LOT 2883
Lucania, Herakleia AE 12mm. Circa 280-150 BC.
Forepart of horse galloping to right / Owl standing to right on thunderbolt, head facing; ͰΗΡA to left. HN Italy 1439; HGC 1, 1016. Very Fine. Very rare.(1.83gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV(?) AE 15mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Petra mint. Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 73a; cf. Sofaer 48. 3.31gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AE 11mm. 359-336 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain Macedonian mint. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Club to right; ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ above and below. SNG ANS 979; HGC 3.1, 889. 1.03gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AR Shekel-Tetradrachm. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Dated CY 5 (107/6 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche to right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / ΣIΔΩNIΩN, eagle standing to left on ram of galley; palm frond in background; to left, L E (date) above monogram of ΔΡΙ. Rouvier 1305; Prieur -; HGC 10, 275. 13.79gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Rare.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection.
