LOT 3228
Caria, Halikarnassos AE 12mm. Circa 350-200 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to left / [ΑΛΙ], eagle standing to left; lyre(?) to left. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 346-7; cf. SNG Keckman 50; cf. HNO 457. Near Very Fine.(1.28gr, 12mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Pontos, Amisos AE 20mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 85-65 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aegis / [AMI]-ΣOY, Nike advancing to right, holding palm over her left shoulder; to right, monogram. HGC 7, 242. 7.40gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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). -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Leukippos to right / Demeter standing facing, head to right, holding long-cross torch; META to right. Johnston, Bronze 66; SNG ANS 561; HN Italy 1702; HGC 1, 1099. 5.13gr, 16mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
