Feb. 16, 2001, The Benson Collection Part 1, Sale 8
Lot 2817
Ancient Spain, Osca.
204-154 BC. AR Drachm (3.9 g). Bearded male head right. Reverse:
Warrior on horseback right, legend below. S. 28. Slight porosity. Extremely
Fine.
Estimated Value $100-150.
Lot 2818
Celtic Britain, Atrebates.
Eppillus, circa 10 BC-10 AD. Gold Quarter-Stater (1.1 g). CALLEV(A) between
two stars. Reverse: Horse right, pellet group below. Van Ars. 407/1.
Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $275-375.
Lot 2819
Celtic Britain, Atrebates.
Verica, 2nd coinage, 20-25 AD. Gold Stater (5.3 g). COM F within incuse
tablet. Reverse: Warrior on horseback right, VER above, REX below. Van
Ars. 500/1. Some minor marks and pits. About Very Fine.
Estimated
Value $325-475.
Lot 2820
Celtic Britain,
Catuvellauni. Whaddon Chase. 40-20 BC. Gold Stater (5.6 g). Portions of
laureate bust which takes the form of a cruciform ornament. Reverse:
Horse galloping to right; above a curved ornament and a single pellet below.
Mack 133 var. Van. Ars. 1476/1. Very Fine.
Estimated Value
$275-400.
Lot 2821
Celtic Britain,
Durotriges. Mid 1st Century BC. Gold Stater (5.2 g). Cheriton type.
Abstract head of Apollo right. Reverse: Abstract horse right. Van Ars.
1215/1. Gold with reddish toning. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated
Value $275-450.
Lot 2822
Celtic Britain,
Trinovantes. Cunobelin, 10-25 AD. Gold Stater (5.5 g). Wild type. Wheat
ear, CA MV across. Reverse: Horse rearing right, star above, wheel and
CVNV below. Van Ars. 1933/1. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value
$650-950.
Lot 2823
Celtic Britain,
Trinovantes. Cunobelin, 10-25 AD. Gold Quarter-Stater (1.3 g). Wild type.
Wheat ear, CA M(V) across. Reverse: Horse prancing right, CVN below. Van
Ars. 1935/1. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 2824
Calabria. Tarentum, c.
380-345 BC. AR Nomos (7.9 g). Nude youth on galloping horse right.
Reverse: Taras on dolphin left, holding kantharos, ethnic below. SNG ANS
948 (apparently same dies.). Fine old toning. Very Fine.
Estimated
Value $150-200.
Lot 2825
Calabria. Tarentum, c.
272-235 BC. AR Nomos (6.0 g). Nude youth crowning horse left, inscription
below and above. Reverse: Taras brandishing spear on dolphin left, owl
to right, ethnic below. Vlasto 836; SNG ANS 1165. Deeply toned. Very Fine or
better.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 2826
Lucania. Heraclea(?), c.
350-280 BC. AR Diobol (1.1 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet
ornamented with wing and wreath; ... A [?] L E in left field. Reverse:
Herakles kneeling right, club in hand, strangling lion. SNG Cop. 1125 var; SNG
ANS 1381 (Tarentum). Cleaned, the reverse double struck. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 2827
Lucania. Heraclea, c.
300-280 BC. AR Diobol (0.9 g). Head of Athena three-quarters facing,
wearing helmet with triple crests and Scylla ornament. Reverse: Herakles
standing frontal, holding club, and cornucopia in lion skin-draped arm; ethnic
at right, olpe in left field. SNG ANS --; SNG Cop.--; BMC Italy, p. 232, 53
var. Die break at Athena's cheek; reverse with clean, well detailed strike in
high relief. Cleaned, some slight edge chips. About Extremely Fine.
Attractive type -- rare.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 2828
Lucania. Metapontum, c.
520-500 BC. AR Nomos (7.8 g). Ear of barley, META at right. Reverse:
Ear of barley in incuse. SNG ANS 224ff. Nicely centered on well rounded, fairly
thick flan. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Pleasing example.
Estimated
Value $400-500.
Lot 2829
Lucania. Metapontum, c.
500 BC. Lot of Two AR Nomoi. First, with ear of barley in relief and
incuse, ethnic to right, dotted border (Noe 55ff.). Also, a later nomos, c.
330 BC., with wreathed head of Demeter right / ear of barley, plow at right
(SNG Cop. 1227). Older coin with left edge of flan flaked off. Later coin with
some minor porosity. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250-300.
Lot 2830
Lucania. Metapontum, c.
