LOT 3098
Sicily, Gela AE Tetras or Trionkion. Circa 420-405 BC.
ΓΕΛΑΣ, head of the river-god Gelas to right; [barley grain behind neck] / Bull standing to left, head lowered, as if to charge; three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII-IX, 499; CNS 9; HGC 2, 379. Good Very Fine.(4.64gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3098
Sicily, Gela AE Tetras or Trionkion.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Seleukid Empire. Antiochos II Theos AE 16mm. 261-246 BC. Sardis mint.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, tripod; in outer fields, monograms; in exergue, anchor. Cf. SC 527.1; HGC 9, 253a. 3.52gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Phrygia, Sanaos AE 18mm. 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΠΟΛ- (Apol-), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΣΑΝΑΗΝΩΝ ΑΠΟΛ, tripod flanked by two laurel branches. Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p. 286, 1; Von Aulock, Phrygien I, 856-8. 3.76gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped. Extremely rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
Sanaos was probably located on the northern coast of the salt Lake Anava, on the eastern road between Apamea and Laodicea. -
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Lesbos, Eresos AE 9mm. Circa 300-200 BC.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Hermes to left, wearing petasus / EPE, grain ear. Cf. HGC 6, 880. 0.63gr, 9mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
