LOT 3365
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram). Very Fine.(1.48gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3365
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Kingdom of Persis. Napad (Kapat) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara / Bearded bust to right, wearing diadem; star and crescent before(?). K&M 4/47; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 3b, -; Alram 611; Sunrise 633 var. (diademed bust to left). 1.55gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Phrygia, Akmoneia AE 16mm. 1st century BC. ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΣ ΜΕΝΕΛΑΟΥ (Timotheos, son of Menelaos), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Zeus to right, wearing oak wreath / [AK]MO[...] TIMOΘ[...] MENE[...], Asklepios standing facing, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. SNG Copenhagen 12. 3.61gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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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. 0.66gr, 10mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
