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Sicily, Leontinoi. Circa 476-468 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga driven right by charioteer; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses/Lion's head right with open jaws; around, four corn grains. 16.99 g. BMC 8, Dewing 619, SNG ANS 198. AU50 ICG, lightly porous on obverse but with wonderful detail; an excellent example of a rare issue.
On the dating of this, one of the earliest of issues of Leontinoi, see the article published in JNG 18 (Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, 1968) by C. Boehringer. Most of the coins minted at Leontinoi show the lion and are thus examples of a coin type which "speaks" the name of the mint.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100013)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11013 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $2,070.00
Sicily, Selinos. Circa 466-415 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Quadriga driven left by Artemis, Apollo beside her drawing bow/River-god Selinos sacrificing left over altar; bull and selinon leaf behind. 16.77 g. SNG Lloyd 1222 (same dies). EF40 ICG, some porosity and light marks.
One of the most active and ebullient Sicilian coin types, this coin was struck during a time of considerable wealth at the most western of all Greek city-states of Sicily. The city badge is the selinon leaf, a wild celery.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100015)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11015 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $1,610.00
Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 B.C. AV stater minted posthumously, c. 323-316 B.C. at Lampsakos. Laureate head right of Apollo/Charioteer driving biga right, serpent below horses. 8.61 g. SNG ANS 286. AU50 ICG, small depression on cheek.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100040)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11040 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $1,495.00
Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 310-290 B.C. Electrum stater. Head left of Tanit wearing wreath of two corn ears and leaf, dot in front/Horse standing right on double exergual line, dot to right. 7.67 g. Jenkins and Lewis Group V, plate 10, 247.2 (same obverse die). EF45 ICG.
Electrum (abbreviated EL) is an alloy of gold and silver, which, in its native form, was used for the earliest of all known coins. At Carthage the ratio of silver to gold was adjusted several times, with dots in the fields, different exergual lines, etc., being added to the dies to differentiate one issue from another.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100030)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11030 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $1,437.50
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AV stater minted posthumously in the East. Helmeted head right of Athena/Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in left field, monogram within wreath; in lower field, monogram. 8.52 g. Cf. Price 3995. EF45 ICG.
It has now been shown by recent hoards and through the work of scholars like Dr. Price that a great many Alexander-type coins were struck posthumously by his half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, and by later rulers.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100044)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11044 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $1,437.50
Ancients: Thracian Dynasts. Koson. Ca. mid 1st century B.C. AV stater (20 mm). Roman consul walking left, accompanied by two lictors; ...
Auction 387 | Lot: 12027 | Sep 22, 2005

Sold For: $862.50
Sicily, Akragas. 470-420 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Eagle standing left, ethnic engraved in boustrophedonic form/Crab. 16.98 g. Dewing 555, SNG ANS 964. VF30 ICG with some porosity noted, primarily on the reverse. Quite an excellent example of this rare type.
A boustrophedon is an inscription written from left to right, then right to left in alternating lines. This is rarely seen in ancient numismatics.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100009)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11009 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $603.75
Calabria, Taras. 281-272 B.C. AR (silver) didrachm (or stater). Youth on horseback right, being crowned by Nike flying right/Taras seated right on dolphin, holding trident and cornucopia. 6.58 g. SNG ANS 1232, Vlasto 922. AU55 ICG, obverse die unusually well-executed.
How to organize the thousand or so city-states of the Greek world, most of which issued coins? Chronological arrangement works very well for Roman and U.S. coinages, but all the existing types, fabrics, artistry and geography of the more than 500 years of Greek coinage confound such an arrangement. Barclay V. Head, with his monumental Historia Numorum (first edition, 1886; third and best edition, 1911), promoted a geographical manner, west to east, which we still use today. In reading the above coin's description, then, the order of the elements begins with the province (Calabria is the "heel" part of the boot which Italy resembles on a map), Taras is the city (in Roman times, Tarentum, today's Taranto), date minted, denomination (AR = argentum or silver; AE = aes or copper alloy; AV = aurum or gold), followed by a description of the types, weight in grams (if struck in precious metal), reference, grade and estimate of today's collector value.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100004)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11004 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $437.00
Siculo-Punic Coinage, "The Mint of the Camp." Circa 305-295 B.C. AR tetradrachm. Head right of young Melqart-Herakles wearing lion skin/Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. 16.93 g. Jenkins (SNR 57) 390 (same dies). EF40 ICG, weak reverse.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100028)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11028 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $431.25
Greek, Cilicia. Tarsos. 361-334 BC AR stater, Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, head facing, holding eagle, corn-ear, and grapes in right hand, scepter in left hand/Lion left, on the back of a kneeling bull, Sear-5650, AU53 ICG. (PCGS# 100301)
Auction 267 | Lot: 7102 | Aug 11, 2001

