Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Laureate head of Zeus to right /ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ, eagle with spread wings standing facing slightly to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; monogram of ETA to left, star to right. SNG BM Black Sea 1547-9; HGC 7, 421. 6.49gr, 22mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Earthern brown patina.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓΑΜ, twelve-rayed star. Plankenhorn 2; SNG BN 908-21. 3.49gr, 15mm, 2h.

Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Head of tunny to right, superimposed on head of bull to right / Quadripartite incuse square. For a similar example cf. CNG 88, 290, otherwise unpublished. 0.72gr, 9mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Forepart of boar to left with short mane; to right, tunny fish / Head of roaring lion to left within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 9. 1.19gr, 10mm, 3h.

Near Very Fine. Cleaned.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Forepart of boar to left with short mane and dotted truncation, retrograde E on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 11; SNG France 378. 0.76gr, 13mm, 3h.

Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Forepart of boar to right with short mane; behind, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, and outstretched tongue; in upper left field, retrograde K; all within incuse square. SNG BnF 390. 0.26gr, 7mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Forepart of boar to left, retrograde K on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, facing head of panther; all within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 13; SNC BnF 386. 0.39gr, 10mm, 9h.

Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Forepart of boar to left, retrograde K on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, facing head of panther; all within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 13; SNC BnF 386. 0.33gr, 9mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Diademed janiform female heads wearing circular earring and necklace; below, dolphin / ΛΑ[-Μ-Ψ], head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to right. Cf. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, pl. VI, 11; cf. SNG BnF 1193. 0.96gr, 11mm, 3h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Basket (cista mystica), with half-open lid, from which snake coils, around, ivy wreath with fruits / Two snakes coiled around a bow case ornamented with aplustre; between the snake heads, KT above prytaneis monogram of ΠΡΥ, civic monogram of ΠΕΡ to left, serpent-entwined staff to right. Kleiner, Hoard 38; SNG BnF 1741. 12.27gr, 27mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Toned.

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.

Basket (cista mystica), with half-open lid, from which snake coils, around, ivy wreath with fruits / Two snakes coiled around a bow case ornamented with aplustre; between the snake heads, TH above prytaneis monogram of ΠΡΥ, civic monogram of ΠΕΡ to left, serpent-entwined staff to right. Kleiner, Hoard 49; SNG BN 1752-3. 12.53gr, 26mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.

Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY, trophy consisting of helmet and cuirass. SNG BnF 1893 var. (monogram to inner left). 6.09gr, 22mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.