LOT 3069
Caria, Myndos, AE 16mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus right / MYNΔΙΩΝ / ΜΗΤΡΟΔΩΡOC, winged thunderbolt. SNG Keckman 245. Very Fine.(4.29gr, 16mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Cyprus, Kition. Pumiathon AE Unit. Circa 362/1-312 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lion standing to left; [above, head of ram to left] / Horse standing to left; star above, [monogram to left]. Cf. Destrooper 6; cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 27-8; cf. Tziambazis 129. 2.95gr, 15mm, 11h.
Good Fine.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / [IΣTI]-AIEΩN, nymph seated to right on stern of galley; wing on prow. BCD Euboia 387ff.; HGC 4, 1524. 1.69gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.47gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on obverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
