LOT 2884
Lucania, Herakleia AE 14mm. Circa 281-278 BC.
Draped bust of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; on her left shoulder, shield / ՒHPA-KΛEIΩN, trophy. SNG Copenhagen 1137; HN Italy 1436. Very Fine.(2.75gr, 14mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Kingdom of Persia. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed and draped large bust to left, wearing mural crown; monogram before / Ardaxšir standing to left before altar, holding sceptre. Alram 574; Sunrise 599. 1.65gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm. 51-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Alexandria mint. Dated RY 16 (37/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I το right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with palm over shoulder; to left, L Iς (date) above crown of Isis; ΠA to right. Svoronos 1830 (Ptolemy XIII); SNG Copenhagen 411; DCA 70. 13.60gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sikyonia, Sikyon AR Triobol or Hemidrachm. Circa 330-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Chimaera standing to left, raising forepaw; ΣI below / Dove flying to left. BCD Peloponnesos 283. 2.47gr, 15mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
