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LOT 3174
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Forepart of boar to left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion to left; retrograde K to upper left; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 15; SNG Arikantürk 439; SNG BN 380-4. Near Very Fine.(0.78gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 3174
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Seleukid Empire, Uncertain Ruler in the name of Antiochos I Soter(?) AE 12mm. 3rd century BC. Uncertain Western mint.
Estimate: £100 - 150 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Male head to right, wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet / AN-TI, bull butting to right. Cf. SC 354 (Apollo; perhaps Antioch on the Orontes); Roma Numismatics, e-Sale 112, 529 (hammer: 850 GBP); otherwise unpublished. 1.66gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; the third known example and of considerable numismatic importance.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The closest example to our coin is this of SC 354 (=SNG Spaer 216). Although the obverse is described as Apollo, it is nevertheless very worn. Upon closer examination one could see that the two coins share the same type. According to SC 354 note 'The Kritt specimen shows an apparent helmet crest behind Apollo's head, perhaps evidence for overstriking on an earlier variety featuring Athena'. SC's suggestion of Antioch as a possible mint is repeated from SNG Spaer. The reverse is similar to those from Seleukeia ad Tigrim but the fabric is quite different (cf. Brian Kritt, From Aï Khanoum to Samarqand. Seleucid Coins in Central Asia, pl. 8). Our coin is more reminiscent of western mints, but the identification of a specific mint is still impracticable. The most interesting feature, however, is the mysterious face depicted on the obverse, whose parallel example cannot be found in the references. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos) AE 15mm. Circa 225-223 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Draped bust of Artemis to right; quiver at shoulder / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on bow; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] to right, ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟ[Υ] to left, [monogram] to outer left, [monogram] in exergue. Cf. SC 922; HGC 9, 421. 3.68gr, 15mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Kimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AE 21mm. Circa 325-310 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of bearded Satyr to right / Π-Α-Ν around forepart of griffin to left; sturgeon to left below. MacDonald 69; SNG BM Black Sea 869-71; SNG Stancomb 542; HGC 7, 113. 8.85gr, 21mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118, 8 April 2024, lot 414. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
