LOT 3235
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AE 14mm. Circa 226-220 B.C.
Diademed and veiled female bust (of Berenike II?) to right / [PO], prow of galley to right; above, rose. R. Ashton: Rhodian Bronze Coinage and the Earthquake of 229-229 BC, in: NC 1986, Group 1; BMC 228; SNG Kayhan 1706. Very Fine. Very rare and of historical importance.(3.04gr, 14mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3235
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AE 14mm.
Estimate £100 - 150€120 - 170 (for guidance only)$140 - 200 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Thrace, Aigospotamoi AE 12mm. Circa 300 BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Demeter (?) to left, wearing decorated polos and triple-pendant earring / AIΓOΣ ΠO, goat standing to left. CN Type 3746 & 266; SNG Copenhagen 854; HGC 3.2, 1262. 1.22gr, 12mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare denomination.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, Gargara AE 17mm. Circa 400-284 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right; c/m: bucranion(?) / ΓΑΡ, horse prancing to left. SNG Copenhagen 332; SNG von Aulock -; Obolos 38, 241 (hammer: 333 GBP). 4.03gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare with horse prancing to left and one of the few examples from Gargara countermarked. Only one other example on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE Half Quadrans or Chalkous of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 117-138.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / S C and Θ within laurel wreath. RPC III Online 3713; Butcher 241; McAlee 543i. 0.89gr, 11mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Rare small denomination.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
