LOT 3168
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160s BC.
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing laurel wreath / Facing xoanon of bearded Dionysos facing, wearing polos; ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΩΝ flanking; all within wreath of ivy. Cf. EHC 650; cf. CH VIII, pl. LXIV, 2 (different obverse style). Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces. Very rare.(13.92gr, 34mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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LOT 3168
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust to left; monogram behind / Vahšīr (Oxathres) standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/21; Alram 583/586. 2.07gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah) AE Prutah. 40-37 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Splayed double cornucopiae with barley ear between the horns / 'Mattityah' (in Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Hendin GBC 6, 6199; Hendin GBC 5, 1164; TJC 40; Sofaer 438-445. 1.87gr, 12mm, 11h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Caria, Knidos AR Trihemiobol. Circa 500-490 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head of lion to right / Head of Aphrodite to right; palmette to upper right, lotus flower to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Cahn Series I, 18 var. (V6/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Online 596 (same dies as illustration); Peus Nachfolger, 428, 266; CNG, Triton XXVII, 5238. 1.75gr, 12mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Die break at edge on reverse. Very rare variant with floral symbols.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
