LOT 2407
Greek Coins - Thrace - Byzantium - Poseidon AE Unit Late 3rd-2nd century B.C.
Obv: veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath. Rev: BYZAN / KAΛXAΔ. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston and trident. Extremely fine.(10.32 grams, 27 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
From the collection of an London antiquarian.
SNG BM Black Sea 82-3, HGC 3.2, 1428.
FootnotesVery interesting coin, issued to commemorate the alliance signed between the cities of Byzantion and Kalchedon, located in opposite banks of the Bosphorus strait.
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Coin Group [19] 3rd-1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mixed group comprising: various rulers, issues and reverse types. 109 grams total, 14-26 mm.
Fair-good fine.
From a 1980s UK collection. Property of an London antiquarian. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Indo-Bactrian and Other Mixed Coin Group [25] 2nd century B.C.-18th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Mixed group comprising: various rulers, issues and reverse types. 138 grams total, 10-25 mm.
Fair-very fine.
From a 1980s UK collection. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Greek Coins - Sicily - Abranon - AE Litra 344-336 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Obv: laureate head of Apollo left. Rev: APOL beneath lyre with seven strings. 21.96 grams, 31 mm.
About very fine. Excessively rare and sought after large Sicilian bronze.
From an old UK collection. From the collection of a London antiquarian.
