LOT 2673
Phoenicia, Arados AR Third Shekel. Uncertain king, circa 370-346 BC.
Contemporary imitation. Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad to right / Galley to right above waves; Aramaic letter above. For prototype: cf. E&E-A Group III; cf. HGC 10, 40-1. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.19gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 237.
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LOT 2673
Phoenicia, Arados AR Third Shekel.
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. 384-361/0 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) to right / Helmetted male head (Ares?) to right; 'trkmw' in Aramaic before. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 18; SNG BnF 278-81. 0.63gr, 10mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
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. -
![Group of Ten [10] Greek AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/224524-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] Greek AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various cities. 47gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
