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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Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484. Unclear mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SNS type IIIb/1e. 2.96gr, 26mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Spain. Bolskan (Osca) AR Denarius. 100-72 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
BoN (in Iberian) behind bearded male head to right, wearing pearl necklace / BoLSCaN (in Iberian) beneath horseman with couched lance galloping to right. ACIP 1423; CNH 212/13; MIB 79/11c; SNG BM Spain 710-33; Vives 43/2. 3.15gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Area of delamination on reverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; monogram above, [letter?] before / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 112 (letter behind). 3.71gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
