LOT 2627
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 168/7-148 BC.
Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath, and with his hair partially knotted at the back and partially falling down the back of his neck / ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ, Herakles, nude but for laurel wreath and lion's skin over his left shoulder, standing to left, holding club with his right hand, M to inner left. Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; SNG Copenhagen 1039; BMC 72; HGC 6, 359. Very Fine.(16.76gr, 31mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2627
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Phasael. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Petra mint; struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head to right / Double cornucopiae to right; palm frond to left, ḥēth in Aramaic above; Phaṣa in Aramaic to lower right. CN 116a; Meshorer, Nabataea 61A. 2.49gr, 14mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. 27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Group of Ten [10] Greek AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various cities. 65gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
