LOT 3190
Asia Minor or Lydia, Uncertain Mint or King AR Hemiobol. Circa 5th century BC.
Head of roaring lion to right / 'buquru'(sic) in Lydian(?) around symbol; all within circular incuse. SNG Kayhan 746 var. (uncertain mint of Ionia or Karia; no inscription); Rosen 406 var. (same). Very Fine.(0.31gr, 7mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3190
Asia Minor or Lydia, Uncertain Mint or King AR Hemiobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Pisidia, Termessos AE 18mm. Dated CY 7 (65/4 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Bridled horse galloping to left; Z (date) above, TEP below. BMC -; SNG BnF 2111-2; SNG von Aulock -. 4.74gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos II Kallinikos AE 17mm. 246-226 BC. Sardeis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo standing to left, holding arrow in right hand and resting left on bow set on ground; to left, monogram of ΚΘ above monogram of ΜΗΤΡ. SC 660.5a; HGC 9, 345. 3.51gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon AR Stater. Circa 340-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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. 8.53gr, 20mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 24, 3 December 2022, lot 1099. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
