LOT 2740
Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Various rulers and cities. Fine to Good Very Fine.(47.80gr total.). [10]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Group of Six [6] Eastern mints AR Coins. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including fractions from Arabia, Judaea and a reproduction. 18.25gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; countermarks: 118 & 7 / Oblong incuse punch; countermarks: 41 & 48(?). Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 11; Sunrise -. 5.50gr, 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. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Dichalkon. 246-222 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Alexandria mint. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, filleted cornucopiae to left, XP monogram between legs. CPE B401; Svoronos 970; SNG Copenhagen 185-7. 2.50gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
![Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/page/show_image.php?filename=../upload/images/items/225130.jpg&width=0&height=110&crop=0&heightc=110&widthc=110)
![Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/page/show_image.php?filename=../upload/images/items/225130b.jpg&width=0&height=110&crop=0&heightc=110&widthc=110)