LOT 2706
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. Good Very Fine. Toned.(1.70gr, 10mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 2011.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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LOT 2706
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater.
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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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. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Phasael AE 14mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra mint; struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head to right / Double cornucopiae to right; palm frond to left, ḥēth in Aramaic above; 'Phaṣa' in Aramaic to lower right. CN 116a; Meshorer, Nabataea 61A. 2.14gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Dichalkon. 95-56 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tigranokerta mint; struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing five-pointed tiara / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN TIΓPANOY, Tyche seated to right on rocks, holding palm; below, river-god Orontes swimming to right. Cf. Kovacs 89. 5.15gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
