LOT 3126
Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle to left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram of ΔΙ below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 9; AMNG I 421; HGC 3, 1802. Good Very Fine. Iridescent tone.(4.17gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Seleukid Empire, Demetrios III Eukairos AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 221 (92/1 BC). Damaskos mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟV ΘΕΟV ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; to outer left, N above A; AKΣ (date) followed by monogram of ΔΗ in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2451.4; HGC 9, 1305; DCA 304. 13.19gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head to right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ to right, AYTOKPATOPOΣ to left. SC 2034.1; HGC 9, 1061. 5.44gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Phokis, Federal Coinage AR Triobol. Circa 352-351 BC. Struck under the tyrant Phayllos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £332
Head of bull facing / Φ-Ω, laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, lyre. BCD Lokris-Phokis -; Williams 404 (O262?/R234). 2.42gr, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lightly toned. Sharply struck and with nice details.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
