LOT 3260
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. Good Fine.(0.82gr, 11mm, 5h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3260
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Cyprus, Evagoras II AE 13mm. Circa 361-351 BC. Salamis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmetted head of Athena to left, drapery around neck / Forepart of bull to left; Σ to lower left. Destrooper -; McGregor -; Zapiti & Michaelidou 21; Tziamazis 131. 2.54gr, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 15mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114 (H-F across fields on obverse). 3.23gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Velia AR Stater. Circa 293-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; [Φ?] on neck-guard, monogram of AP behind / Lion advancing to right; kerykeion above, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. SNG Ashmolean 1387; HN Italy 1316; HGC 1, 1325. 6.48gr, 21mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
