LOT 3068
Sicily, Syracuse AR Drachm. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Struck circa 344-339/8 BC.
Corinthian standard. Pegasos flying to left / Laureate head of Arethusa to left; three dolphins around. SNG ANS 511; HGC 2, 1403. Very Fine. Toned. Rough surfaces.(2.21gr, 14mm, 3h.).
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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Cilicia, Korykos AE 21mm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Turreted head of Tyche to right; behind, AN / KOPYKIΩTΩN, Hermes standing to left, holding purse in right hand and kerykeion in left; to left, ΔI above NI above AN. SNG BnF 1086-93; SNG Levante 791. 8.27gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Parion Fourrée Hemidrachm. Circa 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bull standing to left, head reverted / Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue. Cf. SNG BnF 1368-70. 1.31gr, 12mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Forepart of boar to left with long mane and dotted truncation, Ǝ on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II, 11; SNG BnF 378. 0.58gr, 11mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Edges chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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