LOT 3824
Mysia, Kyzikos AE 11mm. 3rd century BC.
Head of Kore to right, wearing sphendone / KY-ZI, tripod; below, tunny fish to right; monogram to right. Von Fritze, Gruppe I, 4. Very Fine.(1.19gr, 11mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3824
Mysia, Kyzikos AE 11mm.
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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Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Dolphin right / APIXO on flat surface. Anokhin 179; CN Online Type 21659; HGC 3, 1879. 4.27gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Lydia. Ifes, Lydian usurper(?) AR Hemiobol. Circa 450/425-400 BC. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Youthful male head to left / 'Ifelim' in Lydian above grain of wheat. M. Egetmeyer: Eine neue Münze mit lydischer Inschrift, in: Kadmos 51 (2012), Heft 1, 175-178, illustration 1-2 = Gemini VIII (2011), 98 (misattributed to Salamis on Cyprus). 0.36gr, 6mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AE 24mm. Circa 340-325 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £77
Ivy wreathed and bearded head of Satyr to left / ΠANTI below bow and arrow. MacDonald 59; Anokhin 1022; HGC 7, 106. 10.35gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Repatinated.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 308. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
