Catalogue of the Collection of Greek Coins, in Gold, Silver, Electrum And
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Wednesday, May 30th Lots 259 Fourth Day Thursday, May 31st..., Lots 388 C'Vx'/v/r vvVV AI Av'VX'Vv' •^/c-X|'i.\' .v\A > /-z"}^.i 'J \ \<, -j / \/\/\ n'\/v\0 ^'Xz-'CV^a >7v>^Ar^.W<>7^>^NC/V‘' A'(>7v>></V-'’Wi'<x< A *iUU ?T,>"?7>>*?7.;<?7',^7>'?7^7 A Limited Number of Catalogues with Ten Autotype Plates MAY BE HAD, PRICE SEVEN SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE EACH. » CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS In (Boltr, Jsnllm*, (BUctrmn anb IBron^ OF A LATE COLLECTOR. Many selected from the following well-known Collections: WIGAN, BOMPOIS, DE QUELEN, COMTE DE DUCHASTEL, BILLOIN. CARFRAE, THE EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, SIR EDWARD H. BUNBURY, MONTAGU, Sec. WHICH WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MESSES. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, Auctioneers of lEitcrarg $ropertg A* Utorhs illustratibe of tlje Jinc Arts, AT THEIR HOUSE, No. 13, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. On MONDAY, tlie 28th day of MAY, 1900, and Three following Days, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. MAY BE VIEWED TWO DAYS PRIOR. CATALOGUES MAY BE HAD. DRYDF.N PRESS: J. DAVY AND SONS, I37, LONG ACRE, LONDON. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. The highest bidder to be the buyer; and if any dispute arise between bidders, the lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again, provided the auctioneer cannot decide the said dispute. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above five pounds, 2s. 6d. and so on in proportion. III. In the case of lots upon which there is a reserve, the auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the seller. IV. The purchasers to give in their names and places of abode, and to pay down 5s. in the pound, if required, in part payment of the purchase-money ; in default of which the lot or lots purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The sale of any lot is not to be set aside on account of any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, or errors of description. VI. The lots to be taken away, at the buyer’s expense, imme¬ diately after the conclusion of the sale; in default of which Messrs. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE will not hold themselves responsible if lost, stolen, damaged, or otherwise destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser. If, at the expiration of Two Days after the conclusion of the sale, the lots are not cleared or paid for, they will then be catalogued for immediate sale, and the expense, the same as if re-sold, will be added to the amount at which they were bought. Messrs. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE will have the option of re-selling the lots uncleared, either by public or private sale, without any notice being given to the defaulter. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, the money required and deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited, and if any loss is sustained in the re-selling of such lots as are not cleared or paid for, all charges on such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulters at this sale. Gentlemen who cannot attend this Sale, may have their Commissions faithfully executed by their humble Servants, SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, 13. Wellington Street, Strand, London. X *3 Sizes of the Coins. Scale of Mionnct. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS, GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE. FIRST DAY’S SALE. ITALY. ETRURIA. LOT Populonia. N. Young male head to left, in front; mark of value X = 10. 1 SO 3 ft Plain wt. 9 gr., very fine and extremely rare 1 Plate I. / 2 Populonia. /It Ten Litra, Head of Apollo laureate to left, behind; value x, ft Plain, lot. 65 gr., fine and scarce. Alliba (Campania.) /It Litra, Laureate / head of Apollo to right; around three dolphins. ft AAAIBANON- Skylla to right, holding cuttle fish and shell; below mussel, wt. 9f gr., very fine and scarce 2 LATIUM. 