LOT 3188
Mysia. Kings of Pergamon, Philetairos AE 13mm. 282-263 BC.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΦΙΛΕ-ΤΑΙΡΟΥ above and beneath bow. SNG Copenhagen 348; SNG BnF 1682-1687. Near Very Fine.(1.95gr, 13mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3188
Mysia. Kings of Pergamon, Philetairos AE 13mm.
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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Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 470-435 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Upright anchor, A under left fluke and crayfish under right / Facing gorgoneion. SNG BM Black Sea 1507; SNG Ruse, MN II, 246-250; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.32gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Austran art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right / Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.04gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Austran art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, Hamaxitos AE 11mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΜΑ-ΞΙ, lyre. SNG von Aulock 7601; SNG Copenhagen 342. 1.44gr, 11mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare city.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
According to Aelian, the inhabitants of Hamaxitus worshipped mice, and for this reason called Apollo, their chief divinity, Smintheus (='mouse' in the Aeolian dialect).
