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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Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel. Dated RY 12(?) (354/3 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
`Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Phoenician galley to left; [date] above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger and standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters Bet and Ayin between; all within incuse square. Cf. E&E-S Group IV.2.4.f; cf. DCA 853; HGC 10, 245. 0.54gr, 9mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
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Group of Twenty-Three [23] Ancient AE Coins. Circa 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Various types. 139gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Eight [8] AE Ancient Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various rulers and cities. 29.51gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
