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LOT 3042
Colchis, Dioskourias AE 16mm. Circa 105-90 BC.
Caps of the Dioskouroi surmounted by stars / [ΔI-OΣ]-KOY-PIA-Δ-OΣ, thyrsos. SNG BM Black Sea 1021; SNG Stancomb 638; HGC 7, 205. Very Fine.(4.51gr, 16mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Mysia, Pergamon AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 85-76 BC. Kt-, prytanis. Cistophoric standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Basket (cista mystica), with half-open lid, from which snake coils, around, ivy wreath with fruits / Two snakes coiled around a bow case ornamented with aplustre; between the snake heads, KT above prytaneis monogram of ΠΡΥ, civic monogram of ΠΕΡ to left, serpent-entwined staff to right. Kleiner, Hoard 38; SNG BnF 1741. 12.27gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
![Group of Five [5] Thessaly Mixed AE Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/249750-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] Thessaly Mixed AE Greek Coins. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Group comprising: mixed issues and types. 17.24gr total, 13-19mm.
Fine; some better.
Acquired UK market. Ex property of a Hertfordshire, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Obol. Circa 260s BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle with wings spread standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, Galatian shield between two monograms; Λ between legs; c/m: incuse trident. CPE B190; Svoronos 581; SNG Copenhagen 129. 15.01gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
