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Sicily, Syracuse AE 23mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 295-289 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right; quiver over shoulder, ΣΩTEIPA downwards before / Winged thunderbolt; AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ above, BAΣIΛEOΣ below. CNS II, 142; BAR Issue 33; SNG ANS 708; HGC 2, 1537. 10.63gr, 23mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Sicily, Syracuse AE 26mm. Time of Hieron II, circa 240-215 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to left / Cavalryman on horseback to right, holding couched lance; ΣΩ below, IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. CNS 195, R1 31; HGC 2, 1548. 17.63gr, 26mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Sicily, Syracuse AE Hemilitron. Circa 241-230 or 230-218 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Laureate head to left; plow(?) before / Warrior on horse prancing to right, holding couched lance; T below; IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. Cf. CNS 193 Ds 57 R1 32; cf. BAR Issue 61; HGC 2, 1547. 17.82gr, 27mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Magnificent green patina.
Ex cgb.fr. (v59_0012). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Time of Gelon II, circa 218-214 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed head of Gelon to left / Slow quadriga driven to right by Nike; [ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ] and [BA] above reins, MI before horses, ΓΕΛΩΝΟΣ in exergue. SNG ANS 895. 6.17gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.
Ex 'collection in Ticino, formed over 20 years ago'. Privately purchased from Nomos AG, inventory # 20413. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 165. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR 10 Litrai. Hieronymos, 215-214 BC. ΞΑ- (XA-), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £923
Diademed head of Hieronymos to left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ IΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΥ, winged thunderbolt; ΞA above. Buceti 1572; Holloway 55; SNG ANS 1032; HGC 2, 1567. 8.48gr, 23mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive iridescent toning. Slightly double struck. Very rare with this magistrate's name.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Fifth Democracy, 214-212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with griffin, pendant earring, pearl necklace, and aegis / ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, winged thunderbolt; below, YA Σ. Burnett, Enna Hoard, D28 (dies 10/D); BAR Issue 88; SNG ANS 1046; HGC 2, 1414. 6.81gr, 22mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Well struck and attractively toned. Some small marks.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 405-357 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Head of Hermes facing three-quarters to left, wearing petasos / Goat standing to right; AINION above, Corinthian helmet before. May 413 (A.249/P.292); HGC 3.2, 1278. 14.68gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Delamination on obverse.
From the Thrax Collection, formed in London between 1991 and 2018. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 469. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Thrace, Ainos AR Tetrobol. Circa 402-360 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of Hermes facing three-quarters to left, wearing petasos / Goat standing to right; [ethnic] above, rhyton before. May, Ainos 364; cf. HGC 3.2, 1281. 2.02gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Thrace, Ainos AR Diobol. Circa 435-405 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Goat walking to right; AINI above, crab below foreleg. May 292-309; HGC 3.2, 1277. 1.18gr, 12mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the Thrax Collection, formed in London between 1991 and 2018. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 457. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Thrace, Abdera AR Drachm. Circa 322-321 BC. ΕΥΡΗΣΙΠΠΟΣ (Euresippos), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laureate head of Apollo to right within linear square; EΠI EYP-HΣIΠΠ[OY] around / Griffin seated to left, raining both forepaws, ABΔH[PIT]EΩN above and beneath exergue. May, Abdera 542 (Group CXXXIV); HGC 3.2, 1227h. 2.49gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 480/78-450 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Light Thraco-Macedonian standard. Facing gorgoneion / Anchor; A and crawfish flanking. Cf. Topalov, Apollonia 44; SNG Ruse 253-4; HGC 3, 1323. 3.28gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 470-435 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Thraco-Macedonian standard. Facing gorgoneion / Upright anchor; crayfish to right, Topalov, Apollonia 41; HGC 3, 1323. 3.30gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.