LOT 3821
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Didrachm. 3rd century BC.
Wreathed head of Kore Soteira to right, hair in sphendone / K-Y Z-I, Apollo, nude but for chlamys draped from his waist, seated to left on omphalos, holding phiale, left arm resting on kithara seated on ground to right; monogram to left. Unpublished denomination. Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; unpublished and unique.(6.88gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3821
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Didrachm.
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£900 (EUR 1,044; USD 1,215) +BP*
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 15mm. 222-187 BC. Sardes mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Apollo, testing arrow, standing to left, leaning on tripod to right. SC 983.6; HGC 9, 518. 3.67gr, 15mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint AR Hemiobol. Circa 4th century BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Male deity, half nude, seated to left on throne, holding patera and sceptre, flanked by two sphinxes. Unpublished in the standard references but cf. Leu 13, 458 = Roma E-79, 334. 0.27gr, 7mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; the third known example.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118, 8 April 2024, lot 664. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum AE 14mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Male head (king or priest) to right, hair bound in broad tainia / ΜΑΓΝΗ ΣΙΠΥ[ΛΟ], tripod, monogram to upper left. GRPC Lydia 30; Vossen 5850. 3.04gr, 14mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
