LOT 3968
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Hemidrachm. Circa 480-435 BC.
Bearded head of Ammon to right, with ram's horn above his ear / Silphium plant with two pairs of leaves. Cf. BMC, p. xl, 57a, pl. VII, 10; SNG Copenhagen -. Near Very Fine.(1.32gr, 12mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3968
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Hemidrachm.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Kingdom of Axum, Ebana AV Unit. Circa AD 460-480.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
⧾ CΛX ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ CΛC ⧾ CIN (interpretation uncertain - "King of the land of the Abyssinians" [much abbreviated]?), crowned bust to right, holding stick, grain ears flanking; within circular border / ⧾ CΛC ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ BCC ⧾ ΛNΛ ("King Ebana"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, holding fly-whisk, grain ears flanking; within circular border. Hahn & Keck 43; SACAM 255-76; H 34; AC 71-3; Vaccaro 38 (Esbael). 1.59gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics, e-sale 96, 5 May 2022, no.459. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
The Thracian Chersonese, Madytos AE Dichalkon. Circa 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Head of Hekuba to left / M-A Δ Y, chelys, bunch of grapes(?) to left. HGC 3.2, 1509. 3.28gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II Cynegos AE 21mm. 182-149 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Dionysos to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠΡΟYΣIOY, the centaur Cheiron standing to right, playing kithara; monogram below raised foreleg. HGC 7, 629. 5.38gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
