LOT 3275
Persia, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Artaxerxes II to Darios III AR Obol(?) 4th century BC. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Caria?).
Head of Satrap to right, wearing bashlyk / Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow. Corfù pl. 4, 3; Sunrise 92 (Uncertain Cilicia). Very Fine.(0.59gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3275
Persia, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Artaxerxes II to Darios III AR Obol(?)
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Philisita (Palestine), Uncertain mint AR Obol. Circa 353-333 BC. Imitating Athens.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; [A]ΘΕ downwards before; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1O. 0.66gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Cleaning scratches.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 20mm. Dated CY 91 (169/8 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over shoulder / Marathos standing slightly to left, holding aphlaston; date (in Phoenician) to left, 'Amrit' in Phoenician to right; Phoenician 'nun' to inner left, 'beth' to lower right. Duyrat, Ateliers 2664–5; HGC 10, 194; DCA 832. 6.93gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 228. From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Ten [10] Greek Caria Stratonikeia AE Units. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 65.95gr total, 18-20mm.
Condition as shown.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
