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LOT 3200
Troas, Skepsis AE 12mm. Circa 400-300 BC.
Bearded head of Priapos to right, wearing ivy-wreath / Σ-ΚH, filleted thyrsos; in field to right, eight-rayed star. BMC 24 var. (bunch of grapes); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; cf. Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques (1883), p. 266, 196 (symbol not visible); Obolos 39, 302. Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished variant of a very rare type.(1.19gr, 12mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3200
Troas, Skepsis AE 12mm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£20 (EUR 23; USD 27) +BP*
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Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AE 20mm. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Seleukeia I mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Elephant standing to right; monograms above and below. SC 128. 8.66gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
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Troas, Assos AE 9mm. Circa 400-250 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Griffin seated to right / Roaring lion's head to right. SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Klein -. 0.73gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The attribution of this coin to Assos is based on its similarity to obols struck during the same period. -
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Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forepart of boar to left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion to left; retrograde K to upper left; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 15; SNG Arikantürk 439; SNG BN 380-4. 0.78gr, 9mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
