LOT 3191
Mysia, Thebe AE 9mm. Circa 4th-3rd centuries BC.
Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of grain ears / [ΘΗ]Β-A, forepart of Pegasos with curled wing to right. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques, p. 247, 95c. Very Fine. Very Rare.(0.78gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.5gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Phrygia, Toriaion AE 20mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ (Demetrios), magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus to right / TOPIAIT, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, with kerykeion over his left shoulder, ΔΗΜΗΤ[Ρ] below. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Fonds Général 284 corr. (misdescribed as Amorion, Phrygia). 7.76gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine. The second known example of an exceedingly rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Priapos AE 11mm. Circa 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly to right / Crayfish; ΠPI above, A below. SNG von Aulock 7527 var. (rev. legend); Asia Minor Coins Online 14626 var. (same). 1.20gr, 11mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Very rare variety.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
