LOT 3140
Kings of Illyria, Genthios AE 20mm. 181-168 BC. Skodra mint.
Draped bust of Redon to right, wearing petasos / [BAΣIΛEOΣ] ΓENΘIOY, prow of galley. HGC 3.1, 77. Near Very Fine. Very rare king.(7.76gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Redon, patron of sailors, is usually portrayed as a bearded figure with trident, like Poseidon. He is also patron of travelers, like Hermes, as suggested by the broad hat kausia they wore.
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LOT 3140
Kings of Illyria, Genthios AE 20mm.
Estimate £100 - 120€120 - 140 (for guidance only)$140 - 160 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Kings of Cappadocia, Ariaramnes AE 17mm. Circa 280-230 BC. Uncertain Cappadocian mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head to right, wearing bashlyk / Horse trotting to right; APIAPAMNOY and エ above; monogram behind. Simonetta -; Simonetta, Coins -; SNG Copenhagen -; Ganschow -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC-; HGC 7, -. 2.74gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished and apparently unique variant.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Dynasts of Mysia, Prokles AE 10mm. Circa 400 BC. Teuthrania mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Apollo to left / Head of satrap to right, wearing bashlyk; TEY to left, monogram to right. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen 549; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Tübingen 2502; Traité II 42; Winzer 8.1. 0.92gr, 10mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Very rare issue of dynast Prokles.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Procles succeeded Demaratus as ruler of Teuthrania and Halisarna, maintaining the family's status as Persian vassals while asserting local autonomy. -
Phrygia, Kolossai AE 15mm. Late 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Radiate head of Helios to right / ΚΟΛΟΣ-ΣΗΝΩΝ, lyre. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; SNG Tübingen -; SNG von Aulock -; Leu Numismatic AG, Web Auction 20, 1309 (hammer: 379 GBP). 3.06gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently the third known example.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Kolossai was one of the early Christian churches of Asia, and the apostle Paul addressed one of his epistles to the people of this place.
