LOT 2930
Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II Cynegos AE 21mm. Circa 182-149 BC.
Nikomedia mint. Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysos to right / The centaur Chiron walking to right, cloak over shoulder, playing lyre; BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ to left, monogram between forelegs. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 639; HGC 7, 629. Near Very Fine.(6.60gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesChiron was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren, as he was called as the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs" (Homer, Iliad 11.831). Throughout Greek mythology, there were many heroes who were trained by Chiron, including Achilles, Ajax, Asklepios, Herakles, Jason, Perseus, and Theseus.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 18mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Petra mint; dated RY 4 (6/5 BC). Laureate head to right; Aramaic ḥēth and [semkath] flanking neck / Huldu standing to left, raising her right hand; date to right, Aramaic ḥēth and semkath across fields. CN 108; Meshorer, Nabataea 56. 5.78gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 529, 14 December 2022, lot 343. Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Pontos, Amisos (as Peiraieos) AR Siglos-Drachm. Circa 435-370 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟ-(?) (Dio-), magistrate. Head of Hera to left, wearing decorated polos, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread, ΔI-O(?) across fields, ΠΕΙΡΑ below. HGC 7, 229. 5.55gr, 20mm, 3h.
Fine. Test cut.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/5; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 9-12; Alram 565. 1.87gr, 12mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
