LOT 3258
Cilicia, Mallos AR Hemiobol. Circa 440-390 BC.
Bearded head of Bellerophon to left, wearing cap or helmet; all within dotted border / MA, head of boar to left. Unpublished in the standard references; for another example cf. Nomos AG, Auction 33, 1419. Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known example.(0.33gr, 6mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Etruria, Peithesa AE Semuncia. 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Mercury to right / Owl standing three-quarters facing; [legend] to right. HN Italy 71; Sambon 128. 2.23gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Mike Ballerini Collection. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Aeolis, Gryneion AE 9mm. Before 306 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓYΡ, mussel shell, cockle shell below. 0.70gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Aeolis, Temnos AE 10mm. 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy / T-A; grape bunch. SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen 249. 0.85gr, 10mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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