LOT 3376
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Diademed bust to left; symbol behind / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/21; cf. Alram 583 & 586. Very Fine.(1.64gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Pontos, Amisos AE 21mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, 120-63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / AMIΣOY, thyrsos leaning against cista mystica, draped with panther skin. SNG BM Black Sea 1200; HGC 7, 243. 8.36gr, 21mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Troas, Birytis AE 19mm. 4th-3rd centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Head of Kabeiros to left, wearing pilos; stars flanking / B-I P-Y and club within wreath. SNG Ashmoleon 1073; SNG Copenhagen 247-8. 4.38gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bgr_284332). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ionia, Ephesos AE 14mm. Circa 50-27 BC. IAΣΩΝ (Jason), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bee within laurel wreath / Stag standing to right before torch, fillet in mouth; IAΣΩN in exergue. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 350-1. 2.40gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
