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LOT 3067
Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Hexas or Dionkion. Circa 450 BC.
Eagle standing to left / Crab. Two pellets (mark of value) on base. SNG Copenhagen 63; HGC 2, 128. Good Fine.(6.95gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s.
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Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AE Unit. 305-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Thrace (Lysimacheia?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion leaping to right; kerykeion, monogram of EM, and spearhead below. Müller 76; HGC 3, 1758. 4.85gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-326 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left; 'YN'L MLK GBL in Phoenician above. E&E-B Group IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.64gr, 9mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Forepart of boar to left with short mane and dotted truncation; to right, tunny fish / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, star with four rays; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 14; SNG Arikantürk 446-447; SNG BnF 275. 0.33gr, 9mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
