LOT 2669
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Janiform female and male heads (only the male side visible) / Forepart of galloping horse to right; zayin and 'ayin above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.7O; Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXV, 19; HGC 10, 567. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(0.73gr, 8mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 444, 15 May 2019, lot 210.
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LOT 2669
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Obol.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. 246-222 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Alexandria mint. Series 4B. Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia with basileion / [ΠΤΟΛ]ΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right; cornucopia bound with royal diadem across shoulders behind, E between legs. CPE B366; Köln 91; SNG Copenhagen 224-226 (Ptolemy IV); Svoronos 974. 44.60gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Achaia, Achaian League AR Triobol or Hemidrachm. Circa 88-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Elis mint. Uncertain magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus to right; [magistrate's name] behind / Large monogram of AX; FA and monogram of XE across fields, uncertain monogram above, thunderbolt below; all within olive wreath with ties below and at the top. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 688 (Thrasyleon); HGC 5, 539. 1.96gr, 16mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597. 17.14gr, 22mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
