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Seleukid Empire, Demetrios III Eukairos AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 221 (92/1 BC). Damaskos mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟV ΘΕΟV ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; to outer left, N above A; AKΣ (date) followed by monogram of ΔΗ in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2451.4; HGC 9, 1305; DCA 304. 13.19gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios III Eukairos AE 20mm. Circa 97/6-88/7 BC. Damascus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Radiate and diademed head to right / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOV ΘEOV ΦIΛOΠΑTOPOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ, Hermes standing to left on square basis, holding palm and kerykeion. Cf. HGC 9, 1312. 3.58gr, 20mm, 11h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch AE Tetrachalkon. Under Roman rule, 1st century BC. Uncertain year of Caesarian Era. Large denomination.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ANTIOXEΩN THΣ MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ KAI AVTONOMOV, Zeus seated to left on throne, holding crowning Nike and sceptre; Θ(?) to inner left; date in exergue; all within wreath. Cf. Butcher p.317. 7.94gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE Trichalkon. Dated year 35 of the Actian era (AD 4/5). Struck under the legate L. Volusius Saturninus. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΣΑΤΟΡΝΙΝΟΥ ΟΥΟΛΟ, Tyche seated to right, holding palm branch in right hand; below, river god Orontes swimming to right; to right, EΛ (date). RPC I, 4262; McAlee 88; SNG Copenhagen 93. 5.53gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE 20mm. Dated year 44 of the Actian Era (AD 13/14). Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, legatus Augusti pro praetore. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Zeus to right / EΠI ΣIΛANOY ANTIOXEΩN, ram running to right, head to left; star above, ΔM (date) below. RPC I, 4269; McAlee 99. 7.28gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Apameia AE 20mm. Dated SE 243 (70/69 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ Α[ΣΥΛΟΥ], elephant walking to right; ΓΜ[Σ] (date) to lower right. HGC 9, 1419; DCA 410. 6.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.56gr, 9mm, 6h.
Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.73gr, 10mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.82gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.66gr, 10mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.75gr, 10mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.