LOT 3059
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. Extremely Fine. Small die break on reverse. Sharply detailed; toned with traces of blue-green iridescence on obverse.(0.71gr, 10mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 3059
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. Sruck circa 167-164 BC. Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Series 3.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Diademed head to right; monogram of AB behind / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding sceptre with his left hand and Nike with wreath in his right; palm frond to outer left, AΓ in exergue. SC 1476.1b; Mørkholm 7; HGC 9, 620c. 16.80gr, 31mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Fifth Democracy, 214-212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with griffin, pendant earring, pearl necklace, and aegis / ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, winged thunderbolt; below, YA Σ. Burnett, Enna Hoard, D28 (dies 10/D); BAR Issue 88; SNG ANS 1046; HGC 2, 1414. 6.81gr, 22mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Well struck and attractively toned. Some small marks.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Trihemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Forepart of boar to left with short mane and dotted truncation; to right, tunny fish upward / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 9; SNG BnF 361 & 365-6. 1.18gr, 11mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
