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"Boeotia, Thebes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 425-375 BC. Boeotian shield / Kantharos; club above, Θ-ΕΒ across fields, all within incuse square. BCD Boeotia 408; SNG Copenhagen 289. 2.71g, 12mm.Very Fine. "

"Boeotia, Thebes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 425-375 BC. Boeotian shield / Kantharos; club above, ΘE-BH across fields, all within incuse square. BCD Boeotia 412; SNG Copenhagen 290; HGC 4, 1348. 2.53g, 13mm. Very Fine."

4th-1st century BC. A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side. 158 grams, 13.7cm wide (5 3/8"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.

4th-1st century BC. A silver kantharos or wine cup with a deep waisted body, applied basal ring, delicate applied twin handles, uniting in the middle to join base with a leaf-like decoration; incised ornamental band to the outside rim. 124 grams, 12cm wide (4 3/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.

4th century BC. A small black-glazed ceramic kantharos vessel standing on a circular ridged splayed foot; convex lower body, waisted to the neck and slightly thickened to the rim; twin looped handles with flat spurs at top. 229 grams, 92mm high (3 1/2"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Third Coinage, 25-35 AD. AR Unit, 1.22gg (8h). Obv: Scepter between crossed cornucopias, [kantharos] and [COMMI] F below. Rx: Woman seated right holding [spear] (off flan), shield behind her, [VERI]- CA around. Van Arsdell 531-1. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Ex Berk 123, 23 October 2001, lot 72 ("ex Pheatt 1987"). VF.

c. 400-360. Trihemiobol, 0.84gg (5h). Obv: Satyr running right, carrying kantharos. Rx: ΘΑ[Σ] - ΙΩΝ Volute crater. BM 58. SNG Oxford 3675. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Purchased from Pegasi, May 2005. EF.

Third Coinage, 25-35 AD. AR Unit, 1.38gg (7h). Obv: Scepter between crossed cornucopias; below, kantharos and [COM] - MI F. Rx: Woman seated right holding spear, shield behind her, VERI - [CA] around. Van Arsdell 531-1. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Ex CNG 57, 4 April 2001, lot 1687 ("Found at Wanborough"). Beautifully centered, Near Mint State.

Third Coinage, 25-35 AD. AR Minim, 0.27gg (8h). Obv: Standard between crossed cornucopias, kantharos below. Rx: Eagle flying left, head turned upward and back. Van Arsdell 555-1. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Purchased in February 2008. Ticket records apparent findspot, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. Good VF.

c. 280-272 BC. Nomos, 6.35gg (9h). Obv: Nude youth on horse left, crowning it with wreath; cornucopia behind, |-AΠEAC below. Rx: Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; ΠOΛY behind, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 822. HN Italy 997. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Purchased from Classic Coins in 1999.. aEF.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Nikodamos, Eu-, and Zor-, magistrates. Circa 281-270 BC. Horseman galloping right, holding reins with both hands; ΣY in left field, NIKOΔAMOΣ below horse / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and distaff; TAPAΣ before, IOP and gazelle below. Vlasto 704 (these dies); SNG ANS 1079; SNG France 1886. 7.87g, 24mm, 2h. Good Extremely Fine; pleasant light tone. From the collection of T.M., Germany; Ex Goldberg 87, 15 September 2015, lot 2000; Ex ACR 12, 29 October 2014, lot 22; Ex Gorny & Mosch Stuttgart 1, 22 November 2010, lot 21.

An Apulian red figure kantharos Greek raised on a knopped stem with a bell shaped body, each side painted a female head with an elaborate headdress, with a pair of spurred open scroll handles, 20.5cm high.

330-320 BC. Amphipolis mint. Obv: helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: ALEXAN-DROY legend above and beneath bow and club; spearhead between DR-OY above bow. Same as Hirsch, auction 298, September 2013, lot 2191; not in Price, Mueller or hoards consulted; symbol variant of Price 165 (thunderbolt), 169 (kantharos) and 174 (shield"). See wildwinds.com, this coin2.14 grams. Extremely fine.

412-408 BC. Obv: Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer and kantharos. Rev: LIPARAION with six dots arranged in a circle. BMC 33; Calciati -; Hoover -.10.41 grams. Very fine. Very rare.

