LOT 3131
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.(0.70gr, 10mm, 10h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Shuqailat II 16mm. Attributed to year 6 (AD 75/6). Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jugate busts of Rabbel II, laureate and draped and Shuqailat II, laureate, veiled and draped to right / Crossed cornucopiae, 'Rabbell Shuqailat' in Aramaic in two lines; 'his mother' in Aramaic below. Meshorer, Nabataea 146; CN Type 223; Barkay, Rabbel 18. 3.07gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII). 5.54gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Countermarked.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Eight [8] Greek AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/251372-s.jpg)
Group of Eight [8] Greek AE Coins. 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: mixed rulers, issues and reverse types. 31.79gr total, 13-21mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
