LOT 3153
Cyclades, Naxos AE 10mm. 4th century BC.
Bearded head of Dionysos to left, wearing wreath of ivy with berries at the tip / Kantharos; grape bunch above, ivy leaves at sides, N-A flanking base. Nicolet-Pierre, Naxos II, Canthare 1a, 1-6; SNG Copenhagen 709; HGC 6, 641. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(1.20gr, 10mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3153
Cyclades, Naxos AE 10mm.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Lucania, Metapontion AE 17mm. Circa 225-200(?) BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Leukippos to right / Demeter standing facing, head to right, holding long-cross torch; META to right. Johnston, Bronze 66; HN Italy 1702; HGC 1, 1099. 4.96gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Phrygia, Toriaion AE 20mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ (Demetrios), magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus to right / TOPIAIT, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, with kerykeion over his left shoulder, ΔΗΜΗΤ[Ρ] below. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Fonds Général 284 corr. (misdescribed as Amorion, Phrygia). 7.76gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine. The second known example of an exceedingly rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Caria, Kasolaba AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of ram to right / Youthful male head to right; Carian letter to left; [to right, A?]; all within square incuse. Cf. HN Online 943; cf. Konuk, Kasolaba 7; cf. SNG Kayhan II, 1637; cf. SNG Keckman I, 868. 0.49gr, 7mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
