LOT 3074
Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Fifth Democracy, 214-212 BC.
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with griffin, pendant earring, pearl necklace, and aegis / ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, winged thunderbolt; below, YA Σ. Burnett, Enna Hoard, D28 (dies 10/D); BAR Issue 88; SNG ANS 1046; HGC 2, 1414. Good Very Fine. Well struck and attractively toned. Some small marks.(6.81gr, 22mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AE Unit. 305-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Thrace (Lysimacheia?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion leaping to right; kerykeion, monogram of EM, and spearhead below. Müller 76; HGC 3, 1758. 4.85gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Syracuse AE 26mm. Time of Hieron II, circa 240-215 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to left / Cavalryman on horseback to right, holding couched lance; ΣΩ below, IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. CNS 195, R1 31; HGC 2, 1548. 17.63gr, 26mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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Group of Six [6] Nabataean and Phoenician AR Coins. 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Various rulers. 21.93gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
