LOT 2688
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.(0.73gr, 10mm, 4h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE 25mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 295-289 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right; quiver over shoulder, ΣΩTEIPA downwards before / Winged thunderbolt; AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ above, BAΣIΛEOΣ below. CNS II, 142; BAR Issue 33; SNG ANS 708; HGC 2, 1537. 9.77gr, 25mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Teos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΔΗ in left field and monogram of ΠΡ beneath throne. Price 2290. 4.30gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal. Slightly double struck of reverse.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, club to right and quiver-over-bow to left; monogram of KE above. Price 316. 6.59gr, 17mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
