LOT 3217
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 114/3-109/8 BC. Mint A. In the name and types of Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes).
Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY to right, EYEPΓETOY to left, monogram of ΔΙ above A in outer left field; all within wreath. Krengel Series 2; SC 2146.5. Near Very Fine.(16.18gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3217
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Kings of Bithynia, Nikomedes IV Philopator AR Tetradrachm. Dated 207 BE (91/0 BC). Nikomedeia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ, Zeus standing to left, holding long sceptre with left hand and wreath with right; to inner left, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt above monogram of MHN and ZΣ (date). Callataÿ p. 62 (dies D173/R9); Dewing 2160 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II, lot 1133 (same dies); DCA2 499; HGC 7, 646 (92/1 BC). 16,72gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned, struck with worn obverse die.
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. -
Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Tessera or Token. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Male head to right / Bull butting to left. Cf. CN Category II, Group K, fig. 11.10; cf. Younis Al-Qatanani, Nabataean Coins, p. 141, 250, t1. 1.91gr, 13mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hemiobol. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bee with spread wings seen from above / Incuse square of mill-sail form, divided into raised and sunken triangles. Karwiese Series III; Rosen 572. 0.39gr, 7mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
