LOT 3383
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with crescent and two row of pellets / Dārēv (Darios) standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. K&M 4/6a-c; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1b, 31-35; Alram 566; Sunrise 592. Very Fine.(0.62gr, 10mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip V AE 20mm. Circa 200-179 BC. Pella or Amphipolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Harpa with blade to right, [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ below; all within oak wreath with ties to left. SNG Alpha Bank 1116-1119; HGC 3.1, 1063. 8.72gr, 20mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 90, 18 November 2021, lot 359 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Trihemiobol or 1/8 Stater. Circa 411-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Bald satyr kneeling to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on his hip / ΘΑΣ-ΙΩΝ, volute krater with tall handles. Le Rider, Thasiennes 27; HGC 6, 352. 0.87gr, 12mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Boeotia, Thebes AR Stater. Circa 390-382 BC. Wast(ias), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
Boeotian shield / Volute krater with a decorated upper half, barley grain above, FA-ΣT across central field; all within shallow incuse circle. Hepworth 36; BCD Boiotia 494; BMC 120; HGC 4, 1330. 12.14gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone with blue iridescence around the devices on obverse and gold on reverse.
Ex A. A. Ravel, 1938. Ex Pozzi 1443v TTB. Ex Prunier Auction, Numismatic Auction June 2022, 27 June 2022, lot 198. Acquired from Pecunia Numismatics.
Wastias was the pro-Spartan rival of Androkleidas and was instrumental in the latter's exile and assassination.
