LOT 3352
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darios I to Xerxes I AR Sixth Siglos. Circa 505-480 BC.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II; Meadows, Administration -; BMC Arabia -; Brindley -; Klein -; Sunrise -. Near Very Fine.(0.82gr, 8mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3352
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darios I to Xerxes I AR Sixth Siglos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head to right within circular torque; o(?) below / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; cf. Huth 429. 1.42gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.52gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Cilicia, Tarsos AE 23mm. Circa 164-27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Turretted head of Tyche to right; c/m: bow in bow case within incuse rectangle / TAPΣEΩN, Zeus seated to left and holding sceptre; two(?) monograms to right. Cf. SNG BnF 1289; cf. SNG Levante 918-923. 9.37gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
