The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

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1030 Attica. Athens. Silver Drachm (15mm; 4.26 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Contemporary Eastern imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Owl standing right, squiggle of an olive sprig and crescent behind, dash and upward crescent in lieu of AΘE. Crude Very Fine.

$200

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1031 Islands off Attica. Aegina. Silver Twelfth Stater – Obol (0.82 g), ca. 350-338 BC. Land tortoise with segmented shell; A-I. Reverse: Large incuse square with thin skew pattern; N-I across two compartments. Cf. HGC 6, 451; cf. SNG Copenhagen 528. Toned over some porosity. Well centered. Very Fine and rare.

$400

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1032 Boeotia. Federal Coinage. Silver Drachm (4.73 g), ca. 250 BC. Wreathed head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right. Reverse: Poseidon standing right, holding trident and dolphin, monogram above Boeotian shield at right. BCD Boiotia 98; HGC 4, 1174. Some old pinscratches lower obverse field. Toned. Very Fine.

$300

Ex CNG Auction 42, Lancaster, PA, May 29-30, 1997, lot 314, with tag

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1033 Epeiros, Federal Coinage (Epirote Republic), ca. 148-50 BC. Silver Drachm (4.91 g). Laureate head of Zeus right, monogram behind. Reverse: Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, all within wreath. Franke group II, Series 2, 53-6; HGC 3, 171. Attractive pearly gray tone. In NGC holder graded Ch XF ; Strike 4/5; Surface 3/5, flan flaws, brushed, marks, Fine Style.

$1,000

NGC Certification Number 2176680-005

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Purchased from Owl Ltd., Henniker, NH, May 25, 1981, with tag