LOT 2791
Judaea. Herodians, Herod II Archelaus AE Half Prutah. 4 BCE-6 CE.
Jerusalem mint. Prow to left; H-P-ധ anticlockwise around / ЄΘ[N] within wreath. RPC I 4916; TJC 72; Hendin 1197. Near Very Fine.(1.15gr, 15mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Mysia, Parion AR Hemidrachm. Circa 350-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
ΠΑ-ΡΙ, bull standing to left, head reverted; below, grain ear to right / Gorgoneion. SNG Arikantürk -; SNG BN 1373-6. 2.38gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned with hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
From the collection of Dr Hans Maag. Ex Auktion GM 79, 1996, 174. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £32
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; letter in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.370T; Mitchiner, 848k. 9.35gr, 24mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
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.
