LOT 3064
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres)(?) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar(?), holding sceptre. Cf. Alram 584. Near Very Fine.(0.56gr, 9mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod II Archelaos AE Prutah. 4 BCE-CE 6.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. HPѠΔOY, bunch of grapes and vine leaf on stem / ЄΘNAPXO, crested helmet; caduceus in left field. RPC I, 4917; TJC 73; Hendin 1196. 2.59gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caria, Knidos AE 19mm. Circa 200-130 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΠΑΝΤΑΛΕΩΝ (Pantaleon), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΠΑ[ΝΤΑΛΕΩΝ] ΚΝΙΔ[ΙΩΝ], forepart of bull to left, head turned facing. Cf. HN online 732; cf. SNG Keckman 217. 4.24gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Perdikkas II AR Tetrobol. 451-413 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Aigai(?) mint; struck circa 437-431 BC. Rider on horse leaping to right, wearing petasos and holding two spears / Forepart of lion to right; kerykeion to right above, all within incuse square. SNG Alpha Bank 123; HGC 3.1, 792. 2.37gr, 15mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
