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LOT 2627
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair / Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. Near Extremely Fine.(3.34gr, 13mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Circa 9 BC-AD 40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter (?) before / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letters in between. Cf. CN 150d. 2.05gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
![Group of Nine [9] AE Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/238237-s(1).jpg)
Group of Nine [9] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. 50.33gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Undated issue, struck circa 261/0 BC. Uncertain mint 16 in Asia Minor.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟ]ΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; in left field, Galatian shield with thunderbolt device. CPE 399; Svoronos 607, pl.xiv, 24; Meydancikkale 5198. 13.06gr, 27mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Exceedingtly rare emission with Galatian shield symbol . No other examples on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
