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LOT 2645
Kingdom of Macedon. Time of Philip II to Antipater & Alexander V AE Unit. Circa 359-294 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon. In the name and types of Philip II.
Male head to right, wearing tainia / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback to right; spearhead below. SNG ANS 850-3; HGC 3, 882. Near Extremely Fine.(7.14gr, 18mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2645
Kingdom of Macedon. Time of Philip II to Antipater & Alexander V AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Gamilat AE 15mm. Struck circa AD 88/9-106/6. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Jugate, laureate and draped busts of Rabbell and Gamilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; inscription in Nabataean between. Cf. CN 235; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 163. 4.00gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 0.90gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos AR Stater-Double Siglos. Struck circa 561-546 BC. Sardes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Confronted foreparts of lion to right, with extended right foreleg, and bull to left / Bipartite incuse squares of unequal size. GRPC Lydia S1; Berk 20; Traité I 407; SNG Kayhan 1018; SNG von Aulock 2874; SNG Copenhagen 455; SNG Ashmolean 760. 10.29gr, 19mm.
Near Extremely Fine. A beautiful example showcasing much of the battling creatures.
Acquired from Baldwins, UK (with coin ticket). Property of a Kent lady.
