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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Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: mixed rulers, denominations and reverse types. 41.49gr total, 14-22mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right / Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.04gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Austran art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AE Obol. Circa 294-282 BC. Palaipaphos mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head of Aphrodite to right, wearing polos ornamented with palmettes / [ΠTO]ΛEMAI[OY], eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt. CPE B118; Svoronos 74; Cox, Curium 31. 9.52gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Tooled. Very rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 492. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
