LOT 3214
Ionia, Ephesos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee, with spread wings, seen from above / Incuse square punch. Cf. Karwiese Series III. Near Very Fine.(0.11gr, 5mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 18mm. 281-261 BC. Uncertain mint 21.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head of Artemis to left, wearing stephane / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, anchor, monogram to left. SC 359; HGC 9, 170. 3.64gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Lampsakos AR Obol. Circa 500-450 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Janiform female head wearing double stephane, necklace, and circular pendant earring / Head of Athena to left, wearing crestless Corinthian helmet; all within incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group A, Type I, pl. V, 14; SNG BnF 1131. 0.82gr, 10mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 22mm. 281-261 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Laureate head to right / BΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΑΝΤΙΟΧ[ΟΥ], Artemis standing to left, wearing short chiton, endromides, and quiver over shoulder, crowning the king's name with wreath in her right hand, and holding spear in her left, monogram in outer right field. Cf. SC 1123; BMC -; cf. HGC 9, 472; Newell -; Houghton -; Savoca Numismatik, Auction 21, 212; CNG e-560, 207. 12.11gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
