot: 140 $ 8,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Leontinoi (c.430-425 B.C.), Silver Lot: 143 Tetradrachm, 17.41g, . Head of The Prospero Collection of Apollo facing to left, wearing a Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. laurel-wreath. Rev. LEONTINON, Messana (c.488/7-481 B.C.), lion's head, with jaws open and Silver Stater, 16.33g, . Head of a tongue protruding, facing to left, a lion facing. Rev. ME-SSE-N-ION, bay-leaf behind, three barley- protome of a calf facing to left corns around (Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (Caltabiano 5 (D4/R-); Rizzo, pl. (these dies); SNG ANS 257 XXV, 7; SNG ANS 312; SNG (these dies); Boehringer, 'Zur Lloyd 1083 var.). Dark tone, very Mnzgeschichte von Leontinoi in fine to good very fine, rare. Ex Klassischen Zeit', in Studies to Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction Price, 55 (these dies)). Without 44, Munich, 3 April 1989, lot 94 - the usually encountered die- The estimates are in USD $ flaws, a very attractive example, 9,500 some lustre, good extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 5 February 1985 - Lot: 144 The estimates are in USD $ The Prospero Collection of 8,000 Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Messana (c.425-421 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.18g, . Lot: 141 Charioteer, wearing a long The Prospero Collection of chiton, driving a biga of mules to Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. right, Nike flies above to right to Messana-Zankle (c.500 B.C.), crown the mules, a laurel-leaf Silver Drachm, 4.99g, . DANKLE, with a large berry in the exergue. dolphin leaping to left, within Rev. MEΖ-Ζ-ANI-O-N, sickle-shaped harbour of hare springing to right, a large fly Messana. Rev. Dolphin and below to right (Caltabiano 481, 3 harbour incuse (H. Gielow, 'Die (D197/R192) (this coin); SNG Silberpragung von Dankle- Spencer-Churchill 44 (this coin); Messana', MBNG XLVIII, 1930, Rizzo pl. XXVI, 1 (these dies)). pl. 1, 3 (these dies); SNG Lloyd Cabinet tone, very fine, rare and 1073 (this obverse die); Rizzo pl. with a wonderful old pedigree. XXV, 2). Dark old patina, good This coin published in ' La fine, very rare. Ex Monnaies et Monetazione di Messana con le Medailles SA, Auction 75, Basel, emissioni di Rhegion dall'et della 4 December 1989, lot 148 - The Tirannide', M. Caltabiano (1993), estimates are in USD $ p. 271, 481, 3; and in SNG 11,000 Spencer-Churchill, 44, illustrated on pl. II. Ex Prof. S. Pozzi Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 Lot: 142 April 1921, lot 491 Ex Capt. E.G. The Prospero Collection of Spencer-Churchill Collection, Ars Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Classica, Auction XVI, Lucerne, 3 Messana-Zankle (c.500 B.C.), July 1933, lot 564 Ex Mnzen und Silver Drachm, 5.44g, . DANKLE, Medaillen AG, Auction 6, Basel, 6 dolphin leaping to left, within & 7 December 1946, lot 554 Ex sickle-shaped harbour of Collection of Ancient Greek Gold Messana. Rev. Scallop-shell, and Silver Coins formed by a

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Foreign Amateur, Glendining's, Lot: 147 13 Dec 1963, lot 133 - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ 4,500 Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Morgantina, The Sikeliotai (c.215- 212 B.C.), Silver 8 Litrai, 6.91g, . Lot: 145 Head of Persephone facing to The Prospero Collection of left, wearing a veil and a wreath Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. of grain-ears, a holly-leaf behind. Messana (c.420-413 B.C.), Silver Rev. Tetradrachm, 17.18g, . MEΖ- ΖIKEΛIΩTAN (in ΖANA (retrograde), the the exergue), Nike, as charioteer, nymph Messana, wearing a long driving a fast quadriga to right, a chiton and holding a kentron and monogram above (Burnett, 'The the reins, driving a biga of mules Enna Hoard and the Silver to right, two dolphins swimming Coinage of the Syracusan to left and right in the exergue. Democracy', SNR 62, 1983, 109; Rev. M-E-ΖΖAN-IO-N SNG ANS 1168; BMC 563-4). A (retrograde), hare springing to superb example, very well struck right, a dolphin below to left on a broad flan, lustrous, good (Caltabiano 531 (D210/R225); extremely fine, a coin of great Boston 292 (these dies); SNG beauty. Purchased from Athena, Copenhagen 401 (these dies); Munich, 15 April 1986 - The SNG Lockett 825 (these dies); estimates are in USD $ 5,500 BMC 41 (these dies); SNG ANS 363 (these dies)). Well-struck, extremely fine. - The estimates Lot: 148 are in USD $ 5,500 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Naxos (c.530-510 B.C.), Silver Lot: 146 Drachm, 5.68g, . Chalcidian The Prospero Collection of standard, c.520 B.C. Head of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Dionysos facing to left, with a Messana (c.412-408 B.C.), Silver long pointed beard, wearing an Tetradrachm, 17.31g, . The ivy-wreath in his hair and a nymph Messana, wearing a long necklace of pearls, all within a chiton, driving a biga of mules to border of dots within two linear left, Nike flies above to right to circles. Rev. NAXION, a bunch of crown her, two dolphins grapes on a stalk with two leaves swimming to left and right in the (Cahn 39 (V28/R34); Kraay - exergue. Rev. MEΖ-Ζ- Hirmer pl. 1, 5; Rizzo, pl. XXVIII, AN-ION (retrograde), hare 3; Jameson 672; SNG ANS 514; springing to left, diademed and SNG Lloyd 1147; 'Kunstfreund', horned head of Pan below to left lot 54 (these dies)). Of splendid (Caltabiano 608, 32 (D218/R237) late archaic style, attractive (this coin); Rizzo pl. XXVI, 14 cabinet tone, nearly extremely (these dies); SNG ANS 367 (this fine, very rare, only three other obverse die), 370 (this reverse examples from these dies listed die); Kraay - Hirmer, pl. 18, 58 by Cahn. Ex Comtesse de (these dies)). Attractive cabinet Behague Collection, J. Vinchon, tone, extremely fine. This coin Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 14 April published in 'La Monetazione di 1984, lot 35 - The estimates are Messana con le emissioni di in USD $ 40,000 Rhegion dall'et della Tirannide', M. Caltabiano (1993), p. 296, 608, 32. Ex Bank Leu AG, Lot: 149 Auction 2, Zurich, 25 April 1972, The Prospero Collection of lot 91 Ex Monnaies et Medailles Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. SA, Auction 68, Basel, 15 April Naxos (c.461-430 B.C.), Silver 1986, 131 - The estimates are in Tetradrachm, 16.98g, . c.460 USD $ 7,000 B.C. Bearded head of Dionysos facing to right, wearing an ivy- wreath, his hair tied in a krobylos at the back. Rev. N-AXI-ON, naked, bearded and ithyphallic Silenos squatting facing, his head turned left towards the kantharos he holds in his right hand, he

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supports himself with his left the most outstanding of his day. hand propped on the ground This coin has the reputation of (Cahn 54 (V39/R45); being one of the great classics of Antikenmuseum Basel 384; BMC the ancient Greek series. - The 7; Gulbenkian 230-1; Randazzo estimates are in USD $ 227-31; Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 12; 125,000 SNG ANS 515; SNG Lloyd 1150). A wonderful example of one of the greatest of all fifth Lot: 150 century Greek coins, struck on a The Prospero Collection of broad flan, superb cabinet tone, Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. about extremely fine. Ex Naxos (c.415 B.C.), Silver Comtesse de Behague Tetradrachm, 16.94g, . Bearded Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau head of Dionysos facing to right, Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot wearing a stephane adorned with 36 This issue is one of the most an ivy-wreath. Rev. NA?ION, famous coins from antiquity. All naked and bearded Silenos of the known examples are squatting facing, his head turned produced from a single pair of to left towards the kantharos that dies. The artist was clearly a he holds in his right hand, he master die-engraver, arguably holds a thyrsos in his left hand, the finest of his time anywhere in an ivy-plant creeps upwards to the Greek world, and is believed his left, behind which his tail is to be the same individual known visible (Cahn 101 (V66/R83); as the Aitna Master, named after Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 16 (this obverse the unique tetradrachm of Aitna die), 17 (this reverse die); BMC in Brussels. The above 18; SNG Lloyd 1156). Well- tetradrachm of Naxos is believed struck, attractive cabinet tone, to be a special commemorative good very fine, an excellent issue, marking the refoundation example of this famous coin, of of the city of Naxos in 461 B.C. exceptional classical style. Ex Its inhabitants had been in exile Comtesse de Behague in Leontinoi since 476 B.C. after Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau they had been forcibly removed Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot by the tyrant Hieron of Syracuse. 38. The style of this coin, in a Following the collapse of the continuation of the transition from tyranny at Syracuse, they were archaic art evident in the able to return to their homes and previous coin, displays a fully this issue forms part of the classical rendering of the Aitna commemoration of that event. Master's original design. The This early classical masterpiece features of Dionysos are far more still retains some of the rigidity of naturalistic, the characteristic design that is typical of archaic archaic smile having vanished. art but it is far more naturalistic in The hair is a little unkempt, and its proportions, setting it aside at the same time short with an from previous archaic die element of control, flowing into engraving While the shape of the his beard of wavy locks below the beard and the formal stephane. The face of Dionysos arrangement of the hair of is a work of supreme classical Dionysos are reminiscent of the beauty, the eye deep-set, the archaic style, his eye is seen in nose straight, and the ear small, profile and the entire obverse has not dissimilar in style to been set-out with more freedom, contemporary sculpture. The indicative of classical classical artistry is carried over to progression. The rendering of the reverse of the coin where Silenos on the reverse of the coin Silenos is shown in a far more moves even further into the naturalistic manner, if a little realms of early classical art, dishevelled, and now with his evident in the details of his balding head. This is a charming anatomy and particularly by the example of one of the most sense of perspective achieved famous of classical Greek coins. - through his foreshortened right The estimates are in USD $ leg and feet. This reverse 60,000 composition is extremely impressive in its technical mastery for the period, and the artist that created it was one of

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Lot: 151 exergue), Demeter (?), wearing a The Prospero Collection of long chiton, driving a fast Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. quadriga to right, holding grain- Naxos (c.410-405 B.C.), Silver ears and the reins, Nike flies Tetradrachm, 16.75g, . Head of above to left to crown her, a youthful Dionysos facing to right, grasshopper in the exergue. Rev. wearing an ivy-wreath in his hair. Hunter, naked except for a pileus Rev. Naked and beardless at back of his head and a Silenos seated on a rock facing, chlamys draped around his left inclined slightly to the left, his arm, standing to right before an head turned to left and gazing at ithyphallic herm, holding a staff the kantharos he holds in his and resting his left hand on his right hand, he holds an ivy- hip, his left foot raised, a hound branch in his left hand, and has a stands to right by his feet wine-skin over his left knee, an (Lederer 9 (Q3/J5) (these dies); ivy-plant on left (Cahn 106 Rizzo, pl. LXII, 16 (these dies); (V69/R88); Kraay - Hirmer pl. 4, BMC 34). Dark old cabinet tone, 12 (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXVIII, nearly extremely fine, extremely 21 (these dies); Gulbenkian 233 rare and with a fine old pedigree. (these dies)). Some light Ex St-Marceaux Collection, Paris porosity, toned with some light Ex Naville XVI, Lucerne, 3 July iridescence, about very fine and 1933, lot 617 Ex Bank Leu AG, extremely rare, only four Auction 42, Zurich, 12 May 1987, examples recorded by Cahn. Ex lot 107 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Numismatik Lanz, Auction 40, Auction XXII, Beverly Hills, 1 Munich, 25 May 1987, lot 98. June 1989, lot 197 - The This is an extremely rare and estimates are in USD $ seldom offered coin, issued in the 18,000 years just before the destruction of Naxos in 404 B.C. Very few specimens survive today and it Lot: 154 therefore has to be assumed that The Prospero Collection of the issue was not struck in great Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. numbers. In contrast to the Segesta (c.415 B.C.), Silver earlier issues of Naxos, this coin Didrachm, 8.32g, . depicts a young and beardless ΖECEΖTAI in two lines Dionysos. The obverse has been below hound advancing to right, engraved in wonderful classical on the scent, three grain-ears in style, with refined and delicate the background. Rev. features, and the reverse ΖE?EΖTAIIR, head of composition is both naturalistic the nymph Aigeste facing to right, and full of character. - The wearing a thin band in her hair estimates are in USD $ (Rizzo pl. LXII, 9; SNG Lloyd 40,000 1184; SNG Cop 578). Cabinet tone, about extremely fine and very rare. Ex Frank Sternberg, Lot: 152 Auction XX, Zurich, 20 April The Prospero Collection of 1988, lot 329 7,500 Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Segesta (c.450 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 8.40g, . Hound Lot: 155 standing to left, its head lowered, The Prospero Collection of on the scent. Rev. Head of the Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. nymph Segesta facing to right, Selinos (c.450 B.C.), Silver her hair tied with a broad band Tetradrachm, 17.30g, . (SNG ANS 624 (these dies)). Ζ?Λ-??-???-???, Lightly toned, very fine and rare. - quadriga moving slowly to left, The estimates are in USD $ driven by Artemis, who holds the 800 reins, Apollo stands beside her, drawing a bow. Rev. Ζ- EΛ-I-N-O-Ζ, the river- Lot: 153 god Silenos, naked, standing The Prospero Collection of facing to left, holding a branch Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. upwards in his left hand, and Segesta (c.415-409 B.C.), Silver pouring a phiale over an altar Tetradrachm, 17.06g, . with his right, a cockerel stands [ΖE]?E-ΖTAI[IA] (in the to left in front of the altar, a

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selinon leaf above a bull standing pattern surrounds the circle, the facing to left on a base on right quarters slightly textured (W. Schwabacher, 'Die (Boehringer 27 (V19/R14); Rizzo, Tetradrachmenpragung von pl. XXXIV, 1-2; SNG ANS 5). Selinunt', MBNG XLIII, 1925, 11 Toned, good very fine and very (Q3/S11); Rizzo pl. XXXI, 14 rare. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1230 Auction X, Beverly Hills, 17 & 18 (these dies); Jameson 721 (these September 1981, lot 49 Ex dies); BMC 28). Well-centred on Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction a full flan, attractive old cabinet XVIII, part I, Hollywood, 31 March tone, very fine. Purchased from 1987, lot 44 - The estimates are A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., in USD $ 12,000 London, 10 May 1985 - The estimates are in USD $ 4,500 Lot: 158 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 156 Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. The Prospero Collection of Syracuse (c.510-490 B.C.), Silver Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Didrachm, 8.45g, . SYRAO-SI- Selinos (c.409 B.C.), Silver ON, naked rider on a horse Tetradrachm, 16.95g, . walking to right, he leads a ΖEΛINONTION (in the second riderless horse, by the exergue), Nike, as charioteer, reins, on the far side of him. Rev. holding the reins, driving a Head of Arethusa facing to left, galloping quadriga to right, turned within a small incuse circle, a slightly towards the viewer to be quadripartite incuse square seen in three-quarter pattern surrounds the circle, the perspective, a wreath above, an quarters slightly textured ear of barley in the exergue. Rev. (Boehringer 32, 2 (V23/R16) (this The young river-god Selinos, coin); Jameson 1904 (this coin); naked, standing facing, his head Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 6; Kraay - turned to left, holding a laurel- Hirmer pl. 23, 73). Superb late branch in his left hand and archaic style, wonderful old pouring a phiale over an altar cabinet tone, very fine and with his right, a cockerel stands extremely rare, apparently only to left in front of the altar, a five known examples, an selinon leaf above a bull standing important coin with a very facing to left on a base on right distinguished old pedigree. This (W. Schwabacher, 'Die coin published in 'Die Mnzen von Tetradrachmenpragung von Syracuse', E. Boehringer (1929), Selinunt', MBNG XLIII, 1925, 44 p. 116, 32, 2; and in 'Collection (Q14/S34); SNG Lloyd 1240 R. Jameson, Monnaies Grcques (these dies); Gulbenkian 247 Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 11 1904, illustrated on pl. CI. Ex (this obverse die); Kraay - Hirmer Egger, Auction XVIII, Vienna, 10 pl. 68, 191 (this obverse die)). A December 1906, lot 143 Ex few pits on the reverse, a Theodor Prowe Collection, beautifully executed obverse with Egger, Auction XL, Vienna, 2 a great deal of animation and May 1912, lot 403 Ex Jameson movement, attractively toned, Collection, 1904 Ex 'Kunstfreund' extremely fine. Ex Monnaies et Collection, Bank Leu AG & Medailles SA, Auction 72, Basel, Mnzen und Medaillen AG, Zurich, 6 October 1987, lot 522 - The 28 May 1974, lot 57 Ex Monnaies estimates are in USD $ et Medailles SA, Auction 68, 14,500 Basel, 15 April 1986, lot 144 - The estimates are in USD $ 14,000 Lot: 157 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Lot: 159 Syracuse (c.510-490 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Tetradrachm, 17.18g, . Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. ΖYRA, charioteer driving a Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, slow quadriga to right. Rev. Head 485-466 B.C.), Silver of Arethusa facing to left, within a Tetradrachm, 17.33g, . Struck small incuse circle, a c.485-480 B.C. Charioteer, quadripartite incuse square wearing a long chiton and holding

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a kentron in his right hand and necklace, four dolphins the reins in his left, driving a slow swimming clockwise around quadriga to right, Nike flies above (Boehringer 205 (V91/R141)). to right to crown the horses. Rev. Attractively toned, good very fine. :ΖVRAQOΖION, head Purchased from Spink & Son of Arethusa facing to right, her Ltd., London, 22 January 1988 - hair tied with a band, four The estimates are in USD $ dolphins swimming clockwise 3,250 around (Boehringer 38 (V26/R22); McClean 2594 (these dies); SNG ANS 7 (these dies); Lot: 162 Antikenmuseum Basel 425 The Prospero Collection of (these dies); Boston 330 (these Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. dies)). Wonderful archaic style, Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, well-struck on very good metal, 485-466 B.C.), Silver Drachm, light iridescent toning, extremely 4.21g, . Struck c.478-472 B.C. fine, an excellent example. - The Naked rider on a horse pacing to estimates are in USD $ 9,000 right. Rev. ΖV- RAKOΖION (R retrograde), head of Artemis facing to right, Lot: 160 wearing a pearl-diadem in her The Prospero Collection of hair and a necklace (Boehringer Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. 279 (V130/R192); McClean 2621 Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 18 485-466 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, (these dies); SNG ANS 94 (these 8.68g, . Struck c.485-478 B.C. dies)). Two light marks on the Naked rider on horse pacing to obverse towards the edge, right, leading a second horse on cabinet tone, good very fine, very his far side. Rev. ΖV-RAQ- attractive archaic style. - The OΖI-ON, head of Arethusa estimates are in USD $ 1,750 facing to right, wearing a hair-tie, an earring and a necklace, her hair falling simply behind her; Lot: 163 within a thin linear circle, four The Prospero Collection of dolphins swimming clockwise Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. around (Boehringer 51 Syracuse (end of the Deinomenid (V28/R34); SNG ANS 11 (these Tyranny and beginning of the dies); Antikenmuseum Basel 429 Second Democracy, c.466-465 (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 16 B.C.), Silver Dekadrachm, (these dies); Jameson 745 (these 42.65g, . By the Demareteion dies); SNG Lloyd 1282 (these Master. Charioteer, wearing a dies)). Traces of overstriking and long chiton and holding a kentron a small die-flaw on the obverse, and the reins, driving a slow lightly toned, good very fine, a quadriga to right, Nike flies above very beautiful archaic didrachm to right to crown the horses, a of wonderful style, very rare. Ex lion springing to right in the J. Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, exergue. Rev. ΖY-RAK- Paris, 11-13 April 1988, lot 267 - OΖIO-N, head of Arethusa The estimates are in USD $ facing to right, wearing an olive- 6,000 wreath, a pendant earring and a necklace, her hair is waved along her forehead and bound in a Lot: 161 krobylos which is turned over the The Prospero Collection of wreath and bound at the back of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. her head, a long wavy lock Syracuse (Deinomenid Tyranny, behind her ear, a linear circle and 485-466 B.C.), Silver four dolphins swimming Tetradrachm, 17.50g, . Struck clockwise around (Boehringer c.485-478 B.C. Charioteer, 378 (V193/R267); cf. Rizzo, pl. wearing a long chiton and holding XXXVI, 3 (BM, these dies); W. a kentron in his right hand and Schwabacher, Das Demareteion the reins in his left, driving a slow (Bremen, 1958), V1/R2; Kraay - quadriga to right, Nike flies above Hirmer, pl. 26, 78 (this obverse to right to crown the horses. Rev. die), pl. 27, 80 (this reverse die); ΖVRAKOΖIO-N, head Du Chastel 140; Dewing 780). of Arethusa facing to right, Of superlative style, very fine, wearing a pearl-diadem and a extremely rare, one of the most

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spectacular of fifth century Greek Lot: 164 coins. This coin published in The Prospero Collection of 'Wealth of the Ancient World' Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Syracuse (end of the Deinomenid 1983), 64. Ex Nelson Bunker Tyranny and beginning of the Hunt Collection, Sotheby's, New Second Democracy, c.466-465 York, 19 June 1990, lot 64 Ex B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Bank Leu Ltd., Zurich, Auction 17.09g, . By the Demareteion 52, 15 May 1991, lot 20 The Master. Charioteer, wearing a Demareteion series is the most long chiton and holding a kentron famous, and among the most and the reins, driving a slow beautiful, of all the archaic and quadriga to right, Nike flies above classical coinage of Syracuse to right to crown the horses, a and the dekadrachm is the most lion springing to right in the spectacular creation of this exergue. Rev. ΖY-RAK- master engraver (see lot 164 for OΖI-ON, head of Arethusa the tetradrachm). The same facing to right, wearing an olive- artist, of exceptional ability, also wreath, a pendant earring and a engraved dies for Leontinoi (see necklace, a linear circle and four lot 136). The name for the series dolphins swimming clockwise is taken from queen Demarete, around (Boehringer 380 the wife of the Syracusan tyrant (V195/R269); Rizzo pl. XXXV, 6; Gelon. Following the victory of SNG ANS 121 (dies)). Gelon and his father-in-law Outstanding style, a few pits Theron, tyrant of Akragas, over towards obverse edge, lightly the Carthaginians at the battle of toned, very fine and very rare, an Himera in 480 B.C., Demarete important coin from the famous intervened in negotiations and Demareteion group. Ex Adolph secured favourable peace terms Hess AG, Auction 19, Lucerne, for the defeated invaders. As a 12 & 13 April 1962, lot 92 Ex display of their gratitude, they Olga H. Knoepke Collection, presented Demarete with one Glendining's in conjunction with hundred talents of gold, from the A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., proceeds of which were struck London, 10 December 1986, lot the 'Demareteion' dekadrachms. 82. This coin, struck from dies by Apart from the distinctive style the Demareteion Master, is an of this coin, there are noticeable excellent companion piece to the differences between the dekadrachm in the previous lot, Demareteion issues and the displaying as it does, on a regular Syracusan coinage. The smaller scale, all of the head of Arethusa is shown exceptional artistry that can be wearing an olive-wreath, perhaps seen on the dekadrachm. - The a reference to the recent Sicilian estimates are in USD $ victory. The facial features are 45,000 quite unlike those seen on other Syracusan issues. The eye is heavy-lidded and the lips, which do not join to define the corner of Lot: 165 the mouth, are rather The Prospero Collection of pronounced. The nose has been Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. engraved rather delicately, and Syracuse (second Democracy, the chin is quite pointed. From 466-405 B.C.), Silver the otherwise neatly arranged Tetradrachm, 17.26g, . Struck hair, there is a lock that curls c.460-450 B.C. Charioteer, downwards behind the ear. The wearing a long chiton and holding lion that appears in the exergue a kentron and the reins, driving a of the obverse could perhaps be quadriga to right, Nike flies above seen as symbolic of Carthage. to left to crown him, ketos to right Alternatively, it has been in the exergue. Rev. suggested that, as the lion was ΖYRAKOΖION, head the seal of the family of of Arethusa facing to right, Demarete and her father Theron, wearing a diadem, her hair rolled it could refer to the alliance that in a bun at the back, four brought about the Syracusan dolphins swimming clockwise victory over the Carthaginians. - around (Boehringer 498 The estimates are in USD $ (V263/R353); Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 4 150,000 (these dies); BMC 87 (these dies)). Beautiful iridescent

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cabinet tone, good very fine to April 1921, lot 580 Ex Naville X, nearly extremely fine. Ex Lucerne, 15-18 June 1925, lot Numismatik Lanz, Auction 46, 270 Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction Munich, 28 November 1988, lot XIX, Zurich, 18 & 19 November 67 - The estimates are in USD 1987, lot 61 - The estimates are $ 5,250 in USD $ 4,250

Lot: 166 Lot: 168 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Syracuse (second Democracy, Syracuse (second Democracy, 466-405 B.C.), Silver 466-405 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.94g, . Struck Tetradrachm, 17.58g, . Struck c.450 B.C. Charioteer, wearing a c.430-420 B.C. Charioteer, long chiton and holding the reins, wearing a long chiton and holding driving a quadriga to right, Nike the reins, driving a quadriga to flies above to right to crown the right, Nike flies above to right to horses, ketos to right in the crown the horses. Rev. exergue. Rev. ΖYPA-KO- ΖYRAKOΖION, head ΖI-O-N, head of Arethusa of Arethusa facing to right, her facing to right, wearing an earring hair tied with a taenia, and and a triple-necklace, her hair wearing an earring and a tied with a broad band, four necklace, four dolphins dolphins swimming clockwise swimming around (Boehringer around (Boehringer 533 628 (V319/R432); SNG ANS 200 (V273/R374); Antikenmuseum (these dies); BMC 101 (these Basel 439 (these dies); SNG dies); Boston 385-6 (these dies)). ANS 171 (these dies); Rizzo, pl. Well-centred, cabinet tone, very XXXVII, 12 (this obverse die), 9 fine to good very fine. Ex C. Gillet (this reverse die)). Some minor Collection Purchased from Spink porosity on obverse, well-centred & Son Ltd., London, 1988 - The on a broad flan, very pretty style, estimates are in USD $ 5,000 toned, about extremely fine. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 22, Zurich, 8 & 9 May 1979, lot 33 Ex Bank Lot: 169 Leu AG, Auction 50, Zurich, 25 The Prospero Collection of April 1990, lot 65 - The estimates Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. are in USD $ 12,000 Syracuse (second Democracy, 466-405 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.35g, . Struck Lot: 167 c.430 B.C. Charioteer, wearing a The Prospero Collection of long chiton and holding a kentron Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. and the reins, driving a quadriga Syracuse (second Democracy, to right, Nike flies above to right 466-405 B.C.), Silver to crown the horses. Rev. Tetradrachm, 17.10g, . Struck ΖYPAKOΖION, head of c.450-440 B.C. Charioteer, Arethusa facing to right, her hair wearing a long chiton and holding in a sakkos ornamented with a the reins, driving a quadriga to meander pattern and zigzag right, Nike flies above to right to bands, four dolphins swimming crown the horses, ketos to right around (Boehringer 642 in the exergue. Rev. (V326/R442); BMC 112 (these ΖVRAKOΖI-ON, head dies); SNG ANS 207 (these of Arethusa facing to right, dies); Boston 389 (these dies); wearing a beaded taenia in her Locker Lampson 90 (these dies)). hair, an earring and a necklace, Good metal, extremely fine, four dolphins swimming beautiful style. Purchased from clockwise around (Boehringer Spink & Son Ltd., London, 2 July 579 (V289/R385E) (this reverse 198 - The estimates are in USD die illustrated); BMC 98; SNG $ 4,250 ANS 187 (this obverse die); Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 14 (this reverse die)). Attractively toned, very fine to good very fine, with a good pedigree. Ex Prof S. Pozzi Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4

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Lot: 170 die signed by the artist Euth... The Prospero Collection of and reverse die signed by the Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. artist Eumenes. Struck c.415-405 Syracuse (second Democracy, B.C. Nike, as charioteer and 466-405 B.C.), Silver holding the reins, driving a Tetradrachm, 17.02g, . Struck galloping quadriga to right, turned c.430-420 B.C. Charioteer, slightly towards the viewer to be wearing a long chiton and holding seen in three-quarter a kentron and the reins, driving a perspective, Nike flies above to quadriga to right, Nike flies above left to crown the charioteer, to right to crown the horses. Rev. artist's signature EY? and a small ΖVRAKOΖION, head dolphin in the exergue, as well as of Arethusa facing to right, her Skylla facing to right, holding a hair in a sakkos ornamented with trident over her shoulder and a meander pattern, four dolphins extending her right arm in pursuit swimming around (Boehringer of a fish swimming to right. Rev. 645 (V327/R444); SNG ANS 210 [Ζ]VPAKO-ΖION, head (these dies); SNG Lockett 954 of Arethusa facing to left, wearing (these dies); Boston 390 (these a wreath of grain-ears and a dies)). A few light marks beneath necklace with a lion-head a cabinet tone, very fine. ornament, EVM below neck, four Purchased from Bank Leu AG, dolphins swimming around Zurich, 6 January 1990 - The (Tudeer 46 (V15/R28); Rizzo pl. estimates are in USD $ 2,250 XLIII, 11; SNG ANS 273 (these dies); BMC 153 (these dies); Gulbenkian 279 (these dies)). Toned, good very fine, of Lot: 171 wonderful classical style, a The Prospero Collection of masterpiece of the Syracusan Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. series. Ex Mnzen und Medaillen Syracuse (second Democracy, AG, Auction VII, Basel, 3 & 4 466-405 B.C.), Silver December 1948, lot 410 Ex Spink Tetradrachm, 16.74g, . Obverse & Son Numismatics Ltd., Zurich, and reverse dies signed by the Auction 20, 6 October 1986, lot artist Euainetos. Struck c.415- 99 The obverse of this coin, with 405 B.C. Charioteer, wearing a the quadriga seen in perspective long chiton and holding a kentron as if it is beginning to emerge and the reins, driving a fast from the coin, is a wonderful quadriga to right, Nike flies above example of the animation that to left, holding a wreath on which could be expressed by the is hung a tablet inscribed EYAIN / Syracusan numismatic artists of ETO in two lines, two dolphins the late fifth century. It is also an swimming to right and to left in excellent illustration of the the exergue. Rev. departure from the more fixed ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, archaic and early classical style head of Arethusa facing to left, to a composition that four dolphins swimming around, incorporates a great deal of light traces of EYAI on the lower movement. - The estimates are in dolphin to left (Tudeer 42 USD $ 25,00 (V14/R24); Gulbenkian 277 (these dies); Boston 407 (these dies); Rizzo pl. XLIII, 3; Kraay - Hirmer, pl. 33, 101 (these dies); Lot: 173 du Chastel 74 (these dies)). The Prospero Collection of Obverse a little off-centre, Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. attractively toned, nearly Syracuse (second Democracy, extremely fine and very rare Ex 466-405 B.C.), Silver Bank Leu AG, Auction 36, Zurich, Tetradrachm, 17.29g, . Reverse 7 & 8 May 1985, lot 66. - The die signed by Parme(nides). estimates are in USD $ 9,500 Struck c.415-405 B.C. Charioteer, wearing a long chiton and holding a kentron and the reins, driving a fast quadriga to Lot: 172 left, Nike flies above to right to The Prospero Collection of crown the charioteer, a grain ear Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. (only partially visible) in the Syracuse (second Democracy, exergue. Rev. 466-405 B.C.), Silver ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, Tetradrachm, 16.43g, . Obverse

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head of Arethusa facing to left, published in 'The Kimonian her hair in a sakkos, she wears a Decadrachms', J. Jongkees triple-pendant earring and a (1941), p. 9, 1d. Ex W. Webster necklace, three dolphins Collection (1883) Ex Sir Hermann swimming around, ? and the Weber Collection, 1611 Ex signature ?APME below (Tudeer Clarence S. Bement Collection, 77 (V27/R49); SNG ANS 287 Naville VI, Lucerne, 28 January (these dies); SNG Lockett 976 1924, lot 509 Ex Garrett (these dies); SNG Ashmolean Collection, part II, Bank Leu AG 2003 (these dies); Jameson 836 & Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., (these dies); Antikenmuseum Zurich, 16-18 October 1984, lot Basel 472 (these dies); Boston 138 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, 416 (these dies); Rizzo pl. LXVII, Auction XVIII, Part I, Beverly 21 (these dies)). Obverse die a Hills, 31 March 1987, lot 53. little worn, superb old cabinet Scholars have attempted to link tone, beautiful style, the work of a the issue of the dekadrachms of master artist, good very fine. Ex Syracuse in the late fifth and Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, early fourth centuries B.C. to a Sotheby's New York, 4 specific event. A military December 1990, lot 23 - The occasion might be suitable, estimates are in USD $ considering the arms that appear 15,000 on the obverse of the coin. The dekadrachms were traditionally attributed to the victory of Lot: 174 Syracuse during the Athenian The Prospero Collection of expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C. Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. However, more recent Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 scholarship has dated the B.C.), Silver Dekadrachm, commencement of the issue of 42.70g, . Reverse die signed by dekadrachms to the final few the artist Kimon, struck c.405-400 years of the fifth century, which B.C. Charioteer, wearing a long ties-in with Syracusan victory in chiton and holding a kentron and the Carthaginian invasion of the reins, driving a fast quadriga Sicily in 406-405 B.C. This to left, Nike flies above to right to important coin is an example crown the charioteer, a heavy from the first issue of the exergual line below the quadriga, dekadrachms of Syracuse, below which on a stepped base exceptional in their production are a military harness, shield, and artistic beauty. It was in fact greaves, cuirass, and Attic struck from the very first pair of helmet, all connected by a dies engraved by Kimon, one of horizontal spear, A?ΛA the greatest of all the artists below. Rev. whose talents were expressed in ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, the coinage of Syracuse during head of Arethusa facing to left, this period. The delicacy with wearing a triple-pendant earring which the head of the young and a pearl necklace, her hair Arethusa has been rendered is bound in front with an ampyx exceptional, in contrast to inscribed KI/M, a sakkos Kimon's heavier style seen on restraining her hair at the back of subsequent issues of her head, four dolphins around, dekadrachms (see lot 175). This in two opposed pairs (Jongkees particular issue is very rare, with 1d (A/?) (this coin); approximately twenty examples Antikenmuseum Basel 478; surviving today. As such, this is Gulbenkian 301 (these dies); a very rare opportunity to acquire Kraay - Hirmer pl. 40, 116; Rizzo, an example of this, one of the pl. L, 1 & LII, 1 (these dies); SNG most beautiful and sought-after of Lloyd 1409 (these dies); Dewing all ancient Greek coins. - The 868 (these dies)). A beautiful estimates are in USD $ and delicate depiction of 80,000 Arethusa, shown here as a young woman, well-struck on good metal, lightly toned, nearly Lot: 175 extremely fine, very rare, with a The Prospero Collection of wonderful old pedigree, one of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. the true masterpieces of ancient Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 Greek coinage. This coin B.C.), Silver Dekadrachm,

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42.50g, . Both the obverse and lowest dolphin; as such it could reverse dies signed by the artist be argued that Kimon regarded Kimon, struck c.405-400 B.C. this die as one of his greatest Charioteer, wearing a long chiton creations. This coin is a stunning and holding a kentron and the work of art and an essential reins, driving a fast quadriga to centrepiece of any first-rate left, Nike flies above to right to collection of ancient Greek coins. crown the charioteer, a heavy None of the great collections of exergual line below the quadriga, the modern age has lacked a below which on a stepped base specimen. - The estimates are in are a military harness, shield, USD $ 70,000 greaves, cuirass, and Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear, A?ΛA Lot: 176 below, faint traces of The Prospero Collection of KIMΩN in small letters on Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. the exergual line. Rev. Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 ΖYPAKOΖIΩ, B.C.), Silver Dekadrachm, head of Arethusa to left, wearing 42.82g, . Both the obverse and a triple-pendant earring and a reverse dies signed by the artist pearl necklace, her hair bound in Kimon, struck c.405-400 B.C. front with an ampyx inscribed K, Charioteer, wearing a long chiton a sakkos restraining her hair at and holding a kentron and the back of her head, four dolphins reins, driving a fast quadriga to around, on the lowest of which is left, Nike flies to right above to the signature KIMΩN crown the charioteer, a heavy (Jongkees 3n (A/?) (this coin); exergual line below the quadriga, SNG Lockett 988 (this coin); below which on a stepped base Gulbenkian 303 (dies); Dewing are a military harness, shield, 869 (dies); Rizzo, pl. L, 3 (dies); greaves, cuirass, and Attic Regling 3). Light graffito ?A in helmet, all connected by the reverse field, very light traces horizontal spear, A?ΛA of double-striking on reverse, below, the signature KIMΩN some minor pitting on edge, well- on the exergual line obliterated. struck and with a handsome Rev. ΖYPAKOΖ- cabinet tone, about extremely IΩN, head of Arethusa to fine, outstanding style. This coin left, wearing a triple-pendant published in 'The Kimonian earring and a pearl necklace, her Decadrachms', J. Jongkees hair bound in front with an (1941), p. 13, 3n; and in SNG ampyx, a sakkos restraining her Lockett, 988, illustrated on pl. hair at back of her head, four XIX. Reportedly from a hoard dolphins around, on the lowest of found near Catana in about 1850 which is the signature and acquired by the American KIMΩN (Jongkees 5 (A/?); artist and archaeological student Gulbenkian 304 (these dies); W. Arnold Buffum, who was living SNG Spencer-Churchill 56 (these in Sicily at the time Ex R.C. dies)). Some die-rust on the Lockett collection, Greek Part I, obverse, otherwise well-centred Glendining & Co., London, 28 and toned, beautiful style, very October 1955, lot 890 Ex Olga H. fine and rare, a very good Knoepke Collection, Glendining's example of this prestigious issue. in conjunction with A.H. Baldwin Purchased from Spink & Son & Sons Ltd., London, 10 Ltd., London, January 1989 - December 1986, lot 86 This coin The estimates are in USD $ is a superb example of Kimon's 55,000 later style, a little heavier and more masculine than the dekadrachm in the previous lot. The mature and regal head of Lot: 177 The Prospero Collection of Arethusa communicates to the Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. observer a sense of great Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 presence, making this one of the B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, true masterpieces of all ancient 16.91g, . Obverse die signed by Greek coinage. Kimon himself Euth..., reverse die signed by saw fit to sign the reverse die Phrygillos, struck c.405-400 B.C. twice, with his initial on the Young winged god (Agon? / ampyx and his full name on the Eros?), holding the reins in both

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hands, driving a galloping ear of barley (only partially quadriga to right, turned slightly visible) in the exergue. Rev. towards the viewer to be seen in [ΖY-P-A]K- three-quarter perspective, Nike OΖIΩN, head of flies above to left to crown him, Athena facing, slightly inclined to the artist's signature EY? and a the left, her hair falling in waves, small dolphin in the exergue, as wearing a triple-crested Attic well as Skylla facing to right, helmet adorned with palmettes, holding a trident over her and wearing earrings and a shoulder and extending her right necklace of pendant acorns with arm in pursuit of a fish swimming a central medallion, the signature to right. Rev. ΖY-PAK- EYK-ΛEI? / A across the OΖ-I-ON, head of bowl of the helmet, two pairs of Persephone facing to left, dolphins on either side (Tudeer wearing a barley-wreath, an 58 (21/36); Kraay - Hirmer colour earring and a necklace with a plate IV, 111 (this reverse die); pendant, the artist's signature Rizzo pl. XLV, 4a, 5 (these dies); ?PY?IΛΛ / OΖ SNG Lloyd 1384 (these dies)). A below her neck, four dolphins magnificent example of this swimming around (Tudeer 47 beautiful and important issue, (V15 / R29); Rizzo pl. XLIII, 12 attractive iridescent tone, good (these dies); Jameson 801 (these very fine to nearly extremely fine dies); SNG ANS 274 (these and very rare. Ex Hess - Leu, dies); Gulbenkian 280 (these Auction 7, Lucerne, 16 April dies); SNG Lloyd 1382 (these 1957, lot 109 Ex Monnaies et dies); Kraay - Hirmer, pl. 37, 107 Medailles SA, Auction 53, Basel, (these dies); Seltman, 29 November 1977, lot 39 Ex Masterpieces of Greek Coinage, Monnaies et Medailles SA, 30 (these dies)). A few minor Auction 54, Basel, 26 October pits, attractive iridescent cabinet 1978, lot 116 Ex Adolph Hess tone, about extremely fine, one of AG, Auction 251, Lucerne, 7 & 8 the most appealing and classic May 1981, lot 17 Ex Frank Tetradrachms of the entire Greek Sternberg, Auction XVII, Zurich, series. Ex Numismatica Ars 9-10 May 1986, lot 65. Eukleidas Classica, Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & was a very distinguished master 22 February 1990, lot 101 This engraver and, together with the beautiful coin, one of the classics work of the other Sicilian artists of ancient Greek coinage, has a of his generation, has given the worthy place in the cabinet of any late fifth century coinage of discerning collector. The Syracuse the reputation of being quadriga on the obverse, the most beautiful ever produced. exceptional in its three-quarter His three-quarter facing head of perspective, has been captured Athena is without doubt his in a composition of complexity greatest achievement, and he and great animation. It is also signed the die as a record of his fascinating to consider the achievement. Eukleidas's possibility that the artist of the reverse die was in fact the very reverse die, Phrygillos, could first of the Syracusan issues to have been the same individual depict a facing head. It was who was a noted engraver of more usual for Arethusa, rather precious stones. - The than Athena, to appear on the estimates are in USD $ coinage of Syracuse. It has been 15,000 suggested in the past that the facing head on this coin could be that of Arethusa, wearing the Lot: 178 helmet of Athena in The Prospero Collection of commemoration of the Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Syracusan victory following the Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 Athenian invasion in 415 B.C. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, However there is not real 17.11g, . Signed by Eukleidas, justification to dispute that the struck c.405-400 B.C. Female head is that of Athena, given that charioteer, wearing a long chiton, she was also honoured at driving a racing quadriga to left, Syracuse and had a temple holding the reins and raising a devoted to her on the island of flaming torch, Nike flies above to Ortygia. Eukleidas's facing right to crown the charioteer, an head tetradrachm was an

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extremely important innovation, famous ancient Greek coins, showing the potential that could extremely rare. Ex Doubletten be achieved by the late fifth der Mnzensammlungen des century at Syracuse. The artist Allerhchsten Kaiserhauses, Kimon, influenced by Eukleidas, Egger, Auction XXXIX, Vienna, soon went on to create his great 15 January 1912, lot 99 Arethusa facing head Purchased from Spink & Son tetradrachm (see lot 179), this Ltd., London, 22 January 1988 time bringing the design to the This famous coin displays the obverse of the coin, and it in turn very finest ability of the artist served as an important influence Kimon and this pair of dies is one on other coinages in the ancient of his most beautiful creations. Greek world. This influence can The head of Arethusa, brought be traced back to Eukleidas's here to the obverse of the coin original facing head Athena, a and set in stunning facing legacy of the finest talent of the majesty, is outstanding for its Sicilian die engravers, and a true feeling of serene beauty. Her masterpiece of late fifth century eyes stare longingly out from the numismatic art. - The estimates coin, providing the viewer with a are in USD $ 150,000 genuine sense of the other- worldly. Then, outside of this peaceful gaze, the viewer is Lot: 179 overwhelmed with a surprising The Prospero Collection of amount of activity. Her hair flows Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. wildly out behind her and down Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 towards her shoulders and, from B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, this busy arrangement, we can 16.51g, . Signed on the obverse see dolphins emerging into view. by the artist Kimon, struck c.405- These creatures seem almost to 400 B.C. Head of Arethusa be playfully moving though the facing, inclined slightly to the left, locks of her hair. The reverse of wearing an ampyx upon which is the coin is full of animation and [KIMΩN], and wearing an energy, the quadriga speeding to earring and a necklace, her hair its point of victory upon which the is flowing in long curls and from it horses, viewed here in emerge four dolphins, outside of perspective, are rearing and the dotted border above are the tossing their heads in the heat of traces of APE?OΖA at the the moment. - The estimates edge of the flan. Rev. are in USD $ 55,000 [ΖYPAK-OΖIΩN], charioteer, wearing a chiton and holding a kentron and the reins, Lot: 180 driving a fast quadriga to left, The Prospero Collection of Nike flies above to right to crown Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. the charioteer, an upturned Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 column (meta) lies beneath the B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, La front two horses, an ear of barley Scapigliata, 17.14g, . Struck in the exergue (Rizzo pl. XLVIII, c.405-395 B.C. Charioteer, 11 (these dies); SNG ANS 288 wearing a long chiton, holding a (these dies); Dewing 846 (these kentron in his right hand and the dies); Tudeer 81 (29/54); Kraay - reins in both, driving a fast Hirmer, pl. 45, 123 (these dies); quadriga to left, Nike flies above Boehringer, 'Rekonstruktion des to right to crown the charioteer, a Schatzfundes von Ognina 1923', dolphin to left in the exergue. SNR 57, 1978, pl. 37, 298 (these Rev. [ΖYP]-A-KO-ΖI- dies); H. Cahn, 'Arethusa [ΩN], head of Arethusa Soteira', in Essays Carson- facing to left, her hair flowing Jenkins, fig 1a (this obverse upwards above a sphendone, die)). An obverse die of wearing a double-hook earring immense classical beauty, by and a necklace, four dolphins one of the most celebrated of all around (Tudeer 103 (35/70); master artists from the late fifth SNG ANS 300 (this obverse die); century B.C., some corrosion and Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 16 (this obverse traces of overstriking on the die)). Reverse slightly off-centre, reverse, cabinet tone, obverse attractively toned, good very fine. very fine, the reverse nearly so, Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & an example of one of the most Sons Ltd., London, April 1983 -

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The estimates are in USD $ sphendone ornamented with 5,000 stars, a pellet behind. Rev. Herakles kneeling to right, wrestling the Nemean lion (D. Lot: 181 Berend, Le Monnayage d'or de The Prospero Collection of Syracuse sous Denys I, Atti del Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. VIII Convegno del Centro Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 Internazionale di Studi B.C.), Silver Dekadrachm, Numismatici (Naples, 1983), 14, 43.26g, . Unsigned but by I, 2 (these dies); SNG ANS 327 Euainetos, c.400-390 B.C. (these dies); BMC 168). Good Charioteer, wearing a long chiton very fine and rare. Purchased and holding a kentron in his right from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 3 hand and the reins in his left, November 1983 - The estimates driving a fast quadriga to left, are in USD $ 16,000 Nike flies above to right to crown the charioteer, in the exergue on two steps are a military harness, Lot: 183 shield, greaves, cuirass, and an The Prospero Collection of Attic helmet, all connected by a Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. horizontal spear. Rev. Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, B.C.), Gold 100 Litrae, 5.79g, . head of Arethusa facing to left, Struck c.400 B.C. wearing a wreath of reeds, a ΖYP[AKOΖIΩN], triple-pendant earring and a head of Arethusa facing to left, necklace, four dolphins wearing a triple-pendant earring swimming around, a pellet below and a pearl necklace, her hair her chin (Gallatin XXII/J.V.; SNG held in a sphendone ornamented ANS 375; Rizzo, pl. LIII, 18 with stars, a star behind. Rev. (these dies); Dewing 923 (this Herakles kneeling to right, obverse die)). A beautiful and wrestling the Nemean lion (D. well-struck example, cabinet Berend, Le Monnayage d'or de tone, nearly extremely fine, a Syracuse sous Denys I, Atti del famous Sicilian coin and a classic VIII Convegno del Centro of the ancient Greek series. Ex Internazionale di Studi Collection of Ancient Greek Gold Numismatici (Naples, 1983), 17, and Silver Coins formed by a 4; Dewing 925 (this reverse die); Foreign Amateur, Glendining & Rizzo, pl. L, 11; SNG ANS 330). Co., London, 13 December 1963, Good very fine and rare. Ex lot 159. Euainetos was a Spink Auction 65, London, 5 contemporary of the artist Kimon October 1988, lot 17 - The and an extensive series of estimates are in USD $ beautiful dies were produced by 16,000 his hand. His work represents the very finest classical style, displaying a wonderful Lot: 184 understanding of proportion and The Prospero Collection of naturalism. The obverse Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. captures a great sense of Syracuse, Time of Timoleon believable animation and (c.344-317 B.C.), Gold 30 Litrae, movement and the reverse is 2.14g, . [ZEYΖ] EΛEY- perhaps one of the most instantly [?EPIOΖ], Head of Zeus recognizable of all ancient Greek facing to left, wearing a laurel- coin designs. - The estimates wreath. Rev. ΖYP-A- are in USD $ 50,000 [KOΖIΩN], pegasos flying to left, A on left, three pellets below (SNG ANS 493 Lot: 182 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1440 The Prospero Collection of (these dies); SNG Lockett 995 Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. (these dies); Boston 451 (these Syracuse, Dionysios I (c.405-367 dies)). A very well-executed B.C.), Gold 100 Litrae, 5.80g, . head of Zeus, very fine. It is Struck c.400 B.C. possible that the three small ΖY[PAKOΖIΩN], pellets on the reverse of this coin head of Arethusa facing to left, are a mark of value, indicating wearing an earring and a pearl that it is worth the equivalent of necklace, her hair held in a three silver Corinthian Staters.

