LOT 3257
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Obol. Circa 410-375 BC.
Helmeted head of Athena to left / Forepart of Pegasos to left within incuse square. Göktürk -; SNG BnF 103-7. Very Fine.(0.65gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3257
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Obol.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Lydia, Thyessos AE 18mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Laureate head of Zeus Ammon to left / Eight-rayed star, Θ-Y above. GRPC Lydia 3; BMC 3 (Troas, Thymbra); SNG von Aulock 1584 (same). 5.24gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Very rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
For the reattribution of this coinage from Thymbra in Troas to Thyessos in Lydia, see D. S. Lenger, Thyessos in Lydia, not Thymbra in the Troad in D. Boteva, ed., Ex nummis lux: Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honor of Dimitar Draganov (Sofia, 2017). -
Macedon, Skione AE 19mm. Circa 400-350 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Male head to right, wearing tainia / Corinthian helmet to right. Cf. AMNG III/2, 7; HGC 3, 681. 5.03gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right / Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.04gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Austran art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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