LOT 3218
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm. Dated RY 31 (65/64 BC). Mint A (Eusebeia under Mt. Argaios).
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕ•Σ ΑΡΙ•ΒΑΡΖΑΝ•Y ΦΙΛ•ΡΩΜΑΙ•, Athena Nikephoros standing to left; monogram of ΓΑ to inner left field, AΛ (date) in exergue. Simonetta 45B; HGC 7, 846. Very Fine. Toned.(3.96gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3218
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator AR Drachm. Dated RY 1 (163/2 BC). Eusebeia-Mazaca mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘOV ΕVΣEBOVΣ, Athena Nikephoros standing to left, with spear and shield; monogram to inner left, T to inner right. Simonetta, Coins 6a; Simonetta 6. 3.92gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Thrace, Mesambria AR Diobol. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. 1.15gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
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. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 2.35gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
