LOT 2701
Lesbos, Mytilene EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 521-478 BC.
Head of ram to right; below, cockerel standing to left / Head of roaring lion to left; behind the truncation, rectangular punch; all incuse. BMFA 1677; Bodenstedt 11; SNG Lockett 2754; SNG von Aulock 7718. Good Very Fine.(2.45gr, 10mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 2010.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 410-380 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £68
MAΣΣAΛI before horned head of Lakydon to right / Wheel of four spokes; M in one quarter. Chevillon & Lillamand 2f; Maurel 362. 0.73gr, 9mm.
Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices.
French private collection, M. J. L. C., acquired in 1992. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Drachm. 138-129 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Tarsos mint. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYE-PΓETOY, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand; monogram of KA above monogram of NE in outer left field. SC 2056.7 = CSE 477 corr. (upper monogram); HGC 9, 1080a. 4.09gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some deposits on reverse. Extremely rare variant with no other examples on CoinArchives.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Two [2] AR Tetradrachms of Kings of Parthia. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Various types. 23.65gr total.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
