LOT 3286
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos) AE 15mm. Circa 225-223 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Draped bust of Artemis to right; quiver at shoulder / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on bow; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] to right, ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟ[Υ] to left, [monogram] to outer left, [monogram] in exergue. Cf. SC 922; HGC 9, 421. Near Very Fine.(3.68gr, 15mm, 2h.).
ProvenancePurchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Cyclades, Karthaia on Keos AE 17mm. Circa late 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 12mm. 281-261 BC. Tarsos mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet / BA AN, laureate pileus. SC 334; HGC 9, 217 (R3). 1.34gr, 12mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera with Ptolemy XV Caesarion AE 27mm. Circa 37-30 BC. Uncertain mint on Cyprus(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜ[ΑΙΟ]Υ ΒΑΣ[ΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, palm frond behind shoulder; monogram to right. RPC I 3903; Tziambazis 69; Svoronos 1875 (Cyprus); BMC 52-3. 8.80gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Double struck. Very Rare; RPC lists only 9 examples.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 559. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 115, 21 December 2023, lot 439. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
