LOT 2967
Judaea, Herod I AE Prutah. 40-4 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. Illegible inscription around small open diadem with no cross / Tripod table within dotted circle. RPC I -; Meshorer 54; Hendin 6214; HGC 10, 657. Near Very Fine.(1.37gr, 14mm, 8h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Kings of Parthia, Phraates III AR Drachm. Circa 70/69-58/7 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rhagai mint; struck circa 62/1-58/7 BC. Draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with horn and stags / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΛ above, ΑΡΣΥΚΟ to right, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (retrograde) below, ΕΠΙΦΝΟY ΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ to left, Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; PΓ monogram above bow. Sellwood 39.3; Sunrise -; Shore -. 4.09gr, 20mm, 1h
Very Fine. Very rare variant.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Karia, Halikarnassos AR Hekte. Circa 500-495 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Head of Ketos to right, with gaping mouth / Incuse geometric pattern with incuse circle at centre. Ashton & Konuk 22-31; HNO 214 (temporary); SNG von Aulock 2341-2; SNG Kayhan 813-5. 1.52gr, 12mm
Good Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. 323-317 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Sardeis mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ΟΥ], Zeus seated left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; EY monogram in left field. Price 2597; Müller 839. 4.24gr, 15mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone; well struck and in high relief.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
