LOT 3106
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC. Sardes mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, A beneath throne. Price 2637; Müller 31; SNG Copenhagen 878. Near Very Fine. Toned. Double struck of reverse.(3.96gr, 16mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.43gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.62gr, 9mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