280 BC. AR Nomos (7.9 g). Head of Demeter right, her hair wreathed with
barley, DI at left. Reverse: Ear of barley, ethnic to right, skyphos in
left field. Johnston Class D, 4.7 (same dies). Bold, almost full strike.
Attractive, with soft gray patina. Nice Extremely Fine.
Estimated
Value $800-1,000.
Lot 2831
Lucania. Sybaris, c.
550-510 BC. AR Nomos (7.4 g). Bull standing left on dotted ground line,
head reverted, retrograde SU above. Reverse: Incuse of the obverse. SNG
ANS 817. Artistic toning. A very pleasing example. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.
Lot 2832
Lucania. Sybaris, c.
530-510 BC. AR Nomos. Bull standing left, head reverted, VM below.
Reverse: Bull standing left, head reverted in incuse. SNG ANS 828ff.
Deeply toned. Sharp strike and exceptional style, but upper third of coin
broken away. Very Fine or better.
Estimated Value $150-200.
Lot 2833
Lucania. Sybaris, c.
530-510 BC. AR Nomos (7.6 g). Bull standing left, head reverted, WM below.
Reverse: Bull standing left, head reverted in incuse. Cf. SNG ANS 844.
Light iridescent toning. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $700-1,000.
Lot 2834
Lucania. Thourioi, c.
410-330 BC. AR Nomos (7.8 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet
decorated with Scylla. Reverse: Bull butting right, fish in exergue. SNG
ANS 1004; SNG Cop. 1440. Deep old collection toning. Obverse die a little soft.
Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 2835
Lucania. Thurium, c. 360
BC. AR Distater (16.1 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with
Scylla ornament. Reverse: Bull butting right, ethnic above, six pellets
below; in exergue, fish right. Noe F 10; SNG ANS 966. Fully struck up on choice
metal, and attractively toned. Athena of good style, the bull magnificent.
Choice Very Fine, the reverse better. A stunning coin, one of the finest
examples we've handled in many years.
Estimated Value $3,500-4,500.
Lot 2836
Bruttium. Croton, c. 370
BC. AR Stater (6.7 g). Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse:
Infant Herakles squatting facing, head left, strangling snakes at sides. Cf.
SNG ANS 385. Old collection toning. Some smoothing of fields, and tooling,
primarily on reverse. About Very Fine. Rare. The Apollo head charming.
Estimated Value $400-600.
Lot 2837
Bruttium. Croton, c.
320-300 BC. AR Half Nomos (2.7 g). Head of the youthful river god, Aisaros,
right. Reverse: Owl standing right, head frontal, ear of barley below
right. SNG ANS 422. Flan a little oblong, but sharp strike with handsome
devices. Pleasing toning - deep steel gray, with russet and hints of blue.
Superb Extremely Fine. Choice example of scarce type.
Estimated
Value $650-800.
Lot 2838
Bruttium. Locroi
Epizephyrioi, c. 320-280 BC. AR Stater (7.7 g). Laureate head of Zeus
right, ethnic at right. Reverse: Eagle left, wings raised, with hare in
talons, thunderbolt above. SNG ANS 826. Overstrike, the undertype slightly
visible in obverse field. Well centered, bold strike, with very attractive old
collection toning. An exceptional specimen for this series! Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.
Ex A. Moretti Coll: Bank Leu,
December 1961, lot 87; also, Ars Classica XVI, July 3, 1933, lot 354; also ex
Naville IV, June 17, 1922, lot 176.
Lot 2839
Bruttium, Locroi
Epizephyrioi, c. 317-310 BC. AR Stater (8.5 g). Pegasus flying left,
thunderbolt below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, ethnic at
left. Pegasi II, p. 577, 13. Lightly toned, well centered, sharp strike. The
obverse quite lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value
$350-450.
Lot 2840
Sicily. Akragas, c.
510-500 BC. AR Didrachm (8.6 g). Eagle standing left, ethnic around.
Reverse: Top view of crab. SNG ANS 909 (same reverse die). Toned, the
obverse in high relief. Crab with striking flaw at center; die break above.
Very Fine. Rare. The earliest type from Akragas.
Estimated Value
$1,000-1,500.
Lot 2841
Sicily. Akragas, c.
510-500 BC. AR Didrachm (8.4 g). Eagle standing left, ethnic around.
Reverse: Top view of crab. Cf. SNG ANS 914. Deep old collection toning,
on thick, compact flan. Evidence of overstriking on reverse. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 2842
Sicily. Akragas, c.
470-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Eagle standing left, ethnic around.
Reverse: Top view of crab. SNG ANS 974. Toned, with bold strike. Some
surface roughness. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.