LOT 2669
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm. 359-336 BC.
Pella mint; struck circa 323-315 BC. Posthumous Issue. Laureate head of Zeus to left / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, horseman riding to right, holding palm branch and bridle; beneath horse's foreleg, Θ. SNG ANS 430; SNG Alpha Bank 275; Le Rider 439. Near Very Fine. Very rare left-facing issue.(13.75gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection of a North London lady before 2000.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.80gr, 10mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 21mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Petra mint. Uncertain date. Diademed head of Aretas to right; [Aramaic letters across field] / Woman (Huldu?) standing facing, head to left, raising hand; Aramaic letters across field. Cf. Hoover & Barkay 49. 5.76gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
LAM (Rām-Ohrmazd) mint. Dated RY 33(?) (AD 624). 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. Cf. SC Tehran 2741-2. 4.05gr, 31mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
