LOT 3668
Group of Seven [7] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(5.88gr total.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980-1985.
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LOT 3668
Group of Seven [7] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 1.19gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Drachm. Dated SE 277 (36/5 BC). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded and draped bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem; blundered legend around, ZOΣ (date) in exergue. Van't Haaff Type 9.1, Subtype 2-4A. 3.45gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Troas, Abydos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 80-70 BC. ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡΑΣ (Anaxagoras), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephanos, bow and quiver over shoulder / Eagle with wings spread standing to right; ABY-ΔH-NΩN above, filleted thyrsos in right field, ANAΞAΓOPOY in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SNG ANS 1945.33.4; SNG Ashmolean 1003; BMC 50; CN Type 2488. 14.87gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark toning with hints of golden and blue iridescence around the devices.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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