LOT 3150
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Forepart of winged boar to left with long mane; to right, [tunny fish] / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, crescent; all within incuse square. Von Fritze -; SNG BnF -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC -; Weber -; SNG Tübingen 2214. Very Fine. Very rare type(0.46gr, 7mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Mysia, Pergamon AE 16mm. Circa 133-127 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΠEPΓ[...], Nike standing to right, holding wreath and palm. Cf. SNG BnF 1781; cf. SNG Copenhagen 360. 5.89gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle to left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram of ΔΙ below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 9; AMNG I 421; HGC 3, 1802. 4.17gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Iridescent tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Campania, Phistelia AR Obol. Circa 325-275 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Male head facing slightly to right / Dolphin to right above barley grain and mussel shell; ethnic in Oscan below. Rutter p. 180, Ia; Sambon 831-8; HN Italy 613; SNG ANS 567-578; SNG Copenhagen 576; SNG BnF 1117-1128; HGC 1, 502. 0.61gr, 10mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
