LOT 3205
Cilicia, Korykos AE 21mm. 1st century BC.
Turreted head of Tyche to right; behind, AN / KOPYKIΩTΩN, Hermes standing to left, holding purse in right hand and kerykeion in left; to left, ΔI above NI above AN. SNG BnF 1086-93; SNG Levante 791. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(8.27gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Zeus-Haddad (or Dushara) to right / Bull butting to left; above, ADR in Nabataean. O. Hoover: A Reassessment of Nabataean Lead Coinage in Light of New Discoveries, in NC 166 (2006), L57. 1.39gr, 12mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Spain, Secaisa AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Male head right, dolphin in front and behind / Horseman right, holding spear, Iberic SECaISA legend below. Vill 236.40; Burgos 2131 (text); Calico 1124-26. 8.39gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Bold dolphins, great rider, gorgeous green patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, 130, lot 2, ref. no.16576. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Celtiberian Secaisa was in the region of Aragon, northern Spain. -
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust of Artaxerxes II to left, wearing mural crown; behind, crescent(?) beneath monogram / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. Cf. Klose & Müseler 4/16; cf. Alram 577. 1.86gr, 15mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
