LOT 2589
Ancient Greek Coins - North Africa - Carthage - Horse AE16 c. 3rd century B.C.
Obv: head of Tanit wreathed with corn and wearing necklace and earrings facing left. Rev: horse standing right with palm tree in the background. Extremely fine/very fine.(2.19 grams, 16 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Coincraft, London, UK, with stock no.AG2716.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
Accompanied by a Coincraft catalogue item cutting.
MAA 18f, cf. SNG Copenhagen 117-9.
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LOT 2589
Ancient Greek Coins - North Africa - Carthage - Horse AE16
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed AE Group [2] c.3rd century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising bronze coins: an AE31 of Carthage, and an AE21 Seleukid of Alexander II minted in Antioch. 15.52 grams total, 20-21 mm.
Fine-good fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleukid - Antiochos III Megas - Apollo AR Tetradrachm 213-208 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Antioch ad Orontem mint. Obv: diademed head right. Rev: BASILEWS ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow, inverted Omega over Rho in outer left field. 15.68 grams, 30 mm.
Good very fine.
Ex Hosker Haynes, Leeds, UK. Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Hosker Haynes invoice. -
Greek Coins - Thrace - Byzantium - Large Poseidon AE Unit Late 3rd-2nd century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Obv: Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath. Rev: BYZAN / KAΛXAΔ. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston and trident. 10.32 grams, 23 mm.
Good very fine.
From an old UK collection. From the collection of an London antiquarian.
Very interesting coin, issued to commemorate the alliance signed between the cities of Byzantion and Kalchedon, located in opposite banks of the Bosphorus strait.
