LOT 3820
Mysia, Kyzikos EL 1/6 Stater or Hekte. Circa 550-500 BC.
Forepart of lion to left, devouring prey; in right field, tunny fish swimming upwards / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 41; BMFA 1416 var. (stater); Greenwell 109; SNG BnF 181 var. (hemihekte). Extremely Fine. A superb piece, the finest on the market.(2.66gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3820
Mysia, Kyzikos EL 1/6 Stater or Hekte.
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,250 (EUR 1,450; USD 1,688) +BP*
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Spain, Carteia AE 22mm. After 44 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CARTEIA, turreted head of Fortuna to right / Neptune standing to left, holding dolphin and trident; D D before. RPC I 122; ACIP 2615. 6.35gr, 22mm, 5h.
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. -
Macedon. Roman Republican period, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Circa 167-149 BC. Amphipolis mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over her shoulder; all at the centre of Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents / MAKEΔONΩN ΠΡΩTHΣ, club to right; above, monogram of ΣΤΡΑΤΗ; below, two monograms of KPT and MET; around, oak wreath with ties to left; to left of the ties, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1, 176; SNG Copenhagen 1314-5; HGC 3, 1103. 16.70gr, 33mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 25, 11 March 2023, lot 416. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Uncertain Mint of Asia Minor AE 12mm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Sarapis to right / Head of Isis to right. 3.34gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
