LOT 3731
Sicily, Syracuse AE 23mm. Struck in the name of Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros, circa 278-276 BC.
Wreathed head of Kore to right; rose(?) behind / Demeter seated slightly to right, holding grain ear and sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, ΠΥΡΡΟΥ to left. CNS 185; SNG ANS 836-41 var. (symbols); HGC 3.1, 269. Near Very Fine.(8.17gr, 23mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3731
Sicily, Syracuse AE 23mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Caria, Uncertain mint 'D' AR Tetartemorion. Circa 450-400 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Forepart of bull to left within incuse square. Cf. HNO Online 73. 0.11gr, 8mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Philisita (Palestine), Uncertain mint AR Obol. Circa 353-333 BC. Imitating Athens.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; [A]ΘΕ downwards before; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1O. 0.66gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaning scratches.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £60
'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.94gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
