LOT 3332
Philistia, Uncertain mint AR Drachm. Mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens.
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 / ΑΘ[Ε], owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1D. Very Fine. Toned. Struck with worn obverse die.(4.15gr, 17mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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LOT 3332
Philistia, Uncertain mint AR Drachm.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. 1.15gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Diobol. Mid-late 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Facing gorgoneion / Upright anchor; A to left, crayfish to right. Topalov, Apollonia 56; SNG BM Black Sea 167. 1.29gr, 11mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Expressive gorgoneion.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Napad (Kapat) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara / Bearded bust to right, wearing diadem; star and crescent before(?). K&M 4/47; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 3b, -; Alram 611; Sunrise 633 var. (diademed bust to left). 1.55gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
