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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2877287, member: 77077&quot;]My main collecting interest is artistic Greek silver, but I also love and collect Greek bronzes, many of which are just as skillfully engraved as their silver counterparts.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]688841[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bruttium, Rhegion</p><p>Æ Hemiobol , 425-415 BC, a little guy, but nice.</p><p>Obverse: Facing lion&#039;s head.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; PH, two olive leaves with three olives.</p><p>References: SNG ANS 680; SNG Copenhagen 1939.</p><p>Courtesy of John Anthony</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]688842[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily, Gela. Ca. 420-405 BC Æ tetras (17mm, 4.67 g, 6 h).</p><p>Obverse: ΓΕΛΑΣ, bull standing left, head lowered; in exergue, three pellets.</p><p>Reverse: Head of the river-god Gelas right, with flowing hair; behind, barley corn.</p><p>References: Jenkins 499; CNS 9; cf. SNG ANS 116.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]688843[/ATTACH]</p><p>SICILY, Syracuse, Agathokles, 317-289 BC</p><p>AE22, 9.46g, 22mm, struck 317-310 BC.</p><p>Obverse: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, head of Kore left, wearing wreath of grain and necklace, dotted border.</p><p>Reverse: Bull butting left; above and below two dolphins, above NK (monogram).</p><p>References: CNS II, n. 96 Ds 114 R1 4; SNG Copenhagen 757; SNG ANS 567 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]688844[/ATTACH]</p><p>Peloponnesus, Elis</p><p>AE25, 17.08g, early 30s BC</p><p>Obverse: Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephane</p><p>Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing right on thunderbolt, F in left field, monogram to right</p><p>References: BCD Olympia 313</p><p>Rare.&nbsp; </p><p>Ex CNG 81 Lot 2306, 20 May 2009.</p><p>Ex BCD Collection with tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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