Ancient Greece
Fiji 2019 Owl of Athena $2 Antiqued Silver Sapphire
A timeless symbol of wisdom and one of the most recognisable designs in all of numismatics, the Owl of Athena is beautifully reimagined in this exceptional 2019 Fiji silver issue.
Struck in 15.5 gr...
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...
Attica, 'ATHENIAN OWL' 454-400BC Silver Tetradrachm - Test Cuts
Ancient Greece
Attica, Athens 'Athenian Owl'
c.454-404BC
Silver Tetradrachm, 16.83g, 24mm
Obv: Head of Athena right wearing helmet
Rev. Owl standing right, facing, olive twig and crescent behind ...
Ancient Greece, Kyrenaica 305-300BC Silver Didrachm VF
Ancient Greece,
Kyrenaica, Kyrene
Second revolt of the Kyrenaikans
305-300BC
Silver Didrachm, 7.75g, 20mm
Obv: Head of Karneios left
Rev: Silphium plant, star to left, monogram to right, 'K Y' -...
Ancient Greece, Cilicia, Nagidos 400-380BC Silver Obol EF
Ancient Greece, Cilicia
Cilicia, Nagidos
400-380BC
Silver Obol, 10mm, 0.66g
Obv: Head of Aphrodite to right, 'N' behind
Rev: Bearded head of Dionysos to right
S.5583, cf.Gokturk 1, SNG France 15 (...
Ancient Greece, Ionia, Teos 320-294BC Silver Diobol nEF
Ancient Greece
Ionia, Teos
Silver Diobol
320-294BC, 0.88g, 10mm
Dioches magistrate
Obv: Griffin seated to right on base line, with pointed wings, left foreleg raised
Rev: Chelys 'DIO YXH S' to le...
Ancient Greece, Phokis 457-446BC Silver Triobol nVF
Ancient Greece
Central Greece
Phokis
457-446BC
Silver Triobol, 2.88g, 12mm
Obv: Bull's head facing
Rev. Archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square '[F]OK[I]' around
S.2348, Williams 108, [o...
Ancient Greece, Phokis, Federal 478-460BC Silver Stater VF
Ancient Greece
Central Greece
Phokis, Federal coinage
478-460BC
Silver Obol, 0.83g
Obv: Bull's head facing, 'F O' in field
Rev: Forepart of a boar right within incuse square
S.2349, Williams 100 (...
Ancient Greece, Boeotia, Thebes 395-338BC Silver Stater VF
Ancient Greece
Boeotia, Thebes
395-338BC
Silver Stater, 12.16g, 22mm
Magistrate Ptoi
Obv: Boeotian shield
Rev: Amphora in incuse concave circle, across field on each side 'PT OI'
cf.S.2398, BCD 52...
Greece, Island off Epeiros, Korkyra c.400BC Silver Stater VF
Ancient Greece
Island off Epeiros, Korkyra
c.400BC
Silver Stater, 10.42g, 22mm
Obv: Cow standing left, head turned to lick calf that is suckling to right
Rev: No symbols or monograms, double stell...
Greece, Thrace, Thasos 412-404BC Silver Trihemiobol VF
Ancient Greece
Islands off Thrace
Thasos
412-404BC
Silver Trihemiobol, 0.83g, 11mm
Obv: Satyr kneeling to left holding kantharos
Rev: Amphora with incuse square 'QA[S] IWN' around
S.1755, SNG Cop....
Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Istros 400-350BC Silver Trihemiobol
Ancient Greece
Thrace (Moesia Inferior) Istros
400-350BC
Silver Trihemiobol (quarter stater Sear) 1.09g, 10mm
Obv: Two young male heads facing, side by side, left upright, right inverted
Rev: 'I...
Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Istros 400-350BC Silver Drachm VF+
Ancient Greece
Thrace (Moesia Inferior) Istros
400-350BC
Silver Drachm, 6.08g, 18mm
Obv. Two facing young male heads, side by side, the right upright, left inverted
Rev. Sea eagle standing to le...
Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Istros 400-350BC Silver Drachm EF
Ancient Greece
Thrace (Moesia Inferior) Istros
400-350BC
Silver Drachm, (Sear stater) 5.70g, 18mm
Obv. Two facing young male heads, side by side, the right inverted, left upright
Rev. Sea eagle ...
Sicily, Syracuse Deinomenid Tyranny 485-466BC Silver Tetradrachm
Ancient Sicily, Syracuse
Deinomenid Tyranny
485-466BC
Silver Tetradrachm, 16.49g, 26mm
Struck under Gelon 480-478BC
Obv: Quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right ...
