Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Monogram of EN containing kerykeion; bow to left, arrow head upwards to right, aphlaston below. Imhoof-Blumer, Kleinasiatische Münzen II, p. 529, 7 (uncertain mint) var. (arrangement of reverse symbols); J-N. Svoronos, JIAN 8-9 (1905), p. 166, 17, pl. V, 19 (Ennaia or Anaia, Karia). 4.21gr, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine. An extremely rare type.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Wreathed head of Dionysos(?) to right / H-P-A between three clubs. Cf. RG 63-64. 0.96gr, 11mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other on the market since the last twenty years.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

KAΛX, bull standing to left on grain ear; to left, kerykeion next to monogram of ΔA / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled quarters. RG 15; SNG BM Black Sea 104; HGC 7, 511. 3.75gr, 16mm, 1h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

KA above bull standing to left on ear of corn / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. BMC 12; Traité II-2, 2881. 0.93gr, 11mm, 10h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ (Demetrios), magistrate. Persic standard. Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΔΗΜΗ-ΤΡΙΟΣ, prow of galley to left. RG 3; HGC 7, 553. 2.39gr, 14mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Zeus to left / TIANOΣ, eagle standing to left with closed wings. SNG Tübingen 2151. 0.86gr, 10mm, 3h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Tium is known as the birthplace of Philetaeros, the founder of the royal dynasty of Pergamon.

Diademed head of Zeus to right / [AΔPA]ΜΥΤΗ[ΝΩΝ], horseman, wearing chlamys, on horse galloping to right, raising his right hand in salute. SNG BnF 9-10; Stauber & Barth 58; Von Fritze 25. 2.92gr, 18mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Diademed head of Apollo to right / ΑΔΡΑ within wreath. 0.73gr, 10mm, 11h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

[TIΣΣA], bare, bearded head of Tissaphernes to right / ΑΣΤΥΡΗ, facing cult statue of Artemis Astyrene, wearing polos and with fillets hanging from wrists; to upper right, vertical club. Klein 253; SNG Arikantürk 331-61; SNG BnF 124A. 1.52gr, 11mm, 8h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Astyra was a small town of Mysia, in the plain of Thebes, between Antandros and Adramyteion. It had a temple of Artemis, of which the Antandrii had the superintendence, and Artemis had hence the name of ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ ΑΣΤΥΡΗΝΗ (Artemis Astyrene), as it appears on our coin.

Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓΑΜ, twelve-rayed tar. Plankenhorn 2; SNG BnF 908–21. 4.57gr, 17mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Forepart of boar to left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion to left; retrograde K to upper left; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 15; SNG Arikantürk 439; SNG BN 380-4. 0.78gr, 9mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Janiform female head with circular earring; below, dolphin / ΛA-M-Ψ, head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet; all within shallow incuse square. Baldwin Lampsakos pl. 6, 12; SNG BnF 1194. 1.22gr, 11mm, 10h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.