LOT 3161
Pontos, Komana AE 21mm. Circa 85-65 BC.
Aegis / KOMA-NΩΝ, Nike advancing to right, holding palm over her left shoulder; in fields, monograms. HGC 7, 281. Near Very Fine.(6.84gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3161
Pontos, Komana AE 21mm.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Radiate forepart of the dog Seirios to right; KAPΘΑ above, bee below. BMC 44; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 6, 560. 3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The citizens of Keos watched for the rising of the Seirios ('Dog Star', the brightest star in the night sky) every year from the mountaintops. By observing the appearance of the star, the inhabitants would try to determine whether the island would suffer from epidemics or not. If the star appeared clear and bright, the islanders would experience a healthy year, but if it appeared misty and dull, disease would spread across the island. There was a cult where the inhabitants of Keos tried to guard against the effects of Seirios using rituals. They prayed to Aristaios, the son of Apollo and Kyrene, who was taught both medicine and divination by the Centaur Chiron. He came to the island, built an altar, and ordered the islanders to pray to Zeus for refreshing winds and rains (see Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2.518 ff). -
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Kings of Sophene, Mithradates II Philopator AE 18mm. Circa 89-after 85 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bust to left, wearing bashlyk; uncertain countermark / [BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΙΘΡΙΔΑΤ ΦΙΛO], club within wreath. Kovacs 36. 4.30gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates V AR Drachm. Circa AD 140. Ekbatana mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Diademed bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; degraded legend around, monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Shore 425 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450. 3.78gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Deep original 'find' patina.
Privately purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, 12 April 2014. Ex Dr. Stephen J. Antonello Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 107, 16 March 2023, lot 685. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119, 24 April 2024, lot 996. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
