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47.
c. 350-338 BC. Obol, 0.92g (1h). Obv: Land tor-
toise; A - I across field. Rx: Skew pattern incuse
with five segments; N-I in two segments. Milbank
pl. III, 9 (same dies). The obols of Aegina, espe-
cially the land turtles, come rather worn. This coin
is perfectly centered and extremely sharp. Beautiful
dark toning. Virtually Mint State.
$2,500
Ex CNG 102, 18 May 2016, lot 299. Ex Berk 193,
30 April 2015, lot 129
.
48.
Sicyonia. Sicyon.
c. 340/330 BC. Stater, 12.23g
(8h). Obv: Chimera stepping left, ΣΕ below, wreath
above. Rx: Dove flying left, N before; all within
olive wreath. BCD 218. BMC 57. Traité 776. Toned
EF
$1,000
Purchased from Harlan J. Berk in 1989
.
49.
c. 335-330 BC. Stater, 12.26g (10h). Obv: Chimera
stepping left, ΣΕ below, wreath above. Rx: Dove
flying left, I before; all within olive wreath. BCD
219. SNG Copenhagen 56. Fully lustrous. Sharply
struck. Mint State
$2,500
Second Ever Olympic Issue
50.
Elis, Olympia.
c. 460s BC. 1/8 Obol, 0.90g (9h).
Obv: Eagle flying left, snake entwined round body
and held in beak. Rx: F - A across field, Winged
thunderbolt. BCD 15. Pozzi 1819. Extremely rare,
finest known. There are very few early Olympic
issues, this was struck the second year of Olympic
coins. It is beautifully done and as struck, Mint
State
$1,600
51.
78th-82nd Olympiad (?), c. 468-452 BC. Stater,
11.75g (10h). Obv: Eagle flying left, rending hare in
talons. Rx: Winged thunderbolt, F - A flanking, all
within shallow circular incuse. Seltman 32. A scat-
tering of countermarks present on the obverse, most
of them in the field and so not marring the eagle.
Exceptional centering, a nice example with lovely
details in the eagle’s eye and feathers. EF
$3,000
52.
112th Olympiad, 332 BC. Stater, 11.71g (3h). Obv:
Laureate head of Zeus right. Rx: F - A Eagle stand-
ing right, wings closed, thunderbolt behind, H and
coiled serpent before. Seltman 204. BCD 161. VF
$6,000
Ex Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 40, 4 June
2014, lot 207. Ex Ch. Adams, Darien, CT - Fixed
Price List 7, 1976, lot 22
.
Magnificent Zeus, Unpublished Reverse Die,
ex Arthur J. Evans
53.
270s-260s BC. Stater, 11.96g (10h). Obv: Laureate
head of Zeus right. Rx: Eagle standing right, wings
closed, between thunderbolt to left and coiled
serpent to right. Seltman 232 (obverse only).
Apparently from an unpublished reverse die. The
head of Zeus on this coin is stylistically one of the
finest, especially of this late period. The reverse die
Enlargement
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