LOT 3353
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Cf. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII). Near Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides and on rim.(5.49gr, 16mm.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3353
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.26gr, 14mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed bust to left, wearing mural crown / Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) II standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/13 var. (king sacrificing to left); Alram 578. 0.58gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Mysia, Pergamon AE 16mm. Circa 133-127 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΠEPΓ[...], Nike standing to right, holding wreath and palm. Cf. SNG BnF 1781; cf. SNG Copenhagen 360. 5.89gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
