LOT 2668
Philistia, uncertain mint AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Laureate and bearded male head to right / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spray to upper right; Α-Θ-Ε running anticlockwise from 2h to 5h; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.29O. Very Fine.(0.58gr, 9mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 254.
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Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 88-75 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left, Φ above A in outer left field, monogram under throne. SC 2463.2a; HGC 9, 1319. 15.11gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
5 Nabataean and 1 Phoenician AR Coins 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Including Drachms of Nabataean Kings, a Didrachm of Obodas II and Hagaru and a 1/16 Phoenician Shekel. 21.93gr total.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑNT ΚΑΛΧΑΔ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left. Schönert-Geiss 1276-82; HGC 3.2, 1428. 12.47gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
