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 14mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra mint; struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Laureate head to right; [Aramaic letter ḥēth before?] / 'Aretas' in Aramaic within wreath. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 115; cf. CN 189. 2.16gr, 14mm, 11h.
Very Fine
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Gela AE Onkia. Circa 420-405 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bull butting to right; grain ear and ΓΕΛΑΣ above, pellet (mark of value) in exergue / Head of river-god Gelas to right, grain ear behind. Jenkins 506-8; HGC 2, 383. 1.27gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 70, 7 May 2020, lot 367 (company's ticket included). Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 77, 1 December 2019, lot 820 (company's ticket included). -
Bithynia, Kalchedon AE 20mm. Circa 240-230 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Apollo to left; c/m: tripod within circular incuse / ΚΑΛΧΑ -ΔΟΝΙΩΝ, tripod, monogram of AK below. SNG BM Black Sea 143-5 var. (no monogram); HGC 7, 539 var. (same); RG 37. 6.78gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare with monogram on reverse.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
