LOT 3187
Mysia. Kings of Pergamon, Philetairos AE 15mm. 158-138 BC.
Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet / [Φ]ΙΛΕΤΑΙΡ[ΟY], coiled serpent; monogram in field. Cf. SNG BnF 1650; cf. SNG Copenhagen 343. Near Very Fine.(3.34gr, 15mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Aeolis, Myrina AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160-143 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ, Apollo Grynios standing to right, holding filleted branch and phiale; monogram to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Sacks Issue 23. 11.24gr, 35mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned. Scratch on obverse.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Prutah. 40-4 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £60
HPW[...], anchor / Caduceus between crossed cornucopias. Meshorer 59; Hendin 1188; HGC 10, 661. 1.94gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.47gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
