LOT 2634
Western Asia Minor, uncertain mint AR Diobol. Circa 6th-5th century BC.
Possibly Caria, uncertain mint or Ionia, Miletos. Forepart of roaring lion to left / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references including HN Online. Very Fine. Apparently unpublished and possibly unique.(0.98gr, 9mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
FootnotesThe fact that the present coin has the same reverse stellate pattern as the Diobols of Miletos (cf. SNG Kayhan I 462-75 and SNG Copenhagen 953) and some of the silver coins of the satraps of Caria (cf. HN Online 2926), leads us to attribute its origin to one of these two regions.
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Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. Tiribazos, satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Female kneeling to left, tossing astragaloi / Young male head to right. Göktürk 17; SNG BnF 239; SNG Levante 65. 0.63gr, 10mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Eight [8] AE Coins of Byzantion, Thrace.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/225129-s.jpg)
Group of Eight [8] AE Coins of Byzantion, Thrace. 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various conditions. 75gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Group of Thirteen [13] AE Greek Coins. 4th-3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various cities. 18.45gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
