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Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem. K&M 4/37; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 167 (Pakor I); Alram 594 (Pakor I); Sunrise 621. 0.56gr, 11h, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with two rows of pellets around pellet-in-crescent; triskeles behind / Diadem with no ties. Cf. K&M 4/59 (“Fürst Y”); cf. Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1, 216 (obol; diadem with ties); Alram 619 var. (diadem with ties); Sunrise -. 1,31gr, 14mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Forepart of boar to right, monogram or symbol below / Head of roaring lion to right. Cf. CNG 87, 604; cf. CNG E-243, 153; cf. CNG E-225, 159; otherwise unpublished. 1.09gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 575. Property of a London antiquarian.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 575. Property of a London antiquarian.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing kausia / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘEOY to right, ΑNTIMAXOY to left, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; N within circle to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchiner 124b; SNG ANS 276-7; HGC 12, 106. 15.94gr, 31mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Porous.
Purchased from John Cummings Ltd (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
Very Fine. Porous.
Purchased from John Cummings Ltd (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 3.61gr, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
AS (Aspahān) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl type III/1; SNS III type IIIb/1c. 4.10gr, 28mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
AT (Ādurbādagān) mint. Bust to right, wearing crown, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III, type IIa/1e. 4.17gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
DA (Dārābgird) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SNS type IIIb/1e. 4.09gr, 27mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
MA (Māh[?]) mint. Bust to right, wearing crown, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS Type IIa/1c; Göbl type II/3. 4.10gr, 26mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; star behind crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SNS type IIa/1e. 3.57gr, 28mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Van Alfen pl. 11; Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.A.1, Fig. 3 = Buttrey Type X. 17.02gr, 24mm, 9h.
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): £52
Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; SNG Copenhagen 224-6 (Ptolemy IV). 46.38gr, 36mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Pierced for suspension.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine. Pierced for suspension.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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