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GREEK COINS

SICILY.
102 SELINUS. Didrachm or Nomos circa 530-500 BC. Selinon leaf // Mill-sail pattern incuse. Selinus Hoard 39;
SNG ANS 670. Almost uncirculated with sharp details - In a NGC holder, graded Ch AU 5/4 1.000.-
Provenance: Auction SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern, Berne (Switzerland), October 1987, lot n°703.

GREECE.
103 ATTICA. ATHENS. Tetradrachm circa 431 BC. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet decorated with
olive leaves and spiral palmette // Owl, with closed wings, standing right with head facing; in upper field
left, olive twig and crescent moon; all within incuse square. Dewing 1591; Svoronos pl. XIV.
Extremely fine 500.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List Adolph Hess AG, Lucerne (Switzerland), September 1982, lot n°8.

104 ATTICA. ATHENS. Drachm 170-169 BC. New style coinage. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-
crested Attic helmet decorated with aphlaston, Pegasus above undecorated upturned cheek flap, protomes
of four horses above visor // Owl standing facing on overturned amphora. BMC 43, 354 var.
Rare. Extremely fine 250.-
Provenance: privately purchased from Marcus Höllersberger at Gorny & Mosch in Munich (Germany) on 18th August 1983.

ASIA.
105 SYRIA. SELEUCIDS KINGS. Philip I Philadelphos, circa 95/94-76/75 BC. Tetradrachm circa
88/87-76/75 BC Antioch on the Orontes. 15,52 g. Diademed head right // Zeus Nikephoros seated left; all
within wreath. HGC 9, 1319; SC 2463.3h.
Rare in this quality. Almost Uncirculated - In a NGC holder, graded Ch AU 5/4 500.-
Provenance: ex Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 47, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1987, lot n°51.

106 PARTHIA. Mithradates III, circa 87-79 BC. Drachm, Ekbatana. Diademed and draped bust of
Mithradates III to left, wearing tiara decorated with six-rayed star // Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on
throne, holding bow. Sellwood 31.5 (Orodes I). Almost extremely fine 25.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 49, Zurich (Switzerland), December 1986, lot n°33.
107 BACTRIA. Menander I Soter, 165-130 BC. Drachm. Indian Standard. Diademed bust left, seen from
behind, wearing aegis and holding spear // Athena Promachos standing left, holding spear and
thunderbolt. Mitchiner 224e; SNG ANS 727. Extremely fine 25.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern 26, Berne (Switzerland), August 1978, lot n°100.

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