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LOT 3112
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Uncertain mint 100, in northern Syria.
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Macedonian helmet with ibex horn to left; AΣK to inner left. SC 2039; HGC 9, 1061. Very Fine.(4.58gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / [IΣTI]-AIEΩN, nymph seated to right on stern of galley; wing on prow. BCD Euboia 387ff.; HGC 4, 1524. 1.69gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Phoenicia, Arados AR 1/3 Stater. Circa 380-351/0 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Melkart to right / Galley over waves. Cf. Betlyon 26 (Stater). 3.08gr, 12mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cilicia, Holmoi AR Obol. Circa 380-375 BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / OΛΜΙΤAΝ, laureate head of Apollo Sarpedonios to right. Cf. SNG Levante 34 (legends and Apollo diademed). Cf. SNG Paris 121 (legends and Apollo diademed). 0.54gr, 9mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Property of a UK gallery.