3 Alba Fucentis, b.c. 303-268. /R Diobol l Head of Hermes to right 3 ft ALBA- Griffin to right, wt. 18 grs., very fine and rare 1 Plate I. 4 Tuder (Umbria). JE. Head of Silenos bound with ivy ; ft 1Q3TVT. Eagle C^c> with open wings walking to left, size 4. Frentani. PE 8QENJ.DEY. ^3 so Head of Hermes, wearing petasos, to left; ft Traces of legend in exergue ; Pegasos bounding to left, below; tripod, size 5, very fine. Larinum. /E Quadrans, Bearded head of Herakles in lion’s skin; ft LADINOD. Centaur to right, carrying branch, in exergue ; marks of value • • • ; size 4f, _I _very fine _3| B 2 CAMPANIA. 5 Cales, circa li.C. 334. /II Didrachm. Head of Pallas in crested Corinthian lielmet to right decorated with coiled serpent, behind head a thunderbolt, and below neck H- be [0]ALEN[O.] (in exergue), Victory in biga to right, wt. 113 grs., 0- very fine 1 Plate I. 3 6 Cales, circa B.c. 334. /R Didrachm, Head of Pallas, in crested Corinthian helmet to right; behind head, a shield 9 CALENO- (in exergue), Victory in biga to right, wt. 110 grs., very fine 1 Romano Campanian Coinage. Circa b.c. 338-318. At Didrachms, ROMANO Head of Apollo laureate to left; fit Horse prancing to right; 0 ^ above, a star, wt. 114 grs., fine; head of young Herakles diademed, lion’s skin around neck, and club at shoulder ; 9= ROMANO- (in exergue). The wolf and twins, wt. 107 grs., very fine 2 Cales. M. Head of Pallas in crested Corinthian helmet; 9 CALENO- Cock 3 /o to right; behind, star, size 4. Capua. JE Young head wearing Phrygian headdress to right; 9 legend in exergue, Telephos suckled by doe, size 2, very fine. Rome. Head of young Herakles to right, club at neck. 9 ROMA. Pegasos to right; in field, club, size 4, very fine. Rome. Head of young Ares to right; 9 ROMA- Head of horse to right, size 3|, very fine. Rome. Head of Roma in Phrygian helmet to right; 9 ROMA, in exergue; Dog with paw raised, size 2, very fine, all finely patmated excepting the first piece 5 Hyria, b.c. 420-340. HI Didrachm; Head of Pallas to left, wearing round /o Athenian helmet adorned with olive wreath and owl 9 YD IN A- (retrograde); Human-headed bull to right, wt. 115 grs., very fine and scarce 1 Plate 1. 10 Hyria, b.c. 420-340. /R Didrachm; Head of Pallas to left, wearing round ^ / Athenian helmet adorned with olive wreath and owl 9 YDIN[A-] (retrograde); Human-headed bull to right, wt. 114 grs., very fine and scarce 1 J 11 Cumae, circa b.c. 480-423. Campanian Didrachm. Female head to right, of early fine style, the hair turned up at back over diadem 9 KYMAION. Mussel-shell and grain of corn, wt. 117 grs., very fine 1 3 12 Neapolis, b.c. 340-268. M Didrachm, Head of Dia-Hebe to right, of very fine style, the hair drawn back from forehead and confined by broad diadem, she wears triple earring and necklace; behind head X-, 9 [N EOPOjAITTlN, (in exergue), Human-headed bull to right crowned by flying Nike, below EYE-, wt. 116 grs. (Carelli, xlii, 45), fine. Head of Dia-Hebe to left, the hair curled on forehead and at side, and confined by beaded diadem, 9 similar to last, but without lettering under bull, wt. 114 grs., fine 3 13 Neapolls, A5, circa B.c. 310. Head of Apollo to right, ft N EOPO Z_ & TH(X]., Forepart of Campanian bull to right, star of eight points, shoulder, size 4, very fine. Head of Apollo to right; ft Forepart of C 1 ^ panian bull to right, size 2, very fine. Another, similar to last, j Head of Apollo laureate to left, behind; club, 1/ NEOPOAITilN , Trij size 3, very fine. Another, with head of Apollo, but of different style, with cornucopiae behind head, ft samo legend and tripod, size 2£, very j Head of Apollo to right, ft N EA. Grain of Corn, in field, bunch of grapes, size 1, very fine; all finely patinated 14 Nola, b.c. .340-268. At Didrachm, Head of Kore 1, the hair turned up at b; ■anr . 3 and confined by broad diadem ornamented with meander pattern / /o ft NI2AAION. (in exergue), Campanian bull to right, Victory above, 115 J grs., scarce 15 Phistelia, b.c. 420-400. At Didrachm, Head of Hera, nearly full face, the 1 loose ft Osean Legend. Man-headed bull to left, dolphin in exergue, wt. 110 / J very fine and rare 1 Plate I.