LOT 3066
Ionia, Phokaia EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 625/0-522 BC.
Forepart of bull to right, head to left; small seal above / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt 9 (unlisted dies); Boston MFA -; BMC -; SNG von Aulock 7946. Extremely Fine. Extremely rare, only seven examples noted by Bodenstedt.(2.58gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction 6, Session 2, 29 September 2013, lot 623.
Private European collection.
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LOT 3066
Ionia, Phokaia EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Paeonia, Patraos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 335-315 BC. Astibos or Damastion mint.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Π-OΑ-P-ΤΑΥ (sic), Paeonian horseman, wearing crested helmet and full armor, galloping to right and spearing fallen enemy, who defends himself with a shield on his left arm. SNG ANS - (none with this legend); SNG Copenhagen 1390; Paeonian Hoard pl. 9, 490. 12.70gr, 25mm, 2h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone with hints of golden iridescence around the devices. Well centred.
Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 82, 20 January 2009, lot 255 (company's ticket included). -
Cilicia, Mallos. Tiribazos, Satrap of Lydia AR Stater. 388-380 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Ba'al standing to left, holding eagle and sceptre / Ahura-Mazda, body terminating in winged solar disk, facing, head to right, holding wreath and lotus flower. Casabonne Series 1; BMC 12 = Traité II 582, pl. CVII, 20. 8.74gr, 23mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Khwarazmia, King Kanik CU Drachm. Early 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Crowned bust right / King on horseback to right, holding a whip. MIG 4, Choresmia type 500. 5.18gr, 28mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Chipped.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
