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LOT 3302
Persia. Alexandrine Empire, Uncertain satrap of Babylon AR Hemiobol. Circa 328-311 BC.
Baaltars seated to left, holding sceptre / Lion walking to left, spearhead to left above. CNG MBS 63, lot 786 (Samaria); BMC -, cf. 4 (tetradrachm); Nicolet-Pierre -, cf. 2 (same); otherwise unpublished. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.(0.42gr, 8mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3302
Persia. Alexandrine Empire, Uncertain satrap of Babylon AR Hemiobol.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 166/155-130 BC. Taxila mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, diademed bust to right, with aegis on shoulder, holding spear / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' in Kharosthi characters around Athena Alkidemos standing to left, hurling thunderbolt and holding aegis; in right field, monogram. Bopearachchi series 7, 26; Mitchiner 224e; SNG ANS 723. 1.88gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AE 18mm. 281-261 BC. Uncertain mint 21.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Artemis to left, wearing stephane / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, anchor, monogram to left. SC 359; HGC 9, 170. 3.64gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Akragas AR Hemidrachm. Circa 420-410 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Eagle to left, clutching dead hare in its talons / Crab; fish to right below. SNG ANS 1003. 1.93gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
