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LOT 2659
Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Irregular pattern within quadripartite incuse square. SNG BnF 1351-2; SNG von Aulock -. Very Fine.(3.23gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Menes or Philotas, circa 327-323 BC. Tarsos mint.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; plow in left field, pellet beneath left arm. Price 3016; Newell, Tarsos 25. 17.18gr, 25mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Reduced standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia to right / ΙΣΤ[Ι]-ΑΙΕΩΝ, nymph seated to right on stern of galley decorated with wing. HGC 4, 1524. 1.81gr, 14mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.82gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
