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LOT 2710
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 20mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC. Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Λ in left field. HGC 10, 671. Very Fine.(5.91gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and uncertain design in opposite sunken quarters. HGC 3.2, 1437. 2.28gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Vahram (Bahram) V AR Drachm. AD 420-438. AS (Asurestan, Aspanvar) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on shoulder / Fire altar flanked by attendants; mint to right. Göbl I/2, 156; Sellwood 43. 4.13gr, 29mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III AR Siglos. Circa 375-340 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Lydo-Milesian standard. Type IVc.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding dagger in his right hand and bow in his left / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IV C (pl. XV, 46-9); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19. 5.39gr, 13mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
