LOT 2621
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleucid - Tryphon Bronze 142-138 BC.
Antioch mint. Obv: diademed head of Tryphon right. Rev: BASILEWS TRYFANOS AYTOKRATOROS to right and left of a Macedonian helmet left, adorned with ibex horn; star in lower left field. Near extremely fine.(4.23 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Harrow, UK gentleman.
LiteratureBMC 11-12; Babelon Rois 1052; Hoover HGC 1061; Houghton SC 2034.2e; SNG Spaer 1830; Seyrig 23.
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Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Obv: head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev: AʘE with owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. 17.17 grams.
Good extremely fine, almost as struck.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Bithynia - Calcedon - Bull AR Drachm 387-340 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Obv: bull standing left on ear of corn(?), monogram before, KAΛX above. Rev: incuse quadripartite granulated square. 3.79 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Greek Coins - Indo-Greek - Kanishka - AE Tetradrachm 127-151 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: PAO KANHPKI legend with Kanishka standing left, holding trident in left hand and sacrificing over altar to left. Rev: AQPO with Athsho (Hephaistos), bearded, standing left, wearing diadem and cloak with flames emanating from his shoulders, holding filleted diadem in right hand and tongs in left; tamgha in left field. 16.46 grams.
Very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK.
