LOT 3041
Kings of Bosporos, Rheskouporis V and Constantine I AE Stater. Dated Bosporan Era 624(?) (AD 327/8).
BACIΛЄധC P[...]OC, diademed and draped bust of Rheskouporis V to right; trident before / Laureate and draped bust of Constantine I to right; eagle on globe before, holding wreath in beak, Δ(?)KX (date) below. Cf. MacDonald 683/1. Very Fine.(7.47gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3041
Kings of Bosporos, Rheskouporis V and Constantine I AE Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Southern Sogdiana Tribal Rulers, AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed and bearded Parthian style bust of a king to left; around, traces of legend ('Kydr' (?) = Kidara in Sogdian) / Archer standing facing, head to right, holding bow in his left hand; all within circular incuse. HGC 12, 512; MIG 656 and 661. 0.33gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Thessaly, Thessalian League AR Drachm. Mid-late 2nd century BC. ΠΟΛΥ- (Poly-), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmeted head of Athena to right; monogram of ΝΟΔ behind / ΘΕΣ-ΣΑΛΩΝ, horse prancing to right; monogram of ΠΟΛΥ below. BCD Thessaly II 815; HGC 4, 212. 4.22gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Decapolis, Gadara AE 20mm. Dated year 20 of the Pompeian Era (45/4 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right, palm frond over shoulder / ΓΑΔΑ-ΡΕധΝ, cornucopia; L K (date) to inner left. Spijkerman 5; Rosenberger 5. 5.35gr, 20mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 565, 3 July 2024, lot 448. From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
