LOT 3063
Kingdom of Persia. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. Van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. Near Very Fine.(0.52gr, 13mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. 37-43 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). BAC[IΛЄധC AΓPI]ΠA, canopy / Three ears of corn; L Ϛ (date) across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.59gr, 17mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 155-130 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed and draped bust to right / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' (Of the Great King Menander the Savior) in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing to left, wielding thunderbolt and shield; monogram of AY to left. Bopearachchi 13A; Mitchiner 215t; SNG ANS 771-3; HGC 12, 191. 2.47gr, 17mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 84 (dealer's ticket included). -
Cyprus. Soloi. Pasikrates (Stasikrates) AR Tetradrachm. Circa 330s-310s BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 325/3-319/8 BC. 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, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; prow in left field. Zapiti & Michaelidou 24; Price 3094 (Amathos). 16.55gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman.
