LOT 3087
Cyprus, Kition. Pumiathon AE Unit. Circa 362/1-312 BC.
Lion standing to left; [above, head of ram to left] / Horse standing to left; star above, [monogram to left]. Cf. Destrooper 6; cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 27-8; cf. Tziambazis 129. Good Fine.(2.95gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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; monogram to left and to right. Senior, Indo-Scythian, 98.160T; Mitchiner, Indo-Greek, 846e. 7.31gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late). Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.53gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Troas, Assos AR Drachm. Circa 500-450 BC. Chian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Griffin springing to left / Head of lion to right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk -; BMC 1; Boston MFA 1626. 2.78gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
