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LOT 2398
Ancient Greek Coins - Carthage - Second Punic War - AE Shekel Group [3] Circa 215-201 BC.
Group of three coins comprising: Obvs: wreathed head of Tanit l. Revs: horse standing right. Good fine to very fine.(21.78 grams total.). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection, 1990s.
LiteratureMAA 88; SNG Copenhagen 309-13.
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LOT 2398
Ancient Greek Coins - Carthage - Second Punic War - AE Shekel Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Greek Coin Group [16] 4th-1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Group comprising: mixed issues and types in coin holders, mostly identified. 108.60 grams total.
Fair to very fine.
UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Pontos, Amisos - Time of Mithradates VI - AE Eupator Circa 85-65 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Obv: bust of Amazon to right, wearing wolf's skin headdress. Rev: AMI-ΣOY Nike advancing to right, holding palm branch over far shoulder in left hand and wreath in right; to left, star and crescent. 7.93 grams.
Good very fine.
European collection, 1990s. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Plated Owl Tetradrachm Imitation 4th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Obv: profile bust right. Rev: owl with letter right. 15.27 grams.
Very fine; plated with banker cut to reverse.
Acquired Surrey Auctions, 2022. Property of a Kent gentleman.
A contemporary copy or fake silver plated coin produced by a local workshop imitating a silver official issue of an Athens Tetradrachm. Fakes manufactured during the ancient Greek timeline, although inexpensive at auction, present a fascinating area to research for those collecting on a budget. TimeLine Auctions normally has a small quantity of contemporary imitations on offer for those interested in this captivating area of numismatics.
