LOT 3420
Group of Eight [8] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(7.20gr total.).
ProvenancePrivate Collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3420
Group of Eight [8] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Hexas or Dionkion. Circa 450 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Eagle standing to left / Crab. Two pellets (mark of value) on base. SNG Copenhagen 63; HGC 2, 128. 6.95gr, 17mm.
Good Fine.
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios III Eukairos AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 221 (92/1 BC). Damaskos mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟV ΘΕΟV ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; to outer left, N above A; AKΣ (date) followed by monogram of ΔΗ in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2451.4; HGC 9, 1305; DCA 304. 13.19gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.31gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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