LOT 3205
Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis AE 11mm. 4th century BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / [ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙΩΝ], bull standing to right. BMC -; SNG Ashmolean -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Obolos 23, 437 (hammer: 374 GBP). Very Fine. Extremely rare; unpublished and the second known example.(1.10gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Phrygia, Kolossai AE 15mm. Late 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Radiate head of Helios to right / ΚΟΛΟΣ-ΣΗΝΩΝ, lyre. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; SNG Tübingen -; SNG von Aulock -; Leu Numismatic AG, Web Auction 20, 1309 (hammer: 379 GBP). 3.06gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently the third known example.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Kolossai was one of the early Christian churches of Asia, and the apostle Paul addressed one of his epistles to the people of this place. -
Group of Twenty Five (25) Greek AE Coins. Circa 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: mixed rulers, issues, denominations and reverse types. 130gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Islands off Ionia, Samos AE 12mm. Circa 400-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
ΗΓΗΣΙΑΝΑΞ (Hegesianax), magistrate. Head of Hera to right, wearing stephane and necklace / ΣA above, HΓHΣIANAΞ beneath prow of Samian galley to right. BMC -; cf. Barron pp. 204, 211, and 217 for magistrate; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. 1.59gr, 12mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare issue.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
