LOT 3145
Attica, Athens AE 9mm. Clerouchy of Delos, Period III, circa 166-150 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Quiver; AΘΕ in fields. Svoronos, Monnaies pl. 106, 33-41. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(0.94gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
It is in the Periods II-III and after the acquisition of Delos in 167/166 BC, that Delian Apollo and his attributes make their appearance as Athenian coin types and dominate the obverses of these small bronze denominations.
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Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Radiate forepart of the dog Seirios to right; KAPΘΑ above, bee below. BMC 44; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 6, 560. 3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The citizens of Keos watched for the rising of the Seirios ('Dog Star', the brightest star in the night sky) every year from the mountaintops. By observing the appearance of the star, the inhabitants would try to determine whether the island would suffer from epidemics or not. If the star appeared clear and bright, the islanders would experience a healthy year, but if it appeared misty and dull, disease would spread across the island. There was a cult where the inhabitants of Keos tried to guard against the effects of Seirios using rituals. They prayed to Aristaios, the son of Apollo and Kyrene, who was taught both medicine and divination by the Centaur Chiron. He came to the island, built an altar, and ordered the islanders to pray to Zeus for refreshing winds and rains (see Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.518 ff). -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Time of Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX to Ptolemy X AE 40 Drachms-Obol. Circa 113/2–82/1 BC. Alexandria mint. Series 9.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles with closed wings, standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. CPE B745; Svoronos 1426; SNG Copenhagen 311-4. 8.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos) AE 15mm. Circa 225-223 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Draped bust of Artemis to right; quiver at shoulder / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on bow; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] to right, ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟ[Υ] to left, [monogram] to outer left, [monogram] in exergue. Cf. SC 922; HGC 9, 421. 3.68gr, 15mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
