LOT 3388
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. Cf. Van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. Very Fine.(0.57gr, 8mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160s BC.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing laurel wreath / Facing xoanon of bearded Dionysos facing, wearing polos; ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΩΝ flanking; all within wreath of ivy. Cf. EHC 650; cf. CH VIII, pl. LXIV, 2 (different obverse style). 13.92gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces. Very rare.
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
BAC[IΛЄധC AΓPIΠA], canopy / Three ears of corn; [L Ϛ (date)] across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.40gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. 5.54gr, 15mm.
Very Fine. Countermark on reverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
