LOT 2883
Sicily, Syracuse AE 16mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 317-310 BC.
Head of Arethusa to left; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before, cornucopia behind / Bull butting to left; NI above. CNS 107; HGC 2, 1489. Very Fine.(3.30gr, 16mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 29(?) of 'Ozmilk (321/0 BC). Tyre mint. Struck under Laomedon. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) above = ||| ||[...] (date in Phoenician). Cf. Price 3274a. 16.61gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Maroneia AE 15mm. Circa 398-346 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Horse prancing to right; monogram below / ΜΑΡ-ΩΝΙ-ΤΩΝ, legend around grape arbor within linear square border; monogram below. Evelpidis 962-3; SNG Copenhagen 632; Schönert-Geiss, Maroneia 721-923; BMC -. 3.85gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 86, 8 July 2021, lot 424 (since professionally cleaned). Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 2.11gr, 28mm x 9mm.
Very Fine.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
