LOT 3392
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 180-170 BC.
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing kausia / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘEOY to right, ΑNTIMAXOY to left, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; N within circle to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D; Mitchiner 124b; SNG ANS 276-7; HGC 12, 106. Very Fine. Porous.(15.94gr, 31mm, 11h.).
ProvenancePurchased from John Cummings Ltd (dealer's ticket included).
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 late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3392
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.24gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Phokis, Elateia AE 14mm. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[ΕΛ] above filletted bull head facing / ΦΩΚ[ΕΩΝ], laureate head of Apollo to right. Cf. BCD Lokris 420. HGC 4, 1143. 3.31gr, 14mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.56gr, 9mm, 6h.
Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