Ancient Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion 211-201BC Bronze Trias
Ancient Italy
Bruttium, Rhegion
Second Punic War
211-201BC
Bronze Trias, 2.61g, 17mm
The weight is based on a Persian siglos although it is imitating an Athenian drachm
Obv: Jugate busts of Asklep...
Ancient Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras) 380-325BC Silver Diobol
Ancient Italy
Calabria, Tarentum (Taras)
380-325BC
Silver Diobol, 1.04g, 12mm
Obv: Head of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with Skylla
Rev: Herakles grappling the Nem...
Ancient Italy, Lucania, Thurium c.350BC Silver Stater
Ancient Italy
Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi)
c.350BC
Silver Stater, 7.16g, 20mm
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Athenian helmet
Rev: Bull charging right 'I' below 'ΘOYΡIΩN' above
cf.HGC I-...
Ancient Italy, Lucania, Metapontum 330-290BC Silver Stater
Ancient Italy
Lucania, Metapontum
330-290BC
Silver Stater, Nomos, or Didrachm, 20mm, 7.84g
Obv: Wreathed head of Demeter left
Rev: Barley with seven grains, leaf to right with pitchfork 'DA' to le...
Greece, Attica, Athens 400/390-294BC Silver Obol
Ancient Greece
Attica, Athens "Athenian Owl"
Struck c.400/390-294BC
Silver Obol, 0.72g, 8mm
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Owl standing right, head facing, olive spray to left 'AOE'
HGC 4...
Greece, Attica, Athens 485/80-294BC Silver Hemiobol
Ancient Greece
Attica, Athens "Athenian Owl"
Struck c.485/480-294BC
Silver Hemiobol, 0.30g, 7mm
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Owl standing right, head facing, olive spray to left 'AOE'
H...
Ancient Greece Mysia, Lampsakos 500-450BC Silver Diobol
Ancient Greece
Mysia, Lampsakos
500-450BC
Silver Diobol, 1.26g
Obv: Janiform female head
Rev: Archaic head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet, all within incuse square
Baldwin-Lampsakos, ...
Greece, Mysia, Parion 480BC Silver 3/4 Drachm
Ancient Greece
Mysia, Parion
480BC
Silver 3/4 Drachm 3.88g, 12mm
Obv: Gorgoneion facing
Rev: Incuse cruciform with dot at centre
S.3917, SNG Cop. 256
VF lovely rainbow tone, struck off-centre
S...
Ancient Greece, Cilicia, Domitian 81-96AD Silver Tetradrachm
Ancient Greece
Cilicia, Tarsus
Domitian 81-96AD
Silver Tetradrachm, 14.41g, 26mm
Obv. Laureate head of Domitian to right 'AYTO KAI QE UI DO MITIANOS SE GER' around
Rev: 'MHTROPOLEWS' around Tyche...
Greece, Zeugitania, Carthage 300-264BC AE21
Ancient Greece
Zeugitania, Carthage
300-264BC
Sardinia Mint
AE21 - Shekel (?)
Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit left
Rev: Horse head right, large pellet to right
SNG Cop.(Africa) 164 & 169, CNP 252f...
Greece, Nabataean Kingdom, Aretas IV 9BC-40AD AE14
Ancient Greek
Nabataean Kingdom
Aretas IV
Petra Mint
9BC-40AD
AE14, Bronze 14mm, 2.42g
Obv: Conjoined busts of Aretas and Queen Shakilath
Rev: Two cornucopiae crossed, Aramaic legend around
nVF
AN...
Ancient Greece, Mysia, Pergamon 200-133BC AE17
Ancient Greece
Mysia, Pergamon
200-133BC
AE17, 3.22g
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Owl with spread wings standing right, head facing on palm frond 'AΘHNAΣ' above 'NIKHΦP' below, two m...
Italy, Campania, Teanum, Sidicinum 265-240BC AE21
Ancient Italy
Campania, Teanum, Sidicinum
265-240BC
AE21, 6.04g, 21mm
Obv: Helmeted head of Minerva to left
Rev: Cockerel standing to right, star to upper left 'TIANO' upwards
HN Italy 453, Sam...
Ancient Greece, Thessaly, Larissa 400-360BC Silver Drachm
Ancient Greece
Thessaly, Larissa
400-360BC
Silver Drachm, 6.04g
Obv: Naked youth wearing petasus around neck, restraining a bull to left, within dotted border
Rev: Horse prancing right with long ...
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
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 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, 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...
