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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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.50gr, 17mm.
Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of tunny fish to right; two pellets to left and one below / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe I 2, Tafel V 2; cf. SNG von Aulock 7324 (obol). 0.25gr, 6mm.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Zeus-Haddad (or Dushara) to right / Bull butting to left; above, ADR in Nabataean. O. Hoover: A Reassessment of Nabataean Lead Coinage in Light of New Discoveries, in NC 166 (2006), L57. 1.39gr, 12mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
