LOT 2872
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 410-380 BC.
MAΣΣAΛI before horned head of Lakydon to right / Wheel of four spokes; M in one quarter. Chevillon & Lillamand 2f; Maurel 362. Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices.(0.73gr, 9mm.).
ProvenanceFrench private collection, M. J. L. C., acquired in 1992.
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Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 28mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right on rock, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΠΑΡ monogram in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1271-1275; HGC 3.2, 1428. 11,69gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Persia, Alexandrine Empire. Uncertain Satrap AV Double Daric. After 315 BC. Babylon mint.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
The Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and bow with left / Wavy stripes patterned incuse punch. Cf. Nicolet-Pierre, Travaux Le Rider, p. 298, 6 and pl. 30, 6. 16.72gr, 20mm.
Good Very Fine. Test cut on reverse. Areas of weakness. Rare.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 182, 14 March 2011, lot 362. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 123, 9 May 2021, lot 873. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter AR Tetradrachm. As satrap, 323-305 BC. Byblos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; B in left field, OI beneath throne. Price 3420 (Berytos mint); HGC 10, 1003 (Berytos mint). 15.68gr, 27mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
