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

ΓΕΛΑΣ, head of the river-god Gelas to right; [barley grain behind neck] / Bull standing to left, head lowered, as if to charge; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII-IX, 499; CNS 9; HGC 2, 379. 4.64gr, 19mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Nude rider, holding conch shell and caduceus, on goat running to left / Nike flying to left, holding filleted aphlaston and holding up skirt. SNG ANS 170; Rizzo pl. 21, 19. 1.89gr, 15mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with wing / [KAMA], owl standing to left, head facing, clutching lizard in talons; in exergue, three pellets (mark of value). CNS 33; SNG ANS 1229; HGC 2, 548. 3.17gr, 17mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / Horse galloping to right. Cf. HGC 2, 175 (Akragas). 6.29gr, 19mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Griffin springing to left / [KAINON], horse galloping to left, with trailing rein. Campana 1 ('Kainon'); CNS I, p. 249, 1 ('Kainon'); HGC 2, 509 ('Kainon'). 10.15gr, 22mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to right; ZEΥ[Σ ΕΛΕΘΥΕPΙΟΣ] around / Upright thunderbolt, to right, eagle standing to right; ΣY[PAKOΣIΩN] around. CNS II, 72; SNG ANS 477-88; HGC 2, 1440. 15.91gr, 26mm, 3h.

Very Fine.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 92, 16 December 2021, lot 146. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘ-ΟΣ, laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to left; behind, in the field to right, star of eight rays / ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. triskeles to left. Calciati 82; HGC 2, 1457; SNG ANS 544; SNG Morcom 720. 6.46gr, 19mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Slightly tooled.

Ex John Moore, York, UK, in the late 1990s. Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman.

Laureate head of Zeus to right / Victory driving biga to right; [ΣYP]AKOΣI[Ω]N around. CNS 229; cf. SNG ANS 1072-5. 6.43gr, 19mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Wreathed head of Demeter (?) to left, wearing decorated polos and triple-pendant earring / AIΓOΣ ΠO, goat standing to left. CN Type 3746 & 266; SNG Copenhagen 854; HGC 3.2, 1262. 1.22gr, 12mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare denomination.

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

Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / AIN, goat standing to right; herm before. May, Ainos Group XX, 112; HGC 3, 1274. 0.99gr, 11mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine. Rare symbol.

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

Head of Hermes to left, wearing petasos / Human hand holding kerykeion, grain of barley to left, crescent to right. CN Online 28819; May -; HGC 3 -. 1.36gr, 12mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.

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

Upright anchor, A under left fluke and crayfish under right / Facing gorgoneion. SNG BM Black Sea 1507; SNG Ruse, MN II, 246-250; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.32gr, 14mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Ex Austran art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.