LOT 3759
Macedon, Amphipolis AE 21mm. 168-149 BC.
Diademed head of Artemis Tauropolos (or Apollo) to right / AMΦIΠOΛITΩN, two goats standing on their hind legs, fighting; monogram(?) to right. Cf. SNG ANS 115-117; HGC 3.1, 421. Very Fine.(6.54gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3759
Macedon, Amphipolis AE 21mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR 1/32 Siglos. Time of Darios I to Xerxes I, circa 505-480 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, drawing bow / Rectangular incuse punch. BMC -; Carradice Type II; Klein 760. 0.15gr, 5mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Macedon. Roman Republican period, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Circa 167-149 BC. Amphipolis mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the centre of Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents / MAKEΔONΩN ΠΡΩTHΣ, club to right; above, monogram of ΣΤΡΑΤΗ; below, two monograms of KPT and MET; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1, 176; SNG Copenhagen 1314-5; HGC 3, 1103. 16.70gr, 33mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 25, 11 March 2023, lot 416. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Spain, Barskunes AR Denarius. Late 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Bare head to right; Iberian BENKOTA behind / Warrior on horseback to right, holding sword; Iberian BASKUNES below. ACIP 1630; SNG BM Spain 904-7; CNH 10. 3.79gr, 18mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
