LOT 3246
Phrygia, Eriza AE 17mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / EPIZH/NΩN, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt with wings spread. SNG Copenhagen 364; SNG von Aulock 8361; Von Aulock, Phrygien I, 259-271. Very Fine. Very rare city.(4.88gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3246
Phrygia, Eriza AE 17mm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Group of Twenty Five (25) Greek AE Coins. Circa 3rd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed rulers, issues, denominations and reverse types. 130gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.58gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Illyria, Genthios AE 20mm. 181-168 BC. Skodra mint.
Estimate: £100 - 120 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Draped bust of Redon to right, wearing petasos / [BAΣIΛEOΣ] ΓENΘIOY, prow of galley. HGC 3.1, 77. 7.76gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare king.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Redon, patron of sailors, is usually portrayed as a bearded figure with trident, like Poseidon. He is also patron of travelers, like Hermes, as suggested by the broad hat kausia they wore.
