Experts in Coins & Medals

SICILY. Syracuse. Circa 465 BC. Obol (Silver, 9.5 mm, 0.76 g, 1 h). Laureate head of Arethusa to right, wearing a crescent-shaped earring with a single pearl pendant, and a pearl necklace; her hair shown as strands at the back of her head and as curls over her forehead. Rev. Σ-V/R-A Wheel of four spokes. Boehringer 404 (V209/R284). HGC 2, 1372. SNG ANS 124-5. For a very similar earring on a tetradrachm with Arethusa's head, see: AMB 434, Boehringer 380 and Jameson 753. Very sharply struck and nicely toned. Of fine early Classical style, closely related to the 'so-called' Demareteion series . Some uncleaned deposits on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

CARIA. Kaunos. Circa 410-390 BC. Stater (Silver, 24 mm, 11.69 g, 12 h). Winged female goddess (Iris?) moving to left, her head turned back to right, holding a wreath in her right hand and a kerykeion in her left. Rev. Triangular baetyl flanked by two letters of the ethnic, 𐊼-Γ ( = K-B in Carian); pellet on the right field, below Γ. BMC -. HNO 928 var. (pellet on baetyl). Konuk 105 (O44/R)45. SNG Kayhan 826 var. (pellet on baetyl). Well centered; fine metal. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.