LOT 3176
Judaea, First Jewish War AE Trial(?) Shekel. 1st century AD.
Omer cup; date in Hebrew above; inscription in Hebrew around / Sprig of three pomegranates; inscription in Hebrew around. Cf. Meshorer 188; cf. Hendin 656; cf. Bromberg 60-1 (all for AR half shekels). Near Very Fine.(6.03gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Lucania, Metapontion AR Didrachm or Nomos. Circa 330-290 BC. Struck under the magistrates EY- (Eu-) and ΛY- (Ly-).
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,100
Head of Demeter to right, wearing grain wreath, pendant earring and pearl necklace; ΕΥ beneath chin / ΜΕΤΑ, ear of barley with leaf to right; above leaf, sixteen-rayed star; in the lower field to left, ΛΥ. ANS 499 (same dies); Johnston C.8.12 (same dies). 7.77gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive toning with iridescence in fields. Well-centered.
Property of a late collector. Ex Vinchon, 11 April 1988, 185. Ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 342, February 1973, 6. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III Fourrée Drachm. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / Zeus seated to left on throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; uncertain symbol or monogram in field. 2.63gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philisita (Palestine), Uncertain mint AR Obol. Circa 353-333 BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; [A]ΘΕ downwards before; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1O. 0.66gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaning scratches.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