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Lot: 185 in Essays to Robinson, Group A; The Prospero Collection of SNG ANS 617; Jameson 847). Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Good very fine. - The estimates Syracuse, Timoleon and the are in USD $ 1,750 Third Democracy (c.344-317 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, 1.99g, . Head of Athena facing, slightly Lot: 189 inclined to left, wearing a crested The Prospero Collection of Attic helmet, three dolphins Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. around. Rev. Naked rider on Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 horseback to right (SNG ANS B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 519; SNG Lloyd 1450 var.; 17.05g, . Struck c.310-305 B.C. Jameson 854 var.). Cabinet Head of Arethusa facing to left, tone, very fine. - The estimates her hair wreathed with grain, are in USD $ 650 wearing a triple-pendant earring and a necklace, three dolphins swimming around, NK below Lot: 186 neck. Rev. The Prospero Collection of [Ζ]YPAKOΖIΩN Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. (in the exergue), charioteer, Syracuse, Timoleon and the wearing a long chiton and holding Third Democracy (c.344-317 a kentron in his right hand and B.C.), Silver 2 Litrae, 1.47g, . the reins in his left, driving a fast ΖYPAKOΖI-ΩN, quadriga to left, triskeles above, Janiform female head, two AI monogram in exergue (M. dolphins on right. Rev. Horse Ierardi, 'Tetradrachms of prancing to right, an ear of barley Agathocles of Syracuse', AJN 7- with a stalk above, N below (SNG 8, 1995-6, 39 (O7/R22); SNG ANS 518 (these dies); Jameson ANS 639 (this obverse die); 855 (these dies)). Old scratches Boston 460 (this obverse die); on the reverse beneath a cabinet SNG Lloyd 1479). Toned, good tone, very fine. - The estimates very fine. - The estimates are in are in USD $ 350 USD $ 6,000

Lot: 187 Lot: 190 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 B.C.), EL 25 Litrae, 3.60g, . B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Struck c.310-305 B.C. Head of 17.13g, . Struck c.310-305 B.C. Apollo facing to left, wearing a KOPAΖ, Head of Kore laurel-wreath, his hair flowing in facing to right, wearing a wreath long curls down his neck, a bow of grain-ears in her hair, and an behind. Rev. ΖYPAK- earring. Rev. OΖIΩN, tripod A?A[?OKΛEIOΖ], Nike (Jenkins, 'Electrum Coinage at standing to right, erecting a Syracuse', in Essays to trophy of arms, triskeles on right Robinson, Group C (O17/R34); (M. Ierardi, 'Tetradrachms of Boston 447 (these die); Jameson Agathocles of Syracuse', AJN 7- 846 (these dies)). An almost 8, 1995-6, 122 (O27/R78); SNG invisible crack in flan, extremely ANS 665 (these dies); SNG Lloyd fine. - The estimates are in USD 1492 (these dies); SNG Lockett $ 5,000 1003 (these dies)). Very well- struck, beautiful style, lightly toned, extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Lot: 188 13 February 1985. This coin is of The Prospero Collection of exceptionally beautiful late Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. classical style and is in a superb Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 state of preservation. - The B.C.), EL 12 Litrae, 1.86g, . estimates are in USD $ Struck c.310-305 B.C. Head of 15,000 Apollo facing to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. ΖYPAK- OΖIΩN, lyre (Jenkins, 'Electrum Coinage at Syracuse',

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Lot: 191 kentron in her right hand and the The Prospero Collection of reins in her left, small E below Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. horses (BMC 524; W. Giesecke, Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 Sicilia Numismatica, pl. 24, 7 B.C.), EL 100 Litrai, 6.51g, . (this reverse die); Struck c.304-289 B.C. Antikenmuseum Basel 531; ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, McClean 2905 var.; cf. laureate head of Apollo facing to Gulbenkian 353 (quadriga left, a tripod behind. Rev. walking)). A very impressive coin ΖΩTEIPA, head of of almost medallic proportions, Artemis facing to right, wearing a excellent portrait, dark tone, very ribbon in her hair, an earring and fine and excessively rare. - The a pearl necklace, with a quiver estimates are in USD $ over her shoulder, a tripod 20,000 behind (Jenkins, 'Electrum Coinage at Syracuse', in Essays to Robinson, Group D, pl. 15, 3 Lot: 194 (these dies); SNG Lockett 992; The Prospero Collection of Gulbenkian 344). Light crack in Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. flan, very pretty style, attractively Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 toned, extremely fine and rare. B.C.), Silver Oktobol, 5.73g, . Ex Monnaies et Medailles, Head of Athena facing to left, Auction 54, Basel, 26 October wearing a crested Corinthian 1978, lot 132 Ex Bank Leu AG, helmet decorated with a serpent, Auction 33, Zurich, 3 May 1983, a symbol (spear-head?) behind. lot 245 - The estimates are in Rev. IEPΩNOY, Peagsos USD $ 40,000 flying to right, ? below (SNG Lloyd 1541 var.; SNG ANS 868 var.). Lightly toned, extremely Lot: 192 fine. Purchased from Spink & The Prospero Collection of Son Ltd., London, 20 January Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. 1988 - The estimates are in USD Syracuse, Hiketas (288-278 $ 1,500 B.C.), Gold Dekadrachm, 4.24g, . ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, head of Persephone facing to Lot: 195 left, wearing a wreath of barley The Prospero Collection of and a pendant earring, a Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. cornucopiae behind. Rev. Nike Syracuse, Fifth Republic (214- driving a galloping biga to right, a 212 B.C.), Silver 16 Litrai, ring above, ? below horses, 13.54g, . Laureate head of Zeus E?IIKETA in the exergue (T.V. facing to left. Rev. Buttrey, 'The Morgantina Gold ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, Hoard and the Coinage of Nike, holding a whip and the Hicetas' NC 1973, p. 10, 4-G, pl. reins, driving a galloping II; BMC 433; SNG ANS 777-8; quadriga to right, Ζ-Λ Gulbenkian 345). Good very below horses, YA in exergue (A. fine. Ex Collection of Ancient Burnett, 'The Enna Hoard and Greek Gold and Silver Coins the silver coinage of the formed by a Foreign Amateur, Syracusan Democracy', SNR 62, Glendining & Co., London, 13 1983, pl. 8, D 4 (these dies); December 1963, lot 181 - The Jameson 889 (these dies); estimates are in USD $ 6,000 Boston 483 (these dies); Kraay - Hirmer pl. 51, 145 (these dies); BMC 650). A small die-flaw on Lot: 193 neck, lightly toned, about The Prospero Collection of extremely fine and rare. Ex Bank Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. Leu AG, Auction 7, Zurich, 7 May Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 1973, lot 93 Ex Bank Leu AG, B.C.), Silver 32 Litrai, 27.68g, . Auction 50, Zurich, 25 April 1990, Head of Hieron II facing to left, lot 74 - The estimates are in USD wearing a diadem, a stalk of $ 12,000 barley (?) behind. Rev. BAΖIΛEOΖ / IEPΩNOΖ, Nike, as charioteer, driving a galloping quadriga to right, holding a

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Lot: 196 facing to left, wearing an Asiatic The Prospero Collection of headdress, bound with a Ancient Greek Coins. SICILY. palmette-embroidered band. Rev. Syracuse, Fifth Republic (214- Lion walking to left, its head 212 B.C.), Silver 12 Litrai, facing, behind which is a date- 10.10g, . Head of Athena facing palm in fruit, the Punic inscription to left, wearing a crested (ShAMMChNT) (the people of the Corinthian helmet, an earring, camp) in the exergue (Jenkins, necklace and an aegis. Rev. 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 3, ΖYPAKOΖIΩN, SNR 56, 1977, 271 N Artemis standing facing to left, (O84/R225) (this coin); Rizzo, pl. drawing a bow, a hound leaps to LXVI, 7 (these dies); B.V. Head, left at her feet, ΛY on left BM Principal Coins, pl. 26, 41 (Burnett, 'The Enna Hoard and (these dies); Kraay - Hirmer pl. the silver coinage of the 72, 207 (these dies); Kraay, Syracusan Democracy', SNR 62, ACGC pl. 51, 876 (these dies)). 1983, pl. 10, D35 (these dies)). Small flaw on the cheek, Extremely fine. Purchased from extremely fine, of the highest A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., artistic style of the period, London, 4 November 1983 - The extremely rare, a masterpiece estimates are in USD $ 2,800 This coin published in 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 3, G.K. Jenkins, SNR 56 (1977), p. 62, 271 N, illustrated on pl. 22. Ex Lot: 197 Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction II, The Prospero Collection of Beverly Hills, 25-26 March 1976, Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- lot 80 (the obverse and reverse PUNIC. Panormos (c.425-300 are both illustrated on the front B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, and back covers of the 16.95g, . Struck c.405-380 B.C. catalogue) Ex Sotheby's, Charioteer, wearing a long chiton London, 26-27 March 1987, lot and holding a kentron and the 367 This coin is struck from reins, driving a galloping superbly engraved dies of the quadriga to right towards the finest artistic style of the period meta (Ionic column), Nike flies and it is generally considered to above to left to crown the be a true masterpiece of fourth charioteer, a crayfish to right in century Sicilian numismatic art. It the exergue. Rev. Head of must be assumed that the die Arethusa facing to right, wearing engraver was a Greek artist of an earring and necklace, three the highest ability, rather than an dolphins (only two visible) invading Carthaginian. The types swimming around (Jenkins, of the coin are however distinctly 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 1, Carthaginian. The female head SNR 50, 1971, 23 (O5'/R21); on the obverse of this beautiful BMC 5 (these dies); coin has traditionally been Antikenmuseum Basel 391 identified as that of Dido, the (these dies); SNG ANS -). Old founding Queen of Carthage, cabinet tone, a little softly struck who had fled her homeland of on high point, otherwise good Tyre after her brother Pygmalion very fine. Ex Jacques Schulman had murdered her husband. The B.V., Auction 264, Amsterdam, lion, symbolic of the 26 April 1976, lot 5043 Ex Frank Carthaginians' African origin, Sternberg, Auction XX, Zurich, 20 appears on the reverse. This April 1988, lot 473 Ex Jascha coin is incredibly rare, with only Heifetz Collection, Part 2, five examples recorded by Superior Galleries, New York, 9 Jenkins (Coins of Punic Sicily, & 10 December 1989, lot 2406 Part 3, SNR 56, 1977, 271, the Purchased from Spink & Son other four are in national Ltd., London, 6 April 1990 - The museums in Berlin, London, estimates are in USD $ 3,300 Paris and Syracuse. Another appeared in the Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Sotheby's New Lot: 198 York, 19 June 1990, lot 96).. - The Prospero Collection of The estimates are in USD $ Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- 75,000 PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (c.360 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.28g, . Head of Queen Dido

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Lot: 199 to left to crown the charioteer, The Prospero Collection of Punic legend (RSMLQRT) (only Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- partially visible) in the exergue. PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (c.360 Rev. Head of Arethusa facing to B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, right, wearing a wreath of grain- 17.04g, . Female head (Tanit / ears, a triple-pendant earring and Dido?) facing to left, wearing an a necklace, four dolphins oriental tiara with a neck flap, swimming around her (Jenkins, long locks of curling hair flow out 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part I, the side and behind. Rev. Punic SNR 50, 1971, 41 (O15/R32); I. inscription (S'MMHNT) in the Lee, 'The Silver Coinage of the exergue, a lion walking to left, its Campanian Mercenaries and the head facing, a palm-tree in the Site of the First Carthaginian Mint background (Jenkins, 'Coins of 410-409 B.C.', NC 2000, p. 42-3, Punic Sicily', Part 3, SNR 56, 57; BMC 7; Gulbenkian 203 1977, 270 (O83/R224); (these dies); SNG Lockett 744). Gulbenkian 376 (these dies); Cabinet tone, nearly extremely SNG Lloyd 1628 (these dies); fine and rare. Purchased from Rizzo pl. LXVI, 6 (these dies)). Spink & Son Ltd., London, 23 Of exceptional classical style, August 1984 - The estimates are lightly toned, good very fine to in USD $ 3,250 nearly extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 6 December 1983 - The estimates Lot: 202 are in USD $ 35,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- PUNIC. Entella (c.345-315 B.C.), Lot: 200 Silver Tetradrachm, 16.62g, . The Prospero Collection of Head of Arethusa facing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- wearing a wreath of grain ears, a PUNIC. 'RSMLQRT' (c.360-330 triple-pendant earring and a B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, necklace, a small shell below her 17.03g, . Charioteer, wearing a chin, four dolphins swimming long chiton and holding a kentron around. Rev. Horse standing to in his right hand and the reins in right on a thick ground line, his left, driving a galloping raising its right foreleg, a palm- quadriga to right, Nike flies above tree in the background (Jenkins, to left to crown the charioteer, 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 3, Punic legend (RSMLQRT) (only SNR 56, 1977, 134 (O45/R120'); partially visible) in the exergue. Nanteuil 411 (these dies)). Rev. Head of Arethusa facing to Struck from beautiful dies of right, wearing a wreath of grain- superb style, cabinet tone, ears, a triple-pendant earring and extremely fine and rare. Ex a necklace, three dolphins Monnaies et Medailles SA, swimming around her (Jenkins, Auction 43, Basel, 12 & 13 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part I, November 1970, lot 23 - The SNR 50, 1971, 37 (O14/R28); estimates are in USD $ 8,000 Jameson 597 (these dies); de Luynes 920 (these dies)). Well struck on a broad flan, Lot: 203 outstanding iridescent cabinet The Prospero Collection of tone, very good style, extremely Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- fine. Purchased from Spink & PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (c.330 Son Ltd., London - The estimates B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, are in USD $ 5,000 17.10g, . Head of Tanit- Persephone facing to left, wearing a barley-wreath, a triple- Lot: 201 pendant earring and a necklace, The Prospero Collection of four dolphins swimming around. Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- Rev. Horse standing to right, a PUNIC. 'RSMLQRT' (c.360-330 palm-tree in the background, a B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, crescent above on left, a poppy 16.78g, . Charioteer, wearing a on the exergual line (Jenkins, long chiton and holding a kentron 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 3, in his right hand and the reins in SNR 56, 1977, 119 (O39/R108); his left, driving a galloping SNG Lloyd 1618 (these dies)). quadriga to right, Nike flies above Very attractive style, the work of

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a talented artist, lightly toned Lot: 206 over residual lustre, a small mark The Prospero Collection of on cheek, about extremely fine. Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- Purchased from Spink & Son PUNIC. Entella (c.320-300 B.C.), Ltd., London, 30 October 1985 - Silver Tetradrachm, 16.95g, . The estimates are in USD $ Head of Arethusa facing to left, 15,000 wearing a wreath of grain-ears, a triple-pendant earring and a necklace, four dolphins Lot: 204 swimming around. Rev. Horse's The Prospero Collection of head facing to left, a palm-tree Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- behind, Punic legend ('MMHNT) PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (c.320 below (Jenkins, 'Coins of Punic B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Sicily', Part 3, SNR 56, 1977, 169 17.15g, . Head of Tanit- (O50/R150)). Well-struck in high Persephone facing to left, relief, extremely fine, a scarce die wearing a wreath of barley, a combination. - The estimates are triple-pendant earring and a in USD $ 14,000 necklace. Rev. Horse rearing to right, a palm-tree in the background (Jenkins, 'Coins of Lot: 207 Punic Sicily', Part 3, SNR 56, The Prospero Collection of 1977, 126 (O42/R114); Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- Gulbenkian 363 (these dies); de PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (c.300 Luynes 1422 (these dies)). Very B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, attractive style, extremely fine. Ex 16.38g, . Head of young Herakles Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction facing to right, wearing a lion's XII, Beverly Hills, 23 & 24 March skin headdress. Rev. Horse's 1983, lot 34 Ex Numismatic Fine head facing to left, a kerykeion Arts, Auction XXII, Beverly Hills, before, a palm-tree behind, Punic 1 June 1989, lot 226 - The legend ('mhsbm) below horse's estimates are in USD $ neck (Jenkins, 'Coins of Punic 17,500 Sicily', Part 4, SNR 57, 1978, 349 (O112/R283)). Extremely fine, a very good example. - The Lot: 205 estimates are in USD $ 7,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- PUNIC. Machanat (c.320-315 Lot: 208 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, The Prospero Collection of 17.13g, . Female head (Tanit / Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- Dido?) facing to right, wearing a PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (Time of the Phrygian tiara, with stiff radiating First Punic War, c.264-260 B.C.), pleats, a helmet-like vizor and a Silver Dekadrachm or 5 Shekels, long neck flap, a few long locks 37.92g, . Mint of Carthage. Head of hair flowing out behind, and of Tanit-Persephone facing to wearing an earring. Rev. Punic left, wearing a grain-wreath and a inscription (S'MMHNT) in pendant earring. Rev. Pegasos exergue, lion prowling to right, its flying to right, Punic legend head facing, a palm-tree in the (B'RST) below (Jenkins, 'Coins of background (Jenkins, 'Coins of Punic Sicily', Part 4, SNR 57, Punic Sicily', Part 3, SNR 56, 1978, 435 (OI'/R5), pl. 17 (this 1977, 272 (O85/R226); Rizzo pl. coin); Antikenmuseum Basel 567; LXVI, 8 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1665; Kraay -Hirmer Antikenmuseum Basel 562 pl. 74, 211). Attractively toned, (these dies); Kraay -Hirmer pl. nearly extremely fine. This coin 73, 208 (these dies)). Lightly published in 'Coins of Punic toned, about extremely fine, rare. Sicily', Part 4, G.K. Jenkins, SNR Ex Numismatik Lanz, Auction 30, 57, 1978, p. 41, 435, illustrated Munich, 26 November 1984, lot on pl. 17. From the Palermo 119 - The estimates are in USD Hoard of 1958 Purchased from $ 40,000 Spink & Son Ltd., London, 20 February 1984 - The estimates are in USD $ 30,000

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Lot: 209 Shekel, 7.17g, . Struck at The Prospero Collection of Carthago Nova. Male head Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- (Hamilcar?) facing to left, wearing PUNIC. Siculo-Punic (Second a diadem. Rev. Prow of a galley Punic War Issue, c.213-210 to right, with a shield on its deck, B.C.), Silver Shekel, 6.89g, . a dolphin below to right (SNG BM Struck at Carthage. Male head Spain 91; Villaronga, MHC 19; E. facing to left (Melqart? / Robinson, 'Punic Coins of Spain Hannibal?). Rev. Elephant and their bearing on the Roman walking to right, Punic A(leph) in Republican Series', in Essays in the exergue (A. Burnett, 'The Roman Coinage presented to Enna Hoard and the silver Harold Mattingly (1956), 49, 4c; coinage of the Syracusan Villaronga, CNH p. 64, 10; SNG Democracy', SNR 62, 1983, 114- Copenhagen Supplement 1332). 5; E.S.G. Robinson, 'Punic Coins Lightly toned, extremely fine, one of Spain and their bearing on the of the finest known specimens of Roman Republican Series', this very rare coin. Ex Essays to Mattingly, series 8a, pl. Numismatik Lanz, Auction 20, III (Gades?); SNG Copenhagen Munich, 13 April 1981, lot 159 382 (uncertain African or Sicilian (illustrated on the front and back mint)). Attractive light toning, covers of the catalogue) Ex good extremely fine and Monnaies et Medailles SA, extremely rare, only a few known Auction 66, Basel, 22-23 October specimens of which this is 1984, lot 1 Hamilcar Barca had perhaps the finest. Ex been the commander of the Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction Carthaginian fleet during the First XIV, New York, 29 November Punic War. He was forced to 1984, lot 75 This issue has withdraw to Africa after suffering traditionally been attributed to a a defeat at the hands of the Spanish mint. However, more Roman forces in 241 B.C. and recent Sicilian hoard evidence agreed to terms which made him suggests that it was struck in abandon claims to Sicily and Carthage at the time of the Sardinia. Hamilcar soon made Second Punic War. There were an alternative attempt to expand only two specimens recorded in into Spain, together with his son the Enna hoard and the shekel is Hannibal, where he based still an extremely rare coin. It has himself at Gades (Cdiz). He been suggested that the head on eventually died in battle in 229 the obverse of the coin might be B.C. - The estimates are in USD that of Hannibal, in the guise of $ 10,000 Melqart, or of another Punic ruler. In the absence of firm evidence, this theory can only be Lot: 211 conjectural, and the head is The Prospero Collection of usually identified as that of Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK Melqart. The features of the SEA REGION. Kolchis (late 5th - head, with the raised brow, the early 4th century B.C.), Silver distinct bridge of the nose, the Didrachm, 9.33g, . Head of prominent chin, and the Artemis Dali facing to right, her sideburns, does perhaps suggest hair flowing down her neck. Rev. a realism that one would expect Two female heads facing inwards from portraiture. The reverse of towards each other, each within the coin depicts one of the an incuse square (SNG BMC Carthaginian War elephants that Black Sea 1012 (this obverse would have been used by die); Jameson 2543). A few pits, Hannibal to cross the Alps in his toned, very fine, of fantastic campaign against Rome. - The archaic style, incredibly rare, this estimates are in USD $ example being in perhaps the 35,000 finest state of preservation, a fascinating and highly important coin. Purchased from Spink & Lot: 210 Son Ltd., London, 22 January The Prospero Collection of 1988. Kolchis was situated on the Ancient Greek Coins. SICULO- eastern coast of the Black Sea at PUNIC. The Barcids in Spain, the foot of the Caucasus The Carthaginian Occupation of mountains. In ancient times, it Gades (c.237-209 B.C.), Silver was the mythological destination

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of Jason and the Argonauts' Lot: 213 quest to retrieve the Golden The Prospero Collection of Fleece. The king of Kolchis, Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK Aetes, promised to let Jason SEA REGION. Pantikapaion have the fleece if he could first (c.350-300 B.C.), Gold Stater, perform three tasks. While he 9.12g, . Head of bearded satyr was carrying out his tasks, facing, inclined slightly to the left, Aphrodite had caused Medea, with long dishevelled hair and the daughter of king Aetes, to fall pointed horse's ear. Rev. ?-A-N, in love with Jason, and she winged griffin standing to left, helped him to succeed in his with its horned head facing, its quest. The first task was to plow right forepaw raised, holding a a field with fire-breathing oxen, in spear in its jaws, a large grain- which Medea aided Jason by ear below on which the griffin providing him with ointment to stands (Locker Lampson 122 (ex protect him from the flames. The Grand Duke Alexander second task was to sow the teeth Mikhailovich collection) = of a dragon that sprouted into an Gulbenkian 583 (these dies); army of warriors which Jason had Gulbenkian 584 (this obverse to overcome. Again Medea die), 580 (this reverse die); K. helped him by advising him to Regling, 'Der Griechische throw a rock into the crowd of Goldschatz von Prinkipo', ZfN warriors that caused them to XLI, 1931, 165 (this obverse die); attack each other rather than BM Principal Coins III. B, 1, pl. Jason. His last task was to 21, 1; Jameson 2143). One defeat the sleepless dragon small area of softness at top of which guarded the golden fleece, the head, otherwise well-struck and Medea caused the dragon to and extremely fine, fantastic sleep while Jason retrieved the style, one of the greatest and fleece. He and Medea then fled most admired of all ancient to Corinth, where they lived Greek coins, a true masterpiece together until Jason became and incredibly rare, a coin of the engaged to Kreusa, the daughter highest importance. Purchased of Kreon. Medea was so from Bank Leu Ltd., Zurich, 1991. angered by this betrayal that she The facing head Pantikapaion took her revenge by killing the gold stater, among the most two sons she bore to Jason, as spectacular numismatic objects well as his new bride. It would to survive from the classical be almost overwhelmingly world, is one of the greatest tempting to associate the two pinnacles of ancient Greek archaic heads on the reverse of numismatic art. The opportunity this coin with those of Jason and to acquire an example is seldom Medea. However, they do encountered by numismatists. appear both to be female in Godfrey Locker Lampson, whose appearance and, in the absence example was struck from the of any evidence, their identity same dies as this coin, provides remains unknown. us with his own inspired account of the obverse: The head of the satyr is a marvel of speaking Lot: 212 portraiture. That so much The Prospero Collection of expression could be packed into Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK so small a round would not be SEA REGION. Pantikapaion believed by any one who had not (c.450-420 B.C.), Silver seen it....If a single coin had to be Didrachm, 7.45g, . Lion's head selected from those described in facing. Rev. Incuse square, the these pages, as by the greatest letters ?-A-N and a four-rayed of all die-engravers, whoever he star on four quarters (Jameson may have been, whose work had 1360 = Babelon, Traite IV, pl. lasted to the present day, the CCCLIII, 5; SNG BM Black Sea -; writer would choose this one. Its SNG Stancomb -). Good very creator has left no name behind fine, rare. Ex Monnaies et him, but none but a consummate Medailles SA, Auction 64, Basel, artist of remarkable and original 30 January 1984, lot 57 - The genius could have produced this estimates are in USD $ 1,500 unforgettable and amazing little gem. (Locker Lampson Collection (foreword, p. vii)). The example

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from the Locker Lampson beaked dinosaur, Protoceratops. Collection is now in the This dinosaur was about the size Gulbenkian Collection, where it of a lion and had a head not resides together with two other dissimilar to that of an eagle. It similar examples, one of which seems plausible that the shares the same obverse die. Scythians could have discovered The Greek colony of a Protoceratops fossil during the Pantikapaion was founded in the mining process and this gave rise seventh century B.C. by the to the story that this beast was a Milesians and, by the fourth guardian of the remote sources century, the city had amassed of gold found there. - The considerable wealth through its estimates are in USD $ exports of grain. The griffin on 55,000 the reverse of this coin is seen standing upon a grain-ear, symbolic of its importance to the Lot: 215 financial well-being of the city. The Prospero Collection of The issue of gold staters, this Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK three-quarter facing head SEA REGION. Tyra (c.350-300 example being one of the most B.C.), Silver Drachm, 5.79g, , important, was a manifestation of Head of Demeter facing, inclined the wealth of Pantikapaion. - The slightly to left, wearing a veil and estimates are in USD $ ears of corn in her hair. Rev. 650,000 TYPANON, a bull charging to left, its head lowered (SNG BM Black Sea 334; SNG Stancomb 329 Lot: 214 (this reverse die); McClean The Prospero Collection of 4313). Good very fine, very rare. Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK - The estimates are in USD SEA REGION. Pantikapaion $ 5,500 (c.340-325 B.C.), Gold Stater, 9.10g, . Head of bearded Pan, with a goat's ear, facing to left, Lot: 216 wearing an ivy-wreath. Rev. ?-A- The Prospero Collection of N, winged griffin, standing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK with its horned head facing, SEA REGION. Moesia, Istros holding a spear in its jaws, its (c.400-350 B.C.), Silver Drachm, right forepaw raised, a large stalk 5.44g . Two young male heads of wheat below on which the facing side-by-side, the left one griffin stands (Anokhin 109; SNG inverted. Rev. IΖTPIH, a BM Black Sea 867; Kraay - sea-eagle standing to left on a Hirmer pl. 142, 440; Gulbenkian dolphin, attacking it with its beak, 589). A spectacular type of great a monogram below (SNG BM beauty, lustrous, extremely fine, Black Sea 253; SNG Stancomb one of the most desirable of all 149; AMNG I, 421). Traces of ancient Greek gold coins. double-striking on the reverse, Purchased from Spink & Son otherwise sharply struck, cabinet Ltd., London, 22 April 1986 This tone, extremely fine. Ex Tkalec & superb coin is one of the most Rauch, 15-16 April 1985, lot 44 - admired of all ancient Greek gold The estimates are in USD $ issues. The head of Pan on the 950 obverse possesses great power and beauty. The griffin on the reverse, the fabled guardian of the gold mines of the Scythians, Lot: 217 The Prospero Collection of is a fitting mythical beast to Ancient Greek Coins. BLACK feature on this gold coin. SEA REGION. Skythia, Olbia, Pantikapaion used gold that Dynast Eminakos (c.450-425 originated from the steppes in the B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.50g. East and with it came the [EMINAK]O, Herakles, naked and romantic tale of the griffin which, wearing a lion's skin headdress, to contemporary individuals, may kneeling to right, stringing a bow. have seemed to be a living Rev. Four-spoked studded wheel creature. The gold was mined in of 'solar-disk' design, four the area in central Asia where dolphins swimming around, all modern-day palaeontologists within an incuse square (SNG have discovered fossils of the BM Black Sea 358; G.F. Hill,

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'Greek Coins Acquired by The Lot: 220 British Museum', NC 1926, p. The Prospero Collection of 117, pl. V, 2; SNG Stancomb Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. 342; Rosen 147; Jameson 2536; Abdera (c.473/0-449/8 B.C.), 'Kunstfreund', lot 46). Some light Silver Tetradrachm, 14.97g, . porosity, excellent transitional Magistrate Kallidamas. KA- style, dark old tone, good very ΛΛ-I?A-MAΖ, fine, very rare. Ex Frank Griffin seated facing to left, Sternberg, Auction XXIV, 19 & 20 raising its right foreleg, a tunny November 1990, lot 29 The name below. Rev. 'Eminakos', apart from its AB?/HP/ITE/ΩN, around a appearance on this very rare quadripartite linear square, all issue, is otherwise unknown and within a shallow incuse square it is assumed that it must refer to (May 146d (A120/P119) (this a Skythian dynast. coin); AMNG II, 61; BMC 20; Kraay -Hirmer pl. 138, 427). Magnificent style and an Lot: 218 excellent example of the The Prospero Collection of transition between late archaic Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. and early classical art, cabinet Abdera (c.520/15-492 B.C), tone, good very fine, with a Silver Oktodrachm, 29.60g. distinguished pedigree. This coin Magistrate Anti.... ANTI, griffin, published in 'The Coinage of with curved wing and raising its Abdera', J.M.F. May (1966), p. right foreleg, seated facing to left 129, 146d. Ex Trist Collection Ex on a base, a large pellet in the Frank Sherman Benson field to left and right. Rev. Collection, Sotheby's, London, 3 - Quadripartite incuse square (May 11 February 1909, lot 448 Ex H. 52 (A.44 -recut to include the Gordon Bois, Esq. Collection, pellets / unlisted reverse die); Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1947, Boston 745; Regling, Warren, lot 174 Ex Monnaies et Medailles 434; AMNG II, 2). Some light SA, Auction 64, Basel, 30 marks, toned, wonderful style, January 1984, lot 61 (illustrated very fine, extremely rare, perhaps on the front cover of the the only known specimen of this catalogue) - The estimates are in variety. Ex Giessener USD $ 15,000 Mnzhandlung, Auction 38, Munich, 30 November 1987, lot 96 Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, Lot: 221 Auction 42, Munich, 11 October The Prospero Collection of 1988, lot 125 Purchased from Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Spink & Son Ltd., London, 6 Abdera (c.473/0-449/8 B.C.), October 1989 - The estimates Silver Tetradrachm, 15.07g, . are in USD $ 12,000 Griffin, with its wings and its right foreleg raised, advancing to left on a base, a star of eight rays, Lot: 219 with a dot between each, on left. The Prospero Collection of Rev. E?IMA-N?PΩ-NAK- Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. TOΖ around a raised square Abdera (c.492-473/0 B.C.), Silver divided by two lines into quarters, Tetradrachm, 14.80g. AΖ?- all within an incuse square (May A, griffin facing to left, its forelegs 182 (A.146/P.152), pl. XII (this and wings raised as if it is about coin); Nomisma III, pl. 2, 5 (this to take flight. Rev. Incuse square, coin); AMNG II, 54/2, pl. II, 15 divided into quarters by two lines (this coin)). Cabinet toning, good (May 60, unlisted dies); AMNG II, very fine, very rare and with an 17). Well-struck, lightly toned, old pedigree. This coin published about extremely fine, exceedingly in 'The Coinage of Abdera', rare, only one example recorded J.M.F. May (1966), p. 138, 182, by May. - The estimates are in illustrated on pl. XII; and in USD $ 12,500 Nomisma III, illustrated on pl. 2, 5; and in AMNG II, 54/2, illustrated on pl. II, 15. Ex A. Rhousopoulos Collection, Jacob Hirsch, Auction XIII, Munich, 15 May 1905, lot 516 - The estimates are in USD $ 9,000

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Lot: 222 Lot: 225 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.84g, . AB?H, Silver Stater, 12.88g, . Griffin griffin facing to left, its forelegs facing to left, its forelegs and and wings raised as if about to wings raised as if about to spring spring from a base. Rev. from a base. Rev. ?PO-MH-?I?- HPA/?O/PH/Ζ, head of HΖ, within a double linear Jason facing to right, wearing a frame enclosing a dolphin petasos with the ties below his swimming diagonally downwards chin (May 273 (A.204/P.231); to right, all within a shallow AMNG II, 94, pl. II, 26). Of incuse square (May 343 (unlisted refined style, good very fine and obverse die / P.289); Jameson very rare. Ex Giessener 1036 var.). Apparently an Mnzhandlung, Auction 52, unrecorded variety with the Munich, 6 November 1990, lot obverse legend lacking, lightly 120 - The estimates are in USD toned, good very fine. Ex $ 1,500 Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction 52, Munich, 6 November 1990, lot 125 - The estimates are in Lot: 223 USD $ 3,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), Lot: 226 Silver Stater, 12.78g, . Griffin The Prospero Collection of facing to left, its forelegs and Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. wings raised as if about to spring Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), from a base. Rev. ?-I-ONY- Silver Stater, 12.83g, . AB?H, Ζ-AΖ, bearded head of griffin seated to left, its wings Dionysos facing to right, wearing slightly spread, a cicada on left. a wreath of ivy with berries above Rev. E?I?IΛA / ?OΖ, his forehead, all within a shallow Herakles seated facing three- incuse square (May 292 quarters to left on a rock draped (A.215/P.247) = E.S.G. with a lion's skin, his torso and Robinson, 'A Find of Coins of head turned facing, he holds a Thasos', NC 1934, 2, pl. IV club in his right hand that rests (these dies)). Nearly extremely on his right knee, and he rests fine and rare. - The estimates are his left elbow on his thigh, all in USD $ 2,800 within a shallow incuse square (May 396 (A277/P322); AMNG II, 105, pl. II, 40; SNG Lockett 1132 Lot: 224 (this obverse die); Gulbenkian The Prospero Collection of 447 (this reverse die)). Struck Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. from dies of superior artistic Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), quality and style, lightly toned, Silver Stater, 12.90g, . nearly extremely fine. Purchased AB?HPITEΩN, griffin, with from Spink & Son Ltd., London, curved wings, seated facing to 20 February 1989 The figure of left, raising its right foreleg. Rev. Herakles on the reverse of this E?I MOΛ/?A?OPEΩ, coin is considered to be one of dancing girl to right, in action, the finest depictions of him in wearing a short chiton and a Greek coinage. The polos, and raising her left arm, all composition, although showing within a shallow incuse square him at rest, clearly illustrates his (May 313 (A.228/P.266) (these power and strength. The griffin dies); Babelon, Traite, pl. on the obverse is shown as if it is CCCXXXV, 15). Excellent style, at the moment of landing, as its nearly extremely fine and very wings are slightly open giving the rare. Purchased from B.A. Seaby impression that they are still Ltd., London, 22 February 1989 - lightly fluttering. This stater of The estimates are in USD $ Abdera is one of the finest 6,250 engraved of that series. - The estimates are in USD $ 9,000

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Lot: 227 Lot: 230 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), Abdera (c.386/5-375 B.C.), Silver Silver Stater, 12.47g, . AB?H, Tetradrachm, 11.45g, . AB?H, griffin seated to left, its wings griffin to left, its wings raised and slightly spread, a cicada on left. the forepart of its body lifting-off Rev. E?I?IΛA / ?OΖ, the ground as if it is about to take Herakles seated facing half-left flight. Rev. [E?I] on a rock draped with a lion's THΛEMA[XO], Herakles skin, his torso facing, he holds a striding to right, a lion's skin club in his right hand that rests draped over his extended left on his right knee, and rests his arm, he holds a bow in his left left elbow on his thigh, all within a hand and a club in his raised shallow incuse square (May right, a quiver slung round his 397/1 / 396 (A.277/1/P.322); neck, all within a shallow incuse AMNG II, 105, pl. II, 40; SNG square (May 404 var. (unlisted Lockett 1132; Gulbenkian 447 obverse die / P.330); AMNG II, (this reverse die)). Very 137). Superb style, both obverse attractive style, lightly toned, and reverse types have a good very fine. Ex Giessener remarkable amount of animation, Mnzhandlung, Auction 40, lustrous, extremely fine and very Munich, 7 April 1988, lot 76 - The rare. Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, estimates are in USD $ 7,500 Auction 55, Munich, 14 May 1991, lot 100 - The estimates are in USD $ 8,000 Lot: 228 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Lot: 231 Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), The Prospero Collection of Silver Stater, 12.91g, . Griffin, Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. with curved wings, crouching to Abdera (c.386/5-375 B.C.), Silver left on ground, raising its right Tetradrachm, 12.79g, . Griffin to foreleg. Rev. E? API-ΖTA- left, its wings raised and the ?OPE-Ω, young Dionysos forepart of its body lifting-off the seated left on the back of a ground as if it is about to take panther advancing to right, flight, a pellet within a circle holding a kantharos and a above. Rev. A?HN / AIOΖ, thyrsos, all within a shallow statue of Athena Promachos incuse square (May 398, p. 237, facing, brandishing a spear and fig 2 var. (obverse legend) = holding a shield, all within a 'Kunstfreund', lot 132 (this shallow incuse square (May -, cf. obverse die)). About extremely 452-7 for this magistrate; fine, extremely rare, only one Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction example listed by May. Ex 44, 1989, lot 157 (these dies); Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction Monnaies et Medailles SA 77, 44, Munich, 3 April 1989, lot 155 - 1992, lot 38 (these dies)). The estimates are in USD $ Toned, very fine and extremely 14,500 rare. - The estimates are in USD $ 3,000

Lot: 229 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 232 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. The Prospero Collection of Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Silver Stater, 13.05g, . Griffin Abdera (c.375/3-365/60 B.C.), seated facing to left, raising its Silver Tetradrachm, 11.22g, . E?I right foreleg. Rev. E?I / [?]AYΖANI[Ω], griffin HPOKΛEITO, kithara, all crouching to left on ground line, within an incuse square (May -; its right foreleg raised and its tail cf. J. Elsen, Auction 93, 15 curled between its hindlegs. Rev. September 2007, lot 80 = Dr. AB?HPI / TEΩN, head of Busso Peus Nachfolger, Auction Apollo facing to right, wearing a 401, 3 November 2010, lot 289). laurel-wreath, all within a shallow Small metal-flaw on reverse, incuse square (May 465a good very fine, very rare. - The (A.310/P.369), pl. XXII (this coin); estimates are in USD $ 3,250 SNG Fitzwilliam 1642; BMC 53).

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A few light marks beneath tone, 10,000 very fine, attractive style. This coin published in 'The Coinage of Abdera', J.M.F. May (1966), p. Lot: 235 275, 465a, illustrated on pl. XXII. The Prospero Collection of Ex Glendining & Co., London, 18 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. April 1955, lot 319. Purchased Ainos (c.359/8-357/6 B.C.), Silver from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Tetradrachm, 15.08g, . Head of 1984 - The estimates are in USD Hermes facing, inclined slightly to $ 8,500 left, wearing a petasos. Rev. AINION, goat standing to right, an eagle standing to right before Lot: 233 (May 434 (A.263/P.313), pl. VII The Prospero Collection of (this coin); AMNG II, 318, pl. IV, Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. 34 (this coin); H. von Fritze, 'Die Ainos (c.467/6-466/5 B.C.), Silver Autonomen Mnzen von Ainos', Tetradrachm, 15.94g, . Head of Nomisma IV, pl. II, 2 (this Hermes facing to right, wearing a obverse die)). Light crack in a petasos with a beaded rim. Rev. very broad flan, an exceptional AINI, a goat standing to right, a coin of superb classical style of kantharos on right, all within an almost medallic proportions, incuse square (May 14 cabinet tone, very fine to good (A.8/P.11)). Excellent style, very fine. This coin published in toned, very fine and very rare, 'Ainos, Its History and Coinage', only one example recorded by J.M.F. May (1950), p. 257, 434, May. Ex J.A. Spranger, Esq. illustrated on pl. VII; and in Collection, Sotheby's, London, 12 AMNG II, 318, illustrated on pl. May 1983, lot 131 - The IV, 34. Ex C. Seltman Collection estimates are in USD $ 9,500 Ex G. Picard Collection, Sambon Auction, 14-16 March, 1923, lot 404 Ex Adolph Hess AG, Auction Lot: 234 254, Lucerne, 25 & 26 October The Prospero Collection of 1983, lot 144 Purchased from Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Spink & Son Ltd., London, 18 Ainos (c.410 B.C.), Silver April 1989 The head of Hermes Tetradrachm, 16.55g, . Head of on this coin is a spectacular Hermes facing to right, wearing a example of the die engraver's art. petasos with a beaded rim. Rev. It is of the very finest classical AINI, a goat standing facing to standard, displaying as is does right, a kerykeion on right, all an inherent naturalism. The eyes within an incuse square (May are deep-set and the gentle 253b (A.156/P.166), pl. III (this expression is one of peace, coin); H. von Fritze, 'Die giving the whole design a autonomen Mnzen von Ainos', remarkably realistic and almost Nomisma IV, 1909, pl. 1, 14 human feel. - The estimates are (these dies); SNG Cop 395 in USD $ 15,000 (these dies)). Toned, attractive style, nearly extremely fine and with a wonderful old pedigree. Lot: 236 This coin published in 'Ainos, Its The Prospero Collection of History and Coinage', J.M.F. May Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. (1950), p. 150, 253b, illustrated Ainos (c.357-342/1 B.C.), Silver on pl. III. Ex 'Frsten Ch.' Drachm, 3.74g, . Head of (Chachowsky) Collection, Egger, Hermes facing, slightly inclined to Auction XX, Vienna, 7 January right, wearing a petasos. Rev. 1908, lot 241 Ex Baron Friedrich AINIO[N], cult statue of Hermes von Schennis Collection, Jacob Perpheraios on a throne, a Hirsch, Auction XXXIII, Munich, kantharos on left (May 440 17 November 1913, lot 564 Ex (A.268 / unlisted reverse die); Helbing sale, Munich, 1928, lot BMC 23; AMNG II, 365). With a 128 Ex Dr. J. H. Judd Collection wonderful facing head of Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 15, Hermes, this issue of drachms Zurich, 4 & 5 May 1976, lot 156 marks the last of the great facing Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt head coins of Ainos, well-struck Collection, Sotheby's, New York, and attractively toned, extremely 21 & 22 June 1990, lot 324 - The fine. Purchased privately in 1987 - estimates are in USD $ The estimates are in USD $

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7,000 and the slant of the face suggest a slight downwards glance, giving the whole composition both Lot: 237 impact and a feeling of serenity. The Prospero Collection of J.M.F. May (NC 1965, p. 14-15) Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. discusses the similarity of the Apollonia Pontika (c.420 B.C.), head of Herakles on this issue Silver Tetradrachm, 16.99g, . with that of the 'Tte Rampin' in Head of Apollo facing to left, the Louvre. It is fascinating to wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. consider that the engraver of the KΛEOKPATHΖ, obverse die for this coin might anchor, A on left, a crayfish on have seen and gained inspiration right, all within a shallow incuse from the Rampin Horseman. square (SNG Berry 393 (this Influence may also have come obverse die); SNG BM Black Sea from early Attic red-figure work 165 var.; Babelon, Traite IV, from the factory of Andokides. 1622 var.). Reverse a little off- This issue is arguably one of the centre, cabinet tone, good very most outstanding and beautiful of fine and extremely rare, excellent all archaic dies. - The estimates classical style. Ex Monnaies et are in USD $ 32,000 Medailles SA, Auction 53, Basel, 29 November 1977, lot 51 Ex Monnaies et Medailles SA, Lot: 240 Auction 73, Basel, 17 October The Prospero Collection of 1988, lot 44 - The estimates are Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. in USD $ 11,500 Maroneia (c.411/10-398/97 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.88g, . Horse prancing to left, a star with Lot: 238 eight rays above. Rev. ?O- The Prospero Collection of ΖI?-HI-OΖ followed by Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. an ivy-leaf around a linear square Chersonesos (c.480-450 B.C.), enclosing a vine with four Silver Drachm, 5.80g, . Forepart bunches of grapes, all within a of roaring lion facing to right. shallow incuse square (cf. Rev. Forepart of bull facing to Schnert-Geiss 164). Attractive right, a dolphin above to right, + and of refined style, good very below, all within an incuse square fine. Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, (Cahn, Knidos, AMUGS IV, X15, Auction 40, Munich, 7 April 1988, pl. 10 (these dies)). Some light lot 80 - The estimates are in USD porosity, toned, very fine and $ 9,500 very rare. - The estimates are in USD $ 1,350 Lot: 241 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 239 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. The Prospero Collection of Maroneia (c.411/10-398/97 B.C.), Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Silver Tetradrachm, 12.79g, . Dikaia (c.490 B.C.), Silver Double Horse prancing to left, its bridle Stater, 19.30g. Head of Herakles loose. Rev. MHT-PO-?AN- facing to right, wearing a lion's HΖ followed by an skin headdress. Rev. Rough astragalos around a linear square quadripartite incuse square enclosing a vine with four (J.M.F. May, 'The Coinage of bunches of grapes, all within a Dikaia-by-Abdera', NC 1965, 14- shallow incuse square (Schnert- 16 var.; Asyut 145-6; Babelon, Geiss 165 var.). Good style, Traite I, 1768, pl. LVI, 10). about extremely fine / good very Lightly toned, very fine to good fine. Purchased from Spink & very fine, outstanding archaic Son Ltd., London, January 1988 - style, one of the finest known The estimates are in USD $ specimens, extremely rare. Ex 7,000 Bank Leu AG, Auction 45, Zurich, 26 May 1988, lot 84 This coin displays a head of Herakles of outstanding archaic style, clearly created by an artist of considerable confidence and talent. The features of Herakles

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Lot: 242 the reverse, toned, about The Prospero Collection of extremely fine, the head of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Dionysos of exceptional style. Thracian Islands, Thasos (c.500- This coin published in Coin 463 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.28g. Hoards IX (Pixodarus Hoard, Naked ithyphallic satyr in a Thasos), p. 163, 52a, illustrated kneeling-running position to right, on pl. 22. From the Pixodarus carrying off in his arms a nymph, Hoard Ex Frank Sternberg, who wears robes and raises her Auction XXI, Zurich, 14 & 15 right hand in protest. Rev. November 1988, lot 34 The head Quadripartite incuse square of of Dionysos on the obverse of mill-sail pattern (Asyut 104; this coin has been rendered with Boston 851; SNG Copenhagen incredible majesty. It ranks high 1008-1009; Kraay 519). A few among the very finest style of die light old scratches on the engraving to appear on coinage reverse, dark old tone, about of this period. - The estimates extremely fine. Ex Reverend are in USD $ 20,000 Arnold Mallinson Collection, Spink Auction 39, London, 6 December 1984, lot 43 - The Lot: 245 estimates are in USD $ 3,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Thracian Islands, Thasos (c.380 Lot: 243 B.C.), Gold Hemidrachm, 3.95g, . The Prospero Collection of Bearded head of Dionysos facing Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. to left, wearing an ivy-wreath. Thracian Islands, Thasos (c.463- Rev. ?AΖION, Herakles, 411 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.65g. wearing a lion's skin headdress, Satyr in a kneeling-running kneeling to right, shooting an position to right, carrying off in his arrow from his bow, K on right, all arms a nymph, who makes little within a linear square within an protest, A on right. Rev. incuse square (A. West, 'Fifth Quadripartite incuse square of and Fourth Century Gold Coins mill-sail pattern (BMC 29; Boston from the Thracian Coast', ANS 855; Gulbenkian 464; SNG NNM 40, 1929, pl. 4, 30 var. (this Lockett 1219 var.). Surfaces obverse die); cf. Leu 2, April slightly rough in part, wonderful 1972, lot 136 = Leu 25, April style, cabinet tone, good very 1980, lot 91 = NAC 8, April 1995, fine. Ex Naville X, Lucerne, 15-18 lot 235 (these dies); Leu 86, May June 1925, lot 484 Ex J. Vinchon, 2003, lot 316 (these dies)). Very Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 9-10 minor die-flaw on the reverse, December 1983, lot 95 - The superb classical style, extremely estimates are in USD $ 5,000 fine, very rare. Purchased from G. Mller - The estimates are in USD $ 25,000 Lot: 244 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACE. Lot: 246 Thracian Islands, Thasos (c.411- The Prospero Collection of 340 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Ancient Greek Coins. DANUBIAN 15.20g, . Head of Dionysos DISTRICT. Eastern Celts, facing to left, wearing a wreath of Warasdin A Type (third to second ivy with a diadem-like ornament century B.C.), Silver over it, with bunches of berries Tetradrachm, 12.81g, . Male over his forehead. Rev. head facing to left, wearing a ?AΖION, Herakles, wearing diadem. Rev. Horse prancing to a lion's skin headdress, kneeling left, Venetic legend above (Lanz to right, shooting an arrow from 154; Gbl, TKN, 6). Attractively his bow, a thunderbolt on right, toned, extremely fine. Ex all within a linear square Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction (Pixodarus Hoard, Thasos (A. XX, Hollywood, 10 March 1988, Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, 52a lot 655 - The estimates are in (A33/P48), pl. 22 (this coin); A. USD $ 1,900 West, 'Fifth and Fourth Century Gold Coins from the Thracian Coast', ANS NNM 40, 1929, 39). Light traces of double-striking on

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Lot: 247 left field, a monogram in the The Prospero Collection of exergue (Thompson, 'The Mints Ancient Greek Coins. DANUBIAN of Lysimachus', in Essays to DISTRICT. Eastern Celts, Bough- Robinson, 222). A superb Rider Type (third to second portrait of Alexander the Great of century B.C.), Silver wonderful style, struck in high Tetradrachm, 14.06g, . Celticized relief, lightly toned, a few light head of Zeus facing to right, marks, extremely fine. Purchased wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Celticized crested rider, holding a 18 January 1984 - The estimates branch or sceptre, on a horse are in USD $ 6,500 prancing to left, a Celticized animal on left, a stylized floral ornament below (BMC Celtic 66, Lot: 250 pl. V (these dies); Lanz 417; Gbl, The Prospero Collection of OTA, 129). Toned, about Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM extremely fine. - The estimates OF THRACE. Lysimachos (323- are in USD $ 950 281 B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.51g, . Mint of Lysimachia, struck c.280s- 270s B.C. Head of Alexander the Lot: 248 Great facing to right, wearing a The Prospero Collection of diadem and the horn of Ammon. Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Rev. OF THRACE. Lysimachos (323- BAΖIΛEΩΖ 281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, ΛYΖIMAXOY, Athena, 17.38g, . Mint of Lampsakos, helmeted, enthroned to left, struck c.297/6-282/1 B.C. Head holding Nike in her outstretched of Alexander the Great facing to right hand and resting her left right, wearing a diadem and the elbow on a shield at her side, horn of Ammon. Rev. behind her rests a spear, a lion's BAΖIΛEΩΖ head facing to left above a ΛYΖIMAXOY, Athena, monogram on left, a monogram helmeted, enthroned to left, below the throne (cf. Mller 46 for holding Nike in her outstretched the symbol and monograms on a right hand and resting her left tetradrachm; Thompson -). Light elbow on a shield at her side, traces of double-striking on behind her rests a spear, a obverse, otherwise a wholly monogram in inner left field, a exceptional coin of wonderful crescent in the exergue style, sharply struck from fresh (Thompson, 'The Mints of dies, with lustrous mirror-like Lysimachus', in Essays to surfaces, mint state, superb. - Robinson, 47). Struck in high The estimates are in USD $ relief, toned, extremely fine. 15,000 Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London, 11 May 1985 - The estimates are in USD $ Lot: 251 4,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM OF THRACE. Lysimachos (323- Lot: 249 281 B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.51g, . The Prospero Collection of Uncertain mint, struck c.280s- Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 250s B.C. Head of Alexander the OF THRACE. Lysimachos (323- Great facing to right, wearing a 281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, diadem and the horn of Ammon. 17.12g, . Mint of Pergamon, Rev. struck c.287/6-282 B.C. Head of BAΖIΛEΩΖ Alexander the Great facing to ΛYΖIMAXOY, Athena, right, wearing a diadem and the helmeted, enthroned to left, horn of Ammon, K below. Rev. holding Nike in her outstretched BAΖIΛEΩΖ right hand and resting her left ΛYΖIMAXOY, Athena, elbow on a shield at her side, helmeted, enthroned to left, behind her rests a spear holding Nike in her outstretched (Thompson -; Mller -). Well- right hand and resting her left centred on a broad flan, attractive elbow on a shield at her side, style, extremely fine. Ex J. behind her rests a spear, herm in Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, Paris, outer left field, cult-image in inner 9 & 10 December 1983, lot 7 -

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The estimates are in USD $ $ 9,000 8,500

Lot: 255 Lot: 252 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The Orreskioi (c.530-500 B.C.), Silver Derrones (c.520-500 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.12g. OPHSKIΩN Tetradrachm, 13.54g. Bull (retrograde), centaur carrying a walking to left, its head lowered, nymph in his arms to right. Rev. on ground line. Rev. Small incuse Quadripartite incuse square square with irregular surface (Svoronos, HPM, pl. V, 19; (Svoronos, HPM, 33, pl. II, 19 = Babelon, Traite pl. 46, 7; SNG Babelon, Traite IV, 1227, pl. ANS 982; cf. AMNG III, pl. XVIII, CCCXXVI, 20 = J. Kagan, 'Some 19). Toned, good very fine. Ex Archaic Bovine Curiosities', ANS Monnaies et Medailles SA, MN 33, 1988, p. 41, 4, pl. 16 (this Auction 68, Basel, 15 April 1986, reverse die); cf. Giessener lot 231 - The estimates are in Mnzhandlung 52, 1990, lot 148; USD $ 4,800 SNG ANS -). Struck on a very broad flan, toned, very fine, exceedingly rare, apparently only Lot: 256 two other recorded examples. The Prospero Collection of Purchased from Athena, Munich, Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- 27 October 1989 - The estimates MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The are in USD $ 15,000 Orreskioi (c.480 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.66g, . ΩPHΖKIΩN, Lot: 253 centaur carrying a nymph in his The Prospero Collection of arms to right. Rev. Crested Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Corinthian helmet to right, within MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The a shallow incuse square (AMNG Derrones (c.500 B.C.), Silver III, 18, pl. 18, 20 (these dies); Tetrobol, 2.43g, . Bull kneeling to Asyut 93; Babelon, Traite I, 1474, right, its head turned backwards, pl. XLVI, 11; Svoronos, HPM, pl. a floral ornament above. Rev. V, 24). Nearly extremely fine, a Corinthian helmet to right, within fine example of this very rare an incuse (SNG ANS 933; AMNG coin. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction III, 145, 4, pl. XXVII, 33). Toned, 50, Zurich, 25 April 1990, lot 95 - obverse good very fine, reverse The estimates are in USD $ fine. Purchased from Bank Leu 7,500 AG, Zurich, 4 January 1990 - The estimates are in USD $ 1,950 Lot: 257 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 254 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- The Prospero Collection of MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Orreskioi (c.479-465 B.C.), Silver MACEDONIAN TRIBES. The Oktodrachm, 28.82g. ORR-E- Derrones (c.480-465 B.C.), Silver Ζ-KION (Ζ and N Dodekadrachm, 39.92g. Driver, retrograde), herdsman, holding holding a kentron, driving an ox- two spears, guiding two bulls to cart, with wicker sides, to right, a right, one with its head raised, a Corinthian helmet above, a flower flower on right. Rev. below. Rev. Triskeles to right, Quadripartite incuse square palmettes between legs (AMNG III 2, pl. XVIII, 2 = (Svoronos, HPM, 9, pl. I, 10 (this Svoronos, HPM, p. 56, 5, pl. V, 4 obverse die); BMC 1; AMNG III, = Babelon, Traite I, 1462, pl. 5, pl. XXV, 16 (this obverse die); XLV, 10 = BMC 1 (this obverse SNG ANS 930 (this obverse die); die); Boston 591; SNG ANS -). Rosen 120 (this obverse die)). An exceptional example, well- Reverse softly struck and off- struck on a broad flan and with a centre, lightly toned, nearly very superb old iridescent cabinet fine, very rare. Purchased from tone, nearly extremely fine and B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 11 July very rare. Ex Numismatik Lanz, 1983 - The estimates are in USD Auction 36, Munich, 21 April

