LOT 2875
Campania, Neapolis AR Nomos. Circa 275-250 BC.
Head of nymph to left, her hair in band; TAP behind neck, EYΞ below / Man-headed bull standing to right, head facing; above, Nike flying to right, crowning bull; EΠI below; ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙ[ΤΩΝ] in exergue. Sambon 484; HN Italy 586; Vlasto 1044; SNG ANS 382. Very Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone.(7.27gr, 21mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.68gr, 10mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.88gr, 11mm, 12.
Near Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain date.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Diademed and draped bust to left / BAΣIΛEΩC BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, Athena standing to left before him, presenting diadem and holding spear; [date in exergue]. Cf. Sellwood 52; cf. Sunrise 391; cf. Shore 274. 10.48gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Small area of delamination and graffiti on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
