LOT 2898
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
BACI-ΛEYC ("King"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; all within circle border / Uncertain legend in blundered Greek, cross within circle. Cf. Hahn & Keck 36; cf. SACAM 151-89; cf. H 33; cf. AC 52. Very Fine.(1.23gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 590-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
PR (Furat-i-Meshan) mint. Dated RY 31 (AD 621/2). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star set on crescent; star-in-crescent before; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl II/3; cf. SNS 644-645. 3.96gr, 33mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Exceptionally rare mint of Furat-i-Meshan in Iraq.
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Sardeis mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [AΛΕ]ΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price 2565; ADM I Series X. 4.07gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman. -
Lesbos, Mytilene EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 521-478 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Head of ram to right; below, cockerel standing to left / Head of roaring lion to left; behind the truncation, rectangular punch; all incuse. BMFA 1677; Bodenstedt 11; SNG Lockett 2754; SNG von Aulock 7718. 2.45gr, 10mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2010. Private collection, Switzerland.
