LOT 3088
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Helmeted head of Leukippos to right / Demeter standing facing, head to right, holding long-cross torch; META to right. Johnston, Bronze 66; SNG ANS 561; HN Italy 1702; HGC 1, 1099. Near Extremely Fine.(5.13gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Cyclades, Tenos AE 18mm. Circa 308-288 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Horned and laureate head of Apollo Karneios to right / [T-H N-I?], bunch of grapes. Cf. Etienne 109.II-III; cf. HGC 6, 737. 3.51gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Characene, Attambelos IV BI(?) Tetradrachm. Dated SE 365 (AD 53/4). Charax-Spasinu mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Diademed head to right, without beard / Herakles seated to left on rock, holding club; TΞЄ (date) in exergue. 14.54gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AE 12mm. 312-281 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑ ΣΕ, tripod. SC 19; HGC 9, 109. 1.82gr, 12mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very rare small denomination. No other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
