LOT 3178
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum AE 19mm. Circa 145-early 1st century BC. ΕΥΚΛΗΣ and ΚΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ (Eukles and Kratinos), magistrates.
Helmetted head of Athena to right / [MAΓΝΗΤΩΝ], warrior, holding spear, on horse galloping to right; N to left, ΕΥΚΛΗΣ ΚΡΑTΙΝΟΣ below. Kinns, Didrachm 5; SNG Kayhan 429-31. Near Very Fine.(7.08gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim, two handles and a lid / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 204; Sofaer 31-35; Hendin GBC 6, 6392; Hendin GBC 5, 1363. 2.64gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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): £59
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; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. 5.58gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on reverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of tunny fish to right; two pellets to left and one below / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe I 2, Tafel V 2; cf. SNG von Aulock 7324 (obol). 0.25gr, 6mm.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
