LOT 2993
Sicily, Himera AE Hemilitron or Hexonkion. Circa 415-409 BC.
Head of nymph to left; six pellets (mark of value) to left / Six pellets (mark of value) within wreath. CNS 35; HGC 2, 479. Very Fine.(4.13gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Mysia, Gambrion AE 15mm. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓΑΜ, twelve-rayed star. Plankenhorn 2; SNG BN 908-21. 3.49gr, 15mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Contemporary imitation(?)
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 4, 1597. 15.44gr, 24mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Unit. Dated RY 33 (AD 29/30). Tiberias mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
HPധΔΟΥ TETPAPXOY, palm branch; L ΛΓ (date) across fields / TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath. RPC I, 4922; Meshorer 5. 11.28gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
