LOT 3223
Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan AE 'Tetradrachm'. 2nd-1st centuries BC. Imitating Athens.
Stylised head of Athena to right, upward crescent on cheek / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray to left. Cf. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, e; cf. Huth 40. Near Very Fine.(10.52gr, 23mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Boeotia, Federal Coinage AR Hemidrachm. Circa 395-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Boeotian shield / B-O, kantharos; above, club to right; grape bunch on vine to right; all within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 31; HGC 4, 1165. 2.52gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Pontos, Amisos AE 29mm. Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 90-85 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Head of Athena to right, wearing Attic helmet / Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa's head; Medusa's body at his feet, monogram of MET to left, monogram of ZEA to right. HGC 7, 238. 18.14gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
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Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Comprising: various types and issues. 44.41gr total.
Condition as seen.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
