LOT 3939
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Hemiobol. Circa 4th century BC.
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Male deity, half nude, seated to left on throne, holding patera and sceptre, flanked by two sphinxes. Unpublished in the standard references but cf. Leu 13, 458 = Roma E-79, 334. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; the third known example.(0.27gr, 7mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118, 8 April 2024, lot 664.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3939
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Hemiobol.
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£35 (EUR 41; USD 47) +BP*
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Troas, Abydos AR Obol(?). Circa 480-450 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ABY, eagle standing to left; star to right / Gorgoneion facing within incuse square. CN Online Type 2506; SNG Arikantürk 7. 0.39gr, 9mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Hemiobol. Circa 411-404 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of nymph to left / ΑΘ, dolphin leaping to right within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Delepierre -; CN Online Type 54476; HGC 6, -. 0.24gr, 7mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare variety with dolphin to right and retrograde ethnic.
Ex TimeLine. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
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The Thracian Chersonese, Kardia AE 14mm. Circa 350-309 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of lion to right / KΑΡ-ΔΙΑ around barleycorn; all within square frame. HGC 3.2, 1484; Tzvetkova 131-142. 2.41gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
