Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3705 Session 13 (9:30am Thursday 28th July) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $320
ANCIENT GREEK COINS, mostly fully described in 2x2 holders of copper issues, Mysia, Pergamon mint issues (6) including Royal issue, (282-133 B.C.), AE 12, (1.94 g), Pergamon mint, obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, rev. ivy leaf with legend either side **FILE TAIR[OU], (S.7231, BMC 60); another AE 15, rev. coiled snake (S.7228); others include (2) AE 18 and 19 snake around omphalos (S.3967); AE 20 eagle standing left (S.3976); Septimius Severus AE 19, rev. Asklepios BMC 310; Bithynia, Prusias II, AE 20, rev. Centaur (S.7266); Claudiopolis, Domitian, AE 21, rev. snake around torch (RPC 696); Heraclea Pontica, Geta, AE 17 rev. male standing (BMC 51); Nicaea, Marcus Aurelius, AE 19 rev. Telesphoros, (BMC -, cf.Koln 10, RPC IV online 1219; Waddington 4946); Caracalla, AE 30, rev. Pan, (BMC -); Geta, AE 14, rev. serpent; Elagabalus, AE 24, rev. snake around poppy vase, (Weiser, Nikaia -; RG -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC -; Lanz 149, lot 456) (illustrated); Pontus, Amisos, c.85-65 B.C. AE 21 (7.74 g), obv. Aegis, rev.AMI-**SOU*, Nike walking right, holding palm tied with fillet over left shoulder; monograms left and right, (SNG BMC Black Sea 1180-1182; SNG Stancomb 689; SNG Cop.171; SNG von Aulock 6725); Ionia, Colophon, AE 10, rev. lyre, (BMC 16); Ephesos, AE 20, rev. forepart of stag, (S.4410); Troas, Skepsis, AE 12, obv. winged horse forepart, rev. fir-tree in square **S - K* across, (S.4138). Fair - very fine, some rare. (17)
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 59 (lot 1878) for the first described coin.
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