Ancient Coins: The Squires Collection and The Mendon Collection

Lucania. Metapontion. AR Stater, ca. 540-510 BC. 7.98 gms. META upwards at right, Ear of barley, rev. Incuse barley ear. Noe Class VI, 116, HN Ita...

Lucania. Sybaris. AR Stater, ca. 550-510 BC. 7.62 gms. Bull standing left on exergual line, head reverted, YM above, outer beaded border, rev. Inc...

Bruttium. Kaulonia. AR Stater, ca. 475-470 BC.8.15 gms. KAΛV (the “A” inverted), Nude Apollo advancing right, holding laurel branch in his upright...

Bruttium. Kroton. AR Stater, ca. 530-500 BC. 7.91 gms. Koppa PO to left of tripod with two serpents emerging from bowl, rev. Incuse tripod. SNG AN...

Sicily. Akragas. AR Didrachm, ca. 500-495 BC. 9.09 gms. AKRA, Sea-eagle standing left, rev. Crab, pincers raised. Jenkins Gela Group IIc, 37, 8; S...

Sicily. Syracuse. Issued under Hieron I (478-466 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 475-470 BC. 17.28 gms. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, ho...

Sicily. Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BC). EL 25 Litrae, struck ca. 306/5 BC. 3.56 gms. Laureate head of Apollo left, star behind, rev. ΣPAK-oΣIΩN...

Sicily. Syracuse. Thoinon and Sosistratos, 278 BC. AV 60 Litrae - Dekadrachm. 4.22 gms. ΣYPAKoΣIΩNN, grain-wreathed head of Kore-Persephone left, ...

Sicily. Entella. Siculo-Punic issue, ca. 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 16.96 gms. Herakles head right, clad in lion’s skin, rev. Horse head ¾ left, ...

Siculo-Punic. “People of the Camp” (ca. 320/15-305/00 BC). AR Tetradrachm. 17.51 gms. Grain-wreathed head of Kore left, wearing triple-pendant ear...

Macedon. Akanthos. AR Tetradrachm ca. 480-470 BC. 16.67 gms. Lion right, attacking bull, kneeling left, the lion’s head in profile biting down on ...

Macedon. Akanthos. AR Tetradrachm, ca. 430-390 BC. 13.68 gms. Lion right, attacking bull, kneeling left; the lion’s mouth is clamped down on the b...

Macedon. Chalkidian League. AR Tetradrachm. Olynthos mint. 14.08 gms. Laureated head of Apollo left, rev. X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN around kithara. Robinson &...

Kings of Macedon. Philip II (359-336 BC). AV Stater, struck ca. 340-328 BC. Amphipolis. 8.59 gms. Laureate head of Apollo right, rev. ΦIΛIППoY in ...

Kings of Macedon. Philip II (359-336 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 355-349/8 BC. Amphipolis. 14.32 gms. Laureate head of Zeus right, rev. ΦIΛIП-...

Kings of Macedon. Alexander III, the “Great” (336-323 BC). AV Stater, struck 325-323 BC. “Babylon”. 8.56 gms. Head of Athena right, wearing Corint...

Kings of Macedon. Alexander III, the “Great” (336-323 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck under Menes or Philotas, ca. 327-323 BC. Tarsos. 17.20 gms. Head...

Kings of Macedon. Demetrios I Poliorketes (306-283 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 289-288 BC. 17.15 gms. Diademed and horned head right, rev. Pos...

Kings of Macedon. Philip V (221-179 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck 188/7-184 BC. Pella or Amphipolis mint, Ar--, magistrate. 16.41 gms. Head of Phili...

Kings of Macedon. Perseus (178-168 BC). AR Tetradrachm. 15.46 gms. Diademed head right with short beard, rev. BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ПEP-ΣEΩΣ, Eagle, wings ope...

Illyria. Dyrrhachion. AR Stater, ca. 340-280 BC. 10.37 gms. Cow standing right, head facing slightly left, suckling calf, exergual line, rev. Δ (r...

Thrace. Abdera. AR Oktadrachm, ca. 500-475 BC. 29.96 gms. Griffin seated left, forepaw raised, wings curled and raised, (A)PX before, rev. Quadrip...

Thrace. Ainos. AR Tetradrachm, ca. 374/3-372/1 BC. 15.63 gms. Head of the city’s patron god Hermes facing ¾ left, wearing petasos with studded rim...

Thrace. Byzantion. AR Siglos, ca. 340-320 BC. Persic weight standard. 5.34 gms. Heifer standing left on dolphin left, rev. Incuse, granulated mill...

Thrace. Maroneia. AR Stater, ca. 386-347 BC. Kallikrateos, magistrate. 11.41 gms. Horse rearing left, trailing reins, small, long-haired dog left ...

Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos (305-281 BC). AV Stater, struck ca. 286/5-282/1 BC. Pella. 8.53 gms. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right wear...

Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos (305-281 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Lampsakos. 17.06 gms. Diademed head of the deified Alexander ...

Thessaly. Larissa. AR Drachm, ca. 350-340 BC. 6.03 gms. Head of the nymph Larissa ¾ left, wearing ampyx, pendant earring and necklace, rev. ΣAIΩN-...

Lokris. Lokris Opuntia. AR Stater, ca. 369-338 BC. 12.06 gms. Wreathed head of Persephone of Euainetos type right, wearing earring with five penda...

