LOT 2721
Kings of Lydia, Kroisos Fourrée or BI Siglos. 560-546 BC.
Sardeis mint. Confronted foreparts of lion to right, with extended right foreleg, and bull to left / Oblong incuse punch. Cf. Berk 23; cf. Demeester 136. Near Very Fine.(4.24gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
DA (Dārābgird) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIIb/1e. 4.04gr, 27mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Six [6] Nabataean and Phoenician AR Coins. 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Various rulers. 21.93gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Mesambria AR Diobol. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. 1.21gr, 10mm.
Near Extremely Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
