Home > Auctions > 26 November - 1 December 2024
Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 62 BC. Diademed facing bust, wearing necklace with medallion / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣ-AKOV ΘΕOΠATOPOΣ EVEPΓETOV EΠIΦANOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, archer seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram of ΑΓ beneath bow. Sellwood 35.1 var. (Darius?); Sunrise 326; Shore -. 4.02gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Rare
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Seleukeia mint. Dated Seleucid Era 451 (AD 139/140). Crowned facing bust wearing tiara; ANY (date) upwards to right / Tyche seated to left on column; palm to left. Sellwood 79.50; Shore -. 3.70gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛ AZOY, King on horseback riding to right, wearing cataphractus and holding whip aloft, uncertain Kharosthi letter before horse / Athena standing facing, holding shield on left arm, raising her right hand; monogram to right, Kharosthi "A" to left. Senior 96.10D-13D; HGC 12, 651. 2.16gr, 16mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Double struck.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine. Double struck.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
C/ms: 50, 88, Triskeles (Unlisted), 132 & 121
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch; countermarks: 50, 88, triskeles (unlisted), 132 & 121. Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10; Sunrise -. 5.51gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Unlisted Countermark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; unlisted countermark on rim / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 26. 5.40gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
C/m: 121
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Type IIIb (early). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and bow with left; countermark: 121 / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 9. 5.48gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Enigmatic Reverse Design and Unlisted Countermark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch with uncertain design (scarab?); countermarks: 48? (rim) and unlisted. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17; for another example with similar reverse design cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 31, 704. 5.42gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; uncertain countermarks / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. 5.51gr, 17mm.
Good Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Good Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
C/m: 118
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch; countermark: 118. Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7; Sunrise -. 5.38gr, 20mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 22. 5.46gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Seemingly light tooling.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine. Seemingly light tooling.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Unlisted Countermark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Type IIIb (early). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch; countermark: similar to 72 & 73. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 3; Sunrise 25. 5.53gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Unlisted Countermark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch with uncertain designs in the middle and corner; countermark: similar to 87 & 88 (unlisted). Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10; Sunrise -. 5.59gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Very rare with this incuse punch.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Near Very Fine. Very rare with this incuse punch.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
Page 189 of 285
2257 - 2268 of 3419 LOTS
2257 - 2268 of 3419 LOTS
