LOT 3270
Kings of Armenia Minor, Mithradates AE Chalkous. Circa 180s-170s BC.
Draped female bust to left / Draped bust of Mithradates to left, bearded and wearing upright bashlyk tied with a diadem; before, monogram of AP; behind, 'q' in Aramaic. Kovacs 30 corr. (legend not noted). Near Very Fine.(1.49gr, 11mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE 19mm. Roman rule, after 212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Victory driving biga to right; [ΣYP]AKOΣI[Ω]N around. CNS 229; cf. SNG ANS 1072-5. 6.43gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Troas, Hamaxitos AE 11mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΜΑ-ΞΙ, lyre. SNG von Aulock 7601; SNG Copenhagen 342. 1.44gr, 11mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
According to Aelian, the inhabitants of Hamaxitus worshipped mice, and for this reason called Apollo, their chief divinity, Smintheus (='mouse' in the Aeolian dialect). -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Tetrobol. 265/260-246 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / [ΠTOΛEMAIOY] BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt; Y between legs. CPE B279 (Series 3); Svoronos 509; SNG Copenhagen -; Weiser -. 43.14gr, 36mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
