LOT 3239
Greek King of Baktria, Eukratides I AR Obol. c.175-170 BC.
Diademed and draped bust right, wearing horned Boiotian helmet, within bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ – EΥKΡATIΔOY, caps of the Dioskouroi; monogram AN below. MIG 181a; HGC 12, 139. Very Fine.(0.62gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 3239
Greek King of Baktria, Eukratides I AR Obol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Mysia, Lampsakos AR Diobol. 4th-3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed janiform female heads wearing circular earring and necklace; below, dolphin / ΛΑ[-Μ-Ψ], head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to right. Cf. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, pl. VI, 11; cf. SNG BnF 1193. 0.96gr, 11mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea, John Hyrcanus I(?) AE Prutah. 135-104 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between / 'Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews' in paleo-Hebrew within wreath. Cf. Hendin 6172; cf. TJC B; cf. Sofaer 30-64. 2.01gr, 14mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 11mm. 281-261 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Europos (Dura), Macedonian shield anchor in central boss / BAΣI... - ANTI..., elephant walking right; monogram above. SC 366; HGC 9, 197. 1.29gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
