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

Helmeted bust of Athena, to right / ΑΘΗ, owl standing to left. RPC IV.1, 8273 (temporary); Kroll, Agora 229(1); Svoronos, Athens 88.47-51; SNG Copenhagen 337-8. 1.61gr, 12mm, 10h.

Very Fine.

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

ΠΑΜΦΙΛΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (Pamphilos, son of Seleukos), magistrate. KIΔPAMHNΩN, radiate and draped bust of Helios to right / ΠAMΦIΛOC CЄΛЄYKOY, Hermes standing to left, holding purse and caduceus. RPC II 1260. 3.10gr, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

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

Helmeted bust of Athena to left, wearing aegis / ΤΡΙΠΟΛ-ΕΙΤΩ-Ν, Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and leaning on sceptre. RPC III, 2559B; SNG München 789-91; SNG von Aulock -; BMC 10. 5.58gr, 22mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΠΥΘΗΣ (Pythes II), magistrate. ΛAOΔIKEΩN, Aphrodite standing to left, holding dove; monogram of ΠΥΘ to lower left / Wolf seated to left, cradling labrys; all within wreath. RPC I, 2904; BMC 57-8. 2.66gr, 15mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

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

ΚΟΡ. ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ (Kor. Dioskourides), magistrate. ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, draped bust of Mên set to right on crescent, wearing Phrygian cap / ΚΟΡ ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ, eagle standing to right, head turned back to left. RPC I 2907; BMC 64. 2.64gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΕΠΙ ΣΙΛΑΝΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΔΜ (date), ram leaping to right, head to left; star above. For prototype cf. RPC I, 4269. 4.56gr, 19mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

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

Draped bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, owl standing right, head facing; E(?) (date) below. Cf. RPC I, 4418. 3.00gr, 15mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

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

TAP-COY, veiled head of Sandan to right, wearing kalathos / ΜΗΤΡΟ-ΠΟΛΕ, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding laurel branch in his right hand. RPC III, 3306; SNG Levante 1008. 2.94gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online.

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

TAP-COY, veiled, and draped bust to left; above, star / MHTPOΠOΛΕW, Sandan standing right on the back on horned lion, quiver on shoulder, raising right hand, wreath in left. RPC III 3310; SNG BN 1432; SNG Levante 1010. 2.87gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

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

PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, radiate head of Divus Augustus to right; star above and thunderbolt before / IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS, laureate head of Livia to left set on globe; crescent above. RPC 1, 73; ACIB 3360; Vives 167-2; Ripolles 73; Chaves 12-210; GMI 1038-9; NAH 1060. 25.83gr, 36mm, 10h.

Good Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

ANTONINOVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEL MVNICIP COEA(sic), Diana standing facing, head to left, holding patera and long torch. Not in the standard references. 8.06gr, 25mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.

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

ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΣ (Iulius Antonius Seleukos), legatus Augusti pro praetore. ΑΥΤ • Κ Μ • ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΥΠ ΙΟΥΛ • ΑΝΤ ϹΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Hygieia standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent from patera. RPC VI Online 1477 (temporary); Moushmov 659; AMNG 834. 8.93gr, 26mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.