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LOT 0600
Seleukis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare(?) Lead Weight of 1/2 Mna or Hemimnaion
150-149 B.C.
3 5/8 in. (362 grams, 93 x 70mm.).
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ (Apollonios), agoranomos, dated Seleucid Era 163 (150/149 BC), ΑΠΟΛΛധΝΙΟΥ Τ Ο Υ TA[...]OY [...] ꞀΞΡ (date) in five lines, two crossed cornucopiae below, monogram(?) to left; the reverse blank.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteraturePondera Online -; Weiß Peter, Jenseits der Agoranomie -; Rochesnard -.
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LOT 0600
Seleukis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare(?) Lead Weight of 1/2 Mna or Hemimnaion
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Harpocrates
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
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Roman Gold Ring with Dolphin Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Carnelian gemstone with intaglio dolphin motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.14 grams, 22.89 mm overall, 18.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
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