LOT 3008
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.(0.67gr, 10mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3008
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. Struck circa AD 477-484. AS (Aspahān) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. SNS type IIIb/1c. 3.42gr, 26mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 4.38gr, 29mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Didrachm. Time of Magas, circa 294-275 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Horned head of Zeus Karneios to left / Silphion plant; two stars across upper fields, KY-PA across lower fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. 7.59gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Nice old cabinet tone.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
