LOT 3809
Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
Dolphin right / APIXO on flat surface. Anokhin 179; CN Online Type 21659; HGC 3, 1879. Good Very Fine.(4.27gr, 40mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
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LOT 3809
Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Dolphin right / APIXO on flat surface. Anokhin 179; CN Online Type 21659; HGC 3, 1879. 4.27gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, legs spread, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Nike flying to right, holding wreath, above kerykeion; beneath throne, monogram of ΕΠ above Θ. Price 3048; Newell, Tarsos 54. 17.12gr, 26mm, 10h.
Good Extremely Fine. A well-struck coin with attractive golden toning.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Aeolis, Aegae AE 10mm. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Head of goat to right. SNG Copenhagen 4; BMC 6-8. 0.85gr, 10mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
