LOT 3087
Lucania, Metapontion AE 17mm. Circa 225-200(?) BC.
Helmeted head of Leukippos to right / Demeter standing facing, head to right, holding long-cross torch; META to right. Johnston, Bronze 66; HN Italy 1702; HGC 1, 1099. Near Extremely Fine.(4.96gr, 17mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Cyprus, Marion AE 21mm. Timarchos or Stasioikos II, 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Shield adorned with wreath containing ['sa-pa'] in Cypriot / Head of lion to left; [MAPIEYΣ] below. Cf. Tziambazis Supp. 20 (no king named); Destrooper 16 (no king named); cf. Roma E-91, 496 corr. (Stasioikos II) and Roma E-74, 668 (Timarchos). 7.83gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 515. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The two Roma Numismatics auction specimens listed both have clear letters on the obverse, one reading 'ti-pa' and the other 'sa-pa' for Timarchos and Stasioikos II. -
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) or Successors AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE or later. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Star / Upright anchor within circle. Meshorer Group L; Hendin 6195d-i; cf. HGC 10, 644. 0.56gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kyrenaica, Kyrene. Magas, as King AE 17mm. Circa 282/75-250 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear / K-[Y] PA, palm tree; in field to right, ΔΑ above silphium plant, star in left field. SNG Copenhagen 1261. 5.25gr, 17mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
