Experts in Coins & Medals

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 550-500 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 15.96 g). Two large and two small silphium fruits, with points outwards, arranged in a cruciform pattern around a central pellet. Rev. Rectangular incuse punch divided into six square compartments with irregular surfaces. SNG Copenhagen -. Cf. BMC 3 and pl. II, 2 (a didrachm with a very similar obverse, but with a different reverse). Extremely rare and apparently unpublished. Toned. Porous surfaces, otherwise, very fine.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter, 305-282 BC. Obol (Bronze, 21 mm, 8.38 g, 12 h), Paphos, after 294. Head of Aphrodite to right, wearing polos . Rev. ΠTOΛEMA[IOY] Eagle, with closed wings, standing left on thunderbolt; wreath to left. CPE 122. SNG Copenhagen 642. Svoronos 78. Attractive for the type. Minor marks and encrustations, otherwise, very fine.