Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Sicily, Kamarina AR Litra. Circa 461-440/35 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Nike flying to left; below, swan standing to left; all within wreath / KAMAPI-NAION, Athena standing to left, holding spear; shield to lower left. Westermark & Jenkins, Period 2, Series 2c, 50; HGC 2, 536. 0.64gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Catawiki. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Sicily, Syracuse AV Dekadrachm or 50 Litrae. Time of Agathokles circa 317-289 BC.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £1,800
Laureate head of Apollo to left / ΣYPAKOΣ[IΩN], charioteer driving fast biga to right; triskeles running to right below. Bérend, Agathocle pl. 9, 1 var. (triskeles running to left); SNG ANS 549; HGC 2 1276. 4.26gr, 14mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. An attractive, bright example.
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 118, 15 October 2002, lot 1130. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 136, 10 March 2008, lot 480. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 402, 14 March 2024, lot 588. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Syracuse AE 23mm. Struck in the name of Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros, circa 278-276 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Kore to right; rose(?) behind / Demeter seated slightly to right, holding grain ear and sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, ΠΥΡΡΟΥ to left. CNS 185; SNG ANS 836-41 var. (symbols); HGC 3.1, 269. 8.17gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Aigospotamoi AE 15mm. Circa 300 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Demeter to left, wearing decorated polos / [AIΓOΣΠO], goat standing to left. HGC 3.2, 1260. 3.55gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Alopekonnesos AE 13mm. Circa 300 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of female to right / Α-Λ-Ω, kantharos. HGC 3, 1303. 2.23gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £75
Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair / Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.27gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
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 Tetrobol. Circa 410/04-341/23 BC. Attic standard.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Upright anchor, A under left fluke and crayfish under right / Facing gorgoneion. Topalov, Apollonia 45; CN Online 21301; cf. HGC 3, 1323. 2.85gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Thrace, Byzantion AE 14mm. Before 336 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £30
Bull's head facing slightly to left / Ethnic surrounded by three dolphins. BMC 29. 2.23gr, 14mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 357-320 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forepart of lion to right, head to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; bee in one sunken quarter, pellet and monogram in the other. CN Online Type 6347; HGC 3, 1437. 1.55gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
The Thracian Chersonese, Kardia AE 20mm. Circa 357/46-309 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Persephone to left / ΚΑΡΔΙΑ, lion advancing to left, breaking spear in its jaws; [barley grain? in exergue]. HGC 3, 1477. 6.23gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
The Thracian Chersonese, Kardia AE 14mm. Circa 350-309 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of lion to right / KΑΡ-ΔΙΑ around barleycorn; all within square frame. HGC 3.2, 1484; Tzvetkova 131-142. 2.41gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Kypsela AE 12mm. Circa 420-380 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Κ-Υ Ψ-Ε, kotyle (two-handled cup). HGC 3.2, 1491. 1.82gr, 12mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
