LOT 2651
Sicily, Messana. The Mamertinoi AE 26mm. Circa 275-264 BC.
Laureate head of Ares to right; uncertain symbol behind, Α[ΡΕΟΣ] before / Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, wings spread; MΑΜΕΡ-[ΤΙΝΩΝ] around. Cf. CNS 2; HGC 2, 870. Near Very Fine.(17.93gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.68gr, 10mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980-1985. -
Apulia, Arpi AE 20mm. Circa 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head of Zeus to left; [ΔAI]OY before, [thunderbolt behind] / Boar running to right; spearhead above, APΠAN[ΩN] in exergue. HN Italy 642; SNG ANS 635-9; HGC 1, 534. 6.68gr, 20mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Hemiobol. Circa 325-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Two crescents back-to-back; pellet above and below, T to left / Two crescents back-to-back; pellet and Π above, pellet below. Vlasto -; HN Italy -; HGC 1, -; unpublished with the combination of these letters. 0.26gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Variant not found in the major references.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
