LOT 3240
Lydia, Klannudda AE 22mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / KΛANNOYΔEΩN, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, all within wreath. Prowe III, 1452; GRPC Lydia 5. Near Very Fine. Rare city.(6.82gr, 22mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3240
Lydia, Klannudda AE 22mm.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Lydia, Thyessos AE 18mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus Ammon to left / Eight-rayed star, Θ-Y above. GRPC Lydia 3; BMC 3 (Troas, Thymbra); SNG von Aulock 1584 (same). 5.24gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Very rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
For the reattribution of this coinage from Thymbra in Troas to Thyessos in Lydia, see D. S. Lenger, Thyessos in Lydia, not Thymbra in the Troad in D. Boteva, ed., Ex nummis lux: Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honor of Dimitar Draganov (Sofia, 2017). -
Phrygia, Eriza AE 17mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Laureate head of Zeus to right / EPIZH/NΩN, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt with wings spread. SNG Copenhagen 364; SNG von Aulock 8361; Von Aulock, Phrygien I, 259-271. 4.88gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Bithynia, Kalchedon AR Trihemiobol or Obol. Early 4th century BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
KA above bull standing to left on ear of corn / Incuse square of mill-sail pattern. BMC 12; Traité II-2, 2881. 0.93gr, 11mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
