LOT 3129
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. Good Fine.(0.56gr, 10mm, 6h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993. -
Pontos, Amaseia AE 18mm. Circa 120-100 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Draped male bust to right, with bare head and wings at temples / Cornucopia between pilei of the Dioscuri, each with eight-rayed star above; ΑΜΑΣ-ΣΕΙΑΣ across lower fields. SNG Stancomb 655; SNG BM Black Sea 1046-7; HGC 7, 225. 3.89gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a UK gallery. -
Attica, Athens AE 15mm. c.307-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet right / ΑΘ/Η, owl standing left within olive wreath. Kroll 50; HGC 4, 1719. 3.43gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
