LOT 3858
Aeolis, Temnos AE 13mm. Circa 300-250 BC.
Ivy- wreathed head of Dionysos to right / T-A, grape bunch on vine, flower to left. Asia Minor Coins #8378. Very Fine.(1.85gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3858
Aeolis, Temnos AE 13mm.
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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Cilicia, Anazarbos AE Dichalkon. Struck circa 19 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΕΩΝ, plow; monogram above AN to left. SNG Levante 1365 var. (slightly different monogram); Lindgren I 1420 var. (different monogram; no AN). 3.95gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare type.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 188-170 BC. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; ΔO monogram above lyre in left field, Δ in exergue. Price 1729. 16.16gr, 37mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Dolphin right / APIXO on flat surface. Anokhin 179; CN Online Type 21659; HGC 3, 1879. 4.27gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
