LOT 3168
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160s BC.
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing laurel wreath / Facing xoanon of bearded Dionysos facing, wearing polos; ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΩΝ flanking; all within wreath of ivy. Cf. EHC 650; cf. CH VIII, pl. LXIV, 2 (different obverse style). Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces. Very rare.(13.92gr, 34mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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LOT 3168
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Charakene, Attambelos IV AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 372(?) (AD 60/1). Charax-Spasinu mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to right / Herakles seated to left on rock, holding club; monogram above arm, letter beneath arm; TOB(?) (date) in exergue. Alram -; BMC 6 (listed as Attambelos III); DCA 490 (same). 14.46gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 571. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Ionia, Ephesos AE 14mm. Circa 50-27 BC. IAΣΩΝ (Jason), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bee within laurel wreath / Stag standing to right before torch, fillet in mouth; IAΣΩN in exergue. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 350-1. 2.40gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Troas, Larissa-Ptolemais AE 21mm. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Bearded male head to right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ, amphora; grain ear to right. BMC 1 (Larissa Phrikonis in Aeolis); Robert L., Études de numismatique grecque, pl. 4, 6-7. 8.67gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
