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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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III AR Siglos. Circa 375-340 BC. Sardes mint. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group C; cf. BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19; Sunrise 33-6. 5.41gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Hemitetartemorion. CIrca 5th-4th century BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Uncertain design / Incuse punch. 0.09gr, 5mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Adramyteion AE 12mm. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis / AΔPAMVTH, owl standing to right with closed wings, head facing. Stauber, Adramytteion p. 215, 144 = Von Fritze, Mysiens 97, pl. II, 16; Lindgren I 205. 1.00gr, 12mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
