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LOT 3271
Kings of Sophene, Mithradates II Philopator AE 18mm. Circa 89-after 85 BC.
Bust to left, wearing bashlyk; uncertain countermark / [BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΙΔΑΤ ΦΙΛO], club within wreath. Kovacs 36. Near Very Fine.(4.30gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3271
Kings of Sophene, Mithradates II Philopator AE 18mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Kimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AE 21mm. Circa 325-310 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of bearded Satyr to right / Π-Α-Ν around forepart of griffin to left; sturgeon to left below. MacDonald 69; SNG BM Black Sea 869-71; SNG Stancomb 542; HGC 7, 113. 8.85gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118, 8 April 2024, lot 414. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Aeolis, Autokane AE 9mm. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus to right / AYT[...], helmeted head of Athena to right; bunch of grapes behind. 0.66gr, 9mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 14mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £10
Athena Promachos advancing to right, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68; SNG ANS 565-6; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 2.66gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
