LOT 3115
Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon AR Stater. Circa 340-300 BC.
Pegasos flying to left; A below / ΑΡΓΕΙ above head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind neck guard, crested Corinthian helmet to left. BCD Akarnania 132-3; Calciati 11. Very Fine.(8.53gr, 20mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 24, 3 December 2022, lot 1099.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Lucania, Velia AR Stater. Circa 293-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; [Φ?] on neck-guard, monogram of AP behind / Lion advancing to right; kerykeion above, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. SNG Ashmolean 1387; HN Italy 1316; HGC 1, 1325. 6.48gr, 21mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Group of Thirteen [13] Greek AR Fractions. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Various types. 9.72gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Mesambria AE 19mm. Circa 2nd-1st century BC. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head to right / [...]ΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ, Athena Alkidemos striding to left, holding shield on her left arm and brandishing thunderbolt with her right hand. For prototype cf. SNG BM Black Sea 280. 5.03gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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