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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Kings of Commagene, Antiochos III AE Hemichalkon. Circa 12 BC-AD 17. Mopsos mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, wreathed head of Artemis to left; below, monogram (?). RPC Online -; Kovacs -, cf. 236 (head of Artemis to right); for another example see Leu Numismatik AG, Web 30, 953 = Obolos 39, 351 (hammer: 608 GBP). 1.09gr, 11mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; unpublished and the second known example. Of great numismatic interest.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Thourioi AR Triobol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena to right, no symbol on bowl / ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ, bull butting to right; in exergue, [grape bunch(?) between inscription]. Cf. HN Italy 1855; cf. BMC 117. 1.09gr, 12mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Facing gorgoneion, with mouth open and tongue protruding / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG BnF 1351-2; SNG Copenhagen 256. 3.99gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
