Description:

Greece, including Greco-Egypt, Ca 470 to 250 BCE. First Corinthian silver stater, Ca 350 to 338 BCE, Obverse Pegasus flying left, Q below, Reverse helmeted Athena left, "A" beneath her chin. Beautiful toning. 8.2 grams. 20mm. Next, Sicily, Syracuse, Deinomid Tyranny, 470 -0466 BCE, Arethusa right, on Reverse an Octopus. Silver, .9 grams, 13mm. Next, Lucanian Herakleta Silver Diobol - 433 - 330 BCE. Head of Athena Right, Herakles wrestling the Nemean Lion on reverse. 1.1 grams, 12mm. Next, Euboea, Histiaia. Silver Hemidrachm, 3rd century BCE, Nymph of Histiaia right, nymph seated on stern of galley on reverse. 1.3 grams, 13mm. Next, hemidrachma, Ptolemy I, Egypt, 323 - 305 BCE. Obverse, head of Alexander as Herakles facing right, reverse with Athena Alkidemos advancing right brandishing spear and shield. 1.1 grams, 11mm, rare this size! Finally, Greece, Unknown mint, Hemidrachm/Diobol, Obverse goddess (Arethusa?) facing left, reverse of Nike seated, wings outstretched. 1.0 gram, 11 mm.

Provenance: Ex-private Massachusetts collection.

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  • Condition: All F to EF.

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