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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Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 170-150 BC. ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ (Artemon, magistrate). Plinthophoric standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Radiate head of Helios facing slightly to right / ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ, rose with bud to right; P-O flanking, club to left; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian 44; HN Online 103; HGC 6, 1462. 1.38gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion. Circa 530/25-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Persic standard. Archaic head of Apollo to right / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 352. 0.18gr, 5mm.
Extremely Fine. Amazing details preserved for such a tiny fraction.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head to right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ to right, AYTOKPATOPOΣ to left. SC 2034.1; HGC 9, 1061. 5.44gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
