Ancient Greece
Greece, Attica, Athens 454-404BC Silver Tetradrachm
Ancient Greece
Attica, Athens "Athenian Owl"
454-404BC
Silver Tetradrachm c.16.9-17.1g
21mm
Obv: Head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye front
Rev: Owl standing to right, head faci...
Kings of Baktria, Apollodotos I, 180-160BC Silver Drachm
Ancient Greece
Kings of Baktria, Apollodotos I
c.180-160BC, 16mm, various weights
Square Silver Drachm
Obv: Elephant standing right, monogram below
Rev: Zebu bull standing right, monogram below
C...
Ancient Greece (454-404 BC.) Silver Tetradrachm EF-Mint State
The Coins that Built the Parthenon
According to myth the then-unnamed city of Athens sought for itself a patron deity. Athena the goddess of wisdom and war vied with Poseidon for the honour was ult...
Greece, Peloponnesos, Argolis c.200-80BC Silver Hemidrachm
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesos
Argolis, Argos
Silver Hemidrachm or Attic Triobol
c.200-80BC, 2.17g
Obv: Forepart of wolf at bay to right
Rev: 'A' with 'D' and 'A' either side at top with trident to ...
Greece, Peloponnesos, Achaian League c.175-168BC Silver Triobol
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesos
Achaian League, Megara
c.175-168BC
Silver Triobol or Hemidrachm, 2.10g, 15mm
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: Achaian League 'XA' monogram in laurel wreath, abov...
Greece, Attica, Aegina 500-480BC Silver Stater
Ancient Greece
Attica, Aegina
500-480BC
Silver Stater 11.76g
18mm
Obv: Smoothed shell sea turtle, thin collar, with countermarked symbol
Rev: 'Windmill' or 'Incused triangles' (four sunken segmen...
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras) 475-450BC Silver Litra
Ancient Italy
Calabria, Tarentum (Taras)
475-450BC, 10mm
Silver Litra 0.70g
Obv: Head of Nymph (Taras?) left
Rev: Scallop or cockle shell within linear circle
VF Well struck and centred, light ton...
Greece, Asia Minor 5th Century BC Silver Drachm VF
Ancient Greece
Asia Minor? Uncertain Mint
5th Century BC
Silver Drachm
Obv: Lion facing
Rev: Stellate pattern within incuse square
NGC Slabbed VF
ANC.708
Greece, Phrygia, Eumeneia 200-133BC AE15
Ancient Greece
Phrygia, Eumeneia
200-133BC
3.96g, AE15
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus facing right
Rev: 'EYMENERN' wreath around
BMC Phryg. pj.211 1-4, SNG Cop.377-378
FINE
With old dealer/collect...
Greece, Phrygia, Kybira 166-84BC AE9 FINE
Ancient Greece
Phrygia, Kybira
166-84BC
AE9, 0.52g, 9mm
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Bull butting right
BMC 17-20, SNG Cop. 270-272
FINE
With old dealer or collector's ticket
ANC.687
Sicily, Syracuse 450-439BC Silver Tetradrachm
Ancient Greece
Sicily, Syracuse
450-439BC
Silver Tetradrachm, 17.48g
Obv: Charioteer driving slow quadriga right holding kentron and reigns, nike flying above to right, crowning charioteer
Rev: ...
Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus 253-268AD Billon Tetradrachm
Roman Provincial
Ancient Egypt
Alexandria, Gallienus
253-268AD
Billon tetradrachm
Year 14 = 266-267AD, 9.39g
Obv: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right 'AVT K P LIK GALLIHN' ...
Ionia, Smyrna, Faustina Jnr. 147-175AD AE Assarion
Ancient Roman Provincial
Ionia, Smyrna, Faustina Junior, Augusta
147-175 AD, AE Assarion 5.98g
Theudianos, strategos, issued 147-161
Obv: Draped bust of Faustina Junior to right 'FAUCTEINA CEBACT...
Ancient Greece, Phrygia, Apameia c.133BC AE15
Ancient Greece
Phrygia, Apameia
c.133BC weight 3.62g, 17mm
AE15
Obv: Turreted bust of Artemis-Tyche to right
Rev: Naked Marsyas advancing right playing flute, Maeander pattern below 'ATTA' 'HRAK...
Greece, Baktria, Apollodotos II, 110-80BC Bronze Obol
Ancient Greece, Indo-Greek
Kings of Baktria
Apollodotos II
110-80BC, 15.65g, 30mm
Bronze Obol
Obv: Apollo standing, three-quarters right, holding bow, monogram at left
Rev: Tripod flanked by inscr...
