LOT 3190
Asia Minor or Lydia, Uncertain Mint or King AR Hemiobol. Circa 5th century BC.
Head of roaring lion to right / 'buquru'(sic) in Lydian(?) around symbol; all within circular incuse. SNG Kayhan 746 var. (uncertain mint of Ionia or Karia; no inscription); Rosen 406 var. (same). Very Fine.(0.31gr, 7mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3190
Asia Minor or Lydia, Uncertain Mint or King AR Hemiobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 0.90gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle to left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram of ΔΙ below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 9; AMNG I 421; HGC 3, 1802. 4.17gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Iridescent tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 20mm. Dated CY 87(?) (173/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI (?) as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over left shoulder / Marathos advancing to left, holding aphlaston in his right hand; to right, 'Amrit' in Phoenician; to left, 'year 87(?)' in Phoenician. DCA 832; HGC 10, 194. 5.88gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
