LOT 3162
Pontos, Pharnakeia AE 17mm. Struck under Pharnakes I, circa 185-125 BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΑΡΝΑ-ΚΕΩΝ, zebu butting to right, head facing. SNG BM Black Sea 1274; RG I, 3; HGC 7, 295. Very Fine. Rare.(5.24gr, 17mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Sicily, Morgantina(?) AE 19mm. Carthaginian occupation, circa 212-211 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / Horse galloping to right. Cf. HGC 2, 175 (Akragas). 6.29gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AE 11mm. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Nymphe to right / Rose. HGC 6, 1479. 1.22gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 408-390 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Helios facing slightly to right / Rose; P-O across fields, all within incuse square. Ashton 19; SNG Copenhagen 725; SNG Keckman 367; HGC 6, 1426. 1.72gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
