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LOT 2652
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, [IΣTIAIEΩN] around. HGC 4, 1525. Near Very Fine.(1.79gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, Apollodotos I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 180-160 BC. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. Square module.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, elephant standing to right; monogram of ΠΙ below / 'Maharajasa Apaladatasa tradarasa' in Kharosthi, Zebu standing to right; monogram of ΠΙ below. Bopearachchi 4G; SNG ANS 337-43; HGC 12, 119. 1.35gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Areas of delamination.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Kings of Characene, Maga (?), son of Attambelos (?) AE Tetradrachm. Circa AD 195-215. Charax-Spasinu mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing tiara; before, legend in Aramaic / Bearded head to right; around, legend in Aramaic. Cf. Klose & Müseler 7/15; Alram 510; BMC p. 305, 1-43. 12.26gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III AR Siglos. Circa 375-340 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Lydo-Milesian standard. Type IVc.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding dagger in his right hand and bow in his left / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IV C (pl. XV, 46-9); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19. 5.39gr, 13mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