Greece, Caria, Mylasa, 520-490BC Silver Stater
Ancient Greece, Caria
Mylasa, Persic Standard
520-490BC Silver stater, 19mm,10.9g
Obv: Forepart of roaring lion to left, dotted bar on shoulder
Rev: Two incuse rectangles
S.3575, SNG Kayhan 929,...
Greece, Ionia, Miletos c.550BC Electrum Hemihekte
This carefully crafted Ionia-Miletos electrum Hemihekte from the 6th century BC is a tribute to the artistry of ancient Greece. With a weight of 1.18g and expertly graded in VF condition, this piec...
Ancient Greece, Mysia, Pergamon 200-133BC AE15
Ancient Greece
Mysia, Pergamon
200-133BC
AE15, 2.67g
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with star
Rev: Owl with spread wings standing right, head facing, on palm frond ...
Ancient Greece, Thrace, Ainos 280-200BC AE9
Ancient Greece
Thrace, Ainos
280-200BC
AE9
Obv: Head of Hermes left, wearing broad petasos
Rev: Caduceus with symbol to right and surrounding legend 'A-I N-I Ω-Ν'
HGC 3.2-1284 var.
VG
ANC.890
Greece, Thessaly, Perrhaiboi 460-440BC Silver Hemidrachm
Ancient Greece
Thessaly, Perrhaiboi
460-440BC
Silver Hemidrachm, 2.46g
Minted in Olosson or Phalanna
Obv: Nude Thessalos standing right, holding band across horns of forepart of bull leaping right...
Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Laodicea, Tiberius 14-37AD AE19
Ancient Greece/Roman Provincial
Phrygia, Laodicea ad Lycum
Tiberius 14-37AD, AE19
Pythes, son of Pythes, magistrate
Obv: 'SEBAS TOS' bare head right, possibly Augustus or Tiberius
Rev: 'PUQHS/PU...
Greece, Lycia, Lycian Dynasts, Kherei 410-3900BC Silver Tetrobol
Ancient Greece
Lycia, Lycian Dynasts, Kherei
Silver Tetrobol, uncertain mint
c.410-390BC, 2.11g
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Forepart of bull to right, traces of Lycian ethnic above, ...
Greece, Ionia, Phokaia 478-387BC Electrum Hekte
This carefully crafted Ionia-Phokaia electrum Hekte from the 5th century BC is a tribute to the artistry of ancient Greece. With a weight of 2.43g and expertly graded in gVF condition, this piece i...
Greece, Baktria, Menander I, 160-145BC Silver Drachm
Ancient Greece, Indo-Greek
Kings of Baktria
Menander I
160-145BC
18mm, 2.41g
Silver Drachm
Obv: Heroic bust of Menander I facing left
Rev: Athena brandishing thunderbolt right, holding shield, l...
Greece, Satraps of Caria 341-335BC Silver Trihemiobol
Ancient Greece
Satraps of Caria
341-335BC
Silver Trihemiobol
0.80g, 9mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery around neck
Rev: Eight pointed star 'IPPI' around
Ex: With tick...
Greece, Sicily, Syracuse 345-317BC Bronze Hemidrachm
Ancient Greece, Sicily, Syracuse
Timoleon and the 3rd Democracy
345-317BC
Bronze Hemidrachm, AE24, 13.45g
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right 'ZEYΣEΛEYΘEΡIOΣ' around
Rev: Upright thunder...
Greece, Sicily, Syracuse 478-467BC Silver Obol
Ancient Greece,
Sicily, Syracuse
Deinomenid Tyranny, time of Heiron I as Tyrany of Syracuse
478-467BC
Silver Obol, 0.69g, 9mm
c.478-470BC
Obv. Diademed head of Arethusa right, dotted border arou...
Greece, Sicily, Syracuse 478-467BC Silver Obol
Ancient Greece,
Sicily, Syracuse
Deinomenid Tyranny, time of Heiron I as Tyrany of Syracuse
478-467BC
Silver Obol, 0.66g, 9mm
c.478-470BC
Obv. Diademed head of Arethusa right, dotted border arou...
Greece, Sicily, Syracuse 478-467BC Silver Obol
Ancient Greece,
Sicily, Syracuse
Deinomenid Tyranny, time of Heiron I as Tyrany of Syracuse
478-467BC
Silver Obol, 0.72g, 9mm
c.478-470BC
Obv. Diademed head of Arethusa right, dotted border arou...
Greece, Sicily, Kentoripai 344-336BC AE23 Trias
Ancient Greece
Sicily, Kentoripai
344-336BC
AE23 Trias, 10.06g
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right, eagle standing to left
Rev: Horizontal winged thunderbolt 'KENTO' above, 'ΡIΠINΩN' below, in exergu...
