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LOT 3594
Group of Eight [8] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(7.20gr total.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Philistia (Palestine), Uncertain Mint AR Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring and Attic helmet; Aramaic letter 'shin' on cheek / Owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and crescent(?) in upper left field, all within shallow incuse circle. Unpublished in the standard references including Huth and Gitler & Tal. 3.87gr, 13mm, 3h.
About Fine. Exceedingly rare; apparently unpublished with this letter on Athena's cheek and possibly unique.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Uncertain East. Fourrée Imitation of Tetradrachm of Athens. Mid-late 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, οwl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For a similar example, see CNG, e-558, 194 (not fourrée). 13.86gr, 22mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
Another similar example in terms of style and low weight in relation to our lot could be the CNG, e-558, 194. That coin is 'An intriguing imitation of Athens's pi-style coinage,...reminiscent of early Mesopotamian imitation. The weight is quite low, but the coin is not a fourrée, which suggests it is intentionally at this weight, which may equate to a local standard, close to that of a Phoenician shekel' (CNG note). -
Philistia (Palestine), Uncertain Mint Fourrée Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring and Attic helmet adorned with olive leaves and pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry in upper left field, all within shallow incuse square. For prototype: cf. Gitler & Tal VII.1D. 3.07gr, 16mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
