LOT 3003
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. Near Very Fine.(0.62gr, 10mm, 4h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah) AE Eight Prutot. 40-37 BC. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' in Paleo-Hebrew script around double cornucopiae / BACIΛEΩC ANTIΓONOY around wreath. Sofaer 418-423; TJC 36; Hendin GBC 6 6179; Hendin GBC 5 1162; HGC 10, 646. 10.99gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 22mm. Circa 220-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Veiled female head (Berenike II?) to right / Marathos standing to left, holding aphlaston and leaning on short column. Duyrat, Ateliers Series 4, 161-7; HGC 10, 193. 9.45gr, 23mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/246422-s.jpg)
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various mints and dates. 16.51gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
