LOT 3387
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. Good Very Fine.(0.58gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Nabataea, Anonymous AE 18mm. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Petra(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Imitating the staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent(?) above] Λ in left field. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. 3.75gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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Phokis, Elateia AE 14mm. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[ΕΛ] above filletted bull head facing / ΦΩΚ[ΕΩΝ], laureate head of Apollo to right. Cf. BCD Lokris 420. HGC 4, 1143. 3.31gr, 14mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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.
