LOT 2885
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; letter in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.370T; Mitchiner, 848k. Very Fine.(9.35gr, 24mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2885
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ] ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram in wreath in left field, MI beneath throne. Cf. SC 82.5a; cf. Price 3746; cf. HGC 9, 10f. 16.47gr, 25mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-326 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left; 'YN'L MLK GBL in Phoenician above. E&E-B Group IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.71gr, 11mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 350-294 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Head of Athena to right, wearing disc earring, necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Kroll 15; SNG Copenhagen 64. 16.95gr, 21mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on both sides.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
