LOT 2754
Group of Ten [10] AE Mixed Ancient Coins. 3rd century BC-3rd century AD.
Various emperors and cities. Fine to Good Very Fine.(39.53gr total.). [10]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Petra mint; struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter ḥēth to right / 'Aretas' in Aramaic within wreath. Meshorer, Nabataea 115; CN 189. 2.15gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. 27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander, as regent or king. 317-305 BC or 305-298 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Λ above torch; beneath throne, M above star. Price 481; Ehrhardt 22. 16.51gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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