LOT 2903
Kingdom of Macedon, Perdikkas II AR Tetrobol. 451-413 BC.
Aigai(?) mint; struck circa 437-431 BC. Rider on horse leaping to right, wearing petasos and holding two spears / Forepart of lion to right; kerykeion to right above, all within incuse square. SNG Alpha Bank 123; HGC 3.1, 792. Near Very Fine.(2.37gr, 15mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Kushano-Sasanians, Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I AE 14mm. Circa AD 270-300.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Uncertain mint in Bactria (probably Balkh). Draped bust of Hormizd I to right, wearing lion headdress with lotus blossom above, Pahlavi inscription around / Half-length bust of exalted god Ahuramazda, holding ribboned diadem and spear, emerging from fire altar with ribbons, Pahlavi inscription around. Cf. MK 1052; cf. ANS Kushan 2225-2236. 2.04gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Mancihr (Manuchtir) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / Diademed bust to left. K&M 5/12; Alram 637. 1.64gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Minor Asia & Levant PB Tessera. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Anchor in the form of club / Wreath containing uncertain inscription. 3.00gr, 14mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
