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LOT 2754
Group of Ten [10] AE Mixed Ancient Coins. 3rd century BC-3rd century AD.
Various emperors and cities. Fine to Good Very Fine.(39.53gr total.). [10]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AE 20mm. Circa 310-304/3 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bearded head of satyr to right / Π-Α-Ν around forepart of griffin to left; below, sturgeon to left. Anokhin 1023; SNG BM Black Sea 869-71; SNG Stancomb 542; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. 6.60gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. From Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Antioch mint; struck circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos to right within filleted border / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monogram of PE above A in outer left field, control mark beneath throne; all within wreath. SC 2309.2c. 16.06gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection in Europe.
The Greeks loved to give nicknames to their kings, a custom that lasted until the late years of the Byzantine empire. An example of this is Antiochοs VIII Epiphanes, the so-called Grypos ('hook-nosed'), a fact confirmed in his iconography. -
Caria, Uncertain mint 'D' AR Tetartemorion. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Forepart of bull to left within incuse square. HNO Online 73. 0.18gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Unusually well struck for the type.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
