LOT 3303
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 18mm. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Petra(?) mint.
Imitating the staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent(?) above] Λ in left field. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. Near Very Fine.(3.75gr, 18mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 114/3-109/8 BC. Mint A. In the name and types of Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY to right, EYEPΓETOY to left, monogram of ΔΙ above A in outer left field; all within wreath. Krengel Series 2; SC 2146.5. 16.18gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 24mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right on rock, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΔΑ in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1257-1262; HGC 3.2, 1428. 8.96gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.56gr, 9mm, 6h.
Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
