LOT 3170
Mysia, Adramyteion AE 18mm. 2nd century BC.
Diademed head of Zeus to right / [AΔPA]ΜΥΤΗ[ΝΩΝ], horseman, wearing chlamys, on horse galloping to right, raising his right hand in salute. SNG BnF 9-10; Stauber & Barth 58; Von Fritze 25. Near Very Fine.(2.92gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3170
Mysia, Adramyteion AE 18mm.
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Radiate forepart of the dog Seirios to right; KAPΘΑ above, bee below. BMC 44; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 6, 560. 3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The citizens of Keos watched for the rising of the Seirios ('Dog Star', the brightest star in the night sky) every year from the mountaintops. By observing the appearance of the star, the inhabitants would try to determine whether the island would suffer from epidemics or not. If the star appeared clear and bright, the islanders would experience a healthy year, but if it appeared misty and dull, disease would spread across the island. There was a cult where the inhabitants of Keos tried to guard against the effects of Seirios using rituals. They prayed to Aristaios, the son of Apollo and Kyrene, who was taught both medicine and divination by the Centaur Chiron. He came to the island, built an altar, and ordered the islanders to pray to Zeus for refreshing winds and rains (see Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.518 ff). -
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. -
Lesbos, Eresos AE 9mm. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Grain ear; kerykeion to right. Not in the standard references. 0.65gr, 9mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
