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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Macedon. Chalkidian League, Olynthos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 383-379 BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Laureate head of Apollo to left, a few locks of his hair falling down the back of his neck / Χ-Α ΛΚΙΔ ΕΩΝ, lyre with seven strings and, above the cross bar, a small tripod. Cf. Robinson & Clement, Group M, 75 (A49/P68); SNG ANS 484, 14.19gr, 23mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Apollo's head of fine Classical style.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Hemitetartemorion. CIrca 5th-4th century BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Uncertain design / Incuse punch. 0.09gr, 5mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Calycadnum AE 25mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted and draped bust of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath; monograms in left field. Cf. SNG Levante 683. 8.17gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
