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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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Ionia, Ephesos AE 14mm. Circa 50-27 BC. IAΣΩΝ (Jason), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bee within laurel wreath / Stag standing to right before torch, fillet in mouth; IAΣΩN in exergue. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 350-1. 2.40gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Islands off Attica, Aegina AR Stater. Circa 456/45-431 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large incuse square with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; SNG Copenhagen 517; Boston MFA 1116; HGC 6, 437. 12.50gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Janiform female and male heads (only the male side visible) / Forepart of galloping horse to right; zayin and 'ayin above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.7O; Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXV, 19; HGC 10, 567. 0.73gr, 8mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 444, 15 May 2019, lot 210.
