LOT 3147
Achaia. Achaian League, Uncertain Mint AR Triobol or Hemidrachm. Circa 280-146 BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Monogram of the Achaian League; Λ-Ν(?) across fields, uncertain symbol below. Near Very Fine.(2.22gr, 15mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3147
Achaia. Achaian League, Uncertain Mint AR Triobol or Hemidrachm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Seleukid Empire, Seleukos II Kallinikos AE 11mm. 246-226 BC. Uncertain mint in Northern Syria or Mesopotamia.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet / [ΒΑΣΙ ΣΕΛΕ], forepart of horned(?) horse to left; in left field, monogram; in right field, EY. SC -; HGC 9, -; Obolos 24, 325. 1.38gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; unpublished and apparently the second known example.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
Comprising: mixed rulers, denominations and reverse types. 22.57gr total, 8-17mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Lykian League, Masikytes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 28-18 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £75
Laureate head of Apollo to right; Λ-[Y] across fields / Kithara; M-A across fields, tripod in lower right field; all within shallow incuse square. RPC I 3310; Troxell, Lycian League, Period IV, Series 6, 110; Müseler XI, 39-40. 1.71gr, 17mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 100, 28 July 2022, lot 456. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
