LOT 2662
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 2662
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Characene, Maga (?), son of Attambelos (?) AE Tetradrachm. Circa AD 195-215. Charax-Spasinu mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing tiara; before, legend in Aramaic / Bearded head to right; around, legend in Aramaic. Cf. Klose & Müseler 7/15; Alram 510; BMC p. 305, 1-43. 12.26gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Rabbell II, with Gamilat AE 16mm. AD 70-106. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head of Rabbell to right / Veiled head of Shaqilat to right. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 153-4. 3.63gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Gorgoneion facing, with protruding tongue and snakes as hair / Upright anchor; in field to right, crayfish. SNG Copenhagen 453; SNG BM Black Sea 157 var. (no 'A'); HGC 3.2, 1323 var. (same). 3.28gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
