LOT 3064
Ionia, Ephesos AR Drachm. Circa 202-133 BC. ΠΥΘΕΑΣ(?) (Pytheas), magistrate.
E-Φ flanking bee / [...]ΕΑΣ, stag standing to right; in background, palm tree with two date clusters. Cf. Kinns, Attic, p. 90. Near Very Fine.(3.56gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 17mm. 222-187 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Macedonian shield with gorgoneion in central boss / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ Α]ΝΤΙΟΧ[ΟΥ], elephant walking to right; [anchor(?)] above, monogram of ΓΑ(or ΠΑ)-in-circle below. SC -; cf. HGC 9, 490. 5.15gr, 17mm, 120h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished and possibly unique with this monogram.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.54gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan AE 'Tetradrachm'. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head of Athena to right, upward crescent on cheek / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray to left. Cf. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, e; cf. Huth 40. 10.52gr, 23mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
