LOT 3234
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 408-390 BC.
Helios facing slightly to right / Rose; P-O across fields, all within incuse square. Ashton 19; SNG Copenhagen 725; SNG Keckman 367; HGC 6, 1426. Very Fine.(1.72gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Cyprus, Marion AE 21mm. Timarchos or Stasioikos II, 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Shield adorned with wreath containing ['sa-pa'] in Cypriot / Head of lion to left; [MAPIEYΣ] below. Cf. Tziambazis Supp. 20 (no king named); Destrooper 16 (no king named); cf. Roma E-91, 496 corr. (Stasioikos II) and Roma E-74, 668 (Timarchos). 7.83gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 515. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The two Roma Numismatics auction specimens listed both have clear letters on the obverse, one reading 'ti-pa' and the other 'sa-pa' for Timarchos and Stasioikos II. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint in Western Asia Minor.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ, bow in quiver to left; below, club above torch to left; c/m: head of lion to right. Price 2800. 5.65gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Ionia, Ephesos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bee, with spread wings, seen from above / Incuse square punch. Cf. Karwiese Series III. 0.11gr, 5mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
