LOT 3854
Aeolis, Myrina AE 11mm. 3rd century BC.
Radiate head of Helios to right / Amphora; MY-PI across fields. SNG Copenhagen 226; SNG München 574. Very Fine.(2.02gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3854
Aeolis, Myrina AE 11mm.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Kingdom of Axum, Ebana AV Unit. Circa AD 460-480.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
⧾ CΛX ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ CΛC ⧾ CIN (interpretation uncertain - "King of the land of the Abyssinians" [much abbreviated]?), crowned bust to right, holding stick, grain ears flanking; within circular border / ⧾ CΛC ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ BCC ⧾ ΛNΛ ("King Ebana"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, holding fly-whisk, grain ears flanking; within circular border. Hahn & Keck 43; SACAM 255-76; H 34; AC 71-3; Vaccaro 38 (Esbael). 1.59gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics, e-sale 96, 5 May 2022, no.459. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Phoenicia, Tyre AR Half Shekel. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing to left on prow, palm frond in background. Cf. HGC 10, 358. 5.88gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commagene, Samosata AE 15mm. Circa 30 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Lion walking to right / CAMOCATΩ ΠOΛEΩC, Tyche seated to right on rock, holding palm. Kovacs 290; RPC I, 3849; BMC 4. 3.81gr, 15mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
