LOT 2644
Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Kalykadnon AE 22mm. Circa 2nd-1st centuries BC.
ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ (Polemarchos), magistrate. Laureate and draped bust of Artemis (or Apollo) to right, with bow and quiver at shoulder; AΘH (retrograde) behind, palm branch before / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, holding shield; ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡ-ΧΟΥ downwards in two vertical lines to right, CΕΛΕΥΚ-ΕΩΝ downwards in two vertical lines to left. SNG Levante -; SNG Levante Supp. -; SNG BnF -; BMC Lycaonia 15. Very Fine. Very rare.(6.83gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Group of Four [4] AE Greek Coins. 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various cities. 26.10gr total.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Panormos AE 23mm. Circa 211-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmetted head of Athena to right; ΠΑΝΟΡ-ΜΙΤΑΝ around / Wreathed head of Persephone to left. CNS 12; HGC 2, 1065. 11.00gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, The Anders Collection, 8 September 2022, lot 511. From the Anders Collection (collector's tickets included.) -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, [MI above bee]; monogram or MHTP in wreath beneath throne. SC 82.2b; Price 3754; HGC 9, 10f. 16.93gr, 26mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
