LOT 3372
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and torque; [symbol] to right / Vahšīr standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 582/585; K&M 4/21; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 125; Alram 583; cf. Sunrise 606. Very Fine.(1.99gr, 14mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3372
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Phokis, Federal Coinage AR Triobol. Circa 352-351 BC. Struck under the tyrant Phayllos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £332
Head of bull facing / Φ-Ω, laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, lyre. BCD Lokris-Phokis -; Williams 404 (O262?/R234). 2.42gr, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lightly toned. Sharply struck and with nice details.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint. Series 4B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; SNG Copenhagen 224-6 (Ptolemy IV). 46.38gr, 36mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Pierced for suspension.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
