Experts in Coins & Medals

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS. Pantikapaion. Circa 380-370 BC. Diobol (Silver, 14 mm, 1.96 g, 6 h). Head of Silenos to left, bald, bearded, wearing an ivy wreath, and with an animal ear. Rev. ΠANTI Head of a ram to left; all within a shallow circular incuse. HGC 7, 73. MacDonald 53. SNG BM Black Sea -. SNG Stancomb 532. Well centered and toned; struck from finely engraved dies of a rich and refined Classical style; attractive golden toning accentuating the ram's vitality. Slightly porous, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

SYRIA, Seleukis and Pieria. Seleukeia Pieria. Autonomous issues, 105/4-83/82 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29.5 mm, 14.90 g, 12 h), dated EI (CY 15) = 95-94 BC. Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche to right. Rev. ΣEΛEYKEΩN THΣ IEPAΣ KAI AYTONOMOY Filleted thunderbolt on throne, EΙ (date) below; ω above Δ to lower right; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Production, p. 76, obv. die D42. DCA2 697. HGC 9, 1382. Minor marks, otherwise, nearly very fine.