Experts in Coins & Medals

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Kos. Circa 350-345 BC (AR - 4dr - Herakles hd left / Crab - Phase 3. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 15.10 g, 6 h), struck under the magistrate, Kidaridas. Bearded head of Herakles to left, wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rev. ΚΩΙΟΝ / ΚΙΔΑΡΙΔΑΣ Crab with club below; all within square border of dots. Apparently with an unpublished magistrate, but cf. Pixodarus 12 and 20 (both struck from the same obverse die, O5, but in the names, respectively, of ΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣ and ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΔΑΣ). Extremely rare, if not unique with this magistrate. Lightly toned, clear and well-centered. Minor die rust on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

PONTUS. Amisos. C. Papirius Carbo, procurator, 62-59 BC. (Bronze, 21 mm, 8.14 g, 12 h). [A]MI - ΣOY Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. Rev. EΠΙ ΓΑΙΟΥ / ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ KAPBΩΝΟΣ / ΡΩΜΗ Roma seated to left on pile of shields, holding Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left on shield. HGC 7, 247. SNG BM Black Sea 1234-1235. SNG Stancomb 708. Greenish black patina. File marks as usual, otherwise, good very fine.