LOT 3184
Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Facing gorgoneion, with mouth open and tongue protruding / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG BnF 1351-2; SNG Copenhagen 256. Good Very Fine.(3.99gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Radiate forepart of the dog Seirios to right; KAPΘΑ above, bee below. BMC 44; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 6, 560. 3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The citizens of Keos watched for the rising of the Seirios ('Dog Star', the brightest star in the night sky) every year from the mountaintops. By observing the appearance of the star, the inhabitants would try to determine whether the island would suffer from epidemics or not. If the star appeared clear and bright, the islanders would experience a healthy year, but if it appeared misty and dull, disease would spread across the island. There was a cult where the inhabitants of Keos tried to guard against the effects of Seirios using rituals. They prayed to Aristaios, the son of Apollo and Kyrene, who was taught both medicine and divination by the Centaur Chiron. He came to the island, built an altar, and ordered the islanders to pray to Zeus for refreshing winds and rains (see Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.518 ff). -
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AE 11mm. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Nymphe to right / Rose. HGC 6, 1479. 1.22gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Tetrobol. 265/260-246 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / [ΠTOΛEMAIOY] BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt; Y between legs. CPE B279 (Series 3); Svoronos 509; SNG Copenhagen -; Weiser -. 43.14gr, 36mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
