LOT 3166
Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Drachm. Circa 367/6-340 BC. Rhodian standard.
KAΛX, bull standing to left on grain ear; to left, kerykeion next to monogram of ΔA / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled quarters. RG 15; SNG BM Black Sea 104; HGC 7, 511. Near Extremely Fine.(3.75gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Λ-Υ, laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over left shoulder / Τ-Λ, diademed head of Artemis to right. RPC I 3330; Troxell 220β; BMC 7. 3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
In mythology, Tlos inhabited by hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. Its name appears in the Lycian language as Tlawa or Tlawe, and it was one of the six cities possessing three votes in the Lycian League. -
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Tetartemorion. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The Persian Great King in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in his right hand and bow in his left / Crowned head of the Persian Great King to right. Troxell & Kagan -; Sunrise 93; Winzer 3.6a; CNG E-Auction 286 (2012), 150. 0.20gr, 6mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Pergamon AE 19mm. Circa 133-27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Asklepios to right / [AΣK]ΛHΠ[IOΥ ΣΩ]THPOΣ, serpent coiled around omphalos to right. SNG BnF 1803-27; SNG von Aulock 1372. 6.52gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
