LOT 3970
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Obol. Circa 510-490 BC. Attic standard.
Silphion fruit; above and below(?), pellet / Quadripartite incuse square. BMC -, cf. 9 (hemiobol); Boston MFA -; Buttrey 49; SNG Copenhagen -. Good Very Fine.(0.79gr, 8mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3970
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Obol.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mysia, Miletopolis AE 19mm. 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena to right / MIΛΗΤΟΠOΛITΩN, double-bodied owl standing facing. SNG Arikantürk 668-71; SNG BnF 1302; SNG Copenhagen 249; SNG von Aulock 1311. 5.10gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Hemidrachm. Circa 480-435 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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 -. 1.32gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Aeolis, Myrina AE 16mm. 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / MY-PI, amphora; lyre to left. SNG München 571-3 var. (lyre to right); SNG Copenhagen 225 var. (same). 3.37gr, 16mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare variety with lyre in left field.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
