LOT 3139
Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Stater. Circa 375-280 BC.
Cow standing to right, looking back at suckling calf standing to left below / Δ-Υ-Ρ, vertical double stellate pattern, divided by line, in linear square border; club above; all within linear circle border. HGC 3, 34. Near Very Fine.(10.69gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3139
Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Stater.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Mysia, Lampsakos AR Diobol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Λ-Α-Μ, forepart of Pegasos to right; star(?) below. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, IV; cf. SNG Ashmolean 674. 1.11gr, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Etruria, Peithesa AE Semuncia. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Mercury to right / Owl standing three-quarters facing; [legend] to right. HN Italy 71; Sambon 128. 2.23gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Mike Ballerini Collection. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Λ-Υ, laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over left shoulder / Τ-Λ, diademed head of Artemis to right. RPC I 3330; Troxell 220β; BMC 7. 3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
In mythology, Tlos inhabited by hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. Its name appears in the Lycian language as Tlawa or Tlawe, and it was one of the six cities possessing three votes in the Lycian League.
