Oct 1-2, 2001, The George Mouhtouris Collection, Sale 11
Lot 1395
Celtic Central Europe. Danube Region, c. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.3 g). "Baumreiter" series: Type imitating Phillip II's Macedonian tetradrachms. Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse: Horseman left, holding branch; wheel to left. Göbl, OTA 291; De la Tour 9817. Pleasingly toned and well centered. A quite appealing example of this series. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1396
Celtic Western Europe. Belgium, Ambiani(?), c. 55-40 BC. Gold Quarter Stater (1.8 g). Uncertain motif. Reverse: Branch or vine with two leaves? Scheers 13, pl. V, 115. Very Fine.
Interesting, and very rare.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1397
Calabria. Tarentum, c. 335-295 BC. AR Drachm (3.0 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with Scylla ornament. Reverse: Owl standing right, head front, olive sprig at feet;
magistrate's name at left edge, at right, API. SNG ANS 1314. Pleasing style. Deeply toned on obverse, medium iridescent toning on reverse. A few scratches in left reverse field. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $225-275.
Lot 1398
Calabria. Tarentum, c. 281 BC. Gold Quarter Stater (2.7 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with hippocamp ornament. Reverse: Taras, holding trident, in biga with restive
horses right; star above, dolphin below. SNG Cop. 838; SNG ANS --. Perfectly centered, with deep reddish toning, and slight cleanable dirt. Very Fine. Rare! .
Estimated Value $1,400-1,650.
Lot 1399
Calabria. Tarentum, c. 281-272 BC. AR Nomos (6.5 g). Horseman, holding buckler with star blazon and two lances, gallops left; magistrate's name below. Reverse: Taras on dolphin left,
holding grape cluster and distaff; ethnic below, ANTh behind. Vlasto 792 (var); Dewing 238ff. Obverse die a little worn, the reverse well centered with a remarkably good strike. Lovely deep iridescent toning. Very Fine / About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200-275.
Lot 1400
Lucania. Thourioi, c. 340-320 BC. AR Nomos (7.6 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with Scylla ornament. Reverse: Bull butting right, Nike flying above, ethnic in exergue;
SIM in field. SNG Cop. 1463 var. Toned and lustrous. Slight softness of strike towards one edge; still, portrait stylish. Rare dies. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $400-500.
Lot 1401
Sicily. Syracuse. Gelon, Son of Hieron, 274-216 BC. AR 8 Litrai (6.9 g). Diademed head of Gelon left, torch behind. Reverse: Nike leaning forward in walking biga right. SNG Lockett
1018; SNG ANS 894-5; BMC p.210, 528. Good centering and metal, with quality art front and back. Toned. Very Fine plus.
Estimated Value $500-600.
Lot 1402
Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.6 g), Pella mint, struck c. 340-328 BC. Youthful head of laureate Apollo right. Reverse: Charioteer in fast biga right;
kantharos below. Cf. Le Rider 254; SNG ANS 138ff. Slight reddish toning, with some residual luster. Fine, delicate portrait for this mint. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500-2,000.
Lot 1403
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.7 g). Sardes mint, struck c. 319-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse:
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; star and PU monogram at left. Price 2664. Also, an AR Tetradrachm of Macedon under Roman Rule, after 168 BC. Head of Artemis right, quiver and bow at shoulder, all centered within decorated
Macedonian shield / Horizontal club within oak wreath, ethnic around, monograms below; thunderbolt at left. SNG Ashmolean 3299. Alexander well centered on compact flan, and deeply toned. Second coin perfectly centered on nice round flan; a few minor
encrustations on reverse. Lot of 2 coins. Both Very Fine. Nice dealer's lot.
Estimated Value $200-325.
Lot 1404
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.1 g). Ake mint, Year 32, struck 315/314 BC. Youthful head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; date in left field. Bold, full strike, the devices in fairly high relief. Faint russet toning. Apparently some aggressive cleaning on reverse, with a bit of tooling to Zeus' arm and
torso. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $325-450.
Lot 1405
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.9 g). Ake mint, struck 315/314 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse: Zeus
enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; date at left (Year 32), small banker's mark above. Price 3283. Cleaned, with slightly granular metal on obverse. Very Fine plus.
Estimated Value $175-250.
Lot 1406
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Uranopolis mint, struck c. 300-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse: Zeus
enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; at left, X below, wreath underneath chair. Price 509. Along with another Teradrachm, of late style, from Mesembria, 175-125 BC.; reverse with helmet and MA in left field, monogram below throne: Price
1082. Lastly, an AE from Macedonia: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Club, quiver and bow. Price 277. Silver coins lightly toned. Lot of 3 coins. All Very Fine. Decent dealer material. Uranopolis a scarcer mint.
Estimated Value $200-250.
Lot 1407
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.8 g), Miletus mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left,
holding eagle and scepter; MI monogram at left, circular monogram underneath chair and at right. Price 2153. Also, two drachms, similar: one with torch symbol on reverse, the other with monograms. Price 2637A; 1408. The first drachm with
attractive deep iridescent toning; the rest lightly toned. Lot of 3 coins. Tetradrachm Very Fine; Drachms Very Fine plus. Nice dealer lot.
