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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Phoenicia, Berytus AE 20mm. Circa 40-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laureate head of Baal-Berit (Poseidon) to right, wearing kalathos; trident over shoulder / ΒΗΡ[Υ]-ΤΙΩΝ, Nike advancing to right, holding palm in left hand and wreath in right. BMC Phoenicia 26, pl. VII 15; Rouvier 474 (date above Baal's head). 6.45gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 20, 784).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Pontos, Amisos AE 22mm. Circa 95-90 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Zeus to right / AMIΣΟΥ, eagle standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; monogram to left. Malloy 14b; HGC 7, 245. 7.16gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Irregular pattern within quadripartite incuse square. SNG Paris 1351-2. 4.00gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