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1986, lot 195 - The estimates are Lot: 260 in USD $ 38,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- Lot: 258 Macedonian Region, Uncertain The Prospero Collection of Mint (c.520-480 B.C.), Silver Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Tetradrachm, 14.19g. Sphinx MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- springing to left. Rev. Irregular Macedonian Region, Siris (c.525- incuse square (Coin Hoards VIII, 480 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.90g. 37, pl. III, 23 (this coin); Naked ithyphallic satyr standing Svoronos, HPM -; Babelon, facing to right, raising his left Traite -; BMC Thrace -; BMC hand and, with his right, grasping Macedon -; SNG ANS -; SNG the left hand of a nymph who is Copenhagen ; SNG Ashmolean -; moving to right, her head is McClean -; Jameson -; Boston -). turned back to face the satyr and Cabinet tone, nearly extremely her right hand is raised, pellets in fine and exceedingly rare, a field around. Rev. Incuse square fascinating type. This coin diagonally divided (AMNG III, 14 published and illustrated in Coin ('Lete'); SNG ANS 956ff. ('Lete'); Hoards VIII, p. 5, 37, illustrated Svoronos, HPM, pl. VII, 27; on pl. III, 23. From the Yerakini Boston 602). Attractive cabinet Hoard (1982) - The estimates are tone, good very fine. Ex Adolph in USD $ 15,000 Hess AG, Auction 251, Lucerne, 7 & 8 May 1981, lot 24. Purchased from Spink & Son Lot: 261 Ltd., London, 31 May 1984 - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ 4,800 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- Macedonian Region, Uncertain Lot: 259 Mint (c.520-480 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Trihemistater, 14.30g. Goat Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- kneeling to right. Rev. Incuse MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- square of eight irregular Macedonian Region, Uncertain segments (Boston Supplement Mint (c.520-480 B.C.), Silver 47 = Hess -Leu 9, 1958, lot 140 Tetradrachm, 17.16g, . Lion (these dies); Svoronos, HPM -; crouching to left, devouring its Babelon, Traite -; BMC Thrace -; prey, a bud above, a circular BMC Macedon -; SNG ANS -; ornament below. Rev. Forepart of SNG Copenhagen ; SNG a winged boar to left, within a Ashmolean -; McClean -; dotted square border within an Jameson -; Boston -). Some light incuse square (Svoronos, HPM, porosity, toned, good very fine, of 8a, pl. XVII, 18 (this obverse die), the highest rarity, apparently only 20 (this reverse die); B.V. Head, the second recorded example, 'Archaic Coins probably of this being the finer of the two. Cyrene', NC 1891, p. 9, pl. I, 8 (these dies); BM Principal Coins, pl. 4, 17; cf. Babelon, Traite I, Lot: 262 1857, pl. LIX, 14; cf. Boston The Prospero Collection of Supplement, 70, pl. VI; cf. Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Jameson 2028; cf. Weber 8555). MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- Struck in high relief, very Macedonian Region, Uncertain attractive old cabinet tone, good Mint (c.500 B.C.), Electrum very fine and extremely rare. Ex Stater, 13.47g. Lactating lioness Ars Classica XVI, Lucerne, 3 July advancing to left, her head 1933, lot 1070 Ex 'Kunstfreund' facing. Rev. Rectangular incuse, Collection, Bank Leu AG & with uneven surface (Numismatic Mnzen und Medaillen AG, Zurich, Fine Arts XVIII, 1987, lot 95 28 May 1974, lot 44 Ex Viscount (these dies); Numismatic Fine Wimborne Collection, Sotheby's, Arts XXV, 1990, lot 62 (these London, 4 April 1991, lot 33 - The dies); Bank Leu AG, Auction 52, estimates are in USD $ 1991, lot 49 (this obverse die). 12,000 Of the highest rarity, apparently only the seventh known specimen, three cracks at edge of flan, extremely fine. Purchased

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privately in 1987 This coin, an 2, pl. VII, 2 = Babelon, Traite II, important and fascinating 1004, pl. VIII, 24 (uncertain Asia electrum issue, is a masterpiece Minor)). Exceedingly rare, very of late archaic die engraving. It few published specimens, this has been suggested that it might example possessing the best have an Akanthos attribution, but preserved obverse type, reverse without firm evidence, an softly struck, otherwise about uncertain Thraco-Macedonian extremely fine, a fascinating coin. mint is more accurate. - The Purchased privately in 1989 - estimates are in USD $ The estimates are in USD $ 50,000 20,000

Lot: 263 Lot: 265 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- Macedonian Region, Uncertain Macedonian Region, Uncertain Mint (Olynthos?) (c.500 B.C.), Mint (c.500 B.C.), Silver Tetrobol, Silver Tetradrachm. 17.01g, . 3.73g. Bee crawling to right, its Charioteer, holding a kentron in wings raised. Rev. Incuse his right hand and the reins in his square, irregularly divided (SNG left, driving a quadriga to right, a ANS 991; cf. W. Schwabacher, globe above. Rev. Eagle flying to 'Contributions to Greek left within an incuse square, all Numismatics', NC 1939, p. 6, 4, within a larger diagonally divided pl. I, 10 var. (bee to left); cf. Coin incuse square (H.A. Cahn, Hoards VIII, pl. IV, 10ff.). An 'Olynthus and Syracuse', in exceptional example, well-struck, Essays to Thompson, variety B, extremely fine and rare. Ex Frank pl. 2, 3; SNG ANS 463; SNG Sternberg, Auction XXI, Zurich, Lockett 1377; Boston 612; 14 & 15 November 1988, lot 56 - Jameson 955). Superb archaic The estimates are in USD $ style, good very fine to nearly 2,500 extremely fine, among the finest known and a wonderful example of this extremely rare type, only Lot: 266 fourteen examples known to The Prospero Collection of Cahn. Purchased from G. Mller, Ancient Greek Coins. 15 October 1985. This issue was MACEDON. Aigai (c.470-460 traditionally ascribed to Olynthos, B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.01g. Goat but it has been argued by Cahn kneeling to right, its head turned that there is no firm evidence to backwards, ?E monogram above. support this. Although a viable Rev. Quadripartite incuse square alternative has not been found, (Raymond, 'Macedonian Regal the fabric is clearly Thraco- Coinage to 413 B.C.', ANS NNM Macedonian, so it is more 126, 1953, 5, pl. I, 6 (this obverse accurate to describe it as such. die); Lorber, 'The Goats of Aigai', Cahn also suggested that the Divertissements Numismatiques obverse of this coin might have pour Denyse Berend, 2000, 115, served as the prototype of the 8; Locker-Lampson 152). Of the quadriga tetradrachms of finest late-archaic style, Syracuse. - The estimates are in attractively toned, nearly USD $ 18,000 extremely fine. Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction XXII, Zurich, 20 & 21 November 1989, lot 61 - Lot: 264 The estimates are in USD $ The Prospero Collection of 10,000 Ancient Greek Coins. THRACO- MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Thraco- Macedonian Region, Uncertain Lot: 267 Mint (c.500 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Tetradrachm, 12.45g. Sphinx, Ancient Greek Coins. with curved wing, seated facing MACEDON. Akanthos (c.500-480 to right on ground line. Rev. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Quadripartite incuse square 16.34g. Scene depicting a lion (SNG ANS 1012; Svoronos, attacking a bull, the lion to right, HPM, pl. VII, 14 = Baldwin, p. 53, pouncing onto the bull and

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sinking its jaws and claws into its back, the bull collapses to left, its back, the bull collapses to left. head twisted backwards below Rev. Quadripartite incuse square the body of the lion, (Desneux 26 (D24/R24) (this ONOMAΖTO in the coin); BMC 2). Old tone, good exergue. Rev. AKAN?ION on a very fine. This coin published in broad raised border around a 'Les Tetradrachmes d'Akanthos', quadripartite incuse square with J. Desneux (1949), p. 60, 26, rough surfaces, all within an illustrated on pl. VII, 26. Ex Prof. incuse square (Desneux 159 S. Pozzi Collection, Naville, (D147/R143); AMNG III, 32, pl. Lucerne, 4 April 1921, lot 718. VII, 10). Well-struck and Purchased from Spink & Son attractively toned, extremely fine, Ltd., London, 22 April 1986 - The an excellent example. Ex Frank estimates are in USD $ 7,500 Sternberg, Auction XXII, Zurich, 20 & 21 November 1989, lot 66 - The estimates are in USD $ Lot: 268 15,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MACEDON. Akanthos (c.480-424 Lot: 270 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, The Prospero Collection of 17.00g, . Scene depicting a lion Ancient Greek Coins. attacking a bull, the lion to right, MACEDON. Amphipolis (369/8 pouncing onto the bull and B.C.), Silver Drachm, 3.53g, . sinking its jaws and claws into its Head facing, slightly inclined to back, the bull collapses to left, its right, wearing a laurel-wreath. head violently thrown back, an Rev. AM?-I?O-ΛIT- ivy-leaf above. Rev. Incuse ΩN on a broad frame of a square, at the centre of which is raised linear square enclosing a a smaller quadripartite linear race-torch, all within a shallow square, AKA / N / ?IO / N around incuse square (Lorber, type B, between the two squares 61i (O.d.7/R.d.5) (this coin); (Desneux 94 (D91/R84), pl. XIV AMNG III/2, 10, pl. VIII, 19 (these (this coin); AMNG III, pl. VII, 1 dies); McClean 3206, pl. 117, 4 (this coin)). Good style, lightly (these dies)). Of beautiful toned, nearly extremely fine, very classical style, lightly toned, good rare and with a wonderful old very fine, rare, with a pedigree. This coin published in distinguished old pedigree. This 'Die Antiken Mnzen Nord- coin published in 'Amphipolis. Griechenlands', H. Gaebler The Civic Coinage in Silver and (1935), illustrated on pl. VII, 1; Gold', C. Lorber (1990), p. 148, and in 'Les Tetradrachmes 61i. Ex Jacob Hirsch, Auction D'Akanthos', J. Desneux (1949), XXVI, Munich, 23 & 24 May p. 84, 94, illustrated on pl. XIV. 1910, lot 142 Ex Egger, Auction Ex Montagu Collection Ex H. XXXIX, Vienna, 15 January 1912, Osborne O'Hagan Collection, lot 239 Ex W. Niggeler Collection, Sotheby's, 4-9 May 1908, lot 263 Bank Leu AG & Mnzen und Ex Comte Chandon de Briailles Medaillen AG, Basel, 3-4 Collection, Bourgey, Paris, 17 December 1965, lot 215 Ex June 1959, lot 226 Ex Collection Frank Sternberg, Auction XXIV, of Ancient Greek Gold and Silver Zurich, 19 & 20 November 1990, Coins formed by a Foreign lot 47 - The estimates are in USD Amateur, Glendining & Co., $ 6,500 London, 13 December 1963, lot 204 - The estimates are in USD $ 7,000 Lot: 271 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Lot: 269 MACEDON. Amphipolis (366/5 The Prospero Collection of B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm., Ancient Greek Coins. 14.21g, . Head of Apollo facing, MACEDON. Akanthos (c.430-390 slightly inclined to right, wearing B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, a laurel-wreath. Rev. AM?-I?O- 14.41g, . Scene depicting a lion ΛIT-EΩN on a broad attacking a bull, the lion to right, frame of a raised linear square pouncing onto the bull and enclosing a race-torch, a cicada sinking its jaws and claws into its on inner left, all within a broad

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shallow incuse square (Lorber, (this coin); AMNG III/2, p. 207, 5c type E, 13c (O8/R10), pl. XX (this (these dies); Regling, 'Phygela, coin); A. Brett, 'Facing Heads on Klazomenai, Amphipolis', ZfN Greek Coins', Part 2, AJN XLIII, XXXIII, 1922, p. 57, 10 (these 1909, pl. III, 9 (this obverse die); dies)). Of beautiful classical Regling, 'Phygela, Klazomenai, style, the features delicately and Amphipolis', ZfN XXXIII, 1922, p. finely engraved, some slight 59, 52, pl. II, 14)). Well-struck in surface roughness, lightly toned, high relief, wonderful style, lightly good very fine and extremely toned, good very fine and very rare, only two examples from one rare, with a superb old pedigree. set of dies recorded by Lorber. This coin published in This coin published in 'Amphipolis, The Civic Coinage in 'Amphipolis, The Civic Coinage in Silver and Gold', C. Lorber Silver and Gold', C. Lorber (1990), p. 123, 13c, illustrated on (1990), p. 131, 32b, illustrated on pl. XX. Ex R. Carfrae Collection, pl. XXIII. Ex Frank Sternberg, Sotheby's, London, 23-25 May Auction XXIV, Zurich, 19 & 20 1894, lot 101 Ex Frank Sherman November 1990, lot 46 The head Benson Collection, Sotheby's, on the obverse of this coin has a London, 3-11 February 1909, lot more delicate and feminine 411 Ex Vicomte de Sartiges appearance to that on the Collection, 185 Ex Monnaies et previous piece. The hair is a little Medailles SA, Auction XIX, more structured and the facial Basel, 5 & 6 June 1959, lot 371 features are smoothly executed. Ex C. Gillet Collection Ex The eyes gaze longingly out from Monnaies et Medailles SA, the coin in serene majesty, Auction 68, Basel, 15 April 1986, leaving the viewer with an lot 223 The coins of Amphipolis, impression of an immortal at produced in the mid-fourth peace. - The estimates are in century B.C., are among the USD $ 90,000 most magnificent Greek numismatic creations of that century. Throughout this coinage Lot: 273 the most wonderful hallmarks of The Prospero Collection of the classical style are expressed, Ancient Greek Coins. the head of Apollo being MACEDON. Amphipolis (355/4 incredibly natural, while at the B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, same time rendered with a great 14.40g, . Head of Apollo facing, sense of idealism. The above slightly inclined to right, wearing coin is a superb illustration of this a laurel-wreath. Rev. AM-?I?- magnificence. The eyes are OΛI-TΩN on a broad deep set and confront the viewer frame of a raised linear square with a direct and arresting gaze. enclosing a race-torch, a grape The lips of Apollo, appearing to cluster on inner left, a club in be slightly parted as if he is about inner right field, all within a broad to communicate, bring a true shallow incuse square (Lorber, element of realism to the obverse type P, 50 (O28/R41) (this coin); and provide the viewer with a K. Regling, 'Phygela, genuine feeling of connection to Klazomenai, Amphipolis', ZfN the subject. - The estimates are XXXIII, 1922, p. 57, 15 (this in USD $ 125,000 obverse die); SNG Lockett 1300 (this obverse die)). Toned, very fine, exceedingly rare, one of four Lot: 272 recorded examples from this The Prospero Collection of obverse die and the only Ancient Greek Coins. example from this reverse die MACEDON. Amphipolis (360/59 known to Lorber. This coin B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, published in 'Amphipolis. The 14.11g, . Head of Apollo facing, Civic Coinage in Silver and Gold', slightly inclined to right, wearing C. Lorber (1990), p. 167, 50, a laurel-wreath. Rev. AM?-I?O- illustrated on pl. XXV. Ex ΛIT-EΩN on a broad Numismatik Lanz, Auction 46, frame of a raised linear square Munich, 28 November 1988, lot enclosing a race-torch, a tripod 183. The facing head on this late on inner left, all within a broad tetradrachm of Amphipolis is shallow incuse square (Lorber, again a little feminine in type K, 32b (O17/R24), pl. XXIII appearance, but this time with

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thicker hair, heavier features and Lot: 276 a broader nose. This renders the The Prospero Collection of head with a rather more serious, Ancient Greek Coins. perhaps almost melancholic, MACEDON. Eion (5th century expression than the two previous B.C.), Silver Trihemiobol, 0.86g. coins. - The estimates are in Goose standing to right, its head USD $ 100,000 turned backwards, a lizard above, a pellet within a circle on right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse Lot: 274 square. (SNG ANS 275; SNG The Prospero Collection of Copenhagen 174). Die-flaw on Ancient Greek Coins. obverse, toned, about extremely MACEDON. Argilos (c.520/515- fine. Purchased from Athena, 510 B.C.), Silver Stater, 13.57g. Munich, 8 October 1988 - The Pegasos, with a curved wing, estimates are in USD $ 300 galloping to left. Rev. Irregularly divided incuse square (Liampi, Period I, Group A, 1 (O1/R1), pl. Lot: 277 6 (this coin); AMNG -; Svoronos, The Prospero Collection of HPM -; Babelon, Traite -; BMC -; Ancient Greek Coins. SNG Copenhagen -; SNG MACEDON. Mende (c.500-470 Ashmolean -; Boston -; Jameson - B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, ). An important coin from the 16.91g. MIN-?AO-N, ithyphallic very earliest phase of coinage ass advancing to right, a crow struck at Argilos, very fine and perches on its back to right. Rev. exceedingly rare, apparently the Quadripartite incuse square of only recorded example from mill-sail pattern (Noe, The Mende these dies. This coin published in (Kaliandra) Hoard, ANS NNM 27, 'Argilos. A Historical and 1926, 13 (these dies); Dewing Numismatic Study', K. Liampi 1029 (these dies); AMNG III, 12, (2005), p. 105, 1, illustrated on pl. pl. XV, 24 var.). Lightly toned, 6. Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, good very fine and very rare. Auction 46, Munich, 30 October Purchased from G. Mller, 10 1989, lot 95 - The estimates March 1987 - The estimates are are in USD $ 8,000 in USD $ 8,000

Lot: 275 Lot: 278 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Ancient Greek Coins. MACEDON. Argilos (c.478/7-470 MACEDON. Mende (c.460-423 B.C.), Silver Stater, 13.48g. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Pegasos, with curled wing, 17.09g, . Dionysos, in a drunken walking to right, its left foreleg state, holding a kantharos in his raised, a bunch of grapes on right hand, reclining to left, his right. Rev. Irregular quadripartite head facing, on an ass walking to incuse square (Liampi, Period V, right on an exergual line. Rev. Group A, 93 (O77/R75), pl. 13 MEN?AION in incuse square (this coin); cf. Svoronos, HPM, pl. frame surrounding a raised 14, 8-12; cf. Babelon I, p. 1241, square containing a vine with four no. 1814; cf. SNG ANS 756-7). bunches of grapes (Noe, 'The Unique and of great interest, Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard', ANS toned, good very fine, a very NNM 27, 1926, 64 (these dies); important coin. This coin SNG ANS 336 (these dies); published in 'Argilos. A Historical Dewing 1047 (these dies)). and Numismatic Study', K. Good metal, a very attractive and Liampi (2005), p. 172, 93, well-struck obverse, lightly toned, illustrated on pl. 13. Ex about extremely fine. Ex 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen 55, Munich, 14 May 1991, lot 137 AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 43 - The estimates are in USD Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 48, $ 9,000 Zurich, 10 May 1989, lot 131 - The estimates are in USD $ 14,000

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Lot: 279 protruding. Rev. Quadripartite The Prospero Collection of incuse square (SNG ANS 411; Ancient Greek Coins. SNG Lockett 1356; SNG Berry MACEDON. Mende (c.430-420 39; AMNG III, pl. XVI, 22). Well- B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, struck, toned, good very fine. Ex 17.29g, . Dionysos, in a drunken Monnaies et Medailles SA, state, holding a kantharos in his Auction XIX, Basel, 5 & 6 June right hand, reclining to left, his 1959, lot 378 Ex J. Vinchon, head looking to right, on an ass Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 11-13 walking to right on an exergual April 1988, lot 334 - The line. Rev. MEN?[A]ION around a estimates are in USD $ 6,800 vine with five bunches of grapes (Noe, 'The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard', ANS NNM 27, 1926, 71 Lot: 282 (this obverse die) / 69 (this The Prospero Collection of reverse die)). Attractive style, Ancient Greek Coins. lightly toned, obverse nearly MACEDON. Neapolis (c.411-356 extremely fine, reverse very fine. B.C.), Silver Drachm, 3.78g, . Purchased from Spink & Son Gorgoneion facing, with tongue Ltd., London, 18 January 1984 - protruding. Rev. N-E-O-[?], head The estimates are in USD $ of Parthenos facing to right, 6,000 wearing a laurel-wreath and necklace (Boston 573 (this coin); SNG ANS 429; AMNG III, pl. XVI, Lot: 280 25). Lightly toned, extremely The Prospero Collection of fine. This coin published and Ancient Greek Coins. illustrated in 'Catalogue of Greek MACEDON. Mende (c.420 B.C.), Coins, Boston Museum of Fine Silver Tetradrachm, 17.00g, . Arts, Boston', A.B. Brett (1955), Dionysos, in a drunken state, 573, illustrated on pl. 31. Ex holding a kantharos in his right Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, hand, reclining to left on an ass 573 Ex Warren Collection, 582 walking to right on an exergual Ex Numismatic Fine Arts VIII, line, a second dotted exergual Beverly Hills, 6 June 1980, lot line and a grasshopper below. 101 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XX, Rev. MEN-?A-IO-N around a Beverly Hills, 10 March 1988, lot shallow incuse square frame 666 - The estimates are in USD which surrounds a thick linear $ 2,500 square containing a circular disk on which is a sixteen-rayed star, flanked by four grape clusters in Lot: 283 the corners (Noe, 'The Mende The Prospero Collection of (Kaliandra) Hoard', ANS NNM Ancient Greek Coins. 27, 1926, Group III, 86, pl. IX MACEDON. Olynthos, Chalkidian (this coin); SNG ANS 348 (these League (c.432-348 B.C.), Silver dies); 'Kunstfreund', lot 140 Tetradrachm, 14.40g, . Struck (these dies)). Lightly toned, well- c.383-379 B.C. Head of Apollo struck, good very fine to nearly facing to left, wearing a laurel- extremely fine. This coin wreath. Rev. X-A-ΛKI?- published in 'The Mende EΩN, kithara, a small tripod (Kaliandra) Hoard', S. Noe, ANS above (Robinson & Clement, NNM 27 (1926), 86, illustrated on Excavations at Olynthos, IX, pl. IX. Ex Adolph Hess AG, M75, A49 / P68; SNG ANS 484 Auction 254, Lucerne, 25 & 26 (these dies); SNG Berry 19 (this October 1983, lot 156 Ex obverse die); BMC 7). Toned, Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction very attractive classical style, XXII, Beverly Hills, 1 June 1989, extremely fine. Ex Giessener lot 253 - The estimates are in Mnzhandlung, Auction 40, USD $ 8,500 Munich, 7 April 1988, lot 93 - The estimates are in USD $ 14,000 Lot: 281 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MACEDON. Neapolis (c.500-480 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.69g. Gorgoneion facing, with tongue

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Lot: 284 Head of young Herakles facing to The Prospero Collection of right, wearing a lion's skin Ancient Greek Coins. headdress. Rev. MACEDON. Olynthos, Chalkidian ?IΛI??ΩN, tripod with League (c.432-348 B.C.), Silver fillets, a laurel-branch above, a Tetrobol, 2.40g, . Head of Apollo club to left, HPA in exergue (A.R. facing to left, wearing a laurel- Bellinger, Philippi in Macedonia, wreath. Rev. X-A-[Λ]-KI?- ANS MN 11, 1964, 21 (this EΩN, kithara, all within a example listed); Le Rider (Philip shallow incuse square (Robinson II), pl. 93, 8 (this coin); Weber & Clement, Excavations at 1990 (this obverse die)). Lightly Olynthos, IX, 102; SNG ANS toned, about extremely fine, very 535). Toned, extremely fine, a rare and with a wonderful old very attractive little coin. pedigree. This coin published in Purchased privately in 1987 - 'Philippi in Macedonia', A.R. The estimates are in USD $ Bellinger, ANS MN 11 (1964), 21; 1,200 and in 'Le Monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II', G. Le Rider (1977), illustrated on pl. 93, 8. Ex Hermitage Duplicates sale, F. Lot: 285 Schlessinger, Auction 13, 4 The Prospero Collection of February 1935, lot 604 Ex R. Ancient Greek Coins. Jameson Collection Ex Hess - MACEDON. Olynthos, Chalkidian Leu, Auction 7, Lucerne, 16 April League (c.432-348 B.C.), Silver 1957, lot 178 Ex Bank Leu AG, Tetradrachm, 14.29g, . Struck Auction 7, Zurich, 9 May 1973, lot c.358-355 B.C. Head of Apollo 131 Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt facing to right, wearing a laurel- Collection, Sotheby's, New York, wreath. Rev. X-A-Λ-KI?- 21 & 22 June 1990, lot 354 - The EΩN, kithara, E?I ANNI KA estimates are in USD $ below (Robinson & Clement, 18,000 Excavations at Olynthos, IX, 125; SNG ANS 509-510; de Luynes 1551). Lightly toned, extremely fine. Ex Comtesse de Behague Lot: 288 Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau The Prospero Collection of Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot Ancient Greek Coins. 94 - The estimates are in USD MACEDON. Sermyle (c.490 $ 9,500 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.61g. CERMVΛIPO-N, warrior riding a galloping horse to right, he wears a tunic and is Lot: 286 hurling a spear from his raised The Prospero Collection of right hand, a large pellet behind. Ancient Greek Coins. Rev. Shallow quadripartite incuse MACEDON. Olynthos, Chalkidian square (AMNG III, p. 107, 2, pl. League (c.432-348 B.C.), Silver XXI, 4 = Babelon, Traite I, 1667, Tetradrachm, 14.47g, . Head of pl. LIII, 2 (this obverse die); Apollo facing to right, wearing a Raymond pl. II, 12). Some minor laurel-wreath. Rev. X-A-Λ- areas of corrosion, otherwise KI?-EΩN, kithara, E?I good very fine and very rare. APIΖTΩNOΖ Purchased privately in 1987 - below (Robinson & Clement, The estimates are in USD $ Excavations at Olynthos, IX, 131; 20,000 SNG ANS 497 (this reverse die); Dewing 1071). Well-centred on a full flan, beautiful style, lightly toned, extremely fine. Purchased Lot: 289 from Bank Leu AG, Zurich, 6 The Prospero Collection of January 1990 - The estimates Ancient Greek Coins. are in USD $ 19,500 MACEDON. Terone (c.490-480 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.51g. Amphora with double handles on each side of the neck, Lot: 287 a tongue pattern on the shoulder The Prospero Collection of and a grape cluster hanging from Ancient Greek Coins. each of the handles. Rev. MACEDON. Philippi (c.345 B.C.), Quadripartite incuse square (H. Silver Tetradrachm, 14.29g, . Dressel & K. Regling, Zagazig

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Hoard (1901), ZfN XXXVII, 1927, Jameson, Monnaies Grcques pl. IV, 185 = Kraay, NC 1954, p. Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), II, 6 = N. Hardwick, 'The Coinage 938, illustrated on pl. XLVIII; and of Terone from the Fifth to the in 'Early Greek Coins from the Fourth Centuries BC', in Studies Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen', in Memory of Price, p. 134, 4, pl. N. Waggoner (1983), p. 9, 117, 29 (this obverse die)). Beautiful illustrated on pl. 7. Ex Walcher de cabinet tone, with some light Molthein Collection, Cahn, iridescence, extremely fine and Auction 9, Frankfurt, 25 February very rare. Ex Numismatic Fine -2 March 1901, lot 1017 Ex Arts, Auction XXII, Beverly Hills, Theodor Prowe Collection, Egger 1 June 1989, lot 256 - The Auction, Vienna, 28 November estimates are in USD $ 1904, lot 545 Ex Jameson 15,000 Collection, 938 (as The Bisaltai) Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection, 117 (as The Bisaltai) Purchased Lot: 290 from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 8 The Prospero Collection of November 1983 This issue was Ancient Greek Coins. traditionally attributed to the MACEDON. Uranopolis (c.300 Thraco-Macedonian tribe of The B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.51g. The Bisaltai. However, recent sun, represented as a globe thinking places it as the earliest encircled by rays. Rev. issue of Alexander I of Macedon. - [O]YPANI?ΩN, Aphrodite The estimates are in USD $ Urania, wearing a chiton and a 17,500 peplos, a tiara surmounted by a star on her head, seated on a globe facing, inclined slightly to Lot: 292 left, holding in her right hand a The Prospero Collection of sceptre ending in a loop from Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM which hang two fillets, a star on OF MACEDON. Alexander I (498- left, M on right (McClean 3148, 454 B.C.), Silver Oktodrachm, pl. 115, 1 (these dies); AMNG III, 28.73g, . Struck c.476-460 B.C. p. 132, 1, pl. XXV, 2 var.; Horseman, wearing a kausia and Babelon, Traite IV, 1050, pl. carrying two spears, standing CCCXVIII, 16 var.; BMC 1 var.; facing to right behind a horse SNG ANS -). Attractive cabinet which he is leading to right, a tone, good very fine and very small kerykeion on the side of the rare. Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, horse, a crescent moon above. Auction 48, Munich, 2 April 1990, Rev. AΛE-?A-N?-PO lot 212 Ex Giessener around a shallow incuse square Mnzhandlung, Auction 55, frame which surrounds a Munich, 14 May 1991, lot 151 - quadripartite incuse square The estimates are in USD $ (Svoronos, HPM, pl. 13, 9; 9,500 Raymond, p. 101, 54 (this reverse die); SNG ANS 23). Lightly toned, good very fine, Lot: 291 very rare. Ex Monnaies et The Prospero Collection of Medailles SA, Auction 73, Basel, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 17 October 1988, lot 119 - The OF MACEDON. Alexander I (498- estimates are in USD $ 454 B.C.), Silver Oktodrachm, 22,000 27.80g. Struck c.492-480/479 B.C. Horseman, wearing a petasos and carrying two spears, Lot: 293 standing facing to right behind a The Prospero Collection of horse which he is leading to right. Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Rev. Quadripartite incuse square OF MACEDON. Archelaos I (413- (Jameson 938 (this coin); Rosen 400/399 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 117 (this coin); Raymond pl. II, 5; 10.31g, . Mint of Aigai. Rider, Svoronos, HPM, p. 108, 18, pl. wearing a kausia and a chlamys XII, 6; Babelon, Traite I, 1496, pl. and holding two spears, on XLVII, 1; SNG ANS 1; SNG horseback galloping to left, traces Lockett 1266; Kraay -Hirmer pl. of a kerykeion visible on the 125, 384). Toned, very fine, with horse's rump. Rev. a good pedigree. This coin APXEΛAO, forepart of goat published in 'Collection R. facing to right, head turned to left,

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all within a linear border within an facing to right, wearing a laurel- incuse square (U. Westermark, wreath. Rev. ?IΛI?-?OY, 'The Staters of Archelaus. A die young male rider, naked and study', in Essays to Carson & holding a palm-branch, on a Jenkins, group I (O2/R6); AMNG horse pacing to right, a III, pl. XXIX, 10 (this reverse die); thunderbolt below (Le Rider pl. 9, SNG ANS 64). A good example 199 (D116/R163); SNG ANS of the first coinage of Archelaos, 379). Good metal, some lustre, lightly toned, obverse good very good extremely fine. Purchased fine, reverse very fine. Ex A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction London, 11 May 1985 - The 32, Munich, 12 & 13 November estimates are in USD $ 3,750 1985, lot 52 - The estimates are in USD $ 5,000 Lot: 297 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 294 Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM The Prospero Collection of OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.59g, . Mint OF MACEDON. Aeropos (398- of Amphipolis, struck c.340-328 394 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, B.C. Head of Apollo facing to 10.74g, . Head of Apollo facing to right, wearing a laurel wreath. right, wearing a taenia. Rev. Rev. ?IΛI??OY (in the [A]EP-O-?-O, horse standing exergue), charioteer, wearing a facing to right, its bridle trailing to himation and holding a kentron in the ground below, all within an his right hand and the reins in his incuse square with a linear left, driving a galloping biga to border (AMNG III, 1, pl. XXIX, 23 right, an ivy-leaf below horses = Babelon, Traite IV, 822, (Le Rider pl. 75, 63 (D31/R52); CCCIV, 11; SNG ANS 76 (these SNG ANS 251 (these dies)). dies); SNG Ashmolean 2434A). Some lustre, extremely fine. - A few very light marks, about The estimates are in USD $ extremely fine, of fine style, very 3,750 rare. Ex Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction 46, Munich, 30 October 1989, lot 102 - The estimates are Lot: 298 in USD $ 3,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 Lot: 295 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, The Prospero Collection of 14.25g, . Mint of Pella, struck Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM c.323-315 B.C. Head of Zeus OF MACEDON. Amyntas III facing to left, wearing a laurel- (c.393-370/369 B.C.), Silver wreath. Rev. ?IΛI?-?OY, Didrachm, 9.84g, . Head of young male rider, naked and bearded Herakles facing to right, holding a palm-branch, on a wearing a lion's skin headdress horse pacing to right, ? below the knotted at his neck. Rev. AMY- horse's raised foreleg (Le Rider NT[A], horse standing to right, all pl. 18, 439 (D231/R360); SNG within an incuse square with a ANS 430 (these dies); SNG linear border (AMNG III, pl. XXX, Alpha Bank 275 (these dies)). 2 (this obverse die); SNG ANS Lightly toned, good very fine and 87-92; SNG Alpha Bank 195). rare. Purchased from Spink & Lightly toned, very fine. Son Ltd., London, January 1988 - Purchased from Spink & Son The estimates are in USD $ Ltd., London, 23 August 1984 - 7,000 The estimates are in USD $ 750 Lot: 299 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 296 Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM The Prospero Collection of OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 14.23g, . Mint of Amphipolis, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, c.315/4-295/4 B.C. Head of Zeus 14.47g, . Mint of Pella, struck facing to right, wearing a laurel- c.342/1-337/6 B.C. Head of Zeus wreath. Rev. ?IΛI??-OY,

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young male rider, naked and Lot: 302 holding a palm-branch, on a The Prospero Collection of horse pacing to right, Λ and Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM a race-torch below, a kerykeion OF MACEDON. Alexander III, below the horse's raised foreleg The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold (Le Rider pl. 48, 2; SNG ANS Stater, 8.58g, . Mint of Memphis, 809; SNG Alpha Bank 333). Egypt, lifetime issue, c.332-323 Broad flan, toned, nearly B.C. Head of Athena facing to extremely fine. - The estimates right, wearing a crested are in USD $ 4,250 Corinthian helmet ornamented with a snake. Rev. AΛE?AN?POY, Nike Lot: 300 standing facing to left, holding a The Prospero Collection of wreath and a stylis, a ram's head Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM with Isis-crown above on left, a OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 monogram below Nike's left wing B.C.), Silver 1/5 Tetradrachm, (Price 3963; Mller 1516; SNG 2.55g, . Mint of Amphipolis (?), Berry 187; SNG Copenhagen struck c.315/4-295/4 B.C. Head 642). Good style, good very fine, of Apollo facing to right, wearing rare. Purchased from Spink & a taenia. Rev. ?IΛI??OY, Son Ltd., London, February 1989 youth on horseback to right, - The estimates are in USD holding the reins, head of $ 7,000 Achelos facing to right below (Le Rider pl. 48, 9 (this coin); SNG ANS 818). Attractive cabinet Lot: 303 tone, nearly extremely fine. This The Prospero Collection of coin published and illustrated in Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 'Le Monnayage d'argent et d'or OF MACEDON. Alexander III, de Philippe I', G Le Rider (1977), The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver illustrated on pl. 48, 9. Ex Tetradrachm, 17.21g, . Mint of Monnaies et Medailles SA, Memphis, Egypt, lifetime issue, Auction 64, Basel, 30 January c.332-323 B.C. Head of young 1984, lot 87 Ex Monnaies et Herakles to right, wearing a lion's Medailles SA, Auction 73, Basel, skin headdress tied at his neck. 17 October 1988, lot 129 - The Rev. AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus, estimates are in USD $ 700 naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand and a Lot: 301 sceptre in his left, a ram's head The Prospero Collection of with Isis-crown above on left, a Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM monogram below throne (Price OF MACEDON. Alexander III, 3964; Mller 1517). A wholly The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold exceptional example, struck from Distater, 17.24g, . Mint of dies of superb style, perfectly Aegeae, lifetime issue, 336-323 struck and centred on a broad B.C. Head of Athena facing to flan, with full borders on both right, wearing a crested sides, superb iridescent tone, Corinthian helmet ornamented extremely fine. Purchased from with a snake. Rev. Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1985 - AΛE?AN?POY, Nike The estimates are in USD $ standing facing to left, holding a 7,500 wreath and a stylis, a thunderbolt on left, a monogram below her left wing (Price 191; Mller 5; SNG Lot: 304 Alpha Bank 456; SNG The Prospero Collection of Copenhagen 623). An Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM exceptional example of this OF MACEDON. Alexander III, impressive gold issue, well- The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver centred, lustrous, extremely fine. Dekadrachm of 5 Shekels, Purchased from Spink & Son 40.08g, . Minted at Babylon, Ltd., London, January 1989 - The struck c.327 B.C. Alexander The estimates are in USD $ Great on Bucephalus right, 35,000 thrusting his sarissa at a mahout and his master seated on an Indian elephant to right; the mahout and master look back

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towards Alexander, the master of the Hydaspes River, which he grasps the end of Alexander's saw as a good defensive location sarissa with his right hand, the as the river was at that time mohout brandishes a spear in his swollen due to monsoon rains. right hand above his head while However, Alexander risked the holding two further spears in his crossing and, having reached the left hand, ? above. Rev. opposing bank, trapped the Alexander standing to left, forces of Poros in a pincer wearing military attire, holding a movement. Alexander's victory thunderbolt in his right hand and at this battle resulted in the a sarissa in his left, Nike flies annexation of the Punjab into his above to right to crown him, empire, later leading to the monogram of AB in lower left formation of the Indo-Greek field (M. Price, Circulation at Kingdom. Two new cities, Babylon in 323 B.C., Mnemata: Bucephala and Nicaea, were Papers in Memory of Nancy M. founded by Alexander and it is in Waggoner, p. 70, 12, pl. 15 (this the context of this campaign that coin); Price, The Poros coinage the 'Poros' dekadrachms were of Alexander the Great, a symbol issued. The deficiencies in of concord and community, striking make it clear that the Studia Paolo Naster Oblata, pp. dekadrachms were a local issue 75-6, A/c; Mitchiner Type 21; (see also lot 305 for a BMC 61, pl. XXII, 18; Drr, 'Neues corresponding Tetradrachm), aus Babylonien', SM 94 (May struck in Babylon. The obverse 1974), p. 36, 1). Only ten Poros of the coin has traditionally been Decadrachms are recorded, good identified as commemorating very fine for issue and one of the Alexander the Great's defeat of finest in existence, extremely King Poros at the battle of the rare, a coin of great historical Hydaspes in 326 B.C. However, fascination and of the highest research by Price has importance. This coin published strengthened the argument that in 'Circulation at Babylon in 323 the dekadrachms were struck B.C.,' M. Price, Mnemata: Papers during the period of Alexander's in Memory of Nancy M. campaigns in India. The degree Waggoner (1989), p. 70, 12, of wear seen on the illustrated on pl. 15. Purchased dekadrachms, when it is from Spink & Son Ltd., London, considered that the Babylon 15 July 1989. This extremely rare hoard was probably buried at the coin is without doubt one of the end of Alexander's lifetime, most historically important ever suggest that they might have produced. The first known been issued before the final example was published in 1887 defeat of King Poros by (NC 1887, pp. 177-181) and, in Alexander. Given that an issue 1973, a new hoard was found in of dekadrachms of this nature in Babylon (Coin Hoards I, 1975, Babylon is entirely exceptional, 38), which increased the there has been some debate published examples from three to regarding how they were struck. seven. It was this hoard that It has been suggested that the assisted with the dating of the 'Poros' dekadrachms were issue to the lifetime of Alexander overstruck, perhaps on the the Great. The above example, dekadrachms from Alexander's probably from the same hoard, regular royal coinage (see lot 307 surfaced in 1989. Following for an example). However, it Alexander's victories over the must be said that the fabric is Persian Empire, he continued to noticeably different and the types campaign further East towards of the Poros dekadrachms, being India. As his army advanced a great deal shallower than those through modern day Pakistan, it on the regular dekadrachms, became necessary to deal with could not have completely the Indian King Poros, ruler of the overstruck the original types. In Pauravas, who had refused to addition to this, the edges of the acknowledge Alexander's 'Poros' dekadrachms are straight increasing dominance. rather than rounded; it seems far Alexander had to ensure that more likely that original flans there would be no danger to the were employed in their flanks of his army. King Poros production. The reason for the positioned himself on the banks issue of the dekadrachms is still

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not entirely clear. The types previous lot. It too has the xi depict the campaigns of symbol, but this time on the Alexander the Great in India and reverse of the coin. The elephant are therefore symbolic of that appears on the reverse is historical events, but it cannot be similar in appearance to the one said with certainty that the that features on the obverse of obverse shows an actual the dekadrachm. There is historical scene. Alexander is however a unique innovation on depicted in action, thrusting his the obverse of this tetradrachm sarissa toward the enemy seated that occurs nowhere else in above on the back of an ancient Greek coinage: the elephant, the animal being archer appears to be an Indian symbolic of the military power of infantryman. His attire and the the opponent. The reverse of the arrangement of his hair indicate coin displays Alexander as a that he is not a Greek, and this military hero, with Nike preparing has been a cause of to crown him, perhaps suggestive considerable excitement among of the inevitable victory that scholars. The types on both the would transpire. The types of obverse and reverse of this this dekadrachm have a tetradrachm are symbolic of commemorative purpose, and Indian power, and it therefore there have been suggestions that seems most likely that they were they might have been intended struck during Alexander's time in as presentation pieces for certain India. It is known that he made members of Alexander's army, use of Indian troops in his but due to the fact that an issue campaigns, and had been of tetradrachms is linked to the supplied with manpower and dekadrachms, this remains elephants by his ally Taxiles. uncertain. - The estimates are in This fascinating issue expresses USD $ 150,000 elements of that fusion experienced by Alexander's use of Indian forces. It is also Lot: 305 interesting to consider that the The Prospero Collection of very existence of these Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM tetradrachms is indicative that OF MACEDON. Alexander III, they and the dekadrachms were The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver intended as a coinage and not Tetradrachm of 2 Shekels, just as purely commemorative 15.41g, . Minted at Babylon, issues. - The estimates are in struck c.327 B.C. Indian archer USD $ 25,000 standing to right, drawing a large bow, AB monogram behind. Rev. Indian elephant to right, ? below Lot: 306 (M. Price, 'Circulation at Babylon The Prospero Collection of in 323 B.C.,' Mnemata: Papers in Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, OF MACEDON. Alexander III, p. 70, 18, pl. 15 (these dies); M. The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Price, 'The 'Porus' Coinage of Tetradrachm of 2 Shekels, Alexander the Great: a symbol of 15.72g, . Minted at Babylon, concord and community', in struck c.327 B.C. Elephant Studia Paulo Naster Oblata, vol. walking to right, carrying two I: Numismatica Antiqua (1982), p. figures, one turning to look to left 78, A/b (these dies); N. Drr, and holding a long standard, the 'Neues aus Babylonien', SM 94 other, in front, holding a goad. (1974), 36b (this coin); Mitchiner Rev. Charioteer driving a Type 22). Light crack in flan, well- galloping quadriga to right, an struck for the issue, obverse very archer stands in the chariot fine, reverse good very fine, beside the driver, drawing a bow extremely rare and important. Ex (M. Price, 'Circulation at Babylon Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction V, in 323 B.C.', Mnemata: Papers in Beverly Hills, 23 & 24 February Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, 1978, lot 82 Ex Numismatic Fine p. 70, 26 (this coin -plate 15, Arts, Auction XXV, New York, 29 showing the Leu example (no. November 1990, lot 82. This 25), is incorrectly numbered); tetradrachm of 2 shekels is Mitchiner Type 21i). Small metal- without doubt linked to the flaw on reverse, lightly toned, 'Poros' dekadrachm in the well-centred for these, good fine,

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exceedingly rare and important. engraving, of the greatest rarity This coin published in 'Circulation and importance, apparently the at Babylon in 323 B.C.,' M. Price, second known example of this Mnemata: Papers in Memory of variety. This coin published in Nancy M. Waggoner (1989), p. 'Circulation at Babylon in 323 70, 26. Purchased from Spink & B.C.,' M. Price, Mnemata: Papers Son Ltd., London, 15 July 1989. in Memory of Nancy M. This exceedingly rare Waggoner (1989), p. 69, 8. tetradrachm of two shekels Purchased from Spink & Son appeared on the market in 1989 Ltd., London, 1989. This and was published by Martin exceedingly rare dekadrachm Price in the same year, alongside was struck at Babylon, in the far the other two known examples. It East of Alexander's empire. seems likely that it forms part of There appear to have been three the same series as the issues of dekadrachms produced dekadrachm and tetradrachm in at this mint, all of them struck the previous two lots. The during Alexander's lifetime. Two obverse of the coin features the of the issues have a variation on Indian elements that have the arrangement of the reverse already been seen on the monograms and the third, of previous coins. The reverse is which the above coin is an full of animation, with an archer example, has a bee in the left firing his bow from a galloping field. The dekadrachms follow chariot. The exact context of this types similar to those seen on issue is still a little enigmatic and Alexander's regular silver worthy of further research. - The coinage, using the head of estimates are in USD $ Herakles as the obverse type, 15,000 and an enthroned Zeus on the reverse. The head of Herakles was most likely intended to have Lot: 307 been symbolic of Alexander and The Prospero Collection of there has been speculation, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM although there is no evidence to OF MACEDON. Alexander III, support it, that the facial features The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver might be those of Alexander Dekadrachm, 42.28g, . Minted at himself. The face has strong, Babylon, struck during the heavy features, which provide the lifetime of Alexander, c.325-323 dekadrachms with a more B.C. Head of young Herakles commanding feel artistically in facing to right, wearing a lion's comparison to the tetradrachms, skin headdress. Rev. although it must be said that the AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus, appearance is different to the naked to waist, his left foot posthumous portraits of resting on a footstool, enthroned Alexander that are found on the to left, holding an eagle in his coinage of Lysimachos. Three outstretched right hand and a examples of the Alexander the sceptre in his left, a small bee in Great dekadrachms surfaced in the left field, a monogram and M 1989 and were published by below the throne (M. Price, Martin Price in the same year. 'Circulation at Babylon in 323 Price considered that the three B.C.', Mnemata: Papers in examples were most likely to Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, have originated from the 1973 p. 69, 8 (this coin); also p. 69, 7, Babylon hoard (Coin Hoards I, pl. 15 = Price 3618A = Spink 1975, 38; cf. Mnemata: Papers in Coin Auction 71, 11 October Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner 1989, lot 49 (these dies); Nelson (1989), p. 65). Two of the three Bunker Hunt Collection, dekadrachms, one of which is the Sotheby's New York, 19 June present coin, display the bee 1990, lot 102 (this obverse die); symbol on their reverse, which Coin Hoards I, 1975, fig 6, 1; had previously been unrecorded. Kraay -Hirmer pl. 173, 572). A The cataloguer has only been few light surface marks, attractive able to trace the one other iridescent toning, well-struck in example of this variety. - The high relief, good very fine, estimates are in USD $ superior to the Bunker Hunt 100,000 Dekadrachm, a spectacular example of Hellenistic die-

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Lot: 308 left and below the throne (Price The Prospero Collection of 2685). Attractively toned, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM extremely fine. Purchased from OF MACEDON. Alexander III, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 7 The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold November 1984 - The estimates Stater, 8.52g, . Mint of Magnesia are in USD $ 500 ad Maeandrum, struck c.323-319 B.C. Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Lot: 311 Corinthian helmet ornamented The Prospero Collection of with a snake. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM AΛE?AN?POY, Victory OF MACEDON. Alexander III, standing facing to left, holding a The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver wreath and a stylis, a filleted Tetradrachm, 17.02g, . Mint of thyrsos on left (Price 1943; Miletos, struck c.300-280 B.C. Thompson / Bellinger, Yale Head of young Herakles facing to Classical Studies 1955, 10). right, wearing a lion's skin Broad flan, excellent style, headdress, tied at his neck. Rev. extremely fine and with a very AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus, good pedigree. Ex Prof. S. Pozzi naked to waist, enthroned to left, Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 holding an eagle in his April 1921, lot 869 Ex Glendining outstretched right hand and a & Co., London, 15 June 1977, lot sceptre in his left, a double- 143 Ex Spink Auction 46, headed axe on left (Price 2074; London, 9 October 1985, lot 51 - Mller 1128). Iridescent cabinet The estimates are in USD $ tone, extremely fine. Purchased 6,000 from Spink & Son Ltd., London, February 1989 - The estimates are in USD $ 2,500 Lot: 309 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Lot: 312 OF MACEDON. Alexander III, The Prospero Collection of The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Drachm, 4.28g, . Mint of Abydos, OF MACEDON. Demetrios struck c.323-317 B.C. Head of Poliorketes (306-283 B.C.), Silver young Herakles facing to right, Tetradrachm, 16.97g, . Tarsos, wearing a lion's skin headdress. struck c.298-295 B.C. Nike Rev. AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus, advancing to left in the prow of a naked to waist, enthroned to left, ship to left, she holds a stylis and holding an eagle in his blows a trumpet held in her outstretched right hand and a raised right hand. Rev. BAΖI- sceptre in his left, a horse's leg ΛEΩΖ / on left, a star and monogram ?HMHTPIOY, Poseidon, naked below the throne (Price 1517; except for a chlamys draped over SNG Berry 225 (these dies)). his extended left arm, striding to Broad flan, well-centred, lightly left, brandishing a trident in his toned, extremely fine. Purchased right hand, a monogram on left, I from Spink & Son Ltd., London, on right (Newell 36). Cabinet 19 November 1985 - The tone, good very fine, a scarce estimates are in USD $ 600 variety. Ex Collection of Ancient Greek Gold and Silver Coins formed by a Foreign Amateur, Lot: 310 Glendining & Co., London, 13 The Prospero Collection of December 1963, lot 226 - The Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM estimates are in USD $ 2,500 OF MACEDON. Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 4.24g, . Mint of Sardes, Lot: 313 struck c.319-315 B.C. Head of The Prospero Collection of young Herakles facing to right, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM wearing a lion's skin headdress. OF MACEDON. Demetrios Rev. AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus, Poliorketes (306-283 B.C.), Silver naked to waist, enthroned to left, Tetradrachm, 17.09g, . Mint of holding an eagle in his Chalkis, struck c.291-290 B.C. outstretched right hand and a Head facing to right, wearing a sceptre in his left, monograms on diadem and a horn. Rev.

