LOT 2936
Sikyonia. Sikyon AR Obol. Circa 340-320 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΣΙ, dove flying to right. BCD Peloponnesos 257-61. HGC 5, 226. Good Very Fine. Well centred.(0.84gr, 12mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Nomos AG, obolos 25, 23 October 2022, lot 188.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE 16mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 317-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of Arethusa to left; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before, cornucopia behind / Bull butting to left; NI above. CNS 107; HGC 2, 1489. 3.30gr, 16mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. 27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Group of Fifteen [15] Greek and Other Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
Various rulers and cities. 77gr total.
Near Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
