LOT 3353
Group of Twenty Five (25) Greek AE Coins. Circa 3rd-1st century BC.
Comprising: mixed rulers, issues, denominations and reverse types. As shown.(130gr total.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3353
Group of Twenty Five (25) Greek AE Coins.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Cyclades, Paros AE Dichalkon. Late 3rd-mid 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £54
Wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΠAPI, goat standing to right; in right field, grain ear(?). Cf. HGC 6, 670. 4.09gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare, apparently unpublished with this control.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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The Thracian Chersonese, Cardia AE 15mm. Circa 350-309 BC.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Persephone to right, wearing tainia and pendant earring / ΚΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, forepart of lion pouncing to left with head slightly facing, crushing spear with its jaws; at bottom right, barley ear. Tsvetkova 60-63; HGC 3.2 1479. 4.04gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Uncertain Ruler in the name of Antiochos I Soter(?) AE 12mm. 3rd century BC. Uncertain Western mint.
Estimate: £100 - 150 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Male head to right, wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet / AN-TI, bull butting to right. Cf. SC 354 (Apollo; perhaps Antioch on the Orontes); Roma Numismatics, e-Sale 112, 529 (hammer: 850 GBP); otherwise unpublished. 1.66gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; the third known example and of considerable numismatic importance.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The closest example to our coin is this of SC 354 (=SNG Spaer 216). Although the obverse is described as Apollo, it is nevertheless very worn. Upon closer examination one could see that the two coins share the same type. According to SC 354 note 'The Kritt specimen shows an apparent helmet crest behind Apollo's head, perhaps evidence for overstriking on an earlier variety featuring Athena'. SC's suggestion of Antioch as a possible mint is repeated from SNG Spaer. The reverse is similar to those from Seleukeia ad Tigrim but the fabric is quite different (cf. Brian Kritt, From Aï Khanoum to Samarqand. Seleucid Coins in Central Asia, pl. 8). Our coin is more reminiscent of western mints, but the identification of a specific mint is still impracticable. The most interesting feature, however, is the mysterious face depicted on the obverse, whose parallel example cannot be found in the references.
