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LOT 2659
Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Irregular pattern within quadripartite incuse square. SNG BnF 1351-2; SNG von Aulock -. Very Fine.(3.23gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 18mm. Circa 202-187 BC. Military mint in Coele-Syria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Macedonian shield with facing gorgoneion in central boss / Elephant walking to right; [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑNΤΙΟΧΟΥ] in two lines in exergue. HGC 9, 490. 3.85gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Uncertain East. Fourrée Imitation of Tetradrachm of Athens. Mid-late 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, οwl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For a similar example, see CNG, e-558, 194 (not fourrée). 13.86gr, 22mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
Another similar example in terms of style and low weight in relation to our lot could be the CNG, e-558, 194. That coin is 'An intriguing imitation of Athens's pi-style coinage,...reminiscent of early Mesopotamian imitation. The weight is quite low, but the coin is not a fourrée, which suggests it is intentionally at this weight, which may equate to a local standard, close to that of a Phoenician shekel' (CNG note). -
Islands off Attica, Aegina AR Stater. Circa 525-475 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Sea turtle, head in profile / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern. Cf. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIa-b; cf. Milbank pl. I, 11; cf. Asyut Group IV; HGC 6, 429. 10.52gr, 20mm.
Good Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
