LOT 3254
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-326 BC.
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left; 'YN'L MLK GBL in Phoenician above. E&E-B Group IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. Very Fine.(0.64gr, 9mm, 4h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Thrace, Mesambria AR Diobol. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. 0.86gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 28 (143/2 BC). Paphos mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed; L KH (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos -; CPE II 1468; SNG Berry 1498. 13.26gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal with an attractive old cabinet tone. Minor flan crack at 4h; edge chipped. Very rare example.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 18mm. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Petra(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Imitating the staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent(?) above] Λ in left field. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. 3.75gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
