Lot (2) Circa 215-212 BC. Lot (2) Æ [7,37 gm, 21 mm]. Laureate head of Zeus to left; behind neck, thunderbolt / ΑΡΠΑΝΩΝ, boar standing to right; above, spearhead to right. HGC 1, 534. HN III, 642. Siciliano, Arpi Group B, Series 2. SNG ANS 635. Nice VF; Æ [2,48 gm, 13,9 mm]. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / ΑΡΠΑ-ΝΩΝ, bunch of grapes. HN Italy 650; HGC 1, 538. Minor roughness, VF.

Circa 480/478-470 BC. AR Didrachm [8,51 gm, 18,3 mm]. AK-PA, Sea eagle standing right / Crab; grain ear below; all within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group IV, 272 (O89/R186); HGC 2, 94; SNG ANS 956 = Ognina 10 (same dies); SNG München 57 (same dies); Rosen 29 (same dies). Toned, minor porosity, VF.Purchased from Rietdijk Auctions, June 2000, Auction 369, lot 795

Lot (2) ‘Kainon’ Circa 360-340 BC. Æ [6,19 gm, 19,5 mm]. Griffin springing left / Horse prancing left, reins loose; KAINON in exergue. Campana 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 509; SNG ANS 1169; AMB 309 (all as Kainon). VF; Circa 344-336 BC. Æ Hemilitron [7,46 gm, 23 mm]. Laureate head of Apollo right / KENTO-ΠIPINΩN, lyre; six pellets. SNG ANS 1316ff; Calciati III pg. 173, 5; BMC Sicily pg. 56, 7ff; SNG Copenhagen 213; SNG Morcom 567; Laffaille 165; Virzi 898ff.  VF.

Circa 430-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm [17,57 gm, 24,5 mm]. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion’s head with protruding tongue left, surrounded by three barley grains and a laurel leaf. SNG ANS 257; Rizzo pl. 24,4. EF.Purchased from Rietdijk Auctions, June 2000, Auction 369, lot 801

Lot (2) Circa 460-450 BC. AR Litra of Obol [0,69 gm, 10 mm]. Facing lion’s head / ΛE-ΟΝ, Grain of barley. SNG ANS 213; SNG München 546. Dark patina, minor roughness, gVF; Circa 405-402 BC, Æ Trias (Tetras) [1,72 gm, 14,4 mm]. Laureate youthful male head left; in left field, leaf / Tripod; in background lyre, at sides, two grains and in exergue, three pellets. Boehringer, AIIN 25 Suppl., pl. XIX, A17. Calciati 1; SNG ANS 270; SNG Copenhagen 361. Roughness and smoothing, VF.

(as Ziz) Punic occupation. Circa 405-380 BC. AR Tetradrachm [16,87 gm, 24,9 mm]. Charioteer driving fast quadriga right; Nike flying left above, crowning charioteer with wreath she holds with both hands; dolphin and Punic ṢYṢ in exergue / Head of nymph left, wearing ampyx, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; three dolphins around. Jenkins Coins of Punic Sicily, 26 (O11/R19). Nice toning, gVF.Purchased from Künker Auction 35, 1997

Circa 530-500 BC. AR Didrachm [8,48 gm, 21,9 mm]. Selinon leaf / Patterned incuse square divided into eight triangles, four raised, four incuse. SNG ANS 674. gVF.Purchased from Tom Vossen, April 2003; Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Januari 2003 Auction 56, lot 57

Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Obol [0,68 gm, 8,4 mm]. Struck circa 475-470 BC. Diademed head of Arethousa right / Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer Series XI, 286–91 or Series XIId, 362–70; HGC 2, 1371. Surfaces a bit granular as typical, nice VF.Purchased from Gijs Henzen, July 2000

Circa 380 BC. Æ Drachm [32,21 gm, 29,8 mm]. ΣYPA, head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with an olive wreath / Sea-star between two dolphins. SNG ANS 454ff; Calciati II pg. 111, 62ff; SNG Copenhagen 720; SNG Morcom 697ff; Favorito 14; Laffaille 218; Virzi 1422ff. gVF.Purchased from Gijs Henzen, November 1999

