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LOT 2762
Group of Ten [10] AE Greek and Roman Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Various rulers and cities. Very Fine.(37.04gr total.). [10]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 275/4-272 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Alexandria mint. Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield to left, O between eagle's legs. CPE 295; Svoronos 584; SNG Copenhagen 110. 13.43gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darios II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Type IIIb (early). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch; countermark: similar to 72 & 73. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 3; Sunrise 25. 5.53gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii. -
Philistia, uncertain mint AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate and bearded male head to right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spray to upper right; Α-Θ-Ε running anticlockwise from 2h to 5h; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.29O. 0.58gr, 9mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 254.
