LOT 2969
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes III AE 20mm. Circa 230-220 BC. Tyana mint.
Head of Ariarathes III to right, wearing bashlyk / ΑΡΙA[..?], horseman galloping to right, brandishing spear; before, palm tree; monogram and TYANA(?) below. Simonetta -; HGC 7, -. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; variety not in the standard references.(4.78gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a UK gallery.
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Persia, Alexandrine Empire. Uncertain Satrap AV Double Daric. After 315 BC. Babylon mint.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
The Great King, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and bow with left / Wavy stripes patterned incuse punch. Cf. Nicolet-Pierre, Travaux Le Rider, p. 298, 6 and pl. 30, 6. 16.72gr, 20mm.
Good Very Fine. Test cut on reverse. Areas of weakness. Rare.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 182, 14 March 2011, lot 362. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 123, 9 May 2021, lot 873. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.77gr, 10mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 31 (96/5 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, AΛ (date) above club; monogram of HPA to right, B (in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 112; DCA 2 946; HGC 10, 357. 12.89gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
