LOT 3169
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hemiobol. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee with spread wings seen from above / Incuse square of mill-sail form, divided into raised and sunken triangles. Karwiese Series III; Rosen 572. Near Very Fine.(0.39gr, 7mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 0.90gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Gaul, Nemausus AE Unit. Circa 100-60 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head of Apollo to left / Boar standing to left, NAMA above, ΣAT below. LT 2698; RIG 210. 1.67gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_197820). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head to right within circular torque; o(?) below / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; cf. Huth 429. 1.42gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
