LOT 3375
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. Tyler-Smith, Parcel 135-8; Alram 584. Very Fine.(0.44gr, 9mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE Hemilitron. Circa 241-230 or 230-218 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Laureate head to left; plow(?) before / Warrior on horse prancing to right, holding couched lance; T below; IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. Cf. CNS 193 Ds 57 R1 32; cf. BAR Issue 61; HGC 2, 1547. 17.82gr, 27mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine. Magnificent green patina.
Ex cgb.fr. (v59_0012). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum AE 19mm. Circa 145-early 1st century BC. ΕΥΚΛΗΣ and ΚΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ (Eukles and Kratinos), magistrates.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Helmetted head of Athena to right / [MAΓΝΗΤΩΝ], warrior, holding spear, on horse galloping to right; N to left, ΕΥΚΛΗΣ ΚΡΑTΙΝΟΣ below. Kinns, Didrachm 5; SNG Kayhan 429-31. 7.08gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AR Hemidrachm. 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Radiate and diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Apollo standing to left, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded bow; [monogram in exergue]. Cf. SC 1786.4; HGC 9, 891. 1.95gr, 13mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Some roughness.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
