LOT 3378
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent; monogram(?) behind / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. Cf. Alram 564. Very Fine.(1.73gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-326 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left; 'YN'L MLK GBL in Phoenician above. E&E-B Group IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.64gr, 9mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Islands off Attica, Aegina AR Stater. Circa 456/45-431 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large incuse square with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; SNG Copenhagen 517; Boston MFA 1116; HGC 6, 437. 12.50gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Drachm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing to right, raising foreleg; MAΣΣA above, N(?) beneath lion's foreleg, AAΠ in exergue. LT- ; BN 1376; MHM 55/2. 2.15gr, 16mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Nice deep cabinet toning. Extremely rare with this legend.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_198328). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
