LOT 3152
Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Radiate forepart of the dog Seirios to right; KAPΘΑ above, bee below. BMC 44; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 6, 560. Near Very Fine. Rare.(3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The citizens of Keos watched for the rising of the Seirios ('Dog Star', the brightest star in the night sky) every year from the mountaintops. By observing the appearance of the star, the inhabitants would try to determine whether the island would suffer from epidemics or not. If the star appeared clear and bright, the islanders would experience a healthy year, but if it appeared misty and dull, disease would spread across the island.
There was a cult where the inhabitants of Keos tried to guard against the effects of Seirios using rituals. They prayed to Aristaios, the son of Apollo and Kyrene, who was taught both medicine and divination by the Centaur Chiron. He came to the island, built an altar, and ordered the islanders to pray to Zeus for refreshing winds and rains (see Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.518 ff).
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LOT 3152
Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Phrygia, Kolossai AE 15mm. Late 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Radiate head of Helios to right / ΚΟΛΟΣ-ΣΗΝΩΝ, lyre. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; SNG Tübingen -; SNG von Aulock -; Leu Numismatic AG, Web Auction 20, 1309 (hammer: 379 GBP). 3.06gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently the third known example.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Kolossai was one of the early Christian churches of Asia, and the apostle Paul addressed one of his epistles to the people of this place. -
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Achaemenid Empire. Group of Eight [8] AR Siglos. 520-330 BC.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £140
Comprising: mixed group with various stamps. 44gr total, 14-16mm.
As seen.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Akragas AR Hemidrachm. Circa 420-410 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £40
Eagle to left, clutching dead hare in its talons / Crab; fish to right below. SNG ANS 1003. 1.93gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