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BAΖIΛEΩ[Ζ] wreathed with seaweed. Rev. / ?HMHTPIOY, Poseidon, BAΖIΛEΩΖ naked, standing to left, his right / ANTI?ONOY on a prow to left, foot resting on a rock, holding a on which sits Apollo, facing to trident in his left hand and resting left, examining a bow held in his his right on his knee, a right hand, his left rests behind monogram on left (Newell 149; him on the prow, a monogram Hunterian 5). Light die-flaws on below (SNG Alpha Bank 1047; reverse, toned, nearly extremely SNG Ashmolean 3264; SNG fine. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Lockett 1527; SNG Berry 361ff.). Auction XVIII, Part I, Hollywood, A wonderful example, broad flan, 31 March 1987, lot 123 - The well-struck and good extremely estimates are in USD $ 2,500 fine. Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 1984 - The estimates are in USD $ 6,500 Lot: 314 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Lot: 316 OF MACEDON. Antigonos The Prospero Collection of Gonatas (277-239 B.C.), Gold Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Stater, 8.59g, . Mint of Pella, OF MACEDON. Philip V (221- struck c.272 B.C. Head of Athena 179 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, facing to right, wearing a crested 16.96g, . Struck c.212 B.C. Corinthian helmet adorned with a Diademed head of Philip V facing serpent, a long twisted lock of her to right. Rev. hair falls across her shoulder BAΖIΛEΩΖ down towards her chest. Rev. ?IΛI??OY, Athena BAΖIΛEΩΖ Alkidemos, viewed from behind, / ANTI?ONOY, Nike standing advancing to left, holding a round facing to left, holding an aplustre shield decorated with a star on and stylis, a wreath on left near her left shoulder, and brandishing her feet (AMNG III, p. 179, 1-2, a thunderbolt in her right hand, pl. 32, 21; R.W. Mathisen, ΖP monogram in inner left 'Antigonus Gonatas and the field, EP monogram in inner right Silver Coinages of Macedonia field (A. Mamroth, 'Die circa 280-270 B.C.', ANS MN 26, Silbermnzen des Knigs Philippos 1981, p. 105 and pl. 21, 35; V. von Makedonien,' ZFN XL, Seltman, Greek Coins, pl. 50, 1930, 1, pl. 5, 2 (these obverse 10). Very light traces of double- die); C. Boehringer, 'Chronologie striking on reverse, good very Mittelhellenistischer Mnzserien', fine and of the highest rarity. Ex pl. 7, 6 (this obverse die). Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Extremely fine, rare, excellent Sotheby's, New York, 21 & 22 style. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, June 1990, lot 390 This Auction XXII, Beverly Hills, 1 exceedingly rare issue was June 1989, lot 270 - The probably struck to be used as estimates are in USD $ payment for Gallic mercenaries. 15,000 Lead by their chieftain Biderius, they were hired by Antigonus to help secure his position in Lot: 317 Macedonia after Demetrios had The Prospero Collection of been expelled from the region by Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Pyrrhos of Epirus (see lots 340- OF MACEDON. Philip V (221- 342 for issues of Pyrrhos). There 179 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, are only a handful of examples of 16.81g, . Struck c.188-179 B.C. this coin known to survive today. - Helmeted head of Philip as the The estimates are in USD $ hero Perseus facing to left, a 20,000 harpa over his shoulder, at the centre of a Macedonian shield decorated with seven eight- Lot: 315 pointed stars within double The Prospero Collection of crescents. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM BAΖIΛEΩΖ OF MACEDON. Antigonos / ?IΛI??OY above and Doson (227-221 B.C.), Silver below a club, a monogram Tetradrachm, 17.17g, . Head of above, two monograms below, all Poseidon facing to right, within an oak-wreath, a trident-

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head on outer left (SNG Alpha thunderbolt, its wings spread, a Bank 1052 var.; AMNG III, 3 monogram above, MI on right var.). Toned, good very fine, a and a monogram between the rare variety. Ex Giessener eagle's legs, all within an oak- Mnzhandlung, Auction 40, wreath, a plow below (Mamroth, Munich, 7 April 1988, lot 138 - 'Die Silbermnzen des Knigs The estimates are in USD $ Perseus', ZfN XXXVIII, 1928, 7; 2,200 SNG Alpha Bank 1131 var.; SNG Copenhagen 1267 var.). Small scrape on obverse edge at 10 Lot: 318 o'clock, otherwise about The Prospero Collection of extremely fine. Ex Giessener Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Mnzhandlung, Auction 40, OF MACEDON. Philip V (221- Munich, 7 April 1988, lot 145 - 179 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 4.07g, The estimates are in USD $ . Mint of Pella, struck c.183-179 2,000 B.C. Head of Philip V facing to right, wearing a diadem. Rev. BAΖIΛEΩΖ Lot: 321 / ?IΛI??OY, club to right, The Prospero Collection of one monogram above and two Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM below, all within an oak-wreath, a OF MACEDON. Macedon Under thunderbolt on left (Mamroth, 'Die the Romans (158-149 B.C.), Silbermnzen des Knigs Philippos Silver Tetradrachm, 16.72g, . V. von Makedonien', ZfN XL, Mint of Amphipolis. Macedonian 1930, 26; SNG Copenhagen shield, at the centre of which is 1232; SNG Berry 373; SNG the head of Artemis Tauropolos Alpha Bank 1056 var.). Light facing to right, wearing a diadem crack in flan, very fine, scarce. and with a bow and quiver at her Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & shoulder. Rev. Sons Ltd., London, 30 March MAKE?ONΩN / 1983 - The estimates are in USD ?PΩTHΖ, club to right, $ 600 a monogram above, all within an oak-wreath, a thunderbolt on left (BMC 2; SNG Ashmolean 3290; Lot: 319 SNG Copenhagen 1310). Lightly The Prospero Collection of toned, extremely fine. Ex Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Glendining & Co., London, 21 OF MACEDON. Time of Philip V June 1972, lot 159 Ex Spink and Perseus (221-168 B.C.), Auction 71, London, 11 October Silver Tetrobol, 2.44g, . Mint of 1989, lot 66 (illustrated on the Pella or Amphipolis, struck c.184- front cover) - The estimates are 179 B.C. MA/KE, Macedonian in USD $ 950 shield with a club on boss. Rev. Macedonian helmet, two monograms on left, a monogram Lot: 322 and a thunderbolt on right (SNG The Prospero Collection of Ashmolean 3278 var.; SNG Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Copenhagen 1282 var.; SNG OF PAEONIA. Bastareos (c.400 Alpha Bank -). Lightly toned, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, extremely fine, a scarce variety. 13.14g, . Large crested helmet to Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., right, border of dots. Rev. London, 1984 - The estimates BAΖTAPEOΖ, a bull are in USD $ 300 butting to right on ground line, border of dots (Head, Historia Numorum, p. 237 (this coin); Lot: 320 AMNG III, p. 147, 16, pl. XXXVI, The Prospero Collection of 21 (these dies); Svoronos, HPM, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM pl. XIX, 2 (this reverse die)). OF MACEDON. Perseus (179- Well-struck, toned, very fine, with 168 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, a wonderful old provenance, very 16.58g, . Magistrate Zoilos. Head few known specimens and of Perseus facing to right, perhaps the only example wearing a diadem. Rev. available in private hands. There BAΖIΛEΩΖ is no other evidence for the / ?EPΖEΩΖ, an existence of Bastareos apart eagle standing to right on a from these coins, of the highest

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rarity and the greatest historical a triple-crested Attic helmet. Rev. importance thus. This coin AY?ΩΛEON- published in 'Historia Numorum', TOΖ, horse walking to right, B.V. Head (1911), p. 237. Found a monogram below (SNG at Kustendil in 1880, together Ashmolean 3369 (these dies); with coins of Lykkeios and Weber 2241 (these dies); SNG Patraos Ex Sotheby's, London, 9- ANS 1954 var. (head inclined to 10 May 1904, lot 232 Ex left)). Well-struck on good metal, Comtesse de Behague attractive cabinet tone, extremely Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau fine, an excellent example with a Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot good pedigree. Ex Lestranges 91 Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction Collection, Egger, Auction XXIII, XXIV, Zurich, 19 & 20 November Vienna, 26 November 1909, lot 1990, lot 57 Bastareos is known 311 Ex Hess -Leu, Auction 31, only from the three examples of Lucerne, 6 December 1966, lot this coin apparently in existence 274 Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 48, today. Given that this coin was Zurich, 10 May 1989, lot 175 - found with issues of Lykkeios and The estimates are in USD $ Patraos, it is assumed that 4,500 Bastareos was a Paeonian king, or perhaps the king of neighbouring tribe, whose Lot: 325 existence is otherwise unknown The Prospero Collection of to us. This coin is of immense Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM historical significance. - The OF PAEONIA. Audoleon (315- estimates are in USD $ 286 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 25,000 12.05g, . Head of Athena facing, inclined slightly to right, wearing a triple-crested Attic helmet. Rev. Lot: 323 AY?ΩΛE[ON]- The Prospero Collection of TOΖ, horse walking to right, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM a monogram below (SNG OF PAEONIA. Patraos (c.340- Ashmolean 3370; AMNG III -; 315 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Dewing 1232; SNG ANS 1054 12.72g, . Head of Apollo facing to var.). Two minor corrosion spots right, wearing a laurel-wreath. on reverse, attractive cabinet Rev. ?ATPAOY, helmeted tone, good very fine. Ex warrior on horseback to right, Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction IV, trampling over and spearing a Beverly Hills, 24 & 25 March fallen enemy warrior below, who 1977, lot 176 Ex Monnaies et defends himself with a shield and Medailles SA, Auction 73, Basel, a spear (AMNG III, pl. 37, 15-17; 17 October 1988, lot 156 - The Paeonian Hoard (Sotheby's, 16 estimates are in USD $ 3,000 April 1969), 97-100; Jameson 1021 (this coin)). Attractive cabinet tone, extremely fine. This Lot: 326 coin published in 'Collection R. The Prospero Collection of Jameson, Monnaies Grcques Ancient Greek Coins. Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), THESSALY. Larissa (c.420-400 1021, illustrated on pl. LIII. Ex B.C.), Silver Drachm, 5.78g, . Charvet de Beauvais Collection, Thessalos, with a cloak and Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 30 petasos flying behind him, April -2 May 1903, lot 9 Ex leaping to left and holding a Woodward Collection Ex rushing bull by the horns and Jameson Collection, 1021 Ex neck. Rev. ΛAPI / Bank Leu AG, Auction 36, Zurich, ΖAIA, bridled horse 7 & 8 May 1985, lot 118 - The galloping to right, its bridle estimates are in USD $ 1,200 trailing, all within a shallow incuse square (F. Herrmann, 'Die Silbermnzen von Larissa in Lot: 324 Thessalien', ZfN XXXV, 1925, The Prospero Collection of Group III H, pl. III, 18; C. Lorber, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 'Thessalian Hoards and the OF PAEONIA. Audoleon (315- Coinage of Larissa', AJN 20, 286 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 2008, pl. 43, 50 (this obverse 12.67g, . Head of Athena facing, die); BCD Thessaly, lot 1128). inclined slightly to right, wearing Light iridescent toning, extremely

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fine. Ex Spink Auction 65, 2468 (these dies); BCD Thessaly London, 5 October 1988, lot 48 - (2011), lot 1133 (this obverse The estimates are in USD $ die)). Short crack in flan and 1,500 reverse a little off-centre, superb style, cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine, very rare Ex Lot: 327 Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction The Prospero Collection of 46, Munich, 30 October 1989, lot Ancient Greek Coins. 151. - The estimates are in USD THESSALY. Larissa (c.420-400 $ 5,000 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.04g, . Head of the nymph Larissa facing to left, her hair rolled. Rev. Lot: 330 [ΛA]PIΖ / AI, bridled The Prospero Collection of horse prancing to right (BMC 49, Ancient Greek Coins. pl. V, 10 (this obverse die); C. THESSALY. Larissa (c.365-356 Lorber, 'Thessalian Hoards and B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.01g, . the Coinage of Larissa', AJN 20, ΛAPIΖAION (softly 2008, pl. 43, 64; SNG Ashmolean struck), bull running to right. Rev. 3873; cf. SNG Lockett 1569). Thessalos, wearing a petasos, Light porosity on reverse, toned, cloak and tunic, galloping on nearly extremely fine. Ex Spink horseback to right (F. Hermann Numismatic Circular, Volume 'Die Silbermnzen von Larissa in XCVII, Number 1, London, Thessalien' ZfN XXXV, 1925, pl. February 1989, 16 - The IV, 17; C. Lorber, 'Thessalian estimates are in USD $ 1,200 Hoards and the Coinage of Larissa', AJN 20, 2008, pl. 46, 101; SNG Copenhagen 118; Lot: 328 BCD Thessaly, lot 1136). A little The Prospero Collection of softness in striking, otherwise Ancient Greek Coins. nearly extremely fine. Purchased THESSALY. Larissa (c.380-365 from Spink & Son Ltd., London, B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.06g, . June 1989 - The estimates are in Head of the nymph Larissa USD $ 1,000 facing, inclined slightly to left, crowned with grain-ears and wearing a triple-pendant earring. Lot: 331 Rev. ΛAPI (in the exergue) The Prospero Collection of / ΖAIΩN (above), mare Ancient Greek Coins. and foal standing facing to right THESSALY. Larissa (c.356-342 (C. Lorber, 'A Hoard of Facing B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.90g, . Head Larissa Drachms', SNR 79, Head of the nymph Larissa 2000, pl. I, 8 (these dies); F. facing, inclined slightly to left, Herrmann, 'Die Silbermnzen von wearing an ampyx, a pendant Larissa in Thessalien', ZfN earring and a necklace. Rev. XXXV, 1925, Group VII, Series F, ΛAPI-Ζ / AIΩN, pl. 6, 11; BMC 63). Some light bridled horse pacing to right (C. marks, nearly extremely fine. Ex Lorber, 'Thessalian Hoards and Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction the Coinage of Larissa', AJN 20, 32, Munich, 12 & 13 November 2008, pl. 46, 112; C. Lorber, 'A 1985, lot 66 - The estimates are Hoard of Facing Head Larissa in USD $ 1,400 Drachms', SNR 79, 2000, phase L-III, 64-6; SNG Berry 541 (these dies); cf. BCD Thessaly, lot 1160; Lot: 329 Boston 895; Gulbenkian 474). The Prospero Collection of Well-centred, very pretty style, Ancient Greek Coins. lightly toned, about extremely THESSALY. Larissa (c.370-360 fine. Ex Spink Numismatic B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.01g, . Circular, Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6, [ΛAPIΖ]A, head of the London, June 1981, 4469 - The nymph Larissa facing to left, her estimates are in USD $ 9,000 hair bound at the top of her head, wearing a triple-pendant earring and a pearl necklace. Rev. ΛAP -[I -ΖAI] - ΩN, bridled horse pacing to right, its tail curled (Jameson

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Lot: 332 the obverse and reverse, and by The Prospero Collection of the engraver Ip.... on the Ancient Greek Coins. obverse. Head of Athena facing THESSALY. Larissa (c.356-342 to right, wearing a crested Attic B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.14g, . helmet, TH and I[?] behind neck. Head of the nymph Larissa Rev. ?-A / P-Ζ (the lower facing, inclined slightly to left, two letters retrograde), wearing an ampyx and an Thessalian cavalryman riding on earring. Rev. ΛAPIΖ / a horse prancing to right, wearing AIΩN, horse grazing to right a petasos, chlamys and chiton, (F. Hermann, 'Die Silbermnzen and holding a lagobolon over his von Larissa in Thessalien', ZfN right shoulder, TH below, all XXXV, 1925, group VII, pl. V, 6; within a shallow incuse square C. Lorber, 'A Hoard of Facing (Lavva 99 (O49/R57); SNG Head Larissa Drachms', SNR 79, Lockett 1603; SNG Copenhagen 2000, pl. 4, 41). Attractive style, 220). A little off-centre on the lightly toned, extremely fine. obverse, extremely fine, Purchased from Spink & Son attractive and refined style. Ltd., London, 23 June 1983 - The Purchased from Spink & Son estimates are in USD $ 4,250 Ltd., London, 14 November 1989 - The estimates are in USD $ 2,750 Lot: 333 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Lot: 336 THESSALY. The Oetaei (c.400- The Prospero Collection of 344 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, Ancient Greek Coins. 2.31g, . Head of a lion facing to THESSALY. Pharsalos (late 5th- left, turned slightly to be seen in mid 4th century B.C.), Silver perspective, holding a spear- Hemidrachm, 3.06g, . Signed on head in its jaws. Rev. OITAI / the obverse by the engraver ΩN, Herakles standing Telephantos. Head of Athena facing, holding his club in both facing to right, wearing a crested hands (BMC 8; SNG Attic helmet. Rev. ?-A-P-[Ζ], Copenhagen 180). Toned, very head of horse facing to right, all fine, rare. Purchased from Spink within a shallow incuse square & Son Ltd., London, 19 (SNG Lockett 1596; SNG November 1985 - The estimates Copenhagen 222). About are in USD $ 1,000 extremely fine, scarce Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 14 November 1989. - The Lot: 334 estimates are in USD $ 800 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THESSALY. Phalanna (c.360- Lot: 337 340 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 5.56g, The Prospero Collection of . Young male head facing to Ancient Greek Coins. right. Rev. ?AΛA-NN- THESSALY. Skotussa (c.394- AIΩN, horse prancing to 367 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, right (BMC 1, pl. VIII, 12 (these 2.79g, . Head of bearded dies); BCD Thessaly, lot 1250 Herakles facing to right, wearing (this obverse die); SNG a lion's skin headdress. Rev. Copenhagen 199). Well-struck Ζ-KO, forepart of a bridled on a broad flan, good style, light horse to right, its head slightly iridescent tone, extremely fine. - lowered, raising its left foreleg, all The estimates are in USD $ within a shallow circular incuse 4,000 (BMC 2, pl. XI, 2 (these dies); SNG Lockett 1616 (these dies); Babelon, Traite IV, 627, pl. CCXCV, 7). Some lustre Lot: 335 beneath light tone, extremely The Prospero Collection of fine, an excellent example. Ancient Greek Coins. Purchased from Spink & Son THESSALY. Pharsalos (late 5th- Ltd., London, 1989 - The mid 4th century B.C.), Silver estimates are in USD $ 900 Drachm, 5.98g, . Signed by the engraver Telephantos on both

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Lot: 338 Lot: 340 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Ancient Greek Coins. EPIRUS. THESSALY. Thessalian League Kingdom of Epirus, Pyrrhos (297- (196-27 B.C.), Silver Stater, 272 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 6.17g, . Magistrates Philippos 16.77g, . Lokroi Epizephyrioi mint and Themistogenes. Head of (?), struck c.280-277 B.C. Zeus facing to right, wearing an Bearded head of the Dodonian oak-wreath. Rev. Zeus facing to left, wearing an ?EΖΖA / oak-wreath, ? and ΖE ΛΩN, Athena Itonia monogram below. Rev. advancing to right, brandishing a BAΖIΛEΩΖ spear in her right hand and / ?YPPOY, Dione, wearing a long holding a shield in her left, chiton and a kalathos, enthroned Artemis advancing to right on to left, holding a sceptre in her right, holding a torch, right hand and raising her veil [?]IΛI?-?OY above, with her left, A in the exergue [?]EMIΖTO?EN[HΖ] (BMC 6, pl. 20, 10 (these dies); below (BMC 28; SNG Jameson 1127 (this obverse die); Copenhagen 296 var.). Sharply Babelon, Roi, pl. vii, 1 = de struck, extremely fine. - The Luynes 1898 (this obverse die); estimates are in USD $ 700 Gulbenkian 914; Kraay - Hirmer pl. 150, 472 (this obverse die); 'Kunstfreund', lot 239 (this Lot: 339 obverse die)). Of the greatest I The Prospero Collection of Hellenistic style, attractively Ancient Greek Coins. ILLYRO- toned, extremely fine, a PAEONIAN REGION. Damastion magnificent coin. Ex Giessener (c.400-380 B.C.), Silver Mnzhandlung, Auction 33, Tetradrachm, 13.64g, . Head of Munich, 3 June 1986, lot 117 Apollo facing to left, wearing a This coin is a masterpiece of laurel-wreath. Rev. ?AMA / early Hellenistic art. The head of ΖTINΩN, tripod, within Zeus is one of the most a shallow incuse square (May, p. magisterial ever to appear on a 51, Group III, 7, i (this coin); coin. The dynamic elements of Babelon, Traite IV, pl. 285, 14). the flowing hair and beard Attractively toned, extremely fine provide the obverse with great and with a distinguished old power and beauty, while the pedigree. This coin published in reverse type, depicting Dione 'The Coinage of Damastion', enthroned in full drapery, is J.M.F. May (1939), p. 51, 7, i. Ex reminiscent of Hellenistic Berlin Cabinet Duplicates, sculpture. The style and Hamburger sale, 29 May 1929, execution of this issue is superior lot 207 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, to anything else of the time; Berkeley, 19 April 1960, lot 290 Jenkins suggested that the artist Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, responsible might have Zurich, 3 May 1983, lot 306 Ex originated from mainland Greece Monnaies et Medailles SA, or Macedonia (Ancient Greek Auction 73, Basel, 17 October Coins, pp. 247-8). Pyrrhos of 1988, lot 154 Damastion is an Epirus is famous for his enigmatic location of antiquity. It campaign against Rome, after he was famous for its silver mines in intervened on behalf of Tarentum the ancient period, but the in southern Italy. He did inflict location of the city is unknown to two serious defeats on the us today, having fallen into Roman forces before crossing to obscurity in historical records Sicily to campaign against the following its capture by Philip II of Carthaginians. In 275 B.C., he Macedon. Some of the coinage crossed back to Italy and won a produced there prior to the time third victory over the Romans of Philip was very beautiful, the but, due to losses sustained to present coin being an excellent his army, was forced to return example. It is clear that the home without having made his obverse has been modelled upon victory complete. - The the tetradrachms of the estimates are in USD $ Chalkidian League. - The 60,000 estimates are in USD $ 5,250

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Lot: 341 holds a military trophy, as well as The Prospero Collection of the wreath of the Dodonian Zeus. Ancient Greek Coins. EPIRUS. - The estimates are in USD Kingdom of Epirus, Pyrrhos (297- $ 40,000 272 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 8.19g, . Lokroi Epizephyrioi mint (?), struck c.279-274 B.C. Head Lot: 343 of Achilles facing to left, wearing The Prospero Collection of a crested helmet ornamented Ancient Greek Coins. EPIRUS. with a griffin. Rev. Epirote Republic (c.234-168 BAΖIΛEΩΖ B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 9.60g, . / ?YPPOY, Thetis, veiled, seated Jugate heads of Zeus, wearing to left on a sea-horse which is an oak-wreath, and Dione, swimming to right, she holds the wearing a wreathed stephane, shield of Achilles, adorned with a facing to right, monograms Gorgon-head (BMC 8; SNG behind and below. Rev. A?EI / Lloyd 657; Jameson 1128; Kraay PΩTAN, bull charging to - Hirmer pl. 150, 473). Lightly right, all within an oak-wreath toned, very fine, exceedingly rare (Franke, p. 164, 23 (V10/R16), pl. and a very interesting coin. 19, 23 (this coin); SNG Lockett Purchased from Spink & Son 1654 (this obverse die); BMC 8- Ltd., London, 10 March 1987 - 9; SNG Copenhagen (this The estimates are in USD $ obverse die)). Good very fine. 9,500 This coin published in 'Die Antiken Mnzen von Epirus', P.R. Franke (1961), p. 164, 23, the Lot: 342 reverse illustrated on pl. 19. The Prospero Collection of Purchased from Spink & Son Ancient Greek Coins. EPIRUS. Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 Kingdom of Epirus, Pyrrhos (297- - The estimates are in USD 272 B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.55g, . $ 2,500 Struck at Syracuse, 278 B.C. Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet Lot: 344 ornamented with pegasos, a The Prospero Collection of triple-pendant earring and a pearl Ancient Greek Coins. KORKYRA. necklace, her hair flowing down Island off Epirus (c.500 B.C.), her neck, an owl behind, A Silver Stater, 11.69g. Cow below. Rev. standing to left, her head turned BAΖIΛEΩΖ back to lick her calf who is ?YPPOY, Nike alighting to left, suckling to right. Rev. Incuse holding a wreath in her right hand square, divided into two and a trophy in her left, a rectangles, each ornamented bucranium at her feet on left with a stellate pattern (BMC 10; (BMC 1; Kraay -Hirmer pl. 151, SNG Lockett 1662 (this coin); 475 (these dies); Jameson 1124 Rosen 169; Weber 3040). A little (these dies); Gulbenkian 910 softly struck on obverse, toned, (this obverse die); Jenkins, AGC, good very fine, with an excellent 635 (this obverse die), 628 (this pedigree. Ex Prof. S. Pozzi reverse die)). Some light marks Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 on edge, of wonderful Hellenistic April 1921, lot 1296 Ex R.C. style, good very fine and very Lockett Collection, Greek Part II, rare. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction Glendining & Co., London, 13 42, Zurich, 12 May 1987, lot 214 February 1958, lot 1508 Ex Bank Leu Ltd., Auction 52, Purchased from Spink & Son Zurich, 15 May 1991, lot 67 The Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 gold coinage of Pyrrhos is among - The estimates are in USD the most beautiful of the $ 3,500 Hellenistic period. The types of this coin are clearly derived from the gold staters of Alexander the Lot: 345 Great, and they have been The Prospero Collection of transformed into designs of Ancient Greek Coins. KORKYRA. superb style. The reverse in Island off Epirus (c.500 B.C.), particular shows Nike in motion, Silver Stater, 11.06g. Cow her drapery swirling around her. standing to left, her head turned In place of a stylis, Nike now back to lick her calf who is

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suckling to right. Rev. Incuse Gallic shields, which rest on a square, divided into two Gallic karnyx, holding a spear in rectangles, each ornamented her right hand and a sword in her with a stellate pattern (BMC 10; left, a monogram above IH on SNG Lockett 1662; Rosen 169). right (F. Sheu, 'Coinage Systems Nearly extremely fine. Purchased of Aetolia', NC 1960, monogram from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1; Boston supplement 90 (these 14 January 1990 - The estimates dies); McClean 5401, pl. 197, 2 are in USD $ 7,000 (this obverse die)). Attractive Hellenistic style, good very fine. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction Lot: 346 II, Beverly Hills, 25-26 March The Prospero Collection of 1976, lot 135 - The estimates are Ancient Greek Coins. KORKYRA. in USD $ 3,000 Island off Epirus (c.400 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.13g, . Cow standing to left, her head turned Lot: 349 back to lick her calf who is The Prospero Collection of suckling to right. Rev. K-O-P Ancient Greek Coins. AITOLIA. (retrograde), double-stellate Aitolian League (c.250-225 B.C.), pattern within a square linear Silver Stater, 10.33g, . Korkyrean frame, all within a linear circle standard. Head of Apollo facing within a shallow incuse circle to right, wearing a laurel-wreath, (BMC 66 ff.; SNG Lockett 1667 ?I below. Rev. (this coin)). Beautiful iridescent AITΩΛΩN, cabinet tone, extremely fine. Ex Aitolos standing to left, with a R.C. Lockett Collection, Greek kausia around his neck and a Part II, Glendining & Co., sword at his waist, his right foot London, 13 February 1958, lot resting on a rock, he holds a 1512 Purchased from Spink & spear in his right hand and rests Son Ltd., London, 19 November his left on his knee, NI on left 1985 - The estimates are in USD (Tsangari 782; BMC -; Dewing $ 3,250 1470 (this obverse die); BCD Akarnania 445). Lustrous, good extremely fine. Purchased from Lot: 347 Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1988 - The Prospero Collection of The estimates are in USD $ Ancient Greek Coins. 6,500 AKARNANIA. Leukas (c.460-450 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.59g, . Pegasos, with curved wing, flying Lot: 350 to right, Λ below. Rev. The Prospero Collection of Head of Athena facing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. AITOLIA. wearing a Corinthian helmet, all Aitolian League (c.220-205 B.C.), within an incuse square (Calciati, Silver Triobol, 2.41g, . Head of Pegasi II, p. 391, 15 (these dies); Aitolia facing to right, wearing a BCD Akarnania 177). A beautiful kausia. Rev. example, good metal, cabinet AITΩΛΩ[N], The tone, extremely fine, rare Kalydonian boar to right, K Purchased from Spink & Son below, A and a spear-head in the Ltd., London, 25 January 1985. - exergue (Tsangari 597; BCD The estimates are in USD $ Akarnania 470; SNG 3,200 Copenhagen 12). Attractively toned, good very fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Lot: 348 19 November 1985 - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ 550 Ancient Greek Coins. AITOLIA. Aitolian League (c.279-260 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.67g, . Lot: 351 Head of Herakles facing to right, The Prospero Collection of wearing a lion's skin headdress, Ancient Greek Coins. LOKRIS. the paws knotted below his chin. Lokri Opuntii (c.350-340 B.C.), Rev. AITΩΛΩN, Silver Stater, 12.30g, . Head of Aitolos, wearing a kausia, seated Demeter facing to right, her hair to right on a Macedonian shield wreathed with three leaves of which is resting on a pile of three wheat, wearing an earring and a

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necklace. Rev. O?ONTIΩN, Lot: 354 Ajax, naked, wearing a crested The Prospero Collection of Corinthian helmet and holding a Ancient Greek Coins. LOKRIS. short sword and a shield Lokri Opuntii (c.340-330 B.C.), decorated with a palmette and a Silver Hemidrachm, 2.73g, . griffin, advancing to right, a bent Head of Demeter facing to right, spear below (Nanteuil 885 (this her hair wreathed with three obverse die); BCD Lokris, lot 72 leaves of wheat, wearing an (this obverse die); SNG earring and a necklace. Rev. Copenhagen 42 (these dies)). O?ONTIΩN, Ajax, naked, Well-centred on a broad flan, wearing a crested Corinthian attractive style, lightly toned, helmet and holding a short sword extremely fine. Purchased and a shield decorated with a privately in 1987 - The estimates serpent, advancing to right, a are in USD $ 8,500 kantharos below (SNG Lockett 1700 (these dies); BCD Lokris, lot 98; BMC 9; SNG Copenhagen Lot: 352 50). Broad flan, attractively The Prospero Collection of toned, nearly extremely fine. Ancient Greek Coins. LOKRIS. Purchased from Spink & Son Lokri Opuntii (c.350-340 B.C.), Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 Silver Stater, 12.13g, . Head of - The estimates are in USD Demeter facing to left, her hair $ 800 wreathed with three leaves of wheat, wearing a triple-pendant earring and a necklace. Rev. Lot: 355 O?ONTI-ΩN, Ajax, naked, The Prospero Collection of wearing a crested Corinthian Ancient Greek Coins. PHOKIS. helmet and a strap over his Federal Coinage (354-352 B.C.), shoulder from which hangs, on Silver Triobol, 2.68g, . Struck his left hip, a sword sheath, he under Onymarchos. Bull's head holds a short sword and a shield facing. Rev. Head of Apollo decorated with a palmette and a facing to right, wearing a laurel- griffin, AIAΖ between his wreath, a lyre behind, ?-Ω legs, a spear below (Gulbenkian below (Williams 351 494 (these dies); BCD Lokris, lot (O.245/R.213); BCD Phokis, lot 76 (these dies); Boston 958 294 (these dies); BMC 81, pl. III, (these dies)). Traces of double- 19). Broad flan, toned, good very striking on the obverse, toned, fine. Purchased from Spink & good very fine and rare. Son Ltd., London, 7 November Purchased from Spink & Son 1984 - The estimates are in USD Ltd., London, 10 May 1984 - The $ 1,500 estimates are in USD $ 4,500

Lot: 356 Lot: 353 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. PHOKIS. Ancient Greek Coins. LOKRIS. Delphi (c.485-475 B.C.), Silver Lokri Opuntii (c.340-330 B.C.), Tridrachm, 18.36g. ?AΛ?I- Silver Hemidrachm, 2.66g, . KON, two rhytons, in the form of Head of Demeter facing to right, ram's heads, side by side, her hair wreathed with three downwards, two dolphins leaping leaves of wheat, wearing an towards each other above. Rev. earring and a necklace. Rev. Quartered incuse square, each O?ONTIΩN, Ajax, naked, quarter with stepped sunken wearing a crested Corinthian squares in the form of a coffered helmet and holding a short sword ceiling, each containing a dolphin and a shield decorated with a and a spray of laurel leaves lion, advancing to right, the crest (Asyut 240 (this coin); Babelon, of a helmet below (BMC 24, pl. I, Traite 1392, pl. 42, 16; Kraay - 8 (these dies); cf. BCD Lokris, lot Hirmer pl. 146, 461; Rosen 173; 96; cf. SNG Lockett 1701 var.). K. Regling, ZfN XXXVII, 1927, pl. Toned, nearly extremely fine and IV, 189; Kraay, ACGC 413). With rare. - The estimates are in USD a deep chisel-cut, otherwise $ 800 lightly toned, extremely fine, exceedingly rare, less than a dozen known examples, a coin of

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great importance. This coin long laurel-branch resting published in 'The Asyut Hoard', diagonally across him, a tripod on M. Price & N. Waggoner (1975), left (P. Kinns, 'The Amphictionic p. 51, 240, illustrated on pl. XIII. Coinage Reconsidered', NC From the Asyut Hoard (IGCH 1983, 11-13 (O.2/R.7); BCD 1644) Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Lokris-Phokis, lot 387 (this Collection, Sotheby's, New York, obverse die); Svoronos, Delphi 4 December 1990, lot 7 Delphi 32; Gulbenkian 487-8; BMC 22; was famous in the ancient Greek Boston 977-8). Of exceptional world for being the mountain style, toned, nearly extremely fine location of the Temple of Apollo and very rare. Ex Numismatik and the Delphic Oracle. The Lanz, Auction 46, Munich, 28 oracle was consulted by kings November 1988, lor 234 and by private individuals, the (illustrated on the front and back responses being interpreted by covers of the catalogue) The the Pythia, who would sit in a Temple of Apollo at Delphi was trance-like state while she spoke. destroyed by an earthquake in The regular silver coinage of 373/2 B.C. After a period of Delphi consisted of small Phokian occupation of the site denominations, and the during the Sacred War, full-scale appearance of tridrachms in the reconstruction of the site began early fifth century is exceptional. in 338/6 B.C., and the Seven of the known Tridrachms Amphiktionic League minted a of Delphi are from the 'Asyut' new series of coinage to finance Hoard and all but two of them are the project. The above stater, test-cut. The Egyptian location among the most elegant of fourth for most of the surviving century Greek coins, reflects the examples may point to this two sanctuaries controlled by the remarkable issue having been Delphic amphictiony, that of the used in trade with Egypt, perhaps Temple of Demeter at Anthela in the purchase of building and of the Temple of Apollo at materials for the Temple of Delphi. - The estimates are in Apollo at Delphi. The rhytons USD $ 65,000 that appear on the obverse of the coin are Persian in origin and their use had spread to the Greek Lot: 358 world after the battle of Plataea in The Prospero Collection of 479 B.C., as mentioned by Ancient Greek Coins. BOEOTIA. Herodotus. They would have Orchomenos (c.525-500 B.C.), formed part of the Persian booty Silver Obol, 1.00g. Wheat grain. dedicated to Apollo. The Rev. Incuse square, irregularly dolphins (delphis means dolphin) divided into raised and sunken are a pun on the name of Delphi. triangular sections (BCD Boiotia It is interesting to consider that 188; SNG Lockett 1725; SNG the coffered ceiling design on the Delepierre 1329). Cabinet tone, reverse might be a good very fine. Purchased from representation of that in the Spink & Son Ltd., London, 19 Temple of Apollo at Delphi. - The November 1985 - The estimates estimates are in USD $ are in USD $ 450 60,000

Lot: 359 Lot: 357 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. BOEOTIA. Ancient Greek Coins. PHOKIS. Tanagra (c.457-488 B.C.), Silver Delphi (336-335 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.00g. Boeotian shield. Stater, 12.28g, . Amphiktionic Rev. T-A, forepart of a bridled issue. Head of Demeter facing to horse to right, holding stalks of left, wearing a wreath of grain- grain in its mouth, all within an leaves and a veil. Rev. AM?I- incuse square (Head, Boeotia, p. KTIO-NΩN (the Ω 27, pl. II, 5; BMC 23; BCD inverted), Apollo Pythios, wearing Boiotia, lot 258 (these dies); a laurel-wreath and a chiton, Babelon, Traite III 335, pl. CCIII, seated left on omphalos draped 34 (these dies); Winterthur 1895 with a himation, resting his right (these dies)). A few light marks, elbow on a kithara and resting his lightly toned, nearly extremely head on his right hand, he has a fine. Purchased from Spink &

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Son Ltd., London, January 1991 - 8,500 The estimates are in USD $ 4,000 Lot: 363 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 360 Ancient Greek Coins. EUBOIA. The Prospero Collection of Euboian League (c.357-338 Ancient Greek Coins. BOEOTIA. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Thebes (c.425-395 B.C.), Silver 15.87g, . Head of the nymph Stater, 12.12g. Boeotian shield. Euboia facing to right. Rev. EYB, Rev. ?-E, bearded head of bull standing to right (W.P. Dionysos facing to right, wearing Wallace, 'The Euboian League an ivy-wreath, all within a and its Coinage', ANS NNM 134, concave incuse (Head, Boeotia, 1956, 14 (O.VI/R.8); BCD p. 36, class ?, pl. III, 5; BMC 58; Euboia, lot 6 (these dies); BCD Boiotia, lot 443; SNG Dewing 1549). Excellent Copenhagen 284). Iridescent classical style, a very good tone, nearly extremely fine. Ex example for the issue, old tone, Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction very fine to good very fine, rare. XVIII, Part I, Hollywood, 31 Purchased from Athena, Munich, March 1987, lot 145 - The 8 January 1990 - The estimates estimates are in USD $ 4,000 are in USD $ 12,000

Lot: 361 Lot: 364 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. BOEOTIA. Ancient Greek Coins. EUBOIA. Thebes (c.425-395 B.C.), Silver Histiaia (c.250-150 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.80g. Boeotian shield. Tetrobol, 2.32g, . Head of the Rev. ?-E, the infant Herakles nymph Histiaia facing to right, seated facing, his head turned to wearing a wreath. Rev. right, strangling two serpents, a IΖTIAIE-ΩN, the bow on left, a club on right, all nymph Histiaia seated on the within a shallow circular incuse stern of a galley to right, holding (BCD Boiotia, lot 455 (this a stylis, the side of the stern reverse die); SNG Copenhagen decorated with a wing (cf. BMC 303 (this reverse die); 34ff.). Lightly toned, nearly Gulbenkian 503 (this reverse extremely fine. - The estimates die); BMC 103 var.). Small are in USD $ 400 countermark on obverse, nearly extremely fine and rare. - The estimates are in USD $ 3,300 Lot: 365 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Lot: 362 Athens (c.545-515 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Didrachm, 8.29g. Owl standing to Ancient Greek Coins. EUBOIA. left, its head facing, its feathers Euboian League (c.375-357 indicated by pellets, within a B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.00g, . circular border. Rev. Diagonally Cow reclining to left, turning its divided incuse square (Svoronos, head backwards to lick its flank, pl. I, 7 (this coin, Berlin); Seltman its tail turned under its leg and 71a (A48/P56), pl. III (this coin); emerging above. Rev. EVB, head Jameson 2078 (this coin); R.J. of the nymph Euboia facing to Hopper, 'Observations on the right, wearing an earring, all Wappenmnzen', Essays to within an incuse square (W.P. Robinson p. 32, 71a, pl. 5 (this Wallace, 'The Euboian League coin); Kraay -Hirmer pl. 114, and its Coinage', ANS NNM 134, 346). Beautiful old cabinet tone, 1956, 1 (O.I/R.1); SNG Lockett good very fine, in an exceptional 1777 (this reverse die); state of preservation for this Gulbenkian 506 (this reverse issue, extremely rare and with a die); Jameson 1176 (this reverse wonderful old pedigree dating die)). Cabinet tone, good very back prior to 1890. This coin fine. Ex C. Gillet Collection published and illustrated in 'Les Purchased from Spink & Son Monnaies d'Athnes', J.N. Ltd., London, 7 November 1984 - Svoronos (1923-6), pl. I, 7; and in The estimates are in USD $ 'Athens, Its History and Coinage

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before the Persian Invasion', C.T. sprig on left, all within an incuse Seltman (1924), p. 163, 71, square (Svoronos pl. 6, 8ff.; illustrated on pl. III; and in Seltman 340; Asyut, pl. 14, 261). 'Collection R. Jameson, Very well struck in high relief, Monnaies Grcques Antiques' well-centred and with full crest (Paris, 1913-1932), 2078, visible, wonderful late archaic illustrated on pl. CXI; and in style, lightly toned, nearly 'Observations on the extremely fine and very rare, a Wappenmnzen', R.J. Hopper, in superb coin. Ex Frank Sternberg, Essays to Robinson (1968), p. Auction XXIV, Zurich, 19 & 20 32, 71a, illustrated on pl. 5. Ex November 1990, lot 75 - The Photiads Pacha Collection, estimates are in USD $ Hoffmann Auction, Paris, 19 May 35,000 1890, lot 491 Ex A. Lbbecke Collection, Braunschweig At one time in the Berlin cabinet (see Lot: 368 R.J. Hopper, pp. 32-33, the Berlin The Prospero Collection of cast marked '1922 zu Dubl') Ex Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Jameson Collection, 2078 Ex Athens (c.490 B.C.), Silver 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank Tetradrachm, 17.32g, . Head of Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen Athena facing to right, wearing a AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 20 crested Attic helmet. Rev. A?[E], Purchased from Spink & Son owl standing to right, its head Ltd., London, 20 May 1987 This facing, an olive-twig on left extremely rare and important (Svoronos, pl. 4, 6; Seltman, didrachm was produced in the group G, cf. pl. X, A 148; BMC 4; earliest phase of Athens's Asyut 332). Superb archaic minting, during the period of its style, good very fine and very heraldic coinage or rare. Ex J. Vinchon, Monte-Carlo, 'Wappenmnzen' coinage. - The 13 April 1985, lot 282 - The estimates are in USD $ estimates are in USD $ 40,000 10,000

Lot: 366 Lot: 369 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Athens (c.525 B.C.), Silver Athens (c.467-465 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.26g, . Dekadrachm, 42.56g, . Head of Gorgoneion facing. Rev. Forepart Athena facing to right, wearing a of a panther, and paws, facing; crested Attic helmet decorated within an incuse square (Seltman with three olive-leaves and a 319-322; Asyut 260; Boston palmette, and wearing an earring 1023; Jameson 1170). Well- and a necklace. Rev. A-?-E, owl struck on a broad flan, wonderful standing facing, with its wings style, old cabinet tone, good very spread, an olive-twig with two fine and very rare, a fantastic leaves and fruit at upper left, the example. Purchased privately in whole within an incuse square 1987 This tetradrachm dates (W. Fischer-Bossert, The from the end of the Athenian Decadrachm, 19c 'Wappenmnzen' period of (O10/R19) (this coin); cf. Seltman coinage, just before the 'owl' 445-452; Starr group II.C; ACGC tetradrachms came into use. - 188). Struck in high relief, a few The estimates are in USD $ light marks otherwise about 30,000 extremely fine, extremely rare, only two other examples known from this pair of dies, of the Lot: 367 highest numismatic and historical The Prospero Collection of importance and a magnificent Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. example of ancient art. This coin Athens (c.510-490 B.C.), Silver published in 'The Athenian Tetradrachm, 17.22g, . Head of Dekadrachm', W. Fischer- Athena facing to right, wearing a Bossert (2008), p. 42, 19c, crested Attic helmet and an illustrated on pl. 14. The Athenian earring, a large pellet above her dekadrachm is one of the most forehead. Rev. A?E, owl standing spectacular and highly prized of to right, its head facing, an olive- all ancient Greek coins. It is a

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superb example of the die displaying a characteristic smile, engraver's art, imposing to the lightly toned, nearly extremely eye and struck in high relief. The fine, rare, an excellent example. head of Athena appears in Purchased from Spink & Son archaic style, and here the owl is Ltd., London, 18 January 1985 - seen fully facing and in a The estimates are in USD $ powerful and magisterial pose 16,000 with its wings spread. There are believed to be approximately forty eight examples of the Lot: 371 dekadrachm in existence, many The Prospero Collection of of which are in museum Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. collections. Traditionally dated to Athens (c.454-404 B.C.), Silver the time of the Persian Wars of Drachm, 4.28g, . Head of Athena the 480s B.C., when the facing to right, wearing a crested Athenians played an important Attic helmet decorated with three role in repelling the Persian olive-leaves and a palmette, and invaders, the study of hoard wearing an earring. Rev. A?E, evidence has now dated the owl standing to right, its head issue of dekadrachms to the mid- facing, an olive-sprig on left, all 460s B.C., placing them within an incuse square alongside the famous (Svoronos, pl. 13, 27; Kroll 10; 'Demareteion' dekadrachms of SNG Copenhagen 42). Good Syracuse (see lot 163). Given style, attractively toned, good that the issue was exceptional very fine to nearly extremely fine. and produced in a relatively short - The estimates are in USD period of time, the exact purpose $ 4,000 of the Athenian dekadrachms has been long debated among scholars. Barclay Head argued that the dekadrachms were Lot: 372 The Prospero Collection of ceremonial issues, rather than Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. forming a part of the currency of Athens (c.449 B.C.), Silver Obol, Athens. However, more recent 0.71g, . Head of Athena facing to views have argued for an right, wearing a crested Attic economic purpose. It is possible helmet decorated with three olive- that the victory at the battle of the leaves and a palmette, and Eurymedon River in 467 B.C. wearing an earring. Rev. A?E, accounted for the availability of owl standing to right, its head silver to produce the issue. facing, an olive-sprig on left, all Whatever the intention of the within an incuse square Athenian dekadrachms, they are (Svoronos, pl. 9, 41; Kroll 13; a majestic symbol of the SNG Copenhagen 53; SNG expanding Athenian military Berry 682). Well-struck from very power as leader of the Delian pretty dies, attractive cabinet League against Persia. - The tone, extremely fine, a beautiful estimates are in USD little coin. Purchased from Spink $400,000 & Son Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 - The estimates are in USD $ 1,300 Lot: 370 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Athens (c.465 B.C.), Silver Lot: 373 The Prospero Collection of Tetradrachm, 17.10g, . Head of Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. Athena facing to right, wearing a Athens (c.430-415 B.C.), Silver crested Attic helmet decorated Tetradrachm, 17.12g, . Head of with three olive-leaves and a Athena facing to right, wearing a palmette, and wearing an earring crested Attic helmet decorated and a necklace. Rev. A-?-E, owl with three olive-leaves and a standing to right, its head facing, palmette, and wearing an earring an olive-sprig and a crescent and a necklace. Rev. A-?-E, owl behind, all within an incuse standing to right, its head facing, square (Svoronos pl. 8, 18-23; an olive-sprig and crescent Seltman 425-8; Boston 1063). behind, all within an incuse Well-struck, with most of the square (Svoronos, pl. 13, 21; crest visible, superb style, Athena Starr, pl. XXII, 4'). Wonderful

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iridescent cabinet tone, extremely 24, 1925, pl. I, 4; Asyut 429; fine, a lovely example. - The Rosen 212; Dewing 1656). Well- estimates are in USD $ 5,000 centred, good very fine, in an excellent state of preservation for this issue. Spink & Son Lot: 374 Numismatics Ltd., Auction 20, The Prospero Collection of Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 259 - Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. The estimates are in USD $ Athens (c.350-325 B.C.), Gold 7,000 Quarter Stater, 2.13g, . Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated Lot: 377 with three olive-leaves and a The Prospero Collection of palmette. Rev. [E]-A-?, owl Ancient Greek Coins. AIGINA. standing facing, with its wings Islands off Attica, Aigina (c.480- spread, a kalathos below 457 B.C.), Silver Obol, 1.02g. (Svoronos, pl. XXI, 18 = Khler, Sea-turtle, with row of dots on its ZfN XXI, 1898, pl. I, 16 = shell. Rev. Incuse square divided Babelon, Traite pl. CLXXXIX, 19 into five irregular compartments (these dies); Head, Historia (BMC 135; SNG Copenhagen Numorum, p. 375). Obverse a 511; SNG Lockett 1975-8). little off-centre, very fine to good Cabinet tone, good very fine. Ex very fine, a fascinating coin of Olga H. Knoepke Collection, great historical interest and of the Glendining's in conjunction with highest rarity, apparently only A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 10 one other published example in December 1986, lot 204 - The the Bibliothque Nationale. Ex estimates are in USD $ 800 Empedocles Collection Ex Collection of Ancient Greek Gold and Silver Coins formed by a Lot: 378 Foreign Amateur, Glendining & The Prospero Collection of Co., London, 13 December 1963, Ancient Greek Coins. AIGINA. lot 273 - The estimates are in Islands off Attica, Aigina (c.456- USD $ 15,000 431 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.31g. Land tortoise with segmented shell. Rev. Incuse square of skew Lot: 375 pattern (S. Milbank, 'The Coinage The Prospero Collection of of Aegina', ANS NNM 24, 1925, Ancient Greek Coins. ATTICA. pl. II, 12; SNG Copenhagen 517; Athens (161/160 B.C.), Silver Dewing 1683; SNG Lockett New Style Tetradrachm, 16.79g, . 1983). Well-struck in high relief, Head of Athena facing to right, iridescent cabinet tone, a very wearing a crested Attic helmet. attractive example, nearly Rev. A-?E / ?IO-?E / extremely fine. Purchased from ?OΖΖ / H?E / MA, owl B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 1985 - standing to right, its head facing, The estimates are in USD $ on an amphora, Dionysos 5,000 standing facing on left, holding a thyrsos, E on amphora, ?I below, all within a wreath (Thompson Lot: 379 417a; Svoronos pl. 46, 6). The Prospero Collection of Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, Ancient Greek Coins. AIGINA. nearly extremely fine, scarce. - Islands off Attica, Aigina (c.456- The estimates are in USD $ 431 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.51g. 2,200 Land tortoise with segmented shell. Rev. Incuse square of skew pattern (S. Milbank, 'The Coinage Lot: 376 of Aegina', ANS NNM 24, 1925, The Prospero Collection of pl. II, 12; SNG Copenhagen 517; Ancient Greek Coins. AIGINA. Dewing 1683; SNG Lockett Islands off Attica, Aigina (c.510- 1983). Good very fine. - The 490 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.27g. estimates are in USD $ 1,600 Sea-turtle, a row of pellets on its shell. Rev. Incuse square, divided into eight triangular segments (S. Milbank, 'The Coinage of Aegina', ANS NNM

