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LOT 3185
Caria, Knidos AR Trihemiobol. Circa 500-490 BC.
Head of lion to right / Head of Aphrodite to right; palmette to upper right, lotus flower to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Cahn Series I, 18 var. (V6/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Online 596 (same dies as illustration); Peus Nachfolger, 428, 266; CNG, Triton XXVII, 5238. Good Very Fine. Toned. Die break at edge on reverse. Very rare variant with floral symbols.(1.75gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram; Artaxerxes standing to left). 1.69gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Cf. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII). 5.49gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides and on rim.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Corinthia, Corinth AR Stater. Circa 350/45-285 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Pegasos flying to left with straight wings; Ϙ below / Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, with leather neck guard; [A beneath chin], Thessalian helmet to right. Ravel Period V, 1040; Pegasi 402; BCD Corinth 115; HGC 4, 1848. 8.49gr, 20mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone.
Ex Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb), Sale 117, 30 September 2013, lot 3044. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
