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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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Ionia, Klazomenai AR Hemiobol. Circa 500-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Forepart of winged boar to right / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 1295-6; SNG von Aulock 1925. 0.33gr, 7mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AE 14mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Female figure standing facing, head to left. 1.32gr, 14mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Phrygia, Alia AE 13mm. Circa AD 30-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Helmeted bust of Athena to right / ΑΛΙΗΝΩΝ, zebu standing to right. Von Aulock, Phrygien I, 36-38; Paris 255. 3.26gr, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare city; no other examples of this type on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
