LOT 2694
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.(0.75gr, 11mm, 2h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2694
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 28 (143/2 BC). Kition mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Diademed head to right, wearing aegis around neck / [ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L KH (date) to left, KI to right. CPE II 1423; Svoronos 1577, pl.lv 5; SNG Copenhagen 594; DCA 54. 11.98gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Twenty Nine [29] Greek AE Coins. 4th-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: various rulers and reverse types. 91gr total, 10-23 mm.
Fine to Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Pontos, Komana AE 21mm. Dated CY 23 (AD 56/7). Time of Nero. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Radiate head of Helios(?) to right / Γ-Κ (date) ΚΟ-ΜΑ-ΝΩ-Ν in three lines, vertical club. RPC I 2161a.9 (this coin); RG 7; Amandry-Rémy, Comana 11-12. 6.99gr, 21mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
