LOT 3259
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. Near Very Fine.(0.75gr, 10mm, 4h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3259
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Paphlagonia, Pylaemenes II or III AE 22mm. Circa 133-103 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bust of Pylaemenes as Herakles to right; club over shoulder, lion skin around neck / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΛΑΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Nike standing to left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. SNG BM Black Sea 1552; SNG Copenhagen 321; SNG von Aulock 149. 4.66gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 493. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Cilicia, Tarsos AE 20mm. 164-27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Turretted and veiled bust of Tyche to right / ΤΑΡΣEΩΝ, Sandan standing on back of horned and winged animal to right, wearing tall headdress, bow-case and sword, right hand raised, holding bipennis with left hand; ЄΠΙ ΓЄ in two lines to left. SNG BnF -; SNG Levante -; BMC 102. 5.58gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.16gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
