LOT 3126
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.(0.80gr, 10mm, 10h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔOY, anchor / 'Yehonatan the King' in paleo-Hebrew between rays of eight-rayed star; all within diadem. Hendin 6189; HGC 10, 637. 1.98gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Earthern green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Katania AE 24mm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms to left and right / ΚΑΤΑΝAIΩΝ, Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears. CNS III p.101-2, 14; HGC 2, 619. 14.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
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Group of Fifteen [15] Greek and Other Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Various rulers and cities. 77gr total.
Near Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