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Lot: 380 Lot: 383 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Ancient Greek Coins. CORINTHIA. Corinth (c.550-500 CORINTHIA. Corinth (c.400-375 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.56g. B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.60g, . Pegasos flying to left, koppa Pegasos, with curved wing, below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse standing to left, koppa below. square with swastika pattern Rev. Head of Athena facing to (Ravel 83 (P62/T58); Calciati, left, wearing a Corinthian helmet Pegasi, 38 (this reverse die); with a neck-guard, a dolphin Jameson 1202 (these dies); above, Ζ behind neck McClean 6064, pl. 213, 22 (these (Ravel 893 (P 361 / T 510); dies); Boston 1120 (this obverse Calciati, Pegasi, 342/2 (this coin); die); BCD Korinth, lot 3). A very cf. BCD Korinth, lot 85; Pozzi, lot well-preserved example, about 1683 (these dies); McClean extremely fine, rare. Purchased 6095, pl. 214, 20 (these dies)). from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., Splendid iridescent cabinet tone, London, 4 November 1983 - The wonderful style, about extremely estimates are in USD $ 4,500 fine. This coin published and illustrated in 'Pegasi', R. Calciati (1990), p. 238, 342/2. Ex Lot: 381 Jacques Schulman B.V., Auction The Prospero Collection of 264, Amsterdam, 26 April 1976, Ancient Greek Coins. lot 5121 Ex Adolph Hess AG, CORINTHIA. Corinth (c.500 Auction 247, Lucerne, 29 June B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.48g, . 1978, lot 143 - The estimates are Pegasos, bridled, flying to left, in USD $ 3,250 koppa below. Rev. Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet and a Lot: 384 necklace, all within an incuse The Prospero Collection of square (Ravel 150 (P95/T113); Ancient Greek Coins. Calciati, Pegasi, 55; SNG CORINTHIA. Corinth (c.350-300 Copenhagen 7; SNG Lockett B.C.), Silver Drachm, 2.64g, . 2024). Some minor porosity on Pegasos flying to left, koppa obverse, toned, good very fine. below. Rev. Head of Aphrodite Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & facing to left, wearing a sakkos, I Sons Ltd., London, 11 May 1983 - before her neck (BMC 355, pl. X, The estimates are in USD $ 24; SNG Copenhagen 114; cf. 2,500 BCD Korinth, lot 155). Attractive style, old cabinet tone, good very fine. Purchased from Spink & Lot: 382 Son Ltd., London, 11 January The Prospero Collection of 1990 - The estimates are in USD Ancient Greek Coins. $ 500 CORINTHIA. Corinth (c.400-375 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.53g, . Peagsos flying to left, koppa Lot: 385 below. Rev. Head of Athena The Prospero Collection of facing to left, wearing a Ancient Greek Coins. THE Corinthian helmet, a dolphin PELOPONNESE. Sikyon (c.431- above to left, a cockerel feeding 400 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.30g, . on right (Ravel 857 (P351/T496); Chimaera moving to left on Calciati, Pegasi, 327; cf. BMC ground line, its right forepaw 149/153). Broad flan, beautiful raised, ΖE below chimaera. old iridescent cabinet tone, about Rev. Dove flying to left, its wings extremely fine and with a open above and below, all within wonderful old pedigree. Ex Jacob an olive-wreath tied on the right, Hirsch, Auction XXV, Munich, 29 the branch ends entwined on the November 1909, lot 1075 Ex left (BMC 22; Babelon, Traite Naville V, Lucerne, 18 June 775; BCD Peloponnesos, lot 1923, lot 2074 Ex Ars Classica 186). Attractively toned, nearly XV, Lucerne, 2 July 1930, lot 775 extremely fine. Purchased from Ex J. Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 22 Paris, 9-10 December 1983, lot April 1986 - The estimates are in 117 - The estimates are in USD USD $ 3,500 $ 1,800

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Lot: 386 Katoche Hoard of Elean Coins', The Prospero Collection of NC 1951, p. 43, 133, pl. 5 (this Ancient Greek Coins. THE coin); Seltman 133 (BK/??); BMC PELOPONNESE. Sikyon (c.335- 52-3; Babelon, Traite, pl. 330 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.28g, . CCXXX, 1; Kraay -Hirmer pl. 156, Chimaera moving to left on 498; SNG Delepierre 2093; BCD ground line, its right forepaw Olympia, lot 52 (these dies)). raised, a wreath above, ΖE Short crack in flan, beautiful old below chimaera. Rev. Dove flying iridescent cabinet tone, very fine, to left, its wings open above and extremely rare, an extremely below, N below its neck, all within beautiful coin. This coin an olive-wreath tied on the right, published in 'The Katoche Hoard the branch ends entwined on the of Elean Coins', C.T. Seltman, left (BMC 57; Babelon, Traite NC (1951), p. 43, 133, illustrated 776; BCD Peloponnesos, lot on pl. V. From The Katoche 218). Extremely fine. Purchased Hoard (1948) (IGCH 48) Ex from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 5 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank April 1986 It is likely that this coin Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen was part of a large issue struck to AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 152 help finance Alexander the Ex Monnaies et Medailles SA, Great's appeal to the Auction 68, Basel, 15 April, 1986, Peloponnese for mercenary lot 254 The reverse of this issue troops in 334 B.C. - The is widely thought to portray one estimates are in USD $ 5,000 of the most beautiful representations of Nike of later fifth century Greek coinage. It is likely that the master engraver of Lot: 387 this Nike was an assistant of the The Prospero Collection of Athenian sculptor Phidias, Ancient Greek Coins. THE working with him on the PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia Parthenon sculptures and then (c.440s B.C.), Silver Stater, on the chryselephantine statue of 12.20g, . Eagle flying to right, Zeus at Olympia. The style with its wings spread above its employed on the Parthenon body, grasping a hare by the pediments can be seen here in back with its talons and tearing at the master artist's rendering of it with its beak. Rev. F-A, Nike (see Jongkees, RN 1968, thunderbolt, with wings above pp. 60-61). Seltman ('The and volutes below (Seltman 67 Temple Coins of Olympia' (1921), var. (AN/-); SNG Berry (this pp. 41-42) states that this obverse die); SNG Delepierre engraver possessed skill superior (this obverse die); BCD Olympia, to that of all others of the time. lot 36 (this obverse die)). Toned, The composition of the Nike well-struck and attractive, good figure, reclining atop two steps, very fine and rare. Purchased with wonderful use of perspective from G. Mller, 15 December 1986 and space, is a true masterpiece - The estimates are in USD of late fifth century numismatic $ 5,000 art. It has become known as the Waterloo Nike due to its inspiration for the medal by Lot: 388 Thomas Wyon, Jr. in honour of The Prospero Collection of Wellington's victory at Waterloo. - Ancient Greek Coins. THE The estimates are in USD $ PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia 10,000 (c.432 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.10g, . The 87th Olympiad. Eagle flying to right, with its Lot: 389 wings spread above its body, The Prospero Collection of grasping a hare by the back with Ancient Greek Coins. THE its talons and tearing at it with its PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia beak. Rev. [F] -A, Nike, wearing (c.432-420s B.C.), Silver Stater, a peplos and a chiton, seated 11.75g, . Eagle flying to right, facing to left on top of two steps, with its wings spread above its holding a long palm-branch in her body, grasping a hare by the right hand, the frond behind her back with its talons and tearing at head, and resting her left hand it with its beak. Rev. [F]AΛ- on the top step, an olive spray EON, thunderbolt with wings below (C.T. Seltman, 'The

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below and a palmette with two olive-leaves on either side of volutes above (Seltman 134 the volutes (C.T. Seltman, 'The (BL/??); Boston 1200 (these Katoche Hoard of Elean Coins', dies); SNG Delepierre 2094; NC 1951, p. 45, 164, pl. VI (this BCD Olympia, lot 53 (these coin); Seltman 164 (BV/??); dies)). Small countermark on the McClean 6630 (these dies); SNG obverse, broad flan, cabinet tone, Copenhagen 377 (these dies); very fine and very rare. Ex BCD Olympia, lot 89 (these Monnaies et Medailles SA, dies)). Attractive cabinet tone, Auction XIX, Basel, 5 & 6 June good very fine and rare. This coin 1959, lot 435 Purchased from published in 'The Katoche Hoard B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 8 May of Elean Coins', C.T. Seltman, 1984 - The estimates are in USD NC (1951), p. 45, 164, illustrated $ 3,500 on pl. VI. From the Katoche Hoard (1948) (IGCH 48) Ex Hess - Leu, Auction 11, Lucerne, 24 Lot: 390 March 1959, lot 216 Ex Frank The Prospero Collection of Sternberg, Auction XVII, Zurich, 9 Ancient Greek Coins. THE & 10 May 1986, lot 123 - The PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia estimates are in USD $ 5,000 (408 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.91g, . The 93rd Olympiad, unsigned but by Da.... Eagle's head facing Lot: 392 to left, a large white poplar leaf The Prospero Collection of below to left. Rev. F-A, Ancient Greek Coins. THE thunderbolt with wings below and PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia volutes above, all within an olive- (376 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.17g, wreath (Seltman 153 (BT/??); . 101st Olympiad. F-A, head of Babelon, Traite III, pl. CCXXXI, 1- Hera facing to right, wearing a 3; Kraay - Hirmer pl. 157, 500 stephane ornamented with six (these dies); SNG Delepierre palmettes connected by tendrils. 2111 (this obverse die); cf. BMC Rev. Eagle standing to right, its 40; BCD Olympia, lot 77 (this head turned to left, its wings obverse die)). Beautiful cabinet closed, all within an olive-wreath tone, very fine and very rare. Ex (Seltman 295 (ER/?); BMC 94). Bank Leu AG, Auction 36, Zurich, Lightly toned, good very fine, 7 & 8 May 1985, lot 134 The very rare and of very attractive beautiful obverse die of this coin style. Ex Mnzen und Medaillen bears a striking similarity to a die AG, Auction VI, Basel, 6 & 7 that was engraved shortly before December 1946, lot 689 Ex W. it and signed Da.... It is therefore Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu AG generally accepted that the die & Mnzen und Medaillen AG, for this coin was engraved by the Basel, 3 & 4 December 1965, lot same individual. The head of the 320 Ex Jascha Heifetz Collection, eagle is magnificent in its Part 2, Superior Galleries, New composition, and is depicted with York, 10 December 1989, lot a great sense of naturalism. This 2623 - The estimates are in USD is among the finest and most $ 5,500 detailed representations of the head of an animal on any Greek coin. - The estimates are in Lot: 393 USD $ 9,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THE PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia Lot: 391 (c.360 B.C.), Silver Stater, The Prospero Collection of 12.19g, . Head of Hera facing to Ancient Greek Coins. THE right, wearing a stephane PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia inscribed FAΛEIΩN, F- (396 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.39g, [A] below. Rev. Eagle standing to . The 96th Olympiad. Eagle left on a rock, its head turned to standing to left, grasping a coiled right and its wings spread, all snake with its talons and tearing within an olive-wreath (Seltman at its neck with its beak, the 345e (FG/??) (this coin); BMC whole design on a round shield 103; Pozzi 1861 (these dies)). with a raised rim. Rev. F-A (the A Attractive cabinet tone, good very partially incuse), thunderbolt with fine and rare. This coin published volutes above and flames below, in 'The Temple Coins of

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Olympia', C. Seltman (1921), p. are in USD $ 4,500 98, 345. Ex Dr. Fenerly Bey Collection, Egger, Auction XLI, Vienna, 18 November 1912, lot Lot: 397 499 Ex Virgil M. Brand Collection, The Prospero Collection of Sotheby's, Zurich, 9 June 1983, Ancient Greek Coins. THE lot 81 - The estimates are in PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia USD $ 6,000 (c.280-260 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.70g, . Head of Zeus facing to right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Lot: 394 Rev. F-A / A-P[I], eagle, with The Prospero Collection of closed wings, standing to right, a Ancient Greek Coins. THE wreath on right, a thunderbolt on PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia left (cf. Seltman 220; cf. McClean (360 B.C.), Silver Stater, 11.00g, 6635). Attractive style, toned, . The 105th Olympiad. Head of good very fine to nearly Zeus facing to left, wearing a extremely fine, rare Ex Nelson laurel-wreath. Rev. F-A, eagle Bunker Hunt Collection, standing facing to right, its wings Sotheby's, New York, 21 & 22 closed, on an Ionic column June 1990, lot 441 - The capital (Seltman 179 (CC/??)). estimates are in USD $ 7,000 Attractive iridescent tone, good very fine and rare. - The estimates are in USD $ 5,500 Lot: 398 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THE Lot: 395 PELOPONNESE. Arkadian The Prospero Collection of League, Mantinea (c.465-460 Ancient Greek Coins. THE B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm, 3.01g, PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia . Zeus Lykaios enthroned to left, (348 B.C.), Silver Stater, 12.13g, holding a sceptre in his right . From the 108th Olympiad. Head hand and a thunderbolt in his left, of Hera facing to right, wearing a an eagle flying towards him on stephane ornamented with a left. Rev. A-R-K-A, head of palmette and a lily, F-A below. Kallisto facing to right, her hair in Rev. Eagle standing facing to a sakkos, all within an incuse right, its wings closed, all within square (R.T. Williams, 'The an olive-wreath (Seltman 323a Confederate Coinage of the (EZ/?) (this coin)). Attractive old Arcadians in the Fifth Century cabinet tone, about very fine and BC', ANS NNM 155, 1965, II, 105 rare. This coin published in 'The (O.71/R.63); BMC 25, pl. XXXI, Temple Coins of Olympia', C. 23; BCD Peloponnesos, lot 1452 Seltman (1921), p. 95, 323a, (these dies)). Iridescent toning, illustrated on pl. XI. Ex Adolph good very fine and very rare. Ex Hess AG, Auction 247, Lucerne, J. Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, 29 June 1978, lot 145 Purchased Paris, 11-13 April 1988, lot 460 from Spink & Son Ltd., London, (part) - The estimates are in USD 30 October 1985 - The estimates $ 600 are in USD $ 4,500

Lot: 399 Lot: 396 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. THE Ancient Greek Coins. THE PELOPONNESE. Arkadian PELOPONNESE. Elis, Olympia League, Megalopolis (c.330-275 (c.280-260 B.C.), Silver Stater, B.C.), Silver Triobol, 2.83g, . 12.11g, . Head of Zeus facing to Head of Zeus facing to left, right, wearing a laurel-wreath. wearing a laurel-wreath, I behind. Rev. F-A / A-PI, eagle, with Rev. Youthful Pan, naked, seated closed wings, standing facing to left on a rock, raising his right right, a thunderbolt on right, a hand and holding a lagobolon in wreath on left (Seltman 214/219 his left, syrinx leaning against the (CV/??); Jameson 1245 (these rock, a monogram on left, I on dies)). Lightly toned, good very right (BMC 53; BCD fine and very rare. Purchased Peloponnesos, lot 1522-3). from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Cabinet tone, good very fine. 11 January 1990 - The estimates Purchased from Spink & Son

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Ltd., London, 19 November 1985 sceptre in his left hand, and an - The estimates are in USD eagle in his right which is about $ 550 to take flight. Rev. APKA/?IK[O] (retrograde). Head of Kallisto three-quarters facing to right, her Lot: 400 hair bound with a taenia and tied The Prospero Collection of in a bun at the back, and wearing Ancient Greek Coins. THE a necklace, all within an incuse PELOPONNESE. Arkadia, square (R.T. Williams, 'The Stymphalos (c.350 B.C.), Silver Confederate Coinage of the Stater, 11.52g, . Head of Artemis Arcadians in the Fifth Century facing to right, wearing a laurel- BC', ANS NNM 155, 1965, III, wreath, a pendant earring and a 203 (O.136/R.126); BMC 42, pl. pearl necklace, her hair tied in a XXXII, 6 (these dies); BCD knot on top of her head. Rev. Peloponnesos, lot 1715). Some ΖTYM?AΛIΩN, light porosity, magnificent style, Herakles, naked, with a lion's the reverse the work of a master skin wrapped around his left arm, engraver, lightly toned, good very striding to left, raising his club in fine and very rare. Ex J. Vinchon, his right hand above his head in Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 11-13 preparation to strike, ΖO April 1988, lot 460 (part) - The between his legs (BMC 6, pl. estimates are in USD $ 1,750 XXXVII, 4 (these dies); McClean 7008 (this reverse die); BCD Peloponnesos, lot 1704 (this Lot: 402 reverse die); Gulbenkian 560; The Prospero Collection of Boston 1269; Jameson 1267; Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Babelon, Traite III, 884, pl. Gortyna (c.320-280 B.C.), Silver CCXXIV, 22). Some marks Stater, 12.03g, . Europa seated below old tone, of superb late to right in a plane tree, lifting her classical style, obverse good very drapery in her outstretched left fine, reverse very fine, extremely hand, and resting her right hand rare. Ex Monnaies et Medailles on the tree. Rev. Bull standing to SA, Auction XIX, Basel, 5 & 6 right, its head turned back to lick June 1959, lot 442 (described as its flank (Le Rider 19, pl. XIII, 4 previously in the Gotha cabinet) (these dies); Svoronos 61, pl. Purchased from Spink & Son XIV, 8; BMC 17, pl. X, 1). Toned, Ltd., London, 25 January 1985 very fine. Ex Spink Auction 32, The city-state of Stymphalos, London, 30 November -1 having previously been under December 1983, lot 49 - The Spartan domination, only began estimates are in USD $ 3,000 minting its own coinage in the mid-fourth century B.C. This issue of Staters displays superb Lot: 403 late classical style and it seems The Prospero Collection of likely that one or a group of Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. engravers, who were also Gortyna (c.280-260 B.C.), Silver responsible for producing Half Stater, 6.80g, . Europa, masterpieces for contemporary naked to waist and wearing a coinages at nearby peplos over her lower limbs, Peloponnesian city-states, were seated three-quarters to right in a working at Stymphalos. This plane tree, her head facing, issue is one of the rarest, and holding out her veil with her left most attractive, of all fourth hand and resting her right hand century Greek coins. - The on the tree, an eagle standing to estimates are in USD $ left on her left, its head turned 25,000 back towards her. Rev. ?OPTY- N[...], bull standing to left, its head turned to look back (cf. Lot: 401 BMC 40, pl. XI, 4 = Le Rider, pl. The Prospero Collection of XLII, 12, var.; Svoronos 104; Ancient Greek Coins. THE SNG Lockett 2562 var.; SNG PELOPONNESE. Arkadian Copenhagen 446 var.). Lightly League, Tegea (c.460-450 B.C.), toned over lustre, well-struck, Silver Hemidrachm, 2.91g, . Zeus extremely fine and extremely Lykaios enthroned to right, seen rare. - The estimates are in USD partially from behind, holding a $ 8,000

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Lot: 404 Lot: 405 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Gortyna (c.85 B.C.), Silver Itanos (c.350 B.C.), Silver Stater, Tetradrachm, 15.82g, . Head of 11.28g, . Bearded marine deity Athena Parthenos facing to right, (Glaukos?), with the upper body wearing a triple-crested Attic of a man and the lower body of a helmet decorated with a four fish, facing as if swimming horse protomai over the visor and outwards from the coin, inclined pegasos to right over the cheek- to the right, spearing downwards piece, and wearing a pendant with a trident. Rev. [I]TA, two earring, B below chin. Rev. ?O-P crested sea monsters facing / TY-NI / Ω-N / ME-A / PN, each other (Svoronos pl. 19, 7 Owl standing to right, its head (this obverse die); BMC 4). facing, on an overturned Cabinet tone, very fine and very amphora, a bull butting to right on rare, attractive style. Ex Nelson right, all within an olive-wreath Bunker Hunt Collection, (Jameson 2521 (this coin); Sotheby's, New York, 21 & 22 Svoronos 183, pl. 16, 24 (these June 1990, lot 443 The figure dies); Le Rider, 'Un groupe de appearing on the obverse of this monnaies cretoises types coin could possibly be that of atheniens', Melanges Julien Cain Glaukos. He was a mythological (Paris, 1968), p. 320, 5a, pl. 3, 8 figure who had built the Argo and (this coin); SNG Lockett 2565 accompanied Jason and the (these dies)). Cabinet tone, Argonauts on their travels. extremely fine, extremely rare During the sea-fight against the and with a superb old pedigree. Tyrrhenians, Glaukos was said to This coin published in 'Collection have sunk to the bottom of the R. Jameson, Monnaies Grcques sea to become a marine deity, Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), after which he possessed the 2521, illustrated on pl. CXXXIII. lower body of a fish. - The Ex Ars Classica XIII, Lucerne, 27- estimates are in USD $ 8,000 29 June 1928, lot 820 Ex Jameson Collection, 2521 Ex Hess - Leu, Auction 11, Lucerne, Lot: 406 24 March 1959, lot 226 Ex W. The Prospero Collection of Niggeler Collection I, Bank Leu & Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Co. AG & Mnzen und Medaillen Itanos (c.350-320 B.C.), Silver AG, 3-4 December 1965, lot 330 Stater, 11.33g, . Head of Athena Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, facing to left, wearing a crested Zurich, 3 May 1983, lot 340 Ex helmet. Rev. ITANIΩN, Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction Eagle standing to left, its head XVIII, Part I, Hollywood, 31 facing to right, triton on right, March 1987, lot 164 Ex Bank Leu holding a trident, all within a Ltd., Auction 52, Zurich, 15 May shallow incuse (Le Rider, pl. VIII, 1991, lot 78 This Cretan imitation 15; Svoronos 35; cf. McClean of the New Style Tetradrachm of 7129; cf. Dewing 2040). Light Athens is an extremely rare iridescent toning, nearly issue. There was somewhat of a extremely fine, very rare. Ex trend for copying Athenian Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction coinage in Crete during the early 56, Munich, 7 October 1991, lot first century, with the cities of 236 - The estimates are in USD Gortyna, Hierapytna, Knossos, $ 3,500 Kydonia, Lyppa, Polyrhenium, and Priansus all producing their own versions. It is possible that the Athenian imitations coincided Lot: 407 The Prospero Collection of with the Roman general Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Lucullus's arrival in Crete, and Knossos (c.440 B.C.), Silver the coinage could well have been Stater, 11.99g. The Minotaur in a intended to contribute to the kneeling-running stance to right, Roman campaigns. - The its head facing. Rev. The estimates are in USD $ 7,000 Labyrinth, in the form of a swastika, five pellets in a floral pattern at the centre, four sunken squares in the corners (Svoronos pl. 4, 23 var.; Le Rider, pl. 24,

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25). Traces of overstriking, old Lot: 408 scratch on reverse, lightly toned, The Prospero Collection of very fine, in unusually good Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. condition for this issue, extremely Knossos (c.330-300 B.C.), Silver rare and most interesting Ex Stater, 10.96g. Head of Kore- Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, Zurich, Persephone facing to right, 3 May 1983, lot 341 This crowned with ears of corn, fascinating coin depicts an image wearing a pendant earring and a of one of the most famous of all necklace. Rev. The Labyrinth, in mythological creatures, the the form of a swastika, five Minotaur, which had the head of pellets in a floral pattern at the a bull and the body of a man. centre, four sunken squares in The myth surrounding this beast the corners (Svoronos, c.71, 46; dates from the period of the Le Rider pl. VII, 4 (these dies)). Minoan civilisation on Crete, long Lightly toned, good very fine. Ex before the Greeks inhabited the Monnaies et Medailles SA, island. The reasons for the Auction 66, Basel, 22 & 23 destruction of the Minoan culture October 1984, lot 151 Ex Jascha are not clear, but might have Heifetz Collection, Part 2, been the result of an earthquake Superior Galleries, New York, 10 or an invasion. When the Greeks December 1989, lot 2627 Ex discovered the complex remains Giessener Mnzhandlung 48, of the palace of Knossos Munich, 2 April 1990, lot 340 - centuries later, the legend of the The estimates are in USD $ Minotaur and the Labyrinth were 5,500 born. The Minotaur was said to have been imprisoned in the Labyrinth, designed by Daedalus for King Minos to hold it captive, Lot: 409 and was fed with condemned The Prospero Collection of criminals, maidens and young Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. boys sent from Athens as tribute Knossos (c.350-220 B.C.), Silver to the Cretan King. In the well- Drachm, 5.34g, . Head of Apollo known mythical tale, the Minotaur facing to left, wearing a laurel- was killed by Theseus, who had wreath. Rev. tied a ball of string, given to him KNΩΖIΩN, Male by Ariadne, to the entrance to the figure (youthful Zeus?), wearing Labyrinth upon entering so that drapery over his lower limbs, he would be able to find his way seated to left on a square back. When he discovered the labyrinth, holding Nike in his Minotaur deep within the extended right hand and a Labyrinth, a fierce struggle sceptre in his left, a monogram ensued before Theseus killed the on left, [A]?EI in the exergue monster with his sword. (Svoronos 88, pl. VI, 15; BMC 28, Although this coin appears from pl. V, 14 (this reverse die); its style to be archaic in origin, Jameson 2519 (this reverse die)). with the Minotaur positioned in A little softly struck on reverse, the familiar kneeling-running extremely fine and very rare. - stance, it does in fact date from The estimates are in USD $ the classical period. This is 5,000 usually attributed to the fact that Crete was more isolated than the city-states on the mainland and Lot: 410 therefore developed more slowly. The Prospero Collection of Crete also relied upon imported Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. coins for the silver used to strike Kydonia (c.2nd-1st century B.C.), its coinage; the traces of the Silver Tetradrachm, 14.15g, . ?-A overstruck coin can be seen on / Ζ-I / Ω-N, head of the obverse of the above Artemis facing to right, a bow and example. - The estimates are in quiver at her shoulder. Rev. KY- USD $ 40,000 ?Ω / NIA-TA / N, Diktynna standing facing, her head turned to left, holding a torch in her left hand, a hound sits at her feet, all within a laurel-wreath (Svoronos 60; BMC 22, pl. VII, 16 (this obverse die); McClean 7090 (these dies); SNG Berry 875

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(these dies); SNG Lockett 2551 back to Athens. It was later (this obverse die); SNG released, wandering into Copenhagen 416 (this obverse Marathon, where it became die); Jameson 1322 (this obverse known as the Marathonian Bull. die)). Toned, very fine and rare. The bull was later captured and Purchased from Spink & Son sacrificed by Theseus. - The Ltd., London, 1988 - The estimates are in USD $ estimates are in USD $ 2,500 40,000

Lot: 411 Lot: 412 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Phaistos (c.350 B.C.), Silver Phaistos (4th century B.C.), Stater, 11.60g, . Silver Stater, 11.45g, . Herakles, ?AIΖΖTION, youthful, naked, standing facing, his head naked Herakles seated facing turned to right, holding a club in three-quarters to left on a lion's his left hand and a bow in his skin spread over a low rock, his right, a lion's skin on left and a head turned to the right and barley-corn on right, four globules gazing outwards from the coin, around. Rev. Bull's head facing; he holds his club before him with within an incuse circle (Svoronos his left hand and rests his left 24, pl. XXIII, 18; Le Rider pl. XXI, elbow on his left knee, in the 11-12; BMC 3 var.). A little softly background is a tree set on a struck on obverse, lightly toned, base, from which hang a bow very fine and very rare. Ex and quiver. Rev. Bull butting to Gustav Philipsen Collection, right on ground line, its head Jacob Hirsch, Auction XXV, lowered, all within an olive- Munich, 29 November 1909, lot wreath (BMC 17, pl. XV, 9 (these 1525 Ex Spink Numismatic dies); Jameson 1337 (this coin); Circular, Volume XCV, Number Kraay - Hirmer pl. 167, 550 4, London, May 1987, 2841 - The (these dies); Svoronos, p. 260, estimates are in USD $ 4,500 39, pl. 24, 6). A beautiful coin of superb style, wonderful old cabinet tone, extremely fine and Lot: 413 with an old pedigree. This coin The Prospero Collection of published in 'Collection R. Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. Jameson, Monnaies Grcques Phaistos (c.300-270 B.C.), Silver Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), Stater, 11.25g, . T-AΛ- 1337, illustrated on pl. LXVIII. Ex ΩN, Talos, winged and R. Carfrae Collection, Sotheby's, naked, striding to left, his head London, 23-25 May 1894, lot 183 facing, preparing to hurl a stone Ex Sotheby's, 1900, 'Late held in his raised right hand, he Collector' (Rothschild), lot 298 Ex holds a second stone in his left Jameson Collection, 1337 Ex hand. Rev. ?ACTI[ΩN] (sic), 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank bull butting to right (cf. Svoronos Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen 67, pl. XXIV, 24; cf. Le Rider p. AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 207 96, 62; cf. BMC 20). A few light This stater is a wholly exceptional marks beneath a cabinet tone, example of exquisite die- very fine and very rare, struck engraving The composition of from dies of remarkable artistic the obverse, depicting Herakles, quality. The obverse of this coin calmly seated on his lion's skin provides a superb representation and gazing out from the coin, is of the giant Talos. This mythical masterful. Herakles was the being was said to have been eponymous hero of the city-state, created by Hephaistos from being the father (or grandfather) bronze in order to serve King of Phaistos. The bull on the Minos in guarding the island of reverse of this coin is probably Crete. He is seen here holding the Cretan bull, whose affair with two stones, one of which he is Pasipha resulted in the birth of about to throw. It was the duty of the Minotaur (see lot 407 for a Talos to keep away passing depiction of the Minotaur from ships by hurling stones and, if Knossos). It was the seventh any person was captured by the labour of Herakles to capture the giant, he would roast them to bull, which he did, and brought it death. This coin provides a

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superb depiction of this Lot: 416 mythological giant. Ex Glendining The Prospero Collection of & Co., London, 4 October 1957, Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN lot 131 US$ 10,000 ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Melos (c.475-460 B.C.), Silver Stater, 14.21g. MAΛICN Lot: 414 (retrograde), oinochoe, with a The Prospero Collection of handle on right. Rev. Three Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. dolphins encircling a large central Polyrhenion (c.300-270 B.C.), pellet, all within a dotted circle Silver Drachm, 5.10g, . within a shallow incuse circle ?OΛ-YPHN-IΩN, head (Sheedy, Series III, Group c, 18 of a bull facing, with garlands (O14/R14), pl. 7 (this coin); hanging from its horns. Rev. Jameson 1300 (this coin); ?OΛ / PHNI, spear-head Babelon, Traite pl. CCXLII, 12 (Svoronos S 278, 13, pl. XXVI, 2; (this coin); C.M. Kraay, 'The SNG Copenhagen 529). Light Melos Hoard of 1907 re- die-flaw on the reverse, examined', NC 1964, p. 3, 4 iridescent tone, nearly extremely (A4/P4), pl. I (this coin)). fine. - The estimates are in USD Surfaces a little rough, lightly $ 1,000 toned, very fine, apparently the only recorded example from these dies, with a superb old Lot: 415 pedigree. This coin published in The Prospero Collection of 'The Melos Hoard of 1907 re- Ancient Greek Coins. CRETE. examined', C.M. Kraay, NC Praisos (c.450-400 B.C.), Silver (1964), p. 3, 4 (A4/P4), illustrated Stater, 11.68g, . Cow (or mare?) on pl. I; and in K. Sheedy 'The standing to left, its head turned Archaic and Early Classical back to face towards an infant Coinages of the Cyclades', K. (Zeus?) kneeling below and Sheedy (2006), p. 203, 18, apparently suckling. Rev. illustrated on pl. 7; and in ?PAIΖ (retrograde), Archer 'Collection R. Jameson, (Herakles?) kneeling to right, Monnaies Grcques Antiques' drawing a bow, all within a linear (Paris, 1913-1932), 1300, square within an incuse square illustrated on pl. LXVI; and (Babelon, Traite III, 1442, pl. illustrated in Traite, pl. CCXLII, CCXLV, 13 (these dies); Head, 12. From the Melos Hoard, 1907 Historia Numorum, p. 475; (IGCH 27) Ex Jameson Svoronos 2, pl. XXVII, 2 = E. Collection, 1300 Ex Adolph Hess Babelon, Monnaies Cretoises, AG, Auction 1, Lucerne, 14 April RN 1885, p. 161, 5, pl. VIII, 8; H. 1954, lot 132 Ex Pflieger Weber, 'On some Unpublished or Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau Rare Greek Coins', NC 1896, p. Drouot, Paris, 13 April 1985, lot 18, 34, pl. II, 10 = Weber 4578 315 Ex Monnaies et Medailles var. (animal standing to right and SA, Auction 76, 19 & 20 reverse legend not retrograde)). September 1991, lot 735 The Lightly toned, very fine, a coins of Melos are extremely fascinating and excessively rare rare. The island had attempted coin. Ex Comtesse de Behague to remain neutral during the Collection, J. Vinchon, Nouveau Peloponnesian War between Drouot, Paris, 14 April 1984, lot Athens and Sparta in the fifth 148 This incredibly rare coin century B.C., but was eventually displays very interesting types. conquered by Athens in 416-415 The Weber specimen is similar, B.C. The way in which the but the obverse is to the right Athenians treated the Melians rather than the left. The obverse was very harsh, putting the men type perhaps refers to the myth to death and selling the women that Zeus was said to have been and children into slavery. At this suckled with the milk of the goat time, most of the coinage of Amalthea, although it is of course Melos would have been melted equally possible that the obverse and we are left today with a few refers to another local myth. - small surviving hoards. The first The estimates are in USD $ coins of Melos were discovered 12,000 in 1907 and, from this hoard, Jameson acquired eight examples, the above coin being

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one of these. - The estimates RN 1999, p. 98, 4. Ex Monnaies are in USD $ 15,000 et Medailles SA, Auction 76, 19- 20 September 1991, lot 760 - The estimates are in USD $ Lot: 417 5,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Melos Lot: 419 (c.425-415 B.C), Silver Stater, The Prospero Collection of 14.09g. Apple on a stem. Rev. M- Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN A-Λ-I-C-N, triskeles around ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Naxos a large central pellet, all within a (c.250-220 B.C.), Silver dotted circle within a shallow Didrachm, 7.79g, . Magistrate incuse circle (Babelon, Traite pl. Krethe... Bearded head of CCXLII, 5 (this reverse die); Dionysos facing to right, wearing Pozzi 2030 (these dies); an ivy-wreath. Rev. NA?I, krater Jameson 1287 (this reverse die); with two low handles and a laurel- C.M. Kraay, 'The Melos Hoard of wreath at the neck, a thyrsos tied 1907 re-examined', NC 1964, p. with a diadem on right, KPH?E 7, 29d (this coin); McClean 7264, on left (H. Nicolet-Pierre, 'Les pl. 246.8 (this reverse die); craterophores de Naxos Lockett 2613). Light porosity, (Cyclades): emissions good very fine and extremely monetaires d'argent l'epoque rare. This coin published in 'The hellenistique', RN 1999, p. 100, Melos Hoard of 1907 re- 18 (D6/R12); BMC -; SNG examined', C.M. Kraay, NC 1964, Copenhagen -; Dewing -; p. 7, 29d. From the Melos Hoard, McClean -Jameson -; Pozzi -; 1907 (IGCH 27) Ex Jean P. Lockett -; Boston -). Attractively Lambros Collection, Jacob toned, about extremely fine, Hirsch, Auction XXIX, Munich, 9 extremely rare, only four November 1910, lot 605 Ex Bank examples recorded by Nicolet- Leu AG, Auction 15, Zurich, 4 & 5 Pierre. Ex J.A. Spranger, Esq., May 1976, lot 255 Ex Monnaies Collection, Sotheby's, London, 12 et Medailles SA, Auction 76, May 1983, lot 251 - The Basel, 19 & 20 September 1991, estimates are in USD $ 5,500 lot 741 - The estimates are in USD $ 12,500 Lot: 420 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 418 Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN The Prospero Collection of ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Paros Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN (c.230-200 B.C.), Silver ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Naxos Didrachm, 7.67g, . Female head (c.250-220 B.C.), Silver (Artemis?) facing to right, her hair Didrachm, 7.12g, . Magistrate bound with a taenia wrapped Xenod... Bearded head of around three times. Rev. ANA?IK Dionysos facing to right, wearing / ?API, male goat standing to an ivy-wreath. Rev. NA?I, krater right (BMC 11, pl. XXVI, 6 (this with two low handles and a laurel- obverse die); Kraay - Hirmer pl. wreath at the neck, a thyrsos tied 163, 536 (this obverse die); SNG with a diadem on right, ?ENO? Copenhagen 722; SNG Lockett on left (H. Nicolet-Pierre, 'Les 2629 var.; Boston 1293). Toned, craterophores de Naxos good very fine and rare Ex J. (Cyclades): emissions Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, Paris, monetaires d'argent l'epoque 11-13 April 1988, lot 470. - The hellenistique', RN 1999, p. 98, 4 estimates are in USD $ 2,500 (D2/R3) (this coin); cf. SNG Berry 880 for a Drachm of this magistrate). Surfaces lightly Lot: 421 porous, nearly extremely fine, The Prospero Collection of apparently the only known Ancient Greek Coins. AEGEAN Didrachm for this magistrate. ISLANDS. The Cyclades, Tenos This coin published in 'Les (c.200-188 B.C.), Silver craterophores de Naxos Tetradrachm, 13.91g, . Head of (Cyclades): emissions Apollo Karneios facing to right, monetaires d'argent l'epoque wearing a laurel-wreath and a hellenistique', H. Nicolet-Pierre, ram's horn over his ear. Rev.

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THNIΩN, Poseidon seated Pontos', in Studies in Memory of to left on a high-backed throne, Price, p. 258, 2, pl. 56 (this holding a dolphin in his right hand obverse die); cf. SNG BM Black and a trident in his left, a bunch Sea 1024; cf. Kraay -Hirmer pl. of grapes on left (F. Imhoof 210, 769). A few light marks, Blumer, 'Griechische Mnzen', NC toned, good very fine, extremely 1895, pl. 10, 9). Attractive rare. Ex Monnaies et Medailles iridescent tone, very fine, of the SA, Auction 61, Basel, 7 & 8 highest rarity, very few known October 1982, lot 131 Ex Nelson specimens. Ex Numismatik Lanz, Bunker Hunt Collection, Auction 36, Munich, 21 April Sotheby's New York, 4 1986, lot 288 Ex Giessener December 1990, lot 53 The Mnzhandlung, Auction 46, issues of Mithradates III provide Munich, 30 October 1989, lot 193 us with the first portrait of a King The inspiration for the obverse of Pontos to appear on coinage. head, although clearly that of The choice of reverse type owes Apollo due to the laurel-wreath, is its inspiration to the coinage of the portrait of Alexander the Alexander the Great. - The Great that appears on the estimates are in USD $ coinage of Lysimachos (see lots 25,000 248-251). This issue is one of the very rarest of Cycladic coins and only a very small number are Lot: 424 known to exist today. - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ 9,000 Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM OF PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 B.C.), Silver Lot: 422 Tetradrachm, 17.39g, . Struck in The Prospero Collection of September, 73 B.C. Head facing Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM to right, wearing a diadem. Rev. OF BOSPOROS. Rhescuporis III BAΖIΛEΩΖ (A.D. 211/2-226/7), Electrum / MI?PA?ATOY / Stater, 7.50g, . Dated BE 516 = EY?ATOPOΖ, a stag A.D. 219/20. BACIΛEWC grazing to left, a star in crescent PHC KOV?OPI?OC, bust of above a monogram on left, date Rhescuporis facing to right, ?KΖ (year 224) on right, IB wearing a diadem and drapery. in exergue, all within a Dionysiac Rev. Bust of Elagabalus facing to wreath of ivy and fruit (de Callata, right, wearing a laurel-wreath and p. 22, pl. XII (D65-R1a)). drapery, a star before, CI? below Splendid style, extremely fine. - (Frolova, pl. XLVII, 39; cf. BMC The estimates are in USD $ 6). Toned, very fine. Ex R.C. 8,000 Lockett Collection, Greek part IV, Glendining & Co., London, 21 February 1961, lot 2121 - The Lot: 425 estimates are in USD $ 500 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM OF PONTOS. Mithradates VI Lot: 423 Eupator (120-63 B.C.), Silver The Prospero Collection of Imitative Tetradrachm, 16.24g, . Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Head facing to right, wearing a OF PONTOS. Mithradates III diadem. Rev. (c.220-196/5 B.C.), Silver BAΖIΛEΩΖ Tetradrachm, 16.90g, . Head of / MI?PA?ATOY / Mithradates III facing to right, EY?ATOPOΖ, a stag wearing a diadem. Rev. grazing to left, a star in crescent BAΖIΛEΩΖ above a monogram on left, date / MI?PA?ATOY, Zeus seated to ?K[Ζ] on right, ? in exergue, left on a throne, holding an eagle all within a Dionysiac wreath of in his outstretched right hand and ivy and fruit (SNG Lockett 2645 a sceptre in his left, a star within (this coin); de Callata, p. 25 (D2- a crescent above a monogram on R1), pl. XIV (this coin)). Old left (Waddington, Recueil tone, about very fine. This coin General, p. 10, 2, pl. I, 2 (this published in SNG Lockett, 2645, obverse die) = H.B. Mattingly, illustrated on pl. XLVI. Ex Consul 'The Coinage of Mithradates III, Eduard Friedrich Weber Pharnakes and Mithradates IV of Collection, Jacob Hirsch, Auction

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XXI, Munich, 16 November 1908, Aulock 183-7). Attractively lot 2269 Ex Prof. S. Pozzi toned, good style, extremely fine. Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 Purchased from Spink & Son April 1921, lot 2101 Ex R.C. Ltd., London, 31 March 1988 - Lockett Collection, Glendining & The estimates are in USD $ Co., London, 21-23 February 900 1961, lot 2126 The style of this coin is such that it must be considered an imitative issue. - Lot: 428 The estimates are in USD $ The Prospero Collection of 3,000 Ancient Greek Coins. PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope (c.420 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 5.93g, . Lot: 426 Head of an eagle facing to left, a The Prospero Collection of small dolphin to left below. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. Quadripartite incuse square, two PAPHLAGONIA. Amastris (c.285- alternate compartments filled and 250 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, two sunken, in which ? is in one 9.16g, . Head of Amastris facing and a dot in the other of the to right, wearing a Persian sunken compartments (cf. J.G.F. headdress ornamented with a Hind, 'The Eagle-head Coins of wreath and a star. Rev. Sinope', NC 1976, S. 1, fig. 1; AMAΖTPIEΩN, SNG von Aulock 6835 var.). Aphrodite seated to left, wearing Attractively toned, nearly a polos, a sceptre leaning against extremely fine and of exceptional her left hand, and holding Nike in style for this issue, rare. Ex her outstretched right hand, who Glendining & Co., London, 9 July crowns her with a wreath, a rose 1963, lot 138 Ex Bank Leu AG, bud on left (SNG BM Black Sea Auction 36, Zurich, 7 & 8 May 1302; SNG Stancomb 731; SNG 1985, lot 141 - The estimates are von Aulock 6800; Dewing 2123; in USD $ 4,000 SNG Copenhagen 244). Attractively toned, good very fine. Amastris was a niece of Darios III Lot: 429 of Persia and, after the death of The Prospero Collection of Alexander the Great, she had Ancient Greek Coins. become the wife of Alexander's PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope, in the general Krateros. Her second name of Satrap Sysinas (c.365- marriage was to Dionysos, the 322 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 4.85g, tyrant of Herakleia and, following . Head of the nymph Sinope his death, she married facing to left, her hair in a Lysimachos of Thrace. After he sphendone, an aplustre in front. rejected her in favour of Arsinoe, Rev. Aramaic legend the daughter of Ptolemy I of ([Ab]dss[n]), sea-eagle on a Egypt, Amastris retired to dolphin to left (SNG Lockett 2665 Herakleia, where she founded (this coin); Waddington, Recueil the city which struck this coin. - General, pl. XXIV, 27; cf. SNG The estimates are in USD $ von Aulock 219). Cabinet tone, 2,000 about extremely fine. This coin published in SNG Lockett, 2665, illustrated on pl. XLVII. Ex R.C. Lot: 427 Lockett Collection, Greek Part IV, The Prospero Collection of Glendining & Co., London 21-23 Ancient Greek Coins. February 1961, lot 2146 - The PAPHLAGONIA. Kromna (c.340 estimates are in USD $ 650 B.C.), Silver Tetrobol, 3.57g, . Head of Zeus facing to left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. Lot: 430 KPΩMNA, head of city- The Prospero Collection of goddess (or Hera?) facing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. wearing a turreted stephane PAPHLAGONIA. Sinope (c.330- adorned with a palmette and 300 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, scrolls, and wearing an earring 16.86g, . Head of the city- and a necklace, a monogram goddess Sinope facing to right, before, an aplustre above (SNG wearing a turreted crown, at the BM Black Sea 1325 var.; SNG back of her head is a Stancomb 742 var.; cf. SNG von countermark of a helmeted head

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of Athena facing to right. Rev. Sternberg, Auction XXIV, Zurich, ΖINΩ?EΩN - 19 & 20 November 1990, lot 92 - A/M/H, Apollo seated to right on The estimates are in USD $ omphalos, holding a lyre with his 1,200 left hand and a plektron with his right, on the omphalos is the reverse of the countermark Lot: 433 showing a head of the young The Prospero Collection of Herakles facing to right, wearing Ancient Greek Coins. BITHYNIA. a lion's skin headdress (SNG Kalchedon (c.387-340 B.C.), Lockett 2667 (this coin); SNG Silver Tetradrachm, 15.12g. von Aulock 6861; BMC -). An old KAΛX, bull standing to left scratch on the reverse, on a corn-ear. Rev. Quadripartite attractively toned, good very fine incuse square, with stippled and very rare. This coin surface (BMC Black Sea 93-99; published in SNG Lockett, 2667, Waddington, Recueil General 14 illustrated on pl. XLVII. Ex R.C. var.; SNG von Aulock 486 var.; Lockett Collection, Greek Part IV, SNG Copenhagen 351 var.; Glendining & Co., London, 21-23 Dewing 2136 var.). Extremely February 1961, lot 2148 The fine. Purchased from Spink & tetradrachms of Sinope were not Son Ltd., London, 4 June 1989 - issued in great numbers and are The estimates are in USD $ very rare indeed. - The estimates 2,200 are in USD $ 6,500

Lot: 434 Lot: 431 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. BITHYNIA. Ancient Greek Coins. BITHYNIA. Kios (c.340-330 B.C.), Gold Herakleia Pontika (c.380-360 Stater, 8.57g, . Magistrate B.C.), Silver Stater, 6.84g, . Head Agathokles. Head of Apollo of Herakles facing, slightly facing to right, wearing a laurel- inclined to right, wearing a lion's wreath. Rev. A?A?O / skin headdress, tied at his neck. KΛHΖ, prow of war Rev. Nike crouching to left on a galley to left, ornamented with a club, raising her right hand to star, a club above, an eagle inscribe the legend stands on left facing to left [HP]AKΛEIA (Kraay - (Waddington, Recueil General, p. Hirmer pl. 201, 726 (these dies); 311, 1, pl. XLIX, 1 (this reverse SNG von Aulock 356; cf. M.J.P. die)). A few marks, a light scrape Six, 'Sinope', NC 1885, p. 62, on the edge at 9 o'clock, 65). Some light porosity, of otherwise nearly extremely fine wonderful classical style, toned, with lustre on the reverse, good very fine and extremely extremely rare, very few staters rare. Purchased from Spink & of Kios are recorded and this is Son Ltd., London, 10 March 1987 perhaps the second known - The estimates are in USD example of this magistrate, an $ 10,000 important coin. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 20 January 1988 The cataloguer can Lot: 432 find only one other example, as The Prospero Collection of referred to above, of a stater Ancient Greek Coins. BITHYNIA. struck from this reverse die and Herakleia Pontika (c.305-281 by this magistrate. It has been B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 9.71g, . suggested that the Waddington Head of Herakles facing to right, example, a little off-centre on its wearing a lion's skin headdress, reverse, might read tied at his neck. Rev. A?AΖIKΛHΖ, or HPAKΛEΩTAN, possibly A?A?OKΛHΖ Dionysos enthroned to left, (p. 311). The above coin clearly holding a kantharos and a shows that the magistrate's name thyrsos, a monogram below the on this die is throne (SNG BM Black Sea A?A?OKΛHΖ and 1616; Waddington, Recueil therefore resolves the uncertainty General 44; SNG Stancomb 823- of the Waddington example. - 5). Cabinet tone, nearly The estimates are in USD $ extremely fine. Ex Frank 35,000

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Lot: 435 and tales from Greek legend, as The Prospero Collection of well as mythical beasts. Real Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. humans and animals also appear Kisthene, Satrap Orontes (c.357- on the coins, and these provide 352 B.C.), Silver Tetrobol, 2.53g, us with a glimpse into the ancient . Hoplite, naked but for a helmet, Greek world. There are almost crouching to left behind his two hundred different types of shield, holding his spear at the electrum staters recorded for ready in his right hand. Rev. Kyzikos in as many years, as well [OP]ON[T]A, forepart of a winged as an extensive series of boar to right (H.A. Troxell, electrum hektes. The coins 'Orontes, Satrap of Mysia', SNR always feature the tunny (tuna 60, 1981, 4; Babelon, Traite II, 2, fish) as part of their obverse type 63, pl. LXXXVIII, 22 (attributed to as it was the symbol of Kyzikos. Klazomenai); SNG France 1164A Early Greek coinage, which had (attributed to Lampsakos)). Light its origins on the coast of Asia roughness to surfaces, toned, Minor, had been produced from about extremely fine and very the alloy electrum, but was rare. Ex Spink Numismatic abandoned by most city-states Circular, Volume XCIX, Number when silver became the preferred 1, London, February 1991, 23 - metal for the majority of coinage. The estimates are in USD $ Some city-states did however 2,000 continue to produce coinage in electrum and the issues of Kyzikos are perhaps the most famous and spectacular of these. Lot: 436 Kyzikos was a rich trading city- The Prospero Collection of state, due to its location between Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. the Aegean and the Black Sea. Kyzikos (c.525-475 B.C.), Silver Its coinage of electrum staters, a Diobol, 1.29g, . Forepart of boar clear expression of its wealth, to left, a tunny on right. Rev. were produced between about Head of a roaring lion facing to 550-350 B.C. The coins always left, within an incuse square possess an impressive obverse (SNG Lockett 2696 (this coin); type, the reverses bearing a SNG France 361ff.; Von Fritze, quadripartite incuse square, and Nomisma IX, 9; SNG von Aulock the flans are invariably thick and, 7330). A few surface deposits on at times, exist in a variety of the obverse, cabinet tone, good shapes. - The estimates are in very fine. This coin published in USD $ 13,500 SNG Lockett, 2696, illustrated on pl. XLVII. Ex R.C. Lockett Collection, Part IV, Glendining & Co., London, 21-23 February Lot: 438 1961, lot 2177 - The estimates The Prospero Collection of are in USD $ 250 Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Kyzikos (c.550-500 B.C.), Electrum Stater, 16.06g. Male head facing to left, with a pointed Lot: 437 beard, a tunny below to left. Rev. The Prospero Collection of Quadripartite incuse square Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. (Rosen 446 (this coin); W. Kyzikos (c.550-500 B.C.), Greenwell, 'The Electrum Electrum Stater, 16.04g. Lion Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, standing to left, its mouth open, a 78, pl. III, 31; Imhoof-Blumer, p. tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite 242, 69; Von Fritze, Nomisma incuse square (W. Greenwell, VII, 1912, 66, pl. II, 19; SNG von 'The Electrum Coinage of Aulock -). Superb archaic style, Cyzicus', NC 1887, 104, pl. IV, a magnificent coin, very fine and 33; Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 42, extremely rare. This coin pl. I, 43; SNG France 182 (this published in 'Early Greek Coins obverse die)). Broad flan, good from the Collection of Jonathan very fine, a very impressive coin. P. Rosen', N. Waggoner, ACNAC The Prospero Collection includes 5, 1983, p. 30, 446, illustrated on an impressive group of electrum pl. 17. Purchased from Spink & staters from Kyzikos. Within this Son Ltd., London, 20 October group can be seen a fascinating 1986 The Prospero Collection variety of types, many of them includes an impressive group of mythological, featuring heroes

