LOT 3148
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Trihemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Forepart of boar to left with short mane and dotted truncation; to right, tunny fish upward / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 9; SNG BnF 361 & 365-6. Good Very Fine.(1.18gr, 11mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Cilicia, Tarsos AR Twelfth Stater or Obol. Struck circa 380-379 BC. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Female head facing slightly to left; [dolphin to lower left?] / Bearded and helmetted male head (Ares?) to left. Casabonne Series 2–3, pl. 4, 14; Göktürk 21; SNG BnF 303. 0.65gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.26gr, 14mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 17mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Macedonian helmet with ibex horn to left; AΣK to inner left. SC 2039; HGC 9, 1061. 5.28gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
