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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Islands off Thrace, Thasos AR Trihemiobol or 1/8 Stater. Circa 411-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Bald satyr kneeling to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on his hip / ΘΑΣ-ΙΩΝ, volute krater with tall handles. Le Rider, Thasiennes 27; HGC 6, 352. 0.87gr, 12mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right on rock, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΔΑ in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1257-1262; HGC 3.2, 1428. 10.13gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and torque; [symbol] to right / Vahšīr standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 582/585; K&M 4/21; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 125; Alram 583; cf. Sunrise 606. 1.99gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
