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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Kings of Parthia, Sinatrukes AR Drachm. 93-69 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rhagai. Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing tiara / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOV APΣAKOY ΘEOΠATOPOY NIKATOPOΣ, archer (Arsakes I) seated to right, holding bow. Sellwood 33.4 ('Gotarzes I'); Shore 114 ('Gotarzes I'); Sunrise 302. 4.06gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Eight [8] AE Ancient Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/224337-s.jpg)
Group of Eight [8] AE Ancient Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various rulers and cities. 39.30gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £676
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. 17.16gr, 26mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Nice light old cabinet tone.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
