LOT 2901
Western Asia Minor, uncertain mint (in Karia?) AR Hemiobol. Circa 5th century BC.
Head of bull or cow to left / Rough incuse square. Apparently unpublished: cf. Roma E-95, 253; cf. CNG E-170, 990 (Karia, Obol). Very Fine.(0.28gr, 6mm.).
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
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LOT 2901
Western Asia Minor, uncertain mint (in Karia?) AR Hemiobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion. Circa 530/25-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Archaic head of Apollo to left / Incuse square punch. Kim & Kroll pp. 84-103; SNG Kayhan 354. 0.18gr, 5mm.
Extremely Fine. Toned with hints of golden iridescence.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland. -
Asia Minor, Uncertain mint AR Diobol. 6th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Stylised lion's head facing, wearing a five-spiked radiate crown / Rough incuse square. Rosen 395; E.S.G. Robinson, Coins from Al-Mina, NC 1937, p. 186; SNG Copenhagen (Cyprus) 385; Weber 4591; Klein 232. 1.38gr, 9mm.
Very Fine. A mysterious coin with an enigmatic design.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland. -
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993.
