LOT 2699
Mysia, Parion AR Hemidrachm. Circa 350-300 BC.
ΠΑ-ΡΙ, bull standing to left, head reverted; below, grain ear to right / Gorgoneion. SNG Arikantürk -; SNG BN 1373-6. Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned with hints of golden iridescence around the devices.(2.38gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Hans Maag.
Ex Auktion GM 79, 1996, 174.
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. Star of eight rays surrounded by diadem / [ΒΑΣΙΛ]ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ[ΔΡΟΥ], upright anchor. Hendin 6189; Meshorer Group K; HGC 10, 637. 2.23gr, 16mm.
Very Fine. Obverse struck off center.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 1.90gr, 34mm x 9mm.
Good Very Fine. Highlights of green patina.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Ionia, Teos AR Diobol. Circa 320-294 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £23
ΜΕΝΤΩΡ (Mentor), magistrate. Griffin seated to right, right forepaw raised / ΤΗΙ ΜΕΝΤΩ[Ρ], chelys. Kinns 95 var. (magistrate's name downward to left). 0.92gr, 10mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices on obverse.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
Teos came under the rule of the Achaemenids, when Cyrus II (559-529 BC) was king. The occupation by the Persians led to the exodus of a large part of the population of Teos, between 545 and 540 BC, to Thrace, where they participated in the rebuilding of the city of Abdera. The two cities struck similar silver coins with the depiction of the griffin, seated on the right for Teos and on the left for Abdera.
