LOT 3837
Kingdom of Pergamon, Eumenes II AE 10mm. Circa 197-159 BC. In the name of Philetairos.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ, bee; [ΔΙ below]. BMC 65; SNG Copenhagen 353; Imhoof-Blumer F., Die Münzen Der Dynastie Von Pergamon 62, pl. III, 7. Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(1.11gr, 10mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The attribution of this small bronze to Eumenes II is based mainly on Imhoof-Blumer's thesis that the majority of the bronzes bearing the name of Philetairos depict the controls of the contemporaneous tetradrachms.
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LOT 3837
Kingdom of Pergamon, Eumenes II AE 10mm.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forepart of lion to right, head to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; bee in one sunken quarter, pellet and monogram in the other. CN Online Type 6347; HGC 3, 1437. 1.55gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
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Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Mysia, Pergamon AE 18mm. Circa 133-27 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