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electrum staters from Kyzikos. Son Ltd., London, 10 March 1987 Within this group can be seen a The Prospero Collection includes fascinating variety of types, many an impressive group of electrum of them mythological, featuring staters from Kyzikos. Within this heroes and tales from Greek group can be seen a fascinating legend, as well as mythical variety of types, many of them beasts. Real humans and mythological, featuring heroes animals also appear on the coins, and tales from Greek legend, as and these provide us with a well as mythical beasts. Real glimpse into the ancient Greek humans and animals also appear world. There are almost two on the coins, and these provide hundred different types of us with a glimpse into the ancient electrum staters recorded for Greek world. There are almost Kyzikos in as many years, as well two hundred different types of as an extensive series of electrum staters recorded for electrum hektes. The coins Kyzikos in as many years, as well always feature the tunny (tuna as an extensive series of fish) as part of their obverse type electrum hektes. The coins as it was the symbol of Kyzikos. always feature the tunny (tuna Early Greek coinage, which had fish) as part of their obverse type its origins on the coast of Asia as it was the symbol of Kyzikos. Minor, had been produced from Early Greek coinage, which had the alloy electrum, but was its origins on the coast of Asia abandoned by most city-states Minor, had been produced from when silver became the preferred the alloy electrum, but was metal for the majority of coinage. abandoned by most city-states Some city-states did however when silver became the preferred continue to produce coinage in metal for the majority of coinage. electrum and the issues of Some city-states did however Kyzikos are perhaps the most continue to produce coinage in famous and spectacular of these. electrum and the issues of Kyzikos was a rich trading city- Kyzikos are perhaps the most state, due to its location between famous and spectacular of these. the Aegean and the Black Sea. Kyzikos was a rich trading city- Its coinage of electrum staters, a state, due to its location between clear expression of its wealth, the Aegean and the Black Sea. were produced between about Its coinage of electrum staters, a 550-350 B.C. The coins always clear expression of its wealth, possess an impressive obverse were produced between about type, the reverses bearing a 550-350 B.C. The coins always quadripartite incuse square, and possess an impressive obverse the flans are invariably thick and, type, the reverses bearing a at times, exist in a variety of quadripartite incuse square, and shapes. - The estimates are in the flans are invariably thick and, USD $ 16,000 at times, exist in a variety of shapes. - The estimates are in USD $ 5,500 Lot: 439 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Lot: 440 Kyzikos (c.550-500 B.C.), The Prospero Collection of Electrum Hekte, 2.66g. Male Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. head facing to left, with a pointed Kyzikos (c.550-500 B.C.), beard, a tunny below to left. Rev. Electrum Stater, 15.94g. Naked Quadripartite incuse square male figure kneeling to left, (Rosen 447 (this coin); Von holding a tunny by the tail in each Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, 66; hand. Rev. Quadripartite incuse SNG France 194). Wonderful of mill-sail pattern (W. Greenwell, archaic style and an excellent 'The Electrum Coinage of companion piece to the previous Cyzicus', NC 1887, 87, pl. IV, 9; stater, good very fine and Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 70, pl. extremely rare. This coin II, 23; Boston 1478; SNG France - published in 'Early Greek Coins ). Very fine. Purchased from G. from the Collection of Jonathan Mller, 26 June 1988 The P. Rosen', N. Waggoner, ACNAC Prospero Collection includes an 5, 1983, p. 30, 447, illustrated on impressive group of electrum pl. 18. Purchased from Spink & staters from Kyzikos. Within this

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group can be seen a fascinating Lot: 442 variety of types, many of them The Prospero Collection of mythological, featuring heroes Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. and tales from Greek legend, as Kyzikos (c.500-450 B.C.), well as mythical beasts. Real Electrum Stater, 15.83g. Boy humans and animals also appear (Taras?), naked, seated astride a on the coins, and these provide dolphin to left, holding a tunny by us with a glimpse into the ancient the tail in his extended right Greek world. There are almost hand, a tunny below. Rev. two hundred different types of Quadripartite incuse square electrum staters recorded for (BMC 76, pl. VII, 4; W. Kyzikos in as many years, as well Greenwell, 'The Electrum as an extensive series of Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, 9, electrum hektes. The coins pl. I, 9; SNG France 251; Von always feature the tunny (tuna Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, 110, fish) as part of their obverse type pl. III, 29; Boston 1486; cf. Rosen as it was the symbol of Kyzikos. 487 for Hekte). Toned, very fine Early Greek coinage, which had and very rare. Purchased from its origins on the coast of Asia Athena, Munich, 12 February Minor, had been produced from 1990 - The estimates are in USD the alloy electrum, but was $ 9,500 abandoned by most city-states when silver became the preferred metal for the majority of coinage. Some city-states did however Lot: 443 continue to produce coinage in The Prospero Collection of electrum and the issues of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Kyzikos are perhaps the most Kyzikos (c.500-450 B.C.), famous and spectacular of these. Electrum Stater, 15.96g. Warrior, Kyzikos was a rich trading city- naked and wearing a crested state, due to its location between Corinthian helmet, kneeling to the Aegean and the Black Sea. right, holding an arrow in both Its coinage of electrum staters, a hands which he examines to clear expression of its wealth, check if it is straight before were produced between about placing it in the bow which hangs 550-350 B.C. The coins always upon his left wrist, a tunny possess an impressive obverse behind. Rev. Quadripartite incuse type, the reverses bearing a square of mill-sail pattern (Von quadripartite incuse square, and Fritze, Nomisma VII, 117, pl. IV, the flans are invariably thick and, 3; W. Greenwell, 'The Electrum at times, exist in a variety of Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, shapes. - The estimates are in 93, pl. IV, 16-17; BMC 79-80, pl. USD $ 12,000 VII, 7-8; SNG France 263-264). A fascinating composition, very fine and very rare. It is not certain whether the warrior on this coin Lot: 441 depicts a particular hero or The Prospero Collection of individual. Greenwell (p. 99) Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. does go as far as to suggest that Kyzikos (c.500-450 B.C.), it might be one of the Argonauts Electrum Stater, 16.09g. Roaring that accompanied Jason. - The griffin standing to left on a tunny, estimates are in USD $ its right foreleg raised and its 10,000 tongue protruding. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square (BMC 96, pl. VIII, 3; Boston 1455; Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, Lot: 444 99, pl. III, 19; Gulbenkian 622- The Prospero Collection of 623; Rosen 476; SNG France Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. 239-240). Good very fine, an Kyzikos (c.500-450 B.C.), interesting mythological type. Electrum Hekte, 2.70g. Warrior, Purchased from Athena, Munich, naked and wearing a crested 29 January 1988 - The estimates Corinthian helmet, kneeling to are in USD $ 12,500 right, holding an arrow in both hands which he examines to check if it is straight before placing it in the bow which hangs upon his left wrist, a tunny behind. Rev. Quadripartite incuse

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square of mill-sail pattern (Von 56, pl. III, 5; Gulbenkian 644; Fritze, Nomisma VII, 117; W. SNG France 291; Boston 1521- Greenwell, 'The Electrum 2). Toned, very fine and rare. Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, Purchased from Bank Leu AG, 93; SNG von Aulock 1206; BMC - Zurich, 10 September 1990 Attis ; SNG France -). Minor die-flaw was of Phrygian origin, which on obverse, the companion piece explains his dress on the above to the previous Stater, nearly coin. He was the consort of extremely fine and very rare. Ex Cybele and was supposed to Jonathan P. Rosen Collection have become a eunuch in order Purchased from Spink & Son to confirm his faithfulness to her. Ltd., London, 10 March 1987 - The priests of Attis in the ancient The estimates are in USD $ world were also eunuchs. - The 5,250 estimates are in USD $ 18,000

Lot: 445 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 448 Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. The Prospero Collection of Kyzikos (c.500-450 B.C.), Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Electrum Stater, 16.01g. Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Gorgoneion with mouth open and Electrum Stater, 16.05g. Male tongue protruding, six serpents figure (Zeus?), naked to waist on top of head, another below and wearing a himation over the each ear, a tunny below. Rev. lower part of his body, kneeling to Quadripartite incuse square (Von right, holding a long sceptre in his Fritze, Nomisma VII, 129, pl. IV, right hand and an eagle, which is 15; Boston 1445). Good very about to take flight, in his left, a fine and extremely rare. tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite Purchased from Athena, Munich, incuse square of mill-sail pattern 10 February 1988 - The (BMC 61, pl. VI, 7; W. Greenwell, estimates are in USD $ 'The Electrum Coinage of 20,000 Cyzicus', NC 1887, 2, pl. I, 2; SNG France 296; Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, 145, pl. IV, Lot: 446 32; Boston 1530). Beautiful red The Prospero Collection of toning, well-centred, good very Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. fine and very rare. Ex Christie's, Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), London, 7 October 1986, lot 114 - Electrum Stater, 15.97g. Head of The estimates are in USD $ Herakles facing to right, wearing 15,000 a lion's skin headdress, a tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern (Von Lot: 449 Fritze, Nomisma VII, 140, pl. IV, The Prospero Collection of 26; W. Greenwell, 'The Electrum Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), 62, pl. III, 13; BMC 59, pl. VI, 5; Electrum Stater, 16.00g. Helios, SNG France 289; Boston 1526). radiate, kneeling three-quarters Excellent classical style, very fine facing to right, holding two and rare. - The estimates are in horses, behind him facing to left USD $ 8,000 and right, by their bridles, a tunny below facing to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of Lot: 447 mill-sail pattern, with granular The Prospero Collection of surfaces (Von Fritze, Nomisma Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. VII, 1912, 148, pl. IV, 35; W. Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Greenwell, 'The Electrum Electrum Stater, 16.04g. Head of Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, Attis facing to right, wearing a 23, pl. I, 24; SNG France 297; Phrygian cap ornamented with BMC 105, pl. VIII, 11; SNG stars, a tunny below. Rev. Lockett 2688; Boston 1515). Quadripartite incuse square of Perfectly centred on a broad flan, mill-sail pattern (Von Fritze, a fascinating and superbly Nomisma VII, 142, pl. IV, 28; W. detailed obverse design of great Greenwell, 'The Electrum animation and movement, Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, extremely fine and extremely

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rare. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Phrixos, in the act of sacrificing Auction XXII, Beverly Hills, 1 the ram with the golden fleece. June 1989, lot 298 The obverse However, on the basis of the type of this coin, with its detailed pilos, Odysseus, shown and compact composition, is a sacrificing the animal provided by wonderful example of the die- Circe before his descent into engraver's skill. The legendary Hades, has also been suggested. founder of Kyzikos was related to - The estimates are in USD Apollo and, as Apollo had come $ 20,000 to be identified with Helios, the city-state adopted the sun-god as an emblem for this issue. - The Lot: 452 estimates are in USD $ The Prospero Collection of 35,000 Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Electrum Stater, 16.03g. The Lot: 450 Earth (Gaia) rising-up out of the The Prospero Collection of ground, wearing a chiton, and Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. holding-out the infant Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Erichthonios, a tunny below. Rev. Electrum Stater, 16.10g. Youthful Quadripartite incuse square of Dionysos, naked to waist and mill-sail pattern (W. Greenwell, wearing a himation over his lower 'The Electrum Coinage of body, and a fillet, the ends of Cyzicus', NC 1887, 31, pl. II, 8; which are seen on either side of Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 157, pl. his head, reclining to left on a V, 5; BMC 65, pl. VI, 11; Boston rock, which is covered with a 1500). Good very fine, very rare panther's skin, he holds a and a fascinating mythological kantharos (off the flan) in his type. Purchased from Athena, extended right hand and rests his Munich, 19 September 1988 The left arm on the rock, a tunny myth depicted on this fascinating below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse coin is that of the handing-over of square of mill-sail pattern (W. Erichthonius by Gaia to Athena. Greenwell, 'The Electrum Erichthonius was born of Gaia Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, and, after being entrusted to 38, pl. II, 15-16; Von Fritze, Athena, was given to Agraulos, Nomisma VII, 155, pl. V, 3; BMC Herse and Pondrosos, the 107, pl. VIII, 14; SNG France 302- daughters of Kekrops, the first 3). Lightly toned, good very fine king of Athens. When they saw and rare. Purchased from Erichthonius, his anguipedic Athena, Munich, 8 January 1990 - appearance shocked them to The estimates are in USD $ such an extent that they hurled 17,000 themselves from the Acropolis. This left him to become king of Athens after the death of Kekrops Lot: 451 and to found a new dynasty. The Prospero Collection of Greenwell (p. 63) assumes that Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. the representation is probably Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), taken from an original in marble. Electrum Stater, 16.11g. Male - The estimates are in USD figure (Odysseus?), wearing a $ 22,000 pilos and a chlamys, kneeling to left, in the act of sacrificing a ram, a tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite Lot: 453 incuse square of mill-sail pattern The Prospero Collection of (W. Greenwell, 'The Electrum Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), 71, pl. III, 22; Von Fritze, Electrum Stater, 16.04g. Orestes, Nomisma VII, 156, pl. V, 4). A wearing a chlamys, crouching to fascinating mythological type, left beside the Delphic omphalos, well-centred on a broad flan, on which his left hand rests, he toned, very fine. Purchased from holds a sword in his right, a tunny Spink & Son Ltd., London, 16 below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse April 1988 The identity of the square of mill-sail pattern (BMC figure on the obverse of this coin 73; pl. VII, 1; W. Wroth, 'Greek has been widely debated. It has Coins acquired by the British been suggested that it could be Museum in 1888', NC 1889, p.

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257, 24, pl. XII, 11; Von Fritze, Lot: 456 Nomisma VII, 165, pl. V, 13; The Prospero Collection of Boston 1532). Broad flan, very Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. fine and rare. Ex J. Vinchon, Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 11-13 Electrum Stater, 16.05g. April 1988, lot 45 - The estimates Herakles and his younger are in USD $ 12,500 brother, Iphicles, both naked, being attacked by serpents, Herakles is facing to the left and Lot: 454 strangling two serpents, while The Prospero Collection of Iphicles faces to the right and Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. holds-out his right hand in fear, a Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite Electrum Stater, 15.98g. Silenos, incuse square of mill-sail pattern with a horse's ear and tail, (Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 208, kneeling to right, pouring wine pl. VI, 20; W. Greenwell, 'The from an amphora, which he holds Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus', in his left arm and balances NC 1887, 63, pl. III, 14; between his left leg and head, Gulbenkian 629; Boston 1531; into a kantharos, which he holds SNG France 341). Obverse a in his right hand, a tunny below. little off-centre, a scrape on the Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, reverse, very fine and rare. with granular surfaces (Von Purchased privately in 1986 The Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, 172, obverse of this coin depicts the pl. V, 20; W. Greenwell, 'The mythological tale of the serpents Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus', sent by Hera to destroy Herakles NC 1887, 42, pl. II, 20; Boston and his brother. Greenwell (p. 1505; Kraay -Hirmer pl. 198, 707; 83) mentions the likelihood that BMC 67; Gulbenkian 641-642; this interesting mythological type SNG France 318-319). Small die- was copied from a group in flaw above the kantharos, very marble. - The estimates are in fine and very rare, a very USD $ 12,000 interesting subject. Ex Olga H. Knoepke Collection, Glendining's in conjunction with A.H. Baldwin Lot: 457 & Sons Ltd., London, 10 The Prospero Collection of December 1986, lot 253 - The Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. estimates are in USD $ Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), 20,000 Electrum Stater, 16.03g. Herakles, naked, kneeling to left, holding a club over his right Lot: 455 shoulder and holding a horn in The Prospero Collection of his left, a tunny behind. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Quadripartite incuse square of Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), mill-sail pattern (Von Fritze, Electrum Stater, 16.08g. Head of Nomisma VII, 209, pl. VI, 21; W. bearded Silenos facing to left, Greenwell, 'The Electrum with a goat's ear, wearing a Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887, wreath of ivy, a tunny below. 67, pl. III, 18; Gulbenkian 630- Rev. Quadripartite incuse square 631; Boston 1528; SNG France of mill-sail pattern (W. Greenwell, 342). Good very fine and very 'The Electrum Coinage of rare. Purchased from Athena, Cyzicus', NC 1887, 40, pl. II, 18; Munich, 10 September 1988 - Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 191, pl. The estimates are in USD $ VI, 3; Gulbenkian 662-664; SNG 14,000 France 330; SNG von Aulock 7319; SNG Delepierre 2512). Attractive red toning, wonderful Lot: 458 late classical style, nearly The Prospero Collection of extremely fine, rare. Purchased Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), 20 April 1986 - The estimates are Electrum Stater, 15.95g. Naked in USD $ 30,000 warrior, wearing a helmet and holding a weapon, kneeling to right behind the protection of his shield. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square, with granular surfaces

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(Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, square, with granular surfaces 211, pl. VI, 23 (this coin); (Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, Jameson 2569 (this coin); 132, pl. IV, 18; W. Greenwell, Gulbenkian 670 (this obverse 'The Electrum Coinage of die)). Nearly very fine and of the Cyzicus', NC 1887, 17, pl. I, 18; very highest rarity, perhaps only Babelon, Traite II, 2602, pl. the second known example, with CLXXIII, 13; BMC 56; SNG an outstanding pedigree. This France 283-284; Boston 1492; cf. coin published in 'Die 'Kunstfreund', lot 160 (these Elektronpragung von Kyzikos', H. dies)). A few light marks, broad von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 1912, p. flan, high relief, good very fine, 15, 211, illustrated on pl. VI; and an impressive facing head, better in 'Collection R. Jameson, than the 'Kunstfreund' example. Monnaies Grcques Antiques' Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction VIII, (Paris, 1913-1932), 2569, Zurich, 16 & 17 November 1978, illustrated on pl. CXXXV. Ex lot 97 Ex Numismatica Ars Grand Duke Mikhailovitch Sale, Classica, Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & Naville IV, Lucerne, 17 & 19 June 22 February 1990, lot 179 This 1922, lot 725 Ex Capt. E.G. issue is remarkable for its Spencer-Churchill Sale, Ars similarity in style to the Classica XIV, Lucerne, 2 July contemporary facing head 1929, lot 333 Ex R. Jameson tetradrachms of Amphipolis. It is Collection, 2569 Ex Olga H. clear that the dies were created Knoepke Collection, Glendining's by a master engraver and in conjunction with A.H. Baldwin illustrates how artistic influences & Sons Ltd., London, 10 travelled in the Greek world. - December 1986, lot 255 - The The estimates are in USD $ estimates are in USD $ 15,000 35,000

Lot: 461 Lot: 459 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Kyzikos (c.410 B.C.), Electrum Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Stater, 16.05g. Bull standing Electrum Stater, 15.93g. Youth, three-quarters to right, its head wearing a himation, kneeling turned to left, its horns filleted, a facing, throwing knuckle-bones tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite (astragaloi), a tunny below. Rev. incuse square, with textured Quadripartite incuse square of surfaces (S. Hurter & H. Liewald, mill-sail pattern (Von Fritze -; 'Neue Mnztypen der Kyzikener Boston Supplement 150; Regling, Elektronpragung', SNR 81, 2002, Prinkipo, 127; cf. 'Kunstfreund', 41a, pl. 3; Von Fritze -; W. lot 214). Good very fine, a Greenwell, 'The Electrum fascinating type, extremely rare, Coinage of Cyzicus', NC 1887 -). perhaps only the fourth known Broad flan, lightly toned, good specimen. Ex Bank Leu Ltd., very fine and extremely rare, only Auction 52, Zurich, 15 May 1991, a few published examples. lot 84 The throwing of knuckle- Purchased from Athena, Munich, bones was a popular pastime in 8 July 1988 - The estimates are the ancient Greek world and here in USD $ 12,500 the moment that the astragaloi have been cast aside by the youth has been perfectly Lot: 462 captured by the engraver. - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. 15,000 Kyzikos (c.390-340 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.20g, . ΖΩTEIPA, head of Lot: 460 Kore Soteira facing to left, her The Prospero Collection of hair in a sphendone covered by a Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. veil, with two grain-ears above Kyzikos (c.410 B.C.), Electrum her forehead, and wearing an Stater, 15.90g. Head of Apollo earring. Rev. KY-ZI, head of a facing, slightly inclined to right, lion facing to left, its jaws open wearing a laurel-wreath, a tunny and tongue protruding, a tunny to below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse left below, oinochoe vase behind

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(Von Fritze, Nomisma IX, 23, pl. Lot: 466 V, 32; Pixodarus Hoard, Cyzicus The Prospero Collection of (A. Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. type 2, 5; SNG France 400-401; Lampsakos (c.400-380 B.C.), SNG von Aulock 7339; SNG Gold Stater, 8.55g, . Head of Copenhagen 53). Toned, good Hermes facing to left, wearing a very fine to nearly extremely fine. kausia. Rev. Forepart of Pegasos Purchased from Spink & Son to right; within an incuse square Ltd., London, 27 October 1985 - (Baldwin, 'The Gold Staters of The estimates are in USD $ Lampsakos', AJN 53, 1924, 13b, 3,500 pl. I, 23 (this coin); SNG France 1143; Gulbenkian 684; Boston 1589). Good style, obverse die a Lot: 463 little worn, good very fine, The Prospero Collection of extremely rare and with a fine old Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. provenance. This coin published Lampsakos (c.500 B.C.), Silver in 'The Gold Staters of Didrachm, 6.88g. Forepart of a Lampsakos', A. Baldwin, AJN 53, bridled winged horse to right. 1924, 13b, illustrated on pl. I. Ex Rev. Quadripartite incuse square H. Osborne O'Hagan Collection, with uneven surface (BMC 2, pl. Sotheby's, 7 May 1908, lot 535 XVIII, 4; Babelon, Traite I, 634; Ex Vicomte de Sartiges Pozzi 2223). Surfaces slightly Collection, 345 Ex Monnaies et rough, lightly toned, about Medailles SA, Auction 64, 30 extremely fine and very rare. Ex January 1984, lot 141 - The Bank Leu Ltd., Auction 52, estimates are in USD $ Zurich, 15 May 1991, lot 86 - The 30,000 estimates are in USD $ 4,750

Lot: 467 Lot: 464 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Lampsakos (c.390 B.C.), Gold Lampsakos (c.500-450 B.C.), Stater, 8.40g, . Head of Athena Silver Drachm, 4.70g, . Janifom facing to left, wearing a crested head, wearing a diadem. Rev. Corinthian helmet. Rev. Forepart Head of Athena facing to left, of Pegasos to left, with curled wearing a Corinthian helmet; wings; within a shallow incuse within an incuse square (Baldwin, square (Nelson Bunker Hunt Lampsakos, Group A/1; SNG Collection, December 1990, lot France 1124; SNG von Aulock 32 (this coin)). A few light marks 7391 var.). Wonderful and abrasions, of very refined transitional style, lightly toned, a style, nearly extremely fine, little softly struck on the helmet, apparently unique. Ex Monnaies otherwise about extremely fine et Medailles SA, Auction 47, and rare. - The estimates are in Basel, 30 November -1 USD $ 2,200 December 1972, lot 492 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction V, Beverly Hills, 23 & 24 February Lot: 465 1978, lot 143 Ex Nelson Bunker The Prospero Collection of Hunt Collection, Sotheby's New Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. York, 4 December 1990, lot 32 - Lampsakos (c.410 B.C.), The estimates are in USD $ Electrum Stater, 15.25g. Forepart 45,000 of Pegasos facing to left, ? below, all within a vine-wreath with bunches of grapes. Rev. Lot: 468 Quadripartite incuse square The Prospero Collection of (Baldwin 12; BMC 8, pl. VIII, 8 Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. (this obverse die); Gulbenkian Lampsakos (c.360 B.C.), Gold 679; SNG France 1112 (this Stater, 8.42g, . Female head obverse die); SNG von Aulock facing to left, wearing a laurel- 1292 (this obverse die); Kraay - wreath, her hair bound at the Hirmer pl. 202, 727). Good very back in a sakkos. Rev. Forepart fine. - The estimates are in USD of Pegasos facing to left, within $ 14,500 an incuse square (cf. Leu 20, 25- 26 April 1978, lot 118, and M&M

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53, 29 November 1977, lot 89 for Lot: 470 a similar obverse type, but with The Prospero Collection of Pegasos facing to right; cf. Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Bodenstedt 78-9 for hektes of Lampsakos (c.350 B.C.), Gold Mytilene with a similar female Stater, 8.39g, . Head of the head). Exquisite style, well- hunter Aktaion facing to left, struck, extremely fine, apparently wearing a stag's horn above his unique and of the highest forehead. Rev. Forepart of importance. Ex Bank Leu AG, Pegasos facing to right (Baldwin, Auction 36, Zurich, 7 & 8 May 'The Gold Staters of Lampsakos', 1985, lot 146. It has been AJN 53, 1924, 33b-c, pl. III, 15- suggested that the head on the 16 (this obverse die); Gulbenkian obverse of this important coin 694; Jameson 1434; SNG France could be that of the lyric poetess 1145). A few minor marks, about Sappho. A native of Lesbos, she extremely fine, extremely rare was active in the late 7th century and of beautiful style. Ex Moreira B.C. Very little of her output Collection, Part 1, Superior survives from antiquity, however Galleries, Beverly Hills, 31 May - references to love between 1 June 1988, lot 1518 Ex Bank women in her poetry have Leu AG 50, Zurich, 25 April 1990, resulted in her reputation lot 155 This coin has been struck remaining alive throughout from dies of wonderful late modern civilization. - The classical style, the head of estimates are in USD $ Aktaion and the forepart of the 55,000 Pegasos filling the flan with spectacular impact. Aktaion was a mythological hunter, trained by Lot: 469 the centaur Chiron. The story of The Prospero Collection of how he met his death is Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. illustrated upon this coin. Aktaion Lampsakos (c.350 B.C.), Gold had, on Mount Cithaeron, Stater, 8.42g, . Head of bearded inadvertently stumbled upon Pan facing to left, wearing a Artemis bathing, who was so stephane and with goat's horns angered that he had seen her on his forehead, a lagobolon at naked, that she transformed him his shoulder. Rev. Forepart of into a stag and had his own Pegasos facing to right; within a hunting dogs tear him to pieces. shallow incuse square (Baldwin, The obverse of this fourth century 'The Gold Staters of Lampsakos', coin captures that moment of AJN 53, 1924, 31, pl. III, 12; transformation with stunning Baldwin, The Gold Coinage of classical effect, with a stag's horn Lampsakos, JIAN 5, 29, pl. 3, 12; beginning to emerge from Boston 1596 (these dies); Aktaion's head. - The estimates Regling, Prinkipo, 162-163 (these are in USD $ 25,000 dies)). Obverse good very fine, reverse very fine, excellent classical style and exceedingly Lot: 471 rare, perhaps only the fourth The Prospero Collection of published example. Although it Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. has been suggested that the Lampsakos (c.350 B.C.), Gold head on the obverse of this coin Stater, 8.43g, . Head of Zeus might be that of Herakles in the facing to left, wearing a laurel- guise of Omphale, it is clearly wreath and with a sceptre behind that of Pan, with the goat's horns his neck. Rev. Forepart of visible on his forehead. It is Pegasos facing to right; within a however rather mysterious that shallow incuse (Baldwin, 'The Pan should be wearing a Gold Staters of Lampsakos', AJN stephane, an object usually seen 53, 1924, 29; SNG von Aulock on a female head! Ex Bank Leu 7394 (these dies); BMC 28, pl. Ltd., Auction 52, Zurich, 15 May XIX, 6; SNG France 1138 (this 1991, lot 88 - The estimates are obverse die); Babelon, Traite II, in USD $ 22,000 pl. CLXXI, 3; Boston 1594; Kraay - Hirmer pl. 202, 729). Minor die- break in obverse field, a wonderful head of Zeus of superb late classical style, obverse good very fine, reverse very fine, rare.

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Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection, Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London, 10 Jacob Hirsch, Auction XXV, May 1985 - The estimates are in Munich, 29 November 1909, lot USD $ 15,000 1790 Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 7 August 1984 - The estimates are in USD Lot: 474 $ 22,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Lampsakos (4th -3rd centuries Lot: 472 B.C.), Silver Diobol, 1.27g, . The Prospero Collection of Janiform female head, wearing Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. an earring. Rev. Head of Athena Lampsakos (c.350 B.C.), Gold facing to right, wearing a Stater, 8.38g, . Head of a female Corinthian helmet (SNG Lockett satyr facing to left, with a long 2705 = Pozzi 2234 (this coin); pointed ear, wearing a wreath of SNG France 1183; SNG von ivy, a pendant earring and a Aulock 1295). Cabinet tone, necklace, her hair long and good very fine. This coin flowing. Rev. Forepart of published in SNG Lockett, 2705, Pegasos facing to right; within a illustrated on pl. XLVIII. Ex Prof shallow incuse (Jameson 2579 S. Pozzi Collection, Naville, (this coin); Baldwin, 'The Gold Lucerne, 4 April 1921, lot 2234 Coinage of Lampsakos', JIAN 5, Ex R.C. Lockett Collection, Part 1902, p. 17, 30, pl. III, 13; BMC IV, Glendining & Co., London, 21- 24, pl. XIX, 2 (these dies); SNG 23 February 1961, lot 2183 (part) France -). Light traces of double - The estimates are in USD striking on the reverse, good very $ 250 fine, extremely rare, one of only several known examples. This coin published in 'Collection R. Lot: 475 Jameson, Monnaies Grcques The Prospero Collection of Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. 2579, illustrated on pl. CXXXV. Lampsakos (c.200-150 B.C.), Reportedly found prior to 1914 Silver Tetradrachm, 16.45g, . during works on the Baghdad Bearded head of Priapos facing railway Ex Jameson Collection, to right, wearing an ivy-wreath 2579 Ex 'Kunstfreund' Collection, and with his hair in long locks Bank Leu AG & Mnzen und down to his shoulders. Rev. Medaillen AG, Zurich, 28 May ΛAM?A / KHΩN / 1974, lot 216 Ex Bank Leu AG, ?HMHTPIOY TOY / ?HMHTPIOY Auction 38, Zurich, 13 May 1986, TOY / MEIKAΛOY, Apollo lot 101 Ex Bank Leu Ltd., Auction Kitharoidos standing to right, 52, Zurich, 15 May 1991, lot 89 - wearing long robes and holding a The estimates are in USD $ lyre under his left arm, a 25,000 monogram to his left, a bow and arrow on right (Baldwin, Lampsakos, pl. VIII, 1; SNG Lot: 473 France 1229; Gaebler 70, pl. II, The Prospero Collection of 42). Lightly toned, extremely fine Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. and very rare. Ex Mnzen und Lampsakos (c.350 B.C.), Gold Medaillen AG, Auction 41, Basel, Stater, 8.38g, . Head of maenad 18 & 19 June 1970, lot 149 Ex facing to left, her hair in a Bank Leu AG, Auction 48, Zurich, sphendone, wearing a vine- 10 May 1989, lot 220 Ex wreath with leaves and bunches Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction of grapes, and a triple-pendant 46, Munich, 30 October 1989, lot earring and a necklace. Rev. 220 - The estimates are in USD Forepart of Pegasos facing to $ 10,000 right; within a shallow incuse (Baldwin, 'The Gold Staters of Lampsakos', AJN 53, 1924, 19; Lot: 476 SNG Paris 1152 (this obverse The Prospero Collection of die); Boston 1592 (this obverse Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. die); BMC -; Gulbenkian 688 (this Parion (c.350 B.C.), Silver reverse die); Babelon, Traite II, 2, Hemidrachm, 2.22g, . Cow 2555). Toned, very fine and very standing to left, its head turned rare. Purchased from A.H. back, licking its flank, ?-A / P-I

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above and below, a bunch of 7451). With an excellent portrait grapes below. Rev. Gorgon's of wonderful Hellenistic style, head facing (SNG Lockett 2711 attractive iridescent tone, about (this coin); BMC 24). Cabinet extremely fine. Purchased tone, good very fine. This coin privately in 1987 Philetairos was published in SNG Lockett, 2711, one of the individuals embroiled illustrated on pl. XLVIII. Ex in the struggle for supremacy that Clarence S. Bement Collection, followed the death of Alexander Naville VII, Lucerne, 23 & 24 the Great in 323 B.C. He formed June 1924, lot 1388 Ex R.C. an allegiance with Lysimachos, Lockett Collection, Glendining & who made Philetairos Co., London, 21 February 1961, commander of Pergamon after lot 2187 - The estimates are in the battle of Ipsos. Philetairos USD $ 500 later changed his allegiance to Seleukos, who fought against Lysimachos at the battle of Lot: 477 Corupedium in 281 B.C., where The Prospero Collection of Lysimachos lost his life. As Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Philetairos was a eunuch, he Pergamon (after 336 B.C.), Gold resorted to the adoption of his Stater, 8.57g, . Head of young nephew, Eumenes, in order to Herakles facing to right, wearing found a dynasty at Pergamon. - a lion's skin headdress. Rev. The estimates are in USD $ Palladium (an archaic cult-statue 2,200 of Athena) facing, wearing a kalathos, holding a spear in her raised right hand and a round Lot: 479 shield with a fillet ending in a The Prospero Collection of tassel hanging from it in her left, Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. a Corinthian helmet below on left, Kingdom of Pergamon, Eumenes a rose below on right I (263-241 B.C.), Silver (Gulbenkian 699; Jameson 2580; Tetradrachm, 17.19g, . Head of de Luynes 2493; Regling 770; Philetairos facing to right, SNG France 1557; cf. BMC 4). wearing a diadem. Rev. About extremely fine, extremely ?IΛETAIPOY, Athena rare, none of the published enthroned to left, supporting a examples bear the rose on the shield with her right hand and reverse. Ex Bank Leu Ltd., resting her left elbow on a small Auction 52, Zurich, 15 May 1991, statue of a sphinx, a spear rests lot 90 - The estimates are in USD at her side, an ivy-leaf above her $ 50,000 knee, a bow on right, A on throne (SNG Lockett 2720 (this coin); Westermark, Group III, dies Lot: 478 V.XIII-R.Ic; SNG France 1606). The Prospero Collection of Cabinet tone, good very fine, with Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. a very good pedigree. This coin Kingdom of Pergamon, published in SNG Locket, 2720, Philetairos (282-263 B.C.), Silver illustrated on pl. XLVIII. Ex Tetradrachm, 16.79g, . Head of Professor S. Pozzi Collection, Seleukos I facing to right, Naville, Lucerne, 4 April 1921, lot wearing a diadem. Rev. 2253 Ex R.C. Lockett Collection, ?IΛETAIPOY, Athena Greek part IV, Glendining & Co., enthroned to left, supporting a London, 21 February 1961, lot shield with her right hand and 2195 - The estimates are in USD resting her left elbow on a small $ 2,000 statue of a sphinx, a spear rests at her side, an ivy-leaf above, a bow behind (Houghton & Lorber Lot: 480 309.5a; Ingvaldsen, 'Philetaerus The Prospero Collection of in Norway', in Florilegium Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Numismaticum, 7 (dies IVb/14); Kingdom of Pergamon, Eumenes E.T. Newell, The Pergamene II (197-159 B.C.), Silver Mint Under Philetaerus, ANS Tetradrachm, 16.93g, . Head of NNM 76, 1936, 14 (XVb/33); Philetairos facing to right, BMC 28, pl. XXIII, 12 (these wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. dies); SNG France 1599 (this ?IΛETAIPOY, Athena obverse die); SNG von Aulock enthroned to left, holding a

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wreath in her raised right hand, Lot: 483 and resting her left elbow on a The Prospero Collection of shield at her side, a stylis on left, Ancient Greek Coins. TROAS. a bow on right, AΖΩ Abydos (c.410 B.C.), Gold Stater, on inner left (Coin Hoards VIII, 8.58g, . ABY? / HNON (the lower 434 (Syria 1990), pl. LVI, 4 (this part of the legend retrograde), coin); Westermark, Group VII, eagle standing left. Rev. obverse die V.CXLVIII / unlisted Gorgoneion facing, within an reverse die; SNG France 1631 incuse square (E.S.G. Robinson, var. (this obverse die); SNG von Some Electrum and Gold Greek Aulock 1361 var. (this obverse Coins, Centennial Publication die)). An excellent example (ANS) 1958, 593, 13 and pl. 39, struck on a very broad flan, 13). A light scrape on reverse extremely fine and a rare variety. edge at 5 o'clock, obverse very This coin published in Coin fine, reverse good very fine, Hoards VIII (Syria, 1990), p. 50, unique and of great importance. 434, illustrated on pl. LVI, 4. Ex 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank Purchased from Spink & Son Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen Ltd., London, 8 June 1988 - The AG, Zurich, 28 May 1974, lot 161 estimates are in USD $ 2,200 Ex Monnaies et Medailles SA, Auction 53, Basel, 29 November 1977, lot 92 Abydos was a colony Lot: 481 of Miletos, situated on the The Prospero Collection of Hellespont, and was perhaps an Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. early location of the minting of Pergamon (c.180-133 B.C.), electrum staters in the sixth Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm, century B.C. The city had been 12.59g, . Cista mystica, with a part of the Athenian empire serpent emerging, all within an during the fifth century until it ivy-wreath. Rev. A bow in a revolted in 411 B.C., becoming a bowcase ornamented with an Spartan ally. This incredible gold aplustre, flanked by two coiling stater, the only known example, snakes, a monogram on left, a is of the highest numismatic kerykeion on right (SNG Lockett importance. - The estimates are 2715 (this coin); BMC 86; SNG in USD $ 50,000 France 1705). Broad flan, attractive old iridescent cabinet tone, very fine, with a very good Lot: 484 pedigree. This coin published in The Prospero Collection of SNG Lockett, 2715, illustrated on Ancient Greek Coins. TROAS. pl. XLVIII. Ex Professor S. Pozzi Assos (4th century B.C.), Silver Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 Drachm, 2.94g, . Head of Athena April 1921, lot 2259 Ex R.C. facing to left, wearing a crested Lockett Collection, Greek part IV, Attic helmet. Rev. AΖ- Glendining & Co., London, 21 ΖI-ON, bucranium facing February 1961, lot 2190 - The (SNG Mnchen 151; SNG estimates are in USD $ 900 Copenhagen 226; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Lockett 2734; BMC 4, pl. VII, 10 var.). Toned, Lot: 482 about extremely fine. Ex Tkalec & The Prospero Collection of Rauch, Vienna, 15 & 16 April Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. 1985, lot 66 - The estimates are Pergamon (c.133-67 B.C.), Silver in USD $ 1,600 Cistophoric Tetradrachm, 12.60g, . Cista mystica, with a serpent emerging, all within an ivy- Lot: 485 wreath. Rev. A bow in a bowcase The Prospero Collection of ornamented with an aplustre, Ancient Greek Coins. ISLANDS flanked by two coiling snakes, EY OFF TROAS. Tenedos (c.100-70 and monogram above, a B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, monogram on left, a serpent- 16.97g, . Janiform head entwined staff on right (BMC 109; composed of a laureate and SNG France 1736). Extremely bearded Zeus facing to left, and a fine. Purchased from Athena, diademed head of Hera facing to Munich, December 1988 - The right. Rev. TENE?IΩN, estimates are in USD $ 750 double-axe, a monogram and a bunch of grapes below to left, the

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caps of the Dioskuroi below to Lot: 488 right, all within a laurel-wreath The Prospero Collection of (de Callata, Tenedos (Studies to Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. Price) 80-94; BMC 29, pl. XVII, Unattributed Early Mint (c.500- 13; Gulbenkian 974). Of 450 B.C.), Billon Stater, 11.05g. excellent Hellenistic style, toned, Confronted heads of two calves, nearly extremely fine and very as if to give the impression of a rare. Purchased from G. Mller, 29 single facing head, an olive-tree November 1985 - The estimates between them. Rev. Incuse are in USD $ 8,000 square with an uneven surface (BMC 46; SNG Cop 285; SNG von Aulock 1682; Rosen 540). Lot: 486 Dark tone, very fine. The obverse The Prospero Collection of of this issue presents an Ancient Greek Coins. AIOLIS. interesting optical illusion, that of Kyme (c.165-140 B.C.), Silver the two confronted calves' heads Tetradrachm, 16.79g, . appearing as one facing head. Ex Magistrate Seuthes. Head of the Ars Classica XIII, Lucerne, 27-29 Amazon Kyme facing to right, her June 1928, lot 850 Ex J. Vinchon, hair bound with a taenia. Rev. Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 9-10 KYMAIΩN, horse standing December 1983, lot 144 - The to right, its left foreleg raised, a estimates are in USD $ 3,000 one-handled cup below, ΖEY?HΖ in exergue, all within a laurel-wreath (J.H. Lot: 489 Oakley, 'The Autonomous The Prospero Collection of Wreathed Tetradrachms of Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. Kyme, Aeolis', ANS MN 27, Methymna (c.480-450 B.C.), 1982, p. 34, 62 = SNG Berry 996 Silver Stater, 8.36g, . (these dies); BMC 78-79; SNG [M]A?VMNAIOΖ, boar von Aulock 1640). Well-struck, walking to right, its head lowered extremely fine, only one example and scratching its snout with its listed by Oakley from these dies. left foreleg. Rev. Head of Athena Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 38, facing to right, wearing a helmet Zurich, 13 May 1986, lot 104 - decorated with a projecting spike The estimates are in USD $ and a volute, and wearing an 2,200 earring and a necklace, all within a dotted square border within an incuse square (SNG Lockett Lot: 487 2776 (this coin); BMC 1 (these The Prospero Collection of dies); Gulbenkian 717 (these Ancient Greek Coins. AIOLIS. dies); Boston 1658 (these dies); Myrina (c.160 B.C.), Silver Jameson 1466 (these dies); P.R. Tetradrachm, 16.66g, . Head of Franke, 'Zur Mnzpragung von Apollo facing to right, wearing a Methymna', in H.G. Buchholz, laurel-wreath and with his hair Methymna (1975), 1). Attractive flowing down his neck in thick cabinet tone, good very fine and curls. Rev. MYPINAIΩN, rare. This coin published in SNG Apollo, wearing a himation, Lockett, 2776, illustrated on pl. standing to right, holding a filleted XLIX Ex Valette Collection, palm-branch in his left hand and Feuardent, Paris, 16 & 17 June a patera in his right, omphalos 1924, lot 118 Ex R.C. Lockett and an amphora at his feet, a Collection, Part IV, Glendining & monogram behind, all within a Co., London, 21-23 February laurel-wreath (K.S. Sacks, 'The 1961, lot 2247 - The estimates Wreathed Coins of Aeolian are in USD $ 5,000 Myrina', ANS MN 30, 1985, issue 23; BMC 8, pl. XXVII, 5). Some lustre beneath a light tone, Lot: 490 extremely fine. Purchased from The Prospero Collection of Spink & Son Ltd., London, 6 Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. October 1986 - The estimates Methymna (c.330-240 B.C.), are in USD $ 2,200 Silver Triobol, 2.86g, . Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. Lyre, MA above, ?-Y to left

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and right, a small dolphin on Lot: 494 lower left, all within a linear The Prospero Collection of rectangular dotted border (BMC Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. 14; Franke, Methymna, 13; SNG Mytilene (c.377-326 B.C.), Copenhagen 352; cf. SNG von Electrum Hekte, 2.55g, . Young Aulock 1739-41 var.). Nearly male head facing to right, extremely fine. Purchased from wearing a taenia with a horn. Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1 Rev. Female head facing to right, November 1990 - The estimates with her hair in a sphendone, are in USD $ 400 within a linear square within a shallow incuse square (Bodenstedt 85 (b/?); BMC 84, pl. Lot: 491 XXXIII, 27 (these dies); SNG von The Prospero Collection of Aulock 7732 (these dies); Boston Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. 1712 (these dies)). Lightly toned, Mytilene (c.521-478 B.C.), good very fine. Purchased from Electrum Hekte, 2.54g, . Head of Spink & Son Ltd., London - The a roaring lion to right. Rev. Calf's estimates are in USD $ 850 head facing to right, incuse (Bodenstedt 13 (e/Y); SNG von Aulock 1685; Dewing 2233; Lot: 495 Boston 1680; Rosen 554). The Prospero Collection of Lightly toned, about extremely Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. fine. Purchased from Spink & Mytilene (c.377-326 B.C.), Son Ltd., London, 22 April 1986 - Electrum Hekte, 2.53g, . Head of The estimates are in USD $ Demeter facing to right, wearing 1,750 a wreath of barley and a veil. Rev. Tripod with a fillet hanging from either side, within a linear Lot: 492 square frame (Bodenstedt 91; The Prospero Collection of SNG von Aulock 1726; Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. Gulbenkian 712; SNG Mytilene (c.521-478 B.C.), Copenhagen 329). Brightly Electrum Hekte, 2.55g, . Head of cleaned, very fine. - The a ram facing to right, a cockerel estimates are in USD $ 450 walking to left below, pecking at the ground. Rev. Incuse head of a bull facing to left (Bodenstedt Lot: 496 22; BMC 11, pl. XXXI, 14). A The Prospero Collection of very good example, well-struck Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. and extremely fine, very rare. Mytilene (c.377-326 B.C.), Purchased privately in 1987 - Electrum Hekte, 2.54g, . Head of The estimates are in USD $ Kabeiros facing to right, wearing 2,500 a wreathed pilos, two stars in the field to left and right. Rev. Head of Persephone facing to right, Lot: 493 within a linear square (SNG The Prospero Collection of Lockett 2763 (this coin); Pozzi Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. 2331 (this coin); Bodenstedt 99; Mytilene (c.412-378 B.C.), BMC 98; SNG von Aulock 1729). Electrum Hekte, 2.59g, . Head of Very fine and with an excellent Apollo facing, slightly inclined to pedigree. This coin published in right, wearing a laurel-wreath. SNG Lockett, 2763, illustrated on Rev. Female head facing to right, pl. XLIX. Ex Prof. S. Pozzi her hair in a sakkos, all within a Collection, Naville, Lucerne, 4 linear square within a shallow April 1921, lot 2331 Ex R.C. incuse square (Bodenstedt 64 Lockett Collection, Glendining & (a/?); BMC 94, pl. XXXIV, 8 Co., London, 21 February 1961, (these dies)). Very fine, rare. lot 2236 Ex Olga H. Knoepke Purchased from Spink & Son Collection, Glendining's in Ltd., London, 20 January 1988 - conjunction with A.H. Baldwin & The estimates are in USD $ Sons Ltd., London, 10 December 950 1986, lot 273 - The estimates are in USD $ 750

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Lot: 497 Lot: 500 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. Mytilene (c.350-320 B.C.), Silver Uncertain Mint in Asia Minor Hemidrachm, 2.75g, . Head of (c.550 B.C.), Silver Stater, Apollo facing to right, wearing a 10.45g. Head (male?) facing to laurel-wreath. Rev. MYTI, lyre, right, with long hair flowing down within a linear square (cf. BMC neck. Rev. Two incuse squares, 36). Nearly extremely fine, one considerably larger than the scarce. Purchased from Spink & other (cf. BMC Caria, Cnidus 1; Son Ltd., London, 1 November cf. Babelon, Traite pl. XVIII, 9; cf. 1990 - The estimates are in USD Cahn, Knidos, pl. 19, 1 (all with a $ 500 head to left); cf. Rosen 537 (Aiolis) for a similar reverse). Toned, very fine, apparently Lot: 498 unpublished and a coin of great The Prospero Collection of fascination. - The estimates are Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. in USD $ 6,000 Mytilene (c.160 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.74g, . Head of Zeus Ammon facing to right, Lot: 501 wearing a laurel-wreath and a The Prospero Collection of ram's horn. Rev. MYTIΛH / Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. NAΩN, Herm of bearded Uncertain Ionian Mint (c.620-550 Dionysos facing, wearing a polos, B.C.), Electrum Trite, 4.75g. monograms to left and right, all Pegasos, with curved wing, within a wreath of ivy (Coin walking to left. Rev. Two square Hoards VIII, 471 (Tartous, Syria, punches side-by-side, with 1987), pl. LXIV, 2 (this coin); cf. irregular surfaces, one slightly E. Babelon, Inventaire Somaire larger than the other (Weidauer de la Collection Waddington, 148; Babelon, Traite I, pl. 2, 25; 1898, 1393, pl. 3, 8; cf. H.B. W. Greenwell, 'On Some Rare Mattingly, 'The Ma'Aret En- Greek Coins', NC 1890, p. 28, pl. Nu'man Hoard', in Essays 3, 17; Boston 1761). Very fine Carson & Jenkins, p. 81, 468; cf. and very rare. Ex Frank Bank Leu AG, Auction 22, 1979, Sternberg, Auction XXI, Zurich, lot 129). Broad flan, toned, very 14 & 15 November 1988, lot 124 fine, exceedingly rare and This is the earliest appearance of important. This coin published in Pegasos on a coin. - The Coin Hoards VIII (Tartous Hoard, estimates are in USD $ 4,000 1987), p. 55, 471, illustrated on pl. LXIV, 2. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 14 Lot: 502 November 1989 - The estimates The Prospero Collection of are in USD $ 12,000 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Ephesos (c.394-387 B.C.), Silver Tridrachm, 11.20g, . Ζ-Y-N, Lot: 499 the infant Herakles, naked, The Prospero Collection of kneeling to right on ground line, Ancient Greek Coins. LESBOS. strangling a serpent in each Uncertain Mint in Asia Minor hand. Rev. E-? / ?-E, bee, with (c.600-500 B.C.), Electrum curved wings (Hecatomnus Stater, 13.40g. Tortoise. Rev. Hoard, Ephesus (P. Kinns), Coin Two incuse rectangles, one Hoards IX, 3a (O2/R3), pl. 6 (this slightly smaller than the other, coin); BMC 25, pl. IX, 6; SNG von with irregular surfaces (Rosen Aulock 7821; SNG Lockett 2808; 247). Thick flan, very fine, Gulbenkian 730). Very fine and incredibly rare, one of only a few very rare. This coin published in known examples. Purchased Coin Hoards IX (Hecatomnus from Athena, Munich, 27 Hoard, Ephesus), p. 101, 3a, September 1988 - The estimates illustrated on pl. 6. From the are in USD $ 30,000 Hecatomnus Hoard Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction XIII, Zurich, 17-18 November 1983, lot 175 Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., London, 11 April 1984 - The estimates are in USD $ 8,000

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Lot: 503 1985, lot 202 - The estimates are The Prospero Collection of in USD $ 18,000 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Ephesos (c.390-325 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.18g, . Lot: 506 Magistrate Antialkidas. E-?, bee The Prospero Collection of with straight wings. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. ANTIAΛKI?AΖ, Erythrai (c.500-480 B.C.), Silver forepart of a stag to right, its Didrachm, 7.02g. Naked head turned back to face left, a horseman galloping to right. Rev. palm-tree on left (Pixodarus Quadripartite incuse square Hoard, Ephesus (P. Kinns), Coin (Rosen 573 (this coin); Jameson Hoards IX, Class G, 124, pl. 27 2269 (this coin); SNG von Aulock (this coin); BMC -, cf. 58 for 1943 (this coin); Babelon, Traite magistrate). An excellent II, 480, pl. XII, 10; BMC 13; example, well-struck from fresh Boston 1835; SNG Copenhagen dies, lightly toned, extremely fine. 554). Two short cracks in flan, This coin published in Coin attractive cabinet tone, nearly Hoards IX (Pixodarus Hoard, extremely fine, rare and with a Ephesus), p. 181, 124, illustrated very good pedigree. This coin on pl. 27. Ex Numismatic Fine published in 'Collection R. Arts, Auction VIII, Beverly Hills, 6 Jameson, Monnaies Grcques June 1980, lot 247 - The Antiques' (Paris, 1913-1932), estimates are in USD $ 7,000 2269, illustrated on pl. CXX; and in 'Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen', Lot: 504 N. Waggoner, ACNAC 5, 1983, The Prospero Collection of p. 37, 573, illustrated on pl. 21; Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. and in SNG von Aulock, 1943. Ex Ephesos (c.390-325 B.C.), Silver R. Jameson Collection, 2269 Ex Tetradrachm, 14.57g, . Hans von Aulock Collection, Magistrate Demokrates. E-?, bee 1943 Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction with straight wings. Rev. 28, Zurich, 5 & 6 May 1981, lot ?HMOKPATHΖ, forepart of 148 Ex Jonathan P. Rosen a stag to right, its head turned Collection, Monnaies et Medailles back to face left, a palm-tree on SA, Auction 72, Basel, 6 October left (Pixodarus Hoard, Ephesus 1987, lot 270 - The estimates are (P. Kinns), Coin Hoards IX, Class in USD $ 4,750 G, Obverse 122 (this coin cited); Head -; BMC -). Toned, nearly very fine. This coin published in Lot: 507 Coin Hoards IX (Pixodarus The Prospero Collection of Hoard, Ephesus), p. 181, 122. Ex Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Ars Classica XII, Lucerne, 18-23 Herakleia ad Latmon (c.150-142 October 1926, lot 1787 - The B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, estimates are in USD $ 650 16.82g, . Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a volute, Lot: 505 Pegasos, and the foreparts of The Prospero Collection of five horses. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. HPAKΛEΩTΩN, Ephesos (c.133-88 B.C.), Gold club to right, Nike advancing to Stater, 8.35g, . Draped bust of left below, holding a wreath, Artemis facing to right, wearing a between two monograms, all stephane and a pendant earring, within an oak-wreath (SNG a bow and quiver across her far Lockett 2823; Pozzi 2452; BMC 1 shoulder. Rev. E?-E-ΖI- var.). Lightly toned, extremely ΩN, filleted cult-statue of fine. Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction Artemis Ephesia, flanked by a VI, Zurich, 25-26 November stag on left, and a bee on right, a 1976, lot 99 Ex Spink & Son star in the upper left field (B.V. Numismatics Ltd., Auction 20, Head, 'On the Chronological Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 301 - Sequence of the Coins of The estimates are in USD $ Ephesus', London 1880), cf. pl. 9, 4,250 2). Very fine and very rare. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction XVI, New York, 2 December