Estimated Value $200-275.
Lot 1408
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.7 g). Posthumous Issue from Rhodes, Caria, struck c. 201-190 BC. Head of youthful Herakles right, wearing
lionskin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, rose in profile at left; PO beneath chair. Cf. Price 2517. Well centered on spacious round flan. Pleasant light russet toning. A somewhat scarcer issue. About
Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $375-475.
Lot 1409
Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip III, 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm, Babylon mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; M
at left, labrys-like monogram underneath chair. Price 186A. The loss of detail to the lionskin headdress from the cleaning of corrosion there resulted in the ICG grade. Actually the coin, in point of wear, is a fully struck, high relief about
Extremely Fine, or better. This is amply evident on the finely styled Zeus on the reverse. The coin is eminently suitable for jewelry use. ICG graded VF-30.
Estimated Value $125-UP.
Lot 1410
Macedonia. Under Roman Rule, after 168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.7 g). Head of Artemis right, quiver and bow at shoulder, all centered within decorated Macedonian shield. Reverse:Horizontal club
within oak wreath, ethnic around; AP monogram above; thunderbolt at left. SNG Cop. 1310; AMNG III, 1, p. 54, 159. Also, Athens, an AR Tetradrachm, early 3rd century BC.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Standing owl right, olive
sprig at left. SNG Cop. 65. Macedon well centered, and cleanly struck; with good toning and portrait of better style. Athens with usual thick, oblong flan, the reverse surfaces a little rough. Coins average Very Fine. Pleasant dealer lot.
Estimated Value $200-250.
Lot 1411
Macedonia. Under Roman Rule, after 168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Head of Artemis right, quiver and bow at shoulder, all centered within decorated Macedonian shield. Reverse:
Horizontal club within oak wreath, ethnic around; AP monogram above; thunderbolt at left. SNG Cop. 1310; SNG Ashmolean 3291. Good even strike; lightly toned. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200-250.
Lot 1412
Moesia. Istrus, c. 4th century BC. Lot of Two AR Drachms. Facing youthful male heads, the left inverted. Reverse: Sea eagle left, clasping dolphin in talons. SNG BMC, Black Sea, no.
249. Another example, similar, but right head inverted; in reverse field, letter B. SNG Cop. --; BMC --. The first toned, with much residual luster. The second in finer, earlier style; on complact flan. Choice Very Fine for first coin; other Very
Fine.
Estimated Value $175-250.
Lot 1413
Thracian Islands. Thasos, AR Tetradrachm (16.8 g), after 148 BC. Head of youthful Dionysus right, wearing wreath of vines. Reverse: Herakles standing left, holding club and lionskin,
ethnic around. SNG Cop. 1040; cf. Dewing 1340. Also, Moesia, Istrus, c. 400-350 BC.; an AR Stater (5.4 g). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea eagle left, clasping dolphin in talons. SNG BMC, Black Sea, no. 247. The Thasos of pleasant
style for series. The second sharply struck, with residual luster. Both lightly toned. Lot of 2 coins. First Very Fine; second Choice Very Fine. Good dealer lot.
Estimated Value $225-350.
Lot 1414
Thracian Islands. Thasos, AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g), after 148 BC. Head of youthful Dionysus right, wearing wreath of vines. Reverse: Herakles standing left, holding club and lionskin,
ethnic around. SNG Cop. 1040; cf. Dewing 1340. Also, Thrace, Maroneia, c. 386-347 BC.; an AR Stater (10.7 g). Free horse, with loose rein, galloping left; ethnic below / Vine with grapes within linear square, ethnic around with caduceus at
left, all with incuse square. Cf. SNG Cop. 304 and Dewing 1290 for reverse die. The Thasos in above average style for series. Lightly toned. The Maroneia deeply toned, with rough surfaces. Lot of 2 coins. Both Very Fine.
Estimated Value
$200-275.
Lot 1415
Boeotia. Thebes, 380 BC. AR Stater (12.2 g). Boeotian shield. Reverse: Amphora with fluted shoulders, club above; ASPO around. SNG Cop. 322 (probably same obverse die, but this an
earlier die state). Pleasant gray to russet toning. Very Fine, the obverse better.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 1416
Euboea. Karystos, c. 411-336 BC. AR Didrachm (7.6 g.). Cow standing right, head turned back to regard her suckling calf. Reverse: Cock standing right, ethnic around. SNG Cop. 415; BMC
p. 101, 6, same reverse die (with angular die flaw in the field). High relief devices boldly struck up. Cleaned, the coin without toning. Very Fine plus. Very rare. This coin much superior to the British Museum example.
Estimated Value
$450-650.
Lot 1417
Caria. Knidos, c. 470-450 BC. AR Drachm (6.3 g). Forepart of roaring lion right. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite right, hair braided and bound into a queue, all within incuse square. SNG Cop
235ff. Bold, clean strikes, well above the usual for this series, and on good metal. The Aphrodite close to the finest styles for the group. Cf. Kahn, Knidos, pl. 6, no. 83 for Aphrodite. Toned. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value
$500-600.