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LOT 3678
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th-6th century AD.
Various mints and dates. Condition as seen.(16.51gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market circa 2015.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Tetradrachm. Circa 54-32 BC. Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard; star and anchor behind / Diademed and draped bust to left; degraded legend around, date off flan. van't Haaff Type 9.1.1-7; Alram 463. 14.21gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Teos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / 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; in left field, griffin seated to left. Price 2274. 4.06gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired before 1985, thence by descent 2025. -
Karia, Mylasa AR Drachm. Circa 170-130 BC. Pseudo-Rhodian type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Facing head of Helios, eagle superimposed to left / Rose with tendril and bud to right. Ashton, Mylasa 1ff; HNO 425; SNG Copenhagen 721. 2.39gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Amazing dark cabinet tone.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group (collector's envelope with two photogravures of both coin's sides included). Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
