LOT 3090
Lucania, Metapontion AE 13mm. Circa 300-250 BC.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress / META, grain ear with leaf to right. HN III 1696; Johnston Bronze 60; HGC 1, 1124. Very Fine.(2.39gr, 13mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3090
Lucania, Metapontion AE 13mm.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Lydo-Milesian standard.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.53gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Pontos, Komana AE 21mm. Circa 85-65 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Aegis / KOMA-NΩΝ, Nike advancing to right, holding palm over her left shoulder; in fields, monograms. HGC 7, 281. 6.84gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 15mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Athena Promachos advancing to right, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68a; SNG Copenhagen 1254; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.81gr, 15mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
