LOT 2859
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; uncertain countermarks / Oblong incuse punch; countermarks: 28(similar), 62, 138(similar) and 20. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. Near Very Fine.(5.49gr, 16mm.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
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LOT 2859
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Group of Nine [9] Greek AR Coins. 6th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Various types. 6.54gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
