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Helmeted head of Athena to right; monogram of ΝΟΔ behind / ΘΕΣ-ΣΑΛΩΝ, horse prancing to right; monogram of ΠΟΛΥ below. BCD Thessaly II 815; HGC 4, 212. 4.22gr, 18mm, 4h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / Π-OΑ-P-ΤΑΥ (sic), Paeonian horseman, wearing crested helmet and full armor, galloping to right and spearing fallen enemy, who defends himself with a shield on his left arm. SNG ANS - (none with this legend); SNG Copenhagen 1390; Paeonian Hoard pl. 9, 490. 12.70gr, 25mm, 2h.

Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone with hints of golden iridescence around the devices. Well centred.

Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 82, 20 January 2009, lot 255 (company's ticket included).

Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Pegasus flying right; Δ below. HGC 3.1, 36; SNG Lockett 2224. 2.30gr, 14mm, 3h.

Very Fine. Well toned.

Property of a London, UK, private collector.

Facing bull's head / Laureate head of Apollo to right, [Φ-Ω beneath truncation]; to left, laurel branch. BCD Phokis 463.1; HGC 4, 1046. 2.68gr, 13mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Boeotian shield / B-O, kantharos; above, club to right; grape bunch on vine to right; all within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 31; HGC 4, 1165. 2.52gr, 13mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / [IΣTI]-AIEΩN, nymph seated to right on stern of galley; wing on prow. BCD Euboia 387ff.; HGC 4, 1524. 1.69gr, 13mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.

Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597. 17.14gr, 23mm, 9h.

Near Extremely Fine. Nearly full crest.

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.

Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 4, 1597. 15.44gr, 24mm, 9h.

Good Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig in upper left field, all within incuse square. For prototype, cf. Kroll 10 and HGC 4, 1631; for another similar example cf. CNG, e-374, 229. 2.93gr, 14mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Test cut.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing; to left, olive sprig; all within incuse square. Cf. Kroll 10; HGC 4, 1631. 3.63gr, 15mm, 6h.

Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing; to left, olive sprig; all within incuse square. HGC 4, 1631. 3.46gr, 15mm, 6h.

Good Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and crescent moon in upper left field. HGC 4, 1599. 17.01gr, 24mm, 9h.

Very Fine. Porous surface on obverse.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.