LOT 3203
Cilicia, Adana AE 18mm. Circa 164-27 BC.
Veiled head of Demeter to right / ΑΔΑΝΕΩΝ, horse prancing to left; to left monogram of ΔΙΧΟ and in exergue, monogram of ΔΟΥ. Cf. SNG BN 1851-3 (monograms); cf. SNG Levante 1211. Very Fine.(5.62gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; AΓ monogram and grain ear in opposite sunken quarters. McClean 4089; HGC 3.2, 1437. 2.12gr, 14mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint. Series 4B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; SNG Copenhagen 224-6 (Ptolemy IV). 46.38gr, 36mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Pierced for suspension.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Thrace, Abdera AR Drachm. Circa 322-321 BC. ΕΥΡΗΣΙΠΠΟΣ (Euresippos), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laureate head of Apollo to right within linear square; EΠI EYP-HΣIΠΠ[OY] around / Griffin seated to left, raining both forepaws, ABΔH[PIT]EΩN above and beneath exergue. May, Abdera 542 (Group CXXXIV); HGC 3.2, 1227h. 2.49gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
