LOT 3080
Cilicia, Aigeai, AE 21mm. c.169-120 BC.
Turreted head of Tyche right / AIΓEAIΩN, horse head left, monogram to right. SNG Paris, BnF 2293-6; Bloesch 157. Very Fine.(5.48gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Attica, Athens AE 15mm. c.307-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet right / ΑΘ/Η, owl standing left within olive wreath. Kroll 50; HGC 4, 1719. 3.43gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 225-200(?) BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Wreathed head of Demeter to right / Two grain ears with leaves to right; META upwards, between, bird above right grain ear's leaf. Johnston Bronze 78; HN Italy 1714 corr. (position of ethnic). 5.11gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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, Groups A/B (pl. XII). 5.54gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Countermarked.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
