LOT 3253
Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
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. Very Fine. Rare mint.(3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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LOT 3253
Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm.
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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Pontos, Pharnakeia AE 17mm. Struck under Pharnakes I, circa 185-125 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΑΡΝΑ-ΚΕΩΝ, zebu butting to right, head facing. SNG BM Black Sea 1274; RG I, 3; HGC 7, 295. 5.24gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AE 14mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Female figure standing facing, head to left. 1.32gr, 14mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III Quarter Unit. 336-323 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΑΛΕ-ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, club and quiver. 1.34gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
