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LOT 2758
Group of Seven [7] Ancient AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Various types. Near Fine to Near Very Fine.(115gr total.). [7]
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Caria, Iasos AE 17mm. Circa 250-190 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
ΜΕΝΕΚΛΗΣ (Menekles), magistrate. Group C. Apollo Delphinios standing to left, holding bow and arrow, dolphin at feet; illegible inscription to right / MENE[ΚΛΗΣ], Artemis advancing to right, drawing arrow from quiver, to right [IA]; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Ashton, The Pre-Imperial Coinage of Iasos p.72, 2-3, pl.14, 216-7. 3.45gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 275/4-272 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Alexandria mint. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield to left, O between eagle's legs. CPE 295; Svoronos 584; SNG Copenhagen 110. 13.43gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Arados AR Third Shekel. Uncertain king, circa 370-346 BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Contemporary imitation. Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad to right / Galley to right above waves; Aramaic letter above. For prototype: cf. E&E-A Group III; cf. HGC 10, 40-1. 3.19gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 237.
