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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 Unpublished in the standard references; for another example cf.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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Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Λ-Υ, laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over left shoulder / Τ-Λ, diademed head of Artemis to right. RPC I 3330; Troxell 220β; BMC 7. 3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
In mythology, Tlos inhabited by hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. Its name appears in the Lycian language as Tlawa or Tlawe, and it was one of the six cities possessing three votes in the Lycian League. -
Mysia, Lampsakos AR Diobol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Janiform female heads, with central earring, set on dolphin to left / [ΛΑ]-M-Ψ, helmeted head of Athena to right. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, Type I, pl. VI, 14; SNG Arikantürk 622–3 var. (dolphin to right). 1.17gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Aeolis, Autokane AE 9mm. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Zeus to right / AYT[...], helmeted head of Athena to right; bunch of grapes behind. 0.66gr, 9mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
