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LOT 3264
Cyprus, Marion AE 21mm. Timarchos or Stasioikos II, 4th century BC.
Shield adorned with wreath containing ['sa-pa'] in Cypriot / Head of lion to left; [MAPIEYΣ] below. Cf. Tziambazis Supp. 20 (no king named); Destrooper 16 (no king named); cf. Roma E-91, 496 corr. (Stasioikos II) and Roma E-74, 668 (Timarchos). Near Very Fine. Very rare.(7.83gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 515.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The two Roma Numismatics auction specimens listed both have clear letters on the obverse, one reading 'ti-pa' and the other 'sa-pa' for Timarchos and Stasioikos II.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE 19mm. Roman rule, after 212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Victory driving biga to right; [ΣYP]AKOΣI[Ω]N around. CNS 229; cf. SNG ANS 1072-5. 6.43gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Lucania, Poseidonia AR Stater. Circa 445-420 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Poseidon advancing right, nude but for chlamys draped over arms, wielding trident overhead / Bull standing left on dotted line. Cf. HN Italy 1116; HGC 1, 1152. 7.95gr,19mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Seemingly suspension loop attached.
Acquired on the European art market. -
Caria, Heraclea Salbace AE 15mm. Circa time of Tiberius, AD 14-37. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ (Apollonios, son of Apollonios), magistrate. AΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ, head of Dionysus(?) to right / ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΩΝ, Zeus seated to right, holding Nike and long sceptre. RPC I, 2857; SNG Copenhagen 391. 3.40gr, 15mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
