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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Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem. K&M 4/37; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 167 (Pakor I); Alram 594 (Pakor I); Sunrise 621. 0.56gr, 11h, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Diobol. Mid-late 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Facing gorgoneion / Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right. Topalov, Apollonia 56; SNG BM Black Sea 167. 1.29gr, 11mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Expressive gorgoneion.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 470-435 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Thraco-Macedonian standard. Facing gorgoneion / Upright anchor; crayfish to right, Topalov, Apollonia 41; HGC 3, 1323. 3.30gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
