Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Turreted bust of Tyche(?) to right / Astarte standing facing in galley, holding cornucopia and wreath. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. Stephen Album 28, 14 and Roma E-57, 549. 0.82gr, 10mm, 9h.

Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Lion walking to right / CAMOCATΩ ΠOΛEΩC, Tyche seated to right on rock, holding palm. Kovacs 290; RPC I, 3849; BMC 4. 3.81gr, 15mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group C; cf. BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19; Sunrise 33-6. 5.41gr, 15mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, drawing bow / Rectangular incuse punch. BMC -; Carradice Type II; Klein 760. 0.15gr, 5mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Very rare.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger and bow / Female head to left, wearing necklace. Corfù Type 3.2; Troxell & Kagan -; Sunrise -. 0.17gr, 6mm, 2h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow / Head of young male to right; K behind neck. Cf. Sunrise 99 (without K); CNG E- Auction 235/229, 2010 (Cilicia uncertain). 0.20gr, 6mm, 11h.

Good Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Head of roaring lion to right / Irregular incuse punch. GRPC Lydia S13 = Naumann 66, 189; CNG E-432, 71; CNG E-392, 283; Roma Numismatics, e-104, 465. 0.13gr, 5mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Baal seated to right, holding sceptre with right hand, and uncertain object (animal?) in extended left hand / Lion walking to left. BMC p. 183, 12 and pl. 21, 6; Traité II, 799 and pl. 115, 25. 0.40gr, 8mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Diademed and draped bust of Mithradates I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ME-ΓAΛOY APΣA-KOY ΦIΛEΛ-ΛHNOΣ, Herakles standing to left, holding skyphos in his right hand and club and lion skin in his left; monogram of APT in outer left field; Γ[ΟΡ] (date) in exergue. Sellwood 13.3; Shore 36; Sunrise 261. 15.57gr, 27mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine. Minor deposits. Rare.

Swiss private collection, acquired in 1992.

Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard; star and anchor behind / Blundered inscription, diademed and draped bust to left; [date in exergue]. Cf. van't Haaff Type 9.1.1-7; cf. Alram 463. 15.68gr, 27mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Ex TimeLine. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

⧾ CΛX ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ CΛC ⧾ CIN (interpretation uncertain - "King of the land of the Abyssinians" [much abbreviated]?), crowned bust to right, holding stick, grain ears flanking; within circular border / ⧾ CΛC ⧾ ΛCΛ ⧾ BCC ⧾ ΛNΛ ("King Ebana"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, holding fly-whisk, grain ears flanking; within circular border. Hahn & Keck 43; SACAM 255-76; H 34; AC 71-3; Vaccaro 38 (Esbael). 1.59gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Ex Roma Numismatics, e-sale 96, 5 May 2022, no.459. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

[CΛX ΛCΛ (interpretation uncertain - "King of the land of the Abyssinians" [much abbreviated]?)], crowned and draped bust to right, holding long cross; cross above / Inscription similar to TOYTO ΛPECH TH XѠPΛ ("may this please the country"), cross within circular border. Hahn & Keck 45; SACAM 283-320; H 36; AC 76. 0.61gr, 13mm, 4h.

Near Very Fine.

London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.