LOT 2879
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. Extremely Fine. Small die break on reverse. Sharply detailed; toned with traces of blue-green iridescence on obverse.(0.71gr, 10mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 2879
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol.
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Group of Five [5] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various mints. 21.11gr total.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AE 15mm. Circa 250-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Wreathed head of Pan to left / ΠΑΝ beneath bow and arrow. MacDonald 118; HGC 7, 124. 2.67gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch; countermarks: 53 & unlisted. Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10; Sunrise -. 5.52gr, 17mm.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
