LOT 3184
Caria, Halikarnassos AE 20mm. Circa 200-180 BC. ΑΙΘΩΝ (Aithon), magistrate.
Facing head of Apollo-Helios, turned slightly to right / Helmetted and draped bust of Athena to right; ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑ before, AI[ΘΩN] behind. HNO Online 2585; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC 54-5. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(6.73gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.75gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Five [5] Greek AR Fractions. 4th-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 5.66gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AT (Ādurbādagān) mint. Bust to right, wearing crown, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III, type IIa/1e. 4.17gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
