LOT 3026
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Pallas Series. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback to right, holding spear / Athena Alkidemos standing to left, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to left; a in Kharosthi to right. Senior 90.20D; HGC 12, 646. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 17mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6172; TJC B; Sofaer 30-64. 2.73gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily. Messana, The Mamertinoi AE Pentonkion. 211-208 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head of Ares to left; helmet behind neck / ΜΑΜΕΡΤΙΝΩΝ, warrior standing to left, holding spear and leading horse to left; Π (mark of value) before. Särström Series VIII, Group A, 187-99; BAR Issue 24; CNS 25 Ds 1; HGC 2, 849. 12.69gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Katane AE Chalkous. Late 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jugate busts of Serapis, laureate and wearing Atef crown and Isis, wearing signature headdress to right; [X (mark of value) before, grain ear behind] / Apollo standing facing, leaning on column, holding laurel branch and bow; quiver and omphalos to left; KATA-[NAIΩN] to either side. CNS III, 22; HGC 2, 609. 5.27gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Münzen Gut-Lynt GmbH, Auction 8, 27 November 2022, lot 12 (company's ticket included).
