LOT 3261
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
BACI-VCΛC ('King'), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; within double circle border / TOYTO AᒋⵎEͶ TH XШᒋA (retrograde) ('may this please the country'), small cross within circle. Cf. SACAM 151-89. Near Very Fine.(1.85gr, 15mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Pontus, Amisos, AE 22mm. c.85-65 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Bust of Amazon right, wearing wolf's scalp / AMI-ΣΟΥ, Nike walking right, holding wreath in right hand, palm over left shoulder. SNG BMC Black Sea 1218-1219; SNG Stancomb 704; SNG Copenhagen 165; SNG von Aulock 66; Waddington Recueil p.56, 38. 8.29gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Cyprus, Kourion. Eua- AE Unit. Early-mid 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head (of Apollo?) facing slightly to left, drapery around neck / Mare standing to right, suckling foal standing to left below; EYA above. Destrooper pl. 10, 11; Zapiti & Michaelidou -; Tziambazis 39. 3.81gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Pontos, Amaseia AE 18mm. Circa 120-100 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Draped male bust to right, with bare head and wings at temples / Cornucopia between pilei of the Dioscuri, each with eight-rayed star above; ΑΜΑΣ-ΣΕΙΑΣ across lower fields. SNG Stancomb 655; SNG BM Black Sea 1046-7; HGC 7, 225. 3.89gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a UK gallery.
