LOT 3155
Cyclades, Tenos AE 18mm. Circa 308-288 BC.
Horned and laureate head of Apollo Karneios to right / [T-H N-I?], bunch of grapes. Cf. Etienne 109.II-III; cf. HGC 6, 737. Good Fine.(3.51gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3155
Cyclades, Tenos AE 18mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 12mm. 281-261 BC. Tarsos mint.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet / BA AN, laureate pileus. SC 334; HGC 9, 217 (R3). 1.53gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, Hamaxitos AE 11mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΜΑ-ΞΙ, lyre. SNG von Aulock 7601; SNG Copenhagen 342. 1.44gr, 11mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
According to Aelian, the inhabitants of Hamaxitus worshipped mice, and for this reason called Apollo, their chief divinity, Smintheus (='mouse' in the Aeolian dialect). -
Aeolis, Temnos AE 10mm. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy / T-A; grape bunch. SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen 249. 0.85gr, 10mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
