LOT 3051
Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Drachm. Dated SE 277 (36/5 BC). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.
Bearded and draped bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem; blundered legend around, ZOΣ (date) in exergue. Van't Haaff Type 9.1, Subtype 2-4A. Near Very Fine.(3.45gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various mints and dates. 15.49gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Gaul, Massalia AE 14mm. Circa 121-49 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Apollo head to right / Bull butting to right; ΜΑ[ΣΣΑ] above, [control letters in exergue]. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 810-821. 1.93gr, 14mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.57gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on reverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
