LOT 2761
Phoenicia. Byblos, Addirmilk & Iyyenael (?) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 348-332 BC.
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 137. Very Fine.(0.60gr, 9mm, 6h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2761
Phoenicia. Byblos, Addirmilk & Iyyenael (?) AR 1/16 Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Seleukid Empire, Demetrios I Soter AE 19mm. 162-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tyre mint. Dated SE 158 (155/4 BC). Diademed head to right / [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ [ΔH]MHTPIOY and [L] HNP • (date) in three lines above stern of galley to left, with railing, oar and aphlaston, [T]YPIΩN and '[belonging] to Tyre' in Phoenician below. SC 1672.1; DCA 114; CSE 738; Newell, Tyre, 50; SNG Spaer 1321; HGC 9, 830. 5.16gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 104-76 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Jerusalem mint. Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns / 'Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (in Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Cf. Hendin GBC 6, 6181; HGC 10, 638. 1.50gr, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
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. 0.73gr, 8mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From 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.
