Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Ba'al standing to left, holding eagle and sceptre / Ahura-Mazda, body terminating in winged solar disk, facing, head to right, holding wreath and lotus flower. Casabonne Series 1; BMC 12 = Traité II 582, pl. CVII, 20. 8.74gr, 23mm, 3h.

Good Fine. Corroded surfaces.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Helmeted head of Athena right / Bunch of grapes on vine, sunburst to left, monogram to right. SNG France 1182-7 and SNG Levante 856-7. 2.31gr, 12mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Very Rare.

Property of a London, UK, private collector.

Lion standing to left; above, head of ram to left / Horse standing to left; eight-rayed star above, [symbol of Tanit] to left. Destrooper 6; Zapiti & Michaelidou 27-8; Tziambazis 129. 3.74gr, 15mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2010. Property of a North London, UK, private collector.

Lion standing to left; [above, head of ram to left] / Horse standing to left; star above, [monogram to left]. Cf. Destrooper 6; cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 27-8; cf. Tziambazis 129. 2.95gr, 15mm, 11h.

Good Fine.

Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector.

Laureate head (of Apollo?) facing slightly to left, drapery around neck / Mare standing to right, suckling foal standing to left below; EYA above. Destrooper pl. 10, 11; Zapiti & Michaelidou -; Tziambazis 39. 3.81gr, 16mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare.

Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector.

Head of Aprodite to left, wearing decorated crown / Rose. Destrooper, Monnayage 10; Zapiti & Michaelidou 23; cf. Tziambazis 93. 1.42gr, 11mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; rudder in left field, T beneath throne. Zapiti & Michaelidou 29; Price P130 corr. (T not K); Newell, Some 12; Tziambazis 19 var. (no letter beneath throne). 16.70gr, 24mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. 'A' graffito on reverse.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, club above quiver-within-bow; ΣA above, A below. Price 3143; Zapiti & Michaelidou 12; Tziambazis 19. 6.45gr, 17mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Laureate head of Zeus to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; to left, monogram. HGC 7, 775. 6.35gr, 18mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, crescent above monogram of MAZP; monogram of AYP in circle beneath throne. SC 41.3b; Price 3816; HGC 9, 10a. 16.80gr, 25mm, 5h.

Very Fine.

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

Diademed head to right / BAIIΛΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧ, horsehead to right, ΔΙ to right. For prototype cf. ESM 683a; cf. Vecchi I, 360, A13 p.14; cf. Kritt, The Seleucid Mint of Aϊ Khanoum, pl.38.2. 8.21gr, 17mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Oxford academic collection; ex de Clermont.

Europos (Dura), Macedonian shield anchor in central boss / BAΣI... - ANTI..., elephant walking right; monogram above. SC 366; HGC 9, 197. 1.29gr, 11mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Very Rare.

Property of a London, UK, private collector.