Experts in Coins & Medals

KINGS OF CHARACENE. Hyspaosines, circa 127-124 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 14.50 g, 1 h), posthumous issue under Apodakos, Charax-Spasinou mint, Seleucid era, ΗΠΡ = 188 = 125/4. Diademed head of Hyspaosines to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / YΣΠAOΣINOY Herakles seated to left on rock, holding, with his right hand, a club resting on his right knee, and resting his left on the rock; in the exergue, HΠP. Alram 491 var. and Assar fig. 15 var. (differing date). DCA 479. A very rare date. Well-struck and attractively toned. Porous surfaces with traces of cleaning, otherwise, good very fine.

BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 300-250 BC. (Bronze, 13 mm, 1.78 g, 8 h). Boiotian shield. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ Upward trident with straight crossbar. BCD Boiotia 78. HGC 4, 1184. SNG Copenhagen 179. Some roughness, cleaning marks, otherwise, about very fine.