Experts in Coins & Medals

MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 11 mm, 2.66 g). The infant Herakles on the left, wrestling with Hera's serpents; on the right, his younger brother Iphikles moving to right and stretching out his left arm and leaning on his right hand; below, tunny fish swimming to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. BMFA 1531 (stater). Cf. SNG Paris 341 (stater). Von Fritze I 208. Attractive, sharp and well-centered. Minor traces of die rust, otherwise, about extremely fine.

EGYPT. Alexandria. Constantius I, Caesar, 293-305. Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 6.55 g, 11 h), dated regnal year Γ (3) = 294/5. ΦΛΑ ΚωΝCΤΑΝΤΙΟC Κ Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantius to right. Rev. L Γ Elpis advancing to left, holding flower in right hand and holding up drapery in left. Dattari 6057. Milne 5165. RPC X, ID 76789. Very rare; green patina. Very fine.