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LOT 3793
Group of Five [5] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Various mints. Very Fine.(21.28gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Pontos, Amisos (as Peiraieos) AR Siglos-Drachm. Circa 435-370 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟ-(?) (Dio-), magistrate. Head of Hera to left, wearing decorated polos, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread, ΔI-O(?) across fields, ΠΕΙΡΑ below. HGC 7, 229. 5.55gr, 20mm, 3h.
Fine. Test cut.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Drachm. Circa 80/70-60/55 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΜΕΝΙΣΚΟΣ (Meniskos) and ΛΥΚΙΣΚΟΣ (Lykiskos), magistrates. Cow standing to right, looking back at suckling calf standing to left below; MENIΣKOΣ above, statue of Isis to right / Double stellate pattern in double linear square; ΔYP ΛY-KIΣ-KOY around; all within linear circle border. Ceka 325; Maier 278; HGC 3, 40. 2.78gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persia. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed and draped large bust to left, wearing mural crown; monogram before / Ardaxšir standing to left before altar, holding sceptre. Alram 574; Sunrise 599. 1.65gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
