LOT 3391
Baktria, Uncertain Mint AR Diobol. Circa 4th century BC.
Forepart of boar to right, monogram or symbol below / Head of roaring lion to right. Cf. CNG 87, 604; cf. CNG E-243, 153; cf. CNG E-225, 159; otherwise unpublished. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(1.09gr, 10mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 575.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Pharaonic Kingdom of Egypt, Uncertain Pharaoh(s) AR Tetradrachm. Late 5th-mid 4th centuries BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Van Alfen pl. 11; Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.A.1, Fig. 3 = Buttrey Type X. 17.02gr, 24mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim, two handles and a lid / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 204; Sofaer 31-35; Hendin GBC 6, 6392; Hendin GBC 5, 1363. 2.64gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Troas, Ilion AR Tetradrachm. Circa 185-50 BC. ΦΟΙΝΙΞ (Phoinix), president of the Agonothetai.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Head of Athena to right, wearing laureate and triple-crested Attic helmet / AΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, The Palladion: Athena Ilias standing to right, wearing polos and chiton, holding distaff in left hand, filleted spear over right shoulder; to right, owl standing to right, head facing; monogram of ΔΗΜΗΤΡIOY(?) over star to inner left; ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΣ in exergue. Ellis-Evans dies O14/R19; Bellinger -; Künker 236, lot 81 = Triton XI, lot 215 (same dies). 14.36gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rough find patina. Extremely rare magistrate's name, only a few examples known.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 513, 6 April 2022, lot 143.
