LOT 3270
Kings of Armenia Minor, Mithradates AE Chalkous. Circa 180s-170s BC.
Draped female bust to left / Draped bust of Mithradates to left, bearded and wearing upright bashlyk tied with a diadem; before, monogram of AP; behind, 'q' in Aramaic. Kovacs 30 corr. (legend not noted). Near Very Fine.(1.49gr, 11mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Kings of Numidia, Massinissa or Micipsa AE Unit. 203-148 BC or 148-118 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head to left / Horse galloping to left; Punic letters 'mem' and 'nun' below. CNP 145j (Massinissa). 12.99gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Prutah. 40-4 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £60
HPW[...], anchor / Caduceus between crossed cornucopias. Meshorer 59; Hendin 1188; HGC 10, 661. 1.94gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II AE Dichalkon. Circa 96-56 BC. Nisibis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head to left, wearing four-pointed tiara / BAΣΙΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY TIΓPANOY ΦΙΛΕΛΛHNOC, Nike standing to right, holding wreath; M-A across fields. Kovacs 67. 3.52gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
