LOT 3011
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. Struck circa 330-320 BC. Byblos(?) mint.
Head of Herakles in lion-skin headdress to right / Club and bow in bowcase; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between, monogram of AP(?) below. Cf. Price 3427. Near Very Fine.(6.66gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Colchis, Dioskourias AE 16mm. Circa 105-90 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Caps of the Dioskouroi surmounted by stars / [ΔI-OΣ]-KOY-PIA-Δ-OΣ, thyrsos. SNG BM Black Sea 1021; SNG Stancomb 638; HGC 7, 205. 4.51gr, 16mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Syllaios, with Aretas IV AR Quarter Sela'-Drachm. 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head of Obodas III to right; [Aramaic letter before] / Aramaic 'shin' (Syllaios) and 'het' (Aretas) within wreath. Cf. Barkay, Usurper 4; cf. Huth 60; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea Sup 4. 1.05gr, 112mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Obverse off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Katania AE 24mm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms to left and right / ΚΑΤΑΝAIΩΝ, Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears. CNS III p.101-2, 14; HGC 2, 619. 14.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