Timoleon, Third Democracy, 344-317 BC. Æ Hemidrachm [12,39 gm, 23,7 mm]. Struck 344-339/8 BC. ZEYΣ E[ΛEY]ΘEPIOΣ, laureate head of Zeus, with short hair, to right / [ΣYPAKO]ΣIΩN, thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right. Castrizio series I, 1γ. CNS 72. HGC 2, 1440. SNG ANS 477-488. SNG Copenhagen 727-728. VF.Purchased from H.D. Rauch, November 2002, Auction 70

Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai [13,32 gm, 25,6 mm]. Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head left / Nike driving slow quadriga right; crescent above, A to right. CCO 219 var. (D21/R– [unlisted rev. die]); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554. Toned gVF.

Lot (2) Hiketas II. 287-278 BC - Æ [10,49 gm, 22,6 mm]. Fourth Democracy. Head of Persephone right, a torch dolphin behind; ΣΥ[ΡΑΚΟΣΙΩ]Ν / Biga driven by Nike galloping right, a star above, E X in exergue. SNG ANS 763 (similar); Calciati 122 (obverse symbol and reverse letters not noted); SNG Copenhagen 806 var. gVF; Æ [8,65 gm, 23,2 mm]. Circa 282-278 BC. ΔΙ[ΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ], laureate head of young Zeus Hellanios right / [ΣΥΡΑΚ]-ΟΣΙΩΝ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, A above star. BAR issue 39; CNS 168 Rs 96; HGC 2, 1449. VF.

Lot (3) Sicily - Syracuse - Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ Trias [9,66 gm, 21,8 mm]. Struck 304-289 BC. ΣΩTEIPA, draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right, quiver over shoulder / AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ BAΣILEOΣ, winged thunderbolt. SNG Copenhagen 779; HGC 2, 1537; Calciati 138. Roughness, VF; Hieron II. 275-215 BC. Æ Tetras [8,97 gm, 21,9 mm]. Diademed head of Poseidon left / ΙΕΡ-ΩΝΟΣ, ornate trident head flanked by two dolphins. BAR issue 75; CNS 194; cf. SNG ANS 978-1015; HGC 2, 1550. VF; Dionysios I. 405-367 B.C. Æ Hemilitron [3,64 gm, 16,3 mm]. Circa 405-400 BC. Head of nymph left, wearing ampyx and sphendone; behind, dolphin / ΣΥ-ΡΑ, wheel of four spokes; two dolphins between lower spokes. CNS 20; SNG ANS 411. Obverse die break, smoothed surfaces, VF.

Akragas. Carthaginian occupation. Circa 213-211 BC. AR 1/4 shekel [1,43 gm, 12,7 mm]. Male head right, wreathed with grain ears / Horse galloping right; below, Punic letters. Burnett 148-52. Visonà 56. Crystalised, toned gVF.Purchased from Tom Vossen, February 2007

Circa 350-320. AR Tetradrachm [17,24 gm, 27,5 mm]. Uncertain mint in Sicily „people of the camp” Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) right, wearing wreath of reeds; around, four dolphins / Horse prancing right; behind, palm tree with cluster of dates. McClean 303 (these dies); Gulbenkian 366 (these dies); Jenkins Punic Sicily III, 131. Old cabinet toning, gVF. Purchased from F.R. Kunker, March 1996, Auction 32; Jakob Hirsch, Auction 33, lot 986 (1913)

Punic issues. Entella mint. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm [16,95 gm, 21,6 mm]. Herakles Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion’s skin headdress / Horse’s head to left; palm tree behind; below, Punic ‘MHMHNT. Jenkins, Punic 378 (O117/R308). Obverse die a bit worn, toned gVF.Purchased from Rauch Auction. 73, lot 91 (May 2004)