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LOT 3180
Ionia, Miletos AE 18mm. 1st century BC. ΣΩΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ(?) (Sostratos), magistrate.
Cult statue of Apollo Didymaios standing to right, holding small stag in his right hand and bow in his left; to right, monogram / [...]ΤΡΑ[...], lion recumbent to right, head to left; above, star. Cf. Deppert-Lippitz 989-94; cf. SNG München 760. Very Fine.(3.70gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Head of eagle to left, [ethnic] in fields / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Klein 333; cf. SNG Arikantürk 1, 170; cf. SNG Copenhagen 32. 0.38gr, 8mm.
Near Very Fine.
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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
