From last week's Coin and Collectibles Show

Went to the Great American Coin and Collectibles Show at Rosemont, Chicago.

It was not as busy as the April Convention; many empty tables. However it was a great pleasure to meet again Perry Siegel from Herakles Numismatics from whom I bought some coins.

These two are some I bought from Perry:

AR Didrachm
Kyrenaica, Kyrene, ca. 294 -275 BC. Struck under the authority of Magas. According to numismatics.org 282 – 261 BC.

22 mm, 7.63 g, 12h
BMC (Greek coins, Cyrenaica, p. 52), 237 and Pl. 22, 4J, Type II representation of Silphium plant from Robinson; SNG Copenhagen 1238 corr. (monogram); Müller 156

Ob.: Head of Apollo Karneios to l. (the flip it came with says Zeus Karneios but I think it is Apollo)
Rev.: Silphion plant; monogram at upper left; star at upper right.



and this one which has corrosion, but it feels so good and heavy in hand

Former Frank Capra collection. Collector's ticket included.
Æ Drachma
Sicily, Syracuse, ca. 380 BC. Time of Dionysos I (405-367 BC)

33 mm, 34.50 g
CNS II (Calciati II, p. 111), 62, HGC 2, 1436; SNG ANS 455; SNG Lloyd 1452; Boehringer, Finanzpolitik, pl. 39, 44; SNG Morcom 697; Sear 1189 (Timoleon); SNG Copenhagen 720.

Ob.: Σ(YP)A Head of Athena to l., wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with olive wreath and neck guard. Linear border.
Rev.: Eight-pointed sea star between two dolphins. Linear border.