LOT 2881
Calabria, Tarentum AE 17mm. Alexander the Molossian, King of Epeiros, circa 342-334 BC.
Eagle standing to right; tripod to left, laurel spray to right / Thunderbolt, ΑΛΕΞΑ TOY NE to right and left, all within wreath. SNG Copenhagen 90; Vlasto, Alexander, Son of Neoptolemos of Epirus, (NC, 1926), type 16. Very Fine. Very rare.(3.85gr, 17mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Euboia, Histaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right, hair in sphendone / ΙΣΤΙ-ΑΙΕΩΝ, nymph seated to right on prow of galley; wing on prow. BCD Euboia 372; HGC 4, 1524. 1.95gr, 12mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. 'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.25gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback riding to right, 'Ti' in Karosthi before horse / Pallas Athena standing to right holding spear and shield, right arm extended in benediction, monogram to left and right. HGC 12, 653. 2.49gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex A.G. & S.Gillis, South Yorkshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
