LOT 3110
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Upright anchor; crayfish to left, A to right / Facing head of Medusa with tongue protruding and snakes as hair. Topalov, Apollonia p. 337, 7; HGC 3.2, 1323. Good Very Fine.(3.04gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Austran art market.
Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Lycian League, Tlos AE 16mm. Late 1st century BC (?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Λ-Υ, laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over left shoulder / Τ-Λ, diademed head of Artemis to right. RPC I 3330; Troxell 220β; BMC 7. 3.31gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
In mythology, Tlos inhabited by hero Bellerophon and his winged horse Pegasus. Its name appears in the Lycian language as Tlawa or Tlawe, and it was one of the six cities possessing three votes in the Lycian League. -
Mysia, Lampsakos AR Diobol. Circa 450-350 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Janiform female heads, with central earring / ΛΑ-[Μ]-Ψ, helmeted head of Athena to right within incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos Group B, Type I, 3-4; SNG Arikantürk 621. 1.28gr, 12mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 14mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Athena Alkidemos standing to left, holding shield and brandishing spear / META, owl standing to left on stalk of barley ear. Johnston, Bronze coinage 68c; Historia Numorum Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.17gr, 14mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
