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A small double-sided note, addressed to Linda Lee Abel, which is written on a small piece of illustrated stationery with a teddy bear and flowers. The stationery was created by John Henry Litho U.S.A. Transcription: "Linda- / Then said Almitra,…

Small greeting card with a cover illustration of a small handcrafted figure. The handwritten message reads "To Linda, From S.S."

Obv. bust of Ptolemy I with diadem r.; border of dots
Rev. (poor condition) eagle standing l. holding thunderbolts; unclear marks on either side, perhaps mint marks; at left ΠΤΟΛΕΜ[ΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] (=PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS)
Weight: 13.1g
Diameter:…

Obv. bust of Philippus I radiate r. draped; around Α[VΤ]ΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC C[Ε]Β (=ANTOK K M IOUL PHILIPPOS SEB); border of dots
Rev. eagle with wings spread standing l. holding olive branch; around ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥCIAC (=DEMARCH EXOUSIAS); below,…

Obv. bust of Alexander the Great as Heracles with lion skin r.
Rev. Zeus seated l. holding eagle in r. and sceptre in l.; at r. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ[ΡΟΥ] (=ALEXANDROU); border of dots
Weight: 16.2g
Diameter: 23.9mm

Alexander III of Macedon, better known as…

Obv. bust of Persephone (?) l.
Rev. sheaf of wheat or barley; at l. META
Weight: 2.1g
Diameter: 15.5mm

Metapontum was a Greek colony established in the late eighth century BCE, located in southeast Italy above Sicily. This land was located…

Obv. Pegasus flying l.; below, Λ (=L)
Rev. bust of Athena (?) with Corinthian helmet l.; behind, Λ (=L)
Weight: 8.4g
Diameter: 19.4mm

Corinthian helmets are an iconic part of Greek archaeology, portrayed throughout the Archaic and Classical…

Obv. sea turtle
Rev. rough incuse square with design of lines
Weight: 11.4g
Diameter: 17.0mm

Aegina is a mountainous island off the coasts of Attica and the Peloponnese. By the sixth century BCE, they were a great naval power due to trade…

Obv. bust of Athena with helmet facing r.
Rev. owl standing r. facing out; ΑΘΕ in front
Weight: 0.6g
Diameter: 7.8mm

Much survives from Athens in the fifth century BCE, including inscriptions, speeches, comedies, treatises, coins, and the…