LOT 3335
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Head of female to right, with oriental hairstyle / Forepart of horse to right; Phoenician AZ to upper left; all in pelletted square border within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.2D; HGC 10, 548 (male head). Very Fine. Lightly toned. Test punch on obverse and test cuts on reverse.(3.88gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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LOT 3335
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Drachm.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Diobol. Circa 390-330 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Bee / Two stag's heads facing one another; ΕΦ above. SNG Kayhan 194-207; SNG Copenhagen 243. 0.95gr, 10mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Forepart of winged boar to left with long mane; to right, [tunny fish] / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, crescent; all within incuse square. Von Fritze -; SNG BnF -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC -; Weber -; SNG Tübingen 2214. 0.46gr, 7mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Very rare type
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AE Unit. 359-336 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Diademed male head to right / ΦIΛIΠΠOV, youth on horseback to right; spearhead below. SNG ANS 850-1; SNG Alpha Bank 354-8. 6.99gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