235-228 BC. Obv: naked youth on horseback galloping right, holding torch behind him; HRA monogram in left field, signature DAIMAXOC below. Rev: Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; TARE monogram in right field, TARAC below. Vlasto 938-939; HN Italy 1053; SNG ANS 1245; SNG Cop 940.6.18 grams. About extremely fine.

M. Licinius Crassus. Æ (8.09 g), Proconsul, 54-53 BC. Nysa-Scythopolis CY 10 (54 BC). Head of the proconsul Crassus right. rev. [ΓAB NY] in two lines in left field, Dionysos standing facing, head left, holding kantharos and thyrsus; in left field, date ([L I]); in exergue, [Λ]. Cf. Barkay 5; cf. Rosenberger 3; cf. RPC 4827 cf. Meshorer City-Coins of Eretz-Israel 103. Apparently unpublished. Extremely Rare. About Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. This interesting coin was struck shortly before Crassus' fateful campaign against the Parthians where he was killed, losing nearly the entirety of the Roman forces he had taken with him. RPC identifies the portrait of Crassus' predecessor, Gabinius, but Barkay argues for Crassus based on the dissimilarity of the portrait on this coin to that on the coins of Gabinius.

Macedonia, Mende. Silver Tetradrachm (17.15 g), ca. 460-423 BC. Dionysos, inebriated, holding kantharos, reclining left on back of ass standing right. rev. MEN-ΔA-I-ON, vine with five grape bunches. SNG ANS 336; Gulbenkian 410 (same dies). Boldly struck and well centered. Very Rare. One of the finest known. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $20,000 From the Dionysus CollectionEx E. Waddell inventory, April 1999. Founded by Eretrian colonists in the Chalkidike in the ninth century BC, Mende is said to have derived its name from a corruption of minthe, the Greek name for the mint plants that grew in the region. The city grew wealthy from its access to lumber, silver, and gold from the Thraco-Macedonian interior, but owed much of its fame to local wine production. Mendean wine was so renowned and sought after that the fourth-century BC sculptor Lysippos reportedly designed a special form of amphora specifically for the transport of this vintage. Thus it is not surprising that a large vine heavy with succulent grapes was chosen as the badge for the reverse of this tetradrachm, while the obverse depicts the god of the vine, Dionysos or, perhaps, Selinos. The latter was a rustic deity, the father or grandfather of both the satyrs and the nymphs and spent most of his time completely drunk. Indeed, he was usually so drunk that he needed to be supported by satyrs or, as on this coin, by an ass. When the wine god Dionysos was born from the thigh of Zeus, Hermes placed the infant in the care of Silenos - after all, who else more suited to raising the god of wine than a drunken satyr - who became his tutor and was a prominent figure in the Dionysiac thiasos (retinue).

Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.57 g), ca. 454-428/7 BC. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. rev. Kantharos; ivy leaves flanking base; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt 53.1; HGC 6, 979. Rare. Delicately toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 From the Dionysus Collection.

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Gold 1/4 Stater (2.13 g). Amphipolis, ca. 325-319 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. rev. AΛEΞAN-ΔPO-Y, bow and club; above, kantharos. Price 169. Unusual legend arrangement. NGC grade AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $1,000

Sicily, Naxos. Silver Drachm (4.17 g), ca. 460-430 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right. rev. N-A-XI-ON, Silenos, nude, squatting half-left, holding kantharos before face. Chan 56 (V41/R47); SNG Lloyd 1152 (same dies); Jameson 676 (same dies); Pozzi 507 (same dies); de Luynes 1064 (same dies); BMC 9 (same dies). Extremely Rare. Nicely toned with touches of iridescence. A beautiful example of this iconic issue, Fine Style. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 From the Dionysus Collection. Naxos was the oldest Greek city to be established in Sicily, founded in 735 BC, the year before Syracuse by a body of Ionian colonists apparently involving an important contingent from the Cycladic island of Naxos. It is generally presumed that the Sicilian city gained its name from the Naxian origin of some of its colonists. The city flourished from the start and soon established its own colony at Leontinoi, but fell on hard times in the early fifth century BC, when Naxos was captured and fell successively under the domination of the tyrants of Gela and Syracuse. In 476 BC, Hieron of Syracuse forcibly removed the Naxians from their city and resettled it with new colonists as a means of breaking up power blocks that might have threatened his tyranny. The present drachm was struck after the end of the Deinomenid tyrany at Syracuse and the return of the exiled Naxians to their home in 461 BC. It features a somewhat Arachaic-looking head of Dionysos, but the three-quarter facing Silenos of the reverse is quite daring in its execution.

Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater (8.47 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 340-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue, charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga right; below, kantharos. Le Rider 133 ff (uncertain dies); SNG ANS 138. Expressive portrait of fine style. Well struck and perfectly centered. Matte-like luster. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $3,000 From the Dionysus Collection. The popular gold coinage of Philip II ultimately derived its obverse image of Apollo from the coinage of the Chalkidian League, an important Greek federal state in southern coastal Macedonia that he conquered in 348 BC. The type may have been intended to refer to Philip's status as leader of the Amphiktyonic League of Delphi - Apollo's most famous sanctuary in Greece - or to cast him in a more general panhellenic light in preparation for his projected war against the Achaemenid Persian Empire. The biga reverse type probably refers to the victory of Philip's chariot in the synoris event in the Olympic games of 352 BC. The Macedonian king was fond of commemorating his Olympic victories on his coins. His horse-and-jockey tetradrachms also celebrate the victory of his horse in the keles event of the Olympic games in 356 BC.

5th-3rd century BC. A carnelian bead with one flat and one domed face, intaglio reclining satyr, nude, resting on a ropework border, with kantharos held in one hand. See Hoey Middleton, S. Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Exeter, 1998 for discussion. 3.29 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Extremely fine condition. Rare.

Three Greel Sterling Silver Gilt Vessels, Ilias Lalaounis (1920-2013), inspired by the Kantharos wine cups of ancient Greece, h. 5 1/8 in., 4 3/4 in. and 5 in., combined wt. 16.45 troy ozs. Provenance: Estate of Thomas Greene Collins, Jr., Arabi, LA

Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - 238–244 AD. Markianopolis mint. Obv: M ANT GORDIANOC AVG legend with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: MARKIANOPOLITWN legend with the three charities standing together; one holding wreath and another a kantharos. Varbanov 1908; Moushmov 779A; Blagoevgrad 308. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 7.27 grams. [No Reserve] Very fine. Scarce.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 240-228 BC. Aristippos, magistrate. Nude youth on horseback to right, holding palm-branch tied with fillet; APICTIΠΠOC below horse, AP ligate behind / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos; MI ligate behind, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 949; SNG ANS 1253; SNG France 2056; HN Italy 1056. 6.65g, 21mm, 12h. Extremely Fine.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 240-228 BC. Daimachos, Herak... and Andre..., magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to right, holding torch behind him; monogram to left, ΔΑΙΜΑΧΟC below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident and kantharos; monogram to right, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 938; HN Italy 1053. 6.54g, 21mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 272-235 BC. Nikylos, magistrate. The Dioskouroi riding to right; [ΝΙ]ΚΥΛΟΣ below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident and kantharos; AP monogram behind, ΤΑΡΑΣ below. Vlasto 935-7; HN Italy 1046. 6.35g, 21mm, 1h. Good Very Fine. Very Rare.

Sicily, Galaria AR Litra. Circa 430-420 BC. Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; ivy rising to left / Grape bunch on vine with leaves flanking; CAΛAPI-NON below. Rizzo pl. 59, 20; Jenkins, AIIN suppl. 20, pl. VI, a.; HGC 2, 332. 0.85g, 12mm, 10h. Mint State. Extremely Rare. A miniature masterpiece. Originally a native Sikeliote city that appears to have later Hellenised, Galaria borrowed heavily from the iconography of Aitna and Naxos for its only two issues of coinage, both struck in the mid-late fifth century. However, while the style and form of the first issue c.460 which depicts Zeus Soter on the obverse and Dionysos on the reverse is exceedingly crude, by comparison and indeed by any standard the style of this second issue is sublime. Still highly archaising in a period when the rest of the city states of Sicily were reaching an apex of high classical style, the tiny figure of Dionysos holding his thyrsos and wine cup is exceedingly charming, and truly remarkable considering the size of the coin.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 240-228 BC. Daimachos, Herak... and Andre..., magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to right, holding torch behind him; monogram to left, ΔΑΙΜΑΧΟC below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident and kantharos; monogram to right, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 938; HN Italy 1053. 6.48g, 20mm, 11h. About Extremely Fine.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 240-228 BC. Daimachos, Herak... and Andre..., magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to right, holding torch behind him; monogram to left, ΔΑΙΜΑΧΟC below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident and kantharos; monogram to right, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 938; HN Italy 1053. 6.55g, 22mm, 6h. Near Mint State.

