LOT 2619
Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos AE 20mm. Circa 306/5-301/0 BC.
Lysimacheia mint. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Lion leaping to right above spearhead to right; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, ΛYΣIMAXOY below. SNG Copenhagen 1150; HGC 3.2, 1758. Near Very Fine.(4.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Group of Eleven [11] Greek AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various cities. 57gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. 27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. 285-246 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Uncertain mint 9, on Cyprus. Struck circa 285-275 BC. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram of ΠΑΤΡ above A. CPE 414; Svoronos 365; SNG Copenhagen -. 13.65gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 207.