Attica. Athens. AR Tetradrachm, ca. 465/2-454 BC. 17.10 gms. Helmeted head of Athena right, wide face, rev. AΘE, Owl standing right, head tilted a...

Attica. Athens. AR Tetradrachm, ca. 454-404 BC. 17.12 gms. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye, rev. AΘE, Owl standing right, head fac...

Islands off Attica. Aegina. AR Stater, ca. 525-480 BC. 12.08 gms. Sea-turtle with row of dots down back, rev. Square incuse “mill-sail” pattern pu...

Corinth. AR Stater, ca. 345-307 BC. 8.59 gms. Pegasos flying left, small koppa below, rev. Helmeted head of Athena left, A before, P below chin, c...

Elis. Olympia AR Stater, ca. 415-385 BC. Temple mint of Hera. 12.04 gms. Possibly issued for the 95th Olympiad, 400 BC. Head of Hera right, her ha...

Kings of Pontus. Mithradates VI Eupator (ca. 120-63 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Pergamon. Month 6. 16.90 gms. Diademed head of the Pontic ruler right, po...

Kings of Bithynia. Nikomedes II Epiphanes (149-127 BC). AR Tetradrachm, dated BPE 168 (130/129 BC). 16.92 gms. Diademed head right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ...

Mysia. Kyzikos. Electrum Stater, ca. 500-450 BC. 16.05 gms. Griffin standing left atop tunny left, rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 99...

Mysia. Lampsakos. Electrum Stater, ca. 500-450 BC. 15.33 gms. Forepart of Pegasos left, grapevine around, rev. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Fr...

Mysia. Kings of Pergamon. Eumenes I (263-241 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 255/0-241 BC. 16.70 gms. Laureate and diademed head of Philetairos ri...

Lesbos. Unattributed mint, ca. 500-450 BC. Billon Stater. 11.17 gms. Two calves’ heads confronted, laurel tree above and between them, rev. Incuse...

Ionia. Teos. AR Stater, ca. 478-465 BC. 12.01 gms. Griffin seated right, wings curled, neck adorned, forepaw raised, tortoise before, rev. Quadrip...

Kings of Lydia. Time of Alyattes-Kroisos (ca. 620/610-550/539 BC). Electrum 1/3 Stater - Trite. Sardes mint. 4.70 gms. Head of a roaring lion righ...

Kings of Lydia. Kroisos (564/553-550/539 BC). AR Stater. Sardes mint. 10.23 gms. Confronted foreparts of a roaring lion right and bull left, rev. ...

Satraps of Caria. Maussolos (ca. 377/6-353/2 BC). AR Tetradrachm. 15.27 gms. Laureate head of Apollo slightly right, rev. MAYΣΣΩΛΛ-, Zeus Labraund...

Dynasts of Lycia. Kherei (ca. 410-390 BC). AR Stater. Pinara mint. 8.62 gms. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with spira...

Dynasts of Lycia. Mithrapata (ca. 390-370 BC). AR Stater. 9.74 gms. Forepart of lion right, rev. Lycian legend around: MITHRAP-A-T-A, head of Mith...

Persia. Achaemenid Kings. Time of Darios I-Xerxes II (ca. 485-420 BC). AV Daric. 8.27 gms. Persian king/hero, clad in kidaris and kandys, kneeling...

Seleukid Kings of Syria. Antiochos I Soter (280-261 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Seleukeia on the Tigris. 17.06 gms. Diademed head right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ AN...

Seleukid Kings of Syria. Antiochos II (261-246 BC). AR Tetradrachm. Aegae in Cilicia. 17.08 gms. Diademed head right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTI-oXoY, Nud...

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy I, as Satrap (323-305 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 311/0-305 BC. Ptolemaic standard. Alexandria. 16.89 gms. Obverse sig...

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy I. Soter (305-285 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 290-285 BC. Obverse die signed by the artist Δ. Alexandria. 14.29 gms. D...

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy II Philadelphos with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I and Berenike I (285-246 BC). AV Tetradrachm (Half Mnaieion), struck ca. 265-246...

Kings of Egypt. Arsinöe II (died 270/268 BC). AV Oktadrachm (Mnaieion). Alexandria. 27.74 gms. Struck under Ptolemy II, ca. 253/2-246 BC. Head of ...

Kings of Egypt. Arsinöe II (died 270/268 BC). AV Oktadrachm (Mnaieion). Alexandria. 27.89 gms. Struck under Ptolemy VI – VIII, ca. 170-116 BC. Hea...

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BC). AV Oktadrachm (Mnaieion). Alexandria. 27.74 gms. Commemorative issue struck under Ptolemy IV P...

Kings of Egypt. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (205-180 BC). AR Tetradrachm, struck ca. 202-200 BC. Military mint in Phoenicia. 14.20 gms. Diademed and drape...

Carthage. AV Stater, ca. 350-320 BC. 9.16 gms. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring and a necklace formed of eight pendants...

Carthage. EL Stater, ca. 290-270 BC. Carthage 7.48 gms. Large wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, rev. Horse...

Carthage. First Punic War, 264-241 BC. EL 1 ½ Shekels - Tridrachm. 10.76 gms. Large wreathed head of Tanit left, rev. Horse standing right, sun di...

Indo-Greek Kingdom of Baktria. Diodotos I Soter (ca. 255-235 BC). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. AV Stater. Attic standard. Mint “A” (near ...