Beschreibung:

A Remarkable collection of fraction silver and bronze, Sicily, Syracuse, Silver Obol (485-478 BC), Artemis/Wheel (BOH 407 E), Litra, 474-450 BC, Artemis/cuttle fish (BOH 450), Drachm 485-478 BC, Artemis/horseman (BOH 285), Hemiobol 425-4th BC, Artemis/Wheel and two dolphins (SNG COP 669), 's, 17, 357-344 BC, female head dolphin and scallop shell, (GAB Pl II, 36), Trias, 440-425 BC Arethusa/cuttle fish (GAB PL II, 33), Timoleon 344-336 BC, 18 Apollo/pegasus left (Weber 1661), Silver two litrai, Janiform head/prancing horse, star above (SNG COP 719), Silver 1 Litrai Artemis left, 3 dolphins/forepart of pegasus, star above (Grose 2793), Trias Athena hippocamp with curled wing left (GAB PL III, 2), 27, head of Zeus left/running horse left (SNG COP 725), Hemilitron, head of Zeus right/thunderbolt, eagle right (GAB PL IV, 21), Litrai Athena/starfish between dolphins (GAB PL III, 1), Agathokles , 317-289 BC, 23, Artemis/thunderbolt (BMC 22), 22, head of Kore, torch behind/bull butting (SNG COP 755), 12 Apollo/dog lying back (GAB 285), 18 Athena/horseman right (GAB PL V, 9), 21 head of Kore left bull left, dolphin above and below, (SNG Lloyd 1485), 21 Young male head right tripod/lion right club above, Hiketas 288-279 BC , 22 laureate and beardless Zeus left/eagle left, (SNG COP 786), 22 head of Persephone left biga right, thunderbolt above, scarce variety, Pyrrhos 278-276 BC , 25 Herakles left in lion-skin/Athena, owl symbol (SNG COP 808), Hieron II, 275-215 BC , 19 head of Poseidon left trident between two dolphins, diademed head of Hieron left horseman with spear right, (SNG COP 838), Roman rule after 212 BC, 22 head of Zeus right/Nike in biga (BMC 691 variety ), Almost the entire ancient history of Greek Syracuse is reflected in this lot, hand picked, all the bronze are patinated, the silver mostly toned, very fine to extremely fine , nice important lot (25)