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LOT 2948
Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion. Circa 530-500 BC.
Archaic head of Apollo(?) to left / Quadripartite incuse square punch. Kim & Kroll 84-103; SNG Kayhan 343-7; SNG von Aulock 1810. Extremely Fine. Toned. Sharply struck and well-centred.(0.23gr, 5mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 2011.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lydo-Milesian standard. 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. 5.65gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 440-410 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of male to right, wearing helmet decorated with four-spoked wheel / Wheel with four spokes. F&P OBM-2c; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 2; SNG Blackburn 1. 0.55gr, 10mm.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.80gr, 10mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
