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77. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 290-280 BC. Æ (13mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Head of Demeter right, wearing veil / tU>rÅ in two lines within wreath. Anokhin 26; Zograph, Tyra 20; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin 6; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Good Fine, dark brown patina. Very rare. ($100) 78. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 280-270 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.29 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / Bull butting left; tUrÅ above. Anokhin 27 (this coin illustrated); Zograph, Tyra 22; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Good VF, dark brown/black patina on an irregular flan. Extremely rare. ($150) 79. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 270-260 BC. Æ (18mm, 6.06 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / tU>rÅ in two lines within wreath. Anokhin 29; Zograph, Tyra 21; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. VF, dark green-brown patina, lightly smoothed. Rare. ($150)
80. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 260-250 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.37 g, 10h). Head of Demeter facing, wearing grain ear wreath / Cista; t-U>r-Å in two lines across field, µ below. Anokhin 31; Zograph, Tyra 8; SNG BM Black Sea 344; SNG Pushkin 5; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. EF, dark brown patina with hues of blue-green, tiny pit in field on reverse. minor smoothing. Exceptional for issue. ($200)
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81. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 260-250 BC. Æ (11mm, 0.69 g, 3h). Bearded head of Kabiros facing / Grain ear right; tU>rÅ in two lines above and below. Anokhin 32; Zograph, Tyra 19; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Near Fine, dark green patina. Extremely rare. ($100) 82. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 230-220 BC. Æ (20mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Dolphin left(?) / Large tU. Anokhin 36; Zograph, Tyra –; SNG BM Black Sea 349; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. Fine, rough brown patina, with patches of red and dark green. Extremely rare. ($100) All of the published examples of this type have very rough obverses, and therefore the identification of the type is not certain.
83. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 220-210 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.18 g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing laurel wreath, bow and quiver over shoulder / Tripod; t-U>r-& in two lines across field. Anokhin 38; Zograph, Tyra –; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. VF, brown surfaces, slight roughness. Very rare. ($100)
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