5th century BC. A blackware Boetian 'Type A' kantharos with two loop handles, drum-shaped body with pronounced lip to the base, long stem with wide flat foot; iridescent black glaze. 230 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition, chipped.

GROUP OF FOUR SMALL CONTINENTAL BRONZES 19TH CENTURY comprising AMAZON ON HORSEBACK ATTACHED BY TIGER by August Karl Edouard Kiss (1802-1865), with Zimmerman, Hanau, foundry stamps, on the slate base, 19cm high; a LION OF ST. MARK on a white marble base, 17.5cm long; a figure of MINERVA, on a stepped slate base, 25cm high; and the POMPEIIAN KANTHAROS, after the antique, 15.5cm wide (4)

238–244 AD. Markianopolis mint. Obv: M ANT GORDIANOC AVG legend with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: MARKIANOPOLITWN legend with the three charities standing together; one holding wreath and another a kantharos. Varbanov 1908; Moushmov 779A; Blagoevgrad 308. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 7.27 grams. [No Reserve] Very fine. Scarce.

Ancient Greek silver Trihemiobol of Thasos, 411-350 B.C., obverse:- Satyr kneeling left, holding kantharos, reverse:- Inscription each side of amphora all in shallow incuse square, Sear 1755, well centred, NVF

(18 mm, 8.6 g), struck 323-315, Amphipolis mint. Head of Apollo right / Biga to right, Kantharos. LeRider 444; VF, scratches

Head of Apollo right / Biga to right, Kantharos. LeRider 53, 23. VF+, scratch on obverse

Head of Dionysos left / Kantharos. Hoover 641. VF-

Head of Dionysos left / Kantharos. Laffaile 134. R! VF

A Greek terracotta red figure kantharos (St Valentine class) decorated with an owl to one side, Apulian, 4.25ins diameter (excluding handles) x 3ins high (circa 300 BC) Provenance: Parthenon Gallery, 25 Bury Place, London

An exceptional black-figure Attic amphora 530 – 500 BC; alt. cm 49; Amphora with a distinctive concave neck, flattened shoulder, ovoid body tapering down, echinus foot and three-ribbed ribbon handles attached vertically between the neck and the shoulder. Painted in the black-figure style with white and purple highlights, the neck is decorated with palmettes and lotus flowers, the shoulder with a circle of rays. Beneath the handles are four interwoven tendrils, each of which ends in a palm. Below the central section, which displays figurative scenes, is a meander motif which is in turn above a climbing lotus flower bud motif. A band of rays decorate the foot. The lid, which has a spherical pommel, is decorated with concentric bands and ivy branches on the outer rim.Decoration of the body: Side A) on the left is a warrior armed with a helmet, spear and Boeotian shield depicted throwing himself towards a second warrior on the right, who is also armed with a helmet, spear and circular shield; between the fighters is a kneeling warrior, his head turned to the left, holding a spear and a shield. The scene depicted could be the episode in the Iliad in which Achilles defends Antilochus against Memnon, Side B) thiasus: a bearded Dionysus is depicted at the centre with his head turned to the left, wearing a crown of ivy and a long himation. He extends a kantharos towards a female figure in a mantle standing opposite him; probably Ariadne. Behind the god is a satyr playing a diaulos and a Maenad; the background is filled with vines and bunches of grapes.Museum restoration; Attic black-figure pottery of the end of the 6th century is distinguished by ceramists that favour representations of Homeric hymns and Dionysian scenes painted on medium-sized and large vases (amphora, hydria, krater).PROVENANCE:Private collection, London; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s.Ongoing thermoluminescence analysis report by Oxford Authentication Ltd.

Hand of the young Dionysus1st century AD; alt. cm 20; A thick grained marble section of a right hand originally part of a life-size statue. The hand is clutching the handle of a pitcher (probably an oinochoe) between the thumb, index and little fingers. The hand is at a right angle to the pitcher, which has an ovoid body, protruding mouth, and two wide holes at the back and in the bottom, probably to make way for the placement of an internal support.A good comparison is with a Roman marble copy dating from the 1st century AD, from Lanuvio (Rome): the statue is of a young Dionysus, intent on pouring wine from a kantharos held in his right hand and with a small panther at his left side.PROVENANCE:Private collection, London; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s.