Sold For: $431.25
Sicily, Syracuse. Hieronymos, 215-214 B.C. AR 10 litrai. Diademed head left of Hieronymos/Winged thunderbolt. 8.38 g. SNG ANS 1027, Holloway 994. EF45 ICG, stress/striking marks in obverse field.
The king portrayed on this coinage, a youth of only 15 years old, perished with his family after a reign of only 13 months. The reverse type, a winged thunderbolt, is most likely symbolic of the force and protection of Zeus.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100022)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11022 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $345.00
M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus, moneyer. 67 B.C. AR denarius. Draped bust right with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana and Victory/Eagle on thunderbolt, head left. Cr. 409/1, Syd. 809, Plaetoria 4. AU58 ICG, boldly struck and beautifully toned in a rainbow of colors. Very scarce.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100318)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11229 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $322.00
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Miletos, 295-275 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram, star and lion; under throne, "AP" monogram. 17.02 g. Price 2158. AU53 ICG, obverse weakly struck.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100054)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11055 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $287.50
South Africa: George V gold Sovereign 1928,
Auction 3005 | Lot: 22636 | May 31, 2009

Sold For: $276.00
L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, moneyer. 89 B.C. AR denarius. Head right of Tatius/Tarpeia attempting to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her. Cr. 344/2b, Syd. 699, Tituria 4. AU55 ICG.
Tarpeia's price for the treasonous act of opening the gates for the Sabines, was the gold bracelets that the foes of Romulus wore on their arms. When soldiers found out about her mercenary plans, they buried her in a pile of their shields, which they threw on her as shown on the reverse of this coin.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100315)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11226 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $276.00
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted in Macedonia, perhaps at Amphipolis, c. 323-320 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; Phrygian helmet in left field. 16.95 g. Price 112, SNG Cop 684. VF+. (PCGS# 100050)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11050 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $258.75
Russia: Nicholas II 10 Kopecks 1917-BC MS66 NGC,
Auction 231926 | Lot: 64321 | Jun 27, 2019

Sold For: $222.00
Bruttium. Brettian League, 215-205 B.C. AE (copper alloy) 20. Laureate head right of Zeus/Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield; owl in lower right field. Scheu 44, SNG ANS 106. EF40 ICG, even brown patina.
Few Greek bronzes have today a known denomination, nor is it known what their effective worth was in ancient times, relative to the silver standard. In general, the later the bronze, the easier to establish a relationship, and in this case, this denomination probably served as a reduced-weight uncia. Most Greek bronzes, as well as Roman provincial aes, are usually catalogued by their diameter measured in millimeters. This is properly described by holding the coin's obverse facing, and measuring with a micrometer from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock; the number of millimeters follows the coin's metal, in this case, AE 20 (a bronze coin of 20 millimeters in diameter).
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100008)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11008 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $195.50
Macedon, Akanthos. Circa 470-450 B.C. AR tetrobol. Forepart of bull left with head reverted; above, "A"/Quadripartite incuse square. 2.41 g. SNG ANS 47. AU50 ICG.
Terms we have used to classify ancient coin denominations make better sense than some of those of U.S. or world coinage. Instead of trimes, stellas or bits, polupoltinniks, ponds or kobans, ancient Greek coin enthusiasts need to keep the following in their minds:
deka = 10, so a dekadrachm is 10 drachms (silver dollar sized and seldom minted);
tetra = 4; the tetradrachm is normally the largest silver coin of the Greek world; the above tetrobol from Akanthos is worth 4 obols, or 2/3 drachm;
di = 2, like in distater;
obol = 1/6th drachm;
tri = 3, hemi = 1/2; a triobol (3 obols) is equivalent to a hemidrachm;
tetartemorion = 1/4 obol, a rare Greek coin denomination.
With this knowledge, then, it is relatively easy to come to grips with a trihemistater (3 halves of a stater, or 11/2 stater) or even a hemitartemorion (1/8 obol; 48 of these minuscule coins are equal to a drachm!). The early Greeks kept these tiny coins in their mouths, in a pocket secured by tongue pressure - ancient coins were that valuable!
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100036)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11036 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $172.50
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm minted at Temnos, c. 188-170 B.C. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion skin/Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram and oenochoe (small to medium one-handled vase often containing wine) under vine. 16.82 g. Price 1677. AU50 ICG, reverse double-struck, splendid obverse.
According to Kermit the frog, it's not easy being green, nor is it easy to reduce a hand-struck coin two thousand or so years old to a scientific numerical grading system. How do you weigh off-centeredness, porosity, strength or doubling of strike? The effects of being buried, how the coin was cleaned, patina evenness and color, edge clipping or adjustment marks - all of these possibilities and many more must be factored into the final presentation of a coin, and subsequently, considered by the collector who would purchase it. The cataloguer has given the numerical grade that ICG assigned the coin, and afterwards, has also listed particular qualities which seem important to note, either complimentary or detracting. As they say in the fine print, grading is really not a science, but a subjective matter. The Seventko collection of ancients contains so many wonderful coins; it is apparent that the judgment used in their selection by Dr. Seventko was of a very high order, and we hope as many collectors as possible will avail themselves of personally examining these numismatic treasures.
From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko. (PCGS# 100056)
Auction 296 | Lot: 11058 | Jul 30, 2002

Sold For: $172.50
1998-S 25C Silver PR 70 Deep Cameo ICG. A superbly executed example with complete definition overall. Black pools of reflectivi... (PCGS# 96031)
Auction 20021 | Lot: 1148 | Feb 1, 2000

Sold For: $40.00
1999-S 25C Delaware Silver Deep Cameo PR 69 ICG. A superbly cameoed example of this popular Statehood quarter. Fully brilliant.... (PCGS# 913000)
Auction 20022 | Lot: 2490 | Feb 8, 2000

Sold For: $21.00

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