LOT 3079
Pisidia, Selge AR Obol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Helmeted head of Athena to right; astragalos to left / Facing gorgoneion. SNG BnF 1932. Near Very Fine.(0.89gr, 9mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
Accompanied by an old coin ticket.
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Cilicia, Soloi AE 12mm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted head of Athena right / Bunch of grapes on vine, sunburst to left, monogram to right. SNG France 1182-7 and SNG Levante 856-7. 2.31gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
BACI-VCΛC ('King'), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; within double circle border / TOYTO AᒋⵎEͶ TH XШᒋA (retrograde) ('may this please the country'), small cross within circle. Cf. SACAM 151-89. 1.85gr, 15mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch AE 22mm. Dated Pompeian Era 19(?) (48 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, Zeus seated to left, holding Nike in his right hand and sceptre in left; above Zeus, thunderbolt; in the left field, cornucopia; IΘ(?) (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. HGC 9, 1366. 10.04gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
