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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Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Draped bust to right, wearing head-cloth / ΤΟΥΤΟ APECH TH XWPA, cross within linear border. Cf. Hahn & West 146; cf. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 39. 0.65gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hindu Shahis Kings of Kabul, Samanta Deva AR Jital. c. AD 850-1000.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Traces of Greek legend around horseman with spear riding right / Brahmi legend around humped bull seated left. ACW 1575-1588. 3.35gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lydo-Milesian standard. 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. 5.47gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on obverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
