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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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Diobol-80 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII to right / BACIΛICCHC KΛEOΠATΡAC, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopia; to right, Π (mark of value). Svoronos 1871; Noeske 380-2; SNG Copenhagen 419-21. 15.54gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Two [2] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 10.75gr total.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Hemiobol. Circa 325-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Two crescents back-to-back; pellet above and below, T to left / Two crescents back-to-back; pellet and Π above, pellet below. Vlasto -; HN Italy -; HGC 1, -; unpublished with the combination of these letters. 0.26gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Variant not found in the major references.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
