Experts in Coins & Medals

CYPRUS. Marion. Sasmai, circa 470-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 25.5 mm, 11.39 g, 9 h). sa-sa-ma-o to-ka-ro-to-sa = Sasmas, son of Doxandros, (in Cypriot syllabic script) Lion standing right, bending his head back to clean his right foreleg; above, Boeotian shield; in exergue, floral pattern. Rev. ma-ri-eu-se = of Marion, (in Cypriot syllabic script) Phrixos moving to left, clinging on to the back of a ram running to left; below, Boeotian shield; all within an incuse square. ACGC 1108. BMC p. 71, 1. SNG Copenhagen 24. Traité II,2, 1366 and pl. CXXXVI, 17 (but misdescribed). Tziambazis 50. Zapiti & Michaelidou 1. Unusually well centered and complete. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, about very fine.

FRANCE, Provincial. Principality of Orange. Frederic Henri de Nassau, 1625 - 1647. Teston (Silver, 30 mm, 9.03 g, 6 h). FRED·HENR·D·G·PRIN·AV-R·CO·NA Cuirassed bust of Henry to right. Rev. SOLI·DEO·HONOR·ET·GLORIA* Crowned coat of arms. Duplessy 2165. KM 68. Toned. Rough surfaces, otherwise, good very fine.