LOT 2726
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. 384-361/0 BC.
Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) to right / Helmetted male head (Ares?) to right; 'trkmw' in Aramaic before. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 18; SNG BnF 278-81. Near Extremely Fine.(0.63gr, 10mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2726
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Ionia, Uncertain Mint El 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 600-550 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Head of lion with open jaws to right / Rough incuse square. Rosen 313; SNG Kayhan -; Weidauer -; Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 27, lot 632 (same dies; hammer: 2,200 CHF). 2.51gr, 11mm.
Very Fine. Double struck of obverse. Extremely rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / [KΛEOΠATPAC] BAC[IΛICCHC], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. 5.89gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £32
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; letter in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.370T; Mitchiner, 848k. 9.35gr, 24mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
