LOT 2948
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm. 96-63 BC.
Dated RY 29 (67/6 BC). Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡZΑΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙΟΥ, Athena standing to left, holding Nike and spear, and resting hand upon shield; monogram of MI to inner left; ΘK (date) in exergue. Simonetta 40a; HGC 7, 846. Very Fine.(3.91gr, 17mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2948
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm. 96-63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dated RY 29 (67/6 BC). Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΟΒΑΡZΑΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΡΩΜΑΙΟΥ, Athena standing to left, holding Nike and spear, and resting hand upon shield; monogram of MI to inner left; ΘK (date) in exergue. Simonetta 40a; HGC 7, 846. 3.91gr, 17mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 74.6 (Artabanos III); Sunrise 442; Shore 404 (same). 3.55gr, 21mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine. Some hard green deposits on reverse.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; ΔΗ monogram in left field. Price 2090; Müller 763. 4.14gr, 17mm, 11h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection.
