LOT 3385
Kingdom of Persis. Napad (Kapat) AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Diademed bust to left, wearing Parthian-style tiara / Diademed bust to left. K&M 4/50; Alram 614. Very Fine.(0,44gr, 10mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Mysia, Parion AR Hemidrachm. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bull standing to left, head to right / Gorgoneion. Cf. SNG BN 1384-6. 1.65gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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Mysia, Parion Fourrée Hemidrachm. Circa 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bull standing to left, head reverted / Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue. Cf. SNG BnF 1368-70. 1.31gr, 12mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 3.61gr, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
