LOT 3089
Lucania, Metapontion AE 14mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
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. Extremely Fine.(3.25gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Troas, Alexandreia AE 15mm. Circa 241-228 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Laureate head of Apollo to left / ΑΛΕΞΑ, horse grazing to left; corn-grain below, thunderbolt in exergue. Bellinger A112. 2.71gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos II Kallinikos AE 11mm. 246-226 BC. Uncertain mint in Northern Syria or Mesopotamia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet / [ΒΑΣΙ ΣΕΛΕ], forepart of horned(?) horse to left; in left field, monogram; in right field, EY. SC -; HGC 9, -; Obolos 24, 325. 1.38gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; unpublished and apparently the second known example.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Λ-Υ, laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over left shoulder / Τ-Λ, diademed head of Artemis to right. RPC I 3330; Troxell 220β; BMC 7. 3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
In mythology, Tlos inhabited by hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. Its name appears in the Lycian language as Tlawa or Tlawe, and it was one of the six cities possessing three votes in the Lycian League.
