LOT 3170
Ionia, Ephesos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 550-500 BC.
Bee, with spread wings, seen from above / Incuse square punch. Karwiese Series III. Very Fine.(0.21gr, 6mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Pontos, Amisos AE 21mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, 120-63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / AMIΣOY, thyrsos leaning against cista mystica, draped with panther skin. SNG BM Black Sea 1200; HGC 7, 243. 8.36gr, 21mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
BAC[IΛЄധC AΓPIΠA], canopy / Three ears of corn; [L Ϛ (date)] across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.40gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.66gr, 10mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