Sicily, Naxos AR Drachm. Circa 460-430 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing tainia decorated with an ivy branch / Nude and bearded Silenos squatting half-left, holding kantharos in right hand and resting his left hand on his knee, tail behind; NAXION around; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 56 (V41/R47); HGC 2, 990; SNG Lloyd 1152; BMC 9; Jameson 676; de Luynes 1064; Pozzi 507 (all from the same dies). 4.25g, 18mm, 2h. Very Fine. Toned. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 22, 28 November 2015, lot 68.

Sicily, Naxos AR Drachm. Circa 460-430 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing tainia decorated with an ivy branch / Nude and bearded Silenos squatting half-left, holding kantharos in right hand and resting his left hand on his knee, tail behind; NAXION around; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 56 (V41/R47); HGC 2, 990; SNG Lloyd 1152; BMC 9; Jameson 676; de Luynes 1064; Pozzi 507 (all from the same dies). 4.29g, 19mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Very pleasant old cabinet tone, with remarkable visual appeal. Rare. Ex James Howard Collection, Roma Numismatics VII, 22 March 2014, lot 133. Though not as rare as its earlier counterpart, this wonderful type is however notoriously difficult to obtain in high grade. Of all the examples from various properties which Roma Numismatics has handled, this is by far the finest. It also greatly surpasses the two examples from the Niggeler and Hunt Collections which have been sold in recent years. Executed perhaps as little as a decade after the famous archaic tetradrachm (and corresponding drachm), the contrast between it and this coin could not be sharper. The god Dionysos has become increasingly humanised, with a less severe appearance not too dissimilar we may imagine from noblemen of that time. The reverse appears to continue the development away from static, romanticised scenes, instead portraying Silenos in a rather less than reverential pose, clearly inebriated and with an apparent carefree disregard for himself or his surroundings - instead preoccupied solely with his drinking cup.

Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AV Stater. Pella, circa 340-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer driving biga to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; kantharos below, ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. Le Rider 133-226; SNG Copenhagen 529. 8.62g, 20mm, 1h. Good Extremely Fine; rev. slightly double-struck.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 280-272 BC. Eu... and Apollo..., magistrates. Nude youth on horseback right, crowning horse that raises left foreleg; EY above, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ and two amphorae below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and cradling long trident; ΘI behind, TAPAΣ below. HN Italy 1010; Vlasto 763; SNG ANS 1119. 6.51g, 22mm, 7h. Extremely Fine.

Macedon, Mende AR Tetradrachm. Circa 425 BC. Dionysos, head facing, holding a kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left, reclining on donkey walking to right / Grape vine with four grape-clusters on raised square; all within incuse square. Jameson 1960 (same dies); Noe 64 (same dies). 17.04g, 26mm, 9h. Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Ex Leu 83, 6 May 2002, lot 170.

Apulia, Tarentum, Nomos, c. 315-302 BC; AR (g 7,78; mm 20; h 5); Horseman galloping r., holding shield and spears; on r., E; below, API, Rv. T - APA?, oecist riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and oar; on l., K?; below, E?A. HNItaly 939; Vlasto 641.Cabinet tone, about extremely fine.

350-306 BC. Obv: Pegasos flying left; koppa below. Rev: helmetted head of Athena left; delta and kantharos behind head. Ravel 1001; Pegasi 388; BCD Corinth 98. 8.43 grams. Extremely fine.

Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 3rd to 1st century BCE. A redware pottery bowl with a deep red color, an undecorated interior, but an impressive low relief design around the exterior - a band of vines within a linear border, a series of vines, ferns, and vases around the base, and a large sunflower on the base itself. Size: 4.95" W x 2.95" H (12.6 cm x 7.5 cm)These Megarian style bowls, being mold-made rather than thrown on a wheel, allowed artisans to produce bowls with intricate designs that scholars believe were modeled after those on metal bowls - made for people aspiring to wealth, or least an appearance of luxury. Adding to their function, bowls like this one were used as drinking cups, replacing the kantharos. Provenance: Ex-Private San Francisco, CA collection Condition: Repaired from two pieces. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #120050

39 BC. Ephesus mint. Obv: M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT legend with jugate heads of Marc Antony, wreathed with ivy and berries, and Octavia, bare-headed, right. Rev: III VIR R P C legend with cista mystica between two coiled serpents; Dionysos (Bacchus) standing left above, holding kantharos and thyrsos. SNG Cop. 408; SNG von Aulock 6555; Franke KZR 472; RSC 3; Sydenham 1198; RPC 2202; Sear 1513. 11.33 grams. . With collector notes. . Near very fine. Scarce.

