LOT 3789
Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Various types. Fine to Very Fine.(44.51gr total.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Perdikkas II AR Tetrobol. 451-413 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Aigai(?) mint; struck circa 437-431 BC. Rider on horse leaping to right, wearing petasos and holding two spears / Forepart of lion to right; kerykeion to right above, all within incuse square. SNG Alpha Bank 123; HGC 3.1, 792. 2.37gr, 15mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint; struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter ḥēth to right / 'Aretas' in Aramaic within wreath. Meshorer, Nabataea 115; CN 189. 1.85gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Lucania, Herakleia AE 14mm. Circa 281-278 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Draped bust of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; on her left shoulder, shield / ՒHPA-KΛEIΩN, trophy. SNG Copenhagen 1137; HN Italy 1436. 2.75gr, 14mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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