LOT 2869
Gaul, Massalia AR Drachm. Circa 220-150 BC.
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; before, B Δ / MAΣΣA-ΛIHTΩN, lion walking to right; to right, B Δ. Depeyrot 37.9; Maurel 619. Very Fine.(2.06gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. Dated RY 25 (AD 616). NY (Nēhāvand) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin, 'pd in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl II/3; SC Tehran 3147 (no legend in outer margin). 3.75gr, 30mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Lucania, Metapontion AR Didrachm or Nomos. Circa 400-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Head of Demeter to right, wearing sphendone and pendant earring / META, grain ear with leaf to right. HGC 1, 1052. 7.32gr, 20mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm. Dually dated RY 12 of Kleopatra and RY 9 of Ptolemy (106/5 BC). Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, L IB (Kleopatra's RY date) above Θ (Ptolemy's RY date); ΠΑ to right. CPE 1518; Svoronos 1728; SNG Copenhagen 359; DCA2 1147. 13.48gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
