LOT 3181
Mysia, Lampsakos AR Obol. Circa 500-450 BC.
Janiform female head wearing double stephane, necklace, and circular pendant earring / Head of Athena to left, wearing crestless Corinthian helmet; all within incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group A, Type I, pl. V, 14; SNG BnF 1131. Near Very Fine.(0.82gr, 10mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Circa 323-318 BC. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, bee in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price P104; Müller P72; ADM I Series XV. 4.23gr, 16mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 91, 2 December 2021, lot 321. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Pontos, Pharnakeia AE 17mm. Struck under Pharnakes I, circa 185-125 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΑΡΝΑ-ΚΕΩΝ, zebu butting to right, head facing. SNG BM Black Sea 1274; RG I, 3; HGC 7, 295. 5.24gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Thourioi AR Pentetetartemorion or 5 Tetartemoria. Circa 300-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / [Θ]ΟΥ, T-in-Π (mark of value). HGC 1, 1272 (R3). 0.46gr, 8mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped. Exceedingly rare denomination.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
