LOT 2707
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hemihekte or 1/12 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese Series IIIa; SNG Kayhan 116-17. Good Very Fine. Toned.(0.84gr, 8mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 2011.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
BACI-ΛEYC ("King"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; all within circle border / Uncertain legend in blundered Greek, cross within circle. Cf. Hahn & Keck 36; cf. SACAM 151-89; cf. H 33; cf. AC 52. 1.23gr, 14mm.
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.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/236233s.jpg)
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. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. 27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
