Ancient Coins and Antiquities

Greek Coinages, PELOPONNESOS, Argos, Hemidrachm, struck by the magistrate Lydiadas, c. 250-229, forepart of wolf left, rev. large A, club below, 2.38g (McClean 6808); THRACE, Byzantion, Hemidrachm, 400-330, forepart of bull stepping left, rev. ornate trident, 1.63g (SNG BM 12); Cherronesos, Hemidrachm, c. 386-338, forepart of lion right, head reverted, rev. quadripartite incuse square, with two sunken quarters containing a pentagram and monogram, 2.27g (McClean 4076); IONIA, Miletos, Diobol, 540-530, forepart of lion left, head reverted, rev. ornate rosette within incuse square, 1.17g (McClean 8207ff); MYSIA, Parion, Drachm, 5th century BC, Gorgoneion, rev. linear pattern within incuse square, 3.51g (SNG BN 1347ff); ACHÆMENID KINGS OF PERSIA, Artaxerxes II-Darius III (375-336), Siglos, Sardes, king kneeling right, three pellets on chest, rev. incuse punch, 5.59g (Carradice type IVB; BMC pl. xxvii, 10); together with other Greek coins in silver (6) [12]. Fair to very fine £150-£180