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, Rabbel II, with Gamilat AR Sela'-Drachm. AD 70/1-105/6.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint. Uncertain date, but circa RY 17-22 (AD 86/7-91/2). Laureate head of Rabbel to right; [date in legend behind] / Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat to right. Cf. CN 230-4; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 151-4; DCA2 1052. 3.27gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531, 25 January 2023, lot 367. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 257. -
Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Seleukeia on the Tigris II mint. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants to right; above, AYPH monogram beneath shield, Θ to right of anchor. SC 130.43a; ESM 122; HGC 9, 18a. 16.90gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Die break on obverse.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman. -
![Group of Three [3] AR Drachmai of Parion, Mysia.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/229945s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] AR Drachmai of Parion, Mysia. 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Facing gorgoneion / Quadripartite incuse square. 12.35gr total.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
