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

Radiate head of Helios to right / [P-O], rose with bud to left and right, all within incuse square. SNG Keckman 702; SNG Copenhagen 860; BMC 327. 1.26gr, 12mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Confronted foreparts of lion to right and bull to left / Incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S10; SNG Tübingen 3652-3. 0.29gr, 6mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Youthful male head to left / 'Ifelim' in Lydian above grain of wheat. M. Egetmeyer: Eine neue Münze mit lydischer Inschrift, in: Kadmos 51 (2012), Heft 1, 175-178, illustration 1-2 = Gemini VIII (2011), 98 (misattributed to Salamis on Cyprus). 0.36gr, 6mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Male head (king or priest) to right, hair bound in broad tainia / ΜΑΓΝΗ ΣΙΠΥ[ΛΟ], tripod, monogram to upper left. GRPC Lydia 30; Vossen 5850. 3.04gr, 14mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΙΠΠΟΝΕΙΚΟΣ (Hipponeikos), magistrate. Unbearded, laureate head of Herakles to right, lionskin knotted around neck / ΣAΡΔIANΩN IΠΠΟΝΕ[Ι]-ΚΟΣ, Apollo, naked, standing to left, holding raven and laurel branch, all within laurel wreath. GRPC Lydia 88 corr. (ΙΠΠΕΝΕΙΚΟΣ). 5.52gr, 17mm, 1h.

Very Fine, Very rare magistrate's name.

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

Helmeted head of Kibyras to right / K-I, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt. SNG von Aulock 3719; BMC 16; HGC 7, 720. 0.55gr, 9mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Helmeted head of Athena to right / [K?]-I, eagle standing to right. Cf. SNG von Aulock 3719; cf. BMC 16; cf. HGC 7, 720. 1.15gr, 11mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Diademed head of Aphrodite to right, hair in bun / [ΛAOΔ]IKEΩN, Aphrodite standing to left, holding dove; rose on stalk in left field. BMC 29-30; Weber 7127; Mionnet Supp VII,416; SNG Tuebingen 4120; SLG Weber 7127. 2.55gr, 15mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Laureate head of Zeus to right / [TOPIAIT], eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, with kerykeion over his left shoulder, ΔΗΜΗΤΡ below. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Fonds Général 284 corr. (misdescribed as Amorion, Phrygia). 7.38gr, 20mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine. The third known example of an exceedingly rare mint.

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

Forepart of boar to left / Head and neck of leashed hunting dog to right; within incuse square. SNG Keckman 349-351; SNG von Aulock -; Traité II, 184 var. (dog to left). 0.30gr, 7mm, 9h.

Very Fine. Extremely rare.

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

Draped bust of Artemis to right, quiver behind / BOY, bow and quiver. BMC p. 47, 1. 1.40gr, 11mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Very rare city.

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

Draped bust of Artemis to right, quiver behind / BOY, bow and quiver. BMC p. 47, 1. 1.58gr, 13mm, 1h.

Very Fine. Very rare city.

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