LOT 3037
Corinthia, Corinth AE Quadrans. 40-30 BC.
COR, rudder / Trident. RPC I, 1232; BCD Corinth 514. Near Very Fine. Rare.(2.41gr, 13mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 17mm. 222-187 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Macedonian shield with gorgoneion in central boss / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ Α]ΝΤΙΟΧ[ΟΥ], elephant walking to right; [anchor(?)] above, monogram of ΓΑ(or ΠΑ)-in-circle below. SC -; cf. HGC 9, 490. 5.15gr, 17mm, 120h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished and possibly unique with this monogram.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Katania AE 24mm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms to left and right / ΚΑΤΑΝAIΩΝ, Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears. CNS III p.101-2, 14; HGC 2, 619. 14.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AE 34mm. 169-168 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint. 'Egyptianizing' series.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis to right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip / Eagle with closed wings standing to right on thunderbolt; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY to right, ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ to left. SC 1413; Houghton 118; Newell, SMA 59; HGC 9, 643. 39.68gr, 34mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
