LOT 3082
Etruria, Peithesa AE Semuncia. 3rd century BC.
Head of Mercury to right / Owl standing three-quarters facing; [legend] to right. HN Italy 71; Sambon 128. Near Very Fine. Very Rare.(2.23gr, 15mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Mike Ballerini Collection.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3082
Etruria, Peithesa AE Semuncia.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Kings of Parthia, Mithradates V AR Drachm. Circa AD 140. Ekbatana mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Diademed bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; degraded legend around, monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Shore 425 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450. 3.78gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Deep original 'find' patina.
Privately purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, 12 April 2014. Ex Dr. Stephen J. Antonello Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 107, 16 March 2023, lot 685. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119, 24 April 2024, lot 996. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Kyrenaica, Kyrene. Magas, as King AE 17mm. Circa 282/75-250 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear / K-[Y] PA, palm tree; in field to right, ΔΑ above silphium plant, star in left field. SNG Copenhagen 1261. 5.25gr, 17mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Sicily, Akragas AR Hemidrachm. Circa 420-410 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £40
Eagle to left, clutching dead hare in its talons / Crab; fish to right below. SNG ANS 1003. 1.93gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
