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Eryx SICILY, Eryx. Circa 409-398 BC. AR Litra 0.74 g. Aphrodite seated left, holding dove; vine to right / Hound standing right; swastika above. Campana 42; HGC 2, 300.

Link : old collectors label Sicily, Syracuse. Hiketas II (287-278 BC). AE21 (8.93 g). Obv. ΔIOΣ EΛΛANIOY, Laureate head of Zeus Hellanios to left. Rev. ΣYPAKOΣION, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; star to left. CNS 156; BAR issue 39; HGC 2. 1448. ex Bissen collection sale Hirsch 1906 then naville XII 1926 where it had been bought by Thomas Virzi . His collection has been dispersed by Leu in the 70's (3rd ticket) privately purchased by an unknown dealer (4th ticket - Malloy or Edgar Owen ?) and finally Münzen und Medaillen in 2015

Link : forepart of a lion MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 390-341/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm 15.38 g . Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil / Head of lion left; below, tunny fish left; amphora to right. Pixodarus Type 2, Group D; SNG France 400-1.

Camarina Camarina Tetradrachm circa 415-400, AR 16.12 g. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins; above, Nike flying r. to crown him. In exergue, heron flying l. Rev. KAMAPINAI – ON retrograde Bearded head of Heracles l., wearing lion's skin headdress. Westermark, Kamarina 138.15 (dieses Exemplar); BMC 9. HGC 520; Gulbenkian 172, SNG Lloyd 864 (dieses Exemplar). Croton and Crab Croton. Nomos circa 530-500, AR 7.63 g. Tripod, legs ending in lion paws, with three handles and two snake heads emerging from the bowl and two others from outer legs of the tripod; in r. field, crab. Rev. Same type incuse. McClean 1647. Historia Numorum Italy 2078. Caulonia Bruttium, Caulonia. Drachm or 1/3 stater c. 500-480, AR 17mm, 2.39 g. KVΛ Apollo, diademed, walking r., holding laurel branch in upraised r. hand and small running daimon, holding long branch on outstretched l. arm; in r. field, stag r. on platform, with head reverted. Rev. The same type incuse. SNG ANS 163. Historia Numorum Italy 2039.

Link : Palm Zeugitana, Carthage (c.280-260 BC), Silver Shekel, 7.65g, head of Tanit facing left, crowned with ears of corn, and wearing triple-pendant earring and a necklace, rev horse standing right, head turned left, a palm-tree behind, a star in right field, SNG Copenhagen 141; Alexandropoulos 36; Jenkins/Lewi s pl. 26, 15.

Adranon, Apollo Sicily, Adranon. Litra circa 345-335, Æ 24.47 g. Head of Apollo l. Rev. Lyre. Calciati III, p 157, 1 SNG Marc Bar 155 (these dies).

X as ΧΑΛΚΙΔΕΩΝ 😉 Olinthus Tetradrachm circa 383-379, AR 14.40 g. Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev. ΧΑ - LKIΔ - ΕΩΝ Seven- stringed lyre; in upper field r., tripod. Robinson-Clement 74.

Link omphalos Greek Bruttium, Rhegion, c. 260-215 BC. Æ Pentonkia (27mm, 10.54g). Bust of Artemis r., bow and quiver behind. R/ ΡHΓINΩN, Apollo seated l. on omphalos. HNItaly 2552.

Ionia, Phokaia EL 1/24 Stater. c. 585-560. Head of seal l. / Four-part incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 2.2; ATEC 171. 0.66g, 6mm

Tanit on a Trihemistater The Carthaginians in Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and North Africa. Trihemistater, Carthago (?) circa 255-241, EL 24 mm, 10.62 g. Head of Tanit l., wearing barley-wreath, bar and triple pendant earring and necklace with pendants. Rev. Unbridled horse standing r.; above, sun disk. SNG Fitzwilliam 1516. Jenkins-Lewis 428 ff.

link : Athena facing three-quarters wearing triple-crested Attic helmet Greek Sicily, Syracuse AR Litra. Time of the Second Democracy, circa 415-405 BC. Head of Athena facing three-quarters to left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; on either side, two dolphins snout to snout; ΣΥΡΑ around / Octopus. HGC 2, 1380. 0.81g,

S for Sardes GreekKingdom of Lydia, Alyattes EL Trite - 1/3 Stater. Sardes, circa 610-546 BC. Head of roaring lion to right, sunburst with five rays on forehead / Two incuse square punches. GRPC Lydia G25; Weidauer 88-89; ATEC Group D, 14-19. 4.71g, 12mm. And of course Sicily - Syracuse Greek Coins. Syracuse. 25 Litrae circa 310-305, EL 3.58 g. Laureate head of Apollo l.; in r. field, horse’s head. Rev. ΣYPAK – OΣIΩN Tripod. Jenkins, Essays Robinson, Group C, plate 15 (O18/R34). de Luynes 1268 (this obverse die). Sicily Syracuse Second democraty Signed tetradrachm Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07g), 466-405 BC. Obverse die by Eukleidas (unsigned), reverse die signed by Eumenos . Struck ca. 415/3-405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath. Reverse: ΣYPAKOΣIO-N, head of Arethusa left; below neck truncation, signature EVMHNOV; around, four dolphins. Tudeer 19 (Vs12/Rs8); Fischer-Bossert 19 l (this coin), SNG ANS 256 (same dies); de Luynes 1180 (same dies); BMC 141 (same dies).

