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LOT 2740
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Azes on horseback to right, holding whip; Kharosthi letter before / Zeus standing to left, holding Nike and sceptre; monogram to left; Kharosthi letter(?) to right. HGC 12, 655. Good Fine.(1.88gr, 14mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣTI-[AIE]ΩN around. HGC 4, 1525. 1.96gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Eight [8] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 7.20gr total.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 53 (118/7 BC). Alexandreia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L NΓ (date) to left, ΠA to right. CPE II 1376; Svoronos 1529; SNG Copenhagen -; Noeske -; DCA 54. 12.19gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare for this regnal year.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
