LOT 3676
Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(45.07gr total.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3676
Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Arabia, Mleiha. Imitative 'Abi'el BI Tetradrachm. 1st century-2nd century AD. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon and in the name of 'Abi'el.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Stylised head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Figure enthroned left, holding sceptre in left hand, right hand extended, upon which horse(?); palm to left, ^ below arm, HE monogram to inner left, Aramaic legend to right, 'b'l ('Abi'el). Huth 132; MacDonald, 'Abiel', Group D 1.4.2.a. 21.22gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various mints and dates. 16.78gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Odessos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 120-90 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ 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; ⵙE in inner left field, ΔH monogram beneath throne. Price 1184; HGC 3, 1587. 16.25gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Slightly double struck.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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