LOT 3320
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III AE Dichalkon. Circa 244/3-221 BC. Uncertain mint on the Levantine Coast.
ΒΕPENIKHΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ, diademed and draped bust of Berenike II to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, filleted cornucopiae. Svoronos 1054; CPE B454; SNG Copenhagen -; Weiser 82. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(3.89gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3320
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III AE Dichalkon.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£35 (EUR 41; USD 47) +BP*
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Sicily, Morgantina(?) AE 19mm. Carthaginian occupation, circa 212-211 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Macedon, Amphipolis AE 13mm. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Herakles to right in lionskin / AMΦIΠO-[ΛITΩN], lion standing to right. HGC 3.1, 433. 2.90gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Attica, Athens AE 9mm. Clerouchy of Delos, Period III, circa 166-150 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Quiver; AΘΕ in fields. Svoronos, Monnaies pl. 106, 33-41. 0.94gr, 9mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
It is in the Periods II-III and after the acquisition of Delos in 167/166 BC, that Delian Apollo and his attributes make their appearance as Athenian coin types and dominate the obverses of these small bronze denominations.
