LOT 3366
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Diademed bust of Artaxerxes II to left, wearing mural crown; behind, crescent(?) beneath monogram / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. Cf. Klose & Müseler 4/16; cf. Alram 577. Very Fine.(1.86gr, 15mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3366
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Spain, Secaisa AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Male head right, dolphin in front and behind / Horseman right, holding spear, Iberic SECaISA legend below. Vill 236.40; Burgos 2131 (text); Calico 1124-26. 8.39gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Bold dolphins, great rider, gorgeous green patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, 130, lot 2, ref. no.16576. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Celtiberian Secaisa was in the region of Aragon, northern Spain. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes AE 28mm. Circa 204-180 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head of Isis to right, wearing wreath of grain ears, and her hair in long curls / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1234; SNG Copenhagen 247. 15.73gr, 28mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 59, 26 July 2020, lot 205 (since professionally cleaned). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Group of Four [4] AR Drachms of Sasanian Kingdom. 4th-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various mints and dates. 16.00gr total.
Very fine.
Ex property of a South West London gentleman.
