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ΘY on flat surface / Dolphin. Anokhin 180; HGC 3, 1879. 1.53gr, 22mm x 10mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
Very Fine.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
ΠΑ-ΡΙ, bull standing to left, head reverted; below, grain ear to right / Gorgoneion. SNG Arikantürk -; SNG BN 1373-6. 2.38gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned with hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
From the collection of Dr Hans Maag. Ex Auktion GM 79, 1996, 174.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned with hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
From the collection of Dr Hans Maag. Ex Auktion GM 79, 1996, 174.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Head of ram to right; below, cockerel standing to left / Head of roaring lion to left; behind the truncation, rectangular punch; all incuse. BMFA 1677; Bodenstedt 11; SNG Lockett 2754; SNG von Aulock 7718. 2.45gr, 10mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2010. Private collection, Switzerland.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2010. Private collection, Switzerland.
Extremely Rare
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Head of lion with open jaws to right / Rough incuse square. Rosen 313; SNG Kayhan -; Weidauer -; Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 27, lot 632 (same dies; hammer: 2,200 CHF). 2.51gr, 11mm.
Very Fine. Double struck of obverse. Extremely rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Very Fine. Double struck of obverse. Extremely rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Very Rare Hemihekte
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Lydo-Milesian standard. Rosette with central pellet / Incuse square punch. SNG Kayhan -; cf. SNG von Aulock 7786 (trite); SNG Copenhagen -; Boston MFA -; Elektron -; Rosen -; Traité -. 1.18gr, 7mm.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Crab(?) / Incuse square with irregular lines within. Weidauer -; Elektron -; cf. Rosen 81 and 346-7 (1/6 and 1/96); cf. Traité I 114 = BMC 26 (1/96); SNG Kayhan -; SNG von Aulock -; Weber -. For another similar specimen cf. TimeLine Auctions 160, 2935. 0.37gr, 5mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese Series IIIa; SNG Kayhan 116-17. 0.84gr, 8mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Sharply Struck Fraction
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Archaic head of Apollo to left / Incuse square punch. Kim & Kroll pp. 84-103; SNG Kayhan 354. 0.18gr, 5mm.
Extremely Fine. Toned with hints of golden iridescence.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Extremely Fine. Toned with hints of golden iridescence.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Superb Example of Archaic Art
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Archaic head of Apollo(?) to left / Quadripartite incuse square punch. Kim & Kroll 84-103; SNG Kayhan 343-7; SNG von Aulock 1810. 0.23gr, 5mm.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Sharply struck and well-centred.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Sharply struck and well-centred.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
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Lion's paw / Scorpion in incuse square. Hilbert Phase 1, MM5; SNG Kayhan -; Weidauer 168. 0.31gr, 4mm.
Extremely Fine.
Private collection, 1990s.
Extremely Fine.
Private collection, 1990s.
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Forepart of lion to left, head reverted / Stellate design within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 462-7. 1.17gr, 9mm.
Near Extremely Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 2012.
Near Extremely Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 2012.
In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ (Antiphon), magistrate. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, sphinx seated to left on amphora, raising forepaw; ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ below. Price 2415; HGC 6, 1139. 16.13gr, 31mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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