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Lot: 508 Lot: 510 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.19g, . Head of Hemidrachm, 1.97g, . Magistrate Apollo facing, inclined slightly to Mnesitheos. Head of Apollo left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. facing, inclined slightly to left, KΛAIOMENION (only wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. partially visible), swan standing to KΛ-AZO, swan standing to left with its wings open and its left, its wings spread, head turned back to face to right, MNHΖI-?EOΖ before magistrate's name not clearly and above, a kantharos in left visible (S. Hurter, '42 field (BMC 27; SNG Copenhagen Tetradrachmen von Klazomenai', 24; SNG Mnchen 464). Toned, SNR 45, 1966, 12 (this coin); good very fine, an attractive little BMC 18, pl. VI, 8). Lightly coin. Purchased from Spink & corroded surfaces, toned, very Son Ltd., London, 16 February fine and rare, an extremely 1988 - The estimates are in USD beautiful facing head of Apollo of $ 1,800 the finest classical style. This coin published in '42 Tetradrachmen von Klazomenai', Lot: 511 S. Hurter, SNR 45, 1966, 12. Ex The Prospero Collection of Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, Zurich, Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. 3 May 1983, lot 378 Ex Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Numismatica Ars Classica, Hemidrachm, 1.90g, . Head of Auction 1, Zurich, 29 & 30 March Apollo facing, inclined slightly to 1989, lot 198 Ex Peus, Auction left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. 329, Frankfurt, 31 October -5 Swan standing to left, its wings November 1990, lot 194 - The spread, magistrate's name estimates are in USD $ 7,000 A?OΛΛAΖ (?) above, ram's head (?) in left field (cf. BMC 23; cf. SNG Lockett Lot: 509 2793). A little softly struck on the The Prospero Collection of reverse, toned, very fine. - The Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. estimates are in USD $ 1,200 Klazomenai (c.370 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 4.09g, . Head of Apollo facing, inclined slightly to left, Lot: 512 wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. The Prospero Collection of KΛA, swan facing to left, Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. with its wings open, Klazomenai (c.160 B.C.), Silver [A?O]ΛΛAΖ Tetradrachm, 16.83g, . Head of above (Boston 1863 (this coin); Zeus facing to right, wearing a Babelon, Traite II, pl. 155, 25). laurel-wreath. Rev. ?IOΖ Attractively toned, superb ΖΩTHPOΖ / classical style, extremely fine and E?I?ANOYΖ / KΛAZO, very rare. Ex Warren Collection, Amazon standing to left, wearing 1809 Ex Museum of Fine Arts, a tunic and boots, holding a long Boston Collection, no. 1863 Ex spear in her right hand and a Hess - Leu, Auction 24, Lucerne, double-headed axe over her 16 April 1964, lot 201 Ex Bank shoulder in her left, a short sword Leu AG, Auction 36, Zurich, 7 & 8 at her side, a monogram on inner May 1985, lot 156 The dies for right (A. Meadows, 'The this coin have been engraved in Hellenistic Silver Coinage of the highest classical style. They Clazomenae', in Ancient History, compare to the tetradrachms Numismatics and Epigraphy in being struck at Amphipolis in the the Mediterranean World, p. 248, fourth century and an engraver of 1 (A1/P1), pl. I, 1a (this coin); equal artistic talent was Coin Hoards VIII, 471 (Tartous, responsible for the coin above - Syria, 1987), pl. LXIV, 1 (this The estimates are in USD $ coin); cf. Gemini II, 2006, lot 6,500 115). A little softly struck, toned, very fine. Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second known example with these types and the only known example of

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this variety. This coin published within a decorative rectangular in 'The Hellenistic Silver Coinage frame. Rev. Three ornamental of Clazomenae', A. Meadows, in incuse punches, the left of which Ancient History, Numismatics is a square punch containing a and Epigraphy in the stag's head facing to right, the Mediterranean World, p. 248, 1, centre a rectangular punch illustrated on pl. I, 1a; and in Coin containing a fox running to left Hoards VIII (Tartous Hoard), p. (here downwards) and an 55, 471, illustrated on pl. LXIV, 1. ornament, the right a second - The estimates are in USD square punch containing a star of $ 30,000 five pellets connected by lines (Weidauer 126 var.; SNG Kayhan 440 var.; Boston 1882). A very Lot: 513 impressive example, well-struck, The Prospero Collection of good very fine and very rare Ex Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Frank Sternberg, Auction XXIV, Lebedos (c.160-140 B.C.), Silver Zurich, 19 & 20 November 1990, Tetradrachm, 16.89g, . lot 101. - The estimates are in Magistrate Pyrtanis. Head of USD $ 12,000 Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet. Rev. ΛEBE?IΩN, owl Lot: 516 standing facing on club, between The Prospero Collection of two cornucopiae, ?PYT- Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. ANIΖ below, all within a Miletos (c.560-545 B.C.), wreath (Boston supplement 170 Electrum Stater, 13.71g, . var.; SNG von Aulock 2027 var.; Roaring lion seated to left, its BMC 1 var.). Sharply struck, head turned back to face to right, good extremely fine. Purchased within a decorative rectangular privately in 1987 - The estimates frame. Rev. Three ornamental are in USD $ 15,000 incuse punches, the left of which is a square punch containing a star of five pellets connected by Lot: 514 lines, the centre a rectangular The Prospero Collection of punch containing a fox running to Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. left (here upwards) and an Magnesia ad Maeandrum (after ornament, the right a second 190 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, square punch containing four 16.95g, . Bust of Artemis facing pellets connected by four to right, wearing a tiara, with a irregular lines (Rosen 577; SNG bow and quiver at her shoulder. Kayhan 441 var.). A very good Rev. MA?NHTΩN / example, very fine and very rare. - EY?HMOΖ / The estimates are in USD $ ?AYΖANIOY, Apollo 11,000 standing to left on a meander pattern, holding a branch and leaning against a tripod Lot: 517 surmounted by a quiver, all within The Prospero Collection of a wreath (N. Jones, 'The Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Autonomous Wreathed Miletos (c.350-334 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Tetradrachm, 15.15g, . Maeander', ANS MN 24, 1979, 8- Magistrate Demainos. Head of 25; BMC 36; SNG Berry 1068). Apollo facing to left, wearing a Well-struck, extremely fine. laurel-wreath. Rev. Lion standing Purchased from Spink & Son to left, its head turned back to Ltd., London, 2 August 1984 - face to right, MI monogram to The estimates are in USD $ left, a star above, 3,000 ?HMAINOΖ below (The Pixodarus Hoard, 7 (A4/P7); Deppert-Lippitz 75 (V4/R7); Lot: 515 Boston 1886; cf. BMC 55 for a The Prospero Collection of Drachm of this magistrate; SNG Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. von Aulock 2089 var.). Iridescent Miletos (c.560-545 B.C.), tone, good very fine to nearly Electrum Stater, 13.97g, . extremely fine. Purchased Roaring lion seated to left, its privately in 1987 - The estimates head turned back to face to right, are in USD $ 5,500

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Lot: 518 (Bodenstedt 67 (a/?), pl. 47 (this The Prospero Collection of coin)). Small scrape on the Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. obverse at one o'clock, excellent Miletos (c.350-340 B.C.), Silver style, good very fine and very Drachm, 3.62g, . Magistrate rare. This coin published in 'Die Lenaios. Head of Apollo facing to Elektronmnzen von Phokaia und left, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. Mytilene', F. Bodenstedt, p. 148, Lion standing to left, its head 67, illustrated on pl. 47. Ex G. turned back to face to right, a star Kastner 4, 1973, lot 125 Ex above, a monogram before, Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction V, magistrate's name Beverly Hills, 23 & 24 February [Λ]HNAIOΖ in the 1978, lot 158 Ex Nelson Bunker exergue (Deppert-Lippitz 115-24; Hunt Collection, Sotheby's, New cf. SNG Kayhan 490; cf. SNG York, 21 & 22 June 1990, lot 502 - Copenhagen 966). Toned, good The estimates are in USD $ very fine. - The estimates are in 5,000 USD $ 350 Lot: 522 Lot: 519 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. Phokaia (c.521-478 B.C.), Silver Phokaia (c.625-522 B.C.), Trihemiobol, 1.40g. Female head Electrum Hekte, 2.61g. Seal's facing to left, wearing a helmet. head facing to left, a small seal Rev. Quadripartite incuse square swimming to left below. Rev. (SNG Kayhan 525; SNG von Irregular incuse punch Aulock 1813). Well-struck, (Bodenstedt 2.2; BMC 7, pl. IV, 6; extremely fine, an excellent Babelon, Traite I, pl. IV, 7; example. - The estimates are in Boston 1894). A superb USD $ 700 example, extremely fine and rare. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 45, Zurich, 26 May 1988, lot 219 Lot: 523 Purchased from Spink & Son The Prospero Collection of Ltd., London, 14 November 1989 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. - The estimates are in USD Phokaia (c.500 B.C.), Silver $ 3,500 Drachm, 3.93g. Seal swimming to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square (BMC 78, pl. XXIII, 1; Lot: 520 Pozzi 2497; de Luynes 2642). The Prospero Collection of Attractively toned, nearly Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. extremely fine and rare. Phokaia (c.625-522 B.C.), Purchased from Spink & Son Electrum Hekte, 2.60g. Female Ltd., London - The estimates are head facing to left, with long hair in USD $ 3,500 flowing down her neck, a seal swimming downwards behind. Rev. Irregular incuse square Lot: 524 (Bodenstedt -; cf. Leu 45, 1988, The Prospero Collection of lot 218 & Leu 50, 1990, lot 166 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA., (this reverse die); cf. Weidauer Smyrna (c.160 B.C.), Silver 191-4). Nearly extremely fine Tetradrachm, 16.66g, . Head of and extremely rare. Purchased city-goddess facing to right, privately in 1987 - The estimates wearing a turreted crown. Rev. are in USD $ 6,000 ΖMYP / NAIΩN, a monogram below, all within an oak-wreath (J.G. Milne, 'The Lot: 521 Silver Coinage of Smyrna', NC The Prospero Collection of 1914, p. 275, 4; Jameson 1514; Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. de Luynes 2286). Broad flan, Phokaia (c.521-478 B.C.), extremely fine. Ex Numismatic Electrum Hekte, 2.53g. Bearded Fine Arts, Auction XVI, Beverly head of Selinos facing, wearing Hills, 2 December 1985, lot 210 - an ivy-wreath, a small seal The estimates are in USD $ swimming upwards on left. Rev. 3,000 Quadripartite incuse square

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Lot: 525 (Paris, 1913-1932), 1519. Ex The Prospero Collection of Vourla Hoard (1910) Ex Jameson Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA., Collection, 1519 Ex Hess - Leu, Teos (c.540-478 B.C.), Silver Auction 7, Lucerne, 16 April Drachm, 5.83g. Griffin seated 1957, lot 272 Ex Collection of facing to right, raising its left Ancient Greek Gold and Silver forepaw. Rev. Quadripartite Coins formed by a Foreign incuse square, with rough Amateur, Glendining & Co., surfaces (J.M. Balcer, 'The Early London, 13 December 1963, lot Silver Coinage of Teos', SNR 47, 324 - The estimates are in USD 1968, p. 31, 43; BMC 1; SNG von $ 12,500 Aulock 8014; SNG Copenhagen 1433). Toned, about extremely fine. Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction Lot: 528 XIII, Zurich, 17 & 18 November The Prospero Collection of 1983, lot 189 - The estimates are Ancient Greek Coins. IONIAN in USD $ 3,000 ISLANDS. Chios (c.400 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.26g, . Sphinx seated to left, a bunch of Lot: 526 grapes and an amphora before. The Prospero Collection of Rev. Incuse square with striated Ancient Greek Coins. IONIA. surface, divided into four quarters Teos (c.490-465 B.C.), Silver by two broad overlapping bands, Stater, 11.92g. T-H-I, griffin on the horizontal of which is seated to right, raising its left ΖΩKPATHΖ foreleg, a kantharos on right. (Pixodarus Hoard, 28-31; Rev. Quadripartite incuse square Baldwin -; BMC -). Toned, good with rough surfaces (J.M. Balcer, very fine and rare. Purchased 'The Early Silver Coinage of from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Teos', SNR 47, 1968 -; SNG von 10 March 1987 - The estimates Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; are in USD $ 7,500 BMC -; cf. Peus 396, 5 November 2008, lot 368). Lightly toned, about extremely fine and Lot: 529 extremely rare, very few known The Prospero Collection of specimens. Purchased from Ancient Greek Coins. IONIAN Spink & Son Ltd., London, 5 ISLANDS. Samos (c.370-365 February 1984 - The estimates B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, are in USD $ 7,500 15.21g, . Lion's mask facing. Rev. ΖA, forepart of an ox facing to right, an olive-branch Lot: 527 behind, IHNO?[OTOΖ] / The Prospero Collection of MAN?PA?O[PO] in two lines Ancient Greek Coins. IONIAN above (Barron 156 (A79 / P150) ISLANDS. Chios (c.525-500 (this coin); S. Hurter, 'The B.C.), Electrum Stater, 14.02g. Pixodaros Hoard', in Studies to Sphinx, with curved wing, seated Price, pl. 31, 17). Attractive facing to right. Rev. Incuse cabinet tone, good very fine and square, with a deep and uneven very rare, the only example surface (Jameson 1519 (this recorded by Barron. This coin coin); Baldwin, 'The Electrum and published in 'The Silver Coins of Silver Coinage of Chios', AJN 48, Samos', J. Barron (1966), p. 209, 1914, 2b, pl. I (this coin); R. 156, illustrated on pl. XXI. Ex Jameson, 'Trouvaille de Vourla', F.R. Wiedemann Collection RN 1911, pl. I, 1 (this coin); BMC (1898) Ex H. Weber Collection, 31, pl. I, 19; Mavrogordato pl. I, 6304 Ex Virgil M. Brand 4; Boston 1809). Very fine, Collection, Sotheby's, Zurich, 9 exceedingly rare and important. June 1983, lot 121 - The This coin published in 'Trouvaille estimates are in USD $ 7,500 de Vourla', R. Jameson, Revue Numismatique, 1911, p. 60, 1, illustrated on pl. I; and in 'The Lot: 530 Electrum and Silver Coins of The Prospero Collection of Chios', A. Baldwin, AJN 48 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIAN (1914), p. 13, 2b, illustrated on pl. ISLANDS. Samos (c.360-340 I; and in 'Collection R. Jameson, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Monnaies Grcques Antiques' 15.12g, . Lion's mask facing.

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Rev. ΖA, Athena, wearing a published in 'The Silver Coins of helmet, standing to right, Samos', J. Barron (1966), p. 224, brandishing a spear in her right 21a, illustrated on pl. XXIX. Ex R. hand and holding a shield Ratto, Auction 14, Lugano, 8 decorated with a gorgoneion in February 1928, lot 668 her raised left, an owl standing to Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., left behind her, an olive-branch London, 20 June 1983 - The above on left, all within an incuse estimates are in USD $ 600 square (Pixodarus Hoard, Coin Hoards IX (Meadows), 25, pl. 33 (this coin); S. Hurter, 'Pixodaros Lot: 532 Hoard', in Studies to Price, p. The Prospero Collection of 150, pl. 32, 21 (this coin)). A Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. remarkable coin with a unique Alabanda (c.167/6 B.C.), Silver reverse type for this series, totally Tetradrachm, 16.90g, . Head of unrecorded before this example Apollo facing to right, wearing a from the Pixodaros Hoard, broad laurel-wreath. Rev. flan, toned, good very fine, AΛABAN?EΩN, unique and highly important. This Pegasos to right, with its wings coin published in 'Pixodaros spread and its forelegs lifting off Hoard', S. Hurter, in Studies to the ground, A below (SNG von Price (1998), p. 150, illustrated Aulock 8050; SNG Keckman 5; on pl. 32, 21; and in Coin Hoards Waggoner 10-12). Excellent late IX (Pixodarus Hoard, Samos), p. Hellenistic style, broad flan, 218, 25, illustrated on pl. 33. iridescent tone, about extremely From the Pixodaros Hoard Ex fine. Ex Spink & Son Bank Leu AG, Auction 25, Zurich, Numismatics Ltd, Zurich, 6 23 April 1980, lot 152 Ex Nelson October 1986, lot 308 - The Bunker Hunt Collection, estimates are in USD $ 5,000 Sotheby's New York, 4 December 1990, lot 38 This important coin was totally unknown before this example, Lot: 533 The Prospero Collection of still unique, was discovered in the Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. Pixodaros Hoard. The standard Halikarnassos (c.375 B.C.), reverse type for the tetradrachms Silver Tetradrachm, 13.98g, . of Samos of this period is the Head of Apollo facing, inclined forepart of an ox. However, on slightly to the right. Rev. this coin it has been replaced AΛIKAPNAΖΖ - with Athena, accompanied by an [EΩ]N, eagle standing owl and olive-spray. It has been facing to right, with its wings suggested by Hurter that these spread, a bow on right, all within Athenian types might coincide a shallow incuse square (S. with the dominance of a pro- Hurter, '42 Tetradrachmen von Athenian faction at Samos shortly Klazomenai', SNR 45, 1966, p. before Athens began to lay siege 45, pl. VI, F = Lorber, Amphipolis, to the island in 366 B.C. (see the Civic Coinage in Silver and Hurter, 'Pixodaros Hoard', p. Gold, 1990, pl. IV, fig 21 (this 150). - The estimates are in USD coin)). An incredible facing head $ 30,000 of Apollo rendered in superb classical style, the work of a gifted artist, toned, good very Lot: 531 fine, unique and highly important. The Prospero Collection of This coin published in '42 Ancient Greek Coins. IONIAN Tetradrachmen von Klazomenai', ISLANDS. Samos (c.200 B.C.), S. Hurter, SNR 45 (1966), p. 45, Silver Tetrobol, 2.74g, . Lion's illustrated on pl. VI; and mask facing. Rev. illustrated in 'Amphipolis, the ΖAMIΩN, forepart of a Civic Coinage in Silver and Gold', bull to right, an ear of barley on C. Lorber (1990), pl. IV, 21. Ex right, a krater and a monogram Bank Leu AG, Auction 20, 25 & below (Barron, p. 224, 21a, pl. 26 April 1978, lot 131 Ex Nelson XXIX (this coin); BMC 180-183; Bunker Hunt Collection, SNG Copenhagen 1713). Some Sotheby's New York, 4 light old scratches on reverse December 1990, lot 37 This beneath an old cabinet tone, exceedingly important and good very fine. This coin beautiful coin, first published in

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1966, is the only known to left, its head turned back to tetradrachm of Halikarnassos. face to right and raising its right During the early fourth century foreleg, Carian letters above, all B.C., Halikarnassos had only within an incuse square (E.S.G. produced smaller denominations Robinson, 'A Find of Archaic and this tetradrachm is therefore Coins from South-West Asia highly exceptional. It was not Minor', NC 1936, p. 268, 10, pl. until after the development of XIV (these dies); SNG Lockett Halikarnassos as the capital city 2917 (these dies); Gulbenkian of the Carian satrap, Maussollos, 779 (these dies); Rosen 624 from 367 B.C. that other large (these dies); SNG von Aulock denominations were issued. The 2351 (this obverse die); cf. H.A. precise reason for the minting of Troxell, 'Winged Carians', in this tetradrachm is not known. It Essays to Thompson, p. 263, cannot be tied in with 41). Exceptional transitional Maussollos's use of the city, and style, beautiful old cabinet tone, it was also minted after the peace good very fine to nearly between Athens and Persia in extremely fine, rare. Ex Bank Leu 387 B.C., which effectively AG, Auction 7, Zurich, 9 May handed over all the cities on the 1973, lot 233 Purchased from coast of Asia Minor into the Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1 power of the Persian king. The January 1984 - The estimates facing head of Apollo on this coin are in USD $ 8,000 appears to be an adaptation of the facing head of Helios on the contemporary coinage of Rhodes Lot: 536 (see lot 560 for a tetradrachm of The Prospero Collection of Rhodes). The obverse has been Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. rendered with a serene majesty, Kaunos (c.410-390 B.C.), Silver and the flan filled with the head Stater, 11.71g, . Winged female and the flowing locks of hair. - figure (Iris?), wearing a long The estimates are in USD $ kiton, in kneeling-running position 50,000 to left, her head turned to right, holding a kerykeion and a wreath in her outstretched hands. Rev. Lot: 534 Conical baetyl, ? (inverted) and ? The Prospero Collection of above, all within a shallow incuse Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. square (Konuk, 'The Early Halikarnassos (c.150-50 B.C.), Coinage of Kaunos', in Essays to Silver Drachm, 4.48g, . Head of Price, 114 (O53/R54), pl. 50; Helios facing, slightly inclined to SNG von Aulock 2350 = right. Rev. AΛIKAPN, bust Jameson 1601 (these dies); of Athena facing to right, draped Kraay - Hirmer pl. 187, 636 and wearing a crested Corinthian (these dies); cf. H.A. Troxell, helmet, uncertain magistrate's 'Winged Carians', in Essays to name ...EO?ΩPO... on right Thompson, p. 260, 28). Lightly (SNG Keckman 51; BMC 43-47; toned, good very fine. Purchased SNG von Aulock 8087 var.; cf. from Athena, Munich, 8 October SNG Kayhan 762). Excellent 1987 - The estimates are in USD style for this issue, broad flan, $ 7,000 extremely fine and rare. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 10 March 1987 - Lot: 537 The estimates are in USD $ The Prospero Collection of 1,000 Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. Knidos (c.490-465 B.C.), Silver Drachm, 6.24g, . Forepart of a Lot: 535 roaring lion to right, its jaws The Prospero Collection of gaping and tongue protruding. Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. Rev. Head of Aphrodite facing to Kaunos (c.480-460 B.C.), Silver right, within an incuse square Stater, 11.78g, . Young naked (Cahn 56, 6 (V30 / R43) (this winged male figure, with winged coin), pl. IV; SNG Keckman 121 heels, in kneeling-running (these dies); SNG von Aulock position to right, raising his left 2597 (these dies); Jameson 1532 hand, a Carian monogram above (these dies)). Well-centred on a his left wing. Rev. Lion crouching broad flan, attractive iridescent

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cabinet tone, about extremely The estimates are in USD $ fine, with an old pedigree. Ex H. 8,250 de Nanteuil Collection, 555 Ex J. Vinchon, Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 11-13 April 1988, lot 508 - The Lot: 541 estimates are in USD $ 3,500 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. Knidos (c.395-380 B.C.), Silver Lot: 538 Tetradrachm, 14.52g, . The Prospero Collection of Magistrate Phanias. K-NI, head Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. of Aphrodite Euploia facing to Knidos (c.465-449 B.C.), Silver left, her hair tied with a broad Drachm, 6.22g, . Forepart of a band, wearing an earring and a roaring lion to right, its jaws necklace, a prow behind. Rev. gaping and tongue protruding. ?ANIAΖ, forepart of a lion to Rev. Head of Aphrodite facing to left, its jaws open and tongue right, within an incuse square protruding (Hecatomnus Hoard, (Cahn 72 (V 36 / R 53); Boston Cnidus (R. Ashton), Coin Hoards 1987 (these dies); SNG Keckman IX, 25b (A9/P24) (this coin); SNG 129 (these dies); SNG Keckman 166 var.; BMC 24 var.; Copenhagen 231 (these dies); Babelon, Traite II, pl. CXLV, 26). SNG Kayhan 819 (these dies); Some very minor pitting towards McClean 8477 (these dies)). the edge, toned, extremely fine. Some minor pitting on obverse, This coin published in Coin good style, toned, very fine. - The Hoards IX (Hecatomnus Hoard, estimates are in USD $ 1,000 Cnidus), p. 118, 25b. From the Hecatomnus Hoard Ex Adolph Hess AG, Auction 252, Lucerne, Lot: 539 24 & 25 May 1982, lot 74 Ex The Prospero Collection of Frank Sternberg, Auction XIII, Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. Zurich, 17-18 November 1983, lot Knidos (c.449-411 B.C.), Silver 195 Purchased from Spink & Son Drachm, 6.05g, . Forepart of a Ltd., London, 11 January 1990 - roaring lion to right, its jaws The estimates are in USD $ gaping and tongue protruding. 6,250 Rev. Head of Aphrodite facing to right, wearing a necklace, within an incuse square (Cahn 88 (V 41 Lot: 542 / R 60), pl. VII; SNG Keckman The Prospero Collection of 134 (these dies)). Pretty style, Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. attractively toned, nearly Uncertain Mint (c.480-460 B.C.), extremely fine. Ex Frank Silver Stater, 11.81g, . Young Sternberg, Auction XXIV, Zurich, naked winged male figure, with 19 & 20 November 1990, lot 105 - winged heels, in kneeling-running The estimates are in USD $ position to left, raising his right 1,500 hand, a Carian monogram above his right wing. Rev. Lion standing to left, its head turned back to Lot: 540 face to right, on a dotted ground The Prospero Collection of line, Carian letters above, all Ancient Greek Coins. CARIA. within an incuse square (E.S.G. Knidos (c.405 B.C.), Silver Robinson, 'A Find of Archaic Tridrachm, 11.06g, . Ζ-Y-N, Coins from South-West Asia the infant Herakles, naked, Minor', NC 1936, p. 267, 7, pl. kneeling to right on ground line, XIV (these dies); H.A. Troxell, strangling a serpent in each 'Winged Carians', in Essays to hand. Rev. KNI-?-IΩ-N, Thompson, p. 263, 41, pl. 31 (this head of Aphrodite facing to right, obverse die)). Good very fine her hair rolled, a prow before, all and very rare. From a Carian find within an incuse square (1932) (IGCH 1180) Ex Adolph (Hecatomnus Hoard, Cnidus (R. Hess AG, Auction 1, Lucerne, 14 Ashton), Coin Hoards IX, 1 April 1954, lot 170 Ex Frank (A1/P1); SNG Keckman 164 Sternberg, Auction XIV, Zurich, (these dies); SNG Kayhan 822 24 & 25 May 1984, lot 129 Ex (these dies); BMC 27 var.). Spink Numismatic Circular, Some light pitting, good very fine. Volume XCVI, Number 10, Purchased privately in 1987 - London, December 1988, 7669 -

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The estimates are in USD $ and a double-headed axe 7,500 (labrys) over his shoulder in his right, small E at his feet (Pixodarus Hoard, The Lot: 543 Hecatomnids (K. Konuk), Coin The Prospero Collection of Hoards IX, 1-6; BMC 1, pl. Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS XXVIII, 5; SNG von Aulock 8046; OF CARIA. Hekatomnos (395- SNG Lockett 2909; Weber 6604; 377 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, SNG Kayhan 880; Gulbenkian 15.17g, . Zeus Labraundos 786). Struck in high relief, standing to right, holding a attractively toned, extremely fine. double-headed axe and spear. Ex Tkalec & Rauch, Vienna, 15 & Rev. EKATOMNΩ, lion 16 April 1985, lot 77 - The crouching to right on ground line estimates are in USD $ 8,000 (SNG von Aulock 2354 (this coin); SNG Kayhan 868-9; BMC 1). Toned, very fine and rare. Lot: 546 This coin published and The Prospero Collection of illustrated in SNG Sammlung Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS Hans von Aulock, 2354. Ex Hess - OF CARIA. Hidrieus (c.351-344 Leu, Auction 15, Lucerne, 7 April B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 1960, lot 223 Ex Hans von 14.84g, . Head of Apollo facing, Aulock Collection, 2354 Ex inclined slightly to right, wearing Numismatica Ars Classica, a laurel-wreath. Rev. Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & 22 I?PIEΩΖ, Zeus February 1990, lot 205 - The Labraundos standing to right, estimates are in USD $ 4,000 wearing a chiton and a himation, holding a spear in his left hand and a double-headed axe Lot: 544 (labrys) over his shoulder in his The Prospero Collection of right, small E at his feet Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS (Pixodarus Hoard, The OF CARIA. Maussollos (377-353 Hecatomnids (K. Konuk), Coin B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Hoards IX, 1-6; SNG von Aulock 14.93g, . Mint of Halikarnassos. 8046; SNG Lockett 2909; BMC 1, Head of Apollo facing, inclined pl. XXVIII, 5; Weber 6604; SNG slightly to right, wearing a laurel- Kayhan 880; Gulbenkian 786). wreath. Rev. Toned, nearly extremely fine. - MAYΖΖΩΛ[ The estimates are in USD $ ΛO], Zeus Labraundos 4,000 standing to right, wearing a chiton and a himation, holding a spear in his left hand and a Lot: 547 double-headed axe (labrys) over The Prospero Collection of his shoulder in his right, a wreath Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS on left (BMC 6, pl. XXVIII, 3; OF CARIA. Pixodaros (340-334 SNG von Aulock 2359 var.; B.C.), Gold Diobol, 1.39g, . Head Gulbenkian 782 var.; Boston of Apollo facing to left, wearing a 1999 var.). Lightly toned, good laurel-wreath and with his hair very fine, a scarce variety. flowing down his neck. Rev. Purchased from G. Mller, ?I?Ω?A, Zeus Labraundos September 1985 - The estimates standing to right, wearing a are in USD $ 5,000 chiton and a himation, holding a double-headed axe and a spear (SNG von Aulock 2372; BMC 2, Lot: 545 pl. XXVIII, 10). A few light marks, The Prospero Collection of good very fine, very rare. Gustav Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS Philipsen Collection, Part I, Jacob OF CARIA. Hidrieus (c.351-344 Hirsch, Auction XXV, Munich, 29 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, November 1909, lot 2390 Ex 15.20g, . Head of Apollo facing, Collection of Ancient Greek Gold inclined slightly to right, wearing and Silver Coins formed by a a laurel-wreath. Rev. Foreign Amateur, Glendining & I?PIEΩΖ, Zeus Co., London, 13 December 1963, Labraundos standing to right, lot 332 - The estimates are in wearing a chiton and a himation, USD $ 3,000 holding a spear in his left hand

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Lot: 548 spear in his raised right hand The Prospero Collection of (Pixodarus Hoard, Royal Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS Achaemenid Issues (?) (A. OF CARIA. Pixodaros (340-334 Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, pl. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 30, 7; cf. SNG Kayhan 1004; 15.35g, . Head of Apollo facing, Dewing 2715; Babelon, Traite pl. inclined slightly to right, wearing XCI, 17). Of the finest style for a laurel-wreath. Rev. this issue, with well-detailed dies, ?I?Ω?APOY, Zeus nearly extremely fine and rare. Labraundos standing to right, Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 15, wearing a chiton and a himation, Zurich, 4 & 5 May 1976, lot 315 holding a spear in his left hand Ex Spink, Geneva, 10 October and a double-headed axe 1977, lot 238 Ex Viscount (labrys) over his shoulder in his Wimborne Collection, Sotheby's, right, small E at his feet London, 4 April 1991, lot 67 This (Pixodarus Hoard, The enigmatic Persian issue was Hecatomnids (K. Konuk), Coin struck in Asia Minor during the Hoards IX, 8 (A1/P2); SNG von period, prior to the invasion of Aulock 8047; SNG Kayhan 890). Alexander the Great. It is Toned, nearly extremely fine. generally considered that the Purchased from G. Mller, 22 May region of Caria is the most likely 1985 - The estimates are in USD attribution for it. The purpose of $ 4,250 the issue is not clear and the lack of inscription does not enable us to identify the issuer. - The Lot: 549 estimates are in USD $ 9,500 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS OF CARIA. Pixodaros (340-334 Lot: 551 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.09g, . The Prospero Collection of Head of Apollo facing, inclined Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS slightly to right, wearing a laurel- OF CARIA. Achaemenid Period wreath. Rev. ?I?Ω?APOY, (c.350-341 B.C.), Silver Zeus Labraundos standing to Tetradrachm, 15.23g, . Uncertain right, wearing a chiton and a mint. Persian king in kneeling- himation, holding a spear in his running position to right, drawing left hand and a double-headed a bow, a quiver at his shoulder axe (labrys) over his shoulder in and a dagger at his waist. Rev. his right (Pixodarus Hoard, The Satrap galloping on horseback to Hekatomnids (K. Konuk), Coin right, thrusting a spear in his Hoards IX, 18b (A2/P6) (this raised right hand, reversed E on coin); BMC 5; SNG Keckman the flank of the horse (Pixodarus 280; SNG Kayhan 891; SNG Hoard, Royal Achaemenid Issues Lockett 2913). Superb style and (?) (A. Meadows), Coin Hoards a broad flan, sharply struck, IX, pl. 30, 12; cf. SNG Kayhan lustrous, good extremely fine, a 1004; Dewing 2715; cf. SNG beautiful example. This coin Copenhagen 290). Well-centred, published in Coin Hoards IX about extremely fine and very (Pixodarus Hoard, Hekatomnids), rare. Ex Spink Auction 71, p. 225, 18b. Ex Athena 1, London, 11 October 1989, lot 118 Munich, 8 October 1987, lot 130 - - The estimates are in USD The estimates are in USD $ $ 8,000 3,250 Lot: 552 Lot: 550 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN Ancient Greek Coins. SATRAPS ISLANDS. Kalymna (3rd century OF CARIA. Achaemenid Period B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 6.71g, . (c.350-341 B.C.), Silver Male head facing to right, Tetradrachm, 14.80g, . Uncertain wearing a crested Attic helmet. mint. Persian king in kneeling- Rev. [KA]ΛYMNION, running position to right, wearing kithara, all within a dotted square a kidaris, drawing a bow, a quiver border (BMC 6, pl. XXIX, 9 (this at his shoulder. Rev. Satrap, obverse die); SNG von Aulock wearing Persian dress, galloping 2741; SNG Lockett 2919 (these on horseback to right, thrusting a dies); SNG Keckman 282 (these

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dies); SNG Kayhan 902 (these portrayed on the obverse of this dies)). Attractive iridescent tone, coin has been achieved through very fine. Ex Spink Numismatic truly exceptional and original die Circular, Volume XCVI, Number engraving talent. It is the most 1, London, February 1988, 27 - successful rendering of an The estimates are in USD $ athlete ever to appear on an 1,500 ancient Greek coin. The moment that the athlete has rotated his body back, clutching the discus Lot: 553 above him, and just reaching the The Prospero Collection of point when he is about to fling Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN himself forward and release the ISLANDS. Karpathos (c.500-480 discus, has been superbly B.C.), Silver Stater, 13.56g. Two captured. There has been some dolphins, the upper leaping to left debate over the meaning of the and the lower leaping to right, a tripod, which stands to the left of third small dolphin to right below, the athlete. Perhaps it is the floral symbols in the upper prize for the contest in which the corners, all within a dotted athlete is taking part. It has been square border within a linear suggested that the coin refers to square. Rev. Incuse square, with athletic games held at Kos in irregular surface, divided by a honour of Apollo, and that the broad horizontal band (H.A. issue was struck in Cahn, 'Poseidon on Karpathos?', commemoration of the games. NC 1957, pp. 11-12, pl. II, 6-7; Another theory suggests that the SNG von Aulock 2743 (this tripod could possibly indicate a obverse die); Jameson 1542; reference to the festival of Apollo Asyut 689ff.). Toned, very fine at Triopion, where the winners of and very rare. Ex Bank Leu AG, the athletic contests would be Auction 7, Zurich, 9 May 1973, lot awarded bronze tripods. The 237 Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, games at this festival were Zurich, 3 May 1983, lot 391 Ex organized by the five cities of the Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction Doric Pentapolis, namely XVI, New York, 2 December Kamiros, Lindos, Ialysos, Knidos 1985, lot 220 - The estimates are and Kos. Herodotus (I, 144) in USD $ 10,000 mentions the prize in his Histories. As the other four cities taking part did not issue a 'festival' coinage, it is difficult to Lot: 554 tie the above coin in with the The Prospero Collection of celebrations at Triopion for Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN certain. The discussions relating ISLANDS. Kos (c.480-475 B.C.), to this fascinating type will no Triple Siglos, 16.58g, . doubt continue. - The KΩΖ, naked estimates are in USD $ Diskobolos about to hurl a 40,000 discus, he stands facing with his weight on his right leg, his left leg crossing behind, while he turns his upper body to his right, Lot: 555 preparing to launch the discus The Prospero Collection of which he holds above his head, a Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN tripod stands behind him on the ISLANDS. Kos (c.350-345 B.C.), left side. Rev. Irregular incuse Silver Tetradrachm, 15.24g, . square with diagonal lines, below Magistrate Theodotos. Head of which are the traces of a crab Herakles facing to left, wearing a (J.P. Barron, 'The Fifth-Century lion's skin headdress. Rev. Diskoboloi of Kos', in Essays to KΩION, crab, a club and Robinson, p. 79, 9 (A7/P5), pl. 9; the magistrate's name BMC 6; Babelon, Traite pl. ?EO?OTOΖ, all within a CXLVIII, 11; Kraay -Hirmer pl. square dotted border within a 188, 639). One of the greatest shallow incuse square (Pixodarus types of the entire ancient Greek Hoard, Cos (A. Meadows), Coin series, in exceptional condition, Hoards IX, phase 3, 9b (o2/r7) light iridescent tone, good very (this coin); SNG von Aulock fine and extremely rare. 2747; Boston 2019; SNG Purchased privately in 1987 The Keckman -). Light toning, sense of animation and energy attractive style, about extremely

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fine. This coin published in Coin right, wearing a lion's skin Hoards IX (Pixodarus Hoard, headdress. Rev. K-ΩIO-N, Cos), p. 230, 9b. Ex Hess - Leu, crab, a bow-case (gorytus) and Auction 45, Lucerne, 12 & 13 KΛEINOΖ below, all May 1970, lot 291 Ex J. Vinchon, within a dotted linear square Monte-Carlo, 13-15 November (SNG von Aulock 2753; cf. SNG 1986, lot 219 - The estimates are Delepierre 2729 var.; SNG in USD $ 8,000 Copenhagen 627 var.). Superb Hellenistic style, lightly toned, good extremely fine and very Lot: 556 rare, an exceptional coin. Ex The Prospero Collection of Bank Leu AG, Auction 36, 7 & 8 Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN May 1985, lot 166 This ISLANDS. Kos (c.345-340 B.C.), tetradrachm of Kos, apart from Silver Tetradrachm, 15.09g, . being in an exceptional state of Magistrate Her.... Bearded head preservation, is of beautiful of Herakles facing to left, wearing Hellenistic style. The obverse a lion's skin headdress. Rev. has been delicately and finely Female head facing to left, engraved, making it one of the wearing a veil, HP on right most elegant depictions of (Pixodarus Hoard, Cos (A. Herakles from the Hellenistic Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, period. - The estimates are in Phase 4, 3a (A2/P2), pl. 37 (this USD $ 14,000 coin)). About extremely fine and very rare. This coin published in Coin Hoards IX (Pixodarus Lot: 559 Hoard, Cos), p. 232, 3a, The Prospero Collection of illustrated on pl. 37. From the Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN Pixodaros Hoard Ex Numismatic ISLANDS. Rhodes, Lindos (c.515- Fine Arts, Auction X, Beverly 475 B.C.), Silver Stater, 13.91g. Hills, 17-18 September 1981, lot Head of a roaring lion to right, 196 Ex Monnaies et Medailles with gaping jaws. Rev. SA, Auction 61, 7 & 8 October Rectangular incuse, with uneven 1982, lot 148 Ex Nelson Bunker surfaces, divided by a thick band Hunt Collection, Sotheby's, New (Cahn, 'Die Archaischen York, 19-20 June 1991, lot 396 - Silberstatere von Lindon', in The estimates are in USD $ Charites, Festchrift fur E. 8,000 Langlotz, Group D; SNG Keckman 352; BMC 1, pl. XXXV, 7; cf. Asyut 707; cf. SNG von Lot: 557 Aulock 2782). Excellent metal, The Prospero Collection of well-struck, good very fine and Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN rare. Ex Frank Sternberg, Auction ISLANDS. Kos (c.345-340 B.C.), XXIV, Zurich, 19 & 20 November Silver Didrachm, 6.94g, . 1990, lot 109 - The estimates are Magistrate Age.... Bearded head in USD $ 7,000 of Herakles facing to right, wearing a lion's skin headdress. Rev. Female head facing to left, Lot: 560 wearing a veil, KOIΩN (only The Prospero Collection of partially visible) below, A?H on Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN right (Pixodarus Hoard, Cos (A. ISLANDS. Rhodes (c.404-375 Meadows), Coin Hoards IX, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Phase 4, 4 (A3/P2); BMC 18 15.14g, . Head of Helios facing, (these dies); Boston 2020 (these inclined slightly to right. Rev. dies); SNG Keckman 287). Well- PO?ION, rose, with a bud on left, struck, toned, good very fine to ? and bucranium to right, all nearly extremely fine. - The within an incuse square (D. estimates are in USD $ 1,100 Berend, 'Les Tetradrachmes de Rhodes de la premire periode, 1er partie', SNR 51, 1972, pl. 7, Lot: 558 75 (this coin); Ashton 42, pl. 6.2; The Prospero Collection of BMC 20 (this obverse die)). Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN Outstanding style, one of the very ISLANDS. Kos (c.280 B.C.), finest of this series, very well- Silver Tetradrachm, 15.12g, . struck in high relief on excellent Head of young Herakles facing to metal, good extremely fine, a

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superb coin. This coin published stem (SNG Keckman 793-795 in 'Les Tetradrachmes de (attributed to Thessaly); Price, Rhodes de la premire periode, Kraay-Mrkholm Essays, pp. 241- 1er partie', D. Berend, SNR 51, 2 (attributed to Northern Greece); 1972, 75, illustrated on pl. 7. Ex SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 358 Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction (attributed to Rhodian Peraia)). VIII, Beverly Hills, 6 June 1980, Lightly toned, good extremely 300 Purchased from Spink & Son fine. Although the attribution of Ltd., London, 10 February 1983 this issue has been debated, it The inspiration for the facing seems likely that it was struck by head coinage of Rhodes most Perseus to pay Cretan likely comes from the facing mercenaries, who would have heads of Arethusa engraved by been familiar with Rhodian the artist Kimon at Syracuse (see issues, in the Third Macedonian lot 179). The head of Helios on War against the Romans (see R. this coin has been engraved to a Ashton, NC 1988, pp. 29-30). very high standard of artistry. Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., The eyes gaze out from the coin London, 30 September 1983 - with an arresting expression; in The estimates are in USD $ contrast to the Syracusan facing 450 heads, Helios is rendered with a strength and power that immediately connects with the Lot: 563 viewer. The reverse of the coin The Prospero Collection of bears a rose, engraved with a Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM wonderful sense of realism and OF LYDIA. Alyattes to Kroisos definition. The impact of the (c.610-546 B.C.), Electrum Trite, whole design on both sides is 4.73g. Sardes mint. Head of enhanced on this particular roaring lion facing to right, sun on example by the wonderful quality forehead. Rev. Two incuse of the metal and the strength of square punches (Weidauer XVI, strike. - The estimates are in 89, pl. 10; SNG Kayhan 1013; USD $ 30,000 SNG von Aulock 2869; Boston 1764). Nearly extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Lot: 561 Ltd., London - The estimates are The Prospero Collection of in USD $ 2,500 Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN ISLANDS. Rhodes (c.333-316 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 6.87g, . Lot: 564 Head of Helios facing, inclined The Prospero Collection of slightly to right. Rev. [P]O?ION, Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM rose, with a bud on right, a bunch OF LYDIA. Kroisos (561-546 of grapes and E on lower left, all B.C.), Gold Stater of the heavy within an incuse square (Ashton standard, 10.52g. Forepart of a 98, pl. 6.5; SNG Keckman 436-7; roaring lion facing to right SNG von Aulock 2790; BMC 27, confronting the forepart of a bull pl. XXXVI, 8; SNG Copenhagen facing to left. Rev. Two incuse 728; cf. Ashton, 'Rhodian punch marks (BMC 30, pl. I, 14; Coinage and the Colossus', RN Carradice, pl. X, 1; Boston 2068- 1988, pl. XV, 21). Wonderful 2069; McClean 8635; Rosen 660; style, good extremely fine, a very SNG Copenhagen 454). Struck attractive coin. Purchased on a broad flan, with almost all privately in 1987 - The estimates the types visible, nearly are in USD $ 5,500 extremely fine, a very good example, very rare. Purchased from G. Mller, 5 February 1985 Lot: 562 This example of the heavy The Prospero Collection of standard gold Stater of Croesus Ancient Greek Coins. CARIAN is one of the earliest gold issues ISLANDS. Pseudo-Rhodian of the Kingdom of Lydia, which (c.175-170 B.C.), Silver Drachm, had hitherto issued coinage in 2.65g, . Imitation issue minted in electrum. This heavy standard Thessaly. Head of Helios facing, was soon replaced with the light slightly inclined to right. Rev. standard to provide more EPMIAΖ, rose, with a bud convenient exchange with silver on right, Z-Ω either side of staters. The heavy standard gold

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staters are thus very rare. - The from Spink & Son Ltd., London, estimates are in USD $ 14 January 1990 - The 10,000 estimates are in USD $ 6,000

Lot: 565 Lot: 568 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Uncertain Dynast (c.525-480 Uncertain Dynast (c.500-440 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.48g. B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.34g, . Mint Forepart of a winged boar to left, of Tlos (?). Lion seated to right, ?O[I] below. Rev. Patterned its head facing and its left foreleg incuse square, divided into eight raised. Rev. Forepart of irregular segments (Vismara II, Pegasos, with curled wing, facing 45, pl. VI (these dies); SNG to left, all within a dotted square Keckman 425 (these dies); SNG border within an incuse square von Aulock 4048; J. Spier, 'The (cf. Vismara II, pl. VII, 58-9 (lion Demirler, Lycia Hoard', Coin left and Pegasos right); cf. SNG Hoards IX, 37, pl. 2; BMC -). Berry 1174 and SNG von Aulock Good very fine and rare. Ex 4086 (Pegasos right and within Spink Numismatic Circular, an incuse circle)). Traces of Volume XCIV, Number 10, overstriking, toned, nearly London, December 1986, 8134 - extremely fine and a very rare The estimates are in USD $ variety. Ex Spink Numismatic 3,500 Circular, Volume XCIV, Number 10, London, December 1986, 8135 - The estimates are in USD Lot: 566 $ 2,000 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Uncertain Dynast (c.500-440 Lot: 569 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.30g, . The Prospero Collection of Bearded sea-serpent to left. Rev. Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Bearded sea-serpent to left, Uncertain Dynast (c.500-440 within a dotted square border B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.33g, . Lion within an incuse square (Rosen to left, devouring the leg of its 708 (this coin); cf. Hess - Leu 49 prey. Rev. Bull's head facing to (1971), lot 233). Toned, very left, within a dotted border within fine, a fascinating mythical type an incuse square (cf. SNG von and of the highest rarity. This Aulock 4099 (similar obverse, but coin published in 'Early Greek triskeles on reverse) and 4070 for Coins from the Collection of reverse). Good very fine, Jonathan P. Rosen', N. extremely rare and apparently Waggoner, ACNAC 5, 1983, p. unpublished. Ex Monnaies et 45-6, illustrated on pl. 26. Ex Medailles SA, Auction 72, Basel, Frank Sternberg, Auction VIII, 6 October 1987, lot 669 - The Zurich, 16 & 17 November 1978, estimates are in USD $ 1,250 lot 141 Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection, Monnaies et Medailles SA, Auction 72, Basel, 6 October Lot: 570 1987, lot 348 - The estimates are The Prospero Collection of in USD $ 7,000 Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Uncertain Dynast (c.450 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.78g. Herakles, Lot: 567 naked, advancing to left, raising The Prospero Collection of his club above his head in his Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. right hand, a small dog stands to Uncertain Dynast (c.500-440 left between his legs, looking B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.30g, . upwards. Rev. Triskeles within a Sphinx seated to left, raising its dotted circular border within an right foreleg. Rev. Crab, within an incuse circle (C.M. Kraay, 'Greek incuse (cf. Vismara II, pl. VI, 51 Coins Recently Acquired by the (for reverse) & 52 (for obverse); Ashmolean Museum, Oxford', NC SNG von Aulock 8467; cf. Rosen 1954, p. 17, pl. II, 10 (these dies); 704). Lightly toned, good very Vismara II, 78 (this obverse die); fine, an attractive and well-struck Rosen 711 (this obverse die); example, very rare. Purchased SNG von Aulock 4096-4097).

