LOT 3004
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.(0.77gr, 10mm, 10h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Sikyonia. Sikyon AR Obol. Circa 340-320 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΣΙ, dove flying to right. BCD Peloponnesos 257-61. HGC 5, 226. 0.84gr, 12mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Well centred.
Ex Nomos AG, obolos 25, 23 October 2022, lot 188. -
Karia, Mylasa AR Drachm. Circa 170-130 BC. Pseudo-Rhodian type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Facing head of Helios, eagle superimposed to left / Rose with tendril and bud to right. Ashton, Mylasa 1ff; HNO 425; SNG Copenhagen 721. 2.39gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Amazing dark cabinet tone.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group (collector's envelope with two photogravures of both coin's sides included). Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Moesia, Istros AE Arrowhead Cast. 6th-5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bilobate arrowhead with axial spine. SNG BM Black Sea 218. 3.32gr, 40mm.
Condition as seen.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
