LOT 2768
Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. A over "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6171; TJC A; Sofaer 6-29. Good Very Fine. Fully centred inscription. Rare in this condition.(1.67gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Phoenicia, Arados AE 15mm. Circa 206-176 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31
Dated CY 69 (191-190 BC). Turreted head of Tyche to right / Prow of galley to left, [civic monogram] above, III III III NNN (date) in Phoenician below. HGC 10, 87. 3.37gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare dated type.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator AE Drachm. 222-205/4 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Tyre mint; struck circa 217-204 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; club to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B542; Svoronos 1129; SNG Copenhagen -. 73.00gr, 42mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Ionia, Phokaia EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 521-478 BC.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left; behind neck, seal swimming upwards / Quadripartite incuse square. BMFA 1906; Bodenstedt 32; SNG von Aulock -. 2.61gr, 9mm.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 25, 27 February 2016, lot 81 (since professionally cleaned). Ex Nomos AG, Auction 20, 10 July 2020, lot 217 (company's ticket included).
