LOT 3390
Kingdom of Persis. Uncertain king II AR hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with two rows of pellets around pellet-in-crescent; triskeles behind / Diadem with no ties. Cf. K&M 4/59 (“Fürst Y”); cf. Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1, 216 (obol; diadem with ties); Alram 619 var. (diadem with ties); Sunrise -. Very Fine.(1,31gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Sicily, Syracuse AR Drachm. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Struck circa 344-339/8 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Corinthian standard. Pegasos flying to left / Laureate head of Arethusa to left; three dolphins around. SNG ANS 511; HGC 2, 1403. 2.21gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned. Rough surfaces.
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. -
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. Cf. Van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. 0.57gr, 8mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phrygia, Apameia AE 24mm. Circa 88-40 BC. ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Antiphon, son of Menekles), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis / AΠAMEΩN, eagle, with star above, alighting on base of maeander pattern flanked by Caps of the Dioscuri; ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΥΣ in two lines below. SNG Copenhagen 164; HGC 7, 67. 9.00gr, 24mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
