Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Specialist Coinage Auction auction held on Wednesday 11th of December 2024

Lot No Description Est Image
478 Thurium, Lucania, c. 350-300 BC, 23mm, silver Stater, Obv: Head of Athena, right, wearing crested helmet decorated with Scylla motif / Rev: Bull charging right, fish below. 110-150
479 Velia, Italy, c. 350-281 BC, 24mm, silver Didrachm, Obv: Head of Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet / Rev: Lion walking to right. F. 110-150
480 Thurium, Italy, c. 350-281 BC, 22mm, silver Stater, Obv: Head of Athena wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Scylla motif / Rev: Bull charging right. 30-40
481 Gaul, Massalia, c. 350-150 BC, 10mm, silver Obol, Obv: Youthful head of Apollo left / Rev: Wheel with 4 spokes, 'M-A' within two quarters. S.72, F. 25-35
482 Caria, Megiste (80 miles east of Rhodes), c. 350 BC, 17mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Head of sun god Helios, quarter facing to right / Rev: Rose with bud in incuse square. S.5021, F. 100-140
483 Corinth, c. 350 BC, 20mm, silver Stater, Obv: Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet, sol behind head / Rev: Pegasus flying left. S.1867, aVF. 70-90
484 Velia, Italy, c. 350 BC, 22mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Head of Athena wearing crested helmet, right / Rev: Lion walking, right. S.454, F. 70-90
485 Attica, Athens, c. 350 BC, 23mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Athena wearing crested and ornamented helmet / Rev: Owl standing, right, head facing. S.1837/9, F. 220-280
486 Corinth, c. 345-307 BC, 21mm, silver Stater, Obv: Head of Athena facing, right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Rev: Pegasus flying left. S.1867, F. 110-150
487 Thrace, Byzantium, c. 340-320 BC, 13mm, silver Hemidrachm, Obv: Cow standing, left, on the back of a dolphin below / Rev: Four part incuse square of 'mill-sail' pattern. S.1579, F. 60-90
488 Carthage, Siculo-Punic, c. 340-320 BC, 24mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Kore wreathed in corn, left, with necklace and earing / Rev: Horse pacing to left, palm tree behind. S.6429, F. 70-90
489 Syracuse, Siculo-Punic, 425-413 BC, 26mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Galloping quadriga driven by charioteer, crowned by Nike flying, right / Rev: Head of Artemis-Arethusa, left, hair clamped and rolled, dolphins around. S.934, F. 320-380
490 Carian Islands, Rhodes, c. 340-316 BC, 19mm, silver Didrachm, Obv: Head of Helios facing, turned slightly right / Rev: Rose with bud, right, bunch of grapes, left. S.5037, VF. 220-280
491 Patraus, Paeonia (Patraos), c. 340-315 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right / Rev: Horseman spearing fallen warrior. S.1520, F. 180-220
492 Macedon, Ecbatana, Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Alexander wearing lion skin / Rev: Zeus seated holding eagle and sceptre. S.6721, F. 180-220
493 Macedon, Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC, 26mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Alexander wearing lion skin / Rev: Zeus seated, holding eagle and sceptre. S.6721, F. 70-90
494 Kingdom of Macedon, 336-323 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Alexander wearing lion skin / Rev: Zeus seated, holding eagle and sceptre. S.6721, aVF. 300-400
495 Macedon, Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC, 16mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Alexander wearing lion skin / Rev: Zeus seated, holding eagle and sceptre. S.6713, F. 70-90
496 Paphlagonia, Sinope, c. 325-300 BC, 18mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Head of Nymph, left / Rev: Eagle left, holding a dolphin in its talons. S.3690/9, F. 110-150
497 Carthage, Siculo-Punic, c. 325-200 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin / Rev: Head and neck of horse, left, palm tree behind, right. S.6436, F. 70-90
498 Macedon, Philip III, c. 323-317 BC, 17mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Rev: Zeus Aetophoros seated left holding sceptre in left hand, eagle in right. S.6751, F. 70-90
499 Thrace, Lysimachos, c. 323-281 BC, 29mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon / Rev: Athena enthroned holding Nike and spear, resting left arm on a shield. S.6814, VF 300-400
500 Sicily, Siculo-Punic, c. 320-310 BC, 23mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Tanit, facing left, surrounded by dolphins / Rev: Horse head, facing left, palm tree behind. VF. 220-280
501 Cyrene, c. 308-277 BC, 22mm, silver Didrachm, Obv: Head of Zeus(?) Carneios right / Rev: Silphion plant. S.6259, F. 60-90
502 Egypt, Ptolemy I, c. 305-283 BC, 29mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Alexander wearing elephant skin, facing right / Rev: Athena holding shield and javelin, advancing right. S.7747, F. 180-220