NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS SALE 70 SESSION 4

Lot 865 - Ancient Greek, Lucania, Heraklea, 276-250 BC Silver Stater. 6.51g, 20mm. SNG ANS 90 (same dies); Head of Athena left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet, "|- A" behind neck, "|-HPAK?EION" above.; Rx: Herakles standing left, holding up an uncertain object with his right hand, a lion skin over his left arm while leaning on a club. "?O[P]" to right. aXF, gunmetal blue and iridescent toning, somewhat flatly struck on the reverse. ($250-350)

Lot 870 - Ancient Greek, Bruttium, Caulonia, 475-425 BC Silver Stater. 7.98g, 20mm. SNG Cop 1711; Apollo advancing right left hand raised - holding a branch, a small daimon running right on his extended left hand, stag to right, head left, "KAV?" to left; Rx: Stag standing right, retrograde "KAV?" above, branch to right. gVF. ($200-300)

Lot 878 - Ancient Greek, Islands off of Thrace, Thasos, 500-480 BC Silver Stater. 9.68g, 20mm. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; Satyr running right, carrying a protesting nymph; Rx: Quadripart incuse square punch. Toned gVF, some old striations/light diagonal marks reverse, yet a very pleasing and sharp example of this popular type. ($400-600)

Lot 912 - Seleucid Kingdom, Seleucus I (in the name of Alexander the Great), 312-281BC Silver Tetradrachm. 17.2, 26.7mm (Struck 311-294 BC, Babylon mint) SC 82.3c, Price 3959. Head of Herakles right wearing lion's skin; Rx: Zeus seated left holding an eagle and scepter, "MI" and lion head left to left, monogram within a wreath below the throne, "A?E?AN?POY BASI?EOS". A handsome and lustrous XF with hints of gold and bluish-gray color, obverse slightly off-center, a few old flan irregularities and light old marks about the edge. Overall quite attractive with nice style, a lovely presentation and charming originality. Accompanied by an old collector or dealer ticket with the common attribution error as Macedonia rather than the correct nomenclature as Seleucid Kingdom. ($300-400)

Lot 921 - Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-281 BC Gold Triobol. Struck 298-294 BC.1.29g, 9.5mm. Sv223; Diademed head of Ptolemy I right; Rx: Eagle standing left on a thunderbolt, monogram to left. "?TO?EMAIOY-BASI?EOS". VF, a few scratches/marks & clipped. Ex Pegasi with tag. ($500-600)

Lot 958 - Nero, 54-68, Gold Aureus. 6.75g, 18mm. RIC 63; Laureate bust of Nero right "IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS"; Rx: Jupiter seated left, holding a thunderbolt and scepter, "IVPPITER CVSTOS". Bold Fine by wear, typical light scratches and marks, some edge marks lower right on reverse side, yet a very presentable and affordable example of this sought after ruler in Gold. ($1200-1500)

Lot 960 - Vitellius, 69, Silver Denarius. 3.54g, 18mm. RSC 112; Head of Vitellius right "A VITELLIVS GERMAN I[MP TR P]"; Rx: Tripod, dolphin right above, raven in the legs. "XV VIR SARC FAC". gVF. Ex Agora Auctions, Sale 47, Lot 103. ($400-500)

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