LOT 3937
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Obol. 4th century BC.
Bearded head of Pan to left / Herakles kneeling to right, holding club and bow, lion skin tied at neck and draped over arm. Göktürk -; SNG BnF -; SNG Levante 237; Traité II 1381 (Tarsos). Very Fine.(0.69gr, 9mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3937
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Obol.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Lydia, Sardes AE 17mm. After 133 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΙΠΠΟΝΕΙΚΟΣ (Hipponeikos), magistrate. Unbearded, laureate head of Herakles to right, lionskin knotted around neck / ΣAΡΔIANΩN IΠΠΟΝΕ[Ι]-ΚΟΣ, Apollo, naked, standing to left, holding raven and laurel branch, all within laurel wreath. GRPC Lydia 88 corr. (ΙΠΠΕΝΕΙΚΟΣ). 5.52gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine, Very rare magistrate's name.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Ionia, Klazomenai AE 11mm. 4th century BC. Uncertain magistrate.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Ram standing to left. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 42 (Apollas magistrate). 1.32gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Diobol. 'Amphipolis' mint, circa 336-323 BC.
Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Young head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, two eagles standing facing one another on thunderbolt. Price 155; HGC 3.1, 906. 1.29gr, 11mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXX, 21 March 2024, lot 149. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
