LOT 2605
Greek Coins - Thasos - Herakles AR Tetradrachm After 148 B.C.
Obv: head of young Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy. Rev: HRAKLEOYS SWTHROS QASIQN legend to left, right and beneath Herakles standing facing, naked, head left, holding club and lionskin, monogram to left and right. Fine.(10.58 grams, 31 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
BMC 72, Sear 1759.
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Ancient Greek Coins - Parthian Dynasty - Sinatrukes - AR Drachm 95-68 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Obv: diademed and bust left, wearing tiara. Rev: archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow, BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛoY APΣAKoY ΘEoΠATPoY NIKAToPoΣ. 4.12 grams, 19 mm.
Good very fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Thrace - Olbia - AE Dolphin Proto Money Group [15] 6th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Group comprising: cast 'coins' or currency pieces in the form of a bifacial dolphin. 16.86 grams total, 16-27 mm.
Fine.
Property of a European gentleman.
This unique type of coinage was cast in Olbia, in the Black Sea area of Thrace from the 5th to 3rd century BC; there are many varieties; the casting method employed was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this area; the dolphins were generally cast in a "tree" form connected by the tail, although some examples seem to have been cast individually. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Vardanes I - Seated Archer AR Drachm 40-45 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with stylised legends. 3.45 grams, 20 mm.
Extremely fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
