LOT 2718
Caria, Kaunos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 166-150 BC.
ΑΝΤΑΙΟΣ (Antaios), magistrate. Helmeted head of Athena to right / Sword in sheath with strap; AN-TAI above K-AY (AY ligate) across upper field, filleted palm frond to lower right. Ashton, Hellenistic 77-80; SNG Keckman 77; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG München -; SNG von Aulock 2565. Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned.(1.15gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, acquired in 1993.
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Half Unit. 4 BCE-39 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Tiberias mint. Dated RY 33 (29/30 CE). TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath / HP[ധΔOY TETPAPXOY], palm branch; across field, L ΛΓ (date). RPC I 4924; Hendin 6236; TJC 81. 4.75gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 88/7–76/5 BC. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left; to outer left, Φ above A; monogram of ΔΙ beneath throne, Π in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2463.3h; HGC 9, 1319. 16.02gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Rhodos, Rhodes AR Drachm. Circa 88/42 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
ΣΩΜΑΧΟΣ (Somachos), magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly to right / Rose of six petals seen from above; ΣΩΜΑΧΟΣ above, P-O across fields, palm branch to left below. Unpublished magistrate's name in the major references including Ashton. 4.00gr, 21mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. The second known example of this magistrate [Numismatik Naumann 82, 156 (hammer 1,200 EUR).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The name Somachos is not found anywhere else, although it does not appear to be of Rhodian origin (for more see Alan J. Nussbaum, Rhodian Personal Names in Αγλου-, Αριστου-, Τιμου- and the Dialect History of the Island, p. 455 in 'A Tribute to Massimo Poetto on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday', Warsaw, 2019).
