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.jpg "Phoenicia, Sidon. Abd astart (Straton) I AR 1/16 Shekel.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Phoenician galley to left; [date] above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger and standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters Bet and Ayin between; all within incuse square. Cf. E&E-S Group IV.2.4.f; cf. DCA 853; HGC 10, 245. 0.54gr, 9mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Ex property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Ex property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Rare Sidonian Shekel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Dated CY 5 (107/6 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche to right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / ΣIΔΩNIΩN, eagle standing to left on ram of galley; palm frond in background; to left, L E (date) above monogram of ΔΡΙ. Rouvier 1305; Prieur -; HGC 10, 275. 13.79gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Rare.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Rare.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection.
Dated CY 84 (176/5 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI (?) as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over left shoulder / Marathos advancing to left, holding aphlaston in his right hand; to outer right, 'Amrit' in Phoenician; to outer left, 'year 84' in Phoenician. DCA 832; HGC 10, 194. 6.02gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Dated year 18 of the Pompeian Era (47/6 BC). Pseudo-autonomous issue. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right; palm frond over shoulder / ΓΑΔΑ-[ΡΕ]ധΝ, cornucopia; L IH (date) to inner left. Spijkerman 4; SNG ANS 1287; Sofaer 5. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6172; TJC B; Sofaer 30-64. 2.73gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Jerusalem mint. BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, anchor / "Yehonatan the King" in paleo-Hebrew between rays of eight-rayed star; all within diadem. Hendin 6189; Meshorer Group K; HGC 10, 637. 3.33gr, 15mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Jerusalem mint. 'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' in Paleo-Hebrew script around double cornucopiae / [B]ACIΛE[ΩC ANTIΓONOY] around wreath. Meshorer 36; Hendin 1162; HGC 10, 646. 14.43gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 499, 1 September 2021, lot 297.
Very Fine. Off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 499, 1 September 2021, lot 297.
Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?). Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Pileus on couch topped by star; two palm branches above / HPΩΔOY BAΣIΛΕΩΣ, tripod; L Γ (date) to left, monogram of TP to right. RPC I, 4901; Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169. 4.74gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Jerusalem mint. Circa 37-34 BCE. Cornucopia; [BACI]Λ to left, HPѠΔ to right / Eagle standing to right. Hendin GBC 6, 6221; Hendin GBC 5, 1190; TJC 66; RPC I 4909. 0.75gr, 14mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
.jpg "Judaea, Herod I AE Prutah.")
Small diadem; inscription around / Tripod table within dotted circle. Hendin 6214; TJC 54; Sofaer 24. 1.15gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "Judaea, Herod I AE Prutah.")
Jerusalem mint. [...]Λ-Є[...], small diadem with cross / Tripod table within dotted circle. Hendin 6212; TJC 51; RPC I 4906. 1.45gr, 14mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "Judaea, Herod I AE Prutah.")
Small diadem / Tripod table within dotted circle. Hendin 6214; TJC 54; Sofaer 24. 1.22gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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