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LOT 2710
Ionia, Miletos EL 1/48 Stater. Circa 600-546 BC.
Lion's paw / Scorpion in incuse square. Hilbert Phase 1, MM5; SNG Kayhan -; Weidauer 168. Extremely Fine.(0.31gr, 4mm.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s.
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Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. Second half of 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two hoplites holding shields standing in Phoenician pentekonter rowing to left; hippocamp to left below / Lion to left attacking bull to left. Cf. Betlyon 21 (Addirmilk & Iyyenael); cf. SNG Copenhagen 134. 0.79gr, 11mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Half Prutah. 40-4 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Jerusalem mint. [ΗPΩΔOΥ] ΒΑCΙΛ[ΕΩΣ], tripod table / Palm frond upright within circle. Hendin 6217; TJC 56; Sofaer 52. 0.63gr, 11mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
