LOT 3799
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, round earring with central boss, and pearl necklace / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597. Extremely Fine.(17.18gr, 25mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 88.
Acquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3799
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£210 (EUR 244; USD 284) +BP*
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Mysia, Kyzikos EL 1/6 Stater or Hekte. Circa 550-500 BC.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Forepart of lion to left, devouring prey; in right field, tunny fish swimming upwards / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 41; BMFA 1416 var. (stater); Greenwell 109; SNG BnF 181 var. (hemihekte). 2.66gr, 11mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. A superb piece, the finest on the market.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thessaly, Larissa AR Obol. Circa 380-365 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, wearing ampyx and necklace / Horseman riding to right. SNG Copenhagen 134. 0.93gr, 11mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Lucius Verus AE 22mm of Titiopolis, Cilicia. Dated RY 3 (AD 163/4).
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
ΑV[Τ]Ο Κ [Λ ΑV] ΟVΗΡΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΤΙΤΙΟ[ΠΟΛЄΙTѠN] ЄT Γ, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right. RPC IV.3 Online 9551 (temporary); Ziegler 238; Levante, Titiopolis -. 5.29gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare; four other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
