LOT 3211
Lesbos, Eresos AE 9mm. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Grain ear; kerykeion to right. 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 Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.(0.65gr, 9mm, 2h.).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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Kings of Sophene, Mithradates II Philopator AE 18mm. Circa 89-after 85 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bust to left, wearing bashlyk; uncertain countermark / [BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΙΔΑΤ ΦΙΛO], club within wreath. Kovacs 36. 4.30gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire. Antiochos II Theos AE 16mm. 261-246 BC. Sardis mint.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, tripod; in outer fields, monograms; in exergue, anchor. Cf. SC 527.1; HGC 9, 253a. 3.52gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Armenia Minor, Mithradates AE Chalkous. Circa 180s-170s BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Draped female bust to left / Draped bust of Mithradates to left, bearded and wearing upright bashlyk tied with a diadem; before, monogram of AP; behind, 'q' in Aramaic. Kovacs 30 corr. (legend not noted). 1.49gr, 11mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