S for Stater and Stag Caulonia Incuse Stater Bruttium, Caulonia 525-500 BC Stater 7.50g (12h) O/ KAVΛ reading clockwise; Apollo advancing r., hair bound with fillet and falling in long tresses, branch in raised r. hand and daimon above outstretched l. arm; cable border; to r., stag r. with head reverted. R/ Same type l., incuse; ray border ; daimon is outline. Noe "The coinage of Caulonia" ANS NS 9 (New-York, 1958) group A, 6g (this coin) plate XVII Gorini p.28 3, SNG ANS 143 (all same dies), HGC Italy 1416, HN Italy 2035, SNG Australia vol.1 995, SNG Cop. 1698, SNG Munich 1396 From the "South Italian Hoard" IGCH 1888 (Taranto, 1929)

link : Helmet Zankle-Messana Diobol or litra? circa 494/3-490/89, AR 0.86 g. Lion’s mask facing. Rev. Prow of Samaina l.; in l. field, Corinthian helmet l. SNG Ashmolean 1822 (these dies). E. E. Clain-Stefanelli, RBN 1987, pl. VIII , fig. 5.4 (this coin illustrated). Campana, Samii di Zankle 54 (this coin illustrated). Barron, Samos, pl. VII, 5.

although corroded, the coin is quite identifiable. I would say Boehringer 675 (V338/R462) Group V series XXII circa 430-420 BC congratulations for this acquisition.

link : Billon Ancient Greek Zeugitania, Carthage; c. 230-210 BC, Billon 1-1/2 Shekel or Tridrachm, 8.98g. Obv: Head of Tanit l., wreathed with wheat, wearing necklace and single-drop earring. Rx: Horse standing r., looking back, r. foreleg raised. SNG Cop-391, Jenkins-pl 27.10, Sear-6497.

Link : holding bow Greek Coins. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II, circa 485 – 420. Daric, Sardis circa 485-420, AV 8.32 g. The Great King r. in kneeling-running stance, holding spear and bow, quiver at his back. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice pl. XIII, 27. Sunrise 24. Money of the World 24 (this coin illustrated).

Panormos SICILY PANORMOS. Tetras (1/4 litra), Circa 465 - 415 BC. AR 8mm 0.18 g. Youthful head of Pan r., band in hair, small horn above forehead. Rev. Three pellets (= 3 Onkiai), ivy leaf and murex, above, X. Manganaro, Mikrà Kermata 29 and pl. V, 69 Sicily, Panormos (as Ziz ) Æ Hemilitron or Hexonkion, Circa 415-400 BC. 10.92g. Cockerel standing to right; [ṢYṢ (in Punic)] before / Six pellets (mark of value). CNS I, 1; HGC 2, 1053.

link : rooster standing left SICILY. Selinos. Circa 455-409 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.88 g, 1 h). Apollo and Artemis standing right in a quadriga moving slowly to right; in exergue, wheat grain . Rev. ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤΙΟN The river-god Selinos, horned and nude, holding laurel branch in his left hand and a phiale in his right; to left, rooster standing left before altar; to right, selinon leaf over bull standing left on a base. Schwabacher 31 (Q8/S22). SNG ANS 700 (same dies).

Olynthus Olynthus Tetradrachm circa 383-379, AR 25mm, 14.40 g. Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev. KA - LKID - EWN Seven- stringed lyre; in upper field r., tripod. Robinson-Clement 74.

Link : dolphin Messana As Zankle under the Samians. Chalcidian drachm circa 500, AR 4.58 g. DANKLE Dolphin swimming l. within sickle-shaped open harbour; outer edge of wharf surrounded by dots. Rev. Mussel shell within nine squares, part incuse and part in relief. SNG Copenhagen 388. SNG ANS 301. Rosen 61. Gielow 63ff.

Naxos Sicily, Naxos, Hemilitron, ca. 461-430 BC; AR (g 0,18; mm 8); Wreathed and bearded head of Dionysos r. Rv. Kantharos; six pellets around. Cahn 97; HGC 2, 977.

Link : eagle SICILY. Akragas. Circa 465/4-446 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.06 g, 5 h). AKRACANTOΣ Eagle standing to left. Rev. Crab seen from above. Lee Group I. SNG ANS 964-980.

Link : Amphora GREECE Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold stater 340-328 BC, Pella. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. Charioteer driving biga to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; amphora below, ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. SNG Cop 529; Le Rider 133-226. AU. 8.59 g.

Leontini Greek Coins Leontini Tetradrachm circa 430-425, AR 17.72 g. Laureate head of Apollo l. Rev. LEO – N – TI – NON Lion's head l., with open jaws and protruding tongue; around, three barley grains and, behind, laurel leaf. Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4 (these dies). SNG ANS 229 (these dies). AMB 353 (these dies). Boehringer, Leontinoi, pl.12, 55 (these dies).