LOT 3211
Lesbos, Eresos(?) AE 9mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Grain ear; kerykeion to right. Apparently not in the standard references. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.(0.65gr, 9mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3211
Lesbos, Eresos(?) AE 9mm.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.45gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Thessaly Peumata AE Chalkous. Circa 302-286 BC.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wreathed head of Achilles to right / Inscription around AX monogram, Phrygian helmet(?) in right field. Cf. Rogers 442; cf. BCD Thessaly II 565. 1.31gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Aeolis, Gryneion AE 9mm. Before 306 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓYΡ, mussel shell, cockle shell below. 0.70gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
