LOT 3316
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AE Obol. Circa 294-282 BC. Palaipaphos mint.
Head of Aphrodite to right, wearing polos ornamented with palmettes / [ΠTO]ΛEMAI[OY], eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt. CPE B118; Svoronos 74; Cox, Curium 31. Very Fine. Tooled. Very rare.(9.52gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 492.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3316
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AE Obol.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Lydo-Milesian standard.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.49gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 15mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £25
Athena Promachos advancing to right, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68a; SNG Copenhagen 1254; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.81gr, 15mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Macedon, District of Bottiaia. Coinage in the name of the Botteatans AE 24mm. Circa 168-148 BC. Pella mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / BOTTE-ATΩN, ox grazing to right. Cf. AMNG III.1 131. 10.41gr, 24mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
