LOT 3230
Caria, Karyanda AE 9mm. Circa 400-390 BC.
Female head to right / KAP, head of eagle to left. Konuk 2012, 350, fig. 8; HNO Online 2160. Very Fine. Exceedingly rare city; the first specimen of this type to appear on the market.(0.63gr, 9mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Troas, Hamaxitos AE 11mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΜΑ-ΞΙ, lyre. SNG von Aulock 7601; SNG Copenhagen 342. 1.44gr, 11mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
According to Aelian, the inhabitants of Hamaxitus worshipped mice, and for this reason called Apollo, their chief divinity, Smintheus (='mouse' in the Aeolian dialect). -
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Paphlagonia, Sesamos AE 16mm. Circa 360-330 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Zeus to left / [ΣΗ]-ΣΑ, wreathed head of Demeter to left. RG 2; HGC 7, 379. 3.54gr, 16mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Trihemiobol or Obol. Early 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
KA above bull standing to left on ear of corn / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. BMC 12; Traité II-2, 2881. 0.93gr, 11mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
