LOT 2879
Lucania, Metapontion AE 15mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Athena Promachos advancing to left, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68b; SNG ANS 562-4; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. Near Very Fine.(3.72gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.47gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on obverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Two young male heads facing, right head inverted / IΣTPIH above sea-eagle on dolphin to left; monogram of ΔI below. SNG BM Black Sea 253; BMC 3; HGC 3.2, 1802. 4.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Drachm. Dated SE 277 (36/5 BC). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded and draped bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem; blundered legend around, ZOΣ (date) in exergue. Van't Haaff Type 9.1, Subtype 2-4A. 3.45gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
