LOT 2691
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.(0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 14mm. Struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae; Aramaic letter in between. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 70. 1.86gr, 14mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / ΙΣΤΙ-ΑΙΕΩΝ, the nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley. HGC 4, 1525. 1.95gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Tetrobol. Struck circa 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, head to right, cornucopiae bound with royal diadem across shoulders behind, E between legs. CPE B366; Svoronos 974; Köln 91; SNG Copenhagen 224-226. 42.35gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