A Greek buff terracotta Kantharos, of urn form, wide collar with everted rim, applied loop handles to sides, ovoid lower section on shallow counter stem into domed and channelled circular foot, 4½h x 5w in. (11.5 x 12.3cm.)., * Condition: 20mm and 5mm chips to rim, nibbling to rim, white latex type residue to bottom of foot, 6mm dimple to side, rubbing to slip decoration.

Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AV Stater. Pella, circa 340-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer driving biga to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; kantharos below, ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. le Rider 145 (D34/R106); SNG ANS 141; SNG München 76; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Saroglos -. 8.60g, 17mm, 5h. Good Very Fine. Lustre around the devices.

Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 370-340 BC. Sokrates, magistrate. Griffin charging right / Kantharos; ΣΩKP-ATHΣ across fields. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1446-1449. 1.47g, 12mm, 12h. Good Very Fine.

Ionia, Teos AR Drachm. Circa 370-340 BC. Griffin seated to left, raising paw / Kantharos; ΤΗΙ above, ΑΡΙΣ-ΤΩΝA.. across fields. BMC 29 var.; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Hauck & Aufhäuser 20, 127. 2.87g, 16mm, 10h. Extremely Fine. Very Rare, and excellent metal quality for the issue.

Ionia, Teos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 370-340 BC. Iphikrates, magistrate. Griffin charging right / Kantharos; ΙΦΙΚΡ–ΑΤΗΣ across fields. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1446-1449. 1.51g, 13mm, 6h. Extremely Fine.

Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, The Orreskioi (?) AR Obol. Circa 500-480 BC. Bearded centaur in the ‘running-kneeling’ posture to right, his head turned back to left to look at a kantharos held in his right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III, p. 134, 6 and pl. XXVI, 3; Lanz 151, 341; Nomos 6, 38. 1.16g, 9mm. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.

Sicily, Naxos AR Drachm. Circa 460-430 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing tainia decorated with an ivy branch / Nude and bearded Silenos squatting half-left, holding kantharos in right hand and resting his left hand on his knee, tail behind; NAXION around; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 56 (V41/R47); HGC 2, 990; SNG Lloyd 1152; BMC 9; Jameson 676; de Luynes 1064; Pozzi 507 (all from the same dies). 4.26g, 18mm, 8h. Good Very Fine. Rare. Though not as rare as its earlier counterpart, this wonderful type is however notoriously difficult to obtain in high grade. In contrast to the earlier archaic drachm, the god Dionysos has on this type become increasingly humanised, with a less severe appearance not too dissimilar we may imagine from noblemen of that time. The reverse appears to continue the development away from static, romanticised scenes, instead portraying Silenos in a rather less than reverential pose, clearly inebriated and with an apparent carefree disregard for himself or his surroundings - instead preoccupied solely with his drinking cup.

Sicily, Syracuse AV Dekadrachm - 50 Litrai. Time of Agathokles, circa 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; kantharos behind / Charioteer driving galloping biga right, holding kentron and reins; ΣYPAKOΣIΩN around, triskeles below. Roma V, 138 (same dies); cf. SNG ANS 552; SNG Copenhagen 747 var. (no obverse symbol); BMC 339; Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, 91. 4.30g, 16mm, 11h. Near Extremely Fine. Well detailed reverse. Lustre around the devices. Extremely rare variety with kantharos.

Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 333-332 BC. Warrior, preparing to cast spear held in right hand, holding two spears and shield in left, on horse rearing right, eight-rayed star on hind leg; ΣA below / Taras, holding kantharos in extended right hand, cradling trident in left arm, astride dolphin left; AP to left, TAPAΣ to right; below, small dolphin left. Vlasto 602 (this obverse die); SNG ANS 995 (this obverse die); HN Italy 937. 7.85g, 22mm, 7h. Good Extremely Fine. Attractive lustre. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59, 4 April 2011, lot 489 (then sold with documentation proving it was outside Italy prior to 19 January 2011).

ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Boiotia, Thebes (c.395-338 BC), Silver Stater, Boiotian shield, rev ΠT-OI, kantharos, within a shallow incuse (BCD 522); Illyria, Apollonia (c.400-350 BC), Silver Drachm, cow and calf, rev stellate pattern. Both about very fine. (2)