LOT 2880
Calabria, Tarentum AR Drachm. Circa 280-272 BC.
ΣΩ- (So-), magistrate. Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling rock / ΤΑΡΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ, owl standing facing on thunderbolt, with wings open; ΣΩ upwards to right. Vlasto 1068; HN Italy 1018. Good Very Fine.(3.05gr, 16mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust of Artaxerxes II to left, wearing mural crown; behind, monogram / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. Klose & Müseler 4/13; Alram 572; Tyler-Smith 81-93; cf. Sunrise 596 (no monogram). 0.73gr, 11mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kings of Parthia, Uncertain Usurper (Tiridates I?) BI Tetradrachm. April/May-October/December 27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Seleukia on the Tigris mint. Dated Daisios 285 SE (May, 27 BC). Draped and bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and three-band torque / King seated to left, holding Nike who crowns him with wreath, and sceptre, pellet between feet; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ around, ΕΠΣ (year) under throne, ΔΑΙΣI (month) in exergue. Sellwood 55.5-6 (Tiridates I); Callataÿ 128 (Phraates IV); BMC -. 10.63gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Scratches in obverse field.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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. 1.90gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