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Attractively toned, excellent style, legend ('Sppntaza'), tetraskeles, good very fine, rare, a very all within a dotted square within appealing coin. Ex Hess - Leu, an incuse square (SNG von Auction 19, Lucerne, 12 & 13 Aulock 4164 (these dies); April 1962, lot 308 Ex Bank Leu Vismara II, 135; BMC 95; AG, Auction 42, Zurich, 12 May Babelon, Traite 337). Broad flan, 1987, lot 320 Purchased from toned, extremely fine and rare. Spink & Son Ltd., London, 22 Ex G. Durufle Collection, Rollin & January 1988 - The estimates Feuardent, Paris, 9-11 May 1910, are in USD $ 5,000 lot 578 Ex 'Kunstfreund' Collection, Bank Leu AG & Mnzen und Medaillen AG, Zurich, Lot: 571 28 May 1974, lot 167 Ex Spink The Prospero Collection of Auction 65, London, 5 October Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. 1988, lot 75 - The estimates are Dynasts of Lycia, Kuprlli (c.460- in USD $ 6,000 440 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.73g, . Dolphin to right, a dotted line along its body, a dotted line Lot: 574 below. Rev. KO, triskeles left, The Prospero Collection of one of the branches ending in the Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. head of a monster, all within a Dynasts of Lycia, Erbbina (c.420- dotted square border within an 400 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.49g, . incuse square (BMC 53, pl. III, 14 Telmessos (?) mint. Head of (this reverse die); SNG von Athena facing to left, wearing a Aulock -; Vismara -). Some crested Attic helmet decorated residual lustre, well-struck, with volute and olive-leaves. Rev. extremely fine and very rare, a Lycian legend ('erbbina'), very attractive coin. Purchased Herakles, wearing a lion's skin on from G. Mller, 27 June 1988 - his head and wrapped round his The estimates are in USD $ left arm, fighting to left, his left 7,500 foot on raised ground, a quiver hangs at his side, he holds a bow in his extended left hand and his Lot: 572 club in his raised right hand, all The Prospero Collection of within a circular dotted border Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. within an incuse circle (S. Hurter, Dynasts of Lycia, Wekhssere I Tissaphernes-Fund, in Essays to (c.450-420 B.C.), Silver Stater, Thompson, 28a, pl. 9 (this coin); 8.37g, . Forepart of Pegasos Vismara II, 185, pl. XIX (these facing to left, its wings open, dies); BMC 132, pl. VII, 16 (these diskeles above, all on a raised dies); Mrkholm & Zahle II, 72-73; central disc within a circle. Rev. SNG von Aulock ). Light traces Lycian legend ('wekhs'), triskeles, of double-striking on the reverse, diskeles on left, within a dotted lightly toned, about extremely fine square border within an incuse and rare. This coin published in square (Vismara I, 23 (D2/R4) 'Der Tissaphernes-Fund' S. (this coin)). Obverse die a little Hurter, in Essays in Honor of worn, oval flan, toned, good very Margaret Thompson (1979), p. fine. This coin published in 105, 28a, illustrated on pl. 9. Ex 'Monetazione Arcaica della Bank Leu AG, Auction 18, Zurich, Lycia', vol. I, N. Vismara (1989), 5 May 1977, lot 223 Purchased 23. Ex Mnz Zentrum, Auction 65, from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Cologne, 1988, lot 223 11 January 1990 - The estimates Purchased from Athena, Munich, are in USD $ 5,000 10 April 1990 - The estimates are in USD $ 2,750 Lot: 575 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 573 Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. The Prospero Collection of Dynasts of Lycia, Vekhssere II Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. (c.410-390 B.C.), Silver Stater, Dynasts of Lycia, Spintaza (late 8.53g, . Head of Athena facing to 5th century B.C.), Silver Stater, right, wearing a crested Attic 10.06g, . Phellus (?) mint. Head helmet decorated with a volute of Aphrodite (?) facing to left, and olive-leaves. Rev. Lycian small A on cheek. Rev. Lycian legend ('ddentimi'), two

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confronted lions seated on a Podalia Hoard (IGCH 1262) Ex dotted ground line, their heads Hess - Leu, Auction 19, Lucerne, turned facing, each raising one of 12 & 13 April 1962, lot 313 - The its forepaws, a spiral symbol estimates are in USD $ 1,800 between them, all within a dotted circular border within an incuse circle (S. Hurter, 'Tissaphernes- Lot: 578 Fund', in Essays to Thompson, 4, The Prospero Collection of pl. 8 (these dies); cf. SNG von Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Aulock 4185 for type). Broad Dynasts of Lycia, Mithrapata flan, well-struck for issue, lightly (c.380-360 B.C.), Silver Stater, toned, extremely fine and rare, a 9.77g, . Lion's scalp facing, small very good example. Purchased triskeles below. Rev. Lycian from Spink & Son Ltd., London, legend ('Mithrapata'), bearded 1988 - The estimates are in USD head of dynast facing to left, $ 4,000 triskeles below on right, all within an incuse square (Olay & Mrkholm, 'The Coin Hoard from Lot: 576 Podalia', NC 1971, 75, pl. 2 (A7- The Prospero Collection of P7); Boston supplement 225 (this Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. reverse die); SNG von Aulock Dynasts of Lycia, Trbbenimi at 4238 var.). Attractive style, Zemu (c.400 B.C.), Silver Stater, cabinet tone, nearly extremely 9.60g, . Lion's scalp facing. Rev. fine. From the Podalia Hoard Ζ-T-I, triskeles, Lycian letter (IGCH 1262) Ex Hess -Leu, below, all within an incuse square Auction 49, Lucerne, 27 & 28 (SNG von Aulock 4227 (this April 1971, lot 234 Ex Spink & coin); Olay & Mrkholm, 'The Coin Son Numismatics Ltd., Auction Hoard from Podalia', NC 1971, 20, Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot 360 (A3-P6), pl. 6 (this coin); 319 - The estimates are in USD Babelon, Traite pl. CIII, 8). $ 8,000 Lightly toned, good very fine. This coin published in 'The Coin Hoard from Podalia', Olay & Lot: 579 Mrkholm, NC (1971), 360, The Prospero Collection of illustrated on pl. 6. From the Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Podalia Hoard (IGCH 1262) Ex Unknown Dynast of Araxa (c.380 Hans von Aulock Collection, B.C.), 8.37g, . Lion's scalp facing. 4227 Ex Monnaies et Medailles Rev. Lycian legend ('Araththihe'), SA, Auction 53, Basel, 29 female head facing, wearing a November 1977, lot 125 Ex Spink radiate crown, earrings and a & Son Numismatics Ltd., Auction necklace (O. Mrkholm & G. 20, Zurich, 6 October 1986, lot Neumann, Die Lykischen 318 - The estimates are in USD Mnzlegenden, 1978, p. 31, M. $ 3,750 247 = S. Hurter, 'Der Tissaphernes-Fund', Essays in honour of M. Thompson, 1979, Lot: 577 35 (this coin)). Softly struck on The Prospero Collection of obverse, traces of double-striking Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. on reverse, otherwise extremely Dynasts of Lycia, Zagaba (c.400- fine and exceedingly rare, 380 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.87g, . apparently the second known Lion's scalp facing. Rev. Lycian example. This coin published in legend ('zakhabaha'), head of 'Die Lykischen Mnzlegenden', O. Athena facing, inclined slightly to Mrkholm & G. Neumann (1978), left, wearing a plumed helmet p. 31, M. 247; and in 'Der and a necklace, a laurel-branch Tissaphernes-Fund', S. Hurter, in on right (Olay & Mrkholm, 'The Essays in Honour of Margaret Coin Hoard from Podalia', NC Thompson (1979), p. 106, 35a, 1971, 12 (A2-P2), pl. I (this coin); illustrated on pl. 9. Ex Bank Leu cf. Vismara 210 (Third Stater)). AG, Auction 18, Zurich, 5 May Traces of overstriking on reverse, 1977, lot 226 Ex Nelson Bunker toned, nearly extremely fine and Hunt Collection, Sotheby's, New very rare. This coin published in York, 21 & 22 June 1990, lot 555 'The Coin Hoard from Podalia', The other published example of Olay & Mrkholm, NC (1971), 12, this coin is in the Copenhagen illustrated on pl. 1. From the Collection. - The estimates are

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in USD $ 10,000 Lot: 581 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. Lot: 580 PAMPHYLIA. Side (c.480-460 The Prospero Collection of B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.93g, . Ancient Greek Coins. LYCIA. Pomegranate, a dolphin to left Dynasts of Lycia, Perikle (c.375- below. Rev. Helmeted head of 360 B.C.), Silver Stater, 9.84g, . Athena facing to right (S. Atlan, Phellus mint, c.370 B.C. Head of 'Untersuchungen ber die dynast facing, inclined slightly to sidetischen Mnzen des V. und IV. left, wearing a laurel-wreath, and Jahrhunderts v. Chr.', 1967, 4, 4 with drapery round neck, a small (this coin); SNG von Aulock dolphin swimming downwards on 4760; SNG Copenhagen 368; right. Rev. Lycian legend BMC pl. XXV, 7-8; SNG France ('PERIKLE'), warrior, naked but 625; Babelon, Traite pl. 24, 6). for a crested Corinthian helmet, Very fine and very rare. Ex advancing to right, brandishing a Mnzen und Medaillen AG, short sword and holding a round Auction VII, Basel, 3 & 4 shield, triskeles on upper right, a December 1948, lot 488 Ex C. sea-shell (?) on lower right, all Gillet Collection Ex Monnaies et within an incuse square (SNG Medailles SA, Auction 68, Basel, von Aulock 4250 (this coin); Olay 15 April 1986, lot 306 - The & Mrkholm, 'The Coin Hoard from estimates are in USD $ 3,000 Podalia', NC 1971, 398 (A1-P3) (this coin); Vismara, pl. XXIII, 215 (these dies); L. Mildenberg, Lot: 582 Mithrapata and Perikles, The Prospero Collection of Proceedings of the 8th Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. International Numismatic Kelenderis (c.425-400 B.C.), Congress, Rome 1961 (1965), Silver Stater, 10.08g, . Naked 21). Reverse die a little worn, a youth on horseback to right, wonderful portrait of exceptional holding a whip in his right hand classical style, good very fine. and the rein in his left, preparing This coin published in 'The Coin to leap from the horse, MT Hoard from Podalia', Olay & monogram below. Rev. Mrkholm, NC (1971), 398; and in KEΛEN, goat kneeling to SNG Sammlung Hans von right, its head turned back to face Aulock, 4250. From the Podalia left, a monogram of ΩM Hoard (IGCH 1262) Ex Hans von below (half-erased from the die), Aulock Collection, 4250 a monogram of ZE in the Purchased from Spink & Son exergue, a countermark of a bull Ltd., London, 31 March 1988 The on left (cf. SNG Berry 1264 (this Lycian coinage of Mithrapata and obverse die, with the monogram Perikle bear dynastic portraits of removed); SNG France 72 (these superb style. On the above coin dies, with the monogram below the influence of the facing the goat fully visible and without Syracusan coinage can be seen. the monogram in the exergue; The dynast is represented in an Babelon, Traite, pl. CXL, 16 idealised classical style, looking (these dies, with a monogram out from the coin with serene added in the exergue); cf. SNG majesty, his hair flowing freely Levante 25; cf. SNG von Aulock around him. The portrait almost 5637 for the countermark). A imitates the rendering of immortal fascinating coin, showing the re- beings found on other facing use of dies at this mint, attractive head coinage. These remarkable grey-purple toning, extremely fine issues were unfortunately short- and rare. Ex Numismatic Fine lived, and they appear to have Arts, Auction IX, New York, 10 come to an end after the invasion December 1980, lot 296 Ex Spink of Lycia by Maussollos in around Auction 71, London, 11 October 360 B.C. - The estimates are in 1989, lot 93 - The estimates are USD $ 3,000 in USD $ 3,500

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Lot: 583 wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. The Prospero Collection of Herakles kneeling to left, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. wrestling the Nemean lion, a club Mallos (c.425-385 B.C.), Silver below (SNG France 402; SNG Stater, 10.43g, . Aramaic legend, Levante 154 (var., head left); winged male figure, a plume on SNG von Aulock -). Some light his head, kneeling to right, porosity on obverse, toned, holding before him a disk nearly extremely fine and rare. - decorated with a star. Rev. The estimates are in USD $ MAΛP, swan standing to 1,200 left, flapping its wings (BMC 17, pl. XVI, 13; SNG Levante -; SNG France -; SNG von Aulock -). Lot: 587 Toned, about extremely fine and The Prospero Collection of rare. Ex Spink Auction 71, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. London, 11 October 1989, lot 94 - Myriandros, Satrap Mazaios The estimates are in USD $ (c.361-334 B.C.), Silver Stater, 3,250 10.78g, . Cilician legend ('BLTRZ' = Baaltars) (retrograde), Baaltars, wearing an ornate Lot: 584 crown, seated to right on a The Prospero Collection of throne, the back of which Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. terminates in a swan's head, Mallos (c.425-385 B.C.), Silver holding a lotus-flower in his right Stater, 10.50g, . Aramaic legend, hand and a sceptre surmounted winged male figure, a plume on by lotus-flower in his left, a his head, kneeling to right, Cilician letter on right. Rev. Lion holding before him a disk seated to left, a bow above (SNG decorated with a star. Rev. France 422 (this obverse die); MAΛP, swan standing to E.T. Newell, 'Myriandros - left, flapping its wings, a locust on Alexandria Kat'Isson', AJN LIII, left (BMC 17, pl. XVI, 13; SNG 1919, p. 16, 1; SNG Levante -). Levante -; SNG France -; SNG Toned, nearly extremely fine, von Aulock -). Toned, very fine scarce. - The estimates are in and rare. Purchased from USD $ 2,500 Athena, Munich, 4 October 1988 - The estimates are in USD $ 1,000 Lot: 588 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Lot: 585 Myriandros, Satrap Mazaios The Prospero Collection of (c.361-334 B.C.), Silver Stater, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. 10.73g, . Baaltars, wearing a Mallos (c.385-375 B.C.), Silver himation over his lower limbs, Stater, 9.81g, . Head of Aphrodite seated to left, holding a lotus- facing to right, her hair bound in tipped sceptre, a thymiaterion an ampyx and a sphendone, surmounted by an eagle on left, wearing an earring and a Aramaic legend on right ('BLTRZ' necklace. Rev. MAΛ, head = Baaltars). Rev. Lion standing to of satrap facing to right, wearing left on ground, Aramaic legend a Persian headdress (SNG above ('MZDI' = Mazaios) (SNG Levante 151; SNG France 392; Levante 188; SNG France 431; SNG von Aulock 5717 var.). SNG von Aulock 5463; BMC 64). Attractive grey-purple tone, good A few light old scratches, toned, very fine. Purchased from very fine, scarce Purchased from Athena, Munich, 4 October 1988 - Spink & Son Ltd., London, 26 The estimates are in USD $ June 1988. - The estimates are in 2,500 USD $ 3,000

Lot: 586 Lot: 589 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Mallos (c.350-333 B.C.), Silver Myriandros, Satrap Mazaios Stater, 10.40g, . MAΛ, head (c.361-334 B.C.), Silver Stater, of Herakles facing to right, 10.84g, . Baaltars, wearing a himation over his lower limbs,

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seated to left, holding a lotus- Lot: 592 tipped sceptre, Aramaic legend The Prospero Collection of on right ('BLTRZ' = Baaltars), Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Aramaic letters on left and below Nagidos (c.375-365 B.C.), Silver the seat. Rev. Lion standing to Stater, 10.17g, . Aphrodite left on a crescent, a star above, enthroned to left, wearing a Aramaic legend ('MZDI' = polos, chiton and a peplos, Mazaios) (SNG France 434; SNG holding a philae in her right hand Levante 185; SNG von Aulock -). and resting her left on the arm of Extremely fine, scarce. Ex Spink the throne, Eros flies towards her Numismatic Circular, Volume on left, holding a wreath, a plant XCVI, Number 5, London, June with a flower before her feet, a 1988, 3496 - The estimates are mouse to left below the throne. in USD $ 3,000 Rev. NA?I?IKON, Dionysos standing to half-left, wearing a himation, holding a vine-branch Lot: 590 with a bunch of grapes in his right The Prospero Collection of hand and a thyrsos in his left, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. ?AP on lower left, a monogram Nagidos (c.400-380 B.C.), Silver and a fly on upper left (SNG Stater, 10.56g, . Head of Berry 1283 (this coin); SNG Dionysos facing to right, wearing France 30 (these dies); cf. BMC a wreath of ivy. Rev. 23 var.; cf. SNG Levante 11-13 [NA?I?EΩN], head of var.; cf. SNG von Aulock 5758-9 Aphrodite facing to right, her hair var.). Attractively toned, bound in a sphendone, wearing extremely fine. This coin an earring, within a shallow published in SNG The Burton Y. incuse circle (BMC 3, pl. XIX, 3; Berry Collection, New York, SNG Levante 2; P. Lederer, 'Die 1283. Purchased from Spink & Staterpragung der Stadt Son Ltd., London, April 1986 - Nagidos', ZfN XLI, 1931, 14). A The estimates are in USD $ little short of an oval flan, light 3,000 porosity, toned, good very fine. Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 18, Zurich, 5 May 1977, lot 237 Lot: 593 Purchased from G. Mller, 1987 - The Prospero Collection of The estimates are in USD $ Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. 1,500 Soloi (c.400-350 B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.72g, . Head of Athena facing to right, wearing a crested Lot: 591 Attic helmet decorated with a The Prospero Collection of griffin. Rev. ΖOΛ- Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. EΩNO, bunch of grapes Nagidos (c.375-365 B.C.), Silver hanging on a stem with tendrils Stater, 10.58g, . Aphrodite and a leaf on the right, AI-P enthroned to left, holding a either side of the grapes (SNG philae, Eros stands at her side, France -, cf. 174 var.; SNG with wings displayed. Rev. NA?I / Levante -, cf. 45; SNG von ?EΩN, Dionysos standing Aulock -, cf. 5867 var.; BMC -, cf. to half-left, wearing a himation, 18 var.). Attractive style, toned, holding a vine-branch with extremely fine, a very rare grapes in his right hand and a variety. Purchased privately in thyrsos in his left, ? in the 1989 - The estimates are in USD exergue (SNG France 25 (these $ 8,000 dies); P. Lederer, 'Die Staterpragung der Stadt Nagidos', ZfN XLI, 1931, 23; Lot: 594 BMC 11, pl. XIX, 10; SNG von The Prospero Collection of Aulock 5754 var.). Well-struck, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. extremely fine. Purchased from Soloi, Tiribazos (386-380 B.C.), Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1990 - Silver Stater, 10.73g, . Ahura- The estimates are in USD $ mazda, his body terminated at 4,000 the waist by a winged solar disk, holding a wreath and lotus- flower; within a shallow incuse circle. Rev. Baal standing to half- left, holding a sceptre in his left

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hand and an eagle in his right, Lot: 597 ΖO on left, Cilician legend The Prospero Collection of ('TRIBZW') on right (SNG Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Levante 49; BMC 25, pl. XXVI, 2; Tarsos, Satrap Pharnabazos Babelon, Traite II, 2, 581). (379-374 B.C.), Silver Stater, Toned, very fine and very rare. 10.90g, . Cilician legend ('HLK'), Purchased from Spink & Son head of Herakles facing, inclined Ltd., London, 1990 - The slightly to right, wearing a lion's estimates are in USD $ 900 skin headdress. Rev. TEPΖIKON, male head facing to left, wearing an Lot: 595 Athenian helmet (SNG Levante, The Prospero Collection of Supplement 1, 17; SNG France Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. 240; R.A. Moysey, 'The Silver Soloi (c.380-350 B.C.), Silver Stater Issues of Pharnabazos Stater, 10.61g, . Bearded head of and Datames from the Mint of Herakles facing to right, wearing Tarsus in Cilicia', ANS MN 31, a lion's skin tied around his neck. 1986, pl. 2, 25; BMC 22). Lightly Rev. ΖOΛEΩN toned, about extremely fine, an (retrograde), head of satrap excellent example of this facing to right, wearing a Persian attractive coin, rare. Ex headdress (SNG France 159 Giessener Mnzhandlung, Auction var.; SNG Levante 50 var.; SNG 48, Munich, 2 April 1990, lot 526 von Aulock 5862 var.). Nearly It is probable that the inspiration extremely fine, a rare variety. Ex for this obverse facing type came Jascha Heifetz Collection, Part 2, from the coins of Herakleia Superior Galleries, New York, 9 Pontika (see lot 431). - The & 10 December 1989, lot 2722 estimates are in USD $ 6,000 Ex Bank Leu Ltd., Auction 52, Zurich, 15 May 1991, lot 105 There have been various theories Lot: 598 regarding the identity of the head The Prospero Collection of on the reverse of this coin. Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Tiribazos of Armenia, or possibly Tarsos, Satrap Pharnabazos Pharnabazos, have both been (379-374 B.C.), Silver Stater, suggested but the identity 10.75g, . Cilician legend ('BLTRZ' remains uncertain. - The = Baaltars), Baal enthroned three- estimates are in USD $ 900 quarters facing to left, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus- flower. Rev. Cilician legend Lot: 596 ('FRNBZW' = Pharnabazos), The Prospero Collection of head of a bearded warrior facing Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. to left, wearing a crested Attic Soloi (c.350-300 B.C.), Silver helmet (cf. SNG Levante 72 var.; Stater, 7.68g, . Head of Athena cf. SNG France 251ff.). Lightly facing to right, wearing a crested toned, extremely fine, a rare Corinthian helmet. Rev. variety. Ex Spink Auction 25, ΖOΛEΩN, a London, 24-25 November 1982, large bunch of grapes on a stem lot 119 - The estimates are in with tendrils and a leaf on left, a USD $ 1,200 rose and ?IΛ on left, an owl standing facing on right (BMC 32, pl. XXVI, 7 (these dies); cf. SNG Lot: 599 France 179 var.; cf. SNG Levante The Prospero Collection of 51 var.; cf. SNG von Aulock 5870- Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. 1 var.). Extremely fine and rare. Tarsos, Satrap Datames (378- Ex Collection of Ancient Greek 372 B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.43g, . Gold and Silver Coins formed by Cilician legend ('BLTRZ' = a Foreign Amateur, Glendining & Baaltars), Baal enthroned three- Co., London, 13 December 1963, quarters facing to right, holding a lot 352 - The estimates are in bunch of grapes, an ear of corn, USD $ 850 and an eagle-tipped sceptre, M below the throne, all within a crenellated wall. Rev. Cilician legend ('TRDMW' = Datames), satrap enthroned three-quarters facing to right, wearing a kidaris

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and Persian dress, and holding square (SNG France 318; Boston an arrow, a winged solar-disk 2136; SNG Levante -, cf. 111 above, a bow on right (R.A. var.; SNG von Aulock -, cf. 5954- Moysey, 'The Silver Stater Issues 6 var.). Extremely fine. of Pharnabazos and Datames Purchased from Spink & Son from the Mint of Tarsus in Cilicia', Ltd., London, 12 December 1990 ANS MN 31, 1986, pl. 5, 59 (this - The estimates are in USD coin); cf. SNG France 282ff.; cf. $ 3,000 SNG Levante 85ff.; SNG von Aulock 5951 var.; BMC 32 var.). Attractively toned, nearly Lot: 602 extremely fine, a very rare The Prospero Collection of variety. Ex L. Hamburger, Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. Auction 92, Frankfurt, 11 & 12 Tarsos, Satrap Mazaios (c.361- June 1930, lot 392 Ex Bank Leu 334 B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.89g, . AG, Auction 15, Zurich, 4 & 5 Baaltars, wearing a himation over May 1976, lot 335 Ex Frank his lower limbs, seated to left, his Sternberg, Auction XVIII, Zurich, head and upper body facing, 20 & 21 November 1986, lot 183 - holding an eagle, an ear of corn The estimates are in USD $ and a bunch of grapes in his right 4,000 hand, and a lotus-headed sceptre in his left, Aramaic legend on right ('BLTRZ' = Baaltars), Lot: 600 Aramaic letters on left and below The Prospero Collection of seat. Rev. Lion attacking a bull to Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. left, Aramaic legend above Tarsos (c.370 B.C.), Silver ('MZDI' = Mazaios), an ear of Stater, 10.68g, . corn and an Aramaic letter below TEPΖIKON, female head (SNG von Aulock 5959; cf. BMC (Hera?) facing to left, wearing a 53 var.; cf. SNG Levante 104 stephane decorated with a var.; cf. SNG France 348-9 var.). palmette between two circles, Struck on a very broad flan, and wearing an earring and a some residual lustre, extremely necklace. Rev. Herakles kneeling fine, an excellent example. to left, wrestling the Nemean lion, Purchased from Spink & Son a club below (SNG Levante 63 Ltd., London, 2 September 1989 - (this reverse die); SNG France The estimates are in USD $ 235; E.S.G. Robinson, 'Greek 2,250 Coins Acquired by the British Museum 1938-1948', NC 1948, p. 58, pl. V, 11 (these dies); SNG Lot: 603 von Aulock -). Attractive The Prospero Collection of iridescent tone, nearly extremely Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. fine, rare. Ex Giessener Tarsos, Satrap Mazaios (c.361- Mnzhandlung, Auction 52, 334 B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.92g, . Munich, 6 November 1990, lot Baaltars, wearing a himation on 357 - The estimates are in USD his lower limbs, seated to left, $ 1,500 holding a sceptre surmounted by an eagle, an ear of corn and a bunch of grapes on left, Aramaic Lot: 601 legend on right ('BLTRZ' = The Prospero Collection of Baaltars), Aramaic letters on left Ancient Greek Coins. CILICIA. and below the seat. Rev. Lion to Tarsos, Satrap Mazaios (c.361- left, pouncing onto the back of a 334 B.C.), Silver Stater, 10.62g, . bull to right, two rows of Baaltars, wearing a himation over crenellated walls, each with four his lower limbs, seated to left, his towers, below, Aramaic legend upper body facing, holding a around ('MZDI ZI'L'BRNH grain-ear and a bunch of grapes RAWHLK' = Mazaios Governor in his right hand and a lotus- of Transeuphrates and Cilicia), headed sceptre in his left, Aramaic letters on left (SNG Aramaic legend on right ('BLTRZ' France 359; SNG Levante 113; = Baaltars), Aramaic letter below SNG von Aulock -). Toned, good the seat. Rev. Lion attacking a very fine. Purchased from B.A. stag to left, Aramaic legend Seaby Ltd., London, 1987 - The above ('MZDI' = Mazaios), O estimates are in USD $ 4,000 below, all within a shallow incuse

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Lot: 604 and a horn. Rev. Goat recumbent The Prospero Collection of to right on a dotted ground line, Ancient Greek Coins. CYPRUS. Cypriot 'PA' on right, 'SI LE O' Cyprus, Lapethos, Sidqmelek above, 'SE' in the exergue (c.435 B.C.), Silver Stater, (Masson & Amandry, 'Notes de 10.86g, . Head of Athena facing Numismatique Chypriote, VI-VIII', to left, wearing a crested RN 1988, 1a-c). Toned, very Corinthian helmet, Phoenician fine. - The estimates are in USD legend ('King of Lapethos'). Rev. $ 1,500 Head of Athena facing, wearing a double-crested helmet with bull's horn and ears, Phoenician Lot: 607 legend ('Sidqmelek'), a pellet The Prospero Collection of above, all within an incuse Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM square (BMC 9, pl. VI, 8 (these OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, dies, but without pellet added on Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 the reverse)). Cabinet tone, a B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, little softly struck on the obverse, 16.69g, . Mint of Susa, struck very fine to good very fine, very c.305/4-295 B.C. Male head rare. Ex Spink Auction 65, (Seleukos / Alexander?) facing to London, 5 October 1988, lot 77 - right, wearing a helmet covered The estimates are in USD $ with a panther-skin, adorned with 5,000 the ear and horns of a bull, the panther-skin tied at the neck. Rev. Lot: 605 BAΖIΛEΩΖ The Prospero Collection of ΖEΛEYKOY, Nike Ancient Greek Coins. CYPRUS. standing to right, placing a Cyprus, Salamis, Evagoras I wreath on a trophy of arms, a (c.411-374 B.C.), Silver Stater, monogram on lower left, a 11.12g, . Head of bearded monogram between Nike and the Herakles facing to right, wearing trophy (Houghton & Lorber 173.4; a lion's skin headdress. Rev. Newell, ESM 426). Excellent Bearded goat seated to right on a portrait, good very fine. dotted ground line, a grain of Purchased from Spink & Son barley above, a kerykeion on Ltd., London, February 1989 - right (O. Masson & M. Amandry, The estimates are in USD $ 'Notes de Numismatique 9,000 Chypriote, VI-VIII', RN 1988, p. 37, Be. 4 (this coin); BMC 55; Boston 2144; Kraay -Hirmer pl. Lot: 608 194, 678). Very well struck and The Prospero Collection of well-centred, of excellent style Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM and in an unusually fine state of OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, preservation, cabinet tone, Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 extremely fine and with a good B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, pedigree. This coin published in 16.54g, . Mint of Susa, struck 'Notes de Numismatique c.305/4-295 B.C. Male head Chypriote, VI-VIII', O. Masson & (Seleukos / Alexander?) facing to M. Amandry, RN 1988, p. 34, Be. right, wearing a helmet covered 4. Ex 'Kunstfreund' Collection, with a panther-skin, adorned with Bank Leu AG & Mnzen und the ear and horns of a bull, the Medaillen AG, Zurich, 28 May panther-skin tied at the neck. Purchased from Spink & Son Rev. Ltd., London, 19841974, lot 226 - BAΖIΛEΩΖ The estimates are in USD $ [Ζ]EΛEYK[OY], Nike 15,000 standing to right, placing a wreath on a trophy of arms, H on lower left, AX between Nike and Lot: 606 the trophy (Houghton & Lorber The Prospero Collection of 173.12; Newell, ESM 417). Ancient Greek Coins. CYPRUS. Some smoothing in obverse field, Cyprus, Salamis, Evagoras I lightly toned, an excellent portrait (c.411-374 B.C.), Silver Stater, of wonderful Hellenistic style, 10.74g, . Herakles, naked, good very fine and rare seated on a rock draped with a Purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd., lion's skin to right, holding a club London. - The estimates are in

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USD $ 6,000 the battle of Corupedium. The horse on the obverse of the coin is perhaps a reference to Lot: 609 Alexander's own mount, The Prospero Collection of Bucephalus (see lot 304 for a Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM depiction of Alexander riding OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, Bucephalus). A huge horse and Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 thought to be untameable, it is B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, reported by Plutarch that 17.21g, . Mint of Susa, struck Alexander won the horse when after c.295 B.C. Head of Zeus he was a thirteen-year-old boy facing to right, wearing a laurel- after he subdued it, and that only wreath. Rev. he was able to ride the animal. BAΖIΛEΩΖ There are contradictory accounts ΖEΛEYKOY, Athena of the fate of Bucephalus, some in a quadriga of elephants to stating that he died of natural right, brandishing a spear and a causes, and others that he shield, an anchor above, a perished following the battle of monogram and a bee below Hydaspes in 326 B.C. An (Houghton & Lorber 178.1; alternative interpretation of the Newell, ESM 327). Well-struck, obverse of this coin could be a lightly toned, extremely fine. commemoration of the horse that Purchased from Spink & Son enabled Seleukos's flight from Ltd., London, 16 March 1987 - Babylon in 316 B.C. The addition The estimates are in USD $ of the horns to the horse signifies 4,250 that it is an heroic animal. The elephant that appears on the reverse of the coin was a symbol of Seleucid might, in use since Lot: 610 the reconquest of India in 304- The Prospero Collection of 303 B.C. There are perhaps Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM fewer than ten examples of this OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, coin known today. - The Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 estimates are in USD $ B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 75,000 16.70g, . Mint of Pergamon, struck 281 B.C. Bridled head of horned horse (Bucephalus?) facing to right, its mouth open. Lot: 611 Rev. The Prospero Collection of BAΖIΛEΩΖ Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM / ΖEΛEYKOY, OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, elephant walking to right, a bee Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 above, an anchor below B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, (Houghton & Lorber, Seleucid 16.72g, . Head of Zeus facing to Coins, part I, 1 (1); Houghton, right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Coins of the Seleucid Empire' Rev. 633; Newell, 'The Pergamene BAΖIΛEΩΖ Mint under Philetaerus', NNM 76, ANTIOXOY ?EOY p. 10, 1, I; Newell, Western E?I?ANOYΖ / NIKH?OPOY, Seleucid Mints, 1528; cf. Zeus enthroned to left, holding 'Kunstfreund', lot 249 = NFA Nike, who faces right to crown XVIII, 1987, lot 287; Kraay - Zeus, in his outstretched right Hirmer pl. 204, 741). A hand and a sceptre in his left magnificent coin of almost (Houghton & Lorber 1398; medallic impact, broad flan, Newell, SMA, 63; Houghton 106- attractively toned, about 7; SNG Spaer 1003; Gulbenkian extremely fine, one of the finest 1039). Broad flan, toned, known examples of this excellent style, about extremely extremely rare and historically fine. Purchased from Spink & significant coin. Purchased Son Ltd., London, 6 October privately in 1987 This extremely 1989 - The estimates are in USD rare, and very impressive, coin $ 9,000 was only struck for a brief period of time. It is thought that the issue was a commemorative one, struck to mark the victory of Seleukos I over Lysimachos at

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Lot: 612 iridescent cabinet tone, nearly The Prospero Collection of extremely fine. - The estimates Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM are in USD $ 700 OF SYRIA. Seleucid Kings, Demetrios I Soter (162-150 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.80g, . Lot: 615 Mint of Antioch, struck c.162- The Prospero Collection of 155/4 B.C. Head facing to right, Ancient Greek Coins. wearing a diadem, within a laurel- PHOENICIA. Byblos, Adramelek wreath border. Rev. (c.348-333 B.C.), Silver Dishekel, BAΖIΛEΩΖ 13.26g, . War galley to left above ?HMHTPIOY, Tyche seated to waves, its prow ending in the left on a throne supported by a head of a roaring lion, three winged tritoness, holding a short hoplites stand to left on the deck, sceptre in her right hand and a wearing crested helmets and cornucopiae in her left, a holding round shields, a monogram on left (Houghton & hippocamp swimming to left Lorber 1638n; Newell, SMA 96). below, a murex shell below, Toned, good very fine. - The Phoenician letters (Ad) in field. estimates are in USD $ 800 Rev. Phoenician legend ('drmlk mlk gbl = Adramelek, King of Byblos), lion attacking a bull to Lot: 613 left (Kraay -Hirmer pl. 195, 685 The Prospero Collection of (these dies); SNG Fitzwilliam Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 6031; Betlyon 18 var.; cf. BMC OF SYRIA. Kindgom of Syria, 10 (1/16 Shekel)). An excellent Seleucid Kings, Antiochos VI, example, well-centred on a broad Dionysos (144-142 B.C.), Silver flan, extremely fine. Purchased Tetradrachm, 16.58g, . Mint of from Spink & Son Ltd., London, Antioch, dated SE 169 = 144/3 13 February 1985 - The B.C. Head facing to right, radiate estimates are in USD $ 6,000 and wearing a diadem. Rev. BAΖIΛEΩΖ / ANTIOXOY / E?I?ANOYΖ / Lot: 616 ?IONYΖOY, the Dioskouroi The Prospero Collection of galloping to left, holding lances, Ancient Greek Coins. date ??P below the horses, TPY, PHOENICIA. Sidon, King ? and ΖTA on right, all Abd'Eshmun (c.410-400 B.C.), within a wreath of lily, ivy and Silver Half-Shekel, 6.79g, . The grain-ears (Houghton & Lorber walls of Sidon, with four towers, 2000.2a; SNG Spaer 1762; in front of which is a war-galley Newell, SMA 232). Broad flan, with shields, two lions standing good very fine. - The estimates back-to-back below. Rev. The are in USD $ 2,000 Persian Great King standing to right, slaying a lion which he holds by its forelock, raising it on Lot: 614 its hind legs, all within a shallow The Prospero Collection of incuse square (Betlyon 12; BMC Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM 11; Babelon, Traite II, 904, pl. OF SYRIA. Kindgom of Syria, CXVIII, 17). Good very fine, rare. Seleucid Kings, Antiochos VIII Ex Bank Leu AG, Auction 50, Epiphanes (121-96 B.C.), Silver Zurich, 25 April 1990, lot 215 - Tetradrachm, 15.69g, . Mint of The estimates are in USD $ Ptolemas, struck 121/0-113 B.C. 5,000 Head facing to right, wearing a diadem; within a fillet border. Rev. Lot: 617 BAΖIΛEΩΖ The Prospero Collection of ANTIOXOY E?I?ANOYΖ, Ancient Greek Coins. Zeus Uranius, naked, standing to PHOENICIA. Sidon, Abd'Ashtart I left, holding a star in his (c.365-352 B.C.), Silver Dishekel, outstretched right hand and a 25.38g, . Regnal year 5 = sceptre in his left, M on left, 361/360 B.C. War galley, lined within a laurel-wreath border with shields and with a standard (Houghton & Lorber 2335.2a; at the stern, sailing to left over SNG Spaer 2581-2; Houghton two bands of waves below, date 812). A few light marks, above. Rev. Slow quadriga to left

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on ground line, behind the driver with curled wing, to right, holding stands the Great King of Persia, the reins and a bow, waves and a his right hand raised, Abd'Ashtart dolphin swimming to right below. walks behind in Egyptian-style Rev. Owl standing to right, head dress, holding a cult-sceptre and facing, a crook and flail in a votive vase, Phoenician letters background, date and a ('bh) above (BMC 29, pl. XIX, 5 Phoenician letter on right (BMC var.; Betlyon 21). Well-centred 26, pl. XXIX, 9). Toned, good on a broad flan, very fine to good very fine. Purchased from Spink very fine. Purchased from A.H. & Son Ltd., London, 20 Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London, 11 December 1986 - The estimates May 1985 - The estimates are in are in USD $ 1,100 USD $ 6,500

Lot: 621 Lot: 618 The Prospero Collection of The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. PERSIA. Ancient Greek Coins. Persia, Achaemenid Empire, PHOENICIA. Sidon (c.107/6 B.C. Time of Xerxes II to Ataxerxes -A.D. 43/4), Silver Tetradrachm, (c.420-375 B.C.), Gold Daric, 13.98g, . Dated year 6 = 106/5 8.41g. Great King of Persia in B.C. Turreted, veiled and draped kneeling-running stance to right, bust of Tyche facing to right. Rev. wearing a kidaris, a quiver at his ΖI?ΩNIΩN, eagle shoulder, holding a bow in his left standing to left on a prow, a palm- hand and a spear in his right. branch behind, date LC above a Rev. Uneven rectangular incuse monogram on left (BMC 102). A (Carradice, Type IIIb C, pl. XIV, very good example struck in high 42; BMC 58, pl. XXV, 12). Good relief, extremely fine and rare. very fine. Purchased from G. Purchased from Spink & Son Mller, 5 February 1985 - The Ltd., London, 29 September 1988 estimates are in USD $ 2,500 - The estimates are in USD $ 3,300 Lot: 622 The Prospero Collection of Lot: 619 Ancient Greek Coins. PERSIA. The Prospero Collection of Persia, Achaemenid Empire, Ancient Greek Coins. Time of Xerxes II to Ataxerxes PHOENICIA. Tyre (c.435-410 (c.420-375 B.C.), Silver Siglos, B.C.), Silver Double-Shekel, 5.57g. Great King of Persia in 13.76g, . Dolphin leaping to right kneeling-running stance to right, above waves, a murex-shell wearing a kidaris, a quiver at his below, inscription ('eloan' = 'one shoulder, holding a bow in his left thirtieth of a Mina') above. Rev. hand and a spear in his right. Owl, in the shape of the Egyptian Rev. Uneven rectangular incuse hieroglyphic sign M, standing to (Carradice, Type IIIb C, pl. XIV, right, its head facing, a crook and 36; BMC 62, pl. XXV, 15). Good flail in the background, all within very fine. Purchased from Spink an incuse that follows the outline & Son Ltd., London, 20 January of the design (BMC 1; Babelon, 1988 - The estimates are in Traite, pl. CXXII, 1; Kraay, ACGC USD $ 1,800 1048; Rouvier 1775). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. This is one of the very earliest coin Lot: 623 that bears an inscription stating The Prospero Collection of its value. - The estimates are in Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM USD $ 5,000 OF PERSIS. Bagadat (early-mid 3rd century B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.85g, . Head Lot: 620 facing to right, wearing a kyrbasia The Prospero Collection of with the flaps tied up, and an Ancient Greek Coins. earring. Rev. Fire temple, King PHOENICIA. Tyre, 'Ozmilk standing to right on left, a (Azemilkos) (c.349-311/0 B.C.), standard on right, Aramaic Silver Stater, 8.84g, . Regnal legend in field (Alram 525; year 2 = 356/355 B.C. Deity Boston 2342). Traces of (Melqarth?) riding a hippocamp, overstriking, struck in high relief,

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excellent portrait, nearly light scratches on reverse, lightly extremely fine and very rare. In toned, very fine, with a wonderful the early 3rd century B.C., Persis portrait and a very rare example began to produce coinage of of Ptolemy's satrapal coinage. remarkable artistic quality, of Spink Numismatic Circular, which the above coin is one of Volume XCVI, Number 8, the earliest issues. This London, October 1988, 6173 - numismatic evidence also The estimates are in USD $ suggests that Bagadat was the 7,500 first king of Persis, an independent kingdom that sprung- up from Seleucid territory in what Lot: 626 is now south-western Iran. The The Prospero Collection of iconography employed on this Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM coinage is remarkably Persian, OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (as albeit in the Greek tradition of Satrap, c.323-305 B.C.), Silver artistry seen in other Hellenistic Tetradrachm, 15.66g, . Mint of coinages. The bearded portrait, Alexandria, struck c.310-306 B.C. adorned with a satrapal Head of Alexander facing to right, headdress, an elaborate wearing a diadem and an moustache and a large earring, is elephant's skin headdress. Rev. very oriental in appearance. - AΛE?AN?POY, Athena The estimates are in USD $ Promachos advancing to right, 15,000 brandishing a spear and holding a shield, monograms to left and right, an eagle standing to right Lot: 624 on a thunderbolt before The Prospero Collection of (Svoronos 139, pl. V, 16; SNG Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM Copenhagen 23). Good style, OF PERSIS. Vahbarz (c.200-150 attractively toned, extremely fine. B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Purchased from Spink & Son 16.95g, . Head facing to right, Ltd., London, 1988 - The wearing a diadem, a kyrbasia estimates are in USD $ 4,000 and an earring. Rev. Fire temple, King standing to right on left, wearing a kyrbasia, a standard Lot: 627 on right, Aramaic legend in field The Prospero Collection of (Alram 526; Boston 2343). Some Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM smoothing on obverse, struck in OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter high relief, toned, about (c.305-282 B.C.), Gold Stater, extremely fine and rare. 7.11g, . Mint of Alexandria, struck Purchased from Spink & Son c.298/7-295/4 B.C. Head facing Ltd., London - The estimates are to right, wearing a diadem and an in USD $ 6,000 aegis. Rev. ?TOΛEMAIOY BAΖIΛEΩΖ, Charioteer (Alexander the Lot: 625 Great?) in a quadriga of The Prospero Collection of elephants to left, holding a Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM thunderbolt and the reins, a OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (as monogram in the exergue Satrap, c.323-305 B.C.), Silver (Svoronos 111, pl. IV, 5 (these Tetradrachm, Attic standard, dies); SNG Copenhagen -). 17.16g, . Mint of Alexandria or Slight die-rust on the reverse, Memphis, struck in the name of lightly toned, nearly extremely Alexander the Great, c.317 B.C. fine, very rare and with a good Head of Alexander facing to right, pedigree. Ex Walter Niggeler wearing a diadem and an Collection, Bank Leu AG & elephant's skin headdress. Rev. Mnzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, AΛE?AN?POY, Zeus 3 & 4 December 1965, lot 518 Ex Atophoros enthroned to left, Bank Leu AG, Auction 33, Zurich, holding an eagle in his 3 May 1983, lot 448 Ex Jascha outstretched right hand and a Heifetz Collection, Part 2, sceptre in his left, his feet resting Superior Galleries, New York, 9 on a foot-stool, a thunderbolt on & 10 December 1989, lot 3001 left, PY below throne (Svoronos Ptolemy I was the first Hellenistic 20, pl. I, 13; cf. SNG King to place his own portrait on Copenhagen 11 var.). Some his coinage. The example

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offered here is one of his earliest example. - The estimates are in gold staters which, apart from USD $ 120,000 bearing his portrait on the obverse, also gives his name and title of King on the reverse. The Lot: 630 quadriga of elephants is The Prospero Collection of presumably a reference to Ancient Greek Coins. Ptolemy's connection with KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.525-480 Alexander the Great and B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, reminiscent of Alexander's 17.27g, . Silphium plant with four eastern victories. - The leaves, a fruit to left and right. estimates are in USD $ Rev. Gorgon's head facing, with 20,000 tongue protruding, the hair made up of dots, all within a dotted square within a deep incuse Lot: 628 square (BMC 10, pl. II, 18). The Prospero Collection of Deeply toned, well-struck and Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM very fine, of wonderful archaic OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter style. Of the highest rarity, this (c.305-282 B.C.), Silver being the better of apparently two Tetradrachm, 14.30g, . Mint of known and the only example Alexandria. Head facing to right, available in private hands, the wearing a diadem and with an other being in the British Museum aegis around neck. Rev. and in inferior condition to this ?TOΛEMAIOY coin. Ex Collection of Ancient BAΖIΛEΩΖ, Greek Gold and Silver Coins eagle standing to left on a formed by a Foreign Amateur, thunderbolt, P and a monogram Glendining & Co., London, 13 on left (Svoronos 255, pl. IX, 11; December 1963, lot 367 This SNG Copenhagen 70 (this exceedingly rare coin is a obverse die)). About extremely wonderful piece of archaic art. fine, an attractive example. - The The gorgon's head is particularly estimates are in USD $ 1,000 well-struck and full of character. The state of preservation of the coin vastly exceeds that of the Lot: 629 other known example in the The Prospero Collection of British Museum, which has a Ancient Greek Coins. deep cut on the obverse and is KYRENAIKA. Barke (c.360 B.C.), double-struck on the reverse. It Silver Tetradrachm, 13.16g, . B - is therefore the finest known A / P -K / A -I, silphium plant. example and apparently the only Rev. AKE -ΖIOΖ, one available in private hands. - facing head of Zeus Ammon, with The estimates are in USD $ his eyes wide-open and his hair 40,000 flowing behind him on each side (BMC 32, pl. 36, 8 (this obverse die); Jameson 2137 (these dies); Lot: 631 Bank Leu AG 22, 1979, lot 180 The Prospero Collection of (this obverse die)). A spectacular Ancient Greek Coins. coin, the head of Zeus rendered KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.495-475 with great power, dark old patina, B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, very fine and excessively rare. 16.62g, . Silphium plant, a lion's Purchased from Spink & Son head facing to left on right, fruits Ltd., London, 20 February 1984 above and below. Rev. Eagle's The facing head of Zeus on the head facing to left, a tortoise on reverse of this coin is absolutely left, all within a dotted square breath-taking in its composition. border within an incuse square It is without doubt one of the (BMC p. xxiii, 13a, pl. XLV, 2 most spectacular fully facing (Berlin) (this reverse die); Asyut heads ever to appear on an 819-820 (these dies); SNG ancient Greek coin. It took an Copenhagen -). Eroded artist of considerable skill to surfaces, lightly toned, good fine produce the magnificent result and very rare. Purchased from we see above. The coin is a Spink & Son Ltd., London, great rarity of the Greek series February 1986 - The estimates and this is a rarely encountered are in USD $ 5,000 opportunity to acquire an

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Lot: 632 curls. Rev. K-[Y] / P-[A] / N-[A], The Prospero Collection of silphium plant (BMC p. xlix, 77b, Ancient Greek Coins. pl. IX, 10 (this coin) = NC 1915, KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.460 p. 99, 48; Jameson 2528 = B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, Niggeler I, 532 (these dies)). A 17.22g, . Silphium plant. Rev. spectacular coin of immense KYPA, bearded head of Zeus power and majesty, possessing a Ammon facing to right, with a style that is unparalleled in large ram's horn and a diadem, ancient Greek coinage, cabinet all within a raised circle within an tone, light die-flaw on obverse, incuse circle (BMC 42, pl. V, 16 good very fine, of the greatest (these dies); Babelon, Traite III, rarity, apparently only the second pl. 263, 5; Boston 1310). Old known example. This coin cabinet tone, a few light marks, published in the British Museum good very fine, superb late Catalogue, p. xlix, 77b, illustrated archaic style, with a wonderful on pl. IX, 10. Ex W. Giesecke old pedigree. Ex R. Carfrae Collection Ex Bank Leu AG, Collection, Sotheby's, London, Auction 28, Zurich, 5 & 6 May 23-25 May 1894, lot 485 Ex 1981, lot 226 Purchased from Frank Sherman Benson Spink & Son Ltd., London, 22 Collection, Sotheby's, London, 3 - November 1983 It is assumed 11 February 1909, lot 785 Ex that this important and Ars Classica XIII, Lucerne, 27-29 exceedingly rare coin was struck June 1928, lot 958 Ex Garrett under the magistrate Collection, Part II, Bank Leu AG NIKIOΖ, whose name & Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., appears on other contemporary Zurich, 16-18 October 1984, lot obverse dies that share the same 329 - The estimates are in USD reverse die as the above $ 30,000 example. The head of Zeus Ammon is rendered with immense power, the eyes piercing and forceful in purpose. Lot: 633 There is a distinct lack of The Prospero Collection of classical idealism in the Ancient Greek Coins. rendering of the head and it is KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.435-375 therefore plausible that the artist B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, responsible for this imagery has 13.08g, . Magistrate taken it from real life. The result Aristomedes. Bearded head of is surely one of the most Zeus Ammon facing to left, with a dramatic of any facing head to ram's horn, APIΖ- appear on an ancient Greek coin. TOMH?EOΖ in field. Rev. Y- - The estimates are in USD K / A-P (retrograde), silphium $ 100,000 plant with three pairs of leaves (BMC 93, pl. XII, 1 (these dies); SNG Copenhagen 1191 (these dies); McClean 9938, pl. 375, 5 Lot: 635 (these dies)). A few light The Prospero Collection of scratches in the reverse field, Ancient Greek Coins. some minor porosity, very KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.331-322 attractive style, good very fine, B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.51g, . scarce. Ex Adolph Hess AG, Magistrate Jason. [K]YPANAI- Auction 247, Lucerne Purchased ΩN, Nike, with her wings from Spink & Son Ltd., London, spread, in a facing quadriga. 10 October 1983, 29 June 1978, Rev. Zeus Ammon, naked to the lot 209 - The estimates are in waist, enthroned to left, turned USD $ 12,000 slightly to be viewed in perspective, holding a sceptre and resting his left elbow on the back of the throne, his feet Lot: 634 resting on a foot-stool, The Prospero Collection of magistrate's name Ancient Greek Coins. IAΖONOΖ on left, an KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.400 eagle standing to right on the B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, right (Naville, 24 (these dies); 13.16g, . Head of Zeus Ammon, BMC p. liv, 108a, pl. XIII, 12 facing three-quarters to right, (these dies)). Very fine and very wearing a laurel-wreath and a rare. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, ram's horn, his beard in long

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Auction XIV, New York, 29 Lot: 638 November 1984, lot 220 - The The Prospero Collection of estimates are in USD $ Ancient Greek Coins. 15,000 KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.308-277 B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.57g, . Head of Karneios facing to left, Lot: 636 with a ram's horn. Rev. KY-PA, The Prospero Collection of silphium plant, a tripod on left, a Ancient Greek Coins. monogram on right (BMC 251, pl. KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.322-313 XXIII, 15; SNG Copenhagen B.C.), Gold Stater, 8.66g, . 1242 var.). Some light marks Magistrate Polianthes. KYPANAI- beneath tone, very fine. ON, quadriga trotting to right, Purchased from A.H. Baldwin & turned slightly outwards as if in Sons Ltd., London, 1984 - The the act of turning, to be viewed in estimates are in USD $ 950 perspective, driven by a three- quarter facing charioteer, solar- disk with five rays above. Rev. Lot: 639 ?OΛIAN?EYΖ, Zeus The Prospero Collection of Ammon standing to left, wearing Ancient Greek Coins. a himation, his body turned KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.250 slightly outwards, holding a B.C.), Silver Didrachm, 7.55g, . philae over a thymiaterion with Koinon issue. Head of Zeus his right hand and a long sceptre Ammon facing to right, wearing a in his left (Naville 85 (these dies); diadem and a ram's horn. Rev. BMC 117, pl. XIV, 1 (these dies); KOI-NON, silphium plant, an ibex Boston 1324). Good very fine horn on upper left (BMC 1, pl. and very rare. Purchased from G. XXVII, 13 (this obverse die), p. Mller, 5 February 1985 - The cxxxiv, 1b, pl. XXVII, 15 (this estimates are in USD $ 9,000 reverse die); SNG Copenhagen 1275). Broad flan, toned, superb Hellenistic style, good very fine Lot: 637 and very rare. Purchased from The Prospero Collection of Spink & Son Ltd., London, 7 Ancient Greek Coins. November 1984 - The estimates KYRENAIKA. Kyrene (c.300 are in USD $ 6,000 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.38g, . Head of Zeus Ammon facing to right, with a ram's horn. Lot: 640 Rev. KY-PH, silphium plant with The Prospero Collection of three pairs of leaves, monograms Ancient Greek Coins. to left and right, a crab below to ZEUGITANA. Carthage (c.350- right (Jameson 1351 (this coin); 320 B.C.), Gold Stater, 9.43g, . BMC 226, pl. XX, 25 (these dies); Head of Tanit facing to left, SNG Copenhagen -). Some wearing a wreath with three corn- minor porosity, wonderful sprays and a leaf, a triple- Hellenistic style, nearly extremely pendant earring and a necklace. fine and rare. This coin published Rev. Horse standing to right on in 'Collection R. Jameson, ground line, three small dots in Monnaies Grcques Antiques' front of its forefeet, an inscription- (Paris, 1913-1932), 1351, like pattern in the exergue illustrated on pl. LXIX. Ex R. (Jenkins & Lewis, Group IIIa, 13, Jameson Collection, 1351 Ex pl. I (these dies)). Obverse die a Bank Leu AG, Auction 20, Zurich, little worn, otherwise nearly 25 & 26 April 1978, lot 183 Ex extremely fine and rare. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Collection of Ancient Greek Gold Auction 2, Zurich, 21 & 22 and Silver Coins formed by a February 1990, lot 241 - The Foreign Amateur, Glendining & estimates are in USD $ Co., London, 13 December 1963, 10,000 lot 191 - The estimates are in USD $ 6,000

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Lot: 641 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ZEUGITANA. Carthage (c.260 B.C.), Gold Trihemistater, 12.46g, . Head of Tanit facing to left, wearing a wreath with corn- sprays and a leaf, a triple- pendant earring and a necklace. Rev. Horse standing to right, its head turned back to face to left (Jenkins & Lewis, Group IX, 394- 2, pl. 18 (this coin); Gulbenkian 384 (this obverse die); SNG Copenhagen 181). Excellent style, about extremely fine. This coin published in 'Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins', G.K. Jenkins & R.B. Lewis (1963), 394- 2, illustrated on pl. 18. From the Tunis Hoard (1948) Ex R.B. Lewis Collection Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 11 August 198 - The estimates are in USD $ 25,000

Lot: 642 The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ZEUGITANA. Carthage (c.264- 241 B.C.), Electrum Trihemishekel, 10.94g, . Head of Tanit facing to left, wearing a wreath of corn-sprays and a leaf, a triple-pendant earring and a necklace. Rev. Horse standing to right, a radiate solar-disk, flanked by uraei, above (Jenkins & Lewis, Group Xa, 413; SNG Copenhagen 182). Some lustre, about extremely fine. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction XXV, New York, 29 November 1990, lot 42 - The estimates are in USD $ 15,000

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