LOT 2624
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΠΑΡ monogram in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1271-5; HGC 3.2, 1428. Good Very Fine.(9.71gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. 138-129 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Tyre mint. Dated SE 176 (137/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, eagle standing to left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, [I]EPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, ΑΣΥ above ςOP (date); monogram between legs. SC 2109.4a; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. 14.00gr, 31mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Apparently double struck of reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 1.71gr, 30mm x 10mm.
Good Very Fine.
From a private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. From Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a "tree" attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Philistia, uncertain mint AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate and bearded male head to right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spray to upper right; Α-Θ-Ε running anticlockwise from 2h to 5h; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.29O. 0.58gr, 9mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 254.
