LOT 2961
Decapolis, Gadara AE 20mm. 1st century BC.
Dated year 18 of the Pompeian Era (47/6 BC). Pseudo-autonomous issue. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right; palm frond over shoulder / ΓΑΔΑ-[ΡΕ]ധΝ, cornucopia; L IH (date) to inner left. Spijkerman 4; SNG ANS 1287; Sofaer 5. Very Fine. Rare.(4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II Cynegos AE 21mm. Circa 182-149 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Nikomedia mint. Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysos to right / The centaur Chiron walking to right, cloak over shoulder, playing lyre; BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ to left, monogram between forelegs. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 639; HGC 7, 629. 6.60gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Chiron was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren, as he was called as the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs" (Homer, Iliad 11.831). Throughout Greek mythology, there were many heroes who were trained by Chiron, including Achilles, Ajax, Asklepios, Herakles, Jason, Perseus, and Theseus. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.67gr, 9mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Lucania, Herakleia AE 12mm. Circa 280-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Forepart of horse galloping to right / Owl standing to right on thunderbolt, head facing; ͰΗΡA to left. HN Italy 1439; HGC 1, 1016. 2.09gